Chapter 1253: In the chaotic court, favorite minister Xu Hongcai

When Wang Chen arrived at the main hall, most of the courtiers also hurried to the main hall.

Among the ministers throughout the dynasty, some already knew what had happened, and some had no idea what had happened. In addition, they came in a hurry and were disheveled, so it was chaos.

"Silence!"

A bearded man at the head of the shift gave a sharp shout and glanced at the ministers with a pair of cold eyes. Immediately, the ministers fell silent!

This person was none other than Xu Hongcai, a minister in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Wang Chen's first favorite.

After all the ministers stood up according to their shifts, Wang Yan asked in a trembling voice, "My lords, do you know what happened?

Someone came to report just now that there were enemy troops attacking outside the city?

Where did the soldiers and horses come from?

Could it be that one of the vassal towns rebelled?"

Even Wang Xi did not expect that these people were Jin people. Instead, he doubted which Jiedu envoy was rebelling.

"Your Majesty, there is no definite news yet, but there are at least thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city. The situation is critical! Moreover, they are all cavalry and are extremely skilled in riding skills. Therefore, I suspect that,

Could it be the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom?

After all, only the Jin people can organize such a large-scale cavalry."

The person who spoke was named Xu Chun, and he knew the affairs of the Privy Council.

After all, he is in charge of military matters, so even if he has never actually been on the battlefield, he still has some experience.

Therefore, he immediately guessed the idea as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Golden man?"

Wang Yan was startled, "The Jin people are far away in the north, how could they be the Jin people?

Moreover, General Takujunkyo and the Japanese samurai went north, but no news has come back yet.

Wasn't it said at that time that they should be able to directly defeat the Jin soldiers and horses in Liaodong?

Did they lose?"

"But even if they are defeated, it is impossible for the Jin people to fight directly to Kaijing."

"Are there any battle reports coming from the North these days?"

"Your Majesty, there have been no reports of any battles from the North recently!"

Prime Minister Jin Dunshi spoke on the right side of Shangshu.

Everyone made speculations, but no one could guess how these soldiers and horses suddenly appeared outside Kaijing!

"Your Majesty, the origin of these soldiers and horses is no longer important. Now that they have arrived outside the city, the most important thing is how to deal with them!"

Xu Hongcai looked at the chaos among her colleagues and couldn't help but rub her eyebrows.

Pig teammates have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that in front of the king, Xu Hongcai can stand out in a class of his own, and others have little ability even if they want to compete. But the disadvantage is that if something really happens, none of these people can be relied on! Not yet

What is the point of discussing where these enemies come from?

It is enough to know that they are definitely enemies and they are definitely not coming to Kaijing for sightseeing.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Wang Yan nodded repeatedly, "Xu Qing, what do you think we should do now?"

Xu Hongcai sighed in his heart, it was indeed his blessing to have such an emperor.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to panic. Yichen guessed that this may be just a surprise attack by a small group of Jin soldiers. It will never be a large-scale army coming to fight. But now, we have tens of thousands of troops in the capital city.

"

"First send soldiers and horses to defend the city wall to prevent sneak attacks from soldiers and horses outside the city. Then, quickly send orders to the surrounding soldiers and horses, ordering them to lead their troops back to Kaijing immediately and attack together!"

Xu Hongcai's words really reassured Wang Yan, "Xu Qing, since they don't have many soldiers and horses, and our soldiers and horses are several times theirs, what if we directly send troops out of the city to fight and wipe them out directly?"

Xu Hongcai's eyelids twitched. His king really had an idea.

However, he still said patiently, "Your Majesty, our troops and horses now have the advantage. If a war breaks out, we are indeed more certain of victory.

However, troops are unpredictable and water is unpredictable, so even if they have a chance to attack the city, they cannot let him appear."

"In my opinion, the king's safety is the most important, so I never want to take any risks."

"We have tens of thousands of troops stationed in the city. The city is as stable as Mount Tai and the king is safe. We have also summoned all the troops to come to serve the king and wipe out this army outside the city. This is the safest way.

Although it takes some time, it is worth it.”

Xu Hongcai had no choice. Now, most of the generals who still stayed in Kaijing to control the troops were related to him. Once the war started, it would be fine if he won, but once he lost, it would have a great impact on him.

Now that he has the power, he doesn't want to take any risks. As for the so-called military achievements, he doesn't care. Moreover, as long as he wants it, what if it's someone else's victory?

Isn’t military glory within easy reach?

Xu Hongcai's words made Wang Chen very satisfied, "Xu Qing is indeed a loyal minister and always puts the safety of the lonely king first.

In this case, let’s do what Xu Qing wants!”

"All the ministers withdraw from the court!"

Since he was safe and sound, he was naturally too lazy to stay here any longer, so he waved his hand directly and walked towards the back hall.

However, just when he was about to leave the hall, he turned to Xu Hongcai and shouted, "Xu Qing, yesterday the lonely king wrote another excellent poem. Come quickly and appreciate it together."

Xu Hong nodded, then stepped forward directly, following Wang Yan towards the back hall.

Because of Wang Chen's preferences, the gardens in the palace are very distinctive, with landscapes and towers connected, and it has a bit of the color of Jiangnan in the Song Dynasty.

The monarch and his ministers walked together and sat down at a waterside pavilion.

Wang Chen seemed to have forgotten about the soldiers and horses outside the city, but told Xu Hongcai about his poem yesterday with great interest.

After a long while, Wang Yan couldn't help but frowned, "Xu Qing, what's on your mind?

King Gu sees that you have no interest in poetry today. Are you worried about being outside the city?

Didn't you say that we have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Kaijing and we are as safe as a mountain?"

"Your Majesty, I am not worried about the war outside the city. This should be just a lone army. Unless they have wings, how can they easily attack and enter the city?

There is something that I don’t know whether I should say or not!”

Wang Yan heard this and waved his hand, "Hongcai, although you and I are monarchs and ministers, we are actually close friends. What can't we say?"

Xu Hong nodded, and then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the arrival of these troops is really strange! Our Kaijing is located in the hinterland, and there is no war in the north, so they can't fly over?

Therefore, I suspect..."

Having said this, he did not say any more.

Wang Yan frowned at first, but then suddenly became angry, "Xu Qing, are you saying that some people in the North are hiding things and not repaying them?
Chapter completed!