Chapter 1512 817 Heart Disease

The emperor repeatedly read the military newspaper in his hand several times before he was convinced that it was all true, and his chest heaved with anger.

Zhennan Wangfu is this crazy? !

The Southern Border Army is only a mere 10,000 people in the Western Frontier. Including the damage, it is not bad to have 8,000 people now. How can it be an enemy of the 100,000-strong army of Xiye in Feixia Mountain and Yunzhong County? !

If things go on like this, it will be a matter of time before the Southern Border Army is wiped out by the Western Yemen, but Dayu will bear the wrath of the Western Yemen. It is conceivable that after Tahai's army annihilates the Southern Frontier Army, the next step is probably to go straight. Attack the Dayu Central Plains!

Southern Border! Nanjiang is indeed a big trouble for Dayu's confidant!

The emperor almost vomited a mouthful of old blood. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. He stayed up all night for several days, and his body became more and more thin and haggard...

On March 15th, another 3,000-mile trip from the Western Xinjiang was rushed to the capital. This time, the military situation has undergone earth-shaking changes!

The Western Night Army has surrendered to the Southern Border Army!

This is simply incredible!

The emperor stared blankly at the military newspaper, almost suspecting that it had been stolen, that the 100,000 Xiye army surrendered to the less than 10,000 Southern Border Army? !

Doesn't that mean that all the southern border troops have the ability to fight against ten? !

How can this be possible unless it is a divine soldier? !

On the same day, the emperor immediately sent his cronies to the western Xinjiang to investigate the military situation.

However, the aftermath of the surrender of the Xiye army had not yet subsided. On March 17, Hussar General Li Duzhong returned to the capital with a few personal soldiers like a bereaved dog. Li Duzhong did not dare to clean up, so he rushed to the palace to ask for an interview. emperor.

"Your Majesty, the entire army of 10,000 Great Yu was wiped out!"

Li Du Zhong prostrated on the white marble floor in the imperial study, and told the news with tears in his eyes.

"Xiao Yi, the prince of Zhennan, led an army of tens of thousands to intercept the last general in Hufeng Valley on the border of Jingzhou. The southern border army was strong and strong, with a large number of people. Yu people, the other eight thousand were all captured by the Southern Border Army!"

In the imperial study, Li Du Zhong's ashamed and tragic voice echoed, and every word and sentence pierced into the emperor's heart like thousands of needles...

The emperor was trembling with anger, his lips trembled slightly, and his complexion was so pale that there was no blood at all.

Gonggong Liu, who was beside him, hurriedly ordered the little maid to prepare soothing tea with a worried look in the referendum.

Now Han Lingfu, who was supervising the court, was also on the side, and Jun Yi's face showed an unbelievable expression, he couldn't believe his ears.

The next moment, I saw the emperor suddenly swept his arms and swept all the memorials on the imperial case on the ground.

The reason why the emperor agreed to Han Lingfu's proposal to cut the vassal was also after careful consideration and repeated calculations, and he was convinced that the southern border should have insufficient troops now, so he resolutely issued the decree.

Li Duzhong fell on the ground in fear and did not dare to move. He went to the southern border for meritorious service, and now not only does he have no merit, but if he fails to do so, he will be condemned by the emperor, bringing disaster to the whole family!

"Impossible..." Han Lingfu muttered in his mouth, lost in thought, he didn't want to believe this fact at all.

The total number of troops reported to the imperial court by the Southern Border is 200,000. In the past few years, Baiyue and Nanliang are like wolves and tigers. They hurriedly set out on the west night and took away tens of thousands of troops. There must be very few troops left behind in the southern border!

However, if there were no tens of thousands of troops in the southern border, how could it be possible to easily kill or capture the 10,000 troops that Li Duzhong took away.

Could it be that……

Han Lingfu thought about it, clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyes to look at the emperor behind the imperial case, and said, "Father, does it mean that the Zhennan Palace has secretly expanded its troops without the knowledge of the court?"

Therefore, only Nanjiang dared to go west to the west, so Nanjiang dared to rebel!

The emperor's pupils shrank sharply when he heard the words, his heart was beating wildly, and his mind was restless.

It must be so!

So, how many troops are in the southern border now, 300,000, 400,000... or more, what is the intention of King Zhennan to conceal his troops and keep private troops?

The more the emperor thought about it, the more frightened he became, the blue veins floating on his forehead, and the descriptions were a bit hideous.

For decades, the Zhennan Palace has been a thorn in the emperor's heart.

When the first emperor established the country, he was already eighteen years old. Unlike the princes of the previous dynasty, he did not learn the way of running the country and the emperor's mind from a young age, but even so, he knew that he could learn from history.

As the saying goes, it takes ten years for a scholar to rebel.

To put it bluntly, if you want to stabilize imperial power, the most important thing is military power.

Throughout history, several dynasties have changed because of this military power. For example, five hundred years ago, the military general Zhang Kuanyin, who held a lot of troops, launched the Yanmenguan mutiny, and the yellow robe was added; This kind of mutiny emerges one after another. Nearly speaking, their Han family, or the late emperor, was able to sit on this great mountain and river based on this!

The emperor's eyes were heavy. When he was still the prince, he felt that Da Yu had three major concerns. The first was King Yu, the second was the official army of the Western Xinjiang, and the third was the Zhennan King of the Southern Border.

When the emperor was in power, he eliminated King Yu in the "Rebellion of King Yu", but left behind two hidden dangers, the King of Zhennan and the official army.

Although Guan Ruyan is not a vassal king, he can hold 100,000 military powers and dominate one side. Moreover, the Guan family army under his command is not only a famous elite division, but also loyal to Guan Ruyan, like a "private soldier" different.

In contrast, the Zhennan Palace, which holds 200,000 Southern Border troops and Southern Border as a vassal area, is a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh. Whenever he thinks of Guan and Xiao, it makes him restless.

Back then, he also wanted to advise the late emperor that he should take precautions against the official family and the Zhennan palace, but he was afraid that the late emperor had other plans in his mind, or that he would feel dissatisfied with him because of his narrow-mindedness and incompetence. On the contrary, haste is not enough, giving other brothers an opportunity to take advantage!

In the end, he chose to hold back until the late emperor passed away and he ascended to Dabao.

Outsiders watched him as the new emperor ascended the throne, and the scenery was infinite, but they did not know that he could not sleep peacefully every day.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly!

The official family and the Zhennan Wangfu are self-reliant on the sky and the emperor is far away, and they support their troops with self-respect. Sooner or later, it will be a big problem!

More than nine years ago, when King Yan presented evidence of the official family's loss of air wages and colluding with foreigners to his imperial case, although he vaguely felt that the testimony was inappropriate, he preferred to believe that the official family's army had committed a heinous crime, and only In this way, he can take advantage of the situation to get rid of the official family, and also pull out a thorn in his heart, leaving the hidden danger of Zhennan Wangfu...

Sure enough, as he expected, Zhennan Wangfu couldn't stand it anymore, after all, it was restless. He had repeatedly violated the holy will and the decree before, and now he dared to go to war with the army of the imperial court...

The ambition of King Zhennan is obvious!

"boom!"

The emperor's right fist slammed heavily on the imperial case, gnashing his teeth, and his face was even darker.

"Father, don't ruin the dragon's body because of the popularity of the ignorant ministers." Han Lingfu hurriedly served the medicinal tea prepared by Eunuch Liu, and served the emperor diligently and drank half a cup of soothing tea.

Seeing that the emperor's breath was a little smoother, Han Lingfu said again worriedly: "Father, the Zhennan Palace is clearly 'Sima Zhao's heart, which is known to all passers-by' and has a conspiracy intention. Father, you must not tolerate any more adultery!"

"Of course I know that the southern border is uneasy." The emperor said in a distraught, "But now Xiao Yi dares to openly defy the decree.

