The rise of the prince

Chapter 644 Good News

Wen Daoli didn't stop at all, when he arrived at Kunning Palace all the way, the little eunuch guarding the gate said that the emperor was not in the palace and went to the imperial garden.

He had no choice but to turn in a hurry and go to another place.

When he was outside the imperial garden, he asked the eunuch to inform him, and he waited outside.

After a while, the eunuch came out and said that the emperor let him in.

These days, since the last time the emperor recovered from his illness, his health has not been as good as before.

When Wen Daoli went in, he found that the emperor was being supported by the empress, feeding the fish by the pool, the two looked intimate, he didn't know what to do for a moment, he was stunned for a moment in embarrassment.

This slow, faintly heard the emperor speak.

"Recently, my sleep is getting shorter and shorter. I wake up early in the morning before dawn, and I have to wait for an hour or two to see the sun. I can't sleep anymore.

I also dreamed about Xingzhou, and wanted someone to go to the north to call him back.
I didn't think carefully at the time, I shouldn't let him go north."

"Your Majesty, don't think so much, children and grandchildren have their own blessings."

Wen Daoli hesitated for a while, not before and after, the little eunuch behind the emperor reminded him in a smart whisper, only then did the emperor in the pavilion in the distance look back to her side, and beckoned for him to pass.

Wen Daoli hurried over, and as soon as he entered the small pavilion, the emperor pointed to the large ink stain on his sleeve in puzzlement, and frowned displeasedly: "What's going on?"

Wen Daoli came back to his senses, and quickly explained: "Oh, the emperor forgives the sin. I really have something important to report, so I was negligent for a while and didn't pay attention to my appearance."

"Important matter?" The emperor glanced at him, and he hastily handed over the letter just received by the Privy Council respectfully.

The emperor took it and looked at it slowly, but when he saw it, the silence spread for a long time.

The emperor didn't speak, and he didn't dare to speak. Scholar speaks wars and admires intrigues, so many Confucian scholars in Jingguo admire stories like Zhuge's intrigues in storytelling books.

But the reality is that if you pass through the Qigou Pass, you will see a large number of cavalrymen from the Liao Kingdom on the flat Jingbei Plain. Go Rufeng, what are you looking for?At most, it was just a temporary change and a competition of perseverance before the battle.

So Wen Daoli admired King Pingnan's courage, but never thought he could win this battle.

Even if the emperor asked about it before, he knew that the emperor was concerned, so he only dared to say things like "maybe so" and "then he might win", and never dared to open his mouth so as not to make his words come true.

In the bottom of his heart, he never thought that King Pingnan could win. If the Liao people killed Qigou Pass and entered the boundary of Taihang Mountains, where rivers and valleys and ridges crisscrossed, and the army marched across mountains and ridges to go through key passes, then King Pingnan relied on his wisdom. Conspiracy may still have a slight chance of winning.

But in the plains outside Yanshan Mansion, it was a real tough battle. There was no other way but to fight head-on and fight head-on!
The new army of more than 1 people is completely hopeless in the face of the elite Liao army with [-] troops defending the fortified city and Wudinghe as a dangerous place.

So when the battle report was sent to the desk of the Privy Council, his knees softened and he almost knelt down
If it wasn't for the fact that the two couriers who sent the letter were old men from the Privy Council Guanbei's room, he had known each other for many years in the north, and he might have suspected that it was fake news for a long time.

He is not surprised by the emperor's silence.

"This matter is true!" After a long time, the emperor said.

"It's absolutely true!" Wen Daoli was prepared, he asked the two messengers for a long time, just for this moment, he has always been meticulous in his work.

"Did they mention the details?" The emperor asked hastily.

Wen Daoli quickly replied: "I asked some questions, the prince and his lieutenant Di Zhi divided into two groups, the prince went west, broke through Weizhou all the way, and went directly to the city of Nanjing in Anding.

