Jiangnan, Yongjia City.

The General Office of the Warp Weaving Division, in the courtyard that was heavily guarded and gathered confidential information from all over the Qi Dynasty, Yang Jingxuan, who looked a little thin compared to ordinary men, looked at the desktop, it was the latest battle report from Jiangbei, written by Su Yunqing, the Huaizhou Inspection School of the Warp Weaving Division.

Under normal circumstances, whether it was Su Yunqing or other foreign officials, their secret reports would be reviewed and filed by the head of this courtyard, and then Qin Zheng would decide whether to submit them to the imperial court.

Only at the moment of 100,000 urgency, the recital of foreign officials will be sent directly to the palace.

Yang Jingxuan is now fully responsible for the intelligence collection of the Huaizhou Division, and is directly connected with Su Yunqing, so he knows the progress of the war in the north of Huaizhou very well, although he has basically never left this yamen, but he has almost watched Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Shen attack the city all the way.

Looking at the handwriting on this secret report, Yang Jingxuan frowned slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, he packed the report into a bag, then got up and placed it in a stack of files that were about to be burned.

As soon as he finished all this, the respectful voices of the maids sounded outside: "I've seen my lord." ”

Yang Jingxuan turned his head to look, only to see Qin Zheng walking in around the screen.

He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said calmly, "Uncle." ”

Qin Zheng bowed slightly, looked around the room, his eyes fell on the neat big case, and said indifferently: "Does Su Yunqing have a secret report?" ”

Yang Jingxuan was stunned, shook his head and said, "My nephew didn't receive it." ”

Qin Zheng didn't say a word, just looked at his eyes quietly.

Now that the border army has won consecutive battles in the north, the Son of Heaven is naturally extremely concerned about the border war, and almost every day he will ask Qin Zheng if he has the latest battle report.

Early this morning, Qin Zheng received a report from his henchmen, and an urgent report from the Huaizhou Division had been sent to the general office, so he came on purpose, thinking of taking the battle report to the palace.

Merely......

The uncle and nephew looked at each other for a moment, and Yang Jingxuan lowered his head and said, "Uncle, that battle report can't be sent to the palace, let alone let those adults in the court know." ”

Qin Zheng asked unhurriedly, "Why?" ”

Yang Jingxuan knew very well that his uncle's mind was extremely keen, so he could only turn around and take out the hidden battle report, and then hand it over to Qin Zheng, and at the same time said: "The battle of the Northern Expedition has reached the most critical time, if those people above know Lu Shen's risky strategy, they will definitely oppose it, maybe Your Majesty will also change his mind." ”

Qin Zheng hurriedly swept it, and he already understood the reason for Yang Jingxuan's worry.

He closed the battle report, looked at his nephew's slightly stubborn expression, shook his head and sighed: "Jing Xuan, I don't quite understand why you are so biased towards Lu Shen. If I'm not mistaken, you've never met. ”

Yang Jingxuan didn't think about this problem.

The first time he saw the name Lu Shen was an archived record sent by Su Yunqing the year before last, which recorded Lu Shen's family background and life history, as well as the position that Su Yunqing won for him.

After that, Lu Shen rose in the army, and established meritorious services for the Great Qi again and again.

After a long time, Yang Jingxuan looked up at his uncle, his eyes were slightly sharp: "Actually, my nephew doesn't quite understand, my uncle is obviously a firm supporter of the Northern Expedition, why doesn't he spare no effort to support Xiao Dudu and Lu Duwei?" ”

"Support?"

Qin Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said slowly: "Xiao Wangzhi is now the governor of Huaizhou and the duke of Chaopin County, holding more than 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Huaizhou Ninth Army. Lu Shen has a weak crown age, and he has everything, such as titles, lords, and knights, and two years ago he was just the son of a white-bodied businessman. It is true that these are all gifts from His Majesty to them, and they have nothing to do with me, but you have been sorting out the information of the Northland in the past two years, and you should know how much help the Warp Weaving Division has provided them. ”

Yang Jingxuan couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed.

Qin Zheng's words were not exaggerated in the slightest, the Northern Expedition was going so smoothly, and outsiders did not know how much manpower and effort the Warp Weaving Division had paid, but Yang Jingxuan knew very well that he also knew that in order to ensure that Su Yunqing had enough manpower, Qin Zheng sent a large number of elites to the north.

The four major inspection schools of the Warp Weaving Division, and now Su Yunqing's talents in his hands have far surpassed the other three, and he is worthy of the name of the first real power.

Qin Zheng continued: "I feel that it is not easy for the soldiers of the border army, and the imperial court cannot hold them back, but have you ever thought about a question, is Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Shen's decision necessarily correct? ”

Yang Jingxuan said in a low voice: "But the border army has never been defeated in the past two years. ”

"That's it."

Qin Zheng sighed lightly and said, "Let's not argue about who is right and who is wrong for the time being, but your actions today have already committed the taboo of the Warp Weaving Division, don't have a next time." ”

Yang Jingxuan lowered his head and said, "Yes, uncle." ”

Qin Zheng looked at his posture at this moment, and couldn't help but think of his hard-working sister, and said in a slightly slower tone: "Do you think that if you hide or destroy this battle report, the palace will not know the situation in the north?" Will Zuo Xiang and others become blind? Jing Xuan, although the Warp Weaving Division has the most convenient and smooth news channels, we are not the only ones, understand? ”

Yang Jingxuan's heart froze, and he immediately understood the true meaning of his words, and replied honestly: "Uncle, my nephew knows that he is wrong. ”

Qin Zheng bowed his head slightly and said no more.

