Following.

The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

The pilgrimage meeting went ahead as scheduled.

Inside the solemn hall.

Hundreds of civil and military officials are lined up on both sides.

What is different from the past is that the position of prime minister, who stood at the forefront, is now in a vacant state.

Routinely.

Hundreds of officials played the meeting.

The empress sitting on the dragon chair made the final choice.

Minutes and seconds passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was already an hour later.

The things that should be discussed are almost discussed.

There was a brief silence throughout the hall.

Seeing this, the palace maid was about to shout to retreat.

Before he could speak, he saw Sui Yuan, the squire of the military department, standing in the forefront, standing up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play!"

Sui Yuan, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, stood upright, saluted respectfully, and his tone was extremely solemn.

Among the civil and military officials, some people seemed to realize something, and subconsciously looked at Sui Yuan, their brows furrowed slightly.

Wu Mingkong, who was on the dragon chair, saw this scene, his delicate face did not have any expression, and he said, "Accurate." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sui Yuan raised his eyes to look at the empress, raised his voice, and said loudly: "The minister wants to impeach Bai Qi, the general of the expedition to the north, at this critical moment, he regards His Majesty and the court as nothing, insists on going his own way, entangles with the Tiger Ben army, and does not return to the aid side, causing the Wochuan Mansion to fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, and there is more than luck!" ”

The voice fell.

The entire Heart Cultivation Hall fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately afterward, an angry shout was heard.

"Sui Yuan, who told you that General Bai insisted on going his own way! Fang Xiang is more auspicious and less auspicious! ”

Qian Haonan, the secretary of the military department, had anger on his face, and his eyes widened, staring at Sui Yuan.

After opening his mouth to say a few words, he felt that he was too polite to him, so he simply opened his mouth and scolded:

"You dog-like thing! How dare you say it in front of Your Majesty and the princes! Who gave you such guts! ”

Qian Haonan said that he was Sui Yuan's top boss, but he did not have clear jurisdiction and moderation over him.

After all, it was not a good thing for the emperor to have all the power in Shangshu in one place.

It is the best choice to give the squire a certain amount of authority, so that he and Shangshu can restrain and supervise each other.

Therefore.

Sui Yuan did not show the slightest panic in the face of the angry Qian Haonan, but instead looked calm and calm, and said leisurely: "As the chief officer of the military department, Qian Gong has been on the battlefield and led the soldiers, is it possible that the other party is in the situation now, without the slightest concern?" ”

Qian Haonan ignored him at all, and just scolded:

"Something like a dog, Fang Xiang was fully prepared before he set out on the expedition, and the belly and back in your mouth were attacked by the enemy, but Fang Xiang was luring you into the urn.

It's a shame that you've been in the military department for seven years, and you don't even have this knowledge! After today, don't say that you are the official of the military department, the old man can't afford to lose this face! ”

Rao is ready to be scolded, and in the face of Qian Haonan's "dog-like thing", he is still a little difficult to resist, and his face is red with anger.

After taking a deep breath, he calmed down and said slowly: "Qian Gongtang is a second-class official, please also pay attention to the etiquette in front of the king." ”

“He...... tui！ ”

Qian Haonan stepped forward, took a sip of him, showed a sneering look on his face, and scolded angrily: "Just something like a dog, you are also worthy of talking about etiquette in front of the old man!" ”

"Don't think the old man doesn't know what you think!"

"It's just that I feel that Fang Xiang is leading the troops outside and can't punish you, so I dare to be so arrogant, and arrange Fang Xiang and General Bai in this court!"

"To be able to stand here and meet the Holy Lords, who can't see your thoughts."

"Talking nonsense, making things up, and sowing discord...... Using all kinds of means, it is nothing more than to make His Majesty dispel his determination to fight Yan Guo to the end, and reuse the peace-seeking faction, so as to achieve the ridiculous goal of your promotion and wealth! ”

"When Fang Xiang was still in Chang'an, you hid behind Li Weidong and didn't even dare to let out a fart!"

"As soon as Fang Xiang goes out, you will come out and jump up and down, feast this today, invite that tomorrow, and ask Li Weidong's old thing to write some articles, I don't know what kind of character you really think you are!"

"Actually, in the eyes of Your Majesty and the princes, you are not even a clown who jumps off the beam!"

"Just something like you, the old man doesn't know how many times he's seen in decades! For you, the old man is just four words, sad! Amusing! ”

Qian Haonan stretched out his hand and pointed at Sui Yuan, without pausing as soon as he spoke.

Voices and emotions, pointing and pointing.

Although there was some anger in what he said, on the whole, it was quite reasonable.

