minions live

Monarchs and ministers greet each other.

The courtiers below carefully observed the physical condition of Emperor Changxing.

Emperor Changxing had bad eyesight and turned a blind eye to it.

He walked down the steps in a few steps, and walked straight to Princess Yiguang with a smile.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Aunt Huang. How are you?"

Alas.

"It's all a family, you don't have to be polite, just sit down and rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Princess Yiguang chuckled.

"The sage has said that the monarch, the minister, the minister, the father, the son, and the son should perform their duties and perform their own duties. They should not overstep or mess up their position. Although the palace is old, it is a minister after all. How can your majesty stand while a minister sits?" reason?"

Speaking of this, she turned her head and glanced at the Minister of Rites not far away.

"Fan Shangshu is still on the side, I don't dare to make him angry."

Fan Wen stroked his gray beard in satisfaction and nodded repeatedly.

"Her Royal Highness has a high status and high status, but she still does not forget to be strict with the etiquette of monarchs and ministers. She is worthy of the model of the royal family and admired by veterans."

cough cough.

Everyone coughed and couldn't help laughing.

It seems that Fan Wen has forgotten that Princess Yiguang knocked him unconscious with a crested stick.

Seeing this, Emperor Changxing had no choice but to say a few words, and hurried back to the dragon chair to sit down.

Only then did Princess Yiguang sit down upright.

"Dear dears, you must have heard about the Beiguan incident?"

There was silence below.

After a while, Qian Liang, Minister of the Household Department, stood up.

"Your Majesty, if you said it was the rumor in today's newspaper, the old minister did indeed see it."

Seeing that there was an early bird, the others responded one after another.

"The old minister also saw it."

"It's really sudden. Haven't the Japanese pirates been attacking Huayang County and Jiuyuan County all the time? Why did they arrive at Beihaiguan all of a sudden?"

"What's strange, they have always been so cunning."

Ugh.

"What did Huang Shitao do? The majestic North Customs, a brave general in the city, was attacked in two days."

Dianshi City in Dingxi County is just an ordinary city, almost all of which are unarmed ordinary people. Huo Yun has guarded it for several years...

bang bang.

Emperor Changxing tapped Long An, his face was very impatient.

"This is the end of the matter, there is no need to say more."

He looked up at the cloud drop map on the left wall.

"My dear family, from south to north, from east to west, every inch of the empire's territory was retaken by the ancestors who fought bloody and desperately, and there must be no less."

"Beihaiguan is the northern gate of the empire, and it must not be lost."

"My dear friends, let's first discuss who to send to take back Beihaiguan."

Fighting wars is the responsibility of the Ministry of War.

Guan Yi was about to speak with a bitter face, but Qian Liang had already stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks something is wrong."

what?
Emperor Changxing's eyesight is not good, and at this moment, he also doubts whether his ears heard it wrong.

"Qian Aiqing, why did you say that?"

Qian Liang cupped his hands calmly.

"Your Majesty, it is well known that the source of this newspaper is unknown, and it is still being tracked by the Jinlin Guards behind the scenes on the grounds of deceiving the public, and the court has never recognized its legitimacy. It is even more impossible to determine the authenticity of the above content." …

"The old minister thinks it's better to wait for the battle report from the north to come back, just like the Dingxi counterattack."

As soon as these words came out, the whole imperial study room could hear the needle drop.

Everyone lowered their heads subconsciously, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help twitching.

At the beginning of the Dingxi counterattack, as soon as the news in the newspaper was published, Qian Liang was in a hurry to ask the court to send people and food to the west.

As a result, Emperor Changxing did not mention it on the grounds that "the content of the newspaper cannot be confirmed to be true or false"...

Huhu~
Emperor Changxing was so angry that his forehead twitched.

Just as he was about to speak, Minister of Rites had already stood up.

"Your Majesty," Fan Wen saluted, "the sages have said: The important affairs of the country are sacrifices and wars, punishments and rewards."

"Although Yumu County is thousands of miles away from Xingji City, Beihai Pass is the northern barrier of the empire, protecting the vast territory and numerous people in the north. Therefore, any news about Beihai Pass should not be ignored by the imperial court."

