Marshal Deng of the Conferred God

Chapter 255
Chaoge, the entire court was shrouded in the haze of defeat, and it was gloomy.Marshal Yu Hualong of Tongguan Army and Horse Commanded 15 troops, led by Wu Wenhua, and went to crusade against Chongyingluan. As a result, he failed in two battles, and the 15 army was completely lost. Yu Hualong, father and son, six died for the country.

This news was sent back to Chaoge, and the dynasty was in turmoil. King Zhou no longer indulged in pills, and immediately ascended to the court.In the end, all the ministers agreed that only when Deng Jiugong led his troops back to the court to preside over the overall situation, the big merchants could survive the crisis.

It's just that King Zhou made three decrees in a row, ordering people to send them to Qinglong Pass all night and night.Only a few days have passed, and there is still no news of Deng Jiugong's evacuation.King Zhou was so anxious that he quickly called Zhang Qian, Wei Zi and Lu Renjie into the palace to discuss.

Although Lu Renjie has no great talent, he is also a minister who is good at military affairs in the court. With the idea of ​​promoting a general from among the dwarfs, King Zhou made an exception and promoted him to be an important minister in the court.This made Lu Renjie very happy. He thought that King Zhou had good eyesight and talent, and he was proud of himself in the court every day, so he didn't pay much attention to Zhang Qian.

As soon as he saw the three of them, King Zhou couldn't wait to ask: "The three lovers, is there any news of Deng Jiugong's return to the court?"

Zhang Qian said: "Your Majesty, Jiang Ziya led an army to attack Tongguan. The road to and from Qinglong Pass to Chaoge was blocked. The news was not delivered in time, so no news came. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I estimate that in the past few days, there will be news of King Pingnan. Come."

The failure of the Northern Expedition ruined countless money, food and troops, and now the whole country has been seriously injured, and it is no longer enough to gather an army of 10 people.

When King Zhou heard this, he felt as if he had taken a reassurance. He was old and just wanted to enjoy his old age in peace.If Chengtang Sheji was lost in his hands, what face would he have to go underground to meet his ancestors.

Lu Renjie snorted coldly, and said: "I think this is a strange thing. King Pingnan is vigorous and resolute, and no one can match his troops. It has been several months since he led his troops to fight. Why did he not fight Jiang Ziya? What is his intention?" "

When Jiameng was broken, Deng Jiugong was not seen to stop Xiqi's army; if Chuanyuntian was broken, Deng Jiugong was not seen to send troops;

Not to mention that Lu Renjie was jealous of Deng Jiugong, any minister would feel something was wrong after careful consideration.

Although Lu Renjie is a villain, but what he said is not unreasonable, Wei Zi echoed: "Your Majesty, I think Master Lu is right. King Pingnan's ability is obvious to all. If he uses all his strength to stop him, Even if the Xiqi rebels can't be wiped out in one fell swoop, they can still be stopped at Jiameng Pass, so that Jiang Ziya can't take a step beyond the thunder."

If Deng Jiugong led his army back to the court in time, no matter how much the officials doubted him, no one would dare to say anything in front of King Zhou due to his prestige.But the real situation is that Deng Jiugong accepted the decree, but did not implement King Zhou's decree, which is intriguing.

Resisting the decree and not obeying it is a serious crime of beheading.

King Zhou frowned. No one who can become the king of a country is a fool. He trusted Deng Jiugong in every possible way before, and didn't think about it. He thought it was Deng Jiugong's tactic.But after being reminded by the two courtiers, he couldn't help becoming suspicious, but it was limited to suspicion.

Zhang Qian said: "Your Majesty, we will not know what Wei Zi said until King Pingnan returns." He couldn't understand Deng Jiugong's actions and the significance of sticking to Qinglongguan.

King Zhou said: "What Zhang Qing said is correct, I believe that King Pingnan will not have second thoughts about the court."

