A solemn atmosphere filled the Ming Hall of Dadu Imperial City. Meng Yuan's sweat Zhenjin's face turned flushed, as if a mouthful of phlegm was held in his throat, panting heavily, but he sprayed a strong smell of alcohol. The red eyes swept over, and the waiter standing beside him, the palace maids drooped their heads and lowered their hands, and did not dare to breathe. After a while, Zhenjin coughed violently for a while and finally breathed evenly. He was at the desk with both hands and wanted to stand up, but his eyes staggered and almost fell down. The waiter next to him hurriedly reached out to support him, but he threw it away. He struggled for a few more times but couldn't get up, so he lay half on the couch, closed his eyes and let the waiter stay away.

Zhenjin has had a difficult winter. Not only is his health worsening, his old illness has not healed, and he has new diseases. He is now unable to sleep all night and can only take a nap for one or two hours by drinking, but he is often awakened by nightmares. This situation is even worse after Yuxi Timuer crossed the river south, and even strong alcohol can make him sleep for a while, leaving him completely devoid of energy to deal with the complicated government affairs.

There is no news since the news of Yuxi Timur's success in crossing the river ten days ago. This made Zhenjin anxious and uneasy. He didn't know where the troops were going, whether they were winning or losing? You should know that the two capitals and Wanhu Mansions he commanded were the last two Mongolian legions arranged in the Central Plains. Once they were defeated, their losses and impact were immeasurable. It can also be said that the gates of the capital were opened, and the Song army could march straight into the north and south of the Yellow River.

However, the news was still unknown when inquiring from many parties. After five or six days of hard work, Zhenjin finally received the news from his brother King Tuohuan from Xuzhou. Yangzhou was already lost, and he only fled with a hundred cavalry. The eldest son and second son were lost in the chaos during the breakout. The princess, four other sons and their female relatives were trapped in the city. It was all too bad. He was able to escape with the help of the remnants of Tuoliedu, and the Song army was still chasing behind him. It was not until Xuzhou could breathe for a moment to call the police to the capital.

In the letter, Tuohuan not only cursed Yuxi Timuer for not saving her death, but also had deep resentment towards him, the elder brother of Khan, and there were many rude words in the letter. After hearing the evil news, Zhenjin was like a thunderbolt. The fall of Yangzhou was equivalent to opening the gate of the Song army to the north. What made him even more worried about was the safety of the southward army led by Yuxi Timuer. If more than 100,000 troops were trapped in the river, it would be a great disaster.

Zhen Jin knew that the matter was important, so he hurriedly summoned several important officials to discuss it. However, the news he received was Tuo Huan's warning letter, and many of them were unknown, and he even said a few words about the specific battle. He only said that the Song army was strong and the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty personally led the siege and destroyed the city wall with gunpowder. They were unable to resist, so they fought to the death to break through the siege.

Everyone discussed Tuo Huan's words for a long time and made various speculations, but the news was too little and he could not figure it out, and he could not make an accurate judgment on the situation. The real gold was said to feel that it was falling into the fog. He could not understand that if the Song army had the ability to conquer Yangzhou, it would have gathered heavy troops in Jiangbei. Then the Yuxi Timur Corps should have entered the land of no one and headed straight to the hinterland of Jiangdong, but it was like a mud cow entering the sea without any news. Isn't it too weird if I don't know life and death?

Finally, everyone thought that before the situation was clear, the news should be blocked and the status quo should be maintained so as not to cause panic among the military and civilians and lead to worsening situations. At the same time, the Zhao Tuohuan and Tuolie rushed to Beijing to report details, and sent a nearby detective cavalry to search south to find out the movements of the Song army in Jiangbei. Zhen Jin had no good idea at this time, so he could only follow the advice of the important officials for the time being and make the next decision after the situation was found out.

The few days waiting for the news were a torment for Zhen Jin, and as the news spread everywhere continued, he fell into an indescribable panic. First, news came from Huaidong that Badu and Du Ge surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, and recruited prefectures and counties along the way, divided their troops and continued to advance northward, and all Gaoyou Prefectures had fallen. Then, it was reported that the Yangtze River was blocked by the Song navy and could not continue to obtain further news from Nandu Legion.

But these were like the beginning of bad luck. Then news came from various prefectures and counties in Huainan West Road. The Song army stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River suddenly crossed north from Chizhou, Wuhu, Jiangzhou, Ezhou and other places, and launched an attack on Huangzhou Road, Qizhou Road, Anqing Road, and Luzhou Road in Huainian West. Since most of the troops stationed on the north bank of the Yangtze River have been transferred, the prefectures and counties in various places are unable to defend, and Wuweizhou, Shuzhou, Anqingzhou, Luzhou, Hezhou, Chuzhou, Huangzhou and Guangzhou have all fallen one after another. The Song army has already entered the Huai River, and there are signs of continuing to advance northward, crossing the Huanghuai River, and entering the Central Plains.

As the war reports from all over the place came into the capital like snowflakes, it was impossible to block the news. The capital was in an uproar, which made Zhen Jin and a group of important officials at a loss. At this time, the fool also understood that this was not just a partial battle initiated by the Southern Dynasty, but a full-scale war to recover the Huanghuai region that he had planned for a long time. As for Yuxi Timuer, it was probably a little bit of danger...

