Li Feng's whole body shook. Chang Geng looked at him expressionlessly as he fell down on the throne of the Golden Palace. Some kind of cruel pleasure suddenly rose beyond his reason. However, he was very harsh on himself. For just a moment, he didn't move.

He pinched his palms sensually and suppressed the bloodthirsty pleasure - he knew that it was the work of Ur Bone and not his true intention.

Chang Geng said insincerely: "Brother, take care of yourself."

It was as if he was not the one who said "I want to kill Li Feng" from behind.

As soon as King Yanbei said this, all the dumbfounded civil and military officials in the hall immediately reacted and echoed: "Your Majesty, take care."

Li Feng's eyes slowly fell on Chang Geng - nominally, this was his only younger brother, but he didn't often notice him. Ever since His Highness Li Minfeng entered the court, he hardly appeared in court.

He didn't make much effort to make friends with courtiers, and he never even used Gu Yun's Dongfeng to talk to military generals. He only occasionally chatted about poems and books with a few poor and poor Hanlin officials.

Chang Geng seemed not to have noticed his gaze at all, and said without changing his expression: "General Zhao died for his country, and there is no longer a barrier in the East China Sea. The foreigners will be able to approach Dagu Port as soon as they turn north. Now that the matter has come to this, it is too late to say anything. What else can we do?"

Brother Emperor, please put aside your distracting thoughts and make your decision early."

Li Feng didn't know, but his heart was in a mess and he was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Uncle Wang Guo, who had been frustrated by the rumors in the market for the past few days, glanced at the emperor's face and boldly said: "Your Majesty, there is only one Peking Camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and it is surrounded by plains and plains. If we fight here, we will fight."

The Fang forces are definitely insufficient. Furthermore, there is no conclusion yet on Tan Hongfei's rebellion, and there is almost no one in charge of the Beida camp. If all the Jiao soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are wiped out, will the Beida camp be able to do it? Who can protect the safety of the imperial city? For now

As a plan, why not... uh..."

Wang Bao didn't finish his words, because the eyes of all the generals in the hall were fixed on him like white rainbow arrows.

This old guy hasn't wiped his own butt, and if there is a slight disturbance, he dares to instigate the emperor to move the capital - if it weren't for external and internal troubles, everyone would probably be willing to eat him.

Wang Bao swallowed dejectedly, bending over and not daring to get up.

Li Feng's expression was gloomy and he was silent for a moment. He put Uncle Wang Guo aside and said: "Let Officer Tan Hongfei be reinstated and give him a chance to make meritorious deeds... I have called you here to discuss matters. Whoever talks nonsense again?"

Just get out of here!"

In his desperation, the emperor even yelled out vulgar words. The whole hall fell silent, and Wang Bao's face turned red and white.

Li Feng turned to the Minister of War a little irritably: "Hu Aiqing, you are in charge of the Ministry of War and the drumming order, you say."

Because the Minister of the Ministry of War was born with a round face, which was two feet long, his name "Hu Guang" sounded a bit like "Hu Gua", so some people called him "Hour Gua Shangshu" in private.

When Hu Gua wrote to Li Feng and heard what he said, his face was filled with blisters and he became a bitter melon - the drum beating order was nominally issued by the Ministry of War, but did the Ministry of War dare to issue it casually if there was nothing wrong? He was the one in the hands of the emperor.

Pen, do you dare to have an idea?

Hu Guang wiped off a cold sweat and said righteously without any confidence: "Uh... Your Majesty is right, the capital is entrusted by Zuo, the great Liang Kingdom, and it is the place where all the people want to go. How can foreigners be allowed to invade?

How unbecoming! Even if we still have one soldier, we will fight to the end. If we retreat right now, wouldn’t it shake the morale of the army?"

Li Feng was really impatient to listen to his nonsense, so he interrupted him and said, "I'll let you tell me how to fight!"

Hu Guang: "..."

Everyone was glaring at Wang Guo, but Wang Guo was right. If all the commanders of the navy in the south of the Yangtze River had died for their country, who would be the general in the East China Sea? How could we mobilize the troops if the flood dragons collapsed?

If the foreigners move north, how many rounds of artillery can the Peking Camp and the Royal Forest Army be able to withstand?

