His eyes passed directly from Zhong Mo and landed on Xu Xuan. Li Yu said: "Xu Qing is a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. He is knowledgeable and outstanding in eloquence. He is also the prime minister and assistant. It is most suitable for you to be the envoy. Now the country is in a critical situation.
, I have troubled you to go north to Kaifeng. If you can persuade the Han Emperor to stop the army or postpone the conquest, it will be the same as reinventing the virtues of me. I would like to thank you here!"
Li Yu's words were both sincere and a little aggrieved. But looking at his situation, Xu Xuan was filled with emotion. Although he was equally pessimistic about the outcome, he was still willing to work for Jiangnan, a country that had blessed him for many years and given him the opportunity to become famous.
Be loyal till the end.
Facing Li Yu's gaze, Xu Xuan bowed and said, "My lord, I am willing to go north to meet the Emperor of Han and express my love for the people of Jiangnan!"
"Okay!" Finally, Li Yu calmed down and looked at Xu Xuan with a bit of expectation. Although Xu Xuan only promised to go north, the result was obviously not guaranteed.
"I sent an edict to Runzhou and asked Lin Renzhao to be on full alert. If he comes to attack, he must stop the enemy and not allow the Han army to cross the river in one boat or another! Other cities and river defenses should also strengthen their defenses and be more vigilant. When recruiting troops, they should be
Privy Secretary Feng, please take charge. We must have enough troops in Jinling to ensure the safety of the city!" After a long time, Li Yu said to Feng Yanlu again, rarely taking the initiative to make some decisions, although it seemed wishful thinking.
Speaking of which, since he succeeded to the throne, Li Yu has never personally inspected the Jiangfang fortresses and learned about the situation of the army.
"Yes!" Feng Yanlu responded, thought for a while, and took the initiative to remind: "My lord, Wu Yue has always been a claw of the Central Plains. According to past lessons, if the Northern Army moves, the Wu Yue army will inevitably move north from Suzhou and Hangzhou to attack our army. It is unavoidable.
, we should also strengthen the defense of Changzhou!"
Hearing this, Li Yu's handsome face couldn't help but show a bit of anger, and said: "Don't Wu Yue know the truth of lips dying and teeth cold? If I die, how can he survive alone?"
Faced with Li Yu's question, no one answered. After all, Wuyue is different from Jiangnan. They have already agreed that they have close ties with the Central Plains and have marriage relationships. Isolated from the southeast, there has never been any conflict with the Central Plains, and there are no historical issues left over.
, there is a lot of room for change.
After thinking for a while, Li Yu sighed and said: "Later, I will send a handwritten letter to Hangzhou and hand it over to the King of Wuyue. If he still has a clear idea, he should unite his troops to fight against the enemy. If he insists on becoming a pawn of the imperial court,
,well......"
"My lord, Wu Yue has been a disaster for a long time, and he has been willing to be driven by the imperial court for a long time. If you want to accuse him of being a fool, you are afraid of difficulties! There is no better way to send an envoy to unite with Southern Guangdong to fight against the Northern Army!" At this time, Chen Qiao suggested.
Hearing this, Li Yu hesitated and said: "I heard that Liu Yuan was mediocre and cruel, and he was collaborating with him..."
Seeing that Li Yu still had moral baggage at this time, Chen Qiao became excited again: "Your Majesty, there are also hundreds of thousands of troops in southern Guangdong. The Pingnan Zhao of the Han Emperor also attacked Lingnan, with the same concern of destruction, so it is appropriate
Unite and fight against the enemy together!"
"Then send someone to try!" Li Yu then nodded, looked at several ministers, hesitated, and proposed an idea: "Gentlemen, what if we move the capital to Nanchang Mansion?"
After saying this, others had not yet spoken. Chen Qi, the lowest-ranking magistrate of Jinling, finally spoke. His voice was not loud, but his expression was extremely cold and hard. He said: "The king is in Jinling, and the soldiers along the river still don't know who to kill the enemy and defend. The king
If you want to take refuge in Nanchang, the morale of the army will be shaken, and Jinling will be lost. If Jinling is lost, how can Nanchang be defended?"
"What Chen Qi said is true! Please, Lord, please don't say this again!" Chen Qiao immediately agreed.
