It was the height of summer, the sun was raging on the land of Daliang, and at noon almost no one dared to go out to challenge the sun, and everyone hid at home to be cold. Knowing that he was screaming with all his might, he didn't care about people's disgust at all, even the Lintoe Hall of the Ming Yuan Palace in the Imperial City of Liang was no exception.

"That night, a small force of the enemy lured our army out of the city and set up an ambush in the shadows, and our army was defeated and planned to withdraw, but the enemy army came out with four kills, and our army was completely annihilated. The Xiliang army took the opportunity to smash the outer city, although our army fought desperately and finally retreated to the inner city because of the defeat, the people in the city all fled, and the assassin Shi left a way for the people to survive, so he opened the gate on the opposite side of the city but unexpectedly hit the plan again, and the enemy army entered the city from both sides. The last general and the assassin led the soldiers to fight bloodily, and finally ........"

"What happened in the end?" Emperor Liang's voice coldly entered the ears of the inner servant, and suddenly turned the original unbearable heat into an ice cave.

"Finally....... In the end, "the chamberlain quietly raised his eyes to look at Shen Qianji who was standing aside, Lord Shen bowed slightly, and the chamberlain finished reading the battle report in one go" Finally, Yancheng fell. ”

After reading this battle report, the chamberlain was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees on the ground, buried his head deep in the ground, and trembled all over. Like the chamberlain, the ministers present also broke out in a cold sweat, as long as anyone with a little common sense knew the importance of Yancheng's strategic location.

Yancheng is a large Liang city adjacent to the Xue Kingdom, just west of the Jingshi is also a military town, it was originally established as the west gate of the capital of the Great Liang Kingdom to resist foreign invasions. Yancheng has not been much into the ministers' field of vision, the reason is that Yancheng is adjacent to Xue State, and Xue State is a small country sandwiched between the Great Liang and the Tang Dynasty. Although Xue Guo has not publicly stated it, he has secretly been very close to Da Liang, and the relationship between the two countries has always been good, and Xue Guo has also acted as a buffer zone for the two major disputes. For many years, Xue Guo has not had any accidents until three days ago.

Three days ago, without any warning, the Xiliang army actually appeared in the Xue State, directly attacked Yancheng through the avenue of the Xue State, and quickly occupied Yancheng in a day's battle, becoming a major scourge that directly threatened the Jingshi.

According to the scout's report, the guard of Yancheng received a distress signal from Xue Guo before the fog cleared early that morning, and out of the consideration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the guard immediately sent the vanguard to explore the battle situation, and the return was that the Xiliang army was attacking Xue State. The Yancheng guard did nothing wrong, on the one hand, he sent people to the Beijing division to report, on the other hand, he sent the army to the rescue, but unfortunately they finally fell into the plan, the army went and did not return, but it was half a day for the Xiliang army to invade the city of Yancheng, and then the next thing was as the war report said. ”

After Pei Zhenghao finished speaking, Xuan Shaoning immediately heard the cattiness, "Commander, how can Xue Guo's position not be mentioned for the time being, even if they are yang and yin, it shouldn't be Xiliang's army that appears in Yancheng?" ”

"That's right!" Pei Zhenghao was quite satisfied with Xuan Shaoning, "This is the key to this matter, Xiliang appeared in the Xue Kingdom and went down to the Tang Dynasty without any movement, isn't this the place where there are no three hundred taels of silver?" ”

"These two countries were united before

Dealing with us, he turned his back again when he was about to kick the door, and this time Xia Tang, who had suffered a loss, actually allowed Xiliang to make trouble at his doorstep It is also intriguing. It was Zhang Hanshan who spoke.

"The only explanation is that the two countries have joined forces again, driven by profit." Shi Gong Zhengyuan analyzed: "The whole army of the Lower Tang Water Division was annihilated, and the remaining army of the end of the Tang Dynasty was also hit hard by us, and now it has become a turtle in the urn, if you want to solve the current problem, you can only fake your hands on others, Xue Guo and Xiliang are the best helpers." ”

"No matter what kind of agreement is reached between Xiliang, Xia Tang and Xue Guo, we can't sit idly by and watch the danger of the capital at the moment!" Xuan Shaoning clearly expressed his opinion, "It is also an opportunity for us!" ”

"A chance to completely wipe out the last army!" Yan said categorically as scheduled.

"This is the only opportunity we have right now." Xu Henian stood up and said in a high-pitched voice: "Your Majesty, Xue Guo has obviously made a deal with Xiliang and Xia Tang, and now the three kingdoms have joined forces to deal with us, half of the city in the Central Plains is still in the hands of the end of the army, and the remaining half is in the hands of the rebels. ”

Xu Henian's words were true and very ugly, not to mention Emperor Liang, even the ministers present felt that he was slapping them in the face. Many ministers bowed their heads and were silent, but Ke Ran couldn't help it, and he came out to object: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't agree with Lord Xu's opinion!" ”

"Master Horse, Lord Xu hasn't said anything yet, why do you say you don't agree?" Cai Quan stared at Yan Keran with a pair of eyes, and his face was covered with blue and gray.