From a certain perspective, Wang Guo was courageous. At least he told the truth that no one else dared to tell.

Hu Guang suddenly turned into a sour bitter melon, and the cold sweat on his head was like sour juice flowing out.

At this moment, Chang Geng suddenly spoke up.

The young King Yanbei stepped forward and said, "Brother, are you willing to listen to me?"

Hu Guang cast his grateful eyes at Chang Geng, and Chang Geng smiled at him politely: "Brother, please calm down first. It is difficult to recover from floods, and people cannot be resurrected even after death. The predicament on the four sides of the border has become an established fact. It is useless to argue and get angry. We should not

If you are in a mess, why not first think about what else you can make up for."

He must have been hanging out with the monk for a long time, and there was no trace of fireworks in his body. Standing in front of the temple like a jade tree in the wind, the silence was refreshing, and the boiling anger could not help but calm down with him.

Li Feng secretly exhaled a breath, waved his hands and said, "You say."

Chang Geng: "At present, there are fires in all directions in the Central Plains. The troops and horses have been mobilized, but the food and grass have not arrived. It is inevitable that the supply turnover will not be good again. My brother asked the emperor to open the treasury and decentralize all Ziliujin. This is one of them."

"Yes, you reminded me," Li Feng turned to the household department, "Immediately order someone to coordinate..."

"Brother Imperial," Chang Geng interrupted him unhurriedly, "What I'm talking about is decentralization of everything - in extraordinary times, the drumming order has become a constraint, and the generals still have shackles on their minions. Do you want to tie them up?"

Going to the battlefield?"

If anyone said this, it would be completely offensive, but for some reason, when it came from King Yanbei's mouth, it made people unable to get angry.

Hu Guang, who had just been pushed aside, said hurriedly: "I second the proposal."

Before Li Feng could open his mouth, things were already going crazy at the Ministry of Finance. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance said loudly: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Delegating Ziliujin to the lower levels at this time will indeed solve the urgent need. But if you don't like what I say, if it takes too long,

Today is too late, what should I do in the future? Do you want to eat your food?"

The commander of the Royal Forest Army probably wanted to rip off the minister's head and control the water in it. He retorted in court: "The thieves and bandits have already come to the door, but all of you are still thinking about living a prudent life. The general is really open to you."

Your horizons have been blurred - Your Majesty, we are in urgent need of understanding. What are we talking about in the long run? If the four realms are trapped, we can't dig three feet into the ground for a long time just by relying on the Ziliu gold mine with three melons and two dates in our territory.

Get up!"

Hu Guangsheng, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to get in the middle of the conversation, shouted again with a red face and thick neck: "I second the proposal!"

Chang Geng started a big quarrel before he could say a word about how to retreat from the enemy. He himself remained silent and patiently stood aside, waiting for them to resolve the dispute.

Li Feng's brain was about to burst. He suddenly felt that all the pillars of his family were staring at the trivial details of his one-third acre of land. The top and bottom layout combined was not as big as a bowl. If they were all assigned to the imperial dining room, there might be no quarrel.

A table of new dishes as majestic as the beautiful rivers and mountains is presented.

"That's enough!" Li Feng shouted loudly.

There was silence all around, and Chang Geng answered at the right moment: "My brother, I haven't finished speaking yet. Secondly, brother Huang must be prepared to shrink his troops."

As soon as these words came out, the officials were in an uproar again, and the emperor's anger could not suppress the rebellion below. Several elders looked like they were about to touch their heads against the pillars.

The corners of Li Feng's eyes twitched, and a burst of anger rushed into his throat. He barely suppressed it so as not to rush into Chang Geng's hair. He frowned as if he was holding his breath, and warned in a low voice: "Amin, you have to think about some things before you say them. Our ancestors will always

The country was passed into my hands, not for me to cut off the land to feed the tigers."

Chang Geng said without changing his expression: "My brother, I would like to ask the emperor to touch his pockets. Now that we are dedicating all the strength of the country, how much territory can we support? This is not about cutting off the land to feed the tiger, but about cutting off the wrists of a strong man. When the cutting is done, it cannot be continued.

I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until the poisoning is deep enough and the whole territory is beaten to pieces by foreigners before we can stop it.”

His calm tone, as if he were reciting the Analects of Confucius, was like a basin of cold water poured on Li Feng's head mercilessly.

