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Chapter 1018 Sacred Heart
Tang Sai'er ignored Tang Feng, only turned his attention to Tang Tiande, and asked, "How is your father's injury?"

"I can't die yet..." Although Tang Tiande was not as aggressive as Tang Feng, his tone was not warm: "Mother Buddha mobilized a crowd to come, maybe it's not just to visit your poor father?"

"Yes." Tang Sai'er never concealed it, and said one by one: "We have reached the most critical moment, and we must make a decision early on where to go."

"Looking at the posture of the Buddha mother, she should have made a decision long ago, right?" Tang Tiande asked coldly.

"If my father hadn't lost in Qingzhou, I wouldn't be in a hurry to express my opinion." Tang Sai'er nodded and said, "But now, I have to stand up and find a way out for the whole school."

"All ears." Tang Tiande said expressionlessly.

"For the current plan, the only way to go is Zhao'an..." Tang Sai'er said slowly.

"What what?!" Before Tang Sai'er finished speaking, Tang Feng jumped up and shouted: "You asked us to surrender? Is that what you mean?"

"It's not surrender, it's recruitment." Tang Sai'er said patiently: "It's hopeless to fight against the whole country with a single province of Shandong." She sighed and said, "In fact, from the beginning, I did not support You rebelled..."

"That doesn't mean the same thing!" Tang Feng blushed and said roughly, "I never thought that such words would come out of your mouth!"

"..." Tang Sai'er didn't pay attention to Tang Feng, but just looked at Tang Tiande and said, "If you can keep the army, you won't be transferred from Shandong. Will my father accept the recruitment?"

"..." Tang Tiande cast one eye on Tang Sai'er, refusing to speak.

"Father, Liu Sheng's army is close at hand, we have no time to delay." Tang Sai'er said again.

Now even Tang Feng could tell that Tang Sai'er didn't come to discuss with them at all, but announced her decision.

"We can still retreat to Le'an Prefecture, where Liu Jun still has [-] to [-] troops." Tang Tiande said slowly and in a low voice.

"Liu Jun has already decided to ask for security." Tang Sai'er said lightly, and said a shocking sentence.

"What?!" Now not only Tang and his son, but also Liu Xin, who was silent at the side, cried out in shock.

Although he and Liu Jun had their own ghosts, the Qingzhou Army is now at the end of its rope. Liu Jun's [-] to [-] troops will undoubtedly become the pillar of confidence for Tang's father and son and everyone in the Qingzhou Army.I feel that no matter what, as long as we join forces with the [-] to [-] troops, there is always a chance to make money.

Who would have thought that Liu Jun would surrender!
"Impossible! He has far more troops than the government, and now he occupies Le'an again, and he has the money and food hoarded by the King of Han. It is at the height of the sun, how could he surrender without a fight?!" Tang Feng shook his head like a rattle. .

Tang Sai'er was not interested in answering Tang Feng's question. He just looked at Tang Tiande and said, "Zheng He's navy has arrived in Shandong. If we don't take advantage of our capital, we can negotiate with the imperial court. If we lose another battle, we will only die." It's..."

"..." Tang Tiande looked at Tang Sai'er, feeling powerless all over his body, and after a while he said dejectedly: "The peace talk will only happen if the emperor is willing..."

"Father!" Tang Feng was shocked when he heard his father's words loosen.It's not that he has any morals that would rather bend than bend, but he is extremely worried about the shattering of his young master's dream.

"Shut up." Tang Tiande stopped Tang Feng impatiently, and coughed twice: "Now that we are newly defeated, and the imperial court's reinforcements are coming again, I'm afraid the imperial court will not agree to the peace talks..."

"The imperial court will agree." Tang Sai'er was very sure: "As long as father sends a letter on behalf of the Bailian Sect, he will naturally know what I said is true." I can do it for you."

"It seems that I have to write this letter whether I write it or not?" Tang Tiande sighed.

"Of course it's more appropriate for my father to write." Tang Sai'er nodded slowly.

"I can write this letter, but it won't hurt to talk about it." Tang Tiande looked at Tang Sai'er as he spoke, and said in a sharp tone: "But don't forget, you burned the three halls, and the King of Han hasn't yet According to the news, it seems that there are more bad things than good things, and most of the debt will be blamed on you, the mother of Buddha." After a pause, Tang Tiande said quietly: "If the old emperor insists on punishing you, how should I respond?"

"Father just put all the blame on me," Buddha's mother said calmly, as if she was talking about others, "If you hand me over so that the emperor will spare others, I will definitely agree."

"This..." Tang Tiande knew that his daughter would never lie. Hearing what she said, he knew that the Buddha Mother had no intention of replacing him.I couldn't help feeling a little ashamed in my heart, and said softly: "This old man is just guessing, maybe the emperor won't pursue it..."

"You don't need to guess, just wait and see what happens." After finishing speaking, the Buddhist mother bowed to Tang Tiande and said, "Father, rest." After finishing speaking, she left the room.

"Father!" As soon as Tang Sai'er left, Tang Feng yelled, "You promised her just like that?!"

