The second-in-command of the dignified Song Dynasty Forbidden Army is a stable boss on weekdays, but this time, he actually pounced in front of the herald and snatched away the military intelligence document that the other party held his hands flat above his head, without the slightest steady.

The official document is very short and even gives a sense of being confused.

The whole article talks about the merits of the army, the Feilian Army, the merits of the four armies of Deshun, Derong, and Jishi, which can be regarded as comprehensive. But the course of the war was not written.

Looking at the words, this foolish military situation must have come from Li Kui's hand.

This guy can now sleep on the merit book, how can he have the heart to tell An Tao how tragic the battle is, my Great Song Forbidden Army is like a hero, and boast of how wise and brave he is.

These are all false, but as long as a discerning person can see it, without Li Kui, no!

"Why is there no military report, no engagement process, no casualty statistics......"

An Tao grabbed the hem of the herald's clothes and angrily sprayed the herald in the face. The herald, who was frightened by the roar of the big boss of the decision-making level of the Great Song Dynasty, tilted his head, and looked awkward when he wanted to hide but didn't dare to hide, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, the villain has been passing on military information on the road, and he doesn't know it!" ”

"Waste, what's the use of you?"

"My lord, spare your life!" The heralds threw themselves on the ground and pleaded.

An Tao was dumbfounded, although he was the second-in-command of the Privy Council, and he knew that a second-in-command civil official like the Privy Council was on the same level as the deputy prime minister in the court. It can be said that he did not have much contact with the soldiers, captains, and generals of the army. What he said before was just angry words, but what he didn't expect was that the herald took it seriously.

Civilian officials, top bosses, say to the soldiers of the military household - what do you want!

This can be big or small, and if it is too big, it will kill someone.

To put it mildly, a beating is definitely indispensable.

This is not alarmist, but when the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty led the troops, they often used this kind of moody thunderous means? Deterrent the military. Han Qi is like this? Zhang Dian is the same, and even Shen Kuo and others will do it in the coming year. Anyway, it's just a forbidden army? Even a school captain? It's not a big deal.

An Tao still doesn't understand, if he continues to be angry? The poor herald was going to be scared to death by him. Seeing this, Li Yun hurriedly bowed down to An Tao and said, "My lord? Shall I ask? ”

"You're coming? Let him tell what Qingtang sees. ”

An Tao was angry, and the materials for a month were not used, the key is that he didn't know how to win in a daze, how to win? Like he's like a fool? Kept in the dark? The problem is that he is the commander of Qin Fenglu and even all the soldiers and horses of the entire Western Army!

Li Yun stretched out his hand to hold the herald, and the other party said with a frightened face: "General, the villain is wronged!" ”

"No one punishes you, get up and speak?"

The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't help but spin their stomachs in the face of civil officials? This one is no exception. Fortunately, Li Yun is a military general, and he finally understands that he is a false alarm. It's a pity that after being scared by An Tao? His legs were shaking, and he couldn't stand up at all. said innocently with a bitter face: "The villain admires the general a lot? Or talk on your knees, or your heart will be uneasy. ”

See through it or don't say it? Li Yun just frowned slightly? The favorability of Qin Fenglu's forbidden soldiers has been greatly reduced.

This is far worse than the gentlemen of Yan Yanlu? The soldiers of Yanfu are all good men, even if the gentlemen of the Beijing camp are easy to boast on the battlefield, but they have never been cowardly in their momentum.

On the contrary, it was Qin Fenglu's people, facing Shangguan, who couldn't even stand, what else could he do?

Li Yun Ninja asked impatiently: "The military report said that Qingtang City was breached, so you should have entered Qingtang City?" ”

"General, I've been in."

"Tell me about the situation in the city, what are the casualties, what is the morale of the soldiers?"

The herald fell into a beautiful and slightly sad memory: "General, Qingtang City is relatively miserable, there are people killed in battle everywhere, and when I went to my humble position, I happened to clean up the corpses in the city, and a large cart was pulled out of the city. It's all a...... My Da Song soldiers are in a good mood, and there is also the benefit of being delivered to the door. ”

"Getting to the point!"

An Tao couldn't help it, staring at the herald with a dark face, who made you say that the people are dead or alive? Let you say how the casualties of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were?

But the herald was really a fool, and after he entered the city, he immediately went to Li Kui's tent, and he didn't even enter the wounded barracks. Not to mention the casualties of the Song army.

However, after thinking carefully for a while, he finally thought of a good phenomenon: "My lord, general, the casualties of our army should not be large, and everyone is happy to live on their faces?" ”

Jolly?

Li Yun's heart tightened, this situation seemed to be something he had often encountered when he was messing with Li Kui before. Only when you get rich is you happy, but the problem is that the Qingtang Great Song Dynasty should be to recover the lost territory, and to use Wang Hua to influence these Tibetan people, if the army really loots Qingtang City, then won't the Song people have to become mortal enemies with the people in the future?

