System, help me be an empress

Chapter 40
Your Majesty the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The ministers listened to the battle report.

"After the Battle of Chaoyangmen, our army wiped out nearly [-] Oirat cavalrymen, and collected tens of thousands of cold weapons... After the Battle of Chaoyang, Mengda attacked different parts of the city gate three times, but failed, and was wiped out by our army More than [-] people..." Meng Zhiqian, Minister of the Ministry of War, was still reporting the general situation of the war, "Mengda seems to have the idea of ​​​​retiring at this time, and I believe that the crisis in the capital will be resolved soon!"

Some time ago, when the Oirat cavalry first came to the capital, people in the court were panicked; after these few battles, our army has not lost a single defeat, which reassured the chattering civil servants in the court. His mouth was full of compliments such as "Your Majesty is wise" and "I have a strong army".

"very good!"

Xu Youxi was naturally happy. Now the progress bar of [Dead Capital] has regressed to below 30%. "According to the current situation, it is very difficult for Wala to take down Shangjing City by force."

"Your Majesty, I have something else to tell you." Meng Zhiqian said decisively.

"Play." Xu Youxi asked.

"Since Wala is no longer able to break through the capital, I think it's time to take the initiative to send troops to rescue the Supreme Emperor."

The Supreme Emperor Meng Zhiqian talked about was naturally Xu Shengshi, a hostage held by Oala.

"Yeah, how preposterous is it that the Supreme Emperor is still in the hands of the Oirats?"

As soon as Meng Zhiqian brought up this topic, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"It's no wonder Wala hasn't taken the initiative to attack in the past ten days, but they have no intention of returning! They must be counting on our army to take the initiative to rob and rescue the Supreme Emperor, so as to catch them all!" General Yao Desheng suddenly said a few words, and suddenly woke up everyone.

"But even so, can we still ignore the Supreme Emperor? After all, he is also an orthodox emperor..." The voice of the civil servant who said this became weaker and weaker in the end.

"You can wait for the Supreme Emperor to come back."

"That's a big trouble..."

The court officials were discussing with each other in low voices, and they all hesitated to speak.

Xu Youxi suddenly looked at Meng Zhiqian and asked, "Has Meng Shangshu thought of a perfect plan?"

"Return to Your Majesty. The minister has no specific countermeasures yet, but preparations can be made."

Xu Youxi sat on the main hall with an inexplicable expression, as if he was thinking about something: "Since there is no perfect solution, let's discuss this matter later."

Xu Youxi's unhurried attitude seemed to be sending a signal to the officials that the new emperor did not want to take the Supreme Emperor back to the palace.

Yes.

The new emperor has worries and his ministers can understand.

In case the Emperor Sheng Yuan returned to the palace and he felt unwilling to be robbed of the throne, the two of them would have to fight to the death.

The most unlucky thing at this time is Daqian!
Seeing Xu Youxi's evasive attitude, Meng Zhiqian was obviously surprised.

The great eunuch Zhou Yuxue who was standing next to him understood Xu Youxi's meaning almost instantly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is tired today, if you have something to play, you can leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Zhiqian wanted to say something, but he didn't expect to be pulled to kneel down by Bao Changnian who was beside him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Youxi quickly left the hall after leaving court, followed by Zhou Yuxue bent over.

As soon as the emperor left, the officials also dispersed. Bao Changnian slowly straightened his sleeves, and said to Meng Zhiqian with something in his words: "Master Meng, let's have some refreshments too."

Li Shangyun, Minister of Dali Temple, also followed the yin and yang and said angrily: "How can you compare with Mr. Meng's high morals and integrity? It is enough to worry about."

"Li Shangyun, what do you mean, or explain it clearly!" Meng Zhiqian couldn't help but increase his voice.

"That's not clear enough. The officer is naturally praising Mr. Meng." Li Shangyun snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Meng Zhiqian knew that His Majesty was kind to Li Shangyun, and he could understand that Li Shangyun would support His Majesty at this time.

But Meng Zhiqian didn't think there was anything wrong with his proposal at this time, he was just planning to save the Supreme Emperor from the Oirats, didn't he want to support the Supreme Emperor to succeed again?

Why are these people angry at him?

What made him feel the most depressed was Xu Youxi's ambiguous attitude. Could it be that those born in the emperor's family were all cold-blooded animals, and wouldn't they be a little bit moved when facing the life and death of their close relatives?
Meng Zhiqian was thinking about this, and kept walking until he left the palace, and almost bumped into the old man with gray hair again.

"Are you okay?" Meng Zhiqian hurriedly supported the old man.

The old man shook his head, leaning on a cane with both hands, his face was covered with wrinkles: "It's all right, thank you."

Meng Zhiqian observed carefully, and he soon discovered that the old man's eyes were covered with a thin layer of white mist, which seemed to be an eye disease. The symptom of this disease was blurred vision: "Old man, can you see?" ? Do you need me to take you home?"

"You are such a good man." The old man smiled with difficulty, "However, I do have a troublesome matter, if you have time, can you help me?"

"How can it be troublesome, just tell me."

"Have you read today's imperial list, and do you know if the battle situation has been announced?"

"...Announced. Shangjing has fought several beautiful victories, and the Oirat bandits can't attack Shangjing!" Meng Zhiqian said this with a little more pride in his tone.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, two tears fell down the old man's old face: "That's good, then I can rest assured that I will die without regret."

"Old man, you are confused, what about your family?"

"I'm happy, don't be afraid, I won't do stupid things." The old man wiped away his tears, "There is no one in the family. I used to have a son, but he died for the country in the border war. But it's okay , Dagan defeated Wala, my son is the hero of Dagan."

"The empress erected a heroic monument for my son and the others. When I miss him, I sit in front of the monument. Sometimes it seems as if my son can still be by my side."

"With this stele, my son will always be able to find his way home. Sometimes, I always think, how can there be such a bodhisattva-hearted person as the empress in the world."

The old man wiped away his tears and continued walking on crutches: "I have to tell my son quickly, if you can save Shangjing and work hard, life will get better and better."

Every word the old man said was like a hammer hitting Meng Zhiqian's heart hard.

Every soldier is a great hero, but for thousands of years, apart from the current emperor, there is no other emperor who would erect a heroic monument for them because he was saddened by the sacrifice of soldiers.

Meng Zhiqian fell into deep thought. He suddenly regretted that he questioned Xu Youxi's behavior before. After the new emperor ascended the throne, everything he did could not have been better, and he was absolutely no worse than any other wise emperor.

The new emperor must have his own arrangements, so how could he figure out the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?

Meng Zhiqian didn't expect that he could guess what Xu Youxi was really thinking at this time by being wrong.

Xu Youxi does not advocate going to the Wara to rob the camp immediately at this time. Although the previous Chaoyangmen War caused the Wara to lose more than 3 elite soldiers, after all, they came to Beijing with a mighty [-] elite soldiers. willing.

The remaining [-] or so elite soldiers are indeed enough for them to fight Dagan again.

Of course, the premise is that they have to change the home field of the war to a site they are familiar with.

Xu Shengshi who was held hostage was the opportunity in their hands.

(End of this chapter)