Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

There was a commotion and whispering in the crowd, and the civil servants watched His Majesty's leaving figure. Someone wanted to get up and say something, but in the end they couldn't say anything.

Although everyone was not reconciled to the end of this significant economic extension, His Majesty the Emperor did not renege on his debt after all.

Since it can be made up in the next few days, everything will be easy to talk about.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Hui also began to evacuate the officials present and asked them to go back to the Yamen, so as not to cause any disturbances if they continued to stay here.

When the work was almost completed, another eunuch ran out of the Wenhua Palace.

"Qin Xiang, Your Majesty announces you to enter."

Qin Hui nodded without any surprise: "I know the truth."

The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't lead Qin Hui in, but turned around and ran outside. His Majesty the Emperor didn't just pass on Qin Xiang...

At the same time, in the Wenhua Palace ahead.

Li Gan sat behind the imperial eucalyptus, looking at the military newspaper on the table with a serious expression.

Although he already knew the content above, he still read word by word. After a long time, he took a long breath and raised his head to lean on the chair.

There were only three people in the hall, the old eunuch stood by Li Qian's side, and Li Jing stood below.

Li Gan raised his head just to sort out his chaotic thoughts, but accidentally saw Li Jing's pale face.

At this time, his nervousness eased a little, and doubts inevitably appeared in his heart.

Could it be that Li Jing's psychological quality is worse than his own?
The light came in from the floating flower window on the side of the hall, illuminating the floating dust in the air, and at the same time, it also allowed Li Qian to see the details of Li Jing's face clearly.

This bad complexion doesn't seem to be frightened...

"Li Sima, are you unwell?"

Li Gan looked at Li Jing in puzzlement. At this critical moment, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the imperial court has become like this?This is not good news.

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, but still cupped his hands and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I just feel cold occasionally, it's not a serious problem."

Hearing his hoarse voice, Li Qian opened his mouth, and finally said: "Dear Sima, go and sit next to him first. After today's discussion, I will order the imperial physician to help you recuperate."

If it was normal, he might give Li Jing a few days off to let him recuperate.

But at this critical juncture, how could the imperial court leave him as Minister of the Ministry of War?
Even if Li Gan asked him to go back, I'm afraid Li Jing would not leave.

Sure enough, after hearing His Majesty's words, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he came to the side and sat down.

According to Li Gan's instructions, the old eunuch brought him a bowl of hot soup.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." As soon as Li Jing had thanked him, Qin Hui walked in from the outside: "I see Your Majesty."

While saluting, he glanced at Li Jing next to him out of the corner of his eye, with some surprise in his eyes.

Now Li Jing felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to stand up.

"Qin Xiang is also here?"

Li Gan took everything below into his eyes: "Just sit down."

Then the old eunuch served Qin Hui another cup of hot soup.

Qin Hui looked at the tea soup in front of him, then turned to look at the tea soup in front of Li Jing, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

...

After Qin Hui, ministers came in one after another from the gate of the hall, six ministers, Wei Zheng, Cai Jing, Guan Peng, Wang Danwang, two ministers, Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin, Yang Jian...

After everyone arrived, eunuchs closed the palace doors one by one behind.

The light in the hall was a little dim, and the officials sat on both sides according to the order of civil and military. No one spoke for a while, and everyone looked at His Majesty the Emperor quietly.

Li Gan looked around before handing over the military report in his hand to the old eunuch beside him.

"Read it to your lords."

Originally, this was the work of Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, but now seeing his half-dead appearance, Li Qian directly asked Wei Zhongxian to read it for him.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The old eunuch took the military newspaper respectfully, with a serious face on his face.

"On the tenth day of April, Dingyong Pass received the report..."

The eunuch's voice was sharp and hoarse, which made people subconsciously feel a little uncomfortable.

But none of the adults present interrupted him, they just silently digested the information in this military newspaper.

After listening to a sentence, the atmosphere in the hall became heavier.

First, the Kingdom of Jin dispatched troops to raid a small pass on the front line. This is not unusual. That kind of small pass was originally located at the northernmost point, and it is not surprising that it changed hands four or five times a year.

As long as the back guard is fine.

But the most important thing is that Jin Guo's offensive did not stop there, and they don't know where they suddenly mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and drove straight in all the way!
The important town and fortress that can stop these people in the past, was unexpectedly overwhelmed by the opponent this time!

