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() Yuan Chongshang said impatiently: "What did you say? No mother-in-law."

The master could only reply: "They said that the officers and soldiers lost this time, and the lives of those soldiers are... all ruined in the hands of the adults." He raised his head to look at Yuan Chongshang, who knew he couldn't hear the scolding for a long time, raised his head slightly, but saw Yuan Chongshang's expression was ugly, but he didn't say a word.

"How about Fang Shihao?" After a long time, Yuan Chongshang asked, "Did he also die in battle?"

"Fortunately, Fang Tongzhi is still alive." The head teacher hurriedly said: "He returned to the shore from the water, and he was still breathing. Fortunately, he is still alive, but his body is severely frostbitten, and he has been brought back to the city. Doctor's diagnosis and treatment."

Yuan Chongshang sighed: "It's good to be alive. This time it's not his fault, it's the mistake of the governor...Master, you are a scholar, and the governor asked you to do something for the governor."

"Sir, please order."

"You help me draft a letter of incrimination." Yuan Chongshang looked sad, "I will state this matter to the Holy One, and I will bear all the responsibility for the crime...!" Waving his hand, he said: "You go first, and hurry up and write the letter of injustice. Send it here, the governor will send someone to the capital as soon as possible."

The master was surprised and said: "My lord, this... how can this be done? Now that Anyi is in danger, how can my lord plead guilty to the court? If the court is angry, my lord... the consequences...!" His expression was very frightened, he is Yuan Chongshang was single-handedly promoted and belonged to Yuan Chongshang's cronies. If Yuan Chongshang really submitted the letter of guilt to the court, no one knew what the result would be.

The master is a person close to Yuan Chongshang, so he is naturally very clear that His Majesty the current emperor has been quite capricious. In recent years, many courtiers have suddenly fallen from the horse, but if they have the slightest intention of disobeying the emperor, they may be arrested The emperor ransacked his family and wiped out his family.

Yuan Chongshang is indeed a subject that the emperor trusts very much, but he is only a subject of the emperor. In the battle of Yusuo Lake, the imperial guards can be said to have been wiped out. Most of the elite troops in Anyi were killed in one battle. Yuan Chongshang was still a great shame and humiliation to the imperial court, and the bad influence caused by this battle was enough to put the government in Anyi in trouble.

If this paper was submitted, the emperor might have issued a decree to take Yuan Chongshang's head in a fit of anger. Even if he saved his life, dismissal would be unavoidable.

The master knew very well that he was able to thrive in the Ministry of Household Affairs because of Yuan Chongshang's trust, but once Yuan Chongshang fell, as Yuan Chongshang's confidant, his official career would come to an end.

Yuan Chongshang sneered, "Do you think the governor is afraid of death?"

The master immediately said: "I dare not." He didn't take the order immediately, but went to close the door first, and then he came closer and knelt down on the ground, "My lord, I dare to speak up, please do it for Anyi. Millions of people are thinking about it!"

Yuan Chongshang frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"Your Excellency knows better than anyone else that today's Anyi is turbulent, and major turmoil will occur at any time." The master said solemnly: "Although this battle was defeated, only Sir can control the situation in Anyi now. Sir I have been in Anyi for many years, and I know the situation in Anyi best. I lost this time, but as long as I plan in detail, I will be able to defeat the Huang family's rebellious party next time. I will be ashamed. Then Anyi who lost his lord will surely fall into even greater turmoil, even if the imperial court sends someone to deal with it, there will never be anyone more suitable than your lord to face the complicated situation in Anyi."

Yuan Chongshang said: "So what? Since the governor failed in his decision-making, he must tell the truth to the court. Thousands of lives were buried in Yusuo Lake because of the governor. The governor also has nothing to say."

The master said: "Don't you want to avenge your deep hatred?" Seeing Yuan Chongshang's face twitching, the master slowly got up, approached him, and said in a deep voice: "Once the court knows that you have lost, it is very likely that you will punish you. How will you avenge this arrow? Your lord is a hero. As the saying goes, if you have a grudge, you are not a gentleman. The thousands of brothers who died in Yusuo Lake are all direct brothers of your lord, and your lord will watch them You were killed by the Huang family's rebellious party, and you don't want to avenge them with your own hands?"

Yuan Chongshang clenched his fists, the muscles on his face twitched, he pondered for a while, and finally said: "How can such a big event be covered up? I am afraid that the defeat of Yusuo Lake has already spread throughout Anyi?"

Seeing that Yuan Chongshang's tone was relaxed, the teacher said softly, "My lord, the result of the battle at Yusuo Lake can no longer be concealed, but few people know who caused this defeat."

"What do you mean by that?"

The teacher said: "My lord, everyone has only seen that Fang Tongzhi led the troops to fight, and the battle affairs of Yusuo Lake have always been handed over to Fang Tongzhi. The military commander of the Huang family's rebellious party is naturally qualified to send troops to quell the rebellion."

Yuan Chongshang stared at the master, who saw Yuan Chongshang's expressionless face, and then continued: "My lord did not order a surprise attack in public, and he didn't even give any orders to Fang Tongzhi...!"

Yuan Chongshang understood, frowned and said, "You mean to say, throw all the responsibility to Fang Tongzhi?"

The head teacher lowered his voice and said: "Your Excellency led a group of people to inspect, and Fang Tongzhi sent troops to attack Yusuo Lake without authorization in order to ask for credit and rewards, which led to the defeat of the army... This is not an unexplainable reason for this failure."

