After a long time, Qin Huai sighed and came to the upper seat to sit down.

At this time, he realized that he had lost his temper just now, calmed down a little, and he forced a smile to himself: "Hehe's okay, such a villain, I don't bother to let him help, with our strength, we can defeat the stubborn enemy alone, so why bother to seek others." ”

"Come on, come on, sit down, don't be formal." Qin Huai waved his hand again.

Everyone looked at each other, and all sat down in their seats with trepidation; Especially Yang Ye, he didn't know Qin Huai and didn't know the other party's temperament, seeing that Qin Huai was so abnormal, he became more restrained, and his movements became cautious, for fear of angering the imperial court again.

Compared to Yang Ye, Ling Feng and Qian Li are much better, both of them know Qin Huai, he is calm and pays attention to his appearance, he must have been confused by such a gaffe just now, and when he reacted at this time, of course, he returned to normal.

However, on the surface, it seemed to be fine, but Ling Feng and Qian Li knew that Qin Huai must be extremely uncomfortable now, and he was holding back.

"Forget it, you all go back first. I have something to call you again. ”

When everyone sat down, Qin Huai suddenly waved his hand and said, his tone was a little low, obviously still unhappy about Wei Ning's matter.

The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't stay here to bother him, and they all gave up their promises, and then exited the lobby.

Walking outside, Ling Feng looked at Yang Ye sideways, and said with a smile: "Lord Yang, why are you so nervous?" ”

"No, no, nervous."

Yang Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, gave Ling Feng a look, and then left quickly.

Like him, the county order, the biggest official he has seen in the past is the Kaiyuan county guard, and now there is a prince who is in power and the opposition, of course he is silent, this is a person who can judge his life and death in one sentence, and today, he saw the Taishi angry on the spot, how can he not be afraid, can keep not peeing his pants and come out, it is already very good.

At this time, Qian Li had already walked away, and Ling Feng did not stay here, and after riding the war horse, he galloped quickly

Imperial capital.

For Qin Huai, Ling Feng and the others, maybe the battle at Surabaya Pass was just a temporary attack that didn't go well, and it didn't matter much; But for the imperial palace far away in the imperial capital, especially in the downtown area outside the imperial capital, it has already set off turbulent waves!

A few months ago, Qin Huai led an army of 600,000 to go on an expedition, and his arrogance was so unstoppable, at that time, almost everyone thought that this battle would be won, and it would be won in a very strong and domineering way, and the thieves would never have any chance to resist.

But now, the army has suffered setbacks one after another, and in only a few months of the war, almost half of its men and horses have been lost, not to mention the officials, even the people can't accept it; In any inn, you can hear others talking about it, and you can say anything.

What the people talked about:

"You know, the Taishi is defeated!"

"I've heard for a long time, 600,000 troops, alas."

"Taishi is the most capable general in my dynasty, I didn't expect to take so many soldiers to fight and still failed to quell the chaos, it seems that General Pang Yipang is really worthy of his reputation, and it is not a fluke that he was able to defeat the Yi people at the beginning."

"I heard that he has two new military advisors, Jiang Yiyuan and Jiang Yiqu, the Junjie of Huaijun, these two people have a high prestige among the scholars, and with his help, I think alas, I am afraid that this northern Xinjiang is going to change."

"Shh

"What kind of news are you guys, it's all the old Huang calendar, I have a brother in the north, and he came back to tell me that General Pang is recruiting troops and horses in Huai County, and his subordinates have expanded to 300,000 Oh no, it's already 500,000!"

"Ah, so many."

Such gossip is countless, and the streets and alleys abound.

But no matter who it is, no one calls Pang Yi a thief, or a thief; This is worth investigating, Pang Yi is obviously a rebellious thief, but no one is disrespectful to him, which shows that the former's prestige among the people is very good.

This is going to talk about the battle half a year ago, Pang Yi led his troops to fight against the Yi people, and finally returned with a big victory; Although the emperor decreed that his military power was reduced, in the hearts of the people, Pang Yi was a hero who brought peace to the people and deserved respect.

On the other hand, the emperor's approach is a bit unacceptable, although he later justified himself, but not many people believed it; Some hats such as "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge" and "unloading the mill and killing the donkey" are firmly buckled on his head, only because of the emperor's noble status, so no one dares to say it, otherwise, the imperial capital city would have been turned upside down.

Okay, let's talk about the current situation in the imperial capital.

