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

Chapter 303 Great National Destiny, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young Gather

The sheriff of Qinghua County followed behind the imperial envoy with the magistrate and other assistants and magistrate officials, and watched the entire process of announcing the edict with awe-inspiring eyes.

It wasn't until all the procedures were completed that the imperial envoy in red smiled and handed the red imperial decree to Wang Anshi.

"Lord Chaoduan, congratulations."

Wang Anshi continued to thank the Holy Grace meticulously, and then took the imperial edict and got up.

"Trouble the Holy Messenger."

With a bit of emotion on Wang Anshi's face, he put away the imperial decree.

The imperial envoy naturally knew that the old man's emotion was not for him, but who would blame the old man for neglecting himself at this time?I'm afraid I can't even think about it.

"Aren't the envoys tired from traveling all the way?"

Wang Anshi finally recovered from his unknown emotions, and turned his head to look at the imperial envoy beside him. Although this person's official position was much lower than his, as long as he had the title of "imperial envoy" or "sacred envoy", Then it will be different all of a sudden, no matter who comes, you have to take it seriously.

"Why don't you go in with the old man for dinner?"

Of course the imperial envoy couldn't wait for it: "Then I will trouble you to entertain me..."

"No problem."

Wang Anshi shook his head with a smile: "The vegetables in the wilderness are all grown by the old man himself, but they are just simple tea and light meals. Please take care of me, my lord."

The imperial envoy smiled and said it was all right. He thought the boss's words were polite, but he didn't expect him to mean it.

Sure enough, it was some rough tea and light meals, and the meat on the table was rare.

It stands to reason that the annual salary Mr. Wang can get from the court is not too small, and no one in the family needs subsidies, but this is what he eats.

After the imperial envoy observed the surrounding environment, he could only attribute it to his personal hobbies.

"My lord Chao Duan, when he left Beijing this time, His Majesty urged the officials to come back earlier."

The imperial envoy did not have the indifferent mood of Mrs. Wang. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, he put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "How many more days do you think you have to prepare?"

When he said this, Wang Anshi, whose thoughts had gone somewhere, also came back to his senses.

"The meal is over."

Ok?
The imperial envoy was stunned for a while, but he didn't hear clearly for a while.

Seeing this, Wang Anshi kindly helped him explain: "Let's go after your lord has eaten."

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Capital City, Ziwei Hall.

Since the imperial envoy was sent out, Li Gan stopped paying attention to Wang Anshi's affairs.

For him, the plan has already been prepared, and thinking about it is just a waste of time.

It just so happened that the military newspapers from Jizhou also came back one after another, attracting Li Gan's attention again.

"The soldiers and horses led by Prime Minister Qin have arrived in Neihuang, and have begun to station, ready to stand firm..."

"Zuo Weiwei also crossed the Yellow River to the north and arrived at Tanyuan. With an expedited march, he can reach Neihuang within two days and join the Qin Prime Minister..."

"The pace of Jinlu's pursuit is getting faster and faster, and they even gave up looting along the way. The pressure from Zongbing Wu and the others is increasing..."

A military newspaper, some good news, some bad news.

But no matter which news it is, it is reminding Li Gan that the situation is getting more and more tense, and a tough battle will inevitably be fought next.

And this tough battle is of great significance, even related to the fate of the country.

If you win the battle, you can temporarily delimit the scope of activities of the Jinlu in Jizhou, so as not to let them damage the vitality of Daqian. It will also save effort and reduce costs and costs when expelling these Jinlu in the next step.

But if he lost, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Those golden captives will scatter in all directions, and almost every county may be harassed by them.

To completely remove these people is no less difficult than ascending to the sky.

In addition, with these people stranded in the territory of Dagan, it is impossible for Li Gan to close the hole in the northeast border.

Because even if the frontier troops on both sides retake a series of important towns such as Dingyong Pass, Jiayuan Pass, and Yanping Town, they can no longer hold on.

In the case of enemies inside and outside the pass, logistics is a problem. How can the frontier soldiers who can't even eat eat fight with others?

And the longer the Northeast Border is open, the more dangerous it will be for Dagan.

There will be continuous bleeding from the open wound, which will damage Dagan's vitality, and at the same time, the smell of blood will continue to stimulate the hunters who harbor evil intentions...

If it really drags on for three to five years, I am afraid that even the Yuan Empire in the far north will turn its eyes to this flaw... and the weak Daqian after that.

