In the Hall of Ceremonies, the elderly Emperor Yuan Zong not only kicked down the Dragon Case, but also kicked down two ministers who came to remonstrate with him.
Just because these two ministers wanted to punish Tang Ying, the leader of the Xuanwei Army.
Punishing Tang Ying is a trivial matter and only requires Emperor Yuanzong to say a word.
But when Pingliang Fort fell, the court mentioned this.
It was Emperor Yuan Zong who insisted on favoring Tang Ying, or rather favored the eldest prince, and did not replace Tang Ying, which led to today's situation.
If someone is replaced now, it will mean that Emperor Yuan Zong admits that he is not as good as Zhao Yanjiao.
How could he recognize it!
That was something he hated deeply, but didn't dare to express it openly.
Emperor Yuan Zong only felt that his chest was as tight as a knife, and he gasped for air.
The personal eunuch was so frightened that he knelt down to caress his chest: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty's dragon body is important!"
Emperor Yuanzong's head was buzzing. He had a dark face, panting, and asked Xu Zheyuan, the Minister of War, in a cold voice: "Didn't you say that the Zhenbei Army had already led the Dilu cavalry out of Qing'an Mansion? Then why were you charged again?
Going into the city? Why? You tell me!"
Since Pingliang Fort fell into the hands of the Dilu people years ago, the military reports there have not been interrupted. In the beginning, Tang Ying often received good news, such as the success of suppressing bandits and the capture of Dilu people.
He also gave Zhao Yanjiao eye drops from time to time, saying that the Zhenbei Army was passive and sabotaging its work.
But as soon as May arrived, the situation took a turn for the worse. The Dilu cavalry entered the country, and the Xuanwei army that faced off with them collapsed at the first touch. The defense line that had been gathered under Pingliang Fort was completely destroyed.
In just half a month, the Dilu cavalry swept through the surrounding villages, towns and counties for hundreds of miles, and even opened the gates of Qing'an Prefecture, directly threatening Qinzhou Prefecture and the capital in the rear.
Urgent military reports at the border were sent to the imperial city one letter a day. This was different from the tragedy of looting people in the past. The territory fell and the consequences would be endless if it could not be recovered in time.
In the years since Zhao Yanjiao led his troops to station at Xia Shiguan, except for the first few years when the Dilu invaded frequently, later they only crossed the border through petty theft.
Even after the Broken Gold Massacre, it was the Zhenbei Army who chased those tribes on the grassland, and the Dilu people never entered the territory of the Wu Dynasty on a large scale.
Emperor Yuanzong was so anxious that he issued an edict of rebuke one after another, and severely reprimanded the Zhenbei Army for their dereliction of duty.
But...his words have no effect once they leave the capital.
He refused the Zhenbei Army because he would "disobey the foreign emperor's orders".
Tang Ying was obedient, but those who went into battle to kill and kill were small soldiers. When the emperor's decree reached the front line, it was nothing more than bullshit.
No matter how nice it is, when facing the fast horse and scimitar, the soldiers only hate their parents for having two legs.
If your life is gone, who will want to be promoted to a higher position or become a wife?
Seeing that Emperor Yuanzong was in poor condition, Prince Li Xigong came out and said: "Outside there is General Tang leading the troops to drive away Di, inside there is the Ministry of War planning, and there is Xu Shangshu in the court, it is important for my father to take care of the dragon body!"
On the other side, the eldest prince and the third prince also came out to persuade the emperor to calm down.
The prince is seventeen years old and looks like his mother, with ordinary appearance.
Every time I go to court, I am cautious and don't speak much. Today I rarely spoke a few times, and everything I said was well-founded.
Hearing his voice, Emperor Yuanzong finally found a place to vent his anger, and threw the memorial in his hand at his face: "Why am I not angry? It's not because your good uncle held the Zhenbei Army but made no achievements and let the Di Lu cavalry go.
Entering the Wu Dynasty will destroy my great country."
"If we can't take back Qing'an Mansion as soon as possible, you Zhao family will just wait to be punished!"
These words made the ministers of the DPRK and China look at each other in confusion.
