The news of Yan Shouyi's arson and burning of Sioux City was reported back to the capital, and the emperor Long Yan was furious, patted the dragon chair and scolded, the two armies fought, and the innocent were not harmed, and Yan Shouyi's bad behavior was simply outrageous.

The emperor was furious, and the courtiers knelt on the ground, and no one dared to squeak.

At this moment, the eight-hundred-mile expedited military report was sent into the palace. It is said that Yan Shouyi led the army to retreat to a gorge, was ambushed by the army of the king of Chu, took away the head, and the crowd below was leaderless, plus the prestige of the king of Chu, he did not dare to resist, and he was tied up, and tens of thousands of troops were taken over by the king of Chu in this way, but fortunately he did not take advantage of the victory to go north, but returned to the area of Sioux City.

When the emperor heard the news, he didn't speak for a long time, but his face became more and more pale, and the courtiers below were talking a lot.

"Isn't the King of Chu sitting in Sioux City? Why did you pursue Yan Shouyi again? ”

"It's not the King of Chu, it's the King of Chu's subordinates, the left vanguard named Du Changfeng took Yan Shouyi's head."

"At the bottom, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, cough cough, I mean fortunately it is not the King of Chu himself, otherwise he would have to wave his army north, and now I am afraid that he has reached the edge of Weishui."

“……”

Prime Minister Bai Cheng listened to the noisy voice in his ears, glanced at the emperor on the high platform, and said loudly: "Don't quarrel, why should everyone destroy their own prestige and grow others' ambitions, the king of Chu's army is not as good as our three-percent, he stayed in Sucheng and stopped moving, he must have some concerns, the emperor is benevolent and generous, and he is afraid that the people will suffer, so he did not wave his army south, or want to let the king of Chu withdraw through peace talks. ”

After listening to Prime Minister Bai's words, the courtiers gradually quieted down and looked at the emperor.

The emperor seemed very calm at this time, but his face was still pale, "What the prime minister said is right, they are all the people of Dongyue, and I feel distressed if I hurt anyone, fighting a civil war, it is the people who suffer the most, and fratricide is also an immortal will, but if the king of Chu does not listen to persuasion, I can't care about any siblings and faces, chaotic ministers and thieves, and they will be killed!" ”

After retreating from the court, the emperor returned to the south study, and no one let him follow, and he nested on the sour branch wooden chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Prime Minister Bai quietly went in and called him softly, "Your Majesty." ”

The emperor didn't open his eyes, but just sighed: "Now that the matter is over, what does the prime minister think is good?" Without waiting for Prime Minister Bai to answer, he continued: "It's ridiculous to say, three years ago, he killed the prince's army for me, and three years later, for the sake of the prince, he came to force me again, I really don't know what he thinks in his heart?" Over the years, I have treated him well, and all the military power has been handed over to him, but what about him, he keeps saying that he is loyal to me, and he turns his head and starts the army, think about it, I am really cold, can he not see my efforts and hard work all these years......"

Prime Minister Bai didn't speak, bowed down and listened to the emperor's complaints in silence, and waited for him to stop before he said, "Your Majesty, the old minister got a little inspiration from Yan Shouyi's arson to the city. ”

The Emperor opened his eyes and looked at him, "What inspiration?" ”

"There was a fire in Sioux City, the king of Chu stopped, he now wants to win the hearts of the people, make a look of worrying about the people, and help rebuild and repair, in this way, it is good for us, since this is the case, the old minister thinks, you might as well pass the order down, the city that can't be defended, put a fire before retreating, first, our army can retreat safely, second, we can drag the footsteps of the king of Chu, and win time for us to transfer troops, what does the emperor think?"

The emperor's face changed drastically, and he slapped it on the table, "Bold! The act of obedience to righteousness is already outrageous, how can you still allow me to give such an order? Do you care about the life and death of the people? ”

"Your Majesty." In the face of the emperor's anger, Prime Minister Bai was not afraid, "The world is the emperor's world, the people are the emperor's people, for the emperor's great cause, what does it matter if the people make a small sacrifice?" The important thing is to keep the emperor's country and society, when the world is calm, the emperor creates a prosperous era, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, at that time, everything will be decided. The emperor's name will go down in history, and the king of Chu will definitely be stinking for 10,000 years! ”

The Emperor shook his head in disbelief and muttered, "No, I can't do that. ”

"Your Majesty, do you really want the King of Chu to wave his army north and come to the city?" Prime Minister Bai Cheng strongly persuaded: "The most important thing now is Jiangshan Sheji, when the King of Chu enters Lin'an City, it will be too late, Your Majesty!" ”

The Emperor leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in pain.

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Su Cheng Mansion Yin, Du Changfeng strode into the conference hall, knelt down on one knee in front of the people on the main seat, and raised a burden above his head with both hands: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have fulfilled their mission and brought back the head of Yan Shouyi." ”

On the side, Jia Tong hurriedly picked up the burden and put it on the desk to open it, and inside was the head of Yan Shouyi.

King Chu smiled, "Get up, good job." He looked at Du Changfeng, "What reward do you want, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Du Changfeng was silent for a moment, and said in his heart, I want Qianfan, are you willing to let go?

King Chu gave him an encouraging look, "Say, as long as you open your mouth, anything can be done." ”

Du Changfeng bowed and arched his hand, "This is the duty of the subordinates, it should be, and the subordinates should not be rewarded." ”

King Chu's expectations were disappointed, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but he still felt that something was wrong, and he always felt that Du Changfeng had an attempt. As a former rival in love, he was too curious about Du Changfeng's changes, and with a not very good premonition, when the good news came back, he was guessing what Du Changfeng would want, but he actually said that he didn't want anything.

He looked at Du Changfeng scrutinically, "Do you really want anything?" ”

"My subordinates really don't want anything."

King Chu's slender fingers tapped on the table, why did he feel more and more uneasy, "Du Changfeng, I see that you are not young, how about this king reward a woman to warm your bed?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole house was shocked, and Du Changfeng was even more frightened and knelt on the ground: "The prince's kindness is understood by his subordinates, and his subordinates just want to lead the troops to fight and enter Lin'an City as soon as possible, and they don't want anything else." ”

King Chu laughed, "Look at your idea, how can a woman scare you like this, this king is also a good intention, don't shirk it." ”

Where is Du Changfeng willing to ask, stubbornly kneeling, "Please take back your life." ”

"Presumptuous!" The more he refused to ask for it, the more King Chu felt that something was wrong, "Why not?" Do you still want to ...... in your heart" Speaking of this, he stopped, there are many people talking, and it is not good for people to listen to it and spread it. He and Du Changfeng's reputation is nothing, but he is afraid that people who don't know the inside story will gossip about Bai Qianfan, after all, this is a world where men are inferior to women, and people are always used to putting the responsibility on women, so there are allusions such as red face and troubled water, and watery flowers.

In the end, the matter was settled, and it seemed a little unreasonable for a young general who had just made a military exploit to be punished for refusing to accept the reward.

Du Changfeng retreated after recovering his life, and the King of Chu looked at his distant back, but the doubts in his heart deepened.