Chapter 443: Right Time, Right Place, Right People
When we arrived at the Royal Garden, we could hear the melodious music of elegant music in the distance, the palace dancers were dancing to the music, and the palace banquet was in full swing.
The atmosphere was high and the emperor and his ministers were enjoying themselves together, as if a prosperous and prosperous era was being performed.
Duanmu Yu paused for a moment, and his eyes fell on the joyful palace banquet. He looked at the faces of everyone at the banquet, which were glowing red, with high spirits, and their expressions became more and more gloomy. Then he walked towards the direction of the throne in silence without saying a word.
"Your Majesty the Queen." Duanmu Yu stood in front of the throne, raising his eyes slightly and squinting at Chu Qinghuang, "The annual New Year's Eve is here. I would like to congratulate Xiqi on its growing strength, and wish Her Majesty the Queen peace in the future."
Chu Qinghuang raised his hand and signaled: "Emperor Duanmu, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen."
"The reason why Emperor Duanmu came here today is actually for two things. First, Emperor Duanmu has been staying in Xiqi for nearly half a year. Today is New Year's Eve. As the host, I should invite His Majesty the Emperor to stay with me. "Chu Qinghuang said, holding up the wine glass in front of him, "I would like to give a toast to Emperor Duanmu."
When Duanmu Yu heard this, his expression cracked for a moment.
Half a year?
What a shame she dared to say that!
"Her Majesty the Queen is the first person in ancient and modern times to imprison me, the king of a country, in Xiqi for half a year." He said coldly, "Your Majesty is not afraid of the revenge of the northwest frontier cavalry?"
"This is the second thing I want to say tonight." Chu Qinghuang sighed quietly, "At the beginning of the twelfth month of the year, His Royal Highness the Prince of Northern Xinjiang led his cavalry to attack the border of Xiqi. I had no choice but to I can order the border commanders to fight the enemy vigorously, but I am not an arrogant person. Naturally, I know that the national strength of Xiqi is still far behind that of Northern Xinjiang, so I have no choice but to join forces with Zhou to form an alliance. "
What?
Duanmu Yu's expression froze and he slowly raised his head, as if he couldn't believe it: "What did Your Majesty just say?"
"Last night, I just received a victory report." Chu Qinghuang ordered the battle report to be sent to Duanmu Yu for review. "Qi Ling is indeed my appointed border general. He did not disappoint me at all. He won the battle in the first battle. We have suffered a big loss in Northern Xinjiang. Now we have broken through the border defenses and captured the city two thousand miles away in Northern Xinjiang. I think I should share this good news with Emperor Duanmu."
Duanmu Yu's face turned pale, and he stared blankly at Yuan Bao trotting down the wooden ladder. He excitedly handed the battle report to him, as if telling him some good news: "Please take a closer look at it, and identify it." Authenticity, please don’t mistakenly think that this is a forged battle report by Her Majesty the Queen.”
It was like a bolt from the blue, making him dizzy.
Duanmu Yu stared at the battle report in front of him, unable to regain his consciousness for a long time. His eyes were as terrifying as staring at the god of death seeking his life.
"Emperor Duanmu." Yuan Bao reminded him and said kindly, "Do you need me to read it to you? Although I don't know much about reading, but..."
Duanmu Yu grabbed the battle report, his face was sullen, veins popped out on his forehead, and he stared at every word on the battle report.
As those words came into view, the color on his face faded little by little, and his whole figure seemed to have been deprived of life, numb and confused, unable to believe what had happened.
Northern Xinjiang was defeated.
impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!
"This battle report is false." Duanmu Yu raised his head and stared at Chu Qinghuang with sinister eyes, "Her Majesty the Queen just said that the Crown Prince only sent out troops at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month two years ago. Even if Xiqi counterattacked immediately, it would only be less than a month ago. How could the good news come so quickly? Could it be that the Northern Xinjiang cavalry was defeated so easily when they sent troops?
Chu Qinghuang took a sip of wine and said, "Emperor Duanmu is right."
Duanmu Yu's face was gloomy.
"But the Emperor of Northern Xinjiang probably didn't know that in the past few months before Northern Xinjiang sent troops, it was the time when the morale of Qi Ling's soldiers was the highest and their combat effectiveness was the strongest, because I asked Qi Ling to replace the best weapons for the soldiers. "
Chu Qinghuang smiled faintly, with a strategizing and intimidating look on his face, "After I ascended the throne, the national treasury was empty, and the millions of taels of silver gained from confiscating the house were all used on military supplies. I borrowed another 10 million taels of silver from Dongling. , because military training is urgent and cannot be delayed. "
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Do you really think that I won't guard against your wolfish ambitions?"
Duanmu Yu froze on the seat, his face pale and stunned, as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Xiqi has the advantages of time, location, and people, so how can it not win the beauty? Qi Ling should probably thank the prince of Northern Xinjiang for sending troops at the right time." Chu Qinghuang smiled, picked up the wine cup, "I Here’s another toast to Emperor Duanmu.”