I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 152 Negotiation
The East Palace is within the Palace City, and the Crown Prince Murong Jing first arrived at the Palace of Qinzheng. Although the palace servants who reported that he had come did not dare to reveal any news, it was not difficult to guess from the dignified expression of the other party that it was definitely not a good thing. On the way, he was carefully thinking about countermeasures to prevent accidentally doing things that would annoy the emperor.

Because the emperor had given orders before, Murong Jing entered the Qinzheng Hall without further notice. As soon as he entered, he was startled by the messy scene in the hall, but he didn't have time to think too much, so he just bit the bullet and knelt and said: "I send my respects to my father, and my father is blessed and safe."

"Wanfu Jinan?" The emperor was still in a rage, and couldn't help but sneered coldly when he heard Murong Jing's words: "I really want Wanfu Jinan, but look, do these people let me have a moment of peace!"

The entire army of one hundred thousand troops was wiped out. He has been on the throne for 20 years, and he has fought many wars, large and small, but he has never experienced such a disastrous defeat. Thousands of cuts into pieces to vent the hatred in my heart.

The enraged emperor naturally couldn't control his strength, a report hit Murong Jing's face straight, and a small piece of skin was rubbed off his smooth forehead immediately by the corners of the memorial, but he didn't dare to cry out, and just bent down to pick it up. The intro opened.

"This... how is this possible?" Murong Jing only felt a buzzing sound in his head, as if the blood in his whole body rushed into his brain in an instant, his scalp became numb, and the strength in his hand unconsciously loosened, and the report slid down to the ground with a bang. On the ground, after a long while, he said intermittently: "Father, didn't the good news just come in a few days ago, why did it suddenly..." After that, he couldn't continue.

"How? It's not that idiot Qu Liancheng!" Although a while passed, the emperor was still trembling with anger, took a sip of the tea in front of him, and then continued with a gloomy expression: "For the next situation, what do you have to say?" What countermeasures?"

"Report to father, my son..." Murong Jing wanted to say 'I don't know', but considering the serious consequences of blurting out these words, she could only hold back her teeth and replied respectfully: "The Red Lotus Sect is arrogant. , has seriously provoked the authority of the imperial court, and we must concentrate our forces to encircle and suppress them quickly, so as to avoid future troubles forever."

Murong Jing was very scared, but the reason why he was nervous and scared was not that he was worried about the situation in Jiangling like the emperor. After all, the Celestial Dynasty was founded for more than a hundred years. "It is more than enough to deal with the White Lotus Sect that has been emerging for several years. What he is worried about is that if Qu Liancheng is defeated, the emperor will definitely send new generals to lead the army, but there are almost no generals in the court who can take on this important task. Even if there are, With the emperor's temperament, he must not feel at ease letting the other party lead the army alone, so it is very likely that he and Murong Li will choose one as the commander. He...he will definitely not go to the battlefield!
If the emperor knew that Murong Jing was so greedy for life and afraid of death, he might immediately depose him as the crown prince, but Murong Jing is not stupid, how could he reveal such a secret? Seeing that the emperor's face was a little better, he continued: "Father, according to my son's humble opinion, it is better to discuss with several adults from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. They have been in charge of these things all year round, and they must have good ideas."

He wanted to mention Murong Li, but he swallowed the words. At this time, the emperor must not let the emperor think that he wanted to shirk responsibility on Murong Li, otherwise his situation would be very dangerous.

"I have already sent people to announce them, and the time should be coming soon." The emperor paced back and forth in the hall in a state of distraught, sighing from time to time, thinking that he would no longer have to worry about the emperor after he became a king of gold and jade. Worry about anything, as long as you enjoy all the good things in this world, whoever thinks that accidents will happen every now and then, it will be annoying to death.

'If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight', the rights and obligations in this world have always been equal, if you can't do this, you will be eliminated, and there is no second possibility.

The emperor didn't understand this truth, or maybe he didn't want to understand it at all, and the same was true for Murong Jing, so they were doomed to fail.

Of course, these are all things for later, because of the emperor's urgent call, Murong Li and the others did not dare to delay for a moment, and rushed into the palace. Because of the unknown, everyone's faces were obviously worried, Only Leng Yuanxun, who had already grasped the situation, remained calm and composed, without any superfluous expression.

The news of 'annihilation of the whole army' is like a thunderbolt on the ground, and it directly hit everyone's heart. Among them, Li Bin, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the most frowning. Although there have been no large-scale wars in recent years, the border has always been recruited. All the troops that could be dispatched were dispatched to various places. The one hundred thousand troops that Qu Liancheng brought out last time were all made up with great difficulty by him. If he raised troops again, where would he find so many troops all of a sudden!
Just as he was thinking, the emperor's eyes fell on him, "Li Aiqing, how long will it take for you to raise another 20 soldiers and horses?"