The more he realized the key to this war, the more nervous Li Gan became.

If it is a matter of the court, no matter how important the relationship is, he will not be like this. After all, after this year of tempering, he is no longer the novice emperor he used to be.

But for Li Gan, the marching and fighting outside was really like a big girl getting on a sedan chair—it was the first time, and he had never had any experience.

Fortunately, he only needs to wait for the results in the capital. If Li Qian was allowed to command the troops himself, he might have brought the situation to a halt long ago.

But there is also a disadvantage in waiting for the result in the capital, that is, it will make people anxious.

On such a matter of life and death, the feeling of being unable to do anything is really uncomfortable, and it is easy to think about it. Li Gan has started to get angry these days.

In the Ziwei Palace, Li Gan was rubbing a military newspaper in his hand, staring at the map of Jizhou in front of him, and fell into a daze.

According to the progress of the last military report, the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides is estimated to be within a day or two. Even at this time, he can read the map, and the Weihe River in the north of Neihuang County may have already seen swords and swords.

Li Qian can almost conceive those big scenes in his mind... but it is also based on the ancient costume war dramas he has seen in his previous life.

Just as he was thinking, a sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Attendant Zhuge is here." The old eunuch reminded outside.

"Just come in."

Today's Zhuge Liang is no longer the original six-rank Hanlin, but has become a sixth-rank Hanlin attendant, and he has been promoted to one rank in two months.

As for the reason, it is naturally to give the emperor a lecture to his majesty, which suits his appetite.

All the officials had no objection to this, it was rare for His Majesty the Emperor to meet such a right person, so he could be promoted if he wanted to.

Although it is unbelievable to be promoted to a rank just two months after becoming an official, if you look at the promotion path of the number one scholar in the past dynasties, you will find that Zhuge Liang is nothing compared to these perverts...

"I see Your Majesty." After Zhuge Liang came in, he saluted first, and then was called to the side of the map by His Majesty the Emperor.

"Kong Ming, tell me, if the garrison in Neihuang County falls and the Jin soldiers break through and scatter around, how will the court respond?"

If you don't think about winning, think about losing first.

This can't be blamed on Li Gan's pessimism, just because if he wins, the court really doesn't have much pressure.If you are a little more aggressive, continue to press forward, and continue to compress the range of activities of the Golden Cavalry.

If it is more stable, then stick to the spot and wait for reinforcements, waiting for the Longxi government soldiers, the east and west frontier troops, and even more forbidden troops from the south to come to support.

As long as you win, you can win the opportunity, so don't worry.

On the contrary, if the war was defeated, Dagan must respond in the shortest possible time to contain the offensive of the Jin soldiers. The faster the reaction time, the less losses the court may suffer.

And the possibility of losing a battle is greater than the possibility of winning a battle.

Don't look at the relatively complete plan made with Zhuge Liang before, and a full analysis of the various situations of Jin Bing.

But no matter how perfect the plan is, it still needs someone to execute it. Just look at the crouching dragons and phoenixes who are the executors of this plan.

Wu Sangui, who was cleared by the Jin soldiers all the way and chased for thousands of miles, arrived in Jizhou, and Qin Hui, who started running without doing anything, and who had just returned from Yue, led his troops across this place called Tanyuan, and went north to help Zhao Kuangyi of...

These people don't seem to be reliable in any way, not to mention that if three people gather together, the effect of one plus one plus one may be greater than thirty, which makes Li Qian somewhat inexplicably pessimistic about this battle.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have sensed the state of mind of His Majesty the Emperor, and asked him to analyze what the court would need to do in case of defeat, and then persuaded him: "Your Majesty, in fact, in my opinion, the court's chances of winning the Inner Yellow War can reach [-]%, Your Majesty. There is no need to worry too much about it.”

"Ah~"

Li Gan sighed softly, watching Zhuge Liang hesitate to speak.

He didn't know what level of players those three were. If he knew, he would probably have high blood pressure.

Let these three people go up to deal with this kind of crucial battle, that is really giving the court strength!
But the current trend of the times happened to bring them together, which is also unavoidable.

Li Qian even had the idea of ​​sending Zhuge Liang to lead the army before, but he just gave up after thinking about it.

He himself knows that Zhuge Liang is very capable, good at running the army, and uses troops superbly.But in the eyes of the ministers in the court and the central government, Zhuge Liang was just a young Hanlin who had just entered the officialdom for two months, a pure civil servant and scholar.

