The peace talks between Daliang and the Tang Dynasty failed, and the two sides not only did not negotiate, but also made a big move, causing irreparable consequences: the peace envoys of the Liang and the Lower Tang Dynasty were all killed, and it is said that the Liang made the first move. The negotiation of peace has been completely out of play, the two countries have completely torn their faces, in order to retaliate against the Great Liang directly slaughtered the Yancheng that had just been snatched, a city with a population of tens of thousands became a ghost city in a few days, so that the hatred is not resolved, the Lower Tang Dynasty has gathered a large army outside the Yan City to attack the capital of the Liang Xuancheng again.

Such news spread in several countries, and the most surprising were the people of Daliang, who absolutely did not expect such a consequence of the peace talks, and in the face of the foreign enemy that was close at hand, the people in the capital could not sit still. The wealthy merchants with connections and financial resources have already packed up their finesse and families, and plan to leave the capital as soon as possible, but pity the poor low-level people, who can only wait for the unknown fate imposed on them by others.

Fortunately, the imperial court can still operate normally, and fortunately, Emperor Liang is still there, so the people can at least feel a little more at ease. But is that really the case?

"I have to show my strength! We must let Xia Tang know how powerful our beams are! "The one who has been clamoring in the court to use force against the Tang Dynasty is the dying old Cai Quan, this time he lost the most in the peace talks, the only son under his knees died like this, and now even the corpse has not been found, the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, how not to make Cai Quan angry, it was anger that made him completely lose his mind, he was desperate to start a war against the Tang Dynasty, and did not hesitate to survive the Liang.

It's really ironic to say, just a few days ago, the loudest voice of the Lord and the one was Cai Quan. With today's military strength, it is difficult to say whether Daliang can fight with Xia Tang, once the war starts again, whether Na Xiliang will take advantage of the fire to rob, and whether Daliang has the ability to fight on two or even multiple fronts is unknown.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the city defense of the Beijing Division has not slackened for a day, and now our battle with the Tang Dynasty is inevitable, after all, the little minister of the Tang Dynasty died in this peace talks, and this account will definitely refuse to give up. For today's plan, the emperor's safety is still the first priority! ”

"How? Qianji, are you leaving Jingshi? ”

"Exactly!" Shen Qianji replied categorically, "Since this battle is inevitable, Weichen is willing to stay and supervise the war, but the emperor is the future of Daliang, and there must be no mistakes, and the emperor is invited to cross south as soon as possible." ”

"Joke!" Cai Quan was the first to stand up and object: "Lord Shen, this is the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige, our army has a god to kill the sudden cavalry, and we can also transfer troops from the south to support, how do you think that we will lose this battle?" ”

"Cai Xiang's pain of losing his son is understandable, but he must not even ignore the safety of the beam because of this! The performance of the Divine Killing Raid has been seen by the imperial court, and even the people of Tangtai Qiu'an don't know where they are, plus the performance of the Divine Killing Raider before, what does Cai Xiang think their combat effectiveness is? ”

Speaking of this, Wengu's face was as hot as being slapped hard, he knew that he would definitely not be able to escape from this matter, so he simply stood up and said: "Back to the emperor, the god killing turkey has always been loyal to the emperor and Daliang, and this will be guaranteed with his life!" As for the life and death of his brother, the last general believes that he must have died in battle, and there will definitely be no scum who escapes from the battle in the Tantai family! ”

"Emperor" Yan Ke Ran came out of the queue to Emperor Liang and the ministers to take off the civil official robes on his body and threw them directly on the ground, and then said loudly: "Take off the official robes and become the last general, although the number of the Imperial Forest Guard is small, but they are all trained by the last general, their combat effectiveness is not inferior to the conventional army, and the responsibility of defending the imperial city is handed over to the Royal Forest Guard!" ”

Shen Qianji secretly clenched his fists, he was very dissatisfied with Yan Keran's outrageous performance again, this person was not something he could control at will, and he didn't act according to his plan at this time, and the consequences of such recklessness could only be tasted by himself.

"I'm so relieved to have a colt like you!" Emperor Liang got up from the dragon chair excitedly, and was about to continue to discuss the specific battle plan, but Yan Ke Ran admonished: "Your Majesty, the last general also thinks that Lord Shen's suggestion is correct, and at this time, please ask the emperor to leave the capital as soon as possible, so that the general can rest assured and boldly devote himself to this battle!" ”

"Even you think I need to escape?" Emperor Liang, who was originally excited, couldn't help but be disappointed at this time, and after his chest rose and fell violently a few times, he said categorically: "The Tang Dynasty has hit the door of my Liang, and I will definitely not escape!" This time, I want to drive the expedition myself, and I want to let those foreign enemies know that Daliang is definitely not easy to mess with! ”

Cai Quan's eyes lit up, and he knelt down in time to cry excitedly, trembling and agitating: "The old minister can see the emperor's bravery in his lifetime, and the old minister can be regarded as worthy of this life, and he can have a clear conscience when he goes down to see the first emperor and the old minister!" Since the emperor is going to drive the royal expedition in person, the old minister's old bone is willing to become the emperor's pawn! After speaking, he kowtowed one after another, and the sound of knock and knock echoed in the palace.

