Lizhou Sanquan County is located east of the Jialing River, after Li Tingqi was defeated at Xingchengguan, he and Gao Yanyu and Lu Yanke fled south to Panyuanling, 40 miles south of Xingchengguan, where they gathered four or five thousand defeated troops, and retreated south to Sanquan County and received the news of Han Baozheng's defeat, and his heart was suddenly heavy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the fifth day of the seventh month, Han Bao was re-arming and stabilizing the front along the area from Jinniu Town to Panyuanling, and only led an army of tooth soldiers to take the officials withdrawn from Xingyuan Mansion to the south along the Jinniu Road.

When Li Tingqi heard the news, he took Gao Yanyu and Lu Yanke to Linjiangyi in the northern suburbs of the county to greet them. When they arrived at the main hall of the post station, they all bowed their heads and were silent, and no one made a sound for a long time.

They were all important ministers of the court, and the post took the officials in to serve tea and then retreated. Li Tingqi picked up the teacup and drank it all, and said in a muffled voice: "Freezing three feet, it's not a day's cold." We have a great war in Shuzhong, and the soldiers lack training, and there is a reason for its defeat. The matter has come to this, the guilt is useless, the war reports of the various armies have been delivered to Chengdu, and now even the Xingyuan Mansion has been lost, and I have to ask for guilt. ”

"Excuse the sin, please the sin! To each his own ...... I have a great reputation in the water, what else can I say. Nearly 20,000 troops were defeated by 10,000 Zhou troops, Han Baozheng panicked in his heart, and hummed.

"Then let's start writing, pull out the camp early tomorrow morning, go to Jianmen first, and then wait for the will of the court." Li Tingqi said and waved his hand, and the accompanying soldiers immediately went out, and asked Yi Cheng to find a few more pairs of pen, ink, paper, and inkstones to send them.

Soon, several letters of guilt were written, pasted and sealed in a wooden box, and Li Tingqi handed them over to his nephew Li Wenguang, asking him to return to Chengdu and hand them directly to the palace.

Five or six hundred miles from Lizhou to Chengdu, Li Wenguang was still halfway there, and the previous defeat reports of Xingchengguan and Xingyuanfu had already advanced to Chengdu that afternoon. If it is a big victory, it can be publicized, but a big defeat will cause panic.

The herald was a capital head, who was brought into the Mingde Hall by a commanding envoy who guarded the door after checking the waist card in front of the Chongli Gate. Because of the recent border war, Meng Chang had to move back to the imperial city from the Xuanhua Palace in Maha Chi in order to listen to the government and deal with military affairs.

The imperial city of Chengdu is expanded on the basis of the original Xichuan Jiedu Mansion, the layout is very small, the palace is not big enough, Meng Chang does not like here, repeatedly let the Ministry of Imperial Engineering repair and decoration, gorgeous and luxurious, he is willing to live in.

The Mingde Hall is the inner hall, the front is the main hall of the Chang Dynasty, and the back is Meng Chang's daily administration, the folds on the imperial case have piled up a lot, Meng Chang is very impatient, if it weren't for the previous report of the inner servant, there was an urgent military report on the front line in northern Shu, and he would have gone back to the harem.

After a while, the chamberlain came in with a wooden box, held a knife to cut open the seal, took out a roll of thin silk and held it high with both hands, and bowed forward to present the imperial case. Meng Chang stretched out his hand to take it and unfold it to take a closer look, the more he looked at it, the worse his face became, and finally threw it on the imperial case in a panic.

"How's that for good? Li Tingjun was defeated, and Han Baozheng was also defeated...... No way! I have to mobilize a large army and increase the number of troops at the Sword Gate...... Fast...... Quickly summon the third secretary Li Xianggong to come to see me, and the privy deputy envoy Wang Zhaoyuan will also be invited! Meng Chang was terrified in his heart, and got up from behind the imperial case, pacing back and forth in a hurry.

"Slaves obey!" The chamberlain bowed and retreated, and hurried out to give orders.

Not long after, Li Hao and Wang Zhaoyuan entered the apse together and bowed. Meng Chang ordered the two to sit down, and the general handed the report to the two of them, and couldn't wait to ask, "Two Aiqing!" What should I do about the big bad things in the north? ”

Li Hao glanced at Wang Zhaoyuan, closed his eyes and bowed his head, silent in thought. Wang Zhaoyuan was originally a scoundrel in the market, and he was bent on flattering before Meng Chang ascended the throne, and then the tide rose to a high position, but he actually had no talent, and what was even more contemptible was that Wang Zhaoyuan called himself "Shuzhong Wolong", and he was more disdainful than Zhuge Liang, and the officials in the DPRK and China had a lot of disdain.

