"Your Majesty, there is no news from the clan brother, a total of seventeen counties along the coast of Dongyang and Haizhou have all fallen, let..." Xiao Han's heartbroken report was also an inquiry.

Xiao Yu's expression changed, he never expected the East China Sea to be so ferocious, but in the rest of the month, the entire coastline almost collapsed, and even the best sailor generals in Daning were missing, he now gathered the sailors and soldiers from all over the country to stand by in the river, and he was originally going to set off in the next few days, but the people from Yu Shengtang in Yujun suddenly came with Meng Yan's message, which made him a little shaken, regardless of the grievances with Meng Yan, he also had to think about it with Meng Yan's military literacy.

"Xiao Han, you go and inform Xiao Zhan to return to Beijing immediately!"

"Your Majesty, are you planning to let the King of Guangchang lead the water division?" Xiao Han was reluctant to question the emperor's order at this time, but if the king of Guangchang was allowed to lead the rest of the sailors to fight against the people of the East China Sea, I am afraid that it would be more than lucky, because in Xiao Han's heart, Xiao Zhan had long lost the heart to lead the army, and Xiao Zhan's courage was gone after Yunmeng was captured in the first battle.

Xiao Yu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Zhan is not suitable to command the water division, I plan to let him replace Changsun Ji, the Changsun clan has been in Jiangdong for many years, and although he is not as good as the Dongyang Zhong clan in water warfare, it is not too much." ”

Xiao Han's heart is a little settled, Changsun Ji is indeed the best choice now, but in Xiao Han's heart, he hopes that the one hidden in the deep palace under the pseudonym can perform, although that person is not suitable to be in charge of the Chinese army, but if it is her staff officer, the water division may still be able to live, after struggling for a long time, Xiao Han still did not mention that one.

After Xiao Han left, Xiao Yu's temples jumped suddenly, and a bad premonition rose from the bottom of his heart, he rubbed his head irritably, picked up Meng Yan's message that was copied in front of the bookcase, and fought together?

Xiao Yu looked at the coastline in front of the geographical map, the coastline of the Central Plains from Liaodong to Chenjing, a half-arc, Ning and Xuan are basically equally divided, but the closest to the East China Sea is their own side, and the joint operation must open the border to let Daxuan enter.

On the afternoon of the tenth day when the eldest grandson Ji took over the helm of the water division, Duanmuyang and Chu Cheng were summoned into the palace by Xiao Yu.

"Your Majesty, pay attention to the dragon body, you must not fall!" Duanmu Yang said eagerly with concern, and then looked at Chu Cheng, and at this moment he understood why Chu Cheng was so concerned about the East China Sea that day.

What happened Chu Cheng was calm, and everyone's attitude towards the East China Sea that day was too contemptuous to lead to this defeat, but what he didn't expect was that Xiao Ze would be missing, if Xiao Ze was still fighting today, maybe it wouldn't be so erosive.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the imperial court should issue an edict to recruit troops in Dongyang and Jiangdong, nearly half of the population of these two places rely on the sea for food all year round, and the water is good, most of them have had dealings with pirates, as long as they have a little training, they can go into battle immediately." Chu Cheng believes that too much nonsense is not as good as useful countermeasures.

"Prime Minister, I have already ordered the conscription of fishermen from the two places in the morning, and now what we lack is not soldiers but generals, and the most important thing is the grassroots generals, they are the key to the battle, and I summoned the two Aiqing over to discuss this matter." Xiao Yu didn't care about Chu Cheng's attitude, he had long expected Chu Chenghui to have such an attitude.

Chu Cheng and Duanmuyang looked at each other and fell into thought, they are all people who participate in major national policies, and such personnel deployment has never been in the scope of their thinking, but what His Majesty said is reasonable, the command of the generals is the key, but the officers and soldiers of the grassroots naval division are the key to the front-line operation.

"Your Majesty, now that the rest of my navy divisions are gathered in the river, I think I can send veteran sergeants to the front line to temporarily stabilize the situation, and then send some generals to Dongyang for training." Duanmuyang said his own solution, although he felt that this method might not be effective in the short term.

After hearing this, Chu Cheng immediately objected: "It may not be possible to achieve much results by temporarily training troops on the battlefield now, it is better to send all the officers and soldiers of the veteran sailors to the front line to repel the East China Sea people, and then block the coastline and temporarily abandon the coast." ”

"No! Half of our dynasty's taxes have to rely on maritime trade, once the country is closed, not to mention the decline of our dynasty's strength, the people's lives, the prestige of the government and even the imperial court will be greatly reduced, what do we think we should do at that time? ! Duanmuyang was angry, Chu Cheng's method could only resist for a while, but governing the country could not just look at the present.

Chu Cheng looked embarrassed, and then said with a wry smile to Xiao Yu: "The minister is stupid, but he can't think of a better way to solve the problem." ”

Chu Cheng has no intention of clashing with Duanmu Yang, and it is indeed not a good strategy to close the customs and lock the country, but will the people of the East China Sea give them time? Donghai has been operating in the Central Plains, especially in Youdu, for many years, they must be well prepared for this launch, he thought that if Ning and Xuan joined forces, there might be a chance to fight, but His Majesty's attitude of recalling Xiao Zhan made Chu Cheng see very clearly, and it was almost impossible to unite with Daxuan.

"Two Aiqing, you are both dedicated to the country, the strength of the East China Sea Division is unexpected, someone advised me to move the capital as soon as possible, what do you think?"

The two of them looked shocked, and then they both frowned, moving the capital? What is this going on, why is the capital moving? Who gave His Majesty such advice.

"Don't think too much about it, you come with me." Xiao Yu sighed and beckoned them to follow him to the inner study.

Chu Cheng and Duanmu Yang had a lawsuit in their heads, and the doubts in their hearts were even heavier, and after entering the inner study, Muyang was the first to see the people inside, and instantly dispelled his doubts, because Zhong Roulan in the inner study was studying the geographical map, but now she should be called Queen Cong, she is a water expert, it seems that she has unique insights.

Chu Cheng is not clear about Queen Cong's past, he has not seen Zhong Roulan, only knows that she is from the Dongyang family, but he always feels that this Queen Cong is not simple, her bearing is not like a woman, but there is some imperial feeling, Chu Cheng has always avoided this kind of person, of course, he has no intention of asking about the family affairs of the royal family, so he has never delved into the life experience of this Queen Cong.

"Queen, come and talk to them." Xiao Yu sat slumped in his chair, looking very tired, indeed, the war was not going well, Xiao Ze was missing, and what was about to happen, all of this made him feel powerless.

Zhong Roulan raised her eyes and glanced at Duanmuyang and Chu Cheng, and then said: "Your Majesty, the purpose of the people of the East China Sea is to go deep into the Central Plains, they will go up the river within three months, Jinling is their purpose, we must move the capital as soon as possible." ”

"Uh, dare to ask Niangniang, do you think our soldiers and horses are vulnerable?" Duanmuyang was unhappy, he felt that Zhong Roulan's judgment was a bit unfounded, the combat power of the Ning army was strong, and it was a bit nonsense to break through the layers of obstacles and hit Jinling within three months.

"Hmph, ignorance! The dignified prime minister will only intrigue and intrigue at all, completely ignorant of the horror of war, waste! Zhong Roulan responded unceremoniously.

Duanmuyang's face turned the color of pig's liver, but he didn't dare to fight back, he Duanmuyang was really not a good hand in military affairs, and he couldn't make fire, so he could only turn around and look away.

Seeing that Chu Cheng was about to speak, Zhong Roulan probably wanted to refute, but she wouldn't give Chu Cheng this chance, so she only heard Zhong Roulan say: "Closing the country is equivalent to taking people's lives!" I don't know how you became this prime minister! Forget it when you're dead! ”

Even if Chu Cheng is well cultivated, it is difficult to hold on his face when he is evaluated like this, after all, Xiao Yu has to stand up, only to hear Xiao Yu say: "Queen, the two of them are important ministers of the state, you should respect it and tell me your opinion." ”

Zhong Roulan pursed her lips, and then pointed to the geographical map and said: "The Donghai people slaughtered the people of the Central Plains after occupying the coastal county seat, and many people took the opportunity to move closer to Jinling, the Donghai people are different from the Beimu people, and their appearance is no different from the people of the Central Plains, they will definitely follow the displaced people into the hinterland of my Central Plains, and the Youzhou area has contained a lot of soldiers and horses of our dynasty, although the eldest grandson Ji is good at water warfare, but he is not good at people's hearts, and defeat is inevitable, so his expedition this time is just to buy time for us to move the capital, you understand?" ”

Chu Cheng pondered and asked, "Do you think that our soldiers and horses will not be able to resist those little ones?" Niangniang is not a minister, and please make it clear, moving the capital is not a trivial matter. ”

"Hmph, even if you are smart, the combat power of my dynasty is indeed not weak, but the East China Sea people have been operating in the Central Plains for not a day or two, you look at this." With that, he threw a piece of paper on the table.

Chu Cheng looked shocked, Duanmuyang saw Chu Cheng's expression and grabbed it suspiciously, and shouted: "Tongzhou Taishou is actually from the East China Sea!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is wrong, and it is imperative to move the capital!" Chu Cheng bowed heavily, this gift was for Xiao Yu and Zhong Roulan.

"So today I summoned two Aiqing to do a good job of moving the capital, and I decided to temporarily make Luzhou the accompanying capital, and Yu Qingwu and Xiao Zhan will meet you in Luzhou." Xiao Yu said slowly, his voice full of sadness.

"Then Your Majesty, you won't go to Luzhou?" Duanmuyang heard a different kind of voice.

"I want to go to Youdu first and then go to Xijing, I want to listen to their thoughts, Meng Yan is in Changsha now, with Meng Yan's treacherous thoughts, maybe they will take the opportunity to seize the opportunity, Luochen City is still in Meng Yan's hands, the situation of the war ahead cannot be delayed, in addition to the one given to me, I also have to give one to the queen, and the two of you must supervise the conscription of the two places as soon as possible, and the conscription must be completed within three months!"

Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then said in a persuasive tone: "Your Majesty, Emperor Daxuan is still a person who keeps his promises, does Your Majesty consider joining forces with Daxuan to repel the enemy from the East China Sea?" ”

Xiao Yu wanted to have a seizure, but when he heard that Chu Cheng spoke out, he still endured it, Chu Cheng was not only one of the prime ministers of Daning, but also his influence in the Youji army was not weak, so he endured his anger and said: "Chu Xiang, I finally have half of the country, are you planning to let me give it up?!" "It's not heavy, but it's threatening.

Chu Cheng froze, he didn't expect His Majesty's opinion of Meng Yan to be like this, in his heart, the recent Daokou agreement had reached a balance between the two sides, who would have thought that His Majesty would be so guarded.

Duanmuyang glanced at the emperor and his wife, and quickly pulled Chu Cheng out, and only opened his mouth to speak when he left the palace, "Brother Chu, Daxuan Mengyan has always been a thorn in His Majesty's heart, and the Daokou agreement is just the result of a compromise between the two sides. ”

"But how can private emotions interfere with the affairs of the family and the country, and gamble on the life and death of the Central Plains, this is too child's play." Chu Cheng still insisted on his own opinion.

"You're confused! They have always been a major matter of the family and the country before, the old man has followed His Majesty for many years, since they opened the mansion alone, there is no more private relationship to talk about, Daxuan has become stronger and stronger over the years, and there can be today's scene in the barren land in the southwest How can Your Majesty not worry, maritime affairs is the source of wealth for my dynasty, if you let Daxuan intervene, what do you think? There is also His Majesty's visit to Xijing is estimated to be for the affairs of the Western Regions, and the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions do not have a good view of Daxuan, and His Majesty is afraid that he wants to appease the Western Regions and use it for my use, completely cutting off Daxuan's business routes. ”

Chu Cheng was about to defend himself, but he saw a wild horse galloping in the direction of the political hall, holding a red letterhead in his hand, which is something that can only happen after a big defeat.