Zhang Huaiyuan saw that Cai Quan was so desperate, and immediately knelt down and didn't say anything, kowtowing vigorously with Cai Quan. With their leadership, a group of ministers did the same, and if the number was counted, it was almost half of the number of existing ministers. Of course, Shen Qianji, Yan Keran and a group of ministers behind them have not taken action for the time being, including Jiang Weizhen.

Jiang Weizhen agreed with Shen Qianji and Yan Keran's opinions from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think that Emperor Liang should not drive the expedition in person, on the contrary, he just thought that this move could greatly stimulate the combat enthusiasm of the soldiers, and it would have an immeasurable positive effect on the defense of the capital. But how could Shen Qianji, who he knew, not know? But they still persuaded Emperor Liang to leave the capital first, and the reason was that the defense of the capital was really disagreeable.

The most important force is the Divine Killing Cavalry, but since the death of the Divine Killing Cavalry, where does the Divine Killing Cavalry still have the demeanor of the first iron cavalry of the Great Liang? After a few battles, the winners were half of the winners, and the winners were still because of the help of the Guangyuan Army, how can people have confidence in their combat effectiveness? Looking at the troops transferred from the south, the number is not small, but what about their combat effectiveness? Because most of these troops raised by the imperial court are court officials and children of rich families, they have not experienced much actual combat at all.

The remaining half of the ministers standing were staring at the two men standing at the front, who had become leaders of them for the past two years, and they had to follow if they didn't move. Isn't it clear what the pattern is like above the court? Emperor Liang was determined to drive the expedition in person, Shen Qianji and Yan Keran repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's will, didn't they clearly joke with their lives? These ministers, who have been following the two, can't help but beat the drum in their hearts, choosing sides at critical times is very important!

"The old minister really doesn't understand why Lord Shen and Master Ma have always been unwilling to let the emperor drive the expedition in person, but instead want the emperor to escape and then fall into the history of infamy? Do you believe that the emperor's personal expedition can win or do you have ulterior motives? Cai Quan used the most poisonous move, his hanging eyes stared at the two of them like wolves.

"Since the emperor has made up his mind, then Weichen ........"

"The last general still insists on the emperor's southward crossing!" Shen Qianji looked back at Yan Keran, and just when he was about to give up, the last person who insisted was still Yan Keran, "Your Majesty, you are the hope of Daliang, only you have a chance to make a comeback in the reign of Daliang, you must not make any mistakes!" ”

"Enough! Colt, do you not believe in me or in the ability of the Victorious God to kill the horseman? Or is it really as Cai Xiang said, you have other selfish intentions? ”

"Your Majesty, the last general is the horse of the Great Liang, and the last general's heart is all on the national situation of the Great Liang, and he is willing to bow and die as hard as he can!"

"That's good! I will order you to lead the Imperial Guards to defend the Imperial City! Emperor Liang turned his head to look at Wengu and ordered: "God Kill Turquoise Cavalry to defend the capital, Wengu, this is the last chance I give you, all the troops transferred from the south are at your disposal!" ”

Tantai Wengu kowtowed and said: "The last general will definitely live up to his mission, please rest assured that the emperor!" ”

The matter has come to this, the overall situation has been decided, what can Yan Keran do even if he insists on it? He watched as Shen Qianji finally knelt down, and then there was a crackling sound behind him, needless to say that the same was true of those ministers. In the final hall, only Emperor Liang and Yan Keran were standing and half-kneeling, and everyone else was kneeling on both knees.

Emperor Liang fixed his eyes on Yan Keran's body, stared at it for a long time, and then threw up his sleeves and left, leaving the hall full of ministers.

When he walked towards the outside of the imperial city, Yan Keran was thinking all the way, and no one knew what he was thinking. Just now that he completely parted ways with Shen Qianji, Shen Qianji was questioned by Yan Keran before he could speak, asking him why he couldn't adhere to his principles and why he couldn't maintain the image of a pillar of the country at the moment of life and death. Of course, Shen Qianji didn't explain too much, but instead asked Yan Ke Ran, since he knew that he couldn't do it, what would happen if he didn't have the identity of a concubine.

"I always remember what I learned in the academy, the master warned us that the more life and death moments are, the more they embody the spirit of being a general! This is the backbone of the Liang soldiers, this is the backbone that I will stick to to to the death! This is Yan Keran's answer, when he said this, Yan Keran seemed to see Master Baishi again, and even he was a little moved by what he said.

However, Shen Qianji was not moved, and his cold words made Yan Keran speechless, "Qingshan Academy is all against the party, are you too?" ”

yes, am I too? Yan Keran has asked himself more than once, since the academy was completely wiped out and his original classmates parted ways, he has lost the qualification to say this, lost is lost, and there is no chance to pick it up again in this life.