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Chapter 185 The Situation in the South China Sea

The emperor looked at the report in his hand, and his face turned from sunny to cloudy in an instant. He didn't even care about maintaining his majesty in front of his courtiers, and cursed loudly: "Trash, this is the coach you are trying to protect, and he didn't even block Qianxiang Kingdom's attack!" , and was even captured alive.”

In fact, the emperor couldn't help being angry. He was preparing to transport the finished artillery to the South China Sea. How could he have imagined that the king of Nan'an County would give him such a big gift.Except for the 2 people under the deputy commander Wen Hongzhi arranged by him in Nanhai, the remaining [-] troops were almost completely wiped out.

Those who recommended the king of Nan'an County at the beginning couldn't sit still. Who would have thought that Qianxiang Kingdom's national strength was so strong that they would choose to send troops when the Supreme Emperor died.What was even more unexpected was that the king of Nan'an County was so stupid that he was captured in the first battle and did not escape.

The king of Nan'an was captured, the king of Xining was not in the capital, the king of Dongping was ill, and only the young king of Beijing, Shui Rong, remained in court.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, you can't blame Nan'an County King this time. Qianxiang Kingdom bought artillery from Xiyang, and its range and power are stronger than ours. The Nanhai Navy was defeated by weapons, not artificially. the elements of."

Prince Zhongshun didn't save face for Shui Rong, and opened his mouth to ask: "The capital has long received information about the purchase of Western artillery from Qianxiang Kingdom, and also notified Nan'an County King, why didn't he make preparations earlier? If he can act like Deputy Commander Wen Hongzhi Prepare early, and you won't be defeated and captured."

With Shui Rong taking the lead, the four kings and eight princes no longer pretended to be deaf and dumb, and opened their mouths to argue: "Your Majesty, the main attack direction of Qianxiang Kingdom is on the side of Nan'an County King, and Wen Hongzhi's side has not received too many attacks. .If he rescues in time, the king of Nan'an County will not be defeated. I implore the emperor to punish Wen Hongzhi."

Nearly half of the people in the court knelt and begged the emperor to issue an order to punish Wen Hongzhi.Looking at the courtiers kneeling in the hall, the emperor felt that they were not kneeling there to beg for mercy, but squatting on his head to shit.

"Enough is enough, the commander in chief of Nanhai was captured, and you let me punish the only remaining deputy commander. Could it be that you want me to hand over Nanhai to Qianxiang country?"

"I dare not." Now the people in the hall did not dare to stand, they all knelt down, no one could afford such a crime.

"Don't dare, I think you are so eager to do so. What did you say when you recommended Nan'an County King, Nan'an County King has guarded the South China Sea for generations, and his family has a long history, so he can easily deal with Qianxiang Kingdom. From my point of view, he is familiar with How about surrendering to Qianxiang Kingdom?"

This is a bit heavy to say, and it will chill the hearts of many border soldiers.

The emperor also realized this, and then said: "Forget it, you go down first. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households must prepare countermeasures, dispatch troops and generals, and prevent Qianxiang Kingdom from continuing to invade."

After coming down to court, Lin Ruhai was constantly worried about the situation in the South China Sea. He still didn't understand why Qianxiang Kingdom suddenly attacked the court at this time.You must know that the national power of Qianxiang Kingdom cannot be compared with that of the imperial court at all. Once the imperial court sends troops, Qianxiang Kingdom cannot stop it at all.

"The Qianxiang Kingdom's behavior is a bit strange. The scale of the war between the imperial court and the Qianxiang Kingdom has never been large. This time, Qianxiang Kingdom suddenly launched a large-scale attack. Could it be that there is something hidden."

What exactly happened in Qianxiang Country is still hard to say.I just don't know if Qian Xiang will ask the imperial court to send someone to make peace as in the original book.

"We can only wait for news from General Wen, who must be arriving in the capital soon."