"Khan, the King of Zhennan has been ordered to enter the capital and is waiting for the audience outside the hall!" Just as Zhen Jin was about to fall asleep in a daze, Yue Chi Cha'er quietly walked up to him and reported.

"Oh, he's here!" After a while, Zhen Jin seemed to have reacted, opened his eyelids that were as heavy as a thousand pounds, and struggled to sit up with the help of Yue Chi Cha'er. After awakening, he asked again, "Is An Xiang here?"

"Several important officials are waiting outside the hall!" Yue Chi Cha'er held a cup of hot tea, blew the heat on it, and then handed it to Zhen Jindao.

"Well, let them wait in the side hall and meet after I change my clothes!" Zhen Jin took a few sips of tea, became a little energetic, looked at the wrinkles on her clothes and frowned.

He understood that at this time, he could not fall down, nor could he let the ministers see his decadence, so as not to arouse suspicion from the court and the country. Since the news of the Song army's massive invasion came into the capital, some people were ready to move, and rumors have been constantly saying that since he succeeded to the throne, he had lost the Jiangnan and the Jianghuai River, which led to domestic turmoil, financial shortage, and people were in poverty, so he should abdicate the throne as soon as possible. Therefore, he could not give others a complaint with his illness.

"Khan, you must make the decision for your brother!"

"What are you going to do..." Zhen Jin took a hot shower, shaved her head and face, combed her braids, changed into new clothes, and seemed to be much better. She looked in the mirror and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so she entered the side hall with two guards. But as soon as he stepped into the door, someone rushed up and hugged his legs. She suddenly was "attacked" and struggled in panic and shouted.

"Khan, my whole family is in the hands of the Southern Dynasty. We must save them!" Tuo Huan did not let go and cried.

"Don't cry. We are the descendants of Temujin. How can we be so embarrassing!" Zhenjin then saw clearly that the young emperor Tuohuan was holding him. Although he had simply washed up before entering the palace, he still couldn't hide his embarrassment. Seeing his appearance, he still scolded him sternly.

"Your Highness, don't be sad, just come back!" An Tong, the right prime minister of the Secretariat, stepped forward and helped him.

"Right Prime Minister, my family is gone, my wife and children are trapped in the enemy, there is nothing left, what else can I need to face..." Tuo Huan refused and still cried.

"Your Highness, why did the Khan abandon his brothers? Everyone is here to discuss resisting the invasion of the Southern Dynasty!" Looking at the once arrogant King Zhennan, who has now become a scoundrel, Yue Chi Cha'er wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare, so she also stepped forward to persuade her.

"You treacherous slander, who deceived the Khan and incited Yuxi Timur to provoke the Southern Dynasty, causing my royal family to be destroyed. I will not forgive you today!" Seeing that it was Yue Chi Chaer, Tuo Huan immediately remembered that he was the Privy Councilor, and knew the inside story of the Southern Invasion. He couldn't help but jumped up and grabbed his mind and wanted to beat him.

"Nothing, how can it be done to beat the ministers in the court?" After getting rid of Tuo Huan, Zhen Jin raised his leg and kicked Tuo Huan and shouted.

"Ouch!" Tuohuan screamed in pain. When he turned around, he glared at the verge of Jin with a blue face. He did not dare to make trouble again, but he still refused to admit defeat. "Yuxi Timuer was bold and provoked border provocations, which caused the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty to lead the Northern Expedition. It was his instruction. Today I will punish this treacherous khan on behalf of the Khan!"

"Your Highness, let's discuss your personal grievances a little, and we must put state affairs first!" Sanggela Gaiduhuan, the deputy governor, persuaded him.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness Zhennan must put state affairs first!" Several other people also stepped forward and pulled Tuo Huan aside and persuaded him.

"Hmph, I must give this matter an explanation, otherwise I will not forgive you!" Tuohuan also knew that he should stop at the right time. After all, he was no longer the King of Zhennan who was powerful in the court and the country, but a dog that was strayed, so he took the opportunity to speak out.

"How dare the young man fight against King Zhennan? There must be a misunderstanding!" Although Yue Chi Cha'er was in a high position, she knew her identity and did not dare to argue. She just smiled and laughed.

"Tuohuan, how did Yangzhou fall?" Zhen Jin sat down and looked at Tuohuan and said.

"The Khan, the chief of the fall of Yangzhou was Yuxi Timur. He was in charge of the Shandong Province of Hebei and Shandong Province, provoking war, provoking the Southern Dynasty to provoke the war, causing the Southern Dynasty to attack Yangzhou in the north; Ma Shao, the left prime minister of the province, was also unwilling to forgive him, and he secretly communicated with the Southern Dynasty and lied about military information. The internal and external collusion led to Yangzhou's failure; the third was that Badu and Duge were unfavorable to fight and were defeated repeatedly, and later surrendered to the Southern Dynasty, and the internal and external cooperation led to the loss of the city." Seeing the real gold asking, he said angrily.

"How is it possible for Your Highness to say that Ma Ziqing secretly communicates with the Southern Dynasty?" Xu Yan, the chief censor, was shocked and said, "Ma Ziqing is an honest official, upright and upright, and has a loyal and righteous heart. He will never betray the Khan!"
Chapter completed!