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"Hmm, that means that now that the south is in a stalemate, Lin Guoxiong has no worries, isn't it even more possible to ignore the requirements of the empire?" Although he was talking about Lujiang, Situ Mingyue's tone didn't seem to hear any anger or displeasure. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After considering his words for a while, He Zhiqiu replied cautiously: "The envoy of the imperial diplomatic department has not yet returned, but Wei Chen estimates that Lin Guoxiong will still find all kinds of excuses to prevaricate and delay. ”

"Hmph, what solution is the military department going to come up with? Could it be that it will drag on like this?" Situ Mingyue frowned slightly, and asked with some displeasure.

"Your Majesty, this ;;;;;;" He Zhiqiu didn't know how to answer this question for a while, His Majesty the Emperor didn't know the situation inside the empire, and he was overstretched, so that he was powerless as a military minister. Longdong suffered heavy losses in the First World War, and the Taiping Sect's forces in Guanxi took the opportunity to raise their heads, directly threatening the neighboring Tianshui Mansion, and the people's hearts in the entire Heshuo area were fluctuating, and the rumors were loud and loud, and the grass and trees were all soldiers, which also affected the changes in the situation in Yanjing, and all kinds of rumors were rampant, and even some officials in the DPRK and China also changed their color when they heard about it, and became frightened birds; under such circumstances, the military department had to transfer two divisions and regiments from the Southern Military Region, which had eased the situation a little, to be stationed in Tianshui to prevent the formation of a chain reaction, and only then did it barely stabilize the people's hearts. However, if you want to forcibly enter Lujiang, it seems that you are unable to do it, you must know that Lin Guoxiong has deployed three elite divisions in Lujiang, and occupies the leading position, after such a long time, the situation in the entire Lujiang Prefecture has basically calmed down, and another war may not have a very good result.

Seeing the bitter face of his military minister, Situ Mingyue also felt sad, he couldn't imagine that as the emperor of the dignified empire, he was trapped by his subordinates, and he couldn't find a solution, this is not the sorrow of the entire empire.

Waving his hand in frustration, Situ Mingyue took a breath and calmed down before saying, "Okay, I don't want to talk about this matter now, please do it, He Aiqing, you can think about it." ”

"Wechen obeys, Your Majesty. He Zhiqiu also breathed a sigh of relief, if His Majesty insisted on recovering the Lujiang River, then the outbreak of the civil war in the empire would be inevitable, and the turmoil caused by it was difficult to say what kind of situation it would spread, at least it was not in line with the current interests of the empire, and as a master, he should clearly see this.

The imperial study suddenly fell silent, the Minister of War silently waited for His Majesty's inquiry, and Situ Mingyue seemed to be unable to find suitable words to provoke the topic for a while, and the atmosphere in the room was indescribably dull.

"He Aiqing, what's the matter with this guy Yusuf, why is he still struggling in Qinghe Mansion, didn't he give me a letter to solve the problem within three months? I not only handed over all the five city guard divisions to him, but also equipped him with two more reading divisions, why is there still no progress?" Finally found a suitable topic, Situ Mingyue was angry as soon as he thought of the unashamed city guard corps commander Yusufu, after the victory of Qinghe, he said that he would suppress the Taiping rebellion in Beiyuan and Yanyun counties within three months, but now half a year has passed, and the emperor [***] team is like falling into a swamp, trapped in Qinghe Mansion and can no longer take half a step, what is the reason?

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor asked about the war situation in the north, He Zhiqiu didn't think deeply, he and the staff officers of the military department had already thought and analyzed these questions, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this can't be completely blamed on Lord Yusev, but the situation has changed a lot compared to the beginning of the year. Now the situation of the Taiping army in the north has stabilized a lot, so almost most of their elite army has been assembled on the front line of Qinghe, according to intelligence, there are at least more than 100,000 troops stationed in the city of Qinghefu, and in the important positions on the left and right flanks of Qinghe Fucheng, there are nearly 80,000 troops stationed respectively, and their cavalry has basically taken shape after such a long time of training and training with the help of the Kaman and Pur people, constantly disturbing the supply lines of our front-line army, so that our supplies are also quite threatened, so ;;;;;; ”

Although the relationship with Yusuf has not been very harmonious, the other party is a confidant of His Majesty the Emperor, and he has never bought the account of his nominal boss, and he is not consistent with the other party in his views on the battle situation, but He Zhiqiu does not want to be unfair on this issue, and still argues for the other party according to his own views.

Shaking his hand impatiently, Situ Mingyue interrupted the Minister of War's words and said in a deep voice: "This is not a reason, at present, the five divisions of the City Guard Army plus the two Reading Divisions have already gathered seven divisions in Qinghe Mansion, I don't seem to have heard a decent battle report in the past few months, no matter whether I win or lose, will there not be a confrontation? The voice fell to the back with an eerie chill.

