In Tao City, in the lobby of the City Guards Mansion, Mu Feizhang was discussing the war with many generals. A soldier ran in with a document and shouted loudly, "General, the imperial court has sent a decree, and Prime Minister Zhao has also sent you a message.

A letter!"

Mu Feizhang was a little confused and quickly took the documents and letters from the soldiers.

He opened the fire seal, opened the document, and looked at it carefully. When he saw half of it, his brows suddenly furrowed.

Many generals saw this and remained silent. After Mu Feizhang finished reading, he quickly asked, "General, what is the imperial decree?"

They vaguely guessed that the imperial court must have made new arrangements, which were not in line with Mu Feizhang's wishes.

Mu Feizhang frowned, "Your Majesty sent an order, ordering us to lead our troops out of the city and cut off the enemy's food routes."

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be surprised, "How did your Majesty know about this?"

Logically speaking, even if the Ministry of War knows about the matters on the front line, His Majesty may not know about it unless someone specifically informs His Majesty about it.

Without answering, Mu Feizhang opened the letter from Zhao Liangyan and looked at it carefully.

After reading it, his face looked slightly gloomy.

The generals were full of doubts and were about to ask questions when Mu Feizhang said in a deep voice, "Someone is causing trouble!"

"Teacher said that someone in the capital spread rumors that I delayed the fighter plane, which made His Majesty displeased, so he ordered me to send troops to cut off the grain road!" Mu Feizhang frowned, like the Chinese character for Sichuan.

The generals were puzzled, and one general asked, "Can Prime Minister Zhao tell me who caused the trouble?"

"The teacher didn't say it, but I know it must be Qin Yi!" Mu Feizhang narrowed his eyes and said decisively, "This guy has tried his best to spread rumors and try to use alienation tactics to put pressure on me and force me to send troops.

There must be some big conspiracy behind the food shortage, and we must not fall into the trap!"

When the generals heard this, they were immediately surprised. One of them said, "Your Majesty has sent an order to the general to send troops to cut off food. The general must not disobey the order!"

"Exactly, the last general is willing to lead his troops and cut off the enemy's food route for the general!"

"No!" Mu Feizhang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Qin Yi has worked hard, there must be a big conspiracy, and he must not fall into a trap!"

He knew that Qin Yi could not have spent so much effort just to swallow the thousands of soldiers he sent to cut off food supplies. He must have intended to seize the city.

These soldiers are really going to die, so that's it, but if the city falls because of this, he, as a city guard, will be infamy for thousands of years!

How can he bear this kind of infamy?

"But your Majesty..." A general was about to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Mu Feizhang.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to pay any attention to it!" Mu Feizhang curled his lips, "The general will be outside, and you will not accept your orders!"

He knew that His Majesty was targeting him simply because he was a disciple of Prime Minister Zhao.

Regardless of whether he violates the order or not, His Majesty will not let him go as long as there is a chance.

Therefore, we must not let the city fall just to please His Majesty.

Compared to the former, what he could not accept even more was the result of the latter!

Seeing Mu Feizhang's decisiveness, the generals frowned and tried to persuade him, but knowing that the effect would be ineffective, they had no choice but to give up.

…

A few days later, early in the morning.

Liukang Dynasty, the main hall of the palace.

Xu Shaoyuan, Emperor Liukang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the Minister of War with a childish face, and asked in a deep voice, "Liu Aiqing, how is the situation on the front line? Has General Mu sent troops to cut off food?"

Upon hearing the question, the Minister of War's expression became slightly tense, and he quickly went out to report, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I just received the battle report from the front this morning. General Mu..."

Seeing the Secretary of the Ministry of War pause, everyone couldn't help but look over, a little surprised.

Could it be that Mu Feizhang didn't send troops to cut off food?

His Majesty has sent an order and he dares to disobey it?

Not daring to delay, the Minister of War quickly said, "General Mu has never sent out troops..."

"boom!"

After slamming the dragon chair, Emperor Liu Kang looked gloomy and said angrily, "Mu Feizhang, did you turn a deaf ear to my instructions?"

None of the officials dared to answer, even Zhao Liangyan was a little confused.

He has sent a letter to Mu Feizhang to deal with it as appropriate. It would be best to send a thousand soldiers to deal with it.

But he didn't expect that Mu Feizhang couldn't hold on.

Zhao Liangyan naturally knew the other party's temperament. He always acted cautiously, so there must be a reason for him to do so.

But now, His Majesty is furious, and Zhao Liangyan can't find a reason to explain for him, so he can only remain silent.

