When Liu Maolin, Fan Lin and other ministers of civil and military affairs in Suiyang walked into the imperial study, Wang Xiaolai stretched out his finger and shouted at everyone, pointed to the empress, stood up casually, and made a gesture to go out.

It's just that he moved, but found that the empress didn't know when, and grabbed her sleeve tightly, if she really wanted to move, I was afraid that the empress would wake up on the spot.

Helpless, Wang Xiaolai could only sit firmly in place.

Seeing this, Liu Maolin quietly walked up and asked Wang Xiaolai: "Wang Xiaolai, what happened, why did Your Majesty call us over early in the morning, didn't you go to court early today?" ”

Wang Xiaolai smiled bitterly and said, "When Your Majesty wakes up in a while, let her speak." ”

Seeing this, Liu Maolin had no other choice but to wait for the empress to wake up.

After about an hour, the empress slowly opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Water..."

Wang Xiaolai, who had been prepared for a long time, served the tea.

And the empress lay on Wang Xiaolai's shoulder and opened her mouth to drink water.

In this situation, the underground civil and military officers who watched it all opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths wide.

Liu Maolin hurriedly turned around, but his movements seemed to be slower, and the empress had already discovered Liu Maolin's movements: "Old Xiangguo, you are here." ”

The empress has seen it, and if she still pretends not to hear it, it is suspected of being a bully.

So, Liu Maolin laughed embarrassedly twice, and said to the empress: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here, I don't know what Your Majesty summoned me." ”

The empress pointed to the excerpt of the dragon book case in front of her, and Wang Xiao came to see it, a little puzzled.

The empress who was lying on Wang Xiaolai's shoulder said: "Let the old Xiangguo take a look at these." ”

"Then Your Majesty, you have to sit down first." Wang Xiaolai said.

"Well, don't worry, I'm seated."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaolai got up, but he heard a plop behind him, and when he looked back, the empress lay down directly.

Wang Xiaolai: "···"

turned back and hurriedly helped the empress up, Wang Xiaolai also said to Liu Maolin: "Old Xiangguo, you can take it yourself." ”

said so, but these people who have the courage of Wang Xiaolai.

That's a fold, it's not anything else, except for the Son of Heaven, who can take the initiative to watch it.

"Narcissus! Narcissus! ”

The empress shouted.

The voice fell, hitting the outside and walking in the daffodils.

The empress pointed to the dragon book case and said, "Let the old minister show them." ”

"Yes."

As he spoke, Narcissus stepped forward, picked up the folds, and returned to Liu Maolin and the others.

These people took it in their hands, and after looking at each other, they were all stunned, as if they had been struck by lightning.

Seeing this, the empress forced herself to sit upright.

It's just obvious that the empress's body is a little weak now, probably because she was worried about the relationship overnight, which caused her to suffer from the cold.

Naturally, Wang Xiaolai, who was very discerning, straightened the empress's body.

Sitting firmly, the empress put her hands on the dragon book case, glanced at everyone below, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, come to think of it, now everyone knows the current situation in Suiyang." ”

More than a dozen civil and military officers in the hall all looked up at the empress.

The empress coughed and covered her mouth with her hands: "The traitor Zhao Sui will take Zhuma Pass, and the next step is Tongguan, Aiqing, I can tell you that the current Sui Yang has really reached the time of stormy times, and you can put forward any high opinions." ”

As soon as the words fell, one person stepped out, it was Li Xian, the general of the imperial court guard, an old man around sixty or seventy years old, who had completely relied on his qualifications to get to this point.

The reason why he was able to appear in the imperial study with Liu Maolin was only because he was currently the highest military attache in Daxing City.

"Your Majesty, right now, Zhao Sui is advancing westward with the power of great victory, and our side is eager to be invincible. In the humble opinion of the last general, he could quickly send a letter to the eighth prince, ordering him to lead the thunder fire iron cavalry to the south, guard Tongguan, and revise the agreement with the grassland, cede land and make profits, so that he can withdraw his troops. Then mobilize 300,000 elites in the north to eliminate the traitor Zhao Sui. ”

Li Xian knelt on the ground and clasped his fists to meet him.

When he heard Li Xian's words, Wang Xiaolai felt unhappy, who is this old man? looks like a military attaché, how can you say it, there is no bit of masculinity of a soldier?

When I was wondering in my heart, many generals who came with me, such as captains, generals, etc., also stood on Li Xian's side, and even with them, many civil officials also agreed, feeling that what Li Xian said was reasonable.