The herald didn't notice Li Yun's worry at all, and said to himself: "There are too many men who have died in Qingtang City, and there are more women all of a sudden. The people of Qingtang were also enthusiastic and sent the women to the barracks ......"

"Enough!"

An Tao can't listen to it anymore, he is a civil servant, and he always has his own moral bottom line. If you don't see it, forget it. But when he heard it, he still had to pretend that he didn't hear it, and the old man was very uncomfortable.

It is even more impossible to punish Li Kui.

Li Kui is a talent he values, and he is also a capable person he has attracted to Qin Fenglu. When you can't work, ask for help, and when the work is done, put on small shoes!

But the scourge of the city and the humiliation of the foreigners can be big or small. When it reaches the capital, it will be infinitely amplified. He always felt that a smart person like Li Kui would not do such a foolish thing. After all, Yushi is a bunch of mad dogs, and they will kill people when they catch them. He was afraid that Li Kui would be targeted by Yushi at that time, and even he would not have the face to see Li Kui.

After sending away the heralds, An Tao couldn't help but get nervous and asked Li Yun: "Li Yun, although Renjie has won a big victory, if the news of His Majesty's laxity reaches the capital, there will be a big mess." Do you think Renjie will be encouraged by the villain? ”

Li Yun didn't dare to reply to this, mainly because in his impression, Li Kui was a scourge to others, and he didn't need to be encouraged by anyone at all!

But one thing he can be sure of is that if he wants to pull Li Kui into the water with beauty, it will be no fun at all.

Li Yun categorically denied: "My lord, I'm afraid I can't ask about this matter until Lord You Shixiong comes to Qinzhou." However, according to what I know about my brother, he will most likely not be in Qingtang City at this time, and he will not be confused by beauty. ”

"Not in Qingtang City? Can he still go to fight Tibet? An Tao smiled and pointed out Li Yun's mistakes, Li Kui is a very reliable young man in An Tao's eyes, he has momentum and responsibility, he just laid Qingtang City, how could he not be in Qingtang City?

However, An Tao still took advantage of Li Yun's suggestion, and sent three waves of cavalry to issue military orders.

You Shixiong had just descended from Qingtang to Lanzhou, and before he could catch his breath, the military order came again, asking him to immediately Qichen and go to Weizhou to resume his life.

You Shixiong is puzzled, why did Qinzhou become Weizhou?

It turned out that An Tao couldn't wait, so he took someone to Weizhou to greet him. The main reason is that he has a black eye on the Qingtang Battle, as the dignified Western Army Soldiers and Horses Plenipotentiary, but he doesn't even know how to win the Qingtang Battle, in case the emperor's angel comes to Qinzhou to ask, what does he say?

Unlike the army, there was already the use of carrier pigeons in the Great Song army.

It is impossible to convey urgent news, and it is impossible to use carrier pigeons to convey the exchange of thousands of words in official documents such as the military newspaper. But the transmission of information from the Imperial City Division is much simpler, and there is also Tong Guan in the army, most of whom carry carrier pigeons, and the carrier pigeon can pass the news that Qingtang City has been broken to the Imperial City Division in just two days, as long as the news enters the Imperial City Division, the emperor will know in less than half an hour.

The emperor knew about the victory in Qingtang, so he would naturally send an angel to Qinfeng Road as soon as possible.

This process may even be faster than You Shixiong's rush from Qingtang to Qinzhou. Even An Tao guessed that the court had already known the news of the Northwest victory.

This made him have to get anxious.

It has been two days since Qingtang City was broken, and the streets in the city are still in tatters, and many of them still have traces of smoke and fire, but fortunately, the smell of blood in the city has finally been covered up by the slackness of the Song Army's lime and other epidemic prevention materials.

If it weren't for the fact that many of Song Jun now live in the city, Song Jun would not have helped the Qingtang people clean up the streets.

But living on your own is different.

Tong Guan, as always, went to the cage of the carrier pigeon he raised, and after four or five days, why is there no news in the capital?

No, he still has to write a secret letter to the Imperial City Division.

Qingtang was defeated, and as a prison soldier, his contribution was not small.

Tong Guan, who fantasized about achieving a good reputation in the world, wrote a short secret fold, stuffed it into the column on which the pigeon called, gently stroked the pigeon's back, laughed for a while, worried for a while, and finally threw the pigeon into the air.

How did he know, the emperor knew the news a day ago.

But I didn't dare to believe it, thinking it was wrong.