Ten years ago, in the face of the huge momentum of Xiqi, the court repeatedly lost troops and generals, and the situation was worrisome. As a result, Deng Jiugong led his army to the west and quelled the chaos of Xiqi in one fell swoop. Lu, with outstanding military exploits, unmatched by anyone.How can such a loyal minister and good general be unfaithful to the court and himself.

Lu Renjie said: "Your Majesty, people's hearts are far away, so we have to guard against them. Now the main force of the court is in the hands of King Pingnan. If he has a different intention, Chaoge will change his master in an instant, and my master will be in danger. From what I see, For the sake of the overall situation, once King Pingnan returned to Beijing, he first took over his military power and put him under house arrest."

Zhang Qian glanced at him, and said to King Zhou: "Your Majesty, I think it's wrong. King Pingnan has made great contributions to the court. How can you convict him just because of suspicion. What Master Lu said is completely aimless."

Lu Renjie said: "I heard that Mr. Zhang has a good relationship with King Pingnan in private, and he has spared no effort to support King Pingnan before. Mr. Zhang, don't forget that you are a minister of a great merchant. How can you put your personal friendship at risk for the court?" Regardless."

Anger flashed across Zhang Qian's face, and he scolded, "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

In the past, Lu Renjie was very flattering to himself and full of humility, but now, once he succeeds, he becomes defiant.

King Zhou frowned and said, "Okay, stop arguing, you two. I am very clear about Deng Jiugong's character, so you don't need to talk too much!"

King Zhou had spoken, even if Lu Renjie was dissatisfied with Deng Jiugong, he would not dare to sue.Wei Zi's expression on the side was solemn, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart. Cheng Tang seemed to be shrouded by an invisible black hand. Although the surface was calm, there was a dark tide in the dark.

Zhang Qian suddenly remembered something, took out a memorial from his cuff, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is the battle report from the north."

King Zhou ordered the Huangmen general to come over with the memorial. He picked it up and looked at it. His face sank immediately, and he threw the memorial on the ground in anger, furious: "It's unreasonable, this Chongyingluan wolf's ambition, actually commits an act of treason!"

Wei Zi trembled in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Chongcheng has raised troops." The imperial court suffered a big defeat in northern Xinjiang, and the weak national power was about to emerge. Both sides have torn off their hypocritical faces.

King Zhou said worriedly: "The guards at the border gates will report in the future that the northern border is furiously mobilizing troops, and it seems that they are going to use a large number of troops against the imperial court."

Tongguan was in emergency several times. If Jiang Ziya took it, Xiqi's 20 troops would be able to drive straight into Mengjin, and the soldiers would point directly at Chaoge.And now that Chongcheng is sending out troops, it's really making things worse.

As soon as this remark came out, except for Zhang Qian, Wei Zi and Lu Renjie's expressions changed drastically. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the princes of the two towns went hand in hand.Originally, a few months ago, the situation of the imperial court was very good. At that time, the officials were full of confidence in countering the rebellion. Who would have thought that it would be so ruined now.

Zhang Qian said: "Your Majesty, Chongcheng is thousands of miles away from Chaoge, Chongyingluan sent troops, and it took at least one and a half months to reach Chaoge. The current plan is to wait for King Pingnan to come back before discussing important matters."

He pinned his hope of turning the tide on Deng Jiugong. If even Deng Jiugong couldn't keep the Chaoge, then Chengtang would be over.

Wei Zi echoed: "I think what Master Zhang said is very true. Although the current situation is bad, there are countermeasures. As long as we wipe out a town of troops, our Dashang will be able to turn the crisis into safety."

Lu Renjie remained silent. In such a difficult situation, he didn't want to be assigned by King Zhou to guard the frontiers of the country. It would be no different from dying for the country.

"That's right, I still have Deng Qing here, this country will definitely be able to hold on."

A blush flashed across King Zhou's face, and his eyes became firm.

Seeing that King Zhou looked calm, Zhang Qian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Now he can only hope that Deng Jiugong will lead his troops back to the court soon and save Chaoge from the fire.

(End of this chapter)