On the way to the palace, he sat in the carriage and closed his eyes, and the contents of the war report came to his mind.

This Lu Shen is really bold, Xiao Wangzhi would actually agree with his idea, haven't they considered what kind of storm Jingzhong will set off because of this?

When he came to the East Warm Pavilion of the Wende Hall and met the Son of Heaven, he immediately felt that the left prime minister Li Daoyan threw a glance at him.

Qin Zheng naturally understood the meaning of this look.

After the imperial case, Li Duan asked with a smile: "Qin Tiju, can there be progress in the battle situation in the north?" ”

The aftermath of Lei Ze's victory gradually dissipated, and the government and the opposition were looking forward to the Huaizhou Army successfully recovering Dongyang Road and completing the feat of recovering a large area of homeland for the first time in 14 years.

Because of the outstanding performance of the border army, Li Duan's prestige has risen greatly, and various government decrees have been unimpeded, which is a very rare situation in the past, so his mood is extremely happy, and even the haze of rumors about Lu Shen's life can be forgotten for a while.

Qin Zheng lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, Su Yunqing, the Huaizhou Inspection School of the Warp Weaving Division, is here to report today." After Lei Ze's victory, Xiao Wangzhi, the governor of Huaizhou, led the main force to continue to advance northward, gradually clearing the strongholds on the periphery of Ruyin City, the capital of Dongyang Road, and is currently besieging Ruyin. At the same time, Xiao Wangzhi appointed Lu Shen, the commander of the Ruishi Battalion, as the chief general of the Western Route Army, and led the Ruishi Battalion, Lai'an Army, Feiyun Army, and Panlong Army to continue westward. ”

There was silence in the hall, and the pins could be heard.

When Qin Zheng said the first half, Li Duan and several important ministers frequently bowed their heads, but when he finished talking about Lu Shen's movements, everyone's faces couldn't help but change slightly.

"Your Majesty, Lu Shen was carried away by the previous victory, and if the enemy advances lightly, the arrogant army will be defeated!"

Wang Yan, the general in charge of the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya, immediately went out to play, and his tone was sonorous and powerful.

Liu Shouguang, the general of the Southern Ya, who had come forward to support the Northern Expedition, looked solemn and said slowly: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

The privy envoy Guo Congyi sighed lightly: "How can Xiao Wangzhi agree to such a risky resolution? As long as they advance steadily and step by step, and the recovery of Dongyang Road is within reach, why is it necessary to take risks to open up the battlefield on the Western Front? ”

Several martial artists who held military power expressed their dissatisfaction with Lu Shen and Xiao Wangzhi for the first time, and they didn't even need those ministers to quote scriptures, and this time the right minister Xue Nanting did not support the border army, mainly because Lu Shen's ideas were abrupt.

Li Duan listened to everyone's opinions and did not directly give his own opinion.

The four words of the old capital, the imperial court has been shouting for many years, and it is well known in the community, but in the court, especially in the hearts of these important ministers, it is actually a very sensitive and embarrassing topic.

Of course, the problem at the moment is not the trouble of moving the capital, but the fact that these martial arts ministers do not believe that Lu Shen can defeat Heluo.

In the uneasy silence, Li Duan looked at Privy Counsellor Guo Congyi and asked expressionlessly: "Privy Counsel Guo is not optimistic about the border army's battle?" ”

Guo Congyi said: "Your Majesty, the minister absolutely does not doubt the ability of Xiao and Lu, but the minister believes that everything must be based on the actual situation. With the current strength of the Huaizhou Army, it is a little reluctant to eat Dongyang Road, not to mention that it has to consider dealing with the counterattack of the Jing Dynasty. At this time, Lu Shen took a part of his troops to attack Heluo, even if Lu Shen's skills in leading troops are unparalleled in the world, he can defeat Heluo with only tens of thousands of troops, and then how can he hold it? ”

Li Duan said: "I can transfer the southern Yazhu army to the north. ”

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, it's too late."

Guo Congyi's expression was solemn, and he said sincerely: "First of all, Yongjia is more than 2,000 miles away from Heluo, and it will take at least two or three months on the road when the Nanya army rushes over, which is enough time for Pseudo-Yan and Jingguo to react and recapture Heluo with absolute superiority." Secondly, the minister supported Xiao Wangzhi to recover Dongyang Road because it was connected to Huaizhou, and he could calmly formulate measures to defend it. Heluo is different, at least our dynasty does not have the ability to connect Heluo, Gyeonggi Land, Dongyang Road and Huaizhou together. ”

Li Duan's gaze couldn't help but become obscure.

Guo Congyi continued: "In the end, these inferences are based on the fact that Lu Shen can recover Heluo. The minister was not optimistic that he could do this, because there were still tens of thousands of Jing troops in Heluo City, which was more than enough to defend the city. If Lu Shen's Western Route Army is dragged back, our army will not have time to rescue in a short time, and once he is surrounded by the enemy or even defeated, this will shake the situation on the border, and may even lead to a complete loss, giving away the previous victory! ”

Li Duan was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "What does the privy council want me to do?" ”

Guo Congyi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The minister is brave, I implore Your Majesty to send an edict to Lu Shen, ordering him to immediately lead the army to withdraw to the territory of Dongyang Road and assist Xiao Wangzhi to recover the whole territory, at most, he only needs to hold the Qingliu Pass!" ”

(End of chapter)