After handing over the troops and horses of the Qinwang King to the control of the rebellious Jingsheng Marquis Xu Huai, Emperor Shaolong no matter how frustrated and worried he felt, he still had a strong spirit and summoned ministers every day to discuss government affairs.
Even in order to make his image of diligent government more popular among the people, Emperor Shaolong changed the place where he summoned courtiers every day from the Chui Gong Hall to the more spacious Wen De Hall, and frequently summoned the main officials from various ministries and departments to attend the court.
Discuss.
The biggest benefit of the ministers rushing to the Wende Palace to attend court meetings every day is that they can be informed of the progress of the Huaixi War in a timely manner. This is the most concerning matter for everyone in the government and the public at the moment, so naturally they will not feel uncomfortable going to the Wende Palace to accompany them every day.
Standing for half a day is too much.
On the day of the court meeting, Jin Zhuangcheng was delayed for a while when he left the house. When he arrived at the Wende Hall, he saw Prime Minister Zhou He, Wuwei County King Zhao Yi and many other people had arrived at the Wende Hall and were whispering. Some looked cheerful, while others
His expression was indescribably weird.
"what happened?"
Jinzhuang Cheng walked to Ning Ci, the Minister of Household Affairs, and asked in private.
After the official establishment of Jingxiang Road, Ning Ci left Biyang and was transferred to the central government. He had a close personal relationship with Jin Zhuangcheng. Seeing that Jin Zhuangcheng didn't know the news, he whispered to him:
"Marquis Jingsheng sent a messenger from Tongling and just entered the capital to report that the Jingzhou navy entered Fengsha Lake yesterday, annihilated more than 2,000 enemy ships, sunk and burned more than 130 enemy ships. This was a great victory - except
In addition to surrendering to the Han army, a total of more than 120 heads of captive soldiers were captured in this battle, which will later be sent to the capital to present to His Majesty!"
"..." Jin Zhuangcheng was stunned for a long time, then asked, "Is it really that easy?"
The Chihu cavalry went south again, and Jianye was in a hurry. Jin Zhuangcheng definitely didn't want anything to happen to the Jingxiang army, but no one wanted to see the Jingxiang army win the battle as easily as taking something from a bag.
It's no wonder that most of the courtiers in the palace looked strange.
Now the Jingxiang army wins battles at every turn, and hundreds of prisoner heads are presented to the imperial palace at every turn. Those heads that surrendered to the Han army are no longer looked upon with disdain. Isn't it more of a foil to the previous disastrous defeat of the Jianye Navy and the fall of Hefei?
Is it that absurd and incompetent?
Ning Ci's mood was extremely complicated, and she whispered to Jin Zhuangcheng:
"Liu Yan, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, went to Quanjiao to supervise the battle. The day before yesterday, he fought with the surrendered army Yang Jingchen at the southern foot of Jilong Mountain. It is said that he also captured more than a hundred enemy heads. Previously, Xiao Sheng's army was in the southwest of Quanjiao County, fighting with the enemy.
After many battles, there were more or less gains, but it was not until yesterday's water battle at Fengsha Lake that the Japanese navy was so frightened that they retracted their warships into Chao Lake. Only then did Liu Hou send people to cross the Wujiang River and go south overnight to report.
The situation of going to Chuzhou to supervise the war for more than a month..."
Liu Yan went to Chuzhou to supervise the war. Although he sent messengers three or four times to cross the Yangtze River and go to Beijing, they mainly reported the defense situation in Chuzhou and other places. There was no way to report every big and small battle that broke out every day to Beijing in a timely manner.
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Xu Huai was in charge of Tongling, and he gathered the troops of King Qin in Tongling, Songyang and other places. He also actively prepared to build a floating ferry between Qiupu and Songyang to attract the attention of the soldiers on the southern front; Liu Yan was in charge of Quanjiao.
For more than a month, although the pressure he endured was much easier, he still commanded the left and right Xiaosheng troops to fight actively, and currently controls the Jilong Mountain and other hilly areas in the north of the Yangtze River between Quanjiao and Wujiang.
Yesterday during the battle at Fengsha Lake, the Chihu people were afraid that the warships of the Beijing and Xiang armies would sweep across the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so they retracted all the warships overnight to Chao Lake where there was a Ruxukou channel for easy blockade.
This is equivalent to a two-month strict blockade of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River by the Japanese soldiers. It was completely lifted last night, and the communication between Chuzhou and Jianye was also completely restored.
Jin Zhuangcheng could also understand why Wang Boqian's face looked so ugly.
After Liu Yan was transferred to the Central Committee as Deputy Privy Envoy, whenever there were any disputes about the war, Wang Boqian relied on Emperor Shaolong's favor and was able to count Liu Yan out every time.
Left speechless.
Although the defeat of the Jianye Navy and the fall of Hefei had been clearly blamed by the DPRK on Yang Maoyan and Xu Pu's cowardice, fear of fighting, and underestimation of the enemy's advance, Wang Boqian was in charge of military affairs for the DPRK, and as the commander-in-chief of the Huaixi Campaign,
Privy Councilor, how could it be possible to completely disconnect?
