In the middle of the night, it was dark inside and outside Jicheng, and it was silent, and only a few bangs were heard occasionally.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and several riders were galloping towards the city gate.

In a moment, the cavalry squad rushed to the city gate and shouted for the chief knight: "Open the city gate quickly!" 100,000 urgent. ”

The defenders of the city did not dare to slack off and quickly opened the city gates.

After the city gate order has checked the pass token, the messenger scout will beat his horse and gallop towards the city.

The sound of horses' hooves woke up the residents on both sides of the street, and everyone was surprised and inexplicable, and they didn't know what had happened.

The messenger scout rushed to the palace in one breath and shouted to the palace guards: "Urgent military situation, report to the Holy God immediately." ”

Last night, Emperor Yan Murong Chui slept very late under the service of Concubine Duan Yuan, and he usually didn't get up until after dawn to freshen up.

Due to the difficulty of falling asleep, the second half of the night was often when Murong was sleeping sweetly, and no one dared to disturb him during this period.

But today's situation is urgent, and Concubine Duan Yuan had to gently wake up her husband Murong Chui.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Murong Chui opened his eyes with difficulty, and asked in a slightly tired voice, "Is it dawn?" ”

"No, it was said outside that the prince sent back an emergency military situation."

As soon as he heard that the prince had sent someone back, Murong Chui suddenly sobered up.

In other words, since Murong Bao led the troops to the battle, Murong Chui has been hanging in his heart all the time, for fear of repeating the mistakes of Youzhou.

He struggled to get up and hurriedly asked, "Have you won the battle?" Where is the prince? ”

Concubine Duan Yuan replied while supporting Murong Chui: "The specific situation of the concubine is unknown, and the person who came is waiting outside." ”

"Quick, help me change my clothes."

Hearing this, Concubine Duan Yuan hurriedly put on a robe for her husband.

Because it is late October, the weather in the north is already a little cold in the morning and evening.

And Murong couldn't get dressed neatly, so he only put on a robe and walked out of the dormitory.

At this time, an attendant stepped forward and presented a military report.

Murong couldn't wait to grab the military newspaper, tore open the seal, opened it and hurriedly read it, and suddenly thundered like five thunders.

The military newspaper slipped lightly from his hand, and the Venus in front of him was flailing, and his body was shaking.

The eunuch next to him was quick and hurriedly stepped forward to help Murong Chui.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you alright?!"

Concubine Duan Yuan, who rushed to hear the news, together with the chamberlain, helped Murong to sit on the dragon couch.

At this time, Murong Chui was as if he was petrified, he sat motionless wherever he sits, and his whole life was completely useless.

Concubine Duan Yuan was anxious and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

She asked a few times in a row, but Murong Trai remained silent.

Just when everyone was at a loss, they saw Murong Chui suddenly roar.

"Hurt the old man!"

"Your Majesty, what happened? Did the prince have an accident? ”

At this time, Murong Trai finally relented, he nodded painfully, and instructed the chamberlain: "Go and summon the ministers quickly." ”

He turned his head to look at Concubine Duan Yuan, and said with remorse: "I hate to listen to Concubine Ai's good words in the past, so that today I have the evil consequences of the defeat of Shenhepi." ”

"Too ...... The crown prince was defeated? ”

"Most of the 70,000 troops were lost, and the land was gained and lost, and only a few people such as the prince and the king of Zhao got away with it."

"Ah......" Concubine Duan Yuan's face was full of shock, and she was shocked: "Now that the elite in the country is lost, isn't Da Yan in danger?!" ”

"Alas!" Murong let out a long sigh and closed his eyes in pain.

At the moment, he can no longer maintain his composure, and the Wei army was obtained by him by searching for Yan Kingdom, but now he is buried by the prince in Shenhepi.

If there are no soldiers, what can he do if Murong Chui uses soldiers like a god again? It's not that it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!

Murong Chui, who was in a state of confusion, glanced at Concubine Duan Yuan and said, "Wash me immediately, I want to go and discuss with the minister." ”

……

After recovering Youzhou, in order to facilitate command, Murong Chui set up a platform in Jicheng, and transferred some courtiers to assist him.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the lights in the temporary side hall were bright, and more than a dozen important ministers had hurried to the palace.

The ministers whispered, all guessing what was going on, so much so that they were urgently summoned.

Shangshu Zuo Cheng Cui Shi happened to be standing beside Gao Hu, so he turned over sideways and asked in a low voice, "Lord Gao, Your Majesty urgently summoned me and others to come, what is the matter?" ”

Gao Hu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know below, but it's ......"

