The sky was covered by a large thick dark cloud, and an arc of lightning leaked from the clouds from time to time, thunder roared, heavy rain poured in, and the heavens, earth, mountains and seas were white.

Cliff city, palace, vertical arch hall.

Although it is also called the vertical arch hall, but limited to the conditions, because of the simplicity, the vertical arch hall of the court hall at the end of the world is far from being compared with the old palace of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, and even can not be compared with the vertical arch hall of the Lin'an Imperial City, which is much worse than the general state government of the Central Plains.

However, even if it is simple, it is still called the Vertical Arch Palace, and it is still the court hall of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wen Tianxiang, the right prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, Chen Yizhong, the left prime minister, Zhang Shijie, the deputy envoy of the privy council, Yang Liangjie, the secretary of the household department, Zeng Yuanzi, the governor of the political affairs, Ma Nanchun, the privy minister, Chen Zhi, the general secretary of the navy, the guards and the pro-army infantry Du Yu Huang Tiancong, Huang Cai in the matter, Xu Dafu, the envoy of the Xuan, and so on.

In the middle of the main hall, above His Majesty Dan, behind the side of the dragon chair that was empty in the past, a layer of bead curtains was rarely hung down, and a figure was hidden behind the curtain, and there were attendants on both sides who hung their hands and waited. All this shows that Empress Dowager Yang has listened to the government.

It must be a big deal to be able to make this disheartened woman re-ask politics and bring all the courtiers together.

That's right, it is indeed a matter of life and death - Ali's 40,000 troops in The Hague crossed the sea to conquer the Song Dynasty.

In the sound of thunder and lightning, the hall had been silent for a while, until Zeng Yuanzi, the governor of the political affairs, sighed leisurely and broke the silence: "It's such a heavy rain, it's really timely rain." ”

Huang Cai also had a happy face in the matter: "Exactly, such a heavy rain, the wind and waves on the sea are needless to say, and the sails of Zhugang are not allowed to go to sea." Providence favors me, and Yuan Yu can't help it. ”

Chen Zhi, the general secretary of the navy, glanced at the two of them, his official position was too far away from Zeng Yuanzi, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only say lightly to Huang Cai: "The thunderstorm will always pass, the wind and waves will always subside, come late and early, and Yuan Yu will always come." ”

Huang Cai was displeased: "Yuan Yu is one day late, I can wait for one more day to prepare, how can this late and early come be the same?" ”

Chen Zhi said coldly: "It rains heavily all day long, and many enemy fortifications have collapsed, and it is difficult for the newly formed sergeants to practice. Dare to ask how to prepare? ”

Huang Cai was suffocated, and was about to reply to a sentence, when a clear and dignified voice came from above: "The queen mother is here, all the ministers and workers should not lose their courtesy." ”

As soon as Wen Tianxiang opened his mouth, Chen Zhi and Huang Cai didn't dare to fight anymore, and were busy pleading with the queen mother behind the bead curtain.

A soft, slightly tired voice came from behind the curtain: "That's it." At present, the great enemy should work together to defend against foreign invaders, and there should be no internal strife. ”

All the ministers bowed down and should be.

Empress Dowager Yang's tired and worried voice reappeared: "The Xing Dynasty has repeatedly avoided the south, and the Yuan Yu has repeatedly threatened. The Yuan general Ali Hague raised tens of thousands of troops, crossed the sea with hundreds of boats, and the soldiers pointed directly at Yafu...... Ladies and gentlemen, how should we deal with this crisis? Zhu Qing took out a charter...... Yes! ”

Before the words fell, suddenly a thunderclap exploded, and the soft voice suddenly changed tone, and even screamed.

The graceful queen mother suddenly became a little woman, and the courtiers were extremely embarrassed for a while, and they all sat upright, looking at their noses and noses, as if they were old monks.

But others can pretend not to hear it, but Yang Liangjie can't, fortunately, this uncle has never seen his sister in this state when he was young, and he has rich experience, so he quickly came back to his senses and immediately changed the topic: "The queen mother doesn't need to worry, the two prime ministers of Wen and Chen are here, planning military aircraft, arranging strategies, and the dangers of mountains and seas, and the solidity of the city." As long as the generals are united and the soldiers use their lives, they will be able to refuse to be captured at sea. ”

As soon as Yang Liangjie interrupted, the three ministers nodded one after another, and first revealed the embarrassment before talking, but when they calmed down, it seemed that something was wrong......

Sure enough, the next moment, Huang Tiancong said in a loud voice: "Yang Shangshu's words are inappropriate. The affairs of the military aircraft should be planned by the Privy Council, and the strategic arrangements should also be arranged by the Ministry of War. Where does this make a statement? ”

Zhang Shijie is the deputy privy envoy and is also in charge of the military department, and the affairs of military affairs have always been the joint efforts of Wen and Zhang. Now Yang Liangjie is called "Wen and Chen", directly skipping Zhang Shijie, his words are inappropriate, he simply does not take Zhang Shijie seriously.

Huang Tiancong shouted, Zhang Shijie's face was ugly. The ministers were all shocked by Yang Liangjie's sudden attack, and they were at a loss for a moment.

Chen Yizhong coughed lightly and was about to speak. Yang Liangjie arched his hand to him, turned to the bead curtain, raised his wat and said solemnly: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian, Shijie has the defeat of Jiaoshan in front of him, and there is the hatred of Jiaoshan in the back, and the two battles related to the fortune of the country are both water wars. It can be seen that Shijie is not good at water warfare. There is no way to retreat from this line, and life and death are at stake here, if you let the world's outstanding commander again, I am afraid that there will be something unbearable......"

"You're a good Yang Liangjie, you dare to insult me in public!" Zhang Shijie had such a violent temper that he was furious when he heard the words, and he was about to hit him when he raised the wat board.

Ma Nanchun was under Zhang Shijie's head, his eyes were fast, and he hurriedly grabbed it. The ministers took action one after another, some stopped Zhang Shijie, and some protected Yang Liangjie, and the scene was out of control for a while. Yang Xingyong, who maintained the order of the court, led a few halberd-wielding warriors to stand outside the hall, seeing the two important ministers fighting each other, including his own father, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

"Courtiers beat each other, what kind of system!" Empress Dowager Yang was angry and angry, but one was a brother and the other was an important minister of the imperial court who relied on the Great Wall, and she couldn't say anything serious.

Wen Tianxiang even shouted and reprimanded Zhang Shijie for being a minister.

Empress Dowager Yang was furious, Zhang Shijie reined in, threw off Ma Nanchun, put on a robe, and reprimanded Wen Tianxiang just arched his hand, calling it rude, but looking at his expression, what is like a rude enlightenment?

Zhang Shijie glanced at Yang Liangjie coldly, saluted the Empress Dowager Yang, and said in a loud voice: "Since Yang Shangshu questioned it, Shijie did not want to have a vegetarian meal on the corpse and missed the major military affairs, so let Xian ask the Empress Dowager to issue a decree to remove Shijie from the post of privy deputy envoy and secretary of the military department." ”

Empress Dowager Yang panicked, Zhang Shijie has been defeated repeatedly, but among them, how many of them can really know the soldiers and have prestige? is nothing more than a Wen Tianxiang and a Zhang Shijie. It seems that Zhang Biwen is better, at least he hasn't been captured repeatedly...... How could she not know that her brother's little bit of caution was nothing more than a continuation of the struggle for power back then.

Empress Dowager Yang hurriedly said: "Zhang Qing is skilled in military affairs, he is old enough to seek the country, and he has fought with Ali Hague many times, so he can be said to know himself and his opponent. In this defensive battle, non-Wenqing, Zhang Qing and all the ministers worked together, and there was no way to defend the enemy and protect the community. ”

Zhang Shijie naturally won't take his armor seriously and leave, just make a good gesture and have steps to go down.

Zeng Yuanzi hurriedly came out to be a peacemaker: "As Yang Shangshu said, I have the danger of mountains and seas, and the solidity of the city, which is different from the original time when there was no danger to defend the mountain, so I could only form a village around the boat to refuse." Moreover, Ali Hague is not as good as Zhang Hongfan, and its strength is divided by our Wan'an and Changhua armies. In this way, Zhang Gong may not be able to stop it. ”

All the ministers nodded, Zeng Yuanzi's statement was quite reasonable, and some people even suggested whether to let Xin'an Hou transfer a part of the Wan'an army back to help. However, it was opposed by Ma Nanchun, believing that the more troops of the Wan'an army, the more scruples Ali Hague would be, and the more troops should be used to attack, which was of great significance to reducing the pressure on Yacheng, and the Wan'an army must not be transferred.

This was supported by Wen Tianxiang, Chen Yizhong, and Zhang Shijie, and soon this proposal was drowned in the courtiers' discussions.

In the end, the ministers unanimously agreed that the only way to do this is to defend and resist, the Song army is not good at water warfare, naval warfare is not good, but defending the city is a strong point. After fighting with Meng Yuan for so many years, if you ask the Song army to have a little confidence in Meng Yuan, then there is only one thing to defend the city.

The figure behind the curtain flickered, but it was the Empress Dowager Yang who got up and bowed slightly, and her voice trembled: "The Yacheng garrison, the Great Song Dynasty, will be entrusted to the kings." ”

On the vertical arch hall, the crowns of the group hung together, bowing to the ground: "The great Song Dynasty will be forever prosperous, and swear to live and die with Yacheng!" ”