On the Taiji Hall of Zhongcheng Palace, the guards who had been waiting here for a long time brought Qin Yue, who was trembling and a little apprehensive in his heart, into the Taiji Palace, Qin Yue stared at the civil and military ministers who appeared here around him, and found that it seemed that what was being held here was just a fairly ordinary civil official discussion, and there were two of the most critical figures in it, Qin Yue keenly saw that the civil officials sitting on both sides were actually Prime Minister Ren Qing and Deputy Prime Minister Zeng Xi, these two can be said to be the two civil officials with the highest status in the court, and today they are sitting together in this Taiji Hall to discuss matters, which also shows from another aspect that the matter discussed today will inevitably not be a trivial matter, and it is likely to be the most important thing in the entire court at the moment.

Although Qin Yue holds most of the military power, the two civil officials in front of him, whether it is Ren Qing, the highly respected and famous prime minister, or the upstart of the court, the henchmen of the eldest princess Rong Le and Zeng Xi, the deputy prime minister who has been promoted to this high position, are not something he can afford to provoke. Besides, he does have something he can't explain, and he doesn't have any confidence in the face of these two prime ministers.

"Weichen Qin Yue, I have seen the queen's mother, the prime minister, and the deputy prime minister. Of course, Qin Yue was born in a noble and famous family after all, even if he was uneasy in his heart, his expression and movements would not be unconfident, he still looked so calm, he bowed and bowed his hands.

The eldest princess Rong Le smiled lightly, although she was already a mother of two children, her appearance and figure were as if she were young, and there was almost no trace of time on her face. She is still a veritable first beauty in the country, and no one can surpass her. This shallow eyebrow smile is elegant and calm, with a natural affinity. "General Qin is exempt, and the palace is discussing with the two prime ministers about the security of the city and the pacification of the people. Now I called the general mainly to ask about the situation outside, whether the enemy army has already attacked?"

Qin Yue was slightly stunned, and then reacted again, the queen mother's biological daughter Princess Liuli Bu Yuehan was also in this enemy army that was about to come to Zhongcheng, although the Holy Emperor had already made a will, no matter what Princess Liuli Bu Yuehan did, no one else would be allowed to convict without authorization. The queen asked so ambiguously in order to avoid embarrassment.

On the contrary, listening to the unhurried tone of the queen mother, she didn't seem to scold herself for negligence and causing the enemy army to approach Zhongcheng, but this gentle tone made Qin Yue's heart even more nervous. He hurriedly explained: "Please rest assured, the current defenders in Zhongcheng have reached more than 43,000 people, and the enemy army is only 50,000 people.

As soon as Qin Yue's words fell, Zeng Xi, the deputy prime minister who was sitting on the right side of Princess Rongle Bu Lian, sneered slightly and said, "I'm afraid, if it weren't for General Qin's careful arrangement, it would be impossible for the enemy army to come to Zhongcheng City." ”

As soon as these words came out, he was poking at the most fragile side of Qin Yue's heart, and Qin Yue's complexion immediately changed when he heard this, and he turned sideways and asked loudly: "Lord Zeng must have a basis for speaking, don't wronged Weichen for no reason, especially in front of Niangniang!"

"I'm afraid General Qin doesn't know about it himself, so it's not just a dereliction of duty, it may be a negative response. Don't you know that the most unbearable thing for Your Majesty is a person who behaves negatively?" Although Zeng Xi is young, he has a deep family education and is familiar with officialdom since he was a child, he knows that although it is a little inappropriate to speak like this at this time, if it is handled well, it is very likely that he will directly take back the military power in Qin Yue's hands, which is a favorable transaction with more gains than risks.

Qin Yue was secretly annoyed in his heart, he hated Zeng Xi for not giving himself face to expose his scars, but he didn't dare to attack easily, the person sitting in front of him was not only the queen mother who was respected by all the soldiers and civilians, but also the actual ruler of the Tiger Fu Guoxi entrusted by the Holy Emperor before leaving. Once the eldest princess Rong Le decides that she is not doing things properly and is not suitable to continue to hold military power, I am afraid that she will not be able to eat and walk around, presumably the reason why the deputy prime minister Zeng Xi dares to be so aggressive may be that he has the idea of the queen mother, which is quite unfavorable for him.

But now the eyes of the eldest princess Rong Le were staring at her, as if she was waiting for her to give a reasonable explanation, which was another question that he could not but answer. After thinking about it again and again, Qin Yue said slowly: "Niangniang, this matter is indeed Weichen's negligence, but the fundamental reason is that the number of garrisons in Lingcheng and Shengcheng is too small, and we really didn't expect to leave the country at the beginning and dare to go south like this, but Weichen dares to use Xiang Shang's head to guarantee that he will never let the enemy army step into my loyal city half a step!"

Zeng Xin just wanted to refute it, but Princess Rong Le Bu Lian gently waved her hand to stop what Zeng Xi wanted to say, and she said: "General Qin Yue has a heart, I will naturally respect the general's wishes and ideas, but what this prime minister said also has some truth, General Qin is indeed too busy with multiple positions, so let's do it, the affairs outside the city and defending the city are still handled by General Qin Yue." As for trivial matters such as security prevention and security in the city, let Hui'er handle it. I wonder what the general thinks?"

