He didn't participate in the previous things, but seeing that someone was attacking Su Shi, of course he had to stand up and add fuel to the fire.

"General Zhongwu is the first reinforcement to go to the north, and it is said that he has the most accurate grasp of the situation on the battlefield, but when he is in a big war, he is nowhere to be seen, which really shouldn't be." The privy envoy Yan Shu also stood up at this moment.

Obviously, he has seen that there is always someone to blame for this battle. And now, it seems that everyone has chosen Su Shi to take the blame, so as a privy envoy, of course, he must join it, which is also a manifestation of shirking responsibility.

"If you don't listen to the emperor's orders, act in private, and ignore the overall situation, General Zhongwu is guilty." Zeng Gongliang, the privy deputy envoy, also stood up with a white jade board in his hand at the next moment.

"The ministers seconded the proposal, and the loyal generals should be severely punished." Then, one after another courtiers came out, and those who didn't know thought that the reason for this defeat was all Su Shi's responsibility.

In a short period of time, at least more than half of the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty stood up, all of whom demanded that Su Shi be severely punished.

They can see that if such a big thing happens, it is obviously not possible if there is no one to take responsibility, and Su Shi is the best candidate.

"Haha, hahaha."

Just when the ministers were impeaching Su Shi, a sound of wild laughter suddenly came out, causing the ministers to look sideways.

The person who laughed was Bao Zheng and Bao Xiren.

"Bao Xianggong, what are you doing, laughing so wildly at the court, are you guilty?"

Seeing Bao Zheng make such a mocking voice, several other ministers reprimanded him.

"Huh? Permission for you to talk nonsense here, and not for me to laugh out loud here?" Bao Zheng faced everyone's doubts and responded without fear at all.

"Who's talking nonsense?" Governor Wen Yanbo angrily reprimanded.

"Not nonsense? General Zhongwu is obviously still in Baozhou, far away from Xinzhou, may I ask, what does it matter to him if he is defeated in the battle there? What is this not nonsense?"

As soon as he finished saying this, Bao Zheng looked at Yan Shu, the secretary of Tongping Zhangshi and the privy envoy, and said, "If it is just because General Zhongwu was ordered to go to the north to support, he will be punished for this, then is the Privy Council more responsible? Should the defeat of Xinzhou also be implicated in Bianliang City, which is thousands of miles away?"

Seeing that Bao Zheng was in trouble, Yan Shu did not respond, but looked up at the top of the hall, looking like I didn't care about you.

In fact, Yan Shu also knew in his heart that this time the ministers wanted to throw the pot off Su Shi to carry it, and they were a little too taken for granted.

Seeing that Yan Shu didn't answer his question, Bao Zheng sneered again, "What? Weak heart? Hum! Speaking of which, are you not all the ones who did it yourself?"

"Bao Xianggong, be cautious." Prime Minister Jia Changchao opened his mouth to remind Bao Zheng.

"Am I not right?" Bao Zheng seemed to be completely let go, and he was not afraid of the power of the prime minister at all and said: "At the beginning of the war, General Zhongwu won two battles and two victories, and the situation was very good. But there are some people, afraid that he will make too many achievements, so they sent Wang Deyong to the north, forcing General Zhongwu to leave Xinzhou and leave the land of Baozhou."

"It's okay now, Wang De is incompetent with one general, exhausting the three armies, causing the situation in the north to be so bad. Now I have to blame General Zhongwu in turn, and I say that everyone should be decent."

What Bao Zheng means is that everyone is still shameless?

As soon as these words came out, many people in the court were blushing and thick-necked, even Zhao Zhen, who was sitting in the Jinluan Palace, his face was very ugly at this moment.

said that he sent Wang Deyong to the north, and he did not object, and he was also responsible in this matter.

"Okay, Bao Xianggong still said a few words. In fact, everyone didn't necessarily mean to blame General Zhongwu, but during the Battle of Xinzhou, there was indeed no trace of General Zhongwu. Pang Ji stood up.

began to be his good old man.

Among the people, the relationship between Pang Ji and Su Shi is still good. At least that's what everyone thinks.

But in fact, the two are more of a relationship of interest, and there are not too many

Personal friendship.

It's not like Bao Zheng at all, he just treats Su Shi as a nephew, and even more so as a hero and pillar of the country, so when he saw that everyone was bullying Su Shi, he stood up and said justice.

Bao Zheng can stand up and face the ministers without retreating, which Pang Ji did not expect.

Above the court, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is too difficult to send charcoal in the snow.

Especially in Su Shi's absence, Bao Zheng was able to stand up and confront the ministers, which is indeed an extremely rare thing.

Thinking about Su Shi's character, I am afraid that if I know about this matter in the future, I must be grateful to Bao Zheng.

Pang Ji's slippery temperament makes him unable to do the same thing as Bao Zheng, but it is still possible to play a round. He also wanted to let Su Shi know that he had contributed to this matter, although he didn't have a lot of strength.

