Yu Jun

Chapter 254
The front line is urgent.

There was a dead silence in the Wenzheng Palace. After the edict, Wu Jin knelt down behind the prince and the vassal again, bowing his head in silence.

The iceberg in the copper basin melted, and the sound of pouring into the basin suddenly became louder, and there was even an echo, echoing in people's ears.

The emperor's expression changed again and again, and finally only Tianwei was left, and all emotions were restrained, so that no one could see the clues.

"Get up," the emperor nodded, and handed the memorial to Zhang Fengfeng. "The battle is imminent, and the border is urgent."

His anger just now has been suppressed, and he made a trade-off and choice in an instant - the Mo family can't move for the time being.

The breath stuck in his chest, he couldn't go up, he couldn't come down, he almost vomited a mouthful of black blood.

"I just got confused." He looked at the imperial edict that Wu Jin had drawn up, "I almost lost my army because of a whistleblower letter, which chilled the hearts of the soldiers. Fortunately, I was only in the palace, so I wouldn't make a fool of myself."

He waved his hand: "Throw it into the stove."

Holding the paper, Zhang Gongfeng led the servant to the golden suanni censer. The servant lifted the lid of the stove and removed the incense sticks.

Zhang Gongfu threw the paper into the fire, and when the tongue of fire licked it, green smoke came out from the top of the incense burner immediately, and a puff of burnt incense was burned out.

Everyone understood the unfinished meaning of the emperor - they had to completely forget about the sudden anger just now.

The border is extremely urgent, even if Mo Lingfeng commits a heinous crime, he will wait until the battle is over.

If you lose, you will be punished for several crimes.

If you win, you will be meritorious and innocent.

The emperor ordered Zhang Gongfeng to invite the Privy Council to come to the Wenzheng Hall to discuss matters, leaving the prince and Wei Wang in the hall, and Wu Jin stood in the corner, drafting orders at any time.

When the Privy Council came, it was already noon, Wu Jin was hungry, her hair was wet lying in the hairpin, her back was already soaked in layers of cold sweat as early as the draft, the closer she was to the iceberg in the copper basin, the closer she was Cold all over the body.

He held back his discomfort, watched the prince and the king of Wei circulate the military situation, and then listened to the words of the Tian family father and son, and figured out the content of the military situation.

The archers of Gaopingzhai were on the watchtower. Based on the smoke from cooking in the Jinlu camp, the number of toilet pits, the number of peace vehicles, and the formation during the training, it was judged that the Jinlu had assembled 3000 people. At the same time, a large number of weapons, armor, food and grass were found. , transported to the camp.

In addition, Jinlu also hid suspected gunpowder and entered the fortress in large numbers.

For the first time, Gaopingzhai asked the imperial court to send additional reinforcements.

When it was so hot, everyone felt that the snow was pouring down, and the chill was flowing in the limbs and bones, and the whole body was cold.

Why Jinlu has gunpowder is not a minority.

When Jinlu was attacking the city, Tiefutu charged forward, strong soldiers climbed up the city wall behind, and gunpowder fell from the sky.

The only way is to get out of the fort and fight hard.

The emperor's face was solemn, and the ginseng soup and snacks that Zhang offered to enter were still untouched. The principal and deputy envoys of the Privy Council, the three chambers of the official, north, and Hexi chambers accepted the decree, and entered the Wenzheng Hall profusely with sweat.

The five of them were all in a hurry, Fang Chengzhi in the north smelled sour and vinegar all over his body, he didn't know what he was eating before he came, the deputy envoy still had rice grains stuck to his buttocks, and was quietly pinched away by a servant.

The atmosphere in the hall was gloomy.

The emperor, Taizu, King Wei, and the Privy Council discussed where the Jinlu gunpowder came from, and whether the north and south workshops had been infiltrated carefully; How should Chao Dang respond, whether to send more reinforcements to Kuanzhou Fortress; three discussions on whether Zhong Jiaqing is old and under the control of the army, whether he should add a deputy.

