Dao Fruit

In the imperial study room, there was silence at first, and then Emperor Li Kun leaned back on his chair with a dull look on his face. He took a deep breath to calm down the shock in his heart, and his hands that dropped down trembled slightly. ~~~23wx~

Next to him, Eunuch Wei, a white-faced old man standing by the side, was stunned for a moment after hearing the news, and then regained his composure.

The secret organization he presides over serves as the eyes and ears of the royal family. It will penetrate in various ways during every war, providing another information channel for the court to maintain the emperor's understanding of the world.

But this time when the White Lotus Rebellion started, not only the official circles and the army of Lingnan Road rebelled, but also many intelligence spies and spies lost their news without exception. As a result, he, the spy leader, no longer understood the situation in Lingnan and became a The blind and the deaf.

Not only that, as the White Lotus Army marches, spies will be removed one by one wherever they go. So far, the entire southern intelligence network has almost been removed in one fell swoop. Some places here may still be operating, but over there After discovering that the situation was not good, the person in charge did not dare to spread the news casually to prevent exposure.

Under this situation, the military's news became the only source of news in the palace. Therefore, when Eunuch Wei suddenly heard the news, he was inevitably shocked, but then he thought of the news he had received about Qiu Yan over the years, and It doesn't feel so out of the ordinary.

You must know that in the past four years, Qiu Yan has done countless shocking things. At first, Eunuch Wei told the emperor everything in detail, but later, he found that it was difficult for many ministers. After Qiu Yan had nothing on his hands, he gradually got used to being surprised, so he adjusted the specifications of the report. Many things were recorded in files and were not reported one by one.

However, several prime ministers were not as adaptable as Eunuch Wei, and several of them came to power after Qiu Yan left the capital. I didn't have a very intuitive understanding of what Qiu Yan did. After hearing this, I was really shocked.

"General, the rebels on the south bank were defeated? Or was it Qiu Yan's fault?"

It was Cai Que who came to his senses first and asked in surprise: "Did you make a mistake and mistook the bandit army that entered Shu as the rebel army from the south?"

"Yes, yes," Xu Ying was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses. I couldn't help but ask: "That must be the case. Didn't I just get the news that the White Lotus bandit army that entered Shu was defeated by Bachelor Qiu overnight? The news must be wrong."

But at this moment, a voice came from the side——

"What kind of place is this? The commander in charge of the transmission of information in the palace, and the people from the Ministry of War who are responsible for verification along the way, will send an erroneous message to the palace?"

The person who spoke was clearly one of the prime ministers, Meng Qingbin, a representative of a family that represented the new interests of the North. He has always been neutral in the court. However, with the popularity of movable type printing and Sanjin ceramics, the contradiction with traditional aristocratic families has gradually become apparent. Recently, he has also begun to be ostracized by Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and others.

on the other hand. Meng Qingbin is also a staunch supporter of Qiu Yan. He often helps Qiu Yan fight for his interests inside and outside the court. Qiu Yan can rest assured in Jiannan Road and sharpen his sword. The fact that many suggestions were adopted and implemented by the imperial court was inseparable from Meng Qingbin's support.

but. The news this time also shocked Meng Qingbin to the extreme. However, based on his trust in Qiu Yan and his familiarity with the court's messaging system, he took the initiative to stand up and verbally compete with Xu Yingyi. On the other hand, This also gave him a clue, and he was about to start taking sides in advance.

"It's somewhat possible. Didn't Shen Zhi leave a message, saying that he would lead the army to quell the disaster?"

Suddenly, a slightly old and deep voice sounded. It was Ma Yang who spoke. Among everyone present, he had the closest relationship with Qiu Yan. He was once rumored to be a teacher and student, and he and Qiu Yan did have a relationship. Preaching friendship.

When he spoke, his dull old eyes showed a little luster: "Get on your horse to quell the chaos, get off your horse to govern the country..." After hearing these words, the expressions of Xu Ying and the others suddenly changed.

"What's so quarrelsome about this? Can't we just ask clearly?" At this time, Xu Jin suddenly spoke up and then looked towards the messenger.

Facing the inquiry, the guard who came to report simply said: "The general is just here to report. The specific information will have to be sorted out later and then submitted."

But after hearing this, Li Kun raised his eyebrows and said, "There's no need to sort it out, just send it over!" As he said that, he shook his head again, and then stood up eagerly, "Forget it, there's no need to send it over. I’d better go over and see for myself.”

After Li Kun said this, the other prime ministers did not stop him. This was because the White Lotus Sect was causing too much trouble, and its impact on Jiangshan Sheji became more and more serious. Even the Tiangang Disha Village, which had been entrenched in Qilu for many years, had to respond accordingly. situation, let alone the four sides.

It has been less than half a month since the White Lotus Sect raised its troops. Most of the news was circulated within Da Rui, but as time goes by, the news gradually spreads to all directions. Not to mention that the Fonum branch of the Numa people has become involved with the White Lotus Sect. Together, and hit hard, there have been some changes in other aspects.