Hearing this, Han Lingfu was shocked and blurted out: "Father, what do you mean, King Zhennan will lead his army to the north?"

how can that be? !

In today's peaceful and prosperous age, Zhennan Wangfu dares to rebel, isn't it afraid of being pointed by thousands of people and stinking for thousands of years?

The emperor was silent, but he acquiesced to Han Lingfu's words.

If the Southern Border Army really takes this opportunity to lead the Northern Expedition, then the west will be in trouble in the west, and the southern border will be in trouble in the south, and Dayu will be in a situation where there are wolves in front and tigers behind!

At that time, will Chang Di in the north also take advantage of the opportunity to rob?

The more the emperor thought about it, the more confused he became.

Han Lingfu also became more and more worried as he thought about it, his brows furrowed, and he was afraid that the Zhennan Palace would really lead the army to the north, so he hurriedly said: "Father, the southern border is only a square inch. It is difficult to mobilize the available troops of Dayu, and it is difficult to make a great deal in the southern border!"

He doesn't believe that the dignified Da Yuhui can't help but a mere southern border!

The emperor didn't speak for a while, the imperial study was silent, only the scent of the medicinal tea permeated the imperial study.

Half an hour later, the emperor ordered his servants to pass an oral decree to summon the ministers of the cabinet to the imperial study for an audience.

On that day, the lights in the imperial study stayed awake all night, until the palace gate was opened again in the early morning, and several cabinet ministers walked out tiredly...

After the early dynasty, the news of Zhennan Wangfu's murder of the imperial envoy and the intention to rebel was spread in the capital like wild weeds. For a while, a stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the whole capital was boiling.

Although Han Lingfan didn't attend the morning court, he heard about it. At noon that day, Duke Enguo hurriedly came to the palace of King Jingjun.

"Your Highness, the Zhennan Palace can defeat the 10,000-strong army led by Li Duzhong. I think it was Shizi Pei who got the news in time. If you think that Xiao Shizi is a man, he will definitely accept the prince's love." Duke En Guo seemed to be happy. And worry, "It's just that this minister is worried..." I'm worried that the Zhennan Palace will take the opportunity to expedition to the north! Even though the eldest Princess Yongyang said that Xiao Yi would not, but Duke Enguo was not completely sure.

"Grandfather, the Zhennan Palace will not take the initiative to expedition to the north." Before Han Lingfan could finish his sentence, he interrupted him. He took out an envelope from the box beside him and handed it to Duke Enguo, "Grandfather, I just received a letter from Prince Pei from Southern Border this morning."

Duke Enguo's eyes lit up, he quickly took out the silk paper from the envelope, looked at it with ten lines, his expression became more and more shocked, he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and muttered to himself: "How is it possible? !" His tone was full of wonder.

Everything in Pei Yuanchen's letter shocked Duke Enguo.

It turned out that even if Pei Yuanchen didn't go to Luoyue City, Xiao Yi had already learned about the emperor's order to cut down the clan...

It turned out that Xiao Yi only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he took down Li Duzhong's 10,000-strong army unscathed.

This fight was so beautiful!

Thinking of the rumors in the capital that Li Duzhong was defeated by the 30,000-strong army in the southern border, Duke Enguo's expression became more complicated.

Han Lingfan's expression was extremely solemn, and his deep eyes fell on the silk paper in Duke Enguo's hand.

According to what Pei Yuanchen said in the letter, Xiao Yi has received his love this time, and he also bluntly stated that he has no coveted heart for Dayu...

However, Han Lingfan couldn't relax because of this, and said, "Grandfather, although Shizi Xiao has clearly stated that he has no intention of the Northern Expedition, it will be difficult to say if the royal father is more aggressive."

The more Han Lingfan spoke, the more serious he became, and his heart was heavy.

Today's royal father, he has been unable to persuade, let alone speculate...

His eyes passed through Duke En Guo and looked at the sky outside the window. The southern sky was transparent and cloudless.

