Ever since the news of the victory of the imperial army at North Windura, the entire court has been immersed in an atmosphere of joy and anticipation of an even greater victory.

The atmosphere of the morning pilgrimage every day is much more relaxed than before. Yuan Heng Tianzi also has a smiling face almost every day. After discussing the matter, he often joked with the minister.

The Imperial History of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Palace, Xiao Daozong, is now much more majestic than before. Because of the impeachment of Jia Min, who was anti-war, he is now familiar to more people.

Many of the ministers who had met him and ignored him at all now met and began to take the initiative to greet him.

This allowed Xiao Daozong to find his own sense of existence.

In the past two days, he has been thinking about how to make persistent efforts and go to the next level.

Although he participated in Jia Min last time, Jia Min was only stripped of his fame and cut to serve the people.

This made him feel very uncomfortable, and in his opinion, Jia Min's punishment was too light.

In front of the public, he dared to blackmail the emperor to summon him, causing a storm in the city. Evil words confuse the public and shake the morale of the army. It's just that it's unjustifiable to be punished like this.

Of course, he was not without concerns about chasing and beating Jia Min and impeaching Jia Min last time.

After Jia Min is the Duke of Rongguo, he has the fame of Tanhua, the great victory of South Wendula, and his uncle Wang Ziteng and his sister Jia Guifei.

Even if the emperor wants to deal with Jia Min, these factors must be considered.

However, this is no longer the case.

The emperor has already disposed of Jia Min, which means that the emperor is already disgusted with Jia Min. As for Concubine Jia, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and she doesn't dare to say anything now.

Wang Ziteng, like Jia Min, is also an anti-war faction, and he was reprimanded by the emperor last time, and now he doesn't dare to speak.

Last time, King Beijing and Ji Mingluan spoke for Jia Min, but now that the victory in the Battle of North Wendura has proved that Jia Min's anti-war is completely wrong, so no one dares to speak for Jia Min now when he beats the water dogs to Jia Min.

Jia Min is like this now, and he is still chasing after him, which is indeed a little unkind. Even if you win, you won't be able to win.

However, Xiao Daozong didn't think so. What he likes is precisely Jia Min's labels of relatives and nobles.

He dares to chase and fight such a person, which is tantamount to a deterrent to other people.

In the past two days, two people have already visited his home with gifts, which is the proof of his current authority.

Of course, there are risks associated with this.

However, after careful calculation, he thought that it was worth the risk.

Besides, yesterday when he had a drink with Scholar Luo, Li Yuan, the secretary of the military department, and Wan Xintang, the secretary of the household department, the three of them also supported him.

It's summer, it's dawning early, and the sun is shining into the hall from the outside, covering the hall with a layer of warmth.

The one who is speaking right now is the Household Department Shangshu Wanxintang. He was talking about the issue of military spending for the battle of North Ventura.

Although the amount of military spending is like flowing water, and the amount of money is somewhat surprising, no one dares to question it lightly after winning the war.

At this time, if you come forward to question it, if the war does not go well in the future, the front side will rely on the lack of military spending, but you will not be able to bear the responsibility for this crime.

The result is likely to be the same as Jia Min.

A lesson from the past, don't be careless.

After Wan Xintang finished speaking, no one raised any objections. This military spending plan is even approved.

Wan Xintang retreated and exchanged glances with Luo Qihua and Li Yuan, and several of them smiled heartily, and their mood became relaxed.

Now, all the 500,000 taels of silver they have lost have been put into military spending. The deficit is smoothed out, and you can sit back and relax from now on.

"Zhong Aiqing, who has anything to say?"

As soon as Yuan Heng finished speaking, Li Yuan came out.

"Holy Lord, the minister has something to say."

"Well, Li Aiqing, let's talk about it."

Because of the victory in the war in North Wendula, now Yuanheng Tianzi's impression of Li Yuan is getting better and better.

A few days ago, because of his illness, Su University proposed to return to his hometown, and Yuanheng Tianzi had already intended to agree. As long as a suitable person is found to fill the vacancy, he is ready to be released to the Soviet University.

Now, Yuan Heng Tianzi has privately included Li Yuan in several candidates. As long as the war in the grasslands of North Wendula ends, Li Yuan, as the secretary of the military department and the person who is trying his best to fight this time, will definitely increase his prestige at that time. It is very promising to be selected as a military aircraft university scholar.

This news has been revealed to Li Yuan. At this critical moment, where can Li Yuan not behave well?

"It was only through the wisdom and martial arts of the Holy Lord that he decisively used troops against the Tatars, and only then did he achieve a great victory in North Wendura. Yesterday, the minister received a battle report from the front, and the army has now advanced to the hinterland of North Ventura, looking for the enemy's main force for a decisive battle, and victory is just around the corner. ”

"The minister wants to ask the Holy Majesty to send an edict to comfort the front-line soldiers. Encourage them to fight bravely and make new contributions. The soldiers are grateful for the emperor's grace, and they will serve everyone and strive to be the first. ”

"This time, the prince led the troops, used the troops well, knew how to use people well, and showed his strategy, which is really a blessing for the court and the blessing of the people in the world."