Pang Ji stood up, followed by Wu Guogong Miao Jizong, Tongping Zhangshi Li Yonghe also stood up, and said that the defeat of Xinzhou had nothing to do with General Zhongwu, and Su Shi's head should not be blamed for this defeat.

This is not a discussion of the ministers, but a small court meeting where the courtiers above the fourth rank are located, and these people who have interests with Su Shi are here, of course they can't watch Su Shi be unlucky because of this.

If you see things happening and don't say a word, you will look back and know these things with Su Shi's character, and you will have to look for their unhappiness.

Several people spoke for Su Shi in a row, and after Bao Zheng looked at it, he also retreated to the court. He doesn't have the ability to wrestle with all the ministers, he just wants to say a fair word for Su Shi, it's okay if people are fine, and he can't change anything else.

Suddenly, so many people spoke for Su Shi, and after Wen Yanbo and Zhao Yunrang and the others glanced at each other, they shook their heads lightly and chose to give up.

Su Shi can't move, so he can only put his mind on others, in short, someone is responsible for the defeat of Xinzhou. It doesn't matter who it is, it's okay if it doesn't matter to them.

Huang Gaoyi is the person recommended by Zhao Yunrang, and he can't do anything.

Wang Deyong was pushed to the north by everyone, thinking that people were still unhappy at the beginning, but everyone promised that they would keep him safe, and this person could not take responsibility.

After thinking about it, only General Wang Xin remained.

"Your Majesty, Wang Xin, as the commander of the Hebei Route Army, holds the power of the army, but he has caused the situation in the north to erode, and he bears an unshirkable responsibility. In the Battle of Xinzhou, he did not seize the opportunity to join up with the reinforcements of General Huang's troops in time, giving the alien race a chance to break through, and he should be punished for a serious crime."

It was still Wen Yanbo who opened his mouth to speak and buttoned up his big hat to Wang Xin.

As a representative of the compromise faction, Wen Yanbo and Wang Xin, the main battle faction, have always been on good terms.

In the past, it was necessary for someone like Wang Xin to guard the frontier, which was not a good offense. But now, the defeat of Xinzhou is an opportunity, an opportunity to severely damage the main battle faction.

As soon as Wen Yanbo stood up, the other courtiers saw the opportunity, and they fell into the ground one by one, and it didn't take long for Wang Xin to become the target of public criticism, and he was criticized for being incomplete, as if all the sins were made by him alone.

Zhao Zhen on the dragon chair can also be regarded as understanding, this is Wen Yanbo and others taking the opportunity to attack the military generals.

But even if you knew?

The defeat of Xinzhou is a fact, and as the emperor, he needs to give everyone an explanation.

If it's not that you're wrong, it's not that the ministers are wrong, then someone always has to admit your mistake. And this candidate was set on Wang Xin's body.

Wang Xin is no better than Su Shi, he does not have so many interests involved in the court, and there is no bull like Bao Zheng who is willing to stand up for him. In this case, if the persimmon wants to pick up the soft pinch, then choose him.

"The king is guilty, and he will write it down first, and then punish him after the great battle." With a word, Zhao Zhen set the nature of the matter.

The ministers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, as long as they weren't punished, as for who would be unlucky, it had nothing to do with them.

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, his eyes fell on the ministers again and said, "The defeat of Xinzhou has completely made the west of the northern border completely fall into the hands of foreign races

What shall we do next? Whether it's war or peace, let's negotiate a charter."

After saying these words, Zhao Zhen's gaze first fell viciously towards Wen Yanbo's body.

He knew that this person was a compromiser, but now that the war had just been lost, he would have to pay a huge price even if he wanted to talk, which Zhao Zhen did not want to see.

In other words, peace talks are possible, but now is not the right time.

Wen Yanbo originally wanted to speak, and he thought this was an opportunity for him.

If he can't solve the problem by war, but solves it through negotiation, then he has made a great contribution.

But when he saw Zhao Zhen's cold gaze, he immediately stopped talking, and the leg that originally wanted to step forward stopped in an instant.

The official family is unhappy, if he stands up at this time, he is afraid that he will provoke Long Yan's anger, this is not a fun thing.

Wen Yanbo is good at observing words and feelings, and when he sees that the situation is not right, he immediately closes his mouth.

Many courtiers have seen this scene, but anyone who is smart knows that now is not the time for peace talks.

Even if you can't talk about it, you can only fight, and in an instant, Yan Shu, as a privy envoy, felt a huge pressure.

The Privy Council, as the supreme body in charge of a country's army, cannot retreat at this time. "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should continue to fight, Xinzhou is our Great Song land after all, and it has not been lost now, we can't give up, what we have to do now is to continue to send reinforcements."

"Where's the reinforcements?" Zhao Zhen asked out loud, but there was no anger in his voice, which proved that Yan Shu's words still spoke to his heart.

"Your Majesty, you can send the Western Army. Didn't we capture a thousand Western Xia captives before? As long as the situation in the western border is stable, the western army can be dispatched to join the battle in the north, so that it is possible to save the war."

ps: Thank you Ji Ping'an for the reward and red envelope to Da Song, and add a more chapter.