"Then how should this matter be handled in the prime minister's opinion?"

Yang Mingyue looked thoughtful, a little, and said: "Your Majesty, since you can't convict Zhou Yi of the crime, it's better to pardon him and let him inherit the throne of Guxi King, so that it can also reflect the generosity of our emperor and the immensity of the emperor's grace." "Isn't that too cheap for him? In the future, who will still take the laws of our dynasty into account, and if everyone follows them, then will the world be chaotic? The Emperor said loudly.

An old man stood up, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has the best of both worlds, which can not only allow Zhou Yi to inherit the throne, but also punish him." "Liu Aiqing, please, what is the way, but it doesn't hurt." Liu Minzhong, the construction department of the empire, was responsible for the construction of the imperial palace, and more than half of the buildings in the imperial city were from his hands, from the golden palace to the small pavilions, all of which were supervised by his paintings.

Liu Minzhong got up and said, "Your Majesty, the construction of the Imperial Orchard and the Jingshui Palace cost a lot of gold and silver, and now the treasury is in deficit and it is difficult to continue; It's better to punish Zhou Yi for handing over 100,000 taels of gold to set an example." Speaking of the Jingshui Palace, the emperor looked excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and asked, "Liu Aiqing, how is the construction of your Jingshui Palace?" ”。

"Back to Your Majesty, the Jingshui Palace is a big project, it can't be completed in a few years, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry," Liu Minzhong said.

As soon as he said that he would have to wait for a few more years, the emperor immediately lost interest and said listlessly: "Okay, since all Aiqing have interceded with Zhou Yi, let him take out 100,000 taels of gold to build a Jingshui Palace for me; That's it, retreat! ”。

A strong man with a height of nine feet came to the middle of the Golden Palace, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has just been reported, Guxi County is not peaceful now, although Zhou Yi killed the King of Guxi, but the two generals under the original Guxi King, Wang Xu and Lu Yang, each have tens of thousands of troops, and now they are stationed near the royal city, and there seems to be a tendency to attack the royal city.

"Besides, there are these two anti-thief garrisons outside Guxi City, and the 100,000 gold can't be transported to the Imperial City, please think twice." Ao Yuntian, the general of the empire, has jurisdiction over 500,000 elite soldiers of the imperial court, is a high and powerful general, and is the most powerful general in the empire.

"Ao Yuntian, I think you are idle and bored in the house all day long, if Zhou Yi can't even settle this small civil strife, then he won't be the king of Guxi."

"Passed the decree and named Zhou Yi as the king of Guxi; to exterminate the traitors Lu Yang and Wang Xu; In addition, the offerings are to be transported to the Imperial City within one month."

After the emperor finished speaking, he walked out of the golden hall with a wave of his sleeves. "Long live my emperor, long live, long live"

Four days passed quietly, Lu Yang did not agree to Wang Xu's request, and now he has led the army to slowly retreat to the border pass; The reason is very simple, the prince has succeeded in seizing the throne, and now the wood has become a boat, and the prince is already the rightful king of Guxi, and attacking the royal city at this time is a rebellion, and it will bring disaster upon itself.

As soon as Lu Yang withdrew, Wang Xu's army immediately doubled the pressure, and the 10,000 elite soldiers originally sent to the west to defend Lu Yang also withdrew to Wangcheng, at this time Wangcheng had 60,000 infantry troops and 20,000 elite cavalry; With plenty of food and grass and countless equipment, the defense strength of the royal city reached the highest peak in history for a while.

"Lord, hurry up and leave, if you don't withdraw, it'll be too late" In the big tent of the Chinese army, Huang Quan said eagerly.

Wang Xu didn't want to withdraw, but as soon as he got the report, the prince had been named the king of Guxi by the emperor, and at the same time, he regarded himself as a thief and made the prince responsible for extermination; This trouble came, and now he has become a thief in the blink of an eye, so no matter where he retreats, he can't escape the pursuit of officers and soldiers; Those who oppose thieves will be punished by the whole world.

"I really didn't expect that I was a general in Guxi County yesterday, and now I will become a thief in the blink of an eye."

Wang Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Imagine that even if we withdraw to Languan, the prince will not let us go, and he will still send a large army to conquer; And the most important point, after Languan is the imperial capital, if the imperial court also sends a large army at this time, how can we resist? ”

Sun Yu said: "Lord, we are also useless to stay here, the current royal city is not what it used to be, there are 80,000 garrisons, enough soldiers and food, and countless equipment to defend the city; Don't say that we have only 30,000 horses, even if it is 300,000 elite soldiers, it is not impossible to conquer it in a few months."

In the big tent, dozens of people had sad faces, only Zhang Meng's mouth cracked with a smile, and said: "Lord, what do you want to do so much, if you want to fight, I will already have itchy hands; What if the imperial army comes, it's good to come, just kill him." For Zhang Meng's arrogance, everyone turned a deaf ear, just as a fly was barking, Jia Hui said: "Lord, judging from the current situation, it is better to retreat to Languan than to stay here, although there are many imperial court troops, but it is a disease of mustard, this is Guxi County, Guxi civil strife has its own Guxi army responsible for quelling the rebellion, and the imperial court army will not act easily."

"And if we continue to stay here, we will have to fight to the death with the Prince, and with our current strength, we will not be enough to confront the Prince, especially in the field; Therefore, the subordinates suggested that they should return to Languan and defend against the danger, and gradually consume their soldiers, horses, money and food while we are slowly growing; After a long time, we will have the possibility of winning."

"Lord, the prince is the confidant, if we don't destroy the prince, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in this Guxi County."

Jia Hui has analyzed the current situation very thoroughly, although there are many soldiers and horses in the imperial court, it is a disease of delicate mustard, and although there are few soldiers in the world, it is a big trouble; Compared with the two, the top priority now is to find a way to eliminate the people of the prince as soon as possible, otherwise as soon as the court intervenes, he will be attacked on both sides, and even if Zhuge Liang crosses here, it will be hopeless.

"Well, give the order to withdraw the troops!"

As soon as Wang Xu gave the order, the 25,000-strong army immediately set out and set out in the direction of Languan; Guan Qing and Guan Hua led the men and horses of the headquarters of Tianyun Village to stay, and their intention was, of course, to stay above the valley to block the enemy and prevent the cavalry from chasing and killing. 20,000 cavalry, that's not a small number, not to mention Wang Xu's 30,000 army, even if it is 50,000 troops, it is difficult to resist, and the force of the collision when the 10,000 horses gallop is very terrifying.

(Asking for collections, asking for recommendations, and the support of friends is the driving force for my writing; This is the first book of a thousand nights, maybe the writing is a little bad, there is a little problem with the plot setting, there are many friends who ask me why I don't kill the son, even if there is no son to inherit the throne, isn't there still a grandson; As a royal family, you can cultivate a few of them casually; Maybe the friends are right, but the prince has 100,000 heavy soldiers, even if there are other heirs, the situation is no longer under the control of the prince, not to mention, I have not involved the characters of my grandson's generation from beginning to end in this book)