Qin Yue's mind changed rapidly, this arrangement was not a loss for him, most of the things in the city were not in his hands, he just sent troops to maintain and inspect. Besides, he also knew who this Hui'er in the mouth of Princess Rong Le was, it was Su Hui, the commander of the Xuanyi Women's Army, the leader of the Women's Army was quite young, but only twenty-five or sixteen years old, but he was experienced and courageous in martial arts, and he was really a heroine among women. This Su Hui has a good relationship with him, and besides, this kind of loss in this situation is completely acceptable, if he continues to deny and refuse, I'm afraid this matter will not end so easily.

Thinking of this, Qin Yue hurriedly nodded in agreement and said, "Niangniang's arrangement is quite appropriate, and Weichen is naturally obedient." ”

An indescribable shallow smile flashed across the corner of Princess Rongle's mouth, which was also a subtlety that no one else noticed. "In that case, then the general will go back to deploy the city defense first, and I will explain other things to Su Hui, hoping that she can share the general's worries. “

The rope twisted in Qin Yue's heart suddenly seemed to be untied, and he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Weichen Qin Yue, Xie Niangniang Longen!"

Gazing at Qin Yue's steps to leave the Taiji Hall gradually disappeared, and Ren Qing, the prime minister who had been silent, seemed to be an outsider, and then said slowly: "Niangniang, Weichen thinks that Niangniang's plan is very wonderful. While brushing his long white beard, he spoke calmly and freely.

"Oh, what does Lord Ren think, what's so good?" Princess Rong Le Bu Lian still smiled lightly, and turned her head to stare at the prime minister Ren Qing who was sitting under her left hand. To tell the truth, this Ren Qing is not her confidant, unlike Zeng Xi, it can be said that she was single-handed, loyal to her, and young and energetic. And this Ren Qing is different, he is more than a year old, immersed in the court for more than 20 years, whether it is official experience or the way of dealing with the world, he is extremely sophisticated and tactful, Guangwu Jun and the Holy Emperor He is in a high position, and these two monarchs are quite dependent on and trust him, and Princess Rongle is naturally no exception.

Ren Qing said slowly: "Niangniang's move, first, can motivate Qin Yue, so that he will no longer neglect his duties and lead to more serious consequences; second, this order is issued, which is tantamount to appeasing the hearts of the people in the city, stabilizing the hearts of the army and the people, and encouraging the army and the people to fight the enemy together; Niangniang's move is tantamount to sounding the alarm for Qin Yue and the soldiers guarding the city, asking them to weigh the severity. ”

The eldest princess Rong Le smiled, "It is worthy of being the most relied on prime minister of our dynasty, and this kind of analysis is extremely thorough, which can be said to coincide with what this palace thinks." In this way, Lord Ren will take full charge of everything in the city, I will let Su Hui assist the lord, and Lord Zeng will first go and gather the courtiers, and I will hold a special court meeting, so that all the officials in the city will participate, and the palace has something important to announce!"

Ren Qing and Zeng Xi got up together and bowed their hands and said, "Weichen obeys the order!"

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In the evening of the next day, outside the city of Zhongcheng, the coalition army of 50,000 people who left the country and the forces of the white-clothed celestial maidens had successfully arrived, and under the supervision of Kong Hongdi, this army had already rushed from Shengcheng to the outside of Zhongcheng in less than ten days, and the army began to camp in order to rest temporarily and wait for orders for further action.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, which was the first to be built, Kong Hong was concentrating on analyzing the situation in front of the sand table in full uniform, and she sent dozens of scout teams to the vicinity of Zhongcheng to find and explore the surrounding situation while setting up camp, and it was necessary to be foolproof in terms of reconnaissance. At this time, she had not yet received a return from the scouts, and the lack of information temporarily affected her judgment of the situation.

The tent curtain was lifted, and Bu Yuehan's figure appeared in front of Kong Hong, she was wearing a crimson armor, and the fiery red tasseled helmet highlighted a heroic posture, but this is just that it looks more happy on the outside, in fact, Bu Yuehan has not really been on the battlefield, unlike Kong Hong, although he is young, he already has more sufficient combat experience, and Kong Hong's most prominent advantage is that she dares to make decisions, and she is quite bold in doing things, no matter what she will do with her strong will, she can complete it. This alone is ashamed of herself, she doesn't have such courage and means, of course, this is also because she hasn't really practiced it, and it can't be directly said that she doesn't have the means and strong will to do so.

At this time, Bu Yuehan suddenly came to look for Kong Hong, the main purpose was to discuss the details of the attack on Zhongcheng with Kong Hong, she knew that Kong Hong had previously written a letter to her mother, Princess Rongle, with the help of her, hoping to get her help. Now Bu Yuehan has secretly received a reply from her mother, but she doesn't plan to tell Kong Hong about it, after all, she can't treat each other completely with sincerity, and basic caution and caution are still necessary.