Pingliang Fort was lost in the hands of Tang Ying, and Qing'an Mansion was garrisoned by generals assigned by Emperor Yuan Zong.
Everyone knows that even the prefect Yu Qiujing is from the third prince's mother's family. How can he blame the Zhenbei Army? It is even more nonsense to accuse the prince Li Xi of being a member of the Zhao family in the court.
With such unreasonable favoritism, could it be that he wanted to use the defeat of the Zhenbei Army to depose the crown prince?
Or is the emperor too angry to speak out?
But everyone can only think about this in their minds and dare not reveal it at all.
Seeing the emperor's rage, Li Xi knelt on the ground with a thump: "Father, my son and I have been wronged!"
The other princes also knelt down: "Father, please protect the dragon body!"
In such a large meeting hall, you can hear a needle drop in an instant.
Emperor Yuan Zong pointed at the prince and cursed: "Did your mother-in-law accuse me of random blame again? Do you want you to go to court to contradict me?"
Li Xi buried his head deeply on the ground, his voice choked with sobs: "Father, my mother only said that you have not eaten or eaten for half a month, you only rely on ginseng soup, and you can't sleep at night... The imperial doctor also said that overwork is harmful to the dragon.
Please give me more comfort from my sons and ministers..."
Emperor Yuanzong became more and more angry: "She lives in Zhaohuatang, how did she know about my food and daily life? Did Zhao Yanjiao set up an informant in the harem to murder me?"
What he said became more and more unreasonable.
The courtiers who were kneeling on the ground were frightened when they heard this.
The queen does not live in her own palace, but lives in Zhaohua Hall, which is equivalent to being relegated to the cold palace.
Also, the emperor has not been able to eat or drink for half a month and cannot sleep at night. This is a big deal.
Emperor Yuan Zong is already over fifty years old and has been in power for nineteen years. In his early years, he was an unpopular prince. He was frightened and feared all kinds of hardships. His health has been in bad shape and has become increasingly declining in recent years. He only claimed to be well-rested to the outside world.
Everyone says long live the emperor, but who can really live to be a hundred? Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times, and few emperors even live to be sixty years old.
Now that Emperor Yuan Zong's physical condition was revealed by the prince, these ministers had to think more.
After Emperor Yuanzong finished cursing, he slumped down on the dragon chair, panting heavily, and pointed at Li Xi with trembling fingers: "Come here, drive that evil obstacle out of me, ground him, and he is not allowed to attend the court meeting again."
The eldest prince knelt down and begged for mercy: "Father, the Queen must care about you, so people pay attention to you everywhere."
The third prince also said: "Father, please calm down. No matter how close the prince is to the Marquis of Zhenbei, he is also of the Li family. He will definitely urge the Marquis of Zhenbei to conquer the lost territory as soon as possible and restore peace to the Wu Dynasty."
Prince Li Xi has been silent since he said those words, only holding tightly the memorial beside him that his father threw at him.
He knew that it was sent by his uncle Zhenbei Hou.
It said that Qing'an Prefecture had been recovered, but Tang Ying was so eager to seize the victory that he abandoned the city defense and led a large group of troops to directly attack Di Lu's cavalry. However, Di Lu's cavalry blocked their retreat, and took advantage of the empty city to fight back into the city.
This is Tang Ying's command failure. What does it have to do with his uncle Zhenbei Hou?
Rabbits die and dogs are cooked, birds are hidden with bows and bows. Peace is determined by generals, and generals are not allowed to see peace.
His father was afraid of and hated his uncle. If his uncle, who had a large number of soldiers, were not here, he and his mother would have died long ago.
His father hated his uncle so much that he now included himself and his mother as members of the Zhao family.
Originally, everyone thought that they would be able to successfully ascend the throne after their father returned to the west, but several of the royal brothers could no longer hold back.
From this point of view, don't blame Erchen for being so ruthless.
"Father!" Li Xi threw himself on the ground and wailed loudly: "Father, Yunzhou is now full of rotting corpses and the people are in dire straits. These are all caused by Tang Ying's Xuanwei army's disadvantage in the war. My son is willing to go out on his father's behalf, lead the Zhenbei Army, and expel Di