"Hangu Pass urgently, the 300,000 Korean army is storming Hanjiang City!"

"Hangu Pass reported that 200,000 Korean troops smuggled across the Han River, bypassed the Han River City, and were storming the Han River City. ”

"Hangu Pass urgently reported that the 300,000 Zhao army had crossed the border between Han and Zhao and was heading towards Hanjiang City. ”

"Hangu Pass reported urgently, the Korean general Shi Dangdang led the Han and Zhao coalition forces of 500,000 to attack the Han River City. ”

"Hangu Pass is urgent, Hanjiang City is lost!"

A series of battle reports quickly passed from Hangu Pass to Chang'an City, followed by a series of detailed battle reports.

This time, Han and Zhao jointly attacked Qin with great force, South Korea sent 800,000 troops, Zhao sent 500,000 troops, a total of 1.3 million troops went straight to Hanjiang City, almost did not give Qin any time to counterattack, if it weren't for Wang Mang who had already learned in Hua Jieyu that the matter of Han and Zhao joining forces had been laid out in advance at Hangu Pass, I am afraid that the Qin army would not only lose Hanjiang City in this battle.

The loss of Hanjiang City had long been expected by Wang Mang, but Wang Mang did not expect that Han and Zhao would be so decisive, but in the early stage of the war, 1.3 million elite soldiers were directly invested, and such a huge troop mobilization can be called the largest battle between countries in a hundred years on the mainland.

"Your Majesty, the elite of our Qin army is already waiting for the enemy, ready to go to Hangu Pass to meet the enemy at any time!" Wang Yongji said loudly: "The minister and the king are willing to fight with Ji, and I am willing to be the vanguard, and I am willing to calm the enemy army for Your Majesty and Great Qin." ”

"Your Majesty, 10,000 wagons of grain and grass have been transported to Hangu Pass, and other grain and grass ministers are trying to raise them, and the whole household will never drag their feet in the war. Li Hong also knew that this was not the time to be afraid of difficulties and talk about difficulties, and he even felt that if he mentioned anything to Wang Mang at this time, he was afraid that Wang Mang would cut off his head.

"Your Majesty, the straight road to Hangu Pass is still less than 150 miles away from completion, and the minister has ordered the officials of the Ministry of Works to work day and night together with the craftsmen, and the minister has strictly ordered the last section to be completed within seven days. Yuwen Kai said.

"How is the people's heart?" Wang Mang said lightly.

"When the news of the Han and Zhao coalition forces attacking Hangu Pass first came, the people were a little panicked, and even some businessmen tried to escape, but because they had a plan in advance, they were all controlled by Jing Zhaoyin and the people of the Law Enforcement Bureau, and the Law Enforcement Bureau also caught a group of spies in the market, all of which were bought by Han and Zhao to spread rumors. The eldest grandson Wuji said: "In addition, the minister has arranged for the scholars to go everywhere to declare the majesty of my Great Qin, and I think that with the propaganda of these scholars, the people's hearts will soon settle down." ”

"This battle is not easy to fight, Han Zhao's 1.3 million coalition army is just their first wave, and there are more troops being deployed after them. Wang Mang said lightly: "Ministers, no matter what you thought before, now that the enemy has come to the door, if you can't attack them head-on and expel them completely, I'm afraid that more enemies will come to my Qin State to pick up cheap, I believe that all ministers understand this, so please prepare for a hard life for a period of time in the next time." ”

After a pause, Wang Mang said again: " Li Hong's words have just been said very clearly, now the imperial court is short of grain and grass, people are iron rice is steel, and they are hungry and panicked, my soldiers in Daqin can never fight hungry on the front line, the household department is already making every effort to collect food, and this war is not the business of the household department, all the ministers in the court today, whoever has food at home will take it out, and whoever has the channel to get food must also contribute, in short, now I have announced that the Qin State has entered a state of war, and all materials that can be used to serve the war can be directly transported. ”

Yes!

The ministers in the court looked at Wang Mang with shocked expressions, they never thought that Wang Mang would give such an order.

Entering a state of war and transporting materials at will, this is no different from ordering a gun, and there are ministers who want to stand up against it at the moment, but looking at the Jiuqing who are standing at the forefront of the court without saying a word, they can only puff and pant with their heads in their heads.

Wang Mang's words greatly relieved the pressure on the household to raise grain and grass, Li Hong almost wanted to jump up happily, although he knew very well that he would definitely offend people if he stood up at this time, but between offending people and losing his head, Li Hong still knew the trade-off, Li Hong kowtowed directly to Wang Mang and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Your Majesty is wise!

All the ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and finally, under the leadership of Li Hong, they all kowtowed to Wang Mang and said that Wang Mang was very wise.