"Lord Xu's intentions are already self-evident, presumably Cai Xiang must have known, why is he pretending to be confused at this time? After years of war in Daliang, the soldiers who still can't keep their home and country alive are still relying on those soldiers who fought bloodily! ”

"Your Majesty!" Shen Qianji directly interrupted Yan Ke Ran admonished Emperor Liang: "For today's plan, we must deal with Yancheng first, and Weichen suggested that you can send a god killing cavalry to it." ”

"Lord Shen's words are wrong!" This time it was Cai Yan who stood up, and his appearance was disgusting. "Back to the emperor, if you blindly fight, it will put Daliang in a situation where you are embattled, let me ask Lord Shen, can my Daliang support a two-front battle at this time?" Without waiting for Shen Qianji to respond, Cai Yan continued: "In the face of the situation in Yancheng, Weichen thinks that it is advisable to fight and not to fight. ”

"Peace? Tell me how to do it? Emperor Liang asked.

"Xue Guo is a buffer zone between the Lower Tang Dynasty and my Great Liang, there is only one possibility that the Western Liang Army can appear, that is, the acquiescence of the Lower Tang Dynasty, why would they acquiesce? It's not because my army of Daliang defeated the water division in one fell swoop, and it has already made Tang frightened, they want to rescue the last army trapped in the Central Plains, and the only one who can ask for help is Xiliang. Cai Yan said louder and louder, "Weichen thinks that Xia Tang actually wants to make peace, but the dignified big country naturally can't easily let go of his body, so he came up with such a farce." ”

"Farce?" Yan Keran's eyes could tear Cai Yan into pieces, "In the bloody battle of Yancheng, those soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country, but you said it was a farce!" You can make a big splash in this hall because of the presence of those unknown soldiers

The front line threw their heads and spilled blood, but you said that they were nothing more than a farce? In my opinion, you are the biggest farce of my Liang court! ”

"You!" Cai Yan's face was red.

"Ke Ran!" Shen Qianji called his name anxiously, hurriedly stood in front of him, bowed to Cai Quan, and then turned to Emperor Liang and knelt down: "Please also ask the emperor to see that the concubine is dedicated to the sake of the family and the country, and the small punishment is a big commandment!" ”

Yan Ke Ran, who was stimulated to blood, knew in his heart that Shen Qianji was defending himself, but unfortunately at this time, he really couldn't condone Cai Yan and the others to do nonsense, so he simply stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is also a soldier, and it is most difficult to bear the contempt and insult of others for soldiers!" The minister absolutely does not agree to make peace with the enemy, and the minister is willing to personally lead the army to Yancheng, even if he is broken bones, he must show the spirit of the Liang soldiers! ”

"You are my Liang's concubine, you are Yun Xuan's husband, if you die in battle, how do you let me face the people of the world, how to face Yun Xuan?" Compared with Yan Keran, Emperor Liang still has a cold posture, speaking unhurriedly, but his dissatisfaction with Yan Keran has been revealed in his words. "Naturally, there is an army in the war, and my Liang has not yet reached the time when I need to go to the battlefield in person."

After Emperor Liang finished speaking, he glanced at Yan Keran, and at the same time, Shen Qianji also gave Yan Keran the same look, their intentions said that Ke Ran understood that after so many years of mixing in officialdom, he had naturally learned some skills to observe words and feelings, but at this point, he was really unwilling to give in to Cai Yan and others, let alone apologize, he was not wrong, how could he be wrong to say a fair word for the soldiers of the empire?

Cai Quan was a little satisfied, he glanced at his son appreciatively and then came out and said: "Back to the emperor, the master of the horse is also worried about the world, the soldiers on the front line, and also concerned about the suffering of the people. ”

Emperor Liang was quite satisfied with Cai Quan's generosity at this time, and then stopped looking at Yan Keran, and asked Cai Quan: "Cai Xiangke also agrees to negotiate peace?" ”

Success will come when conditions are ripe.! Cai Quan cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty, no one in Daliang can know better than the emperor, we have won and lost successive battles, and the heavy defeat of foreign enemies has also caused a lot of losses to our own army, it can be said that we have killed a thousand enemies and lost eight hundred, Your Majesty, at present, this god killing turquoise cavalry and Guangyuan army are the last military strength to defend the imperial city, if it is sent out again, who should this imperial city be handed over to defend it?" If the imperial city is lost, what about the girders? ”

Cai Quan said so hard that he couldn't help but bend down and start coughing, Cai Yan hurriedly stepped forward to help. Cai Yan glanced at Yan Keran proudly, and as soon as Yan Keran wanted to refute, he was grabbed by the arm, and it was Shen Qianji who pulled him. Shen Qianji was also in a hurry, he knew that he couldn't stop Yan Keran with his eyes.

"Your Majesty!"

When Yan Keran spoke, Shen Qianji really wanted to go up and block his mouth, and at the same time slap him twice.

Emperor Liang opened his mouth and said: "I have already decided, so I will negotiate peace with Tang according to what Cai Xiang said!" The matter of this peace negotiation is still handed over to Cai Quan, and there is still Lao Cai Xiang when it comes to the national situation of Daliang. ”

"The old minister should do his best and die with all his might!" Cai Quan trembled and nodded the white head like pounding garlic.

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