The emperor who received the military report only felt dizzy, and he cared more about whether his general could come back safely than if he had lost the battle.

The court is far from being as smooth as imagined, and he, the emperor, is actually not so eloquent, the family family controls half of the country, and he has worked hard to cultivate his own people over the years, and so far he has not been able to completely compete with the family family.

He and the clerk have been friends since childhood, all the way to support each other to this day, he is strategizing in the court, his general will shock the family for him, so that his various decrees can be effectively passed out, if the general can not return, those suppressed families are afraid of jumping again.

If you lose, you can fight again, but the general can't do without.

"Your Majesty, but is there a big deal?"

The emperor quickly gathered his mind, put away the general's report, his expression returned to normal, and he hooked his lips and smiled, "The military report came that the general had led his troops to Beixiang Imperial City, and the army of Xijin had also arrived at the same time, and the battle situation was a little anxious. ”

"In any case, the next priority of the household department is to do a good job in the Dongshu good items appraisal meeting and increase revenue for the national treasury."

Lord Qin said with a smile: "General Wen is brave, the Wen army is also mysterious, and the final ending of my Dongshu can also divide Beixiang equally with Xijin, whether the emperor wants to organize capable people to start preparations, and when the time comes to divide Beixiang City, he can also have an advantage." ”

The emperor smiled happily, "Don't worry, I believe in the general's vision, and it's not too late to arrange it when the situation is settled." ”

"Stand down."

Lord Qin retreated respectfully, but he didn't think too much about it.

As soon as he left, the emperor looked at the military report carefully, the military report was too concise, how it was defeated, how it was damaged, and it didn't mention anything about the need to increase troops, which was very different from ordinary war reports.

"Someone."

In any case, how long can he suppress this news, and it must not be spread now.

It's a pity that such a big thing can't be wrapped in paper after all, and on the day of the finals of the Kyoto Youth Six Arts Competition, the military department squire congratulated the court on this matter, and the court was in an uproar for a while.

Zhu is the son of the previous Zhongwu general, the Zhu family is also a century-old family, not only the military generals in the entire Zhu clan, but also many Wenchen, and there are loyal generals with the highest military rank.

It's a pity that after he retired due to illness, the court no longer set up the name of Zhongwu, and Wen Mian took his place and became the general of Wensheng.

Before Wen Mian set out on the expedition, Zhu Guo had asked Wen Mian to take him to the battlefield for his nephew, but Wen Mian refused, he had always held a grudge against him, and the military report was sent to the emperor, but three days later, he also received a secret guarantee from the people who were placed in the army, and Wen Mian was defeated, which was a great opportunity for him.

"Emperor Qi, the Ministry of War learned the news, it has been more than 20 days since the defeat of the army, and Weichen thinks that this is General Wen's intention to conceal the military report, and he must have the heart of disobedience."

The civil and military officials looked at each other, "This ......"

How can it be defeated?

The cabinet lord who passed the anger of the situation also stood up, "Your Majesty, what Zhu Shilang said is very true, defeat is a big event, General Wen does not report it secretly, it is really thought-provoking, eat and go to Beixiang, victory is an ironclad thing, General Wen has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and the defeat is unreasonable, please also ask the emperor to be clear." ”

Hua Jingsheng stood up, "Playing the emperor, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, no one dares to say that leading the troops to the expedition will definitely win, General Wen has no military report back, maybe there are other good strategies." ”

"The general has been marching all the way, and has captured several cities, even if he is finally defeated by Xijin, he will never be defeated and retreated, and all the cities he has captured will be given to Xijin."

"Erchen thinks that even if General Wen is defeated, he will be meritorious."

Hua Jingchang also stood up and echoed Hua Jingsheng's words, "What the second brother said is very true, General Wen has always been loyal, and Erchen believes that he has his own strategy in this matter, and the so-called generals are not subject to military orders abroad, and not all military reports must be transmitted back to Beijing." ”

As soon as the two spoke, all the princes stood up and expressed their support for the clerk, and the emperor was relieved, feeling that these bastards were still reliable at the critical moment.

I wish that I finally looked forward to such an opportunity, where I was willing to give up easily, it was naturally based on reason, "Qi Xiang, although it is not necessary to return everything, but how can such a major event as defeat dare to conceal it, Weichen personally begged the emperor to send someone to inquire carefully." ”

The Emperor asked coldly, "How about I send you to investigate?" ”

Zhu Guo immediately knelt down, "Weichen will not disgrace his mission." ”

The emperor smiled, this smile everyone felt bad, the cabinet lord can be said to be an old man, and immediately chose to shut up, he could promise to wish the situation to come out in line with a word, but he wanted to see how important the document was in the emperor's heart, the goal had been achieved, and naturally there was nothing to do with him.

"Someone."

When the Praetorian Guards heard this, they bowed and waited for the emperor to show them.

The emperor looked indifferently at the kneeling on the ground to congratulate the situation, and said coldly: "I wish the situation to privately visit the military report, and when I learned that I didn't report it, I wanted to shake the morale of the army with this, so I was dismissed from my post and imprisoned in prison. ”

"Hold on."

Zhu was like a lightning strike, his mind was buzzing, until the Praetorian Guards next to him dragged him away before he cried and begged for mercy, and was soon gagged by the Praetorian Guards, and the court was quiet.

The emperor's gaze swept over the ministers one by one, everyone involuntarily shrunk their necks, and the emperor snorted, which was not big, but it was heard all over the court.

"I already knew what I said, and I didn't declare it to the public because I believed in General Wen, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, if the generals were defeated, I would have to investigate them strictly, and even suspect that they had a heart of disobedience, wouldn't the generals be chilling?"

"Those who can stand here are all the ministers of the imperial court, if everyone is not doing their errands beautifully, I will punish them, what will happen to you?"

The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "The emperor is wise." ”

Many people smacked their tongues, the emperor's preference for General Wen has really reached the point of undisguised it.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, all the princes were summoned to the imperial study, and the emperor was no longer calm in the court, and only said, "General Wen can't have anything to do, he must come back safely." ”

"You are my sons, and you should know the importance of the clerk to the court, and I am worried that someone will be against him."

Hua Jingsheng spoke, "Does my father want someone to protect General Wen?" ”

"General Wen's pro-guard army is like a cloud, and the Wen family army has never been able to interfere with outsiders, so it should be safe, but Erchen is worried that this news will come out, but I am afraid that some people will not be able to sit still."

The emperor praised him a little more, "You can see it clearly." ”

The father and son closed the door and began to discuss, and through the mouths of the courtiers outside, the news of the defeat of the clerk also spread.