Because of the emergency military situation, the local assassin who had arrived in Yuncheng entered the palace and participated in politics with the generals.

After a night of carnival, the assassins and officials from all over the country who had only fallen asleep at dawn were woken up, and they entered the palace with Gou Xi with sleepy eyes.

Except for Gou Xi who took an emergency bath and dressed himself, the rest of the people were still wearing last night's clothes, and their bodies were full of the smell of alcohol, which stained the already small hall with a smell of wine.

Zhao Zhongyu frowned unhappily, because Zhao Hanzhang was here, he asked Gou Xi unceremoniously, "General, the Huns went south, even under the five cities, haven't you received any news about this matter?" ”

Because of the hangover, Gou Xi's temples twitched, and he pursed his lips and said: "They acted strictly, and they suddenly sent troops, and I never received news." But ......"

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Hanzhang, "The Huns must pass through Jizhou when they go south, and now the southern part of Jizhou is under the control of Zu Li, isn't Zhao Tingshi good friends with Zu Li?" Don't you know? ”

Zhao Hanzhang said expressionlessly: "General, Zu Ti only occupies ten counties such as Quzhou, Jizhou is so vast, it is easy to bypass his sphere of influence, and besides, this is Yanzhou, if my post soldiers can be unimpeded in Yanzhou, the general should be panicked, right?" ”

Zhao Zhongyu: "The general changed the topic, you don't know that the Huns are going south, so your subordinates will defect to Liu Cong, don't you even know?" ”

His face turned red with anger, and he said angrily: "They can quietly approach Yuncheng, precisely because your subordinates opened the door to meet the enemy, and they took five cities without a single soldier!" ”

Soon, worse news came, the Xiongnu had already conquered eight cities in a row, less than a hundred miles away from Yuncheng, as long as they captured two more county towns, they could be in the city.

Gou Xi's face was ugly, and the court was full of buzzing discussions, most of them were questioning Gou Xi, and a small number of people were asking what to do.

Zhao Hanzhang finally spoke: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to be held accountable, and we should make a decision as soon as possible." ”

The emperor immediately nodded and said, "Yes, it is important to resist the enemy, and other things will be talked about after repelling the enemy." ”

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Gou Xi, "How many soldiers and horses can the general transfer now?" ”

Gou Xi's face turned pale and said, "One hundred and fifty thousand!" ”

"But the Hun army has 200,000!"

"Shile also divided his troops to Yuzhou and Sizhou, I don't know how many soldiers and horses?"

"The Huns are attacking the south with the strength of the whole country, is it to prevent Your Majesty from sacrificing to the sky on the summer solstice?"

Otherwise, the timing is too coincidental, right?

So an official proposed, "Your Majesty should continue to worship the heavens, and with the help of heaven, you can destroy the Huns in one fell swoop!" ”

"No, Your Majesty, at this time, the Huns are going south, it can be seen that the matter of sacrificing to heaven is against the way of heaven, and it should be canceled immediately, and it is necessary to issue an edict."

"Fart, we have been preparing for the sacrifice for half a year, and the cost is huge, so we won't sacrifice because of the Huns' attack? Your Majesty, we have come all the way to the capital to sacrifice our geniuses, and you can't be untrustworthy! ”

The emperor once said that after the sacrifice to the heavens, the heroes will be divided and the official positions and titles will be re-canonized, otherwise how could officials from all over the world risk bandits all the way to Yuncheng?

"At this time, the arrangement of resisting the Xiongnu should be discussed first, and the matter of sacrificing to the sky can be discussed later."

There was a buzz and noise in the court, saying everything, it was more chaotic than the vegetable market in the morning, and Zhao Hanzhang heard it loud.

When she went to see Gou Xi, she saw that Gou Xi was lowering her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and she didn't say a word.

