Recently, for Houyan, it can really be said that the house leaked and rained overnight, and the defeat of Shenhepi caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.

If it is said that it was defeated by the Hexi army, everyone can accept it, after all, Hexi is recognized as strong.

And this time, he was defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he still lost Daidi and Shengle, and the Tuoba people who were like lost dogs made many people intolerable.

Everyone knew that the consequences of this defeat would make the government and the public completely lose confidence in the crown prince.

What is the right of a man who has been defeated one after another to rule a nation?

At this time, Murong Chui, who was the Houyan Optimus Pillar Stone, fell ill again under the anger and urgency.

At present, Murong Chui really regrets not being at the beginning, he knew that there was today's disaster, and he should have abolished the position of Prince Murong Bao in the first place.

Even if Murong Lin, a treacherous son, is put on the throne, he is better than the waste-like Murong Bao.

It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now, and the defeat of Shenhepi made the 70,000 elites of Houyan lose in one day.

Every time he thought of this, Murong Chui couldn't wait to break Murong Bao's body into thousands of pieces to eliminate the hatred in his heart.

In order to avoid the annihilation of the expeditionary force, he immediately ordered Murong Bao to abandon Pingcheng and withdraw the whole army to Youzhou.

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The person who was most affected by the defeat of Shenhepi was none other than the crown prince Murong Bao.

Since he fought with Tuoba, he has lost two battles and two defeats.

Yi Shui's defeat may be an excuse for his momentary negligence, and this defeat of participating in the joint meeting has completely exposed his bad problems such as not understanding military affairs and being stubborn for his own use.

Since the founding of the Houyan country, it has never experienced such a fiasco, dozens of generals were captured and killed, and more than half of the direct elites were lost.

It can be said that this battle directly destroyed Houyan's capital to dominate the world.

After retiring to Pingcheng, Murong Bao gathered the remnants of the army while retreating to Youzhou through Puyin.

Murong Bao knew that after this defeat, Houyan would no longer be able to compete with the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Daidi would definitely not be able to hold it.

After thinking about it, he had to retreat to Youzhou first and then make plans.

In addition, he was in a hurry to return, because he was also worried that someone would slander Murong and abolish his position as the crown prince.

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On this day, outside the city of Jicheng, a group of hundreds of cavalry was rushing towards the city gate, led by the crown prince Murong Bao, who rushed back from the starry night of Daidi.

Fearing that there would be changes in the rear, as soon as he received the order to withdraw his troops, he immediately handed over the army to the command of King Fanyang.

I didn't stop, running day and night, and it took less than five days to return from Pingcheng to Jicheng.

Before coming back, Murong Bao had received a secret report, knowing that Murong Chui was very dissatisfied with him, and couldn't help but feel worried.

After entering the city, Murong Bao galloped towards the city, and after a short time, he and the guards arrived outside the palace.

The so-called palace is just the original Thorn History Mansion, located in the center of Jicheng, covering an area of more than 200 acres, magnificent.

Since the Yan army recovered Youzhou, Murong Chui was temporarily stationed in Jicheng, and the Assassin's Mansion became a temporary station.

As soon as Murong Bao turned over and dismounted, he saw his second son Murong Hui running out of the gate, and he couldn't help but be happy all the time.

Speaking of Murong Bao's ability to sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, in addition to the favor of his eldest brother Murong Ling and his mother Daduan's Yu Yin, it is also related to Murong Chui's liking for Murong Hui.

Qinghe Gong Murong will be versatile and very highly regarded by Murong Chui.

When Murong Bao sent troops to fight against Wei, Murong Chui sent Murong Hui to take charge of the affairs of the East Palace on behalf of the prince, and the treatment was the same as that of Murong Bao.

Back then, Murong Chui sent Murong Nong to guard Liaodong, and sent Murong Hui over to experience training, and he didn't come back until recently.

There were even many times when Murong Chui hinted that Murong Baoli and Murong would be the son.

However, Murong Bao doted on his youngest son, Murong Ce, the Duke of Puyang, and the intention of establishing the prince was not on Murong Hui.

It's just that he was worried about angering Murong Chui, so Murong Bao took a delaying strategy.

But now that he has fallen out of favor, he urgently needs the support of the Murong Society to consolidate the crown prince's position.

So, with a rare smile on his face, he asked, "When will you be back?" How's your grandfather? ”

"Erchen said hello to his father, just a few days after he came back."

Murong Hui first greeted Murong Bao, and then lowered his voice to remind: "Father deal with it carefully, the imperial grandfather has been in a very bad mood recently, and he has already killed several chamberlains and palace maids before and after. ”

"And my son also heard that the imperial grandfather fainted again a few days ago."

Murong Bao was shocked when he heard this, and he felt happy and worried about Murong Chui's serious illness.

Happily, Murong Chui's illness is estimated to have no heart to toss anymore, and his position as the crown prince will be as stable as Mount Tai.

The worry is that once this news comes out, it will inevitably cause the surrounding forces to be ready to move, and Yan will face a huge crisis.

At this time, an attendant came out and bowed to Murong Bao and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty has summoned His Highness in." ”

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From ancient times to the present, no matter which dynasty suffers a major blow or a major military defeat, it will cause internal and external shocks.

Internally, the relevant responsible persons will be investigated, and a large number of people will lose their posts for this, and in serious cases, it will lead to the overthrow of the dynasty.