"But what?"

"However, there must be something big happening at the front, otherwise Your Majesty would not be in such a hurry."

Hearing this, Cui Shi's heart tightened, and he secretly speculated that if it was really the front-line military situation, then there would only be two results: victory or defeat. It's good to say that if you win, everyone is happy; But if it fails, the situation will be very bad.

At this time, one of the chamberlains shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

The ministers got up one after another, but saw Murong Chui walking into the side hall surrounded by guards, eunuchs, and palace maids.

"Your Majesty!"

Murong Trai was obviously more worried than before, and he waved his hand and said, "The Qing family is exempt from courtesy. ”

Seeing Murong Chui's heavy face, everyone couldn't help but be secretly surprised, could it be that the entire Wei army was wiped out?

Murong Chu sighed and said slowly: "Half an hour ago, I received a report from the front-line army that the army was unfavorable and was defeated by Tuoba Jue at Shenhepi, except for a few men and horses who escaped, most of them have been captured by the Wei army. ”

"Right now, the smoke is everywhere, and the prince is leading the remnants to withdraw to Youzhou."

The news of the defeat of Shenhepi caused an uproar in Houyan, and everyone looked at each other.

Gao Hu's face also showed extreme shock, asking for the annihilation of the Wei army, doesn't that mean that Houyan has no more soldiers to defend against the enemy?

Except for a few people, most of the people began to panic when they heard the news, and some even feared that Tuoba Jue would immediately come to the city.

Gao Hu asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, what is the specific situation of our army?" ”

"Someone, the general will report to the ministers!"

While Gao Hu opened the military newspaper and browsed it, Murong Chui continued: "The military newspaper is very brief, and the specific situation must wait for the prince to return. ”

At this time, after Gao Hu finished reading the military report, he immediately got up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." ”

Gao Hu is one of Murong Chui's more important ministers, in addition to the Gao family is an old minister of the Yan Kingdom, Gao Hu himself is witty and agile, talented and graceful, and his brother Gao Tao is well-known in the world.

Although this person sometimes doesn't speak very well, Murong Chui knows that the other party is talented and has always had something to say.

"Gao Qing doesn't have to be polite, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it!"

"Your Majesty, to put it mildly, the defeat of Shenhepi has made my Dayan lose the last elite. From then on, Dayan had to go on the defensive in an all-round way. ”

"And Tuoba Jue has always acted with foresight, he will never give up the opportunity in front of him, maybe soon the Wei army will come over."

"In the opinion of the ministers, I beg Your Majesty to issue an order immediately, order the defenders in all places to guard the pass and not be attacked by the Wei army."

"In addition, the defeat of Shenhepi has made Dayan's momentum plummet, and all parties will inevitably not be ready to move."

Murong Chui's heart moved, and he said with a shocked expression: "Aiqing thinks Hexi will take advantage of the fire to rob? ”

"Hexi will not take advantage of the fire to rob, but the minister is worried about the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south."

Gao Hu said with a worried face: "Since Dayan fought against Wei, the Southern Dynasty has been ready to move, and its target is likely to be us. ”

To tell the truth, although the Eastern Jin Dynasty was very powerful, even after the Battle of Weishui, it was the first power in the world.

But Murong Chui never took it seriously, not because he was arrogant, but because he had seen through the monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In his seriousness, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was unenterprising, and he was single-mindedly shrinking to protect himself.

In the past 100 years, the north has been in turmoil, and even if the Southern Dynasties have some ambitions, they will not always live in Jiangdong.

The so-called Northern Expedition to regain lost territory is just like playing a house, wasting resources again and again.

If it weren't for Gao Hu's deliberate reminder, he really wouldn't have remembered the Eastern Jin Dynasty for a while.

"Eastern Jin Dynasty? Well, that's a threat. ”

"However, now, once the Southern Dynasty goes all out on the Northern Expedition, coupled with the Northern Wei Dynasty's tiger on the side, then my Yan Kingdom is in danger!"

"In Gao Qing's opinion, how should I deal with it?"

"It's best to send an envoy to Jiankang immediately, if you can make peace with the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it's best."

"If not, please make plans for your majesty."

Next, Murong Chui supported his sick body, and while sending people to show goodwill to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he began to arrange the city defense in various places.

As a result, due to overwork and the unfavorable drag of the war, on the eve of the prince's return, Murong Chui fell ill again.