Moreover, what they said was more reasonable than the other: "Your Majesty, the steppe, and the foreigners." Zhao Sui, a thief. If the thieves are not eliminated, how can they be swept away? The ministers felt that what General Li said was extremely true, our side could reconcile with the grassland and concentrate on dealing with Zhao Sui, otherwise, after Zhao Sui took Tongguan, it would be too late. ”

Liu Maolin, the old minister, kicked down the person who spoke, knelt down with excitement, and hugged his fists at the empress and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister begs to behead Li Xian and the others!" ”

Liu Maolin's words have fallen, and those who advocate reconciliation with the grassland just now were all taken aback, including Li Xian, who was even more annoyed and pointed at Liu Maolin: "Old Xiangguo, what do you mean by this." ”

Fan Lin also knelt down and supported Liu Maolin: "Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal and implored Your Majesty to behead General Li." ”

In terms of official position, Li Xian, the general of Wei, is a high-ranking official and nobleman from the first grade, far older than Fan Lin's second-grade Shangshu, so much so that Li Xian scolded Fan Lin angrily at that time: "The surname is Fan, what do you mean!" ”

He is polite to Liu Maolin, but it does not mean that he is also polite to Fan Lin, not to mention, you Fan Lin is still defected by the Qingzhou Party that has collapsed, how can you compare with me, a supporter of the empress.

Fan Lin snorted: "General Li, you are still General Wei, what did the Eighth Prince tell you when he left Beijing, have you forgotten?" Not only can you not solve your Majesty's worries, but you also come up with ideas, what to reconcile with the grassland, cede land and make profits, it is really a child's words, you are also an old soldier, don't you know the ambition of the steppe wolf? If the Eighth Prince is recalled, at that time, the threat he faces will not only be Zhao Sui, but more of a grassland that eats people and does not spit out bones. ”

Li Xian was furious: "What can you know as a scholar." Zhao Sui has approached Tongguan, away from Daxing City, but a stone's throw away, if he is allowed to take Tongguan, at that time, Daxing City will have no danger to defend, compared to the threat of Jingshi, a mere grassland, what is it. ”

"Compared with the trapped Jingshi, the grassland people are more threatening." Fan Lin competed against each other.

As soon as he shouted like this, those civil and military who supported Li Xian all stood up and quarreled with Fan Lin.

For a time, there was an uproar in the hall.

The empress only felt a headache when she heard this.

Wang Xiaotian saw it in his eyes, so he picked up the tea on the table and fed it to the empress, and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”

The empress waved her hand: "No, it's okay." ”

"Enough noise!"

The palace shouted loudly, and it was the old Xiangguo Liu Maolin who shouted.

When he shouted, everyone was frightened.

In the end, it is the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, Liu Maolin's majesty, there is still there.

This sound, everyone did not dare to speak.

Liu Maolin turned around and clasped his fists at the empress: "Your Majesty, what Li Xian said, you must not listen to it." ”

"Old Xiangguo, you."

Liu Maolin turned around and scolded: "Shut up, as General Wei, a pillar of the imperial court, at a critical moment, you don't think about sharing worries for the Lord at all, you only know how to plan indiscriminately, if you follow your approach, even if Sui Yang escapes Zhao Sui's rebellion, how can you recapture the lost northern corridor in the future?" At that time, the grassland people who sat on the northern corridor did not want to enter and retreat! It's confusing. ”

was scolded by Liu Maolin, Li Xian's face turned red for a while, and he had nothing to say.

The empress looked at Liu Maolin with satisfaction.

I saw Liu Maolin clasping his fists and said: "Your Majesty, although the current situation is unfavorable to us, the old minister dares to assert that victory still belongs to Your Majesty after all." ”

Li Xian snorted: "Old Xiangguo, you have said it, the Zhao Sui rebels have been displayed on the border line of Sizhou, and now, there are only 40,000 troops in the Beijing Division, plus the forces of the surrounding states and counties, and they are only 60,000 or 70,000, how can they be Zhao Sui's opponents?" ”

"What's more, the Qingzhou Party, which has always been good friends with Zhao Sui, won't it choose to join Zhao Sui's camp at this time? You know, Qingzhou is next to the edge of Sizhou. When Li Xian said this, his eyes couldn't stop looking at Fan Lin, and his words were said by Fan Lin.

After all, Fan Lin was also from the Qingzhou Party at the beginning.