Hou Yan is no exception, from the year before last to the Western Yan, to this year's expedition to the Northern Wei Dynasty, suffered major defeats in a row.

First, the western expedition failed, and then it was forced to withdraw and merge with the state.

In the process of the southern expedition, the Yan army won first and then lost, and was first forced to negotiate peace with the Great Jin of the Southern Dynasty and withdraw from the northern part of Xuzhou.

Then due to the southern expedition of the army, it eventually led to the defeat of Yishui, and even Youzhou was taken away by the Northern Wei Dynasty.

This series of failures filled the Yan Kingdom with pessimism, and although Murong Chui had tried his best to revive his morale, the effect was not obvious.

It wasn't until the recovery of Youzhou this year that the situation improved, but because of the defeat of Shenhepi, all efforts were in vain.

The defeat of Shenhepi had too much influence, and the morale and morale of the Houyan army fell to the valley all of a sudden.

Recently, there have been countless resignations and resignations of officials in various localities.

The government and the opposition were extremely disappointed with Murong Bao's performance, and the calls for his abolition of the crown prince became increasingly loud.

The huge pressure inside and outside suddenly made Murong Chui fall ill.

When Murong Bao came in, he happened to see his father Murong lying on the couch sickly, with Concubine Duan Yuan taking care of him.

He hurriedly walked into the room and knelt down to salute, "Sons and daughters see their father!" ”

Murong Chui sat up with the support of Concubine Duan Yuan, stared at his son Murong Bao, and said nothing.

It wasn't until Murong Bao was about to be unable to bear the pressure that he said slowly in a hoarse voice: "I called you here alone, not to investigate the responsibility for the defeat, but to find out the real reason for the defeat of Shenhepi. ”

Forcibly suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Murong Chui glanced at Murong Bao who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "I will make it clear that I will never abolish your position as the crown prince." However, you must not hide any details and tell the story of the Great War in 1510. ”

"If you dare to hide anything, I will never spare it!"

"Prince, do you understand?"

"Erchen understands."

"Alright, you get up."

"Thank you, Father!" Murong Bao stood up and stood aside with his hands down.

"Tell me, what happened? It led to a crushing defeat for our army! ”

Murong Bao cautiously glanced at his father Murong Chui, and said after careful consideration: "Father, the reason why the sons think that our army will be defeated and join the United Army is that Tuoba Jue is cunning and treacherous, and induces our army to fall into the trap of the Wei army step by step. ”

"Of course, there is also part of the responsibility of the child, and the son should not be careless and underestimate Tuobaju."

"Erchen personally feels that the root cause of this failure is the labor expedition and the lack of food and grass."

"Anything else?" Murong Trai was noncommittal.

"This ...... This, that......"

"What this, that, what to say! Don't spit out. ”

"No! In addition to this, Tuoba sent people everywhere...... Spread rumors......" Murong Bao said tremblingly.

"What rumors are spreading?!"

Being stared at by Murong Chui's sharp gaze, Murong Bao couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and told the truth.

"Tuoba Jue spread the news of his father's death everywhere, and his sons were worried about his father's safety, so he only ...... had to lead the army to retreat, not ...... Unexpectedly, when he walked to Shenhepi, he was caught up by the Wei army's iron cavalry and ...... As a result, the whole army was wiped out. ”

Hearing this, a mocking smile appeared on Murong Chui's face, "It seems that I still think highly of you, and it is insulting to say that you are a waste." ”

"Your ability is not as good as Ling'er, how do you say that I can rest assured that the Great Yan River and Mountain will be handed over to you?"

Murong Bao couldn't help but retort: "Father, the eldest brother is powerful, but he has been dead for many years. Although the son is not successful, for so many years, there is no credit and hard work, right?! ”

"Bastard!" Murong Chui shouted angrily and violently interrupted Murong Bao, his chest rising and falling violently.

To be honest, if it weren't for seeing Murong Chui lying ill in bed, looking terminally ill, and the implication of dethronement faintly revealed in his words, Murong Bao would never dare to contradict Murong Chui.

However, he didn't know that his appearance of not changing his mistakes deeply angered Murong Trai.

Originally, Murong Trai forcibly suppressed his inner dissatisfaction out of consideration for stabilizing the situation, but now the anger, remorse and other emotions that were suppressed in his chest suddenly exploded.

He glared at Murong Bao angrily and said, "Don't give me any more quibbles, how many catties and taels do you have, it's rare that I don't know?" ”

"I really regret it now, I shouldn't have handed over the 70,000 army to you in the first place. Even if King Zhao is allowed to do it, it will not become the situation it is today. ”

"Father, don't mention King Zhao, if it weren't for King Zhao's carelessness this time, how could his sons be attacked by the Wei army?"

"Fart!"

Murong Chui finally became furious, he trembled all over, pointed at Murong Bao and said viciously: "You, you...... You yourself buried 70,000 elites of Dayan, not only did you not repent, but you put the responsibility on others, which is really disappointing to me. ”

Suddenly, Murong Chui felt a blackness in front of him, an itch in his throat and eyes, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person fell directly backwards on his back.

"Father, father."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Everyone present was shocked, and Concubine Duan Yuan shouted while holding Murong Chui: "Prince, go find the imperial doctor!" ”

Murong Bao hurriedly ran out and yelled at the attendants outside, "Hurry up and pass on the imperial doctor!" Just go! ”

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