On the second day of Zhang Fei's meeting with Liu Bei, a fierce controversy broke out, and the focus of the debate of several bigwigs was whether the 30,000 northern troops stationed in Hedong were rice buckets, and whether Zhang Fei, the commander of the northern army, should be killed.

The reason why the situation suddenly became so unfavorable to Liu Bei was only because the Anyi Salt Farm was destroyed, and the shocking news that the salt workers were arrested was finally confirmed by those who were interested in it.

If these people now know that the 30,000 Northern Army stationed in Hedong has been wiped out, I am afraid that the first thing to argue about will not be whether Zhang Fei was derelict in his duties, but whether the Han should move the capital south.

Liu Wei had already met Liu Bei alone before the court meeting, so he knew about the situation in Hedong earlier than the ministers above the court. Of course, Liu Bei would not tell him that the 30,000 northern army was first startled by his own explosives, and then swept away by a winter flood.

Liu Bei told the emperor that Zhang Fei had fought to the death, and finally because of the sudden outbreak of the war and the lack of troops, he had no choice but to occupy and retreat, and now he led thousands of remnants of the Northern Army to retreat into the Wangwu Mountain to hide.

With this preconceived notion, the emperor naturally did not resent Zhang Fei in his heart, but blamed the Jin Kingdom for daring to go against the sky this time and openly take action against the Sili region. Liu Wei watched with some interest as several factions of ministers fought there, and the sense of powerlessness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Among these ministers, some are relatives of the Han family, some are relatives of the empress dowager, some are party leaders representing scholars, and some are bigwigs representing the army. In short, they are all good courtiers loyal to the monarchy, and the empire should treat them favorably, and they must not be forgotten at any time.

Wang Yun, who was standing among the ministers, didn't even raise his eyelids like an old monk, he really had no interest in joining the ranks of condemning Zhang Fei. Wang Yun's heart was as bright as a mirror, he clearly knew that the combat effectiveness of the Jin army was terrifying, if it weren't for Zhao Xing's hope that the Han court in Luoyang would continue to exist, he was afraid that he would have already led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Luoyang City and catch these chattering wastes.

Therefore, no matter how the people above the court insulted Zhao Xing as a rebellious minister and thief, and how they insulted Zhang Fei for being a wine bag and rice bag, these had nothing to do with him. Wang Yun only cared that the battle between Zhao Xing and the imperial court would not kill or injure too many innocent people, and would not hurt the bones of the Han nation like the disaster of the party.

The quarrel above the court gradually came to an end, Zhang Fei's position had been deprived in the bargain, and the focus of everyone's discussion shifted to how to deal with Zhao Xing of the Jin State.

The result of the discussion was inconclusive, because whether it was Zhang Wen who was in the vanguard of Zhao Hurry, or Yuan Kui who destroyed Zhao's diehards, or other forces that had long watched Zhao Xing's offense, the strength in their hands was no deterrent in front of the Jin State, which had now become a behemoth.

They could not scold Zhao Xing, who had mastered the mouthpiece of public opinion such as newspapers; they could not defeat Zhao Xing, who had mastered the weapon of mass destruction such as thunderstorms; and they could not play with the merchants of the Jin Kingdom who had opened a peasantry, soldier, merchant and gold bank through economic sanctions and blockade. In addition to complaining a few words, how to deal with things like Zhao Xing that involve the strategic level has to rely on Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song and Liu Bei and other scheming ministers.

So Liu Bei suggested that Zhang Fei should be convicted and make meritorious contributions, and go to the southern Hebei battlefield to follow Zhu Jun as a deputy marshal to jointly resist the invasion of the Jin army in northern Jizhou. Lu Zhi did not object, and the others were not good at interfering, if they forced Liu Bei to be anxious, and Liu Bei directly picked on him, the unfortunate thing would fall on their heads.

Subsequently, Liu Bei analyzed Zhao Xing's intentions, believing that the invasion of the Jin troops into Hedong was to resist the salt ban issued by the imperial court last year, and if Zhao Xing was afraid of the discussion of the world, he would not dare to openly occupy the Sili area to enrich himself, so the imperial court should send a highly respected and respected minister to the party to reprimand Zhao Xing, and at the same time find a way to force the Jin State and the imperial court to reach a new understanding agreement, with the Yellow River as the boundary, redivide the salt sales area, and recover the people and soldiers of the Northern Army who were captured by the Jin State.

Wang Yun, who had been silent, felt bad in his heart when he heard Liu Bei say "send a minister who is highly respected and old-fashioned", because he seemed to smell a smell of being calculated. Sure enough, as Wang Yun expected, after Liu Bei finished talking nonsense, all the ministers in the court invariably set their eyes on Wang Yun, who was deliberately hiding in a corner.

Emperor Liu Wei also spoke, imploring Lord Situ to go out of the mountain three times, and then go to the party to negotiate with Zhao Xing, find out Zhao Xing's true intentions, and reach the ideas and wishes of the imperial court.

Wang Yun, who scolded everyone for being stupid in his heart, couldn't say clearly, "At the beginning, it was you bastards who made the most trouble, and demanded that the merchants of the Jin Kingdom who sold salt without permission be severely punished, but it angered Zhao Xing all of a sudden, but now he asked the old man to go to see his son-in-law's face." You know, the old man is also a native of Bingzhou, among the merchants you cut off your heads at the beginning, there are also descendants of my clan!"

Wang Yun was roasted on the fire in a depressed place, but he couldn't shirk it, unless he resigned and returned to old age. This cheapened the group of bastards he secretly scolded in his heart, so he finally chose to compromise, and on a cold and bleak winter day, he crossed the Yellow River alone again and went to Shangdang to meet his godson-in-law and grandson.

Under the Kei Pass, Wang Yun's guards did not suffer any trouble this time, and entered the pass smoothly. After Zhou Cang shot a few short-eyed royal guards in a rage last time, the guards who followed Wang Yun north now were obviously much more honest and didn't dare to speak disrespectfully, so after reporting Wang Yun's name, naturally no one deliberately made it difficult for them.

Although there was no heavyweight like Liu Yu to accompany Wang Yun to the north this time, the Jin State still gave enough courtesy and attention to Wang Yun, a special envoy, not only sent a battalion of elite troops to escort him personally, but also when the convoy went outside the eldest son county, there were two famous men Chen Qi and Zhao Xing's uncle who came to greet Wang Yun, which made Wang Yun, who was depressed along the way, feel a lot better.

After meeting Zhao Xing again in Crouching Tiger City, Wang Yun learned of the "Fenshui Victory" (a great defeat for the imperial court, a great victory for the Jin state. Only then did Wang Yun know that he had been fooled and deceived by Liu Bei. Feelings Zhang Fei was not defeated at all because he was outnumbered and fought hard to resist, but he was the only one left to slip through the net, and the rest of the soldiers of the Northern Army either sank into the river and fed Wang Ba, or they had been caught by the Crouching Tiger Army.

Thinking that Liu Bei came to see him off alone before leaving, and begged him earnestly to find a way to rescue the captured Northern Army soldiers from Zhao Xing no matter what, Wang Yun scolded fiercely in his heart, "Liu Bei, I'll help your sister!"