Even if he had read a few military books before, they were just talking about war on paper. If Li Gan really let him go, it would be a foolish king who had no lower limit in order to promote his favorite ministers, and the reputations of both of them would be stink.

If the adults in the court knew about the change of the civil castle, then Li Gan would be Zhu Qizhen, and Zhuge Liang would probably be the eunuch Wang Zhen...

It's only going to get worse than that, not less.

Under such circumstances, even if Zhuge Liang arrived in Jizhou, he might not have any right to speak, not to mention that almost every official there has a higher status and seniority than him. Qin Hui, a right-hand man who is good at fighting in the nest, can die as an official Hold him down.

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, Li Qian can only wait for the time being, and just ask them to give some strength, even if they lose, don't lose too badly...

"Your Majesty, in fact, from my point of view, Mr. Wu is the commander-in-chief of the court, and he has many years of experience in dealing with Jin soldiers. He lost more than a dozen defenses in the Northeast before, and he just suffered from hindsight."

In order to strengthen the confidence of His Majesty the Emperor, Zhuge Liang continued to help him analyze: "If you let him command the soldiers and horses now, and the two armies confront each other, I think they will definitely not lose."

Although Li Gan was still a little pessimistic, he nodded slightly at this time: "Actually, I don't worry about him very much. They knew in advance that they would set up defenses in Neihuang to stop the golden captives. I think it was probably Zongbing Wu's plan."

Before the imperial edict was issued, the soldiers and horses led by Qin Hui showed signs of fleeing to Neihuang County, and the military report he submitted also showed this point.

But Li Qian still found something tricky in the military newspaper written by Qin Hui. What he said was "the minister waits to investigate the conspiracy of Jinlu..."

If this conspiracy was really detected by Qin Hui himself, he would never have added the word "waiting".

In terms of taking credit, Mr. Right is very principled, what is his is his, and it is impossible to share the benefits with others.Instead of his, we should try our best to say that it is his, so as to reduce the presence of others in it.

Based on the fact that Qin Hui and Wu Sangui had met once before, Li Qian realized that this was probably what Wu Sangui thought of. He told Qin Hui when they met, and in the military newspaper written by Qin Hui, Wu Sangui, the initiator, was "waited"... …

Being able to see through Jin Bing's conspiracy also shows that Wu Sangui is not an idiot, but more or less genuine.

"But at the moment President Wu is being pursued by Jin Lu, and it is Qin Xiang and Zuo Weiwei who are in charge of meeting him..."

Li Gan sighed softly in the middle of his words, but Zhuge Liang had already understood what he meant.

His Majesty the Emperor clearly has no confidence in Prime Minister Qin and Zuo Weiwei!
The tall Wu Sangui who was pulled out from the short man was still unable to use his strength. If he couldn't meet him smoothly this time, then the subsequent defense would be empty talk.

Zhuge Liang didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor had no confidence in Qin Xiang and Zuo Weiwei, and he didn't know what to say at this time.

"Hey~ just think I'm planning for a rainy day."

Li Qian raised his head, cheered himself up, and said with a forced smile: "Kong Ming, tell me about the countermeasures just now, and I will listen carefully."

He was almost distracted when he said it just now, so naturally he didn't listen to anything.

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to express some thoughts in his heart to His Majesty the Emperor...

Meanwhile, His Majesty the Emperor is worrying about Jizhou, Neihuang County.

The sun is scorching, and the Weihe River flows eastward, rushing and turbulent.

Even in such a hot June day, piles of left guards in helmets and armours still stood upright at the top of Neihuang county town. Under the city, there was a tense atmosphere in the army formation.

On the city wall, the once-speaking parental official in Neihuang County has turned into a nodding and bowing pug, with a very flattering expression on his face, constantly dangling around Qin Hui in a red official robe.

"Has Prime Minister Qin ever seen the enemy in the north?"

The one who dared to say this was naturally not the magistrate of Neihuang County, but Zhao Kuangyi, a young provocateur who stood aside with a bit of sarcasm in his eyes.

Hearing his words, Qin Hui also looked away from the far side of Weihe River, and frowned at him.

Qin Hui just paused for a moment and said, "The spies came to report just now, saying that Wu's military headquarters is only seven miles away from Weihe River. Counting their distance, they are almost there now."

As soon as he finished speaking, a line of smoke and dust appeared in the distance to the north of Weihe River...

(End of this chapter)