Wang Mang stretched out his hand to let the ministers get up, then looked at Yuwen Kai and said: "Yuwen Kai, one hundred and fifty miles away, I didn't have such a long time to give you, I will use this road now, and the first batch of 500,000 elite soldiers immediately set off from the straight road to Hangu Pass." ”

"But Your Majesty will damage the straight road that has been repaired?" Yuwen Kai said.

"I know, so I will give you seven days, during which time I will repair the damaged straight, and second, I will repair the remaining 150 miles, there are only seven days, and I will not consult with you, but order. Wang Mang said: "There is a shortage of materials, so go directly to the household department." ”

Yu Wenkai nodded with a little embarrassment, although his emotional intelligence was not very high, he also knew that the Son of Heaven was really not interested in discussing with him at this time.

Wang Mang looked at Zhang Han again and said: "Zhang Han, the transportation of materials on the straight road from Chang'an to Hangu Pass and the security protection on both sides of the road are all handed over to you, and I will allocate you 100,000 elite soldiers and 100,000 migrant workers to do this, are you confident?"

Zhang Han kowtowed and said: "The minister is ordered, and the minister is willing to make a military order, and he will never delay His Majesty's affairs." ”

"It's good that you have this heart, and you don't have to make a military order, so you don't have to come to see me if there is anything. Wang Mang said lightly.

Zhang Han gritted his teeth and said, "The minister understands, if there is a bloody battle, the minister should fight to the last person." ”

Wang Mang looked at Chu Feng again, Chu Feng's face was quite excited, this time his law enforcement bureau caught a lot of spies in Chang'an, and his face was very long, seeing Wang Mang's eyes, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Listen to Your Majesty's holy teachings." ”

"Chu Feng, this time your Law Enforcement Bureau has done a good job, arrested a lot of spies, and cleared up some of the ghostly things in Chang'an City, I am very satisfied. Wang Mang said: "I have given you a task, not only Chang'an City, but also the entire Qin State, you can catch all the spies and spies you can catch, you can understand what I mean." ”

Chu Feng couldn't help but grow his mouth, this was like giving him a Shang Fang sword god to block the killing god, he was a hundred willing, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty's meaning is that the minister understands that the minister must live up to Your Majesty's trust, and wipe out the charm and spirit of the entire Qin State, and give Your Majesty a bright and prosperous Qin State." ”

Lin Guodong looked at Chu Feng with some envy, this time his Jing Zhaoyin's people went late, and let Chu Feng's people take all the people away one step in advance, which really made Lin Guodong very depressed, he, Jing Zhaoyin, was originally both a Beijing official and a magistrate, with a special status, and many times he was a candidate for the future prime minister, but unfortunately now that the Qin State has entered the era of law change, it is obvious that if he does not enter the law change leading group, he will not be able to enter the core, and he will be directly slower by countless steps, and even his authority as Jing Zhaoyin has been divided a lot by Shang Yang's Law Reform Office and Chu Feng's Law Enforcement Bureau.

Wang Mang noticed Lin Guodong's expression, and said: "Lin Guodong, you are Jing Zhaoyin, you are responsible for all the security and civil affairs of Chang'an City, Chang'an City is the imperial capital of my Great Qin, and the imperial capital cannot afford to lose at any time, your work as Jing Zhaoyin is not small, in the wartime, I will never allow any problems in Chang'an City, and you can take out all your skills to do things to maintain the stability of Chang'an." ”

"The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust. Lin Guodong hurriedly kowtowed, although his power did not increase, but being mentioned by Wang Mang at this time means that Wang Mang has not forgotten him, and he still remembers him as a person, so it is worth making him work hard.

Wang Mang glanced at Lin Guodong and did not continue to order, for Lin Guodong, Wang Mang is very optimistic, but the half of the successor selected by Zhang Jian before is not optimistic about Wang Mang, Wang Mang feels that Lin Guodong can be promoted to the deputy position of the sixth department in the future, and the Qin State will enter the war years, and a magistrate who does not understand the war is not a good magistrate.

Wang Mang's eyes looked at Wang Yongji, Wang Yongji was looking at Wang Mang expectantly, as a veteran of the battlefield, Wang Yongji hoped to be able to make contributions on the battlefield, rather than playing tricks in the court, Wang Mang is also clear, but as a military secretary, Wang Yongji is qualified, and there is no one who can replace Wang Yongji in a short time, and there are more generals who can fight on the battlefield, so Wang Mang hesitated, then looked at Wang Yongji and said: "This time, you have to stay in Chang'an, dispatch in the middle, and strategize." ”

Wang Yongji said with a disappointed face: "Your Majesty, the minister's body is enough to gallop on the battlefield, and after the last time the minister went out and came back, his cultivation has improved a lot, and his mental strength and body are very good." ”

Of course, Wang Mang can see that Wang Yongji's cultivation has increased, but the growth is only a congenital cultivation, and it is really not good to be the main general without a cultivation above Jindan on the current battlefield, but Wang Mang is not good at saying this to Wang Yongjiming, otherwise it will hurt the heart of this old general who is loyal to the Qin State too much.