Seeing that his spittle was almost spraying on his face, Li Yu had to give up his fearful thoughts and said insincerely: "I have grown up in Jinling, and hundreds of thousands of people are still here, how can I give up so easily?
"
"Your Majesty, there are still 30,000 troops in Nanchang. We can send Lu Shijun to go north to replenish Jinling!" Feng Yanlu suggested.
Lu Shijun was Lu Jiang, the old general who had been summoned back from Ezhou by Li Yu before, and was later entrusted with the duty of guarding Nanchang Prefecture. There was no way, Nanchang Prefecture was second only to Jinling in the rule of Jiangnan, and it needed someone who was both
Guard it with people who can be trusted, are capable, and have enough prestige.
"If that's the case, wouldn't Nanchang Mansion be empty?" Li Yu's reaction was this.
"Your Majesty, you should put Jinling as your top priority!" Feng Yanlu said.
"The war has not started yet, and the progress of the war is still unknown. There is no need to mobilize the Nanchang army for the time being. We will move according to the situation..." After a moment of silence, Li Yu said.
In this way, with the "joint efforts" of the chief ministers of Jinling, they finally came up with a way to resist the imperial army. Although this method seemed wishful thinking, it was basically not implemented and could not achieve actual results...
Just at this time, Yan Ji, the deputy privy envoy, arrived. Without being informed, he barged into the hall rudely, staggering, and with a hurried expression: "Master of the country, Runzhou military report!"
In fact, Jinling should have known about the situation at Jingkou long ago, or at least known about the battle at Jingkou. However, the problem lies with the navy that fled to Jinling. For fear of punishment, they did not dare to return to Jingkou, let alone return to Jingkou.
Jinling, but went all the way upstream and fled to Hukou.
Therefore, it was not until the next night that Jinling received the report from Runzhou. Of course, the chief minister had no time to consider the "minutical details". What Li Yu was shocked was that Lin Renzhao was defeated in this battle.
, can we still stop the Han army?
Although Li Yu has never been very satisfied with Lin Renzhao and did not like his warrior temperament, others said that this person could fight, so he still entrusted him with military affairs. However, now this most capable general has also been defeated, and he was defeated in the first battle.
Can Runzhou be defended? Is the safety of Jinling still guaranteed?
In this way, with an extremely heavy heart, he ended the discussion of politics and the army. When he was alone, in addition to the pessimism and confusion about the future, Li Yu also had a feeling of regret. He regretted being born in an emperor's family, and regretted taking over the throne.
He even regretted listening to those military and political situations, poems, paintings, lyrics, Buddhist scriptures, and fine wines and beauties. These were what he was interested in. Wouldn't it be beautiful if he could immerse himself in his own world, indulge as much as he wanted, and be carefree?
In order to suppress the negative emotions in his heart, Li Yu decided to find a few harem beauties, then call in musicians, drink together, play the piano, dance, and listen to his poetry...
In this life, Li Yu did not have a big or small queen, but Li Jing also chose a wife with excellent talents and virtues. She was the granddaughter of Diao Yanneng, a distinguished veteran of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, Diao was a wise and upright wife.
, has a strong personality, but lacks some sentiment, which is not what Li Yu likes.
Regarding Li Yu, Queen Diao repeatedly tried to persuade her, but to no avail. Li Yu respected and disliked her at the same time, so much so that he kept her at a distance and was quite indifferent. On weekdays, she favored other concubines more.
However, although there are many other beauties who are both beautiful and beautiful, none of them can really harmonize with Li Yu. Therefore, behind the romantic and affectionate scene, Li Yu is actually quite lonely, and his heart is very empty. In the past, he was gorgeous.
It has already been reflected in the poems.
Speaking of which, Li Yu has been the leader of the Jiangnan Kingdom for only two or three years, but there are many beauties in his harem, including eight famous ones, which is comparable to what Emperor Liu had gained in more than ten years.
Now, facing the danger of the country, the pressure from all aspects, both inside and outside, has cast a shadow over Li Yu's body and mind. It is also because of these factors that Li Yu began to become the "Eternal Ci Emperor"
Evolution is sad for him personally, but it will shine brightly for history and culture. Apart from other things, Li Yu's talent is unparalleled in the world...