At this moment, King Zhang turned around to signal, and the civil servant Qinghui stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I may know why General Mu disobeyed orders!"

Emperor Liukang heard this and asked coldly, "Why?"

"A few days ago, Wei Chen heard rumors that General Mu planned to support his own troops and was trying to reach an agreement with the enemy soldiers to let Mu Haorang's soldiers go north. When I first heard about it, I just thought it was a joke, but now

Think about it, it is indeed possible!" Qinghui Civilian said.

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and filled with astonishment.

Zhao Liangyan was slightly startled and hurriedly came out of the squad and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to other people's nonsense. General Mu has no second thoughts towards Your Majesty!"

At this time, Emperor Liukang's expression was extremely gloomy.

At first, he targeted Mu Feizhang because he was Zhao Liangyan's disciple.

But now, when he heard that this guy had plans to support his own army, how could he not be angry about such a disobedient crime?

He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "Xiang Zhao, this is your good disciple!"

Zhao Liangyan was shocked and said quickly, "I and my subordinates are loyal to your majesty. I ask your majesty to be wise and not to listen to other people's nonsense!"

"Regardless of whether he has different intentions or not, Mu Feizhang ignored my order, which is disobedient! How can I allow him to continue to guard the important city, pass on my will, and order Mu Feizhang to return to Kangdu, wait for his resignation, and send another general to guard it?

Taocheng!"

Zhao Liangyan was shocked when he heard this, but he had nothing to say.

Mu Feizhang refused to listen to his orders and handed over the blame to others. No matter how much he wanted to help, he could not refute it.

All the officials whispered, this is the first time that His Majesty has attacked Zhao Liangyan's confidant.

Some people who have a good relationship with Zhao Liangyan are secretly frightened, wondering if they will be the ones who suffer next time.

King Zhang and many of his confidants quickly raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Tell me, who should be sent to guard Tao City?" Emperor Liukang asked after calming down his anger slightly.

King Zhang came out and said, "Your Majesty, General Sikong is the second best in the list and has an extraordinary strategy. If you send him forward, you will definitely be able to defend Tao City!"

The general Sikong mentioned by King Zhang was named Sikong Hao, and he was a martial arts scholar in the same class as Jing Shou. Jing Shou was the number one scholar, while he was the second.

Jing Shou was neutral and did not seek refuge with either Prime Minister Zhao or King Zhang. Although he escaped from the previous battle, he was seriously injured and is currently recovering from his injuries.

In order to set an example, Emperor Liukang also punished Jing Shou slightly by demoting him one level to the fourth rank and fined him a year's salary.

As for Sikong Hao, he belongs to King Zhang's side. Now that the opportunity is rare, King Zhang will not miss it and quickly recommends his confidants.

Originally, Sikong Hao was ranked second in high school and should have held an important position, but he was arrogant. Six months ago, Yu Jiaofangsi and a prince got jealous, got into a fight, and injured each other, so Prime Minister Zhao took the opportunity to remove him from his position.

Emperor Liukang heard this and nodded immediately, "Then I will send an order to Sikong Hao to go to Taocheng without any delay!"

…

"Prime Minister Zhao, His Majesty is becoming more and more unscrupulous, won't you do something?" In the study of Prime Minister Zhao's residence, a close aide frowned and said.

What happened today was a huge setback for Prime Minister Zhao.

Many ministers have discovered that Prime Minister Zhao, who used to hold great power in the past, can now only be beaten and scolded, and allowed to be eradicated by the emperor, but there is nothing they can do.

This will lead to alienation among people, and the hozens will disperse before the tree falls.

Zhao Liangyan frowned and remained silent.

He knew that if he wanted to resist, he had to control the emperor while he still had the power in his hands.

If the emperor is allowed to continue to suppress and eradicate his own wings, then there will really be no way to save him.

In normal times, Zhao Liangyan would not mind suppressing the emperor a little in order to maintain the power in his hands, but now there are powerful enemies outside and Qin Yi is eyeing him, how can there be civil strife.

The aftermath of the internal fight between the prime minister and the emperor will definitely have disastrous consequences.

Maybe people's minds changed and they had no intention of resisting the enemy, causing Qin Yi to march straight in.

Then you will become a sinner through the ages.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiang sighed softly, "Ignore it for now..."

The confidant frowned and said, "Prime Minister Zhao, if you retreat all the way, you will eventually retreat to the cliff. There is no way to retreat!"

"No need to persuade, just let it be," Zhao Xiang shook his head and said, "Changing the general may really change the situation of the battle. Feizhang is still too cautious..."

Hearing this, his close aides could only sigh.

…
To be continued...