The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 60 Split
The charcoal fire in the hall was red, and there were hot dark red charcoals in the four corners that were burning tepidly, and there was a vague fragrance in the whole room.

This kind of charcoal is made of aromatic wood from the Red Mountain. When it is burned, it emits a faint fragrance and has the effect of refreshing the mind. It is the most sought after thing by the upper class nobles.

It's just that no matter how soothing the fragrance is at this time, it can't cover up the upset of everyone sitting in the hall.

"I fell for his dog!" Someone angrily scolded.

However, no one answered this sentence, because the inside was too pale and weak. With the passage of time, and now it is the last 20 days of Bruma, many inherent impressions and facts have been completely overturned, and many people have been forced to think about the current situation. unfavorable situation.

Half an hour ago, Duke Ma Ling summoned them to the hall of Meiyuan outside the city, saying that there was something to discuss. At that time, everyone felt that the matter was not small. Meiyuan was outside the city, and they had to be convened in secret. What they said must be important thing.

Unexpectedly, they really guessed it right.

The Heyang army broke through Honghuagang, the most important military fortress in Heyang, and Heqinhou was also to the south.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then became a mess. They urgently imposed martial law in Maling City, recruited a large number of young and strong, and built Yangma City. They waited in panic for many days. Heyang's elite cavalry burned, killed and looted the border area of ​​Maling , sent a large number of scouts, but his army suddenly appeared in Heyin and captured the Honghuagang Fortress.

By this time, everyone understood that they had been tricked by the young man of the Wang family. Once he was beyond everyone's expectations and took an unexpected step.

Among the many discussions in the hall, most people's faces were not good-looking.

With the passage of time, these nearly a hundred days of various confrontations, no matter whether everyone admits it or not, they all admit the fact that Wang Jian, the son of Duyanghou, is a terrifying opponent. fear.

There are also many people whispering and even doubting whether their lord Mu Sheng's actions to Duyanghou are correct, so that he incurs such revenge from the Marquis of Heqin, which brings them heavy losses and brings great losses to the people of Maling and Heyin. brought great suffering.

Many people only dared to whisper these words in private, and they quickly spread among the crowd. Mu Sheng's complexion on the top was not good-looking, he was much paler, and he was no longer as good as before, and his burly body seemed to be thinner. It is rumored that Ma Linggong became seriously ill from the fiasco of Liangting Station, which should be true.

The complexion is not good, but in such a situation, everyone must be called to discuss countermeasures, and they can't just sit idly by.

"Anyway, we were indeed tricked by that little bastard. Now we must come up with a solution as soon as possible, whether to enter Heyin or not." No one would have thought a hundred days ago that the situation would develop to such a point in less than a hundred days, that a little son of a marquis who was known as a dandy would actually stir up the situation and lead to the current status quo.

This kind of thing is not only unacceptable, but appalling. Looking at Zhao Guo's more than one hundred years of history, it is also an unprecedented reversal. If you put aside your position and identity, this is already a miracle.

At the beginning, almost no one made a sound, because the current situation has been turned upside down compared to dozens of days ago.

In the end, the eldest son, Mu Zhijian, was the first to stand up and point out the crux of the problem, "Father and son are opposed to sending troops. After the huge loss in the battle of Liangtingyi, Wu'an Gong in the north was restless and sent more troops to Hongshan Pass in the north of Maling City. ready to move.

At this time, we don't have many soldiers recruited temporarily, and we have to defend the northern mountain pass and defend Maling City.

The Heyang army in the west is still constantly harassing and attacking Lingbao Fortress. If the troops are divided at this time, even Ma Ling may not be safe, and the only option is to abandon the car to protect the commander.

Heqinhou's army did not dare to attack Maling in a big way, but took a detour to fight Heyin. It shows that he has scruples and dare not fight us to the death. Life and death are unpredictable. "

After finishing speaking, the hall became quiet, many people lowered their heads to look at their toes, and some people moved their feet uneasy, because although the words were not clearly stated and they were modified as much as possible to be euphemistic, people who understand have already heard the essence, which is tantamount to letting Princess Maling Moved to show weakness and gave up the land of Heyin to the Marquis of Heqin to express "acknowledgment of mistakes", in order to eliminate the war at the cost of ceding the land.

It was also because Mu Zhi was a strong son of Mu's parents that he dared to say such a thing. After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and nervously waited for his father's punishment.

Mu Sheng's favorite youngest son buried Ma Ling's army in Liangtingyi, which gave the eldest son a lot more power to speak.The two brothers have completely different attitudes towards the marquis, one advocates being tough to the end, while the other advocates making concessions to protect themselves.

Mu Sheng's face was very ugly, but he didn't refute it. This kind of proposal was unimaginable dozens of days ago, but with the terrifying strength displayed by He Qinhou and the successive defeats in the war, it became logical, and even the people below also agreed. No one refuted.

There was silence in the hall for a while, until another old man with gray hair and beard stood up. Duke Ma Ling's in-laws faced the Marquis of Ming. When Hou took Heyin, he could flank us from the west and south at the same time, and he could also march from the south to bypass the Lingbao Fortress in the west and directly march into Maling, which is very disadvantageous to us.

The Wu'an army in the north was restless and kept increasing their troops towards the mountain pass to the north. They must have malicious intentions and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot.

Now that the enemies in the four realms are fighting everywhere, you must not back down, you must fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come!

Otherwise, it will be regarded as weak and deceitful, and everyone wants to intervene, and then it will be truly doomed!

Mu Gong, you and I are both dying of old age. If you die, you will die. We must protect the foundation for future generations. No matter how powerful the Wang family is, we will fight to the death. As long as we take a step back, all the princes in the Zhao Kingdom will see it. Detrimental to the overall situation! "

The old man spoke very emotionally, but there were not many people in the hall who supported his statement, because everyone knew that the Heyin Commander who was stationed in Heyin and led the Heyin army was his eldest son.

Afterwards, people came out to speak out one after another, either supporting the eldest son's statement of cessioning the land for peace, or agreeing with the statement that Chao Minghou would fight to the end, but generally more people supported the cession of land for peace, because their nephews did not live in Heyin.

Seeing the disputes among the crowd, Mu Sheng, who was above him, closed his eyes slightly, as if caught in a dilemma.

But at this moment, a tall, thin man with a hooked nose stood up and said loudly: "Mu Gong, I have another solution, but it must be presented in secret."

(End of this chapter)