"What do you do if you don't agree?" Tang Tiande glanced at Tang Feng angrily and said, "You idiot, go out and have a look, what are the crowds of people outside here for?! They want to drive this old man out of the stage!" Elder Tang was a little excited and violent Cough.

Liu Xin and his servant hurriedly supported Tang Tiande to lie down.Tang Tiande lay on the bed, grabbed Liu Xin's hand and asked, "I have never dared to ask you, how many troops do we have left?"

"More than 2 people." Liu Xin replied.

"How many soldiers from Qingzhou?" Tang Tiande asked.

"This..." Liu Xin was speechless, and after a while he said in a voice like mosquitoes: "There are still a few thousand people left..."

"How many thousand?" Tang Tiande looked at Liu Xin blankly with one eye, but the strength in his hand increased a bit.

"Three thousand..." Liu Xin lowered his head.

Tang Tiande let go of his hand at once, looked up at the top of the tent, and muttered to himself: "Do we have any choice..."

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In the twelfth lunar month, the battle situation in Shandong became more and more strange. First, Liu Sheng led the army to attack Boxing, but was blocked by Liu Jun's army. There were countless staff reductions, so they had to withdraw their troops and return.

Then Tang Tiande's envoys arrived in Qingzhou, bringing with them a request for negotiation.Liu Sheng received Tang Tiande's handwritten letter, and quickly sent it to the capital, and stated that the army had fought hard and suffered heavy losses, and it was unsustainable. He asked the emperor to agree to peace talks, so as to buy time. picture.

Beijing City, Xiyuan Hall of Zhaohe.

Tang Tiande's autograph letter and Liu Sheng's memorandum were placed side by side in front of Zhu Di's imperial court. Emperor Yongle, who was lingering on the sick bed, sneered, and said to Zhang Fu, "This double reed song is not very good at all, but there are house slaves who have nothing to worry about. !"

Zhang Fu received the emperor's order a month ago, immediately handed over his military power, and rushed to Beijing day and night.Even with his profound internal strength, his face still had a clear look of exhaustion.Hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Fu said softly: "In my humble opinion, it's better to be vain for the time being. In the spring of next year, I am willing to lead a large army to wipe out Shandong for the emperor!"

"The matter in Shandong is not as simple as you think..." Zhu Di said sharply: "Wang Xian, Liu Sheng and the Bailian Sect are probably already in collusion, and there is still a crown prince in the court colluding with them and sending troops in a hurry. It will be broken in Shandong."

"Your Majesty, I think that Lord Anyuan is loyal and Uncle Zhongyong is not a rebel," Zhang Fu said softly, "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstanding..." Zhu Di sneered and said: "If you don't believe my decree, let Wang Xian come to the capital to face the saint, do you think he dares to come?!" As he spoke, he said firmly: "I dare to guarantee that he will never give up. Don’t dare to take a step into the capital!”

"..." Speaking of this, Zhang Fu had no choice but to shut up obediently.But he secretly sighed in his heart. In his opinion, Wang Xian is the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty, but now the monarch and his subjects are separated to such an extent, it is really a great tragedy...

Sure enough, Zhu Di summoned Yang Rong who was on duty, and slowly ordered: "In the name of the cabinet, send a court letter to let Shandong's chief envoy and the Bailian sect talk, and the talk will come to an end. If you dare to agree to their conditions, I will copy it." His nine clans!"

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has no right to order a provincial chief envoy." Yang Rong bit the bullet and said.If it was normal, he would be extremely happy if the cabinet had the opportunity to command the head of a province.But this is obviously a scapegoat for the emperor, and if it is not done well, it will be ruined.

"Even the cabinet wants to confront me?!" Zhu Di, who had been weak all the time, suddenly had a fit, patted the edge of the bed and said angrily, "Isn't it hard to speak before I close my eyes?!"

"I don't dare, I obey the order." At this time, to put it bluntly, the cabinet was just the emperor's secretarial organization, Yang Rong didn't dare to argue with the emperor, he hurriedly admitted his mistake and accepted the task.

"In the name of the cabinet again, order Wang Xian to go to Beijing to report on his duties immediately. There must be no mistakes." Yang Rong was terrified when he heard this.

Zhang Fu on the side could hear the three tastes in it. If the emperor really had the confidence, he would not need to issue orders in the name of the cabinet.Now instead of the imperial decree, but using the court post, it is clear that I am afraid that things will get out of hand, so I leave a buffer...

"In addition to Wang Xian, call Liu Sheng to Beijing, and also use the cabinet's court post." Zhu Di ordered the third thing.

Yang Rong finally couldn't help persuading him: "Your Majesty, you can't help it. It's so easy for Shandong to draw. Letting Marquis Anyuan leave the front line at this time may give the White Lotus Sect an opportunity!"

"I'll let British Duke succeed Liu Sheng, what's wrong with that?!" Only then did Zhu Di reveal his true intention of ordering Zhang Fu to return to Beijing urgently.

But since Zhang Fu already understood that the emperor was bluffing, he knew very well that his trip to Shandong might be far away.That being the case, why bother to make a statement?It's better to shut up and wait and see what happens...

Yang Rong looked at Zhang Fu when he heard the words, and saw Zhang Fu's old god was there, so he had to shut up and accept the order.

(End of this chapter)