The battle of Chengjing shocked the world.

The one who was really shocked the most was, of course, the Tang Empire.

The atmosphere above the court was extremely depressing and tense, and a few days ago, the officials of the queen's faction, who had been silent and low-key, straightened their bodies and stared at the beaded curtain behind the imperial chair.

The Tang Dynasty supervised the country, and Her Royal Highness the princess Li Yu was behind the bead curtain.

Those ministers did not hide the anger in their eyes, the elite of the northeastern border army of the Tang Dynasty was gone, and there had been no such thing for many years, how could the proud Tang people bear it?

Now the streets and alleys of Chang'an City are talking about this matter, and the accusations of the new emperor and the princess of the prison country, Xian Zhilang was strongly pushed to the position of general of Zhenbei by His Royal Highness, and decided to join forces with the Yan Army, which is also His Royal Highness's arbitrary plan, and now that the fiasco is like this, His Royal Highness is not responsible, who will be responsible?

Li Huiyuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, looked at the faces and eyes of these courtiers, and was so angry that he almost broke the armrest of the imperial chair, and he couldn't wait to send Yulin Jun to fork them out, just thinking about the explanation of the imperial sister before going to the court, he forced his anger down, and then looked at Mo Han, a scholar of Wenhua Palace.

"The palace of Yan was burned, and Emperor Yan was executed...... I don't want to argue anything for General Xian Zhilang and the generals of the Northeast Frontier Army, I just want to say that they didn't lose our face in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Mo Han's face was gloomy and he said: "If at this time, any minister wants to make a lot of accusations against the soldiers who died heroically, please forgive the old man for greeting his noble relatives on the spot." ”

This sentence is vulgar, but it is actually very old and spicy.

The officials of the queen's faction, even if they secretly scolded Xian Zhilang and the generals of the Northeast Frontier Army as pigs and dogs, they were above the court. But no one dared to make irresponsible remarks.

After all, the Heroic Spirit cannot be insulted.

Those soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the country, but there are always people who are alive and need to be responsible.

The Ministry of Rites came out of the ranks, bowed to the bead curtain, and said calmly and directly: "The minister thinks that the responsibility for the first battle of Chengjing lies with His Highness, I don't know what His Highness can say?"

There was silence in the courtroom.

Everyone knew that the queen's faction would not let go of this opportunity, but there were not many of them. Including the queen's own officials, they could think that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu would directly explain the matter and not give the emperor and the princess any chance.

Half an hour later. Li Yu's voice sounded from behind the bead curtain.

"All the responsibility is in the main palace. ”

"After the war, this palace will fight with its life. ”

"But before that. You should think clearly, what is the most urgent thing in my Datang right now...... Because of the defeat on the front line, especially the fiasco that many Tang people have never seen in their lives, the atmosphere in Chang'an City is very depressing, although there is no gloom and misery, when the Tang people talk about this matter, they are more angry, but in short, not too many people are in the mood to drink and have fun.

Songhe Tower is still brightly lit today, because some high-rollers have chartered the entire restaurant a few days ago. After the court meeting dispersed, the guests gradually arrived, and the excitement began.

"Chengjing City was defeated, the soldiers of the Northeast Frontier Army are working hard in a foreign country, but you and I are gathering in a restaurant. Although the heart is not afraid of right and wrong, and the wine can carry the heroic spirit, but the beauty of the beauty is absolutely impossible. ”

"Lord Zeng Jing still refuses to come, at this critical juncture, how can he raise flowers and hoe grass in the mansion with peace of mind?"

"Everyone has his own ambitions, don't force him. ”

Tonight, on the pine crane tower, is a gathering of officials of the queen's faction. probably thought that there was nothing to do and that he was above board, so he didn't do anything to cover it up.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu looked at the people at the table, frowned slightly and said: "Today's gathering, the main problem is the matter of Eastern Xinjiang, I don't know what you think of His Highness's statement at the court meeting?"

An official sneered and said: "What is the difference between this and the act of gambling with the life of a shrew in the market? Your Highness has been in the wasteland for a long time with the barbarians, how did you learn this trick?"

The Ministry of Rites reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up quickly." ”

The official apologized, but still did not give up, and said: "I would like to ask you, in the history of the Tang Dynasty, is there a precedent for the emperor or the prison state to resist his death because of the defeat in the battle on the front line? Since there is not, what does His Highness mean by this? In order to block the mouths of everyone in the world? After the war is over, will you and I really force the palace to ask her for her death? This is really ridiculous to the extreme!"

Taichang Siqing stroked his beard, pondered for a moment and said, "But Your Highness can at least dispel the grievances of the generals and soldiers in the army by doing this...... Now that the country is in a critical situation, His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness's next disposal measures are quite appropriate, and it is safe to move the forces of Gushan County and Beidaying to the east. ”

The previous official sneered: "It's just a way to cure headaches and foot pain." If you want me to say, the eastern frontier is empty, and you can also use the southern army, and Her Royal Highness is determined to use the three prefectures of Gushan County, who doesn't know that she wants Huashanyue to be able to defeat the Yan army, so as to earn some face for her to come back. ”

Hearing this, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites frowned a little deeper, and said: "The Zhengnan Army is far away at the edge of the forest, separated from Qinghe County by a cluster of mountains and mountains, and can only bypass Shannan Road, the road is far away, and when the Zhengnan Army goes to the east to fill the gap left by the Northeast Border Army, the Yan Army is afraid that it has already hit Chang'an City." ”

The official was stunned and stopped talking.