During the late emperor's reign, the situation was even worse, but he could rely on Hu Kai to coordinate the overall situation and mobilize the armies to win the first Huainan battle. Why did he almost lose Jianye in the hands of Wang Boqian?
In the court hall, Wang Boqian defended Liu Yan until he was speechless several times, but Liu Yan could still lead troops to fight.
Now that Liu Yan has gone to Chuzhou to supervise the war, he has stabilized the situation on the Eastern Front so quickly. Of course, the soldiers and civilians of the government and the opposition will think that if Liu Yan can preside over the defense of the capital, or even preside over the Privy Council instead of Wang Boqian, even if he is not as good as Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai, he will not be so embarrassed.
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Marquis Jingsheng's great victory in the battle was even more dazzling, and the siege of Lujiang River was just around the corner. If the courtiers who had spoken ill of Jing and Xiang in the past wanted to change their stance and repair their relationship with Jing and Xiang, it would probably be easier than impeaching and accusing Wang Boqian.
, a rough approach, right?
Of course, Jinzhuang Cheng and Wang Boqian did not take any pleasure in his misfortune.
He knew in his heart that if Wang Boqian was attacked by the crowd, would he and Ning Ci be able to escape and be tricked?
In the early years, he and Ning Ci did the most to prevent Chushan's tentacles from extending into Nanyang.
When the late emperor was in power, Hu Kai and others tried their best to promote the establishment of Jingxiang Road. They not only wrote letters to advise, but even openly and secretly encouraged hundreds of Nanyang gentry to come to Ye to petition for the construction.
How could they expect that after Jingxiang gained power, these old debts could be wiped out?
"Your Majesty is slightly ill and needs to take shelter from the wind and cold. It is urgent to send the memorial to Funing Palace in the morning, and the rest will retreat..." Zheng Futong, the eunuch and provincial supervisor, walked into the Wende Palace and whispered to Zhou He, Wang Boqian, Wei Chujun and Wuwei County Prince Zhao Yi.
With a few words, he announced that the court was to be dismissed early this morning, and that everyone should not wait for Emperor Shaolong to come to the palace, but to stay and make a memorial if they had something to do, and to go back if nothing else happened.
Jinzhuang thought that your majesty probably didn't want to hear the ministers in the palace congratulating each other on the victory of Fengsha Lake, right?
He and Ning Ci looked at each other and then left the Hall of Wende with the ministers in silence.
After leaving Wende Hall, Jin Zhuangcheng went to the Ministry of Rites to sit in the hall, but he was upset. Seeing that there were no important errands to deal with, he returned to the mansion with Jin Longquan and other retinue at noon.
After coming out of the Ministry of Rites, they saw a group of cavalry walking slowly from south to north, causing hundreds of people along the street to come forward to watch - Jin Zhuangcheng was about to go to see what was going on, but there were more than a dozen people
He ran past them, not forgetting to comment as he ran forward:
"Jingshenghou is really powerful. It has only been a few days and another great victory has been announced! Wang Yang and his grandsons are really walking in the sack. If Jingshenghou hadn't come to help, what would they have been like???????"
?????????I wonder how the situation will turn out in the hands of traitors like Wang Yang! The DPRK really needs to clean up the situation."
"Stop talking so much nonsense. We, the common people, are not allowed to talk about the affairs of the court. The heads of those captive soldiers will be sent directly to the palace. If you take a breath, you won't be able to see them!"
"What's so good about the heads of the captives? Does it have one more eye or one more nose than the Han people?"
The public did not shy away from Jin Zhuangcheng, who was wearing a purple official uniform, and some even deliberately talked louder, fearing that Jin Zhuangcheng did not know their contempt for the people in the court.
The cavalry who came to Beijing from Tongling to present their heads were led into the city by the Yi Jia soldiers. Seeing the Yi Jia soldiers clearing the way in front, Jinzhuang Chengcheng, as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, could only retreat to the side with his entourage. Soon he saw
More than twenty soldiers from Beijing and Xiangzhou rode past them on tall horses.
There are five or six ferocious prisoner heads hanging next to the saddles of these armored cavalry. Perhaps because the weather was warmer at noon, there are still slight traces of blood oozing out from the stubble of these heads, which makes one's heart feel tight after looking at them.
Jinzhuang Cheng clasped his hands and said in anger:
"How can this person be offering his head to the emperor? It is clearly a naked threat to His Majesty!"
"Why did Mr. Jin say this?"
Hearing someone talking behind him, Jin Zhuangcheng turned around and saw Wang Fan in plain robes. Accompanied by Wang Kong, Zheng Shou and other generals, he was standing not far away from them to watch as he entered the capital to offer his head.
They were completely unaware of the Jingxiang Armored Cavalry just now.
Jin Zhuangcheng felt regretful, and he was also afraid that because of these words, Jingxiang would directly point the finger at him, but looking at Wang Fan's stern eyes, he knew in his heart that saying anything about changing the world at this time would not only be of no use.
, I can’t even get good things from His Majesty.
Jin Zhuangcheng straightened his face and did not even glance at Wang Fan sideways. He led Jin Longquan and others away like fire and water...