It seems that that group of people has made some faint moves again, and the major groups that are attacking each other are showing signs of truce.

The northern grasslands that had just been pacified were also going back and forth. On the surface, the Sanshui tribe was submissive, but secretly it was inevitable that they would make some moves. After all, thousands of people had thousands of hearts. After the rapid expansion in the recent period, the internal structure of the Sanshui tribe became more and more complex. Many foreign tribes have been added, and many factions have been created, each with its own desires.

How could the emperor and the prime ministers, who were the top leaders of Da Rui, not know about these situations? But things have to be done step by step, and the key points must be grasped. The key to the matter is to put down the White Lotus Rebellion. It is for this reason that the ministers compromised and agreed to the emperor's formal conquest.

In fact, until now, there is still a lot of turmoil in the court because of the emperor's personal expedition. Even if it is just a formality, there are still many old ministers who often make troubles and come up with various reasons to prevent the emperor from going south.

Under such a situation, how could Li Kun sit still after hearing that Qiu Yan had defeated the Bailian Army in Jiangnan?

However, before he could leave, someone asked to see him outside the palace. Apparently he had sorted out the information and sent it over. The officials responsible for directing military intelligence also knew that the matter was of great importance, so they mobilized all the people in the department, and even transferred them from the entire yamen. We hired manpower to sort things out as much as possible in the shortest possible time.

"Because of the tight time, many places are not systematic and a little chaotic. I hope your Majesty will forgive me." The official who brought the intelligence file was about forty years old and had a calm expression.

"Zhang Qing sorted it out so quickly because he was anxious for me. How could he be guilty?" Li Kun waved his hand and ordered Eunuch Wei to pick up the stack of files and put them on the table to look at carefully.

But Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and other prime ministers were looking forward to it, and they were also eager to know, but with the emperor in front, how could they fight for it, so they could only wait below.

However, looking at this, who can't see that Qiu Yan should be right about defeating the Jiangnan White Lotus Army.

only……

"I didn't know that the soldiers and horses under Qiu Yan's command could have such combat power!" Cai Que sighed, stroking his beard, "To be able to train such strong soldiers, even if they have no achievements on the battlefield, they are still great military strategists. They should be "Reward based on merit."

He still wanted to share Qiu Yan's credit.

However, this is not because Cai Que and Qiu Yan are in trouble, but for the sake of the future officialdom. When Qiu Yan's return is a foregone conclusion, if he does not take advantage now, when Qiu Yan returns to the court, the situation of the entire court will be If they make a big change, they will be very passive at that time, because from Qiu Yan's series of actions on Jiannan Road, Cai Que and Xu Yingyi have already seen that the other party is not in the same camp as themselves, and there will be conflicts in interests.

The conflict of interests represents the will of factions and the entire interest group. Even after Cai Que and Xu Yingyi became prime ministers, they were exposed to more and more information and became more and more aware of Qiu Yan's extraordinary nature, they still could not change their opinions. Behavior.

It's like when Qiu Yan was in his previous life, many countries knew they couldn't do something but still wanted to do it. This wasn't because they were stupid, or they were making trouble out of nothing, or they didn't like Qiu Yan and were looking for trouble for Qiu Yan based on their personal emotions.

A simple comparison of strength and weakness cannot change their will, unless one party is so tyrannical that it can completely ignore everything.

As soon as Cai Que finished speaking, the emperor suddenly laughed. The sound was very low at first, and then became louder and louder. Several ministers looked at each other in confusion.

When they became more and more confused, Li Kunzhong stopped laughing and said: "Cai Qing, you are wrong this time. Those are not the soldiers and horses under the command of any Jiedushi, but the soldiers trained by Qiu Yan himself." They are an elite army that uses a brand-new military system and training methods. I originally planned to test the effectiveness and then report it to me, and then implement it as appropriate, but now it seems..."

What seems to be wrong now?

Several prime ministers had certain guesses in their minds, but Cai Que's face was not good-looking. He always praised that army in order to reveal the role of the army and weaken the influence of the commander.

But now, the founder and commander of the army are both the same person, and this credit is indisputable.

In fact, he had vaguely guessed that that army was probably trained by Qiu Yan. After all, the military classics were still in the royal library, but whenever possible, potential opponents should be weakened as much as possible.

"Cai Qing, you don't have to worry about misestimating Qiu Qing's capabilities. This is actually normal. Even I can't help but underestimate him. Come and see, what we should have a headache next is the mobilized Northern Army. , how to appease."

As he spoke, the emperor smiled bitterly and handed over the file in his hand. Eunuch Wei took it and then held it in front of several prime ministers for them to watch.

Just this look made several people even more shocked.

They had originally heard that the White Lotus Sect's "Northern Expedition" army was defeated by Qiu Yan, which was enough to surprise them, but they didn't expect that Qiu Yan could do much more than that! (To be continued...)

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