From the beginning, he did not follow Sui Yuan's words and defend Bai Qi.

Instead, he directly denied what Sui Yuan said that Bai Qi insisted on going his own way, and Fang Xiang suffered from the enemy with his back.

Immediately afterwards, Yitong output focused on the issue of his party and personal gain.

Before Sui Yuan went to court, he had considered various situations and thought of ways to deal with them.

only didn't expect that Qian Haonan would not play cards according to the routine, and without justification, he blamed him.

And......

The rhetoric is vulgar! Hard to hear!

Not to mention the dignified military department book, even ordinary readers may not be able to say such things!

"You!"

Sui Yuan's face was difficult to see the extreme, and he stretched out his hand to point at Qian Haonan, wanting to fight back.

But when I thought about it, if I really wanted to do this, wouldn't I fall into his trap.

So, take a deep breath and calm your emotions.

looked at the empress on the dragon chair and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty! What the minister said just now is true, and now the 300,000 troops of the Yan State have been divided into two routes, with 100,000 people all the way, and they are besieging Wochuan Mansion, where Fang Xiang is located.

Another 200,000 people, all the way south, will arrive in Chang'an in a few days!

It stands to reason that Bai Qi commands the three most elite battalions of our Daqian, as long as he is willing to give up entanglement with the Tiger Ben Army and gallop south to help, he can solve the siege of Fang Xiang, but he just does not move and stubbornly defends Lingnan Road!

Isn't this a matter of ignoring Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, the Imperial Court, and thousands of ordinary people!

Although Fang Xiang had an army of 200,000, they were all newly recruited soldiers, and they lacked firearms, so they could not exert their combat power, and now they were besieged by 100,000 Yan troops, and they were intercepted by 200,000 Yan troops to retreat.

There is a lonely city, and there are not enough supplies, isn't it more auspicious! ”

The voice fell.

Several officials subconsciously raised their eyes to look at the empress, and seeing that she had no expression, their faces showed hesitation.

Obviously, they are inextricably linked to Sui Yuan.

At this moment, they are all thinking about whether they should stand up and support Sui Yuan at this time.

When Qian Haonan heard this, his expression became even more angry.

As the secretary of the military department, he certainly knows the situation on the front line better than anyone else.

According to common sense, the 200,000 people under Fang Xiang's command could hardly stop the pace of the Yan army.

However, after following Fang Xiang for so many years, he knew very well in his heart that if he was not ninety percent, or even ten percent sure, Fang Xiang would not choose to go out in person.

In addition, in the past six months, the southern states and governments have been recruiting craftsmen and sending them to various workshops in the name of building cement official roads.

He didn't even know where most of the workshops were located or what they produced.

It can be seen that although Fang Xiang is not obvious, he has actually made sufficient preparations.

Sui Yuan, this dog thing, for his own interests, analyzes here indiscriminately, on the surface it is reasonable and well-founded, but in fact it is to shake the morale of the army and add trouble to Fang Xiang!

That's it.

He could no longer restrain the anger in his heart, and he was about to step forward and beat Sui Yuan.

That's when it happened.

Du Chen'an, the heavenly official on the side, reached out and grabbed him.

“？”

Qian Haonan subconsciously looked at Du Chen'an, his brows furrowed slightly, and he wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard Du Chen'an say in a low voice: "Don't worry about him, Your Majesty will deal with it." ”

When Qian Haonan heard this, he was slightly stunned, and cast a look, the meaning was very clear...... Do you know something?

Du Chenan lowered his voice and said: "Late yesterday night, Shangguan Haitang entered the palace, and after coming out, he led the shadow guard and asked the old man for a list ......"

Speaking of which, it came to an abrupt end.

Qian Haonan was stunned for a moment, then showed a trance, and subconsciously looked at the empress.

After thinking about it, I still chose to remain silent.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Sui Shilang said is not unreasonable, the Yan people are martial, it is a well-known thing, if the three battalions under Bai Qi are against it, and they still have the strength to fight, they can go out with the side to fight, but the newly recruited soldiers, and they may not even understand the sword, how to stop the Yan army......"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites suddenly stood up, bowed and saluted, and said so.

As soon as this remark came out.

There was a whisper in the courtroom.

Immediately afterwards, a member of the Ministry of Labor also stood up and said loudly: "The two waiters are reasonable, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, even if Fang Xiang is strategizing, his soldiers are vulnerable, what is the use." ”

The voice fell.

Two or three more officials stepped forward.

Between the words, the Yan army was strong, and the court was powerless to resist.

