"What are you talking about? The army sent by the thieves of the White Lotus Sect to enter Shu has been defeated by Qiu Qing?"

What was presented in front of Li Kun and others was what Qiu Yan did in Shu and the swamp.

In this news, it also mentioned the White Lotus Sect's army entering Shu, and described in detail the situation of the four-way army.

In fact, at the beginning of the White Lotus Sect's army, the news of the four-way army spread far and wide, and even the Lingnan scholars such as Cui Sujing and others learned from various ways, but the imperial court knew that compared with them, there were not many more, and the entire Lingnan from top to bottom, almost all of them rebelled from thieves, and then they were even more impregnable by the White Lotus Sect, and it was difficult to infiltrate.

Therefore, the detailed news of these armies will inevitably be deviated from places outside Lingnan Road, but in terms of time and order.

The "Northern Expedition" Army, which directly threatened Jiangnan Province, a major tax town, was taken care of, and many of the news were quite fine, but the other three routes, because the marching route was mostly a desolate place, so there was not much news.

But compared with the two roads that went straight into the swamp and Yang Fan on the sea, the news of entering the White Lotus Army in Shu was a little easier when it was collected, but when the spies of the imperial court got the news, the White Lotus Sect's army into Shu had already been wiped out.

"5,000 against 60,000, broken in one night, 32,000 captured, and the number of enemies killed has not yet been counted......"

Looking at this battle report, several rulers looked at each other, and even Ma Yang, who had not asked anything for a long time, showed a look of shock on his face.

"Have you ever made a mistake?" Subsequently, Xu Ying couldn't help but ask Wang Jing and Geng Chi, the news went through the military channel, first to the Privy Council, and then by the two privy envoys to the political hall, and finally to the palace.

Of course, the two privy envoys would not wait for such a big news, but they were also shocked by the contents and could hardly believe it. It is necessary to confirm it from other sources.

Wang Jing and Geng Chi glanced at each other, and the latter said: "Time is urgent, so I haven't taken too many ways, judging from the few news we have in our hands, this matter should not be fake, and the major military towns in Jiannan Province have all received prisoners, detained separately, and they have all been put on the fold, and they will come later today." ”

"This ......" is now. Xu Yingyi's brain is not enough, he is from a family, and he has also made some achievements in the officialdom, it is not a fluke to take this position, although he doesn't know much about the military formation, he also knows what the concept of 5,000 to 60,000 troops is.

What kind of influence does this matter have, and how much credit it has. The same faintly able to guess.

On the side, Cai Que frowned, and said hesitantly: "Since the other military towns have collected prisoners, it means that they also participated in the battle to defeat the White Lotus Sect into the Shu army." Then there is no doubt. As he spoke, he also looked at the two privy envoys, hiding his deep meaning.

This Wang Jing and the others, of course, understood what Cai Que meant. This is to distribute the credit to other military towns, mobilize the atmosphere of grabbing merit, and share the credit of Bo Qiu Yan. Reducing his influence is to use his strength, and if it is successful, except for Qiu Yan, all other parties will benefit.

Moreover, one of the characteristics of this trick is that no matter how true it is, once the word is spoken, then "real" becomes what they say in their mouths, but ......

Wang Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"After all, this Cai Que was the imperial history before, and he had not dealt with Qiu Yan directly, I didn't know how powerful this person was, let alone how much skill it took to lead the troops to defeat the invading enemy, so he wanted to suppress it with power, but unfortunately, even those Jiannan's Jiedu envoys mentioned Qiu Yan's merits from time to time in their letters to the Privy Council, and the wording was even more cautious, which showed their attitude, and they didn't dare to ask for it if they gave them the credit. ”

In this regard, Wang Jing was not surprised, and for the military town of Jiannan Province, Qiu Yan had made a meritorious service, and it was good to leave Jiannan quickly, and he would never take much risk to make trouble.

While Wang Jing was pondering, Geng Chi said: "We also know the reason for this matter, those officers and soldiers of the military town actually arrived after the war, and they were called over by Master Qiu to take care of the surrendered prisoners and bring them back. ”

After the First World War, the prisoners had to be collected by special troops, which represented many great results, which is self-explanatory!

Before Geng Chi and Wang Jing came to the imperial study, they had anticipated the possible situation, and at this time they wanted to make their words clear: "Moreover, this time the army is broken, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the White Lotus Sect, there are still Na Buddha swamps mixed with it, and the situation is very complicated......

"Let's postpone these times, since the White Lotus Army in Shu has been broken, there is no need to worry about it for the time being, Qiu Qing is still relieved to do things. At this time, Li Kun finally interjected, before that, he listened to the words of several Zaizhi, and there was already a few smiles on his face, "However, why didn't he report such a big matter immediately, it took a few days before he came from other channels, by the way, where is Qiu Qing now? Didn't he summon him to return to Beijing? He actually gave me such a big gift before leaving Jiannan." ”

"This ......" Hearing the emperor's question, Geng Chi showed a look of embarrassment, "Where Master Qiu is now, even the ministers don't know." ”

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, several governors were stunned, and they had their own guesses, but they didn't announce it, but looked at the emperor with their eyes.