Duke En Guo smiled bitterly, his expression became more complicated, and he said slowly but surely: "My lord, with the understanding of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will be afraid of this battle!"

Speaking, Duke En Guo sighed deeply, his heart became heavier.

The emperor of Dayu has been bullying the soft and afraid of the hard. This is a sign of the decline of the dynasty... Has Dayu only come to this point in just a few decades? !

In the study, the grandfather and grandson exchanged a heavy look.

As Duke Enguo said, the emperor was really scared. He deeply regretted that he underestimated the strength of Zhennan Wangfu. He did not expect that the Southern Border Army would easily defeat the 10,000 army he sent.

For several days in a row, the emperor failed to get a good night's sleep, and almost woke up every night from a nightmare, dreaming again and again that the southern border army was approaching the capital, and troops were approaching the city.

On March 19, another "bad news" came, Zhennan Wangfu actually won Xiye!

The news shocked the entire dynasty, and almost couldn't believe it.

how can that be? !

how can that be? !

...

This sentence echoed repeatedly in the emperor's mind.

That is Xiye, the soldiers are strong and strong, brave and good at fighting, how could it possibly be defeated in the hands of the Southern Border Army, how could it be possible to subjugate the country in just a few months? !

In the imperial study, there was silence, and the emperor's expression changed and changed, surprised and suspicious... and fearful!

He underestimated the Southern Border Army!

He thought that the wars and chaos in the southern border over the years had restricted the southern border to a certain extent, but he did not know that the situation was actually the opposite.

For Dayu, the defeat of Xiye seems to be a good thing. In this way, the crisis in Xijiang is solved!

But the problem is that now the relationship between Dayu and Nanjiang is at stake. Li Duzhong went south and angered Zhennan Wangfu. Now that Xiye is defeated, what will be the next step of Zhennan Wangfu? !

Northern Expedition? !

Thinking about it, the emperor couldn't help but sighed faintly.

A gust of cool wind blew in through the window, causing the candles in the octagonal palace lanterns to jump.

For several days, the morning court was delayed until noon, and the situation in the court and China was grim.

The early morning of this day was silent again. No one spoke for a long time. The emperor on the throne became more and more excited. Aren't his courtiers talking a lot on weekdays? Aren't they all impassioned when they condemned the Zhennan Palace? Why is Dayu in trouble now, they are all dumb.

The emperor's anger was getting higher and higher, and he was about to take the case when he saw a minister walking half a step from the queue on the left, and said respectfully, "I know that the emperor has worked so hard, and the withdrawal of the vassal is due to the old age of King Zhennan. , stay in the wild for a long time, work hard and make great achievements!"

Immediately afterwards, another minister echoed: "Lord Li said that King Zhennan has been guarding the border for decades, which made the barbarians feel terrified. It should be rewarded well!"

As soon as the two ministers sang and reconciled, they found an excuse for the emperor to withdraw from the vassal, and the emperor's expression turned slightly sullen.

At this time, the chief assistant Cheng Dongyang took a step forward and suggested: "Your Majesty, King Jingjun has not married yet. I heard that King Zhennan has an eldest daughter, who is knowledgeable and sensible, and is young, so she is a good match!"

After the words fell, the whole court was in an uproar, and the civil and military officials all looked at each other in dismay. If the emperor really accepted the proposal of the first assistant, then the situation of the court would be reversed!

The emperor on the throne thought, this plan is very good, if Xiao Fei is married into the royal family as the prince concubine, then their Han and Xiao families can eliminate their grievances and make Qin Jin good!

Even if the prince concubine is not enough to impress King Zhennan, what about the prince concubine? !

The crown princess is the queen of the future, which means that the grandson of the Xiao family is the emperor in the future. He believes that this condition is enough to make King Zhennan tempted and temporarily appease the southern border!

The emperor moved, and his fingers rubbed the golden dragon head on the armrest.

Looking at the emperor's subconscious movements, the civil and military officials exchanged glances secretly, knowing that the emperor should be moved...

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