The implication is to ask His Majesty to consider it early and negotiate peace with Yan Guo.

But the vast majority ......

To be precise, all the officials except for these four or five people looked at them with cold eyes.

Even Qian Haonan, who was still indignant just now, calmed down at this moment, with a look of disdain, as if he was too lazy to argue with a few dying people.

Sui Yuanjian saw that no one refuted, and he was complacent at first, but after looking around, he found that the atmosphere in the hall was completely different from what he imagined.

Especially when I saw the eyes of everyone, my heart sank to the bottom.

"Your Majesty, what the minister said just now is the minister's heartfelt words, please think twice!"

Sui Yuan gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and bowed.

Wu Mingkong, who was high above, looked down at Sui Yuan condescendingly, and said in a cold voice: "Do you know what crime you should be guilty of confusing the army's heart." ”

Sui Yuan obviously didn't expect that as soon as His Majesty opened his mouth, he would directly define what he had just said as confusing the army's mind.

His heart was cold, and he hurriedly said: "What the minister said is the truth!" If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send guards to Yongzhou to investigate! ”

"I have never read a book of war, and I know that on the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, and sometimes, one sentence, one person, may affect the entire battle situation!"

"Fang Xiang is in Wochuan, and he has no intention of retreating, you are in Chang'an, do you know the battle situation better than Fang Xiang?"

When Sui Yuan heard this, his heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that his efforts to make peace during this period had completely failed.

Neither Li Weidong's article nor his speech could shake His Majesty's thoughts in the slightest.

There was silence for a few breaths.

He gritted his teeth, looked directly at the empress, and said in a deep voice: "Although the minister is in Chang'an, he is a squire of the military department, and he knows more about the affairs of the battlefield than Fang Xiang, who has never led troops before!" ”

"In fact, it was not only the ministers who had the same idea, but also several princes, as well as the Marquis of Ding'an, the Marquis of Xin'an, and the Marquis of Dingbo...... Think the same way. ”

When these words are spoken, it almost means tearing your face with Your Majesty.

The hundreds of officials present also heard the strong threat in his words.

In other words, the vast majority of martial artists support the ministers!

Now Fang Xiang and his new army are not in Chang'an.

The city defense is still up to the state princes!

If you insist on going your own way and leading the court to a dead end, the prince and the minister will not agree!

Sui Yuan originally thought that when he said this, his face would change suddenly.

Unexpectedly, there were several second-grade members standing in the front row.

Including Du Chen'an, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, Qin Xingyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Qian Haonan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhao Zizheng, the servant of the Ministry of Works, Shi Hairui, the left capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Daji, the president of the Royal Bank.

They all looked calm and composed, and their faces did not change in the slightest, as if they did not understand the meaning of his words.

"What's going on with these guys? It's just that they're not afraid of their own officials, aren't they afraid of the swords of the princes? ”

Sui Yuan thought so, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Right now.

He heard the empress's cold voice in front of him.

"Who are you talking about?"

Now.

Sui Yuan still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem.

He thought for a while and replied truthfully: "The thoughts of Dingguogong, Weiguogong, and Chen Guogong are all the same as those of the ministers. ”

"It turned out to be a few of them......"

Wu Mingkong's cold eyes looked at Sui Yuan, but there was still no expression on his face, but he replied lightly.

Seeing this, Sui Yuan was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked around, and found that the eyes of the members of the Fang Party who looked at him still did not change.

This moment.

He finally realized something, and the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained, and he didn't need it.

Right now.

The empress spoke again, with murderous intent in her words.

"Spread my will, Dingguo Gong, Wei Guogong, Chen Guogong, An Guogong, Ding'an Hou, Xin'an Hou, Dingbo Hou, Beihe Hou...... Dare to go against the grain, don't know the grace of exposure, and rampant schemes...... All the property in the house was filled into the treasury, and the three clans were exterminated, and they were executed on the same day! ”

The voice fell.

The entire Heart Cultivation Hall fell into a deathly silence.

Civil and military officials, silent.

A group of officials, including Du Chenan, Hai Rui, and Sui Yuan, all widened their eyes and looked at the empress with disbelief.

Ask the guilty country, this is what they expected.

Since Shangguan Haitang is on the list, he will definitely try his best to control them.

With the strength of the first village, it is not difficult to do it.

What shocked them was that the empress had convicted the princes of the ...... Conspiracy!

The result of questioning them was even more shocking.

Annihilate the three clans!

With such a big punishment, even Du Chen'an, who got the news in advance, didn't expect it!

He stood in place in a daze, speechless for a while, just sighed silently in his heart.

Your Majesty is ruthless!