Inside the palace, early dynasty.

The emperor sat upright in the court, his face sinking like water, and there was a faint look of fatigue in his eyes, obviously he had not slept well for several nights.

The worship was over, and after the ministers got up, the emperor threw away the battle report sent by the guards.

"You all see."

After the ministers took turns to read the battle report, they all looked sad, some shook their heads, and some sighed again and again.

The city of Cold Sand was besieged, and the King of England and King Connaught were trapped in the city.

The emperor sat on the high throne, glanced at the ministers below, and said bluntly: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”

Several generals took the battle report and read it carefully, and at this time, a Wenchen came out of the team and said: "Beifan has been committed for many years, but it has not been broken repeatedly, so it is better to negotiate peace." ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, this matter must not be done, it is better to send elite soldiers and strong generals to recover the lost territory."

"His Royal Highness missed the opportunity to fight, and he should issue a decree to ask for the guilt......"

The corners of the emperor's mouth twitched a few times, and he slapped his palm on the armrest of the throne with a "snap", "I want you to come up with an idea!" It's not for you to ask for guilt! ”

The prince on the side hung his head, with a sick face, and anyone who saw it would dispel the idea of him leading the troops to the north.

He pretended to be sick for several days, and only last night did he secretly receive news from the palace that the emperor was going to go on an expedition this morning, so he rushed to show his face.

The emperor was furious, and the few ministers who had just come out were all silent, but the several generals on the side all frowned.

The prince coughed lightly a few times and bowed his hand: "Erchen thinks that there should be a battle, and this battle cannot be delayed!" ”

The emperor glanced at the prince's slightly scorched little face, and said coldly: "In your opinion, who should I send to fight?" ”

The prince turned his face sideways, his eyes swept over the ranks of military generals, in the court, most of the princelings were from civilian backgrounds, and although the prince among the military generals also tried to win him over, few of them were willing to serve him.

Even if they are on the side of the prince, most of them are generals below the third rank, and in this kind of battle, it is definitely not the turn of officials below the third rank to be the commander.

"Erchen thinks that it is better to invite the three generals Feng, Guang, and Lu to fight." These three people are members of the princelings, and they usually receive a lot of benefits secretly given by the prince, but when they heard the prince's name, they came out one after another and stood up.

The emperor swept the three of them coldly, and snorted disdainfully in his nose.

When someone saw these three generals coming out of the ranks, they immediately retorted: "These three generals used to serve in the south, and the climate in the north is not as good as in the south, which is inappropriate." ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to invite General Shan to fight, in the early years, he guarded the northern border city, and the battle was very successful."

"General Shan seems to be seventy-two years old this year...... I don't know who silently added.

The crown prince secretly gritted his teeth, but the three generals he recommended were indeed not in line with the emperor's wishes, but the others did not get into the emperor's eyes.

Above the court, all the ministers argued so red-faced, and the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore, and directly dropped the jade Ruyi on the bookcase, "Waste!" It's all rubbish! On weekdays, I see that you are all confident, but now that the battle is near, you can't even come up with an idea, I ask you again, who can fight? ”

All the generals pursed their lips and lowered their heads, not because they didn't want to come out, but because it was really not their turn.

Not to mention that the environment in the north is extremely bad, and the British king is trapped, if they can be rescued, it is good to say, if they can't be rescued, or if the British king has a good character, even if they return victorious in the end, I am afraid that they will also be charged with delaying the fighter plane and improper rescue.

Who made the King of England the prince, and now in the harem, his biological mother Concubine Li, is gaining favor, if something happens to the King of England, can Concubine Li spare them?

Don't underestimate these women in the harem, the power of the pillow wind should not be underestimated.

The ministers were blaming each other, when they heard the fierce sound of horses' hooves outside the silent hall.

All the people looked horrified, and they all turned their heads to look at the temple.

In the palace, above the court, on weekdays, it is impossible to say war horses, and even the sedan chair is categorically impossible to enter.

"Who dares to ride a horse here?" The guards outside the hall shouted.

With the neighing of a war horse, a war horse with a black and shiny body stopped outside the hall, and its iron hooves trampled on the white jade bricks on the ground, snorting incessantly.

A person jumped off the horse, wearing a soap-colored unicorn and a military attache uniform, pedaling towards his boots, abandoning his war horse and striding towards the palace.

The guard in front of the palace raised his halberd in his hand and crossed it in front of the man.

The prince stood behind the crowd, he could see it clearly, and his eyes faintly showed a fierce look.

The emperor frowned slightly, and said loudly: "Who is making noise outside the palace?" ”

The chief attendant ran out in a hurry, and ran back after a while, "Emperor Qi, it's the prince of Nanwang who has arrived." ”

Suddenly there was a noisy discussion in the hall.

The emperor frowned, "Quickly let Feng Aiqing come in and speak." ”

The chief chamberlain immediately raised his voice and said, "Please come to the prince of the south to meet you!" ”

When the guards outside heard this, they hurriedly withdrew the halberd blocking the way, and their eyes were slightly cold, and they walked past them with expressionless faces.

One of the leading guards lowered his head imperceptibly, and said in a low voice as the prince of Nanwang passed by: "Fang Cai is the responsibility of his subordinates, and please don't blame the general." ”

As if he hadn't heard, the wind and twilight passed in front of them without squinting.

It wasn't until he was far away that the guards quietly let out a sigh of relief.

The person standing next to the leading guard chief muttered, "The mighty general probably didn't hear you, right?" ”

Cold sweat faintly appeared on the chief of guard's face, "The general naturally heard it." ”

"Then ...... him"

"If he hadn't heard it just now, we would have all been lying on the ground." The head of the guard glanced at the war horse that the prince of Nanwang had ridden just now, and there were some words he didn't dare to say.

The general who dared to ride a horse in the palace and kill a few palace guards with his own hands was nothing to him.

Feng Duhan entered the main hall, his face was calm, and he bowed down in his official robe: "Weichen has seen the emperor." ”

The emperor moved his body on the throne, and his expression softened a little, "Feng Aiqing, please get up quickly." ”

Feng Duhan got up and arched his hand and said: "Weichen is late to the court today, so he rode his war horse in a hurry, and I hope that the emperor will forgive his sins." ”

When everyone in the court heard this, they were so shocked that their eyes almost fell to the ground.

Obviously, it was too late to come in early, and he dared to come in so grandly.

In front of the emperor, not to mention riding a war horse into the palace, even this attitude of admitting mistakes makes people extremely suspicious of his sincerity.

The prince stood there with an even more ugly face, clenching his back molars tightly, and he couldn't swallow the wind and twilight cold immediately to relieve the hatred in his heart.

There was not the slightest hint of displeasure on the emperor's face, although he also saw the war horse standing outside the hall.

But now it is the time to employ people, Feng Duhan is an extremely difficult master to appease on weekdays, he is going to turn his face, but he is afraid that the war situation in the north will be lost, not to mention losing the city, but also to catch one of his princes.

"Feng Aiqing came just in time, I came to ask you, who can respond to this northern war?"