Great Xia Dynasty, the capital Chang'an, the imperial study.

The arm-thick butter candle rattled in the silent study, except for the rustle of flipping through the folds, only the occasional coughing sound of Emperor Yao Chengde of Xia was heard.

Li Jingrun, the chief eunuch of the chamberlain, looked at the emperor with gray sideburns worriedly, and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the hour is not early, do you want to go and rest first?" ”

Yao Chengde straightened up from the dragon chair, rubbed his sour eyes, picked up a cup of steaming strong tea on the side of the bookcase, took a big sip, the bitter taste of tea lifted his spirits a lot, and asked in a deep voice: "Li Banban, what time is it?" ”

Li Jingrun bent down and replied, "If you go back to the emperor, it's almost three days." ”

Yao Chengde looked at the piles of music that were still piled up on the bookcase, and muttered, "Has it been so long?" By the way, is there any news coming back from Xining City? ”

Li Jingrun said: "I haven't received the news yet, but the slave has already ordered it to go down, no matter when, as long as there is news, report it to the emperor as soon as possible." ”

Yao Chengde nodded, glanced at Li Jingrun, who was full of gorgeous hair, wrinkled forehead, and a tired face, and suddenly said: "Didn't I say that it will be too late to review the folds in the evening, so I don't need you to serve by my side, just find a few little eunuchs to serve, you can go back and rest first." ”

Li Jingrun's eyes were red, but he said with a smile on his face: "The emperor hasn't rested, how can the slave and maid rest first." Slaves and maids have been serving His Majesty for more than 30 years, and they have always waited for His Majesty to rest before they can sleep peacefully. ”

Yao Chengde sighed, "Time flies so fast, more than thirty years have passed in a flash." I want to come out of Xining together, and now there are not a few left. You have to take care of me, or I won't be able to talk to anyone I want to talk to in the future. ”

"Your Majesty ......" Li Jingrun choked up when he heard this, and was about to say that the emperor was blessed with thousands of blessings, when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the imperial study: "Your Majesty, there are guards outside to report, and there is an urgent report from Xining for eight hundred miles!" ”

Yao Chengde perked up when he heard this, and shouted: "Present it to me." ”

Li Jingrun hurriedly opened the door of the imperial study, took a few letters and secret letters from the little eunuch who reported the news, and sent them to Yao Chengde's side, "Your Majesty, the music you want has been delivered." ”

Yao Chengde said eagerly: "Hurry up and bring it to me, I want to know how the Xining War went?" ”

Li Jingrun handed over the fold and the secret letter to Yao Chengde, and said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, there is the Duke of Xiliang in Liangzhou, and it should be no big deal to think about it." The difference is only how long it will take to drive Meng Yuan's dog soldiers out of the country. ”

Yao Chengde laughed and said: "Li Banban's words are reasonable, Zhong Gang is my Dinghai Divine Needle, with him in Xining, I am foolproof." ”

When he opened the recital, his eyes suddenly froze, his smile froze on his face, and suddenly turned iron-blue, Li Jingrun's heart suddenly changed, and he said secretly: "Could it be that something major has happened in Xining, why does the emperor look like this?" ”

Yao Chengde quickly pulled away the entire folded fold with both hands, swept it over with a glance and ten lines, and after reading it, the whole person was stunned on the spot, and the fold in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap", and he couldn't stop the old tears in his eyes, and made a heart-rending sound: "Zhong Aiqing......"

Li Jingrun was shocked when he saw this, he had followed the emperor for more than 30 years, and he had rarely seen him like this, so he immediately fell to his knees, his head lowered tightly, and he didn't dare to look at Yao Chengde again.

The emperor lost his temper, how dare he look at it casually as a minion, it is a capital crime that will be killed.

Li Jingrun lowered his head, but he inadvertently saw the content of the fold on the ground, which clearly read: "Xining City fell, Xiliang Gong Zhonggang and his wife fought unyieldingly and died in martyrdom." ”

His pupils shrank suddenly, Xiliang Gong died in battle, and at the same time, Xiliang Gong's wife Yin Yanrou died. These two people are the two people that the emperor relies on the most, no wonder the emperor is so out of shape when he sees this letter, and he tears are shed.

Xiliang Gong Zhonggang does not mention it, but he is the emperor's confidant and a heavy minister of the humerus. The identity of Yin Yanrou, the Duchess of Xiliang, is even more remarkable, she is the emperor's cousin. As Yao Chengde's hidden palace minion, Li Jingrun certainly knows how important Yin Yanrou's status is in the emperor's heart, and it can be said that she is not far behind the current head of the six palaces, the queen mother.

"It's going to fall!"

Sure enough, when Yao Chengde recovered, his eyes shot out of the selection and devouring eyes, and he slammed a palm on the book case, splitting the entire book case made of pear blossom wood exquisitely, "Summoning all the Chinese military officials to the early dynasty tomorrow, those who dare not do it will all be dismissed from their posts and investigated." ”

Li Jingrun shook his body and said in a trembling voice: "The slave and maid have the order." ”

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Just after the fourth watch of the next day, the civil and military officials of the capital who received the summons from the fast horse got up one by one, put on their court clothes, and went in the direction of Daming Palace. I was nervous in my heart, and it was definitely a big deal to let the Royal Forest Army come to report the news on the third watch.

Although I don't know exactly what happened, many people are praying in their hearts that they must not have anything to do with themselves, otherwise this trip will be more auspicious.

Only some well-informed officials secretly speculated in their hearts that perhaps something had changed in the war in Liangzhou. In the past few days, the emperor has been sending people to inquire about the situation in Liangzhou.

A group of people stood at the gate of the palace, talking to each other, exchanging information with each other, so as to better guess the holy will and keep themselves from being frustrated.

After Li Jingrun, the chief eunuch of the inner chamberlain, announced that he would go to the court, all the officials entered the court in an orderly manner according to their positions. After three bows and nine knocks, after the big ceremony was over, before anyone could speak, the words of Emperor Yao Chengde of Xia would shock everyone present.

"Xining City has been conquered by the Mengyuan army, and the Duke of Xiliang has been martyred! Ladies and gentlemen, give me an idea, how should I deal with this matter? ”

Xia Emperor Yao Chengde's voice was very light, but his tone was full of murderous intent.

"What? Xining City lost? Xiliang Gong died in battle, this, how is this possible? The officials couldn't believe it.

Emperor Yao Chengde slapped the dragon chair violently and shouted: "Silence! This morning, the three provinces and six ministries have listened to me. I don't want to listen to your nonsense, no matter what the problem is difficult to solve, I have to do it. ”

"Within three days, I will see 500,000 troops sent to Xining."

Emperor Xia Yao Chengde's eyes were like a falcon and glanced coldly at the ministers in the hall, and when he saw everyone looking at each other, he snorted coldly: "If there is someone who feels unable to do it, or has insufficient ability, take the initiative to stand up and take off the top flower feather by himself, and I will naturally let him go." ”

"If after retreating from the dynasty, within three days, if anyone still has problems, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!"