One day later, the news from the South China Sea came again. Qian Xiangguo hoped to make peace with the imperial court and sent someone to make peace.

"This is the news sent by General Wen. The envoy of Qianxiang Kingdom is already on the way. Let's see how we should reply to Qianxiang Kingdom."

The situation in the imperial court is obvious, the emperor's faction is unwilling to negotiate peace, and is going to let people bring new cannons to conquer Qianxiang Kingdom.The four kings and eight princes were unwilling, as long as the emperor sent them over, Nanhai would no longer be a bargaining chip in their hands.Few of the descendants of the four princes and eight princes' families have become talented, and the power in their hands is constantly being eroded.If the South China Sea is controlled by the emperor again, there will be nothing left.

Even though the Beijing Palace had handed over its authority long ago, it was still unwilling to let the royal family control the South China Sea.Shui Rong could only come forward to excuse Nan'an County King, saying: "Your Majesty, in the battle of the South China Sea, the soldiers suffered heavy losses, and many of them were captured by Qianxiang Kingdom. This is really not the time to go to war with Qianxiang Kingdom. Why don't we agree with Qianxiang?" According to the suggestion of the Kingdom, we will make plans after the Qianxiang Kingdom releases the captured soldiers back to the country."

King Zhongshun stood up without waiting for Shui Rong to finish speaking, and said, "No, if you don't counterattack Qianxiang Kingdom's provocation this time, won't it tell the barbarians that the court is empty? If the northern barbarians also attack the court, how dare you ask Bei Jing?" How will the king respond, is he still asking for peace?"

The northern border was determined by the four kings and eight fairs of Jia Daishan's generation during the period of the Supreme Emperor. This is the facade of the four kings and eight fairies.Most of the army in the north are subordinates of four kings and eight princes, how can we lose this appearance.

But the South China Sea is not only related to military power, but also the interests of the four kings and eight people. Even if we try our best, we must keep the South China Sea.

"Your Majesty Zhongshun, you can't say that. The northern barbarians are not threatening the border now. As long as you step up your defenses, there will be no major problems. But the South China Sea is different. Most of the court's generals and troops who are good at water warfare are in the South Navy. May I ask who else has the ability to turn the tide. The king of Nan'an County is the founder of the country, and the Taizu regards him as a brother. The previous king of Nan'an County guarded the South China Sea and tried his best to protect the country. If the court does not try to rescue it, how can it be worthy of the Nan'an Palace's response to the court? Contributions will make the people of the world unconvinced."

"This statement is wrong. The king of Nan'an County eats the court's salary, and he should share the worries of the court. Qianxiang Kingdom provoked during the national funeral. If the court does not counterattack, how can it be worthy of the spirit of the Supreme Emperor."

The two factions are constantly arguing, and no one is willing to give in, which seems to be getting worse.

The emperor may have learned the lesson of the last slip of the tongue, this time he did not open his mouth easily, seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, he said: "Just as the father died, Qianxiang Kingdom provoked the court, no matter what, I will not compromise with him Look at these conditions proposed by Qianxiang Kingdom, if the imperial court agrees to their request, it will not be a problem for the bandits."

After Lin Ruhai came down to the court, Wang Zhanjun also learned what happened in the court from Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai privately expressed emotion to Wang Zhanjun: "Presumably the emperor's patience with the four kings and eight princes has reached the limit now, and I am afraid that he will do something to them soon."

This is actually a very obvious thing. This time, the four princes and eight princes not only asked the emperor to agree to Qianxiang Kingdom's request for marriage, but even asked the emperor to continue to hand over the military power to the king of Nan'an County, so that he could perform his crimes and make meritorious deeds.

In private, the four kings and eight princes kept contacting various forces, and even governors from all over the country were submitting proposals to the court, hoping to force the emperor to agree to their request.Such an obvious party formation, the emperor must have written it down in the small book, waiting for the fall to settle the score.

(End of this chapter)