"Fan Shangshu's words are reasonable." Emperor Changxing was very satisfied, and for the first time felt that Fan Wen's occasional wordiness was not a bad thing.

"Your Majesty," Fan Wen saluted expressionlessly again.

"But as Qian Shangshu said, it is difficult to tell the truth from the news in the newspapers. It is probably too early to mobilize the people to discuss support. The old minister thought that we should wait for the battle report from the North Customs or send nearby soldiers and horse spies to find out the truth."

Emperor Changxing was so angry that he had no choice but to follow what Fan Wen said.

"Beihaiguan is far away, and I don't know when the battle report will be sent back. What kind of troops are stationed near it?"

Guan Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stood up quickly.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I, Yunchui, have three troops stationed near Beihaiguan."

"One is the Xingluo Legion in the middle of Baekje, led by the general Wei Junqian; the second is the northern garrison in Jiuyuan County, led by the county lieutenant Mo Canghai; the third is the descendant of the Yanhui Army in Yanhui County. Battalion, led by Qianchang Xiangnanfei."

"These three forces, generally speaking, the closest to Beihaiguan is the Rear Blood Battalion of the Yanhui Legion..."

Guan Yi hadn't finished speaking yet.

Report!
There was a screeching sound outside.

"Eight hundred li urgently, Beihai Customs battle report."

Everyone in the imperial study room was immediately refreshed.

squeak.

The door opened, and the little eunuch hurried in with the battle report in hand.

According to the usual practice, it was first checked for poison, sealed and sealed, and then carefully sent to Emperor Changxing.

Emperor Changxing immediately exploded when he saw Zhezi, so he had to take a look at the old eunuch beside him.

Chang Lu hurried over to unpack it.

Uh ~
The old eunuch snorted.

"Your Majesty, this battle report is not from General Huang of Beiguan, but from the Starfall Legion."

Emperor Changxing was startled, and soon became furious.

"Starfall Legion? Aren't Wei Junqian and the others in Baekje? How did they send out a battle report from the North Customs?"

"Your Majesty, calm down," the old eunuch quickly explained, "The Starfall Legion has always kept logistics to build ships in Beiguan, and they are not combatants."

Emperor Changxing was taken aback.

Wei Junqian had already submitted a report on this matter.

He is not the only one who knows, it can be said that almost all the people in the imperial study, except Chen Xiuzhu and other princes who need to avoid suspicion, know about it.

"What did it say?"

"Your Majesty, wait a moment, this old slave will read it to you." …

Chang Lu read aloud what Mo Dou had seen and heard, and the faces of the princes and important ministers below changed after hearing it.

"There's no reason for this, it really doesn't make sense."

The more Emperor Changxing heard it, the angrier he became.

Huang Shitao has always been a man, even though he is in northern Xinjiang, he will send some gifts back to Xingji City every year and festival.

Therefore, Emperor Changxing remembered this person firmly.

In the end, he actually guarded the border like this?
Content with pleasure, neglect of duty, even Mo Canghai has sent people to remind him repeatedly, but he still doesn't take it to heart.

No wonder the Japanese pirates attacked, Beihai Pass seemed to be completely unprepared, and it was captured in two days.

"Your Majesty," Fan Wen stood up angrily.

"What Huang Shitao did reminded the old minister of another person, that is Tian Hongyan of the Wild Goose Legion."

"One of them is in the west and the other is in the east; one is the border guard and the other is the general of the legion; the two have the military power but completely forget the responsibilities entrusted to them by His Majesty. This is disloyalty."

"As a result, Tian Hongyan caused heavy casualties to the friendly army, and Huang Shitao left the northern border of the empire defenseless, which is injustice."

"If the army commits such a disloyal and unrighteous scum, if it is not severely punished, other soldiers will surely follow suit, and the consequences will be disastrous."

"The old minister asks His Majesty to issue an imperial decree immediately to arrest them both for trial, so as to rectify the law and military regulations of the country."

Qian Liang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Grand Master Ren Yi glanced at each other, and the three of them stepped forward together.

"Your Majesty, Fan Shangshu's words are justified, and I second my opinion!"

Chen Xiulan, who had a round and sloppy body, had long been filled with anger, and now also ran out with a bang.

"Father, sons and ministers seconded."