Under the discussion of the people, the officials of the DPRK and China were a little unable to sit still, and many generals asked to go to war, wanting to quell the war as soon as possible, especially Du Yuan and Yang Xiong, who held heavy troops, each with hundreds of thousands of troops, and had long wanted to make meritorious contributions.

As for those civil officials, they also wrote their own letters, some suggested that the emperor should increase the troops for Qin Huai, some suggested to wait and see, and some even suggested that the emperor recruit Pang Yi, because Pang Yi is a general of the imperial court after all, and the Pang family is also loyal for generations, and most of this rebellion is the emperor's fault, so he should not reduce the military power of others.

The emperor didn't give any answer to these, he had been exempted from the court for three days!

On this day, all the courtiers gathered again in the Golden Palace, and the golden lacquer carved dragon throne above the main hall was still empty, and the emperor still did not come today.

About half an hour later, a father-in-law with a sharp voice came to the main hall, shook the dust in his hand, and said: "Ministers, Your Majesty has a decree, today the dragon body is not safe, so you will not go to the court, please go back." ”

"No, we've been waiting for three days!" The person who spoke was none other than Du Yuan.

He came to the little father-in-law and said in a low voice: "You hurry up and report it, and say that the general Du Yuan wants to see him." ”

If it was in the past, Du Yuan's posture was very low, even in the face of the person in front of him, he was soft-spoken, but today, it was unusual, and his words were unceremonious.

And the little father-in-law didn't have the same knowledge as him, he knew that now that Qin Huai had left with an army of 600,000, he had the most soldiers and horses in the imperial capital, and it was understandable to be arrogant, but the emperor said that he didn't see anyone, and he had to carry out the order.

The little father-in-law looked at Du Yuan with a smile and said, "General Du, Your Majesty said that no one is seen." ”

"How can it be!"

Du Yuan shook off his robe, his face full of anger.

Yang Xiong on the side saw it, and immediately smiled and said: "General Du doesn't have to be like this, I have a way to ask His Majesty to summon us to meet us." ”

Hearing this, Du Yuan shook his head disdainfully, as if he hadn't heard his words.

The other officials in the hall showed disbelief, and they all looked at Yang Xiong, and one of them was an old man in his early fifties who said: "Your Majesty doesn't go to court, obviously you just don't want to see us, but you said that you can let Your Majesty summon us to meet us, and there is such a good way?" ”

"Yes, of course." Yang Xiong came to the center of the main hall, beckoned everyone to look at him, and then said: "Everyone listen, we will all kneel outside the golden hall later, if Your Majesty does not summon us, we will never get up, I think the emperor will be soft-hearted." ”

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Everyone was stunned, is this also called a method?

Du Yuan snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that if we break our feet, Your Majesty won't let go." ”

"yes, you can't do that."

"Forget it, I'll go home first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow."

"I'm gone, too."

With Du Yuan's words, the other officials all hung their heads and became depressed; Because they have done similar things before, and the result is very sad, the emperor deserves the name of being hard-hearted, even if you break your kneecap, he will not blink an eyelid.

The ancient emperors were ruthless, and they saw it.

But is that really what Yang Xiong meant?

I saw him call everyone back again, and whispered: "Don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet, wait until I go to the South Courtyard, bring the Seven Princes here, and kneel with us, think about it, Your Majesty likes the Seven Princes so much, can he not feel distressed?" ”

"Hey, that's a good idea."

As soon as Yang Xiong finished speaking, someone immediately said hello.

At this time, Du Yuan, who was on the side, also looked shocked and agreed with Yang Xiong's method.

But after thinking about it carefully, he was puzzled again, Yang Xiong never did anything to suffer losses, what was the purpose of him calling the Seventh Prince here? Do you want to increase your visibility? Or is it to make a good impression in the minds of the minister?

After breaking the little father-in-law apart, he slowly walked in front of Yang Xiong and said, "General Yang, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. ”

He stared at Yang Xiong for a while, and continued: "Your idea is very good, but the Twelve Princes are also very favored by His Majesty, I will invite him later, General Yang, you don't have any opinions." ”

Yang Xiong's face did not change, but there was a flashing unkind gaze in his eyes, and after a little, he said, "Whatever you want, then let's go to the South Courtyard together." ”

"General Du, please."

"General Yang, please."

The two of them pretended to be a while, and then walked out of the main hall in a blink of an eye.

When everyone in the hall saw such a scene, they all shook their heads and smiled bitterly, and one of the old men wearing a crown whispered to himself: "The two of them are their own masters, and I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse for the court in the future." ”

The voice was so small that no one heard it.