The Great Song Dynasty is turning the imperial machine, collecting the materials of the treasury everywhere, preparing to fight a protracted Armageddon, before the battle starts, you say that you won, isn't this a delay? How do you count the credit? The household department and the Privy Council have quarreled for half a month, isn't it in vain?

Vertical arch hall, Hao Sui stood by the emperor's side, and now Hao Sui, changed the previous style of doing things in the palace and outside the imperial city, and followed the emperor wholeheartedly. In the early days, the emperor ate baked cakes and mutton soup without hurry, so that he had the energy to fight wits and courage with the ministers in the court. As he learned more and more about state affairs, Zhao Xu became more and more aware of the difficulty of dealing with the ministers.

He must not only know a lot about state affairs, but also be able to make decisions. This is indeed very difficult for Zhao Xu, who is not too rich in political experience.

Fortunately, Hao Sui is obedient now and can help him come up with ideas. It's just that Hao Sui's mind is only in the palace and at home now, and his contacts with the ministers have become extinct. Although according to the rules, the eunuchs of the introspection used to need to pass on some news from the palace to the prime minister, but it is clear that the current emperor hates this kind of bad government.

Hao Sui didn't dare to face the emperor, in addition, he had a son.

Since having a son, Hao Sui's whole person has changed. I became family-oriented, and I ran home whenever I was free. Don't look at the child's father is not him, but raised in his family, he is his son.

The only one who suffers is the woman in his mansion, I don't know how many idlers on the streets of the capital have been cheaper. Fortunately, the child is pleasing to the eyebrows, and he doesn't look like an ordinary person's species.

Sometimes Hao Sui also wonders, why do you want to borrow seeds?

Isn't it fragrant to adopt one?

It is a trend for eunuchs in the Great Song Dynasty to marry wives, but when they have children, Hao Sui is definitely the only one. Most eunuchs marry wives just to save face. can give birth to a son, and he is indeed powerless. Eunuchs are also officials, and they also have ranks, and when the official position is high, they can even make up for future generations. Adopting an heir is also a normal eunuch's practice.

Hao Sui found another way and did something earth-shattering.

Since the concubine in his house gave birth to a son, he always felt that in the palace, the palace maids looked at him with some disdain. The courtiers also seemed to keep a considerable distance from him, fearing that his reputation would be ruined by Hao Sui. But Hao Sui is still willing, raising the Hao family's unicorn, and the happiness is boundless.

"Hao Sui, do you think the Privy Council staff has already received the news of Qingtang's victory? In the past few days, Li Qingchen has not seen Li Qingchen's proposal to discuss the battle of Hehuang, and he will not wait to embarrass Zhang Xianggong? ”

The emperor put down the recital, and the express report from Qingtang to the capital was a long way, and it must have been a few days later than the carrier pigeons. However, as the intelligence agency of the Great Song Army, the Ministry Division has spies in the forbidden army and its own information transmission channels, and it will not be much later than the emperor to know the news of the front.

But Li Qingchen's immobility made the emperor suspicious.

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that if Li Shumi receives the news, most of them won't dare to believe it."

Zhao Xu nodded slowly, and said in his heart: "It's really possible, doesn't he believe it either?" ”

Hao Sui immediately woke up from a state of false sleep, which was the normal operation of the eunuch on duty.

On weekdays, the emperor should not feel the existence of the people around him, and once the emperor wants to ask questions, he will immediately be full of energy and quick thinking. But Hao Sui couldn't guess this matter, according to his understanding of Li Kui, Tong Guan's secret fold should be true. But the message was too simple, just one line of words: 'Nineteen, the army conquered Qingtang City, and captured more than 50,000 bones of Ali, the king of Qingtang.

This is also something that can't be helped, and the carrier pigeon can't bring a long speech, but the problem is that the news is too shocking, Hao Sui doesn't dare to believe it, and the emperor doesn't dare to believe it.

Reinforcements, weapons, equipment and materials have not been sent to the front line, and the country has already been served from the king to the courtiers?

What about the 100,000 troops of Qingtang?

Where did it go?

Even if 100,000 pigs are killed, they won't be slaughtered so easily all at once, right? At the end of last year, the entire Qinfeng Road was beaten by the 100,000 army of Qingtang and collapsed, and the turtle retreated in several big cities before escaping a catastrophe.

"Your Majesty, Li Shu asks to see you!"

"Don't hurry up yet, please."

Before the early dynasty, Li Qingchen specially asked to see, it must be a particularly important matter, Zhao Xu eagerly stood up from the dragon chair: "Please." ”

Li Qingchen hurriedly came, and after handing it to Hao Sui with the piece in his hand, he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I am very happy!" Our army will fight in the land of the river! ”

Zhao Xu clenched his fists and hid under the coat of the dragon robe, his heart was agitated, and he couldn't help but want to shout: "I, I am indeed the Lord of Destiny!" ”