"Master Li said something earlier, and the official thought that was the point. Now that the country is in a critical situation, all disputes should be resolved within the court. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu looked at the people in the banquet and earnestly instructed.

Someone said worriedly: "Then when will the queen mother and the six princes be able to return to Chang'an...... The gathering at the Pine Crane Tower soon ended, and the officials of the queen's faction finally decided to be quiet for the time being, waiting to get through this difficult time, and then discuss the rest.

However, the attitude of those officials in Tongguò, including the imperial court's arrangement of the air defense in eastern Xinjiang, and the anger of the people in Chang'an City, can still be seen that now the Tang Dynasty, from the monarch to the ministers to the ordinary people, although sad and angry at the outcome of the battle of Chengjing, still firmly believes that the Tang Dynasty will not fail.

Zhuge Wuren has resigned from his position as the head of the Heavenly Pivot Office, and he also participated in this gathering of the Pine Crane Tower. It's just that this person usually acts a little sinister and ruthless. Everyone didn't want to deal with him more, and now that he had resigned from his official position, inviting him to attend the meeting was for the sake of the queen's face, who would say anything more to him?

Zhuge Wuren knew very well what the ministers thought of him, and he didn't show any resentment, but he was a little more silent than usual.

In his opinion, these ministers will only talk rhetorically. I don't even know what the point is at the moment.

Why did the Tang army usher in a crushing defeat, and why was the country in danger?

It is precisely because the pair of sisters and brothers in the palace are not in the right position and are stupid, as long as they can welcome back the queen and the six princes. Datang will be clear, and all problems will be solved.

After leaving Songhe Tower, Zhuge Wuren did not return home. Instead, he walked in the direction of the imperial city, he knew that in the past few days after his resignation, there were always cultivators following him in the South Gate Temple, so he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, anyway, not everyone could enter the place he was going to.

He went to the palace guards.

Xu Chongshan is now the head of the guard office of the Tang Dynasty. This calm elder, who had dealt with Ning Que many times, was still as honest and amiable as before, until he saw Zhuge Wuren's face like a poisonous snake.

"Zhuge , you are here again now. Isn't it a little inappropriate?"

Xu Chongshan looked at Zhuge Wuren and said, his expression was slightly solemn and vigilant.

Zhuge Wuren said: "I think, no matter how inappropriate it is, it will not be more inappropriate than your appearance here." ”

Xu Chongshan frowned and said, "I don't know what you're talking nonsense." ”

Zhuge Wuren smiled and said, "I mean. There is nothing more strange than the fact that a Demon Sect master is serving as the head of the guard in my Tang Imperial Palace. ”

Xu Chongshan's eyes slowly narrowed, and a cold light flashed.

Zhuge Wuren didn't seem to see his reaction, walked straight to the chair and sat down, lifted his front placket and shook the ash that didn't exist, and said calmly: "Sometimes I think about it. I really admire you people. Obviously, he practiced the Demon Sect exercises, but how could he hide from the eyes of so many people and become a master of martial arts cultivation? General Xiahou seems to have obtained some kind of exercises from the Xiling Shrine back then, could it be that you also learned them?"

When Xu Chongshan arrived at this time, he became calmer, poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly, but ignored him.

Zhuge Wuren looked at him and continued to admire: "The Demon Sect is really powerful, it was killed by Mr. Ke, and it was hunted down by the Xiling Temple all over the world, and it can still retain so many people...... The person who drew up this plan back then should have been the legendary Lotus Divine Throne, right? Tsk, if this big man can survive until now, if General Xiahou is not killed by Ning Que, then wouldn't my Tang Dynasty court be completely controlled by you?"

Xu Chongshan smiled slightly and said, "You know that no matter what you say now, no one in Chang'an City will believe it, so you can tell your intentions now." ”

Zhuge Wuren slowly smiled, stood up, stared into his eyes and said, "I don't know what the queen mother has to do with the Demon Sect, but I can be very sure that whether it is Xiahou or you, they are both Niangniang's people, and I am also Niangniang's people, so we should join forces to do something." ”

Xu Chongshan was silent when he heard this, and said after a while: "What are you going to do?"

Zhuge Wuren said: "Since you are a mother's person, then...... You should know exactly what you're going to do. ”

Xu Chongshan said slowly: "You want me to die?"

Zhuge Wuren said: "Now that the desolate people are about to be wiped out, if the Tang Dynasty is destroyed again, there will be no place in the world to accommodate you remnants of the Demon Sect, since you always have to die, why is it more meaningful not to die...... Ma Shixiang stood at the head of the earthen wall and watched the sky.

The sky in the wasteland was overcast, and it was like this for many days, and it looked like it was going to rain, but it never came.

The battle report of the destruction of the Northeast Frontier Army in Yanjing has already reached Weicheng. The coffin of the first emperor is still in Helan City, and the queen mother and the little prince don't know when they will be able to return to Chang'an, and the sky of the entire Tang Empire is cloudy, just like Weicheng, the wind and rain are coming, but I don't know when it will come.

Ma Shixiang's expression was very solemn, but it was not because of the difficult situation that Datang was facing now, he was just the most ordinary low-level general in Biansai, and he had no qualifications or way to worry about the entire empire.

He was ordered to garrison Weicheng, and what he needed to worry about was Weicheng...... There are also some that are updated after eating, and this kind of thing is not difficult to save manuscripts, but as a result, two or three chapters are updated every day, and you will find that the food that has been saved in a few autumns is gone, and that feeling is ...... It's so empty, so anxious. (To be continued)