All these things, the people were arguing endlessly, while paying attention to the emperor's face, the topic of conversation changed faster than that of a miscellaneous drama in Sichuan.

No one noticed Wu Jin's expression standing quietly behind him. His back was straight and his eyes were peaceful. He seemed to have anticipated the answers to all the questions. Under his calm face, there was still a little indifference.

After discussing for an hour, everyone except the emperor had already stood with numb legs, and the elderly couldn't help but want to go to the official room. The noisy hall gradually quieted down, waiting for the emperor to make the final ruling.

And the emperor's ruling was no different from what Wu Jin thought.

No reinforcements were made to prevent the armies from disobeying the deployment of the fortress, which would cause discord among the army and damage morale. Instead, troops were dispatched from neighboring prefectures to enter Kuanzhou and wait for the opportunity.

Once Gaopingzhai falls, immediately abandon Gaopingzhai, close the gate of Kuanzhoufu, and fight against the enemy with all your strength.

Wu Jin knew in her heart that the emperor wanted to use this battle to wear down Mo Lingfeng's strength.

The best result is that Gaoping Village is defended, and Mo Lingfeng's forces are all killed in battle.

The second is not to distribute additional gunpowder and weapons, so as not to be used by Jinlu again.

Wu Jin also knew that the emperor was worried that too much gunpowder and weapons would fall into the hands of Mo Lingfeng, and it would be even more difficult to control after the war was over.

In the end, the emperor ordered Wu Jincao to add Zhong Jiaqing as the third-rank Huaihua general, and Jiamo Lingfeng as the third-rank Guide general and deputy commander of the army.

After Wu Jin drafted the imperial edict, it was handed over to the emperor's imperial painting, and the emperor wrote the order to record Huang Xuanxing. After everything was completed, when Wu Jin came out of the Wenzheng Palace, it was already the end of the application period.

In the late summer and early autumn, at the end of Shenshi, the sky was full of rays of light, and the sky was fiery red, burning from the horizon to the corners of the palaces and palaces. Under the dazzling rays of the sun, the resplendent palaces became more colorful and colorful.

The overworked courtiers left the palace in a hurry, and Wu Jin went to Hanlin Garden to take over the duties. King Wei suddenly walked side by side with him, and sighed: "The affairs of the state are really difficult. Last year, the snowstorm and locust plagues continued, and the treasury was tight. The layer of skin has to be reserved for the war, and I really don’t know what to do in the future, even if Xueshi Wu squeezes out the oil from the bones of the clan, it may be useless.”

Wu Jin's expression did not change, and his steps remained undisturbed: "My lord's concern for the country and the people is truly moving."

There was no wind, only the sound of wind when Wu Jin was walking, the palace city was so vast, for Wu Jin, even breathing had to be tolerated.

There are many eyes and ears in the palace, and there is no need for a partition wall. A servant standing in a corner may pass on the news and turn it into a sharp sword for power and profit.

King Wei gave him a half-smile, and glanced at him: "The secret letter and the military situation, one before the other, using power to overwhelm power, and then using merit to overwhelm, it is a good method, the timing is so accurate, is there someone in the Mo family?" In the court, internal communication and foreign affairs?"

"Your Majesty has doubts, you can report to His Majesty."

"Your Majesty is wise, how can you hide some trivial matters from His Majesty's eyes, I think His Majesty will start to investigate after finishing the battle."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wu Jin was still watertight, with a smile on his face, King Wei couldn't follow him to Hanlin Garden, so he had to leave the palace at the side road.

Hanlin Court was the most stuffy at this time, the meals brought by the servants were placed on the table, they were greasy and cold, Wu Jin ordered the servants to take them away, and he was on duty to leave the palace.

It was unitary time when he left the palace.

The hotness subsided a bit, and finally there was a coolness in the wind, Wu Jin strode towards the rented house, just as he was on the street, he suddenly heard someone shouting above his head: "Wu Jin!"

Wu Jin looked up, and saw a plump white head coming out of the window on the second floor of the restaurant, looking at him with a sneer on his face.

(End of this chapter)