Chang Geng did not raise his head to look at the emperor's face, but continued: "Thirdly, what Mr. Wang said is right. The Xuantie Camp is currently stationed in the northwest. Even though it has suffered heavy losses, it can still hold on. What is imminent is the mutiny in the East China Sea. Once the foreigners go north, the Beida Camp will be destroyed."

The fighting strength is worrying, reinforcements from far and near are being restrained, and they may not arrive in time. What will the emperor plan to do when the time comes?"

Li Feng was made ten years older by his words in an instant. After being depressed for a long time, he finally said: "Declaration... go and invite the emperor's uncle."

When Chang Geng heard this decree, he didn't blink an eye. He was neither happy nor resentful, as if everything was as it should be and was reasonable.

Zhu Xiaojiao responded grandly and did not dare to leave the ground. Just as he was about to go, Chang Geng suddenly reminded him: "Your Majesty, Tianlao is mentioning people. It would be child's play to only send Eunuch Zhu to announce the decree."

He instinctively distrusted any of the servants around Li Feng, including the person who had been secretly helping Gu Yun in name.

Li Feng said feebly: "How long have you still cared about these false courtesy? Jiang Aiqing, please run an errand for me."

Zhu Xiaojiao followed Jiang Chong with small steps, and couldn't help but glance at Chang Geng from a distance.

He is an old man in the palace. Today, Daliang is full of civil and military officials, and there are countless princes, generals, and ministers that he is not familiar with. Only King Yanbei was closely guarded by Gu Yun in the Hou Mansion since he was a child. When he grew up, he "

He traveled around "not doing his job" and rarely showed up. Apart from being among the crowd and going to court for hearings, he didn't even go to the palace alone. At most, he would come with Gu Yun to pay his respects during the New Year and holidays... Almost everyone treated him with respect.

Nothing.

Knowing nothing means variables.

Jiang Chong and Zhu Xiaojiao ran straight out of the palace and headed straight to the prison. When they were almost there, Zhu Xiaojiao suddenly remembered and said in a pinched voice: "That's not right, Mr. Jiang, the Marquis is going to the palace to face the emperor, wearing prison uniforms."

How is this appropriate? Or I should immediately ask someone to take a look at the new first-class court uniforms made this year and pick one up?"

Jiang Chongzheng's mind was filled with the grief and indignation of the destruction of his country and his family, and the old eunuch suddenly regained his consciousness with a loud voice. He couldn't laugh or cry: "Eunuch Zhu, what time has it been? You are still thinking about these scraps, I..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a man coming on horseback. He walked up to him in a blink of an eye. He dismounted and bowed. It was Huo Dan, the general of the Hou Mansion who was in command.

Huo Dan clasped his fists neatly and said, "Master Jiang, Eunuch Zhu, I am a slave of the Marquis of Anding, and on the order of my Highness, I am sending this gift to the Marquis."

As he spoke, his hands touched a set of court uniforms and armor.

Jiang Chong's heart moved - although King Yanbei seemed to be a meticulous person at first glance, was he so trivial?

Who is your Highness guarding against?

Gu Yun in the sky jail was boredly holding the fat rat by its tail to let him swing. When he noticed that the wind behind him was in the wrong direction, he turned around in surprise and vaguely saw three figures coming in from outside. The leader was

The man walked like the wind and seemed to be wearing court clothes.

Then, the lock of the cell door was opened wide, and a special palace fragrance penetrated into Gu Yun's nose, which was also stained with a little bit of Li Feng's unique sandalwood fragrance.

Gu Yun narrowed his eyes and recognized that the fat man with big muscles and round waist was Zhu Xiaojie.

If he was to be interrogated, there was absolutely no reason to send Zhu Xiaojiao directly. It was impossible for a person like Li Feng to slap him in the face by himself. If he was caught and released day and night, the only way to do that was...

The smile on Gu Yun's face disappeared and he thought to himself: "What happened?"

Jiang Chong said something quickly, but Gu Yun couldn't hear it at all. He only caught a few words like "enemy attack...Zhao..." and so on. He was confused and could only pretend to be unprepared for the collapse of the mountain.

He moved steadily and nodded in response to the ever-changing situation.
To be continued...