Seeing that Li Hao didn't speak, Wang Zhaoyuan thought about it, pretended to cough dryly, and said, "Go back to Your Majesty!" First, Xiongwu Han Jixun was defeated, and now he is on his way back to Chengdu. Wang Huan and Zhao Chongpu lost Fengzhou and were captured, Li Tingqi and Gao Yanyu marched too slowly, so that they lost Huizhou again, and the north was completely lost, and only one Qingniling was naturally difficult to stop the Zhou army. At the same time that Li Tingqi's main force was defeated, Han Baozheng was also defeated, and the difference between the two roads was only two days, and now it is irretrievable. ”

"I know all of this, and what I'm asking is how to deal with the aftermath now?" Meng Chang was a little annoyed and asked loudly.

"Back to Your Majesty! The minister asked Han Jixun to return to Chengdu to cut off the sacrificial flag, and select another commander to use the 400,000 troops in Shu to fight to the death with the Zhou army. "Although Wang Zhaoyuan is a flattering villain, he is not useless, at least he still knows that it is impossible to fight again, and by the way, he will pit Han Jixun again, but if he talks about peace, Li Hao will naturally say it.

"No...... Cannot! Your Majesty! Please forgive the minister for saying bluntly, if this battle is lost, if it spreads, I am afraid that the people's hearts will be in turmoil, how to gather troops again. Before the envoys sent to Taiyuan and Jiangning returned, Li Tingqi and others were defeated, and Liu Jun and Li Jing must have flinched and refused to help. The minister suggested that Han Jixun, Li Tingjun and other generals should return to the court, and then consider the long term. ”

What is the situation in Shu, Li Hao knows better than Wang Zhaoyuan. The forbidden army has little combat effectiveness, and the local border town army is stronger, but now this defeat, the morale of the army is lost, and it may not be able to win with the soldiers of the country. Liu Jun of Taiyuan only ascended the throne last year, and Li Jing, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, did not take any action when he lost the land of Hunan, at most he just waved his flag and shouted.

"How else to think in the long run? What I want is a solution, the northern border is already unstable, and it should be dealt with as soon as possible. Meng Chang stared at the puffy fish bubble eyes and yelled at Li Hao.

Li Hao secretly complained in his heart, but he couldn't avoid it at this time, so he had to reply stubbornly: "For today's plan, there is no other way but to send an advance envoy to make peace with the Emperor of the Guo family in the Central Plains." At the same time, he sent people to Xingyuan Mansion to negotiate with the Zhou army to strike the army, so as not to attack the border again. ”

With continuous reports of defeat on the front line, and no suitable generals available, Meng Chang was really scared in his heart, and what he was waiting for was this sentence, so he immediately asked: "Who does Qing think should be sent to Bianliang?" Who goes to Xingyuan Mansion? ”

"Back to Your Majesty! Hundreds of officials perform their duties, and there are incumbent officials available in Xuanhui Yuan and Honglu Temple! "Since ancient times, the soldiers of weak countries have no diplomacy, how can Li Hao not understand, if he recommends candidates at this time, he will not offend people for no reason.

"Hmm...... Wait for me to think about it......" Meng Chang saw that Li Hao didn't want to lift people, so he looked at Wang Zhaoyuan with two words, and the meaning was obvious.

"Your Majesty! He could send the envoy of the Privy Council, and the envoy of the Wutai Festival to Tokyo. As for Xingyuan Mansion, Zhao Yantao can be sent there. Wang Zhaoyuan immediately recommended the candidate, of course, he has his own careful thoughts.

Yi Xianzheng has an eldest brother named Yi Xianzheng, and their father Yi Yanhuan is the concubine of Meng Chang's sister Princess Chonghua, so Yi Xianzheng is very important to Meng Chang and let him consult the Privy Council, but Yi Xianzheng and Wang Zhaoyuan have always been at odds. And Zhao Yantao and Wang Zhaoyuan have a good relationship, and when Wang Zhaoyuan wants to come, he will only discuss the dismissal of the troops in Xingyuan Mansion, and will not involve actual matters.

"Yi Xianzheng is an important minister, and I am afraid that it will be unseemly to use it as a tool!" Meng Chang said with some hesitation.

When Li Hao heard what Wang Zhaoyuan said, his heart was like a mirror, but he didn't say anything. Wang Zhaoyuan said: "It is not only an envoy to make peace, but also a major minister, which can better reflect sincerity." ”

"It's good! When the two Aiqing retreated, they passed the two into the palace, and I had something to order. Meng Chang actually agreed. Li Hao didn't say anything more, bowed and bowed and exited the apse first. (To be continued.) )