Wang Yongji has been an official for many years, and he is also good at observing words and feelings, looking at Wang Mang's expression, he knows that Wang Mang has no intention of letting him leave, and his expression is a little sad: "Your Majesty, the minister is old, the minister's greatest wish in this life is to be able to be shrouded in horse leather on the battlefield, and now Han and Zhao have blatantly invaded my Great Qin, and the minister is the secretary of the military department, how dare he not be the first, please let Your Majesty allow the minister to go to the battlefield, even if it is just a young general." ”

Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, knocked on the table and said, "If you leave, who should sit in Chang'an and dispatch in the center?"

Wang Yongji was already thinking about what would happen after he left, and immediately said: "I heard that General Wang Jian was injured on the front line of Hangu Pass, so he can recall General Wang Jian and dispatch him in the center." ”

Wang Mang looked stunned, and said in his heart that if Wang Jian was here, he would have to fight with Wang Yongji on the spot, and directly shook his head and said: "This matter is not possible, Wang Jianzhen is still useful." ”

Wang Yongji said again: "Zhuge Yu, the left attendant of the military department, was born in the Zhuge family, and he temporarily returned to his hometown due to his father's illness, and now the three-year period has arrived, and he can be exchanged for Zhuge Yu, and he will lead the affairs of the military department." ”

Wang Mang was reminded by Wang Yongjiyi, and then he remembered that there was a great power in the Ministry of War, who was born in the Zhuge family, a big family of soldiers, but because Wang Mang had never seen this person since he ascended the throne, he had no impression, and said that this person was originally a candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of War, but because of his poor health, he was condescended to the left squire of the Ministry of War for many years.

Wang Yongji now carried Zhuge Yu out, Wang Mang couldn't help but look at Wang Yongji deeply, and said, "Where is Zhuge Yu?"

"Still at home. Wang Yongji said: "But the day before yesterday, the minister received a letter from Zhuge Yu, saying that his health has been well, and the minister was originally going to take time to report this matter to His Majesty, but now the situation is urgent, so he can't take care of it much, and the minister implores His Majesty to summon Zhuge Yu to return to the court, and be responsible for the dispatch of the military department." ”

Wang Mang was silent for a while, and said: "According to what you said, Zhuge Yu will preside over the affairs of the military department as the left attendant of the military department, and as soon as Zhuge Yu arrives in Chang'an, you can lead the follow-up army to Hangu Pass." ”

"Obey. Wang Yongji is overjoyed, others are afraid of going to the battlefield, but as a battlefield veteran, his favorite is the battlefield, the battle of millions of people, such a scene has not been heard of for hundreds of years, he can't wait to go to the battlefield to fight.

The affairs of the Ministry of War were properly arranged, Wang Mang looked at Lu Bowen again, since Zhang Jian returned to his hometown, Lu Bowen, who was the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, was responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, seeing Wang Mang's opinion, Lu Bowen immediately bowed down, Wang Mang said: " The front-line war must be stable, the rear must be stable, the first is the transfer of grain and grass materials must be timely and stable, the second is that the officials must be stable, especially the officials, the officials are the cornerstone of the imperial court to govern the world, if the officials are unstable, then the imperial court will be unstable, and the front-line battle is destined to be unstable, so don't think that the war has nothing to do with the ministry, the ministry should organize officials across the country to seriously announce to the people the wolf ambitions of the Han and Zhao countries to invade our Great Qin, we must pay attention to stabilizing the people's hearts, and we must cooperate with the officials of the military department to do a good job in recruitment。 ”

Lu Bowen was sincerely frightened on his face, and nodded busily: "Your Majesty rest assured, the officials are united in their hearts and minds to resolutely maintain the stability of our Daqin officials, and at the same time, from today onwards, Your Majesty's speech today will be clearly announced, requiring officials at all levels to study carefully and include them in the annual evaluation indicators of officials, in short, our officials will definitely do a good job in the work assigned by Your Majesty." ”

Wang Mang nodded, very satisfied with Lu Bowen's statement, after Zhang Jian's stumbling block was gone, the birthplace of the Ministry of Officials had been completely under Wang Mang's control, Wang Mang's eyes fell on Li Si and said, "As the secretary of the Criminal Department, do you know what to do?"

"Your Majesty please will. Li Sigong said.

"The specific work will be handled by you, I only make one request, all those who violate my Great Qin's laws for the first time during the war will be dealt with strictly and severely, can you understand?" Wang Mang said coldly.

Li Si's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "The minister understands that the minister will clearly state what His Majesty said to all the officials of the Criminal Department. ”

Wang Mang looked at Zhao Xin again and said, "Zhao Xin, I am very disappointed in you!"

Zhao Xin, who had been standing aside and waiting, made Wang Mang lie on the ground in fright, and said with a pale face: "Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged!"