Di Zhi went east, led the fleet across the Bohai Sea, defeated the ambush of the Liao army in Yangcun along the Haihe River, and went straight to the city of Nanjing. "

"What's next?" The emperor's expression was not leaking, but the words were much faster, and the excitement in it could be heard: "This battle report only says that more than ten thousand people were beheaded, the royal family of the Liao Kingdom was captured, and more than four thousand Liao soldiers were captured. Why is it written so hastily! "

"The emperor calms down. This is the first report from Guan Beifang of the Privy Council, so it is brief. There must be a detailed report later, and I think it will be there in the afternoon."

"You Privy Council, guard me carefully, and don't slack off for a moment. As soon as there is news, report back to me immediately!" The emperor said solemnly, with a high voice.

The emperor had no expression on his face, but Wen Daoli could clearly hear the excitement and joy in his words. In front of his foreign ministers, the emperor never showed any signs of embarrassment.

After he exited the imperial garden, he heard the continuous laughter of the emperor, mixed with coughing.

He didn't dare to neglect this matter, and immediately after returning, he asked all the officials of the Privy Council to cheer up and wait for the news. As he expected, in the afternoon, he sent several letters again, but the content was the same as before.

Then, what he wanted finally came, not a letter, but two messengers from the new army who went south!
Wen Daoli was overjoyed, and hurriedly took the two of them to face the saint, both of them were confused, excited and scared, not everyone could see the emperor, most of them would never see him in their lifetime.

"My lord took about [-] people, crossed the river on a boat with wooden boards, and went to Nanjing City to kill them. After a long time, the Liao soldiers were all dead. Finally, the Liao soldiers dispersed. If you dare to enter the city again, you will run to the west.”

The two new army messengers had really experienced those wars, and that was what Wen Daoli wanted, not the rigid and dry written reports they brought.

At first, the two of them were very cautious and afraid when they saw the emperor and empress in Kunning Palace, but when the emperor asked about those things, the two of them became elated, and the more they talked, the more excited they became. come over.

The emperor and empress were fascinated, but even to Wen Daoli, these things were as inconceivable as gods and ghosts. If the storyteller said it, he had the right to think it was a wonderful story, but these things were What really happened, the two pawns dare not lie in front of the emperor.

It is because of this that it sounds even more staggering, like a reality they cannot comprehend.
"What about Di Zhi?" The emperor suddenly asked.

"When we reached the bottom of the city, General Di and the others were blocked in the doorway."

"What kind of blockage?" Father Fu'an next to him interjected.

"This" the soldier raised his hand above his head and made a gesture, "the pile of corpses is about this high, blocking the Liao people. If they want to kill them, they have to crawl over. They can't kill them for a while, but there are only brothers left inside. There were more than 50 people, all of them were injured, and General Di was also seriously injured, but the Liao people were blocked out, and no one was allowed in." He was very proud when he said this, but everyone gasped.

"Your Majesty, these are the pillars of the country." Eunuch Fu An interrupted, and the Emperor nodded silently.

"What about the defeated army?"

"The lord had expected it a long time ago, so he asked General Wei to take the cavalry to detour from the upstream shoal, and all of them were blocked by the river. In addition, the gunboats on the river by General Yan killed a large number of people, and the rest were scared out of their wits. Kneel down and surrender." Xiaobing said with a cheerful expression.

"General Wei? Which General Wei?" Wen Daoli looked dazed.

"It is the instructor of our new army Ma Jun, the daughter of Guanbei Jiedushi, a big man."

Seeing what he said, everyone couldn't help laughing, he reacted, and said awkwardly: "So-and-so is a fool, no matter how big the world is, there is no one bigger than the emperor."

"It's okay, you continue to talk, what happens later."

The two were about to speak, but their stomachs growled uncontrollably, the atmosphere stagnated, Wen Daoli saw that they were stupid, and quickly said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the two of them have been rushing around all day to deliver the letter, they must have been starved to death."

The emperor nodded, expressionless, "That's right, the two of you have done your duty, Fu'an, let the imperial dining room prepare some food for them, you wait here, I still have something to ask."

(End of this chapter)