"Well, well, as the crown prince, the crown prince naturally has to take the lead and always think about the common people in the world. As for the soldiers, they should indeed be commended. Scholar Luo, in a moment, you will draw up an order and first comfort the soldiers. When the time comes to victory, we will talk about meritorious deeds. ”

"Obey."

Luo Qihua came out of the queue and agreed, then retreated, giving Xiao Daozhong a look.

"Holy Lord, the minister has a book to play."

Xiao Daozhong is listed.

"Well, Xiao Aiqing, what's the matter?"

"Please punish Jia Min."

Yuan Heng Tianzi's face was stunned, and then he regained his composure.

When Xiao Daozhong said this, the ministers talked in a low voice.

Jia Min's matter is already known to everyone. Removing the fame and reducing the post for the people is no longer light. Now that he has to be punished, what other crime does he have?

"The minister received a report yesterday, saying that Jia Min's evil words confuse the public and shake the morale of the army, a few days ago, it has caused panic among the people, and now there are still rumors in the market, saying that this time there should be no war."

"These are just rumors, just discussions. However, if this kind of argument is circulated among the front-line soldiers, it will be demagogic and shake the morale of the army. ”

"The minister has indeed heard these remarks from the Ministry of War. It was precisely because of Jia Min's fear of the enemy and his cowardice that he trumpeted the invincibility of the Tatars that some soldiers were timid on the front line and cautiously sought stability, so that the fighters were delayed. Otherwise, the war in North Windora would have ended long ago. ”

Ministers are naturally not fools if they can get into such a high position today. Many are even extremely shrewd and brilliant people.

As for Xiao Daozhong's statement that because of Jia Min's remarks, the front-line soldiers were delayed by the fighters, in fact, they scoffed.

Jia Min can say his, but whether you listen to it or not depends on yourself.

Just because Jia Min said some anti-war words, he shook the morale of the military and delayed the fighter, at least it was unreasonable.

If just a few Tatar words shake the morale of the army, then your military spirit is too fragile.

This thing can't stand it, what else can you fight?

"Li Yuan, is this really the case?"

"Returning to the Holy Lord, this is indeed the case."

Li Yuan's words, although his tone was affirmative, were a trick to transfer flowers and trees.

These discussions do exist, but they are just jokes from people inside the military department when they are chatting. There has never been such rhetoric from the front.

Such a thing is mostly illusory, and no one will seriously investigate who said it.

However, if these things are placed on Jia Min's head, some people will believe it.

"Holy Lord, the minister has also heard about this."

Wan Xintang came forward.

"What do you think, Scholar Luo?"

Prince Yuanheng asked Luo Qihua again.

Luo Qihua didn't want to come forward.

It's not that he doesn't want to deal with Jia Min, but he feels that on this occasion, it is really undignified to face such a small person as Fu Jiamin as him, and it will make others look down on him.

It was enough for him to instruct Xiao Daozhong to do this behind his back.

But at this time, the emperor named him, so he had no choice but to express his position.

"Back to the emperor, Jia Min was a young man, arrogant, and unscrupulous, which is understandable, but the battle of North Wendura is a major event for the imperial court. He has repeatedly made no statements on this matter, and this wind cannot last. If we do not punish them, everyone will follow suit, and there will be endless troubles in the future. The minister thought that Xiao Daozhong's words could be heard. ”

Seeing that there were still people who didn't let Jia Min go at this time, Scholar Ji couldn't suppress the fire.

After whispering a few words to King Shui Rong of Beijing beside him, he stood up.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are against it."

didn't wait for Scholar Ji to say anything more, but there was a burst of confusion behind him.

It turned out to be Cheng Shilang from the military department and a post guard who came in in a panic.

Zhou Tong, the imperial guard, called Cheng Shilang to stop at the door, and came in to find Li Yuan out.

Cheng Shilang is not qualified to go to court, even if there is something urgent, he should not break in.

I wanted to reprimand Cheng Shilang, but when I saw that his face was pale and his lips trembled, I knew that something big must have happened.

After taking the document handed over by Cheng Shilang, he was a little panicked when he saw the words "800 miles urgent" written on the cover.

When I read the contents of the letter, I didn't believe it at first, so I read it again. The more I looked, the more frightened I became, the more I looked at the hands, the more I looked, then the body trembled, and finally the legs trembled, and finally I couldn't support it anymore, I had one hand, my head was dizzy, and I fell down.

This is the 800-mile urgent document of Han Tiankui, the deputy marshal of the expedition.

The Tatars, who had surrendered before, suddenly turned against the water, and the inside and outside should be combined, and 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry surrounded the imperial army.

The 150,000-strong army was defeated, and less than 20,000 escaped.

The Tatars pursued the victory, had occupied the whole territory of Southern Windura, and were advancing towards Bukwe.

The officials sent by the Ministry to take over the eighteen counties of the three provinces of the South Wendula Grassland have fled when they heard the news.

The crown prince and the princess of Chang'an are missing, and they do not know whether they are alive or dead.

Zhou Tong read the letter and was very shocked. After calming down, he walked to the dragon throne and silently handed the official document to the great eunuch Dai Quan.

Dai Quan handed it to the emperor, and saw the emperor looking at the paperwork, his face changed sharply.

The emperor suddenly threw away the official document and shouted.

"How so?"

Sitting on the dragon chair.