The defeat of Qu Liancheng made the emperor think that 10 people are not enough to completely wipe out Chen Xiucheng, and that the number of troops must be increased to 20 to ensure nothing goes wrong.

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Hearing this, Li Bin was almost choked to death by his own saliva, but the emperor couldn't allow him to remain silent when he asked the question, so after a little consideration, he cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the emperor, there are currently 3 imperial guards in the capital, and the patrol battalion 2 people, these are the guards of the imperial city and the capital, and they must not be moved. The rest are only 6 people from the Xishan Xiaoqi Camp and the Shenji Camp. If all these people are sent to the front line, the guards around the capital will be It's very empty, if there is any emergency, the situation in the capital...is really worrying."

The capital is the foundation of a country's survival, and there is absolutely no room for any mistakes. Moreover, even if all these people are sent out, it will only be 20, which is still far from the [-] requested by the emperor.

Li Bin's answer made the emperor's frown tighten even more, and he said displeasedly, "Is there no other way?"

Li Bin believed that if he dared to say the word "no", his official hat would be taken off by the emperor without hesitation, so he immediately said: "Report to the emperor, of course, according to the opinion of my minister, I will drive you away from the capital." It is a long journey to Jiangling, not only will it consume a lot of food and grass, but it will also give the Red Lotus Sect a little respite, not to mention, Chen Xiucheng is good at water warfare, and the soldiers in the north have grown up on dry land for generations, and they will feel dizzy and nauseated when they get on the boat , It will also affect the combat effectiveness, but the troops in the hands of the governors of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Sichuan and Shaanxi can be called nearby, and if they attack with something, they will definitely wipe out the Red Lotus Sect in one fell swoop."

Li Bin has always been a lecherous person, and his character is not very good, but I have to say that he still has two brushes when it comes to making plans. Coming up with this method is undoubtedly the most feasible for the current situation. The training of the navy has never been so important to the army, and there are very few warships that can fight. It is too difficult to fight against Chen Xiucheng's tough warships.

Being able to keenly analyze the opponent's fatal shortcomings, and work hard in this area, so as to achieve the purpose of catching everyone by surprise, from this incident, it is not difficult to see that Chen Xiucheng is definitely not someone who will take it easy.

As soon as Li Bin's words fell, Murong Li, who had been silent since entering the hall, echoed: "Father, my son thinks that Li Shangshu's proposal is very good, but the troops from the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi still need to guard the western border. If they are all deployed, Paul Yiguo will not take the opportunity to make trouble, so it is better to deploy 3 people from the Xishan Xiaoqi Camp to assist."

Murong Li's proposal just made up for what Li Bin said. The emperor nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, "That's very good. Now that the issue of the military strength has been resolved, do you have any suggestions for the candidate for the commander?"

"A thousand soldiers are easy to get, but a general is hard to find." This time, the coach must be chosen carefully, and the mistakes of Qu Liancheng must not be repeated.

Just now, Murong Li and Li Bin sang together and stole the limelight, Murong Jing was inevitably displeased, so he said: "Father, my son thinks that the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion is brave and good at fighting, and has a good strategy. With less military exploits, it should be a good choice for him to be the coach."

Quan Zheng is not a princeling, and he has no friendship with Murong Jing. The reason why Murong Jing recommended him as commander is because this person is indeed capable of commanding troops, and the second is that this person has a cold and eccentric personality, and he usually does not like to be with him. Anyone who interacts with others should only do what they want, otherwise, based on his military exploits, it would be impossible for him to be the commander of a small cavalry battalion at the age of 40.

Such a person, even if he is not under his command, will definitely not follow Murong Li.

What's more, just by being a favor, you can remove the hot potato of leading the army from your head, why not do it?
After Murong Jing finished speaking, he glanced at Leng Yuanxun calmly, why Leng Yuanxun didn't understand what he meant, so he nodded cooperatively and said: "Returning to the emperor, I think His Highness the Crown Prince's proposal is very good, but although Quan Zheng is talented, But I have never experienced water warfare, and I still need to choose two lieutenants who are good at water warfare in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mansions to assist me, so that I can have no worries."

Leng Yuanxun had fought against Chen Xiucheng before, so he naturally knew that the other party was not that easy to deal with, but in the current situation, if the Red Lotus Sect blindly dominates, it will only mess up the stable situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, we must Let the power of the Red Lotus Sect and the imperial army reach a delicate balance point, which will help his next plan.

This balance point is: no one can do anything to anyone.

As for Murong Jing?
He really thinks highly of himself, Chen Xiucheng doesn't take him seriously at all, okay, this time, he wants to draw out an important opponent, and that is Murong Li who's plotted against him before...Murong Li!

(End of this chapter)