In fact, many adults probably know the reason, it is because the enemy appeared too fast and suddenly this time!

Those large and small pass defenses didn't even have time to prepare, and a huge number of enemy troops rushed to the city, and then they were submerged among hundreds of thousands of golden soldiers.

At this time, other frontier fortresses may not know the news, so how could they send people to support them?
The old eunuch continued to read in as calm a tone as possible: "...one hundred thousand fine riders will besiege the city, twenty thousand infantry will arrive later, and another forty thousand will be added in half a day..."

Hearing this, the hearts of many ministers sank.

With so many troops at once, Jin Guo's plan this time is definitely not small!
and……

What is the follow-up situation?

The old eunuch looked up at these people, and then continued: "...Dingyong Pass was broken on the [-]th, and the general Wu Sangui led the remaining [-] troops and retreated to Jiayuan Pass..."

The ministers were in an uproar. Even though they were mentally prepared, everyone still couldn't help exclaiming, shocked and angry!
Before hearing these words, many adults did not believe that Dingyong Pass would be breached even though the war was going bad!

As the largest fortress of Daqian in the northeast border and the main body of the huge northeast border defense system, the imperial court invested in the construction of Dingyong Pass regardless of cost.

Rather than saying that Dingyongguan is a fortress, it is better to say that it is a majestic city!
This majestic city has encountered several months of siege by troops far exceeding its own strength, but it has been defended abruptly until the arrival of reinforcements.

In the hundreds of years since Dagan established the country, there has only been a record of Dingyongguan falling once.

...

Jin Bing may be able to take those small and medium-sized checkpoints by surprise attack, but it is absolutely impossible to win Dingyong Pass by surprise attack!
But now that the second fall happened right before everyone's eyes, the adults couldn't help but began to doubt the authenticity of the information.

Even if it is breached, you still have to persist for a year or so, but looking at the current situation... it was breached in less than two days?
Could this battlefield be like a child's play?
The military report came to an abrupt end, and the old eunuch turned to look at Li Gan after reading it.

Li Gan waved his hand: "Circle it to your family."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the old eunuch responded, he first put the military report on Qin Hui's desk.

Qin Hui took it silently, read it from beginning to end, and returned it to the old eunuch.

Then came Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin...

Every time someone passed the message, the silence in the hall became more intense, and no one spoke until everyone had finished watching.

"Your Majesty, I think that the most urgent thing is to order the commander-in-chief Wu Sangui, Jiayuan Pass, Wuqiu Pass and other pass guards to send the general's information back to the imperial court as soon as possible, and also order the local counties to send back news as soon as possible."

The information here is not such a crude information, you must ask the whole thing clearly!

Moreover, the imperial court must also understand the current situation at the northeast border in order to make an accurate response.

How many troops has Jinlu dispatched so far?How many barriers have been broken?Does the Kingdom of Jin have any plans to increase its troops in the future?What happened to the other Khanates on the grassland?
According to the worst plan, have they completely broken through the northeast frontier defense and entered Jizhou?If so, how many troops have passed...

Everyone's thoughts are a little chaotic. If there is no information support at this time, it is equivalent to walking at night, and they will definitely stumble.

After listening to Li Yuan's words, Li Qian nodded lightly: "The emperor's old opinion is that it should be true."

Li Yuan's words seemed to turn on a switch, and the other ministers couldn't help but speak.

"The mobilization of more than [-] soldiers and horses, the imperial court has not received any news, there must be something strange about this matter!"

"Why did these cavalrymen surprise Changmeng Pass without anyone noticing it? Where did the court's horse detectives go?"

"In the past, the golden captives would only go south to harass them after autumn, but now they are going south in late spring. This move must have been premeditated!"

"It's really a big joke in the world! Dingyong Xiongguan was breached in less than two days! Wu Sangui must be strictly investigated!"

"Dingyong Pass was breached. As the commander in chief, he retreated with [-] defenders. There is such a timid and cowardly general in the world..."

For a moment, no matter who it was, it was a bit overwhelming, after all, the news was too bizarre and unbelievable!

The frontier defense that the imperial court has operated for so many years is now as if it were made of sand, and it will be broken when touched by anyone. It is difficult for anyone to accept it.

Li Gan also took a deep breath. There were so many doubts in this matter that he even wondered if there was an inner ghost.

