Chapter 769: The Enemy of Hope

Dali

Murong Yan glanced at the high-spirited Rus people below, and the anger in his heart did not come to one place. The military report on the table in front of him was sent early in the morning, and three of the four cities in the north had been lost, and the most shocking and angry thing was that Peicheng and Feng Ping were actually attacked almost at the same time, Murong Yan couldn't imagine that the progress of the Black Flag Army was so fast!

It was only three days after the news of the battle report was delivered, and three cities were lost!

You must know that Fengping City is guarded by the veteran Zhu Baotian, Murong Yan knows that old man, he has a military career of fifty years, and there is no one who can compare with him in terms of seniority in the entire Nanyan, I thought that he would not lose it at least in Fengping, although he did not expect Zhu Zhutian to go out of the city to defeat the Black Flag Army, but defending the city for a long time will inevitably consume part of the strength of the Black Flag Army.

As a result, Zhu Baotian did not hold it, the battle report was unknown, and he didn't know why the enemy broke the city in an instant. The old man who was respected as the first person in the Nanyan military force seemed to be too unworthy of his name.

As for Peicheng...... Bai Kaishan, who stayed behind in Peicheng, once boasted in front of him, saying that Peicheng was one of the four big cities that were most unlikely to be breached in the world, and the other three were Chang'an, Yongzhou and Dali. At that time, although Murong Yan knew that Bai Kaishan was arrogant and boasted, that guy had never even seen anything like Chang'an, and as for Yongzhou, it was attacked decades ago. But after all, Peicheng is the ancestral land of the Shang State, the city walls are tall and strong, and there are tens of thousands of horses, but it was also taken by the Black Flag Army effortlessly.

He was angry, and the people below the Yushitai were still chattering about the crimes committed by the Rus in Dali City. And those Rus' people looked completely unconcerned, and their expressions were even more disgusting.

These foreign barbarians have only been here for a few days, and the evil things they have done in the city are already too numerous to mention. Robbing the vendors' things on the street at will, and defiling the women of good families in broad daylight, these things happen almost every day, but the officials of the Dali Mansion dare not take these foreigners!

Listening to the translator say the accusation of the old man of the Imperial Tower, the leader of the Rus' people, Pokov, pouted his lips and said: "I don't know what this old guy is talking about, in his words, it seems that the people of our Rus country are all devils, but Your Majesty, you know, we came this time with the goodwill of the Rus country and the friendship of the Opru Empire, Your Majesty also said that we are friends of the Yan people, do I have to give money to eat some fruit at my friend's house?" ”

"As for saying that those people under my command are disrespectful to Madame, I'm sorry Your Majesty, it may be that there is some difference in the customs between you and me. In our Rus' country, if a man is in love with a lady, he can express his thoughts to her on any occasion. I don't know that women in your country are not free to accept the love of other men, even women who do not have a family. ”

"Enough!"

After listening to the interpreter's words, Murong Yan's face sank: "You are guests, you should know how to respect the master." ”

Pokov paused for a moment and shrugged his shoulders: "Well, I apologize to you on behalf of my men." ”

"Apologies?!"

The old man of the Imperial Observatory said angrily: "You barbarians, think an apology is enough? ”

"What else do you want? Old fellow, if you had been rude to me like this in Rus' country, I would have shot you in the head a long time ago. It is precisely because we are in the country of Yan that we will respect you very much. If you are so rude, even if we are here to show kindness, I will never forget how to maintain the dignity of a man. ”

"Shut up!"

Murong Yan waved his hand: "This matter ends here, Poskov, if you don't restrain your subordinates again, I will punish you according to Dayan's laws!" After all, this is the Yan Kingdom, not your Rus Kingdom! ”

"Okay"

Pokov spread his hands: "I accept your majesty's suggestion, and I will restrain my subordinates." ”

"Your Majesty!"

The imperial envoy, who was already sixty years old, knelt down with a sad cry: "These foreigners have committed a lot of crimes, and every one of them should be punished!" If they were to be spared like this, wouldn't Dayan's law be useless? The country cannot be restless, the people cannot be uneasy, if there is a law that is not followed, and the law is not done, will it not be discredited to the people? Your Majesty thinks twice, these people must not be easily forgiven, these barbarians trample on the royal law every day, harass the people, and their hands are stained with the blood of the people of the Great Yan Kingdom, Your Majesty! ”

"This ......"

Murong Yan changed his sitting posture: "You also said that they are from a wild and wild place, and it is understandable that they don't understand the rules." After all, they are not familiar with Dayan's customs and customs, so give them some time to get used to. As a great country, we can't afford to lose our hospitality, and besides...... Didn't I already warn them that I would never spare them next time! ”

The imperial envoy took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty! If there is a law that is not followed, the country will not be a country! ”

"Bold!"

Murong said angrily: "I am relieved when you are old, don't forget your identity!" Open your mouth and shut up, the country will not be a country, my country is what you said? Or can you say extinguished? Come on, fork him out, and if you dare to talk nonsense, you will pick up this official uniform! ”

"Your Majesty!"

The imperial envoy cried out: "This is your country, and the country is your people!" They are all your people, and now that your people have been wronged, instead of helping them, you are helping a bunch of thugs! If this matter is preached, how will the people think of you! ”

"Fork out, fork out!"

Murong Yan waved his hand impatiently, and immediately several warriors in front of the palace came up and dragged the imperial envoy up. The old man was dragged away, still shouting loudly.

"Retreat!"

Murong Yan stood up, glanced at the people below, and then walked away.

Prime Minister Zhu Zhizhen waved his hand and signaled the ministers to retreat, and then called Deshan, the general of the garrison of Dali City, over and whispered a few words, Deshan nodded, glanced at Posikov and then left. Zhu Zhizhen ignored those Rus, hesitated for a moment, and then followed Murong Yan to the palace.

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"Your Majesty is angry, and the imperial envoy is also loyal, he has always been so upright, didn't Your Majesty praise him for this before. The most hated thing about these people is that mouth, but it's also that mouth that is the most useful. They were fortunate to have met a holy and benevolent monarch like Your Majesty, otherwise the people of Yushitai would not dare to be so presumptuous. ”

"I don't know he's right?"

Murong Yan sighed, stopped by the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, and pointed inside: "Sit with me for a while." ”

Zhu bowed down and asked Murong to go first.

Murong Yan sat down in the pavilion, rubbed the corners of his wrinkled eyebrows and said, "Three copies of the frontier war report have come in three days, and there is no good news!" Those city lords who were high-spirited on weekdays didn't even pay attention to me, but now it's good, they were swallowed by the Black Flag Army one by one, but the other party didn't even burp! ”

"I'm worried about this, where do I still have the heart to care about those Rus' people. I knew they weren't talking, but after all, there were only five or six hundred of them. Although my Dayan is not a powerful country in the world, can't even tolerate hundreds of foreign friends? ”

"Compared to the Black Flag Army, those people from the Rus Kingdom don't have to care at all!"

He slapped the stone table angrily: "The three big cities, the combined strength of the army is sixty or seventy thousand, which is similar to the strength of the Black Flag Army!" In just a few days, all three cities were lost. Now there is only one Jin'an left in the north of Dali City, if Jin'an can't hold it anymore, the enemy of the four hundred miles of Pingchuan will be able to come over in less than three days! ”

"Your Majesty is troubled, it is the incompetence of the ministers!"

Zhu Zhizhen hurriedly bowed his head.

"It's none of your business."

Murong Yan shook his head: "I have already said that let all cities hand over their military power, and the men and horses of each city should be uniformly dispatched, and there should be an army of 200,000!" If these 200,000 troops are gathered in one place, even if that Fang Xie uses troops like a god, can he easily win? Now that the forces of the cities are scattered, and they are broken by each other, and the cities do not trust each other and cannot come to the rescue, how can they expel the foreign enemy? ”

Zhu Zhizhen was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At this point, His Majesty the Emperor was not thinking about how to break the enemy, but about how to take back the rights of the cities. Jin'an is the smallest of the four northern cities, with no more than 10,000 troops and poor equipment, so it is strange that it can block the Black Flag Army. If Jin An is lost, Dali is also in danger.

At the beginning, the Nanyan families acquiesced to Murong Yan's ascension to the throne and became emperor, precisely because this person was not an eloquent person. But who would have thought that at this moment, Murong Yan was still making stupid mistakes!

I thought...... If it really doesn't work, it's better to ......"

Murong Yan stopped complaining, hesitated for a moment and said, "How about sending a competent person to negotiate with the Black Flag Army?" I can't rely on those Rus' people, with hundreds of people and a dozen cannons, can they really stop the 100,000 army of the Black Flag Army? If I can really stop it, it's fine, but if I can't stop the Rus people from running away, I have to worry about my own country! ”

"Negotiations?"

Zhu Zhizhen was silent for a while and said: "If it is a negotiation, it is inevitable to give up something, and it is enough to make the people of the Black Flag Army feel that they have satisfied their appetite, Your Majesty thinks, what can satisfy Fang Jie's appetite?" ”

The sarcasm in his words was already obvious, but the preoccupied Murong Yan didn't hear it at all: "It's a big deal that I don't want the three cities that have been lost, anyway, the three cities have never been controlled by the imperial court before." It would be best if that party could retreat, but if it couldn't, it would be a big deal...... I will send back all the things that Murong Yongduo has stolen, and then ...... Just pay him more. ”

Zhu Zhizhen sneered twice in his heart, lowered his head and said, "If it is a negotiation, it will inevitably affect the morale of the army...... It is better for Your Majesty to invite the city lords of the southern cities to come to Dali to discuss, if the various families join forces, there will be at least more than 100,000 horses, plus we occupy the geographical advantage, we may not be invincible. As far as the minister knew, Fang Xie maintained his rule by slaughtering all the families in Yongzhou, but this rule was not stable. ”

"Once the army is defeated, there will definitely be riots in the rear. When the time comes, not only can you recapture the lost three cities, but you can also enter the army to level the trade road......"

"Marching?"

Murong Yan shook his head again and again: "If you didn't enter the army last time, and you didn't have a way to attack this time, forget it...... In my opinion, why don't you preside over the peace? ”

Zhu Zhizhen was stunned for a while, and then bowed down and said, "The minister will do it."

"Let's go"

Murong Yan instructed: "You can handle it yourself, you can't lose too much." It's good to be able to delay, I estimate that soon the civil strife in Sui will spread to the southwest, as long as Fang Xie is dragged and let him get some benefits, he will stop, and he will not insist too much for the sake of his own turf stability. After all, the southwest of the Great Sui is his foundation, and once other forces in the Sui country fight over, he will lose more than he gains. ”

Zhu Zhizhen's heart lit up, and he said that he had played this abacus. Can you pin your safety on the enemy of your enemy, and you are also the enemy of an unwarranted enemy, is it reliable?

He suddenly felt a little sad, and couldn't help but think of his family. He couldn't help but sigh, and said in his heart that if it weren't for Fang Jie's hostility to the big family being too deep and murderous, in fact, the country name Nanyan was not there, and it didn't mean much.