Yuan Chongshang sneered and said: "Fang Tongzhi has followed the governor for many years. Are you going to let the governor disregard his faith and hand over the disaster to Fang Tongzhi? You have to be clear that the governor will take responsibility and the Holy One will remember the old love. It may not be true." Order to kill me, but if the responsibility is placed on Fang Tongzhi, Fang Tongzhi will undoubtedly die... And there is one thing you don't know, this time when the military order was issued, the governor told the imperial envoy Chu Huan afterwards that he knew that the military order was issued by the governor. Xia Xia, he was sent by the Holy Majesty, if he blames Fang Tongzhi, if Chu Huan tells the Holy Majesty the truth, it will be a crime of deceiving the Emperor!"

The teacher shook his head and said: "My lord, Chu Huan is a good imperial envoy, but compared to my lord, the Holy Majesty's feelings for my lord may not be as good as Chu Huan. Although my lord told Chu Huan that the military order was issued by my lord, he didn't have any Evidence, my lord issued the raid order this time, without any warrant, no one has evidence of my lord's direct order...!" He leaned closer and whispered: "My lord, Chu Huan has been here for the past few days The Department of Housekeeping and the lower officials dealt with confiscated affairs together, contacted many businessmen, and he accepted all the gifts given to him by the businessmen...!"

Yuan Chongshang frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Chu Huan doesn't seem to be a showy person, very low-key, but... it seems that he doesn't reject gold and silver." The teacher said with a light smile: "A person is afraid that he doesn't like it, as long as he likes it, everything will be easy Much more, my lord only needs to give an order, and Chu Huan will be dispatched by the lower officials."

Yuan Chongshang pondered for a long while, then shook his head and said, "The Holy Majesty has shown great favor to me, the emperor's grace is immense, this governor...how can this governor deceive the emperor?"

"My lord is not deceiving the emperor. If my lord really wants to be loyal to the sage, I should stay in Anyi and get rid of the Huang family's rebellious party." The teacher said solemnly: "Once my lord leaves Anyi, Anyi will be in chaos. Steady, there is chaos in the southeast, if there is more chaos in Anyi, the hinterland of the Central Plains will also be in chaos, this is by no means a blessing for the empire."

Yuan Chongshang leaned on the chair, picked up the teacup, was silent for a while, was about to drink tea, only to find that the cup was empty, put down the teacup, and asked: "Fang Tongzhi is loyal to this governor, this governor...how can this governor have the heart to let you go?" He bears this kind of guilt for the governor...!" With a wry smile and shaking his head, he said, "Forget it, Master, just pretend you didn't hear what you said about the governor, and prepare a memorial for the governor!"

The master fell to his knees and sobbed, "My lord, if you want to achieve great things, you have to make sacrifices. I think, if you can really guarantee the safety of your lord, Fang Tongzhi will never object!"

Yuan Chongshang was silent for a while without saying a word. At this moment, he heard someone outside the door saying: "My lord, I have sent Lord Chu to see you!"

"Ah?" Yuan Chongshang's body shook, "Quickly invite him in!"

The master has already stood up, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency can find out what Chu Huan is saying now... The safety of Anyi, and even the safety of the empire, is entirely dependent on Your Excellency. Your Excellency must not have the slightest hesitation!"

Yuan Chongshang didn't speak, and soon, footsteps sounded, before anyone arrived, the voice came in first: "Master Governor, you are awake, this is good, this is good...!" The master has already stepped forward to open the door , Chu Huan strode in from the outside. After entering the door, he immediately cupped his hands to Yuan Chongshang and said, "I want to come over to see if the governor is awake, and he is safe and sound. That's great!"

Yuan Chongshang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Master Chu is worried. Please sit down, please sit down!" Chong Shangcai smiled wryly and said: "Master Chu, Ben Du... Ben Du is really ashamed to see you, this time my elite imperial guards are almost wiped out... Hey...!" He let out a long sigh with a gloomy expression on his face.

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, don't be discouraged. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. It's just... Chu said bluntly that he didn't inform Chu before sending troops this time. Chu thought it was a bit inappropriate."

Yuan Chongshang waved his hand and said, "It's because the governor is too cautious... Forget it, Master Chu, how is the situation at Yusuo Lake?"

"After the governor passed out, I will send someone back immediately." Chu Huan said: "The Huang family's rebellious party has captured some soldiers, and there are hundreds of people who escaped from death, but... most of them have been buried in Yusuo Lake. After the family retreated, we sent ships to collect the corpses, and some of them were still alive, but there were only a handful of them. Fortunately, Fang Tongzhi narrowly escaped death, which is a blessing in misfortune."

Yuan Chongshang nodded slightly, and Chu Huan said again: "The head of the Ministry of War is now in charge of military affairs at Yusuo Lake, and the shipbuilding is still going on. No matter what, the Huang family's rebellious party will still be suppressed. This night attack If we fail, we can only think about it in the long run and re-recruit and build ships."

Yuan Chongshang said: "Lord Chu has made proper arrangements."

Chu Huan looked at Yuan Chongshang, the smile on his face had disappeared, and he said solemnly: "Your Excellency, there is one matter that is urgently needed, so I am here to discuss it with you!"

"What is Master Chu talking about?"

"Your Excellency's night attack came without warning." Chu Huan said slowly, "Chu wanted to find out why the Huang family had prepared so well in advance, and how they knew that the Governor was going to attack Yusuo Lake at night...! With a stern expression, "Chu really wants to know who is behind the leak of such a major military plan?"