Zhao Hanzhang endured it, but he couldn't hold back in the end, and slapped the table heavily, and the low table in front of her was cracked by her, and the tea cups on the table fell to the ground, and the ministers slowly quieted down.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced around sharply, pursed his lips and said: "With the current speed of the Xiongnu attacking the city, it is possible to hit the capital tomorrow. ”

She didn't ask them what to do, and looked directly at Gou Xi, who was sitting opposite her, "General, how do you want to fight this battle?" ”

Gou Xi already had a plan in his heart, and said: "Let Gou Chun order 20,000 soldiers and horses from Yuncheng to Dunqiu to block the Huns, and I will check that if there are rebels in the army, they will all be taken; Troops and horses can be dispatched from all over Yanzhou, and 100,000 people can be transferred in a short period of time, and Yuncheng can be reached in three days. ”

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I have 80,000 soldiers and horses on the border, as long as the general orders to get out of the way, they can also reach Yuncheng in three days to support." ”

Gou Xi pursed his lips and looked up at Zhao Hanzhang sharply, "Who is leading the troops?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang: "Zhao Ju! ”

Gou Xi didn't hesitate much, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get out of the way, but when the people arrive, they have to listen to me." ”

Zhao Hanzhang: "Naturally, the general is the generalissimo, and the order is to listen to you." ”

The emperor was relieved to see that the two of them were willing to make concessions to each other, and the ministers looked back and forth at the two of them, and saw that they had come and gone and negotiated.

Don't give them a chance to chime in at all.

The matter did not end there, Zhao Hanzhang mentioned, "What about grain and grass?" ”

Gou Xi: "Within three days, I can produce 100,000 people of grain and grass for ten years, and within half a month, I can produce grain and grass for two decades, and there is no surplus." ”

This is intended to be levied directly from the people.

Zhao Hanzhang pursed his lips, and did not object to his decision, but said: "I can guarantee my 80,000 soldiers and horses half a month's grain and grass." ”

"This is not enough," Gou Xi said: "Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and Shu will produce grain and grass." ”

The ministers looked at the assassins or officials from these states together.

Zhao Hanzhang frowned and jumped: "Jingzhou is not good, Jingzhou has just ended the rebellion, and the forced requisition of grain and grass at this time will definitely regenerate." ”

"Our Shu land is not peaceful, and there are many displaced people, so we can't forcibly levy it."

"Yangzhou is even worse, and there is already a lot of food for Yuncheng this year."

"Xuzhou is even more difficult."

Gou Xi didn't discuss with them, and said directly: "Set the amount of grain and grass for them, and every state must complete it." ”

Zhao Hanzhang also said to them: "Everyone, we are now a prosperous and a loss, if Yanzhou is broken, no place in Xuzhou and Yangzhou under it will be spared." ”

The officials of Huainan and Jiangnan did not care, there was a Yangtze River between them, and as long as they held the pass, they could still be alone.

Zhao Hanzhang seemed to know what they were thinking, and sneered: "If the northern land is lost, the general and I will escort His Majesty to the south, and I will have to ask you to vacate your place at that time." ”

The officials of the two places were stunned when they heard this, glanced at the solemn Gou Xi, looked at each other and bowed their heads in response.

Didn't you say that Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi were going to fight to the death, why were the two of them so good?

In addition to grain and grass, Gou Xi also asked them to send troops to support, and Wang Dun, the assassin of Gwangju, agreed, and the other assassins and officials hesitated and responded.

Gou Xi looked at Zhao Hanzhang, "Zhao Thorn History, Sizhou and Yuzhou ......"

"I'll defend it," Zhao Hanzhang said with a calm face: "Your Majesty and the general rest assured, I will do my best to defend Sizhou and Yuzhou, and never let Yanzhou's back be enemy." ”

Gou Xi let out an "um", believing her promise very much.

The emperor was even more moved, walked down directly from the dragon chair, held her hand, pulled her up, and went to hold Gou Xi's hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "There are two Aiqing working together to resist the enemy, what else do I have to fear?" ”