He Zhiqiu's heart was cold, His Majesty the Emperor has been unwell in the past six months, and his emotions have been unstable, and he often gets angry for some small things, and many officials in the DPRK and China have been deprived of their aristocratic status by the court because of some small mistakes that usually seem to be insignificant, and they have been sent to Heavenly Prison, and two days ago, an official of the General Administration of Finance was sent directly to Kamchatka with his family because of a mistake in the number of things he reported to His Majesty, and the Minister of Finance was also fined for one year。

"Your Majesty is angry, although Lord Yusuf has not made much progress in Qinghe, the expansion momentum of the Taiping Sect has been firmly suppressed by us, and their main elite has also been contained by us in Qinghe, as long as it takes time, we can recover Beiyuan and Yanyun. Even He Zhiqiu himself felt that these words were not convincing, and it was impossible to convince His Majesty, but for a moment and a half, he couldn't find a suitable reason to extricate the other party, to be honest, even he felt that Yusuf had been entangled in Qinghe Mansion for so long without a decent battle to explain.

"Hmph, do you have to wait until I close my eyes?" Situ Mingyue's face became more and more gloomy.

"Your Majesty!" He Zhiqiu was so shocked when he heard this that he fell to his knees on the ground, sweating profusely, and couldn't speak for a long time.

"That's it, that's it, He Aiqing, you have nothing to do with Qing, you get up. Situ Mingyue sighed helplessly and beckoned the other party to get up, but she looked so lonely.

After being silent for a while, Situ Mingyue said again: "He Aiqing, since Qinghe Mansion has contained the main army of the Northern Taiping Rebellion Party, why didn't the Northern Military Region take the opportunity to advance westward to recover Yanyun and Yunfu?"

It's coming, it's finally here, I can't hide, He Zhiqiu's heart twitched, this question is really difficult to answer, if you don't pay attention to it, you will be involved in a fire that may burn yourself and even the He clan to pieces, but Your Majesty asked in person, but how should you answer?

"Your Majesty, the Poole people are hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the northern border, and the Northern Military Region is also under tremendous pressure, and Weichen estimates that the Poole people will not last long, once they collect their troops, we can ;;;;;;" He Zhiqiu gritted his teeth and replied carefully, but in front of His Majesty the Emperor, who had been in danger for a long time, especially the sharp eyes that moved around his face like a spatula, and the fine cold sweat on his forehead revealed his mood.

"Hehe, He Aiqing, are you also sloppy in front of me?" Situ Mingyue's face changed suddenly, and he snorted lightly in his nose, "How capable can the Poole people be, I know very well, I can use the fourteen army divisions of the Northern Military Region to shrink there and not move half a step?" I heard that Zhao Chenghuai has always resisted and disobeyed the orders of the General Military Affairs Bureau, and he still eats bear heart and leopard gall with a few heads, and he dares to disobey my orders? Or is it because he has someone behind him to support him?"

The gloomy and sympathetic words suddenly hit like a storm, making the frightened He Zhiqiu's face suddenly turn a sickly pale, and the whole study was full of ups and downs, at this moment, the conceited Minister of War couldn't find a word in his mind to deal with it.

"This, this, ;;;;;;" He Zhiqiu only felt that his mouth was dry and bitter, this was the reason for excessive nervousness, he didn't know who actually reported such a confidential matter to His Majesty, although he didn't expect to be able to hide it from His Majesty, but he didn't think that it would be suddenly mentioned under such circumstances.

Kneeling on the ground again, he didn't dare to say a word, he could only kowtow to show his apology, He Zhiqiu knew that any words were superfluous at this time, His Majesty the Emperor had already seen everything, and his own explanation or cover-up was purely superfluous.

The sound of breathing in the imperial study could be heard, He Zhiqiu forcibly suppressed his anxiety and quietly raised his head, only to see that His Majesty the Emperor's expression was confused mixed with infinite pain, and there was no longer the slightest appearance of leading a huge empire.

"Evil obstacles, evil obstacles! What kind of evil did my Situ Mingyue create in his previous life, and he would give birth to such a few rebels!" I couldn't keep up with it in one breath, and a red tide suddenly surged on my pale face, and a violent cough immediately attracted several little eunuchs, "Get out, I didn't call you minions, you dare to trespass?!"

A few little eunuchs were frightened, and hurriedly hugged their heads and left, after a while, Situ Mingyue finally relieved herself, silently closed her eyes, and was in pain, as if asking herself and the embarrassed Minister of War: "Why? Do these rebels have to be angry to death before they can feel at ease?"

He Zhiqiu didn't dare to interject, so he could only listen hard.

"Aiqing, do you say that it is a mistake for me not to establish a prince?Otherwise, how could it cause so much turmoil?"

"Your Majesty, the matter of establishing a prince is a family matter of Your Majesty, and it should be decided by Your Majesty himself. With a tightness in his heart, He Zhiqiu's whole body trembled, and he quickly replied.

"Family affairs, doesn't Aiqing often warn me about the royal family's family affairs?" Situ Mingyue's mood seemed to calm down a lot, and she glanced at the other party and asked.