Li Kun was also taken aback, but instead of coming out, he asked, "What? Didn't you solve the thief army that entered Shu? Why don't you know where to go? Could it be that there was something wrong?"

Geng Chi had no choice but to reply: "I don't know the details of the situation, I heard that after the bachelor broke through the Shu thief army, he took his headquarters and went out of Shu again, saying that he was going to pacify the disaster of the White Lotus." This kind of unclear situation is actually the most criticized, and it is easy to provoke the emperor's dissatisfaction, but he can't help but say it, so he has always been thrown to him by Wang Jing to do it.

"Pacify the scourge of the White Lotus......?

Hearing this, Xu Ying frowned, and was about to comment, and then thought that Qiu Yan had broken through the tens of thousands of troops that had entered Shu overnight, and if others said such a thing, it was too loud, but when Qiu Yan said it, it couldn't be counted like this.

It's just that he also doesn't think that Qiu Yan can calm the disaster with a team of people.

Thinking about it, he said: "Master Qiu doesn't know the situation in the south, he said such words, and besides, the number of soldiers and horses he led is not large, and he can win before he comes, and it is also a matter of occupying the geographical advantage, or the relationship of a surprise attack, and now that the south is occupied by the thief army, there are many businesses, and I am afraid that it will not be so easy to repeat the old tricks." ”

Cai Que paid attention to another matter, frowned and asked: "I don't know where Master Qiu's soldiers and horses came from? Such an elite army, I am afraid that it can not be trained lightly, it must have been tempered by the imperial court, and he used it to break the enemy, and now he is rashly leading to the dangerous situation, in case of damage, wouldn't it make the imperial court's hard work in vain?"

As soon as he said this, the others also came back to their senses, and Li Kun also frowned: "Yes, with 5,000 men and horses, breaking the army of 60,000, even if it is caused by chance, the combat power can be seen after all, when did Jiannan Dao have such an extra elite army, I don't know which Jiedu envoy commanded the soldiers and horses." ”

In these words, it also revealed the emperor's view of Qiu Yan's battle, after all, it was 5,000 to 60,000, plus the White Lotus Army of the Northern Expedition, which caused huge losses to the imperial court - the army collapsed and the city fell, so the combat power of the White Lotus Army was raised very high in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers.

The strength of the White Lotus Sect's army had already made the monarchs and ministers present feel uneasy.

Of course, this is also Li Kun's recognition of Qiu Yan's ability to command the army, when Qiu Yan was on the grassland, he led a group of slaves to fight many victories, and that slave army is still in the northern Xinjiang, which is already famous.

In the hearts of this monarch and minister, the same coincidence, if you change someone, you may not be able to seize it!

However, no one said anything.

If the soldiers and horses under his command are not elite enough, even if the generals are capable, it will be difficult to succeed, but in today's world, the imperial court is shrewd in the northern line and the south of Shudi, when did such a team appear and can win more with less?

This question condensed in the hearts of several people, and was immediately broken by Li Kun's words: "This matter is not clear now, it is better to send more people to find Qiu Qing first, but the top priority is the matter of my personal conquest, this matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise the south will be in a mess, if the White Lotus thief takes root, it is not easy to get rid of it, and the thief will Zhao Hongnai is the Marquis of Moyang, the means are not simple......

"Please rest assured," Wang Jing said at this time, "The two generals have prepared their soldiers and horses, and they have already gone south, and as soon as the army arrives, call the ......."

"Newspaper—"

Before Wang Jing's words could be finished, he was interrupted by a voice outside the imperial study!

Then, all the monarchs and ministers in the house changed color!

"What's the urgent news coming? Could it be that the White Lotus Demon has already crossed the river and occupied the Jiangbei City?"

This is not the first time they have encountered such a situation.

The so-called military situation is like fire, the situation in the south is getting worse and worse, there is news anytime and anywhere, but in terms of priority, when the chief executive and the important ministers negotiate with the emperor in the imperial study, some less important news will have to be postponed, but there are also urgent military situations that are important to the imperial study, which are directly delivered to the imperial study, and a decision needs to be made immediately.

However, the previous emergency military situation, without exception, was bad news, either a city was lost, or the battle was lost, or simply the feudal officials and generals in the army surrendered.

Therefore, when encountering such a situation again, from the emperor to the minister, there is no one who does not tense his face.

Then, I saw a guard walk in, and as soon as he saw the emperor, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "Good news! Great victory! Master Qiu of the Hanlin Academy, defeated the White Lotus rebel on the south bank of the Great River!"

When this man spoke, he was so excited that his voice trembled slightly. (To be continued......)

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