If it's Wu Sangui...it doesn't seem too strange.

But the most urgent task right now is not to find out who is responsible, but to contain the enemy's offensive as soon as possible!

bang bang~
Li Qian tapped the table lightly a few times, and the other ministers who were still talking became quiet when they saw this.

...

"This military report was sent from Jiayuan Pass on April [-]th, and it is now April [-]nd. Now that Dingyong Pass has been breached, the remaining passes may not be able to withstand the Jinlu's offensive."

Li Qian stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Your family, now we must consider the situation where the Jinlu broke through the border and drove straight in."

As soon as these words came out, the excited atmosphere in the hall just now fell down again.

It's not that you adults can't think of this, but subconsciously don't want to think about such a cruel consequence... Now that Li Ganchi has uncovered it, even if you don't want to, you have to face it.

"Is there any other troops in the DPRK and China that can go to Jizhou to help Jiayuan Pass?"

When Li Qian asked this question, he kept looking at Li Yuan and the others.

After the three people looked at each other, Li Yuan replied: "Your Majesty, at present only the Longxi Army and the Zuo Weiwei stationed in Xuyi can go north."

Li Gan was silent for a moment, no one can guarantee how much combat power the current government soldiers can have.

And Zuo Weiwei only has [-] soldiers. If hundreds of thousands of gold soldiers really break through and drive straight in, then Zuo Weiwei may not be an opponent at all when facing the cavalry in the flat river...

"How many troops can the Longxi government soldiers dispatch?"

After being silent, Li Gan continued to ask, no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, it is still meat. At such a critical moment, we must pay attention to every bit of vitality.

The soldiers of the Longxi government had been in Li Yuan's hands all along, so it was naturally him who answered at this time.

"Return to Your Majesty, I am afraid it will not exceed 30,000 people."

Li Yuan replied without hesitation, as if he knew the situation in Longxi clearly.

Thirty thousand...

The combat power is not as good as Zuo Weiwei's 30,000 people horses, even if they are sent there now, it may be a drop in the bucket, not to mention that it will take two months to rush from Longxi to the northeast border...

Li Gan took a deep breath: "Where is the Imperial Guard? Can you go north to fight against the Jinlu?"

At this time, the state of Wu is no longer important, because now it is time for the life and death of the country.

If the Wu Kingdom is not destroyed, at most the imperial court will lose face and lose prestige in front of the vassal states, but if those golden soldiers are allowed to go all the way south, it will surely attract Shenzhou land sinking, and the lives will be ruined.

Li Qian would rather withdraw his troops from the state of Wu, but also stop those golden soldiers going south.

It's just that neither civil servants nor generals seem to be very optimistic about the consequences of doing so.

"Your Majesty, the Forbidden Army just sent a military report the day before yesterday, saying that the epidemic in the army is getting worse. Even if the Forbidden Army goes north, there may not be many soldiers ready to fight."

"Now is the time to transport grain and reopen the canal. If the forbidden army withdraws from the state of Wu and surrenders the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, the water transportation will be cut off again!"

"Your Majesty, it's not just the folks who opened the river that will run out of food, after the imperial army goes north, even they themselves may have to run out of food..."

Listening to their reasons, Li Gan pondered for a moment before saying, "Then only a part of them will be transferred, and the sick and wounded in the army will also go north to recuperate one by one."

The climate in the north is more suitable for those imperial troops than in Wu. I believe that their condition will recover sooner after going north.

No one refuted this at all, and everyone knew the consequences of allowing the golden soldiers to wreak havoc.

Li Qian pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Can you transfer the frontier troops from the northwest border and rush to the northeast to calm the chaos?"

The frontier troops who have been guarding the border all year round are much more powerful than the Forbidden Army in the capital, and they must be more experienced in dealing with the cavalry from the grassland all the year round.

Now only the northeast frontier is in trouble, but the northwest has been very peaceful. If some of the northwest frontier troops can be transferred to the past, it may not be able to meet the urgent needs of the moment, but it will definitely deter the Kingdom of Jin and prevent them from making big moves in the future.

However, in the eyes of civil and military officials, there is still something wrong.

"Your Majesty, at this time, it is impossible to mobilize the frontier troops at the northwest border."

Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "The Northeast border has been breached, and the captives of several Khanates will surely move upon hearing the news. It would be a dangerous move to deploy the garrison from the northwest at this time!"

Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages