Chapter 177: Emergency

"Great Khan, the tribes have assembled and are ready to attack the border cities of Daliang to the south at any time." A Turkic warrior dressed in a robe, with his right hand over his collar and leather boots on his feet, reported to the Great Khan.

The man known as the Great Khan looked at the long line and said in a deep voice: "Now that you have gathered, let's go!"

The Turkic invasion of the south was unusually large, and the tribes usually lived on water and grass, far less than the solid rule of the Great Liang Emperor in the south.

But this year's year is not good, the grassland has suffered from the "white plague" that has not appeared for decades, the white and thick snow covers the pasture on the grassland, the livestock starved to death in large numbers, even the most experienced old herdsmen on the grassland are also pessimistic and desperate, this time the white disaster came fiercely and fiercely, and when the white plague passed, some people wanted to look to see if they could find the surviving livestock, but they went far away, and saw a group of sheep close together from a distance, as if they were keeping warm, but when they went closer, they were all frozen to death by a group of sheep leaning together.

The livestock that can survive are either injured or fat, although the nobles with many livestock have suffered great losses, they can also live hard, but there are not a few livestock, but they are not going to starve to death, seeing that they don't prepare something, this grassland may not be able to starve to death in the coming year.

"Bastard!" Before the military department could react, the emperor picked up the fold and smashed it on his head and face, although Lord Li was a second-class member outside, but now he didn't dare to gasp, trembling and kneeling on the ground, letting a bunch of folds fall on himself, none of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty dared to speak for Li Shangshu, for fear of being implicated by the emperor's anger, thinking that although the court was big, the black pressure was overwhelming, but it was very quiet, and only the sound of Li Shangshu being smashed could be heard.

The emperor's face is full of anger, his chest rises and falls, he has been sitting on the throne for many years, and naturally he has encountered the invasion and harassment of the Turks in the north, but he has been peaceful for many years, the Liang has risen to peace in all seas, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national strength is thriving, in the eyes of the surrounding countries, the Liang is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, this Turkic attack is undoubtedly a slapped in the face of the Great Liang, those small people dare to violate the border of the Celestial Empire, the emperor received a fold the day before yesterday, knowing the Turkic invasion, he was shocked and angry, and today the Dynasty saw Li Shangshu and smashed it.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to report." The military department Shangshu didn't expect that he would be noticed by the emperor before he reported it, but the matter at the border gate was really urgent, and although Li Shangshu was still afraid that Tianyan would be angry, he still had to report it.

The emperor glanced at Li Shangshu angrily, this Li Shangshu is really not a talented person, but he has very high qualifications, so he can sit in the position of the secretary of the military department.

"Your Majesty, the Turks have suffered a white plague that has not been encountered for decades, and they have been seriously damaged, so the team that invaded our dynasty this time is very large, and the border passes are not very sufficient, and the soldiers are struggling to resist, see it, see it...... it" Li Shangshu swallowed.

The emperor was even more angry, and some regretted that he smashed Li Shangshu with a bunch of folds early, but there was nothing to throw out at hand at the moment, the emperor saw Li Shangshu bowing his head and didn't dare to say another word, and the ministers in the court were silent, and suddenly felt a little out of breath.

The last time the Turks suffered a serious white plague was when he had not yet ascended the throne as emperor and was a prince. Turkic invasion, the whole country was shocked, the border pass increased 300,000 troops, only to knock the Turkic department out of the pass, even so, the Liang also paid a great price, the border pass cities, were looted by the Turks, the border pass people do not survive, the men were directly killed, the women were looted as slaves, the neighboring people have fled, many refugees even poured into the capital. The money in the treasury was spent like water, and the treasury, which had finally been abundant after more than ten years of operation, was empty. The soldiers fought bloodily, several famous veterans died in battle, and the generals who could survive the war were as old as him, and the emperor sighed, this time the Turks were menacing.

The emperor was thinking about whether there were any available talents to guard the frontier and whether the treasury was sufficient, and he was worried and angry.

"Your Majesty, Weichen hasn't finished reporting yet, and General Zhao sent a battle report the night before, and the border army has insufficient money and materials, and I am afraid that I will not be able to persist in fighting for a long time." Li Shangshu stepped back slightly, and reported sadly.

"Rubbish, a bunch of rubbish!" The emperor's anger was monstrous, the majesty of the heavenly family was fully displayed, and the loud voice spread throughout the entire inner hall.

How could he not know that there were some generals in this court colluding with outsiders, filling their pockets, and they didn't know how much money they had, because they were trustworthy people below, and the family in-laws below were intertwined, and he was not good at directly dealing with high-level ministers, so he could only take advantage of some opportunities to knock and knock them, and there was nothing in normal times, but he knew that the matter at the border was so urgent, and he still couldn't change the ugly appearance, it seemed that it was time to get rid of some big heads.

"Something to start, nothing to retreat." The emperor planned to go back and plan slowly, but when Li Shangshu left the palace, his legs were still weak. Although he doesn't have any great skills, he is also accustomed to looking at colors in the court, and he knows the emperor's temperament, and the emperor is not a person who gently puts it down, and he may not know what will happen in the future.

The emperor sat firmly in the palace and looked at the recent border passes, the matter is big, all kinds of war reports, requests for the dispatch of materials spread in like snowflakes, although the emperor has ascended the throne and has been in charge of the government for many years, he is still frowning, and his heart is depressed.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest battle report from the border pass, please submit it to Your Majesty." The little eunuch holding the war report consciously retreated, which one of the people who can stay in this palace is not a human spirit, the little eunuch saw the panicked expression of the official who presented the fold, and knew that this matter was absolutely urgent, so he stepped back with a very eye-catching look, and accompanied the king like a tiger, serving in front of the emperor was really a beautiful and fatal errand.

The emperor let out a long sigh before picking up the latest battle report again, he had not dealt with government affairs until late at night for a long time.

Just by glancing, the emperor waved angrily and swept the battle report on the ground, and the slaves and maids who were waiting immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair carved with intricate dragon patterns, his eyebrows and eyes were full of fierceness, and his heart was rushing up one by one.

Where did the barbarians in the north have the courage to be so arrogant, and they actually asked the court to cede several important and rich cities at the border before they were willing to withdraw their troops and go back to their grasslands.

The emperor is angry and bloody, and cedes the city? This is something that can only be done by the faint king of a weak country, if he really cedes it, won't he be scolded by his children and grandchildren, and he is extremely arrogant, and he really has no one to do?

The emperor was extremely angry, this was really humiliating him, and he was angry for a while, and fell softly on the dragon chair.

Only a handful of servants beside the emperor exclaimed.