It is only six hundred miles from Zezhou to Taiyuan City.
At this time, Xue Wei's troops, excluding the battle losses in Henan and some casualties in the attack on Zezhou, as well as some of the manpower left behind in Zezhou, still had about 25,000 men.
General Xue personally led the 25,000 people, ignoring all the prefectures and counties in Shanxi, and even bypassed these prefectures, prefectures, and counties along the way, and headed straight for Taiyuan.
It is impossible to hide this kind of march with tens of thousands of people and without any concealment. Even those who have a little knowledge of geographical maps will easily discover that Xue Wei's vanguard army , where the military front points.
Heading straight to Taiyuan!
Naturally, this kind of march could not be hidden from the Purity Department. In fact, on the second night after Xue Wei's troops set out for the operation, the documents from the Purity Department had already been delivered to Emperor Zhaowu's desk.
After Emperor Zhaowu saw this report, he invited Prime Minister Yan Li into the palace overnight. When the white-haired Prime Minister Yan arrived, the emperor took him to the table and pointed to the map of Shanxi Province spread on the table. , said with an expressionless face: "Prime Minister Yan, Chen Xue Wei's troops in the south entered Zezhou from Henan. After only a brief rest, they took the road straight to Taiyuan."
"What does Prime Minister Yan think should be done?"
Old Man Yan had a grimace on his face.
He has retired.
Although he had retired from the imperial court, he still worked tirelessly during this period to suppress the dissatisfaction of some Han officials for the emperor, so that the Han officials could focus on the overall situation and work together as one.
He thought that he had done enough for the imperial court.
But now, the emperor called him to the palace and asked him a fatal question.
This kind of question is absolutely impossible to answer. If you answer that Taiyuan does not need to be saved, if Taiyuan is lost afterwards, the old man will bear at least 30% of the responsibility.
The emperor asked, but it was hard not to say anything. Yan Xianggong lowered his head and thought for a long time, then coughed and said: "Your Majesty, I know very little about military matters. Please ask your Majesty to hire some people who are good at military matters." People, discuss this matter."
Emperor Zhaowu's eyes were somewhat sunken into their sockets, and his eyes were full of gloom.
"What will other people say? They will only say that the emperor is wise."
"Otherwise, just say that Shanxi is impregnable."
Emperor Zhaowu was very upset and gritted his teeth: "They are all trash!"
Yan Xiang looked at Emperor Zhaowu's face and felt that this child was somewhat pitiful.
The old prime minister lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, at this time we must concentrate our forces and invest all our forces on the frontal battlefield."
"As long as we win the frontal battlefield and defeat Shen Yi's Huai'an army, not to mention whether Taiyuan has been conquered by the southern thieves, even if it is occupied by them..."
"Da Qi can also take it back slowly, it doesn't matter."
Emperor Zhaowu sat on the dragon throne and took several breaths.
He didn't speak for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, he slowly raised his head and looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him. Emperor Zhaowu's eyes were also a little red.
"Master Yan..."
Emperor Zhaowu shed tears in the side hall: "Being an emperor turns out to be so difficult..."
Yan Li took the scientific examination to become an official. After becoming the prime minister, he basically taught several promising princes of Emperor Yongping.
This sentence of strict teacher is reasonable and reasonable.
It's just that no one has ever shouted like this before.
Yan Li looked at Emperor Zhaowu, who was already in a somewhat uneasy state of mind. After being silent for a while, he sighed: "Your Majesty, actually at that time the late Emperor..."
"It's not nearly as difficult as you are now."
"But the more this time comes, the more the Emperor must hold on."
Yan Li lowered his head and said: "Grind your teeth and endure this difficulty. In the future, Your Majesty, your achievements will far exceed those of the late Emperor."
Emperor Zhaowu wiped his tears silently and looked up at the sky.
"Let's wait until we can get over it."
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Taiyuan City.
Taiyuan is a provincial city after all. Compared with other cities, it is always much more lively here.
In addition, it is not very far from Yandu, and business has been driven by the capital. By now, it is one of the few big cities in the entire north.
At this time, people in this provincial capital were in panic.
Because someone received the exact news that one of the Huai'an troops from the Southern Dynasty was rushing towards Taiyuan desperately.
And it’s heading straight for Taiyuan City!
The war between the two sides has progressed to this point. At this time, neither the officials nor the people of Northern Qi can stop taking the Huai'an army seriously.
Everyone knows that the Huai'an army marched northward and was almost invincible. It had already broken through Shandong and Henan provinces, and caused heavy losses to the enemy's Daqi King's Division.
Now, the Huaian army is coming!
No one in Taiyuan knows whether Taiyuan can be defended.
For a time, this topic became a hot topic.
The next day after the news spread, a group of Zhu Lizhen nobles in Taiyuan City had already begun to drag their families and families out of Taiyuan, preparing to return to Yandu with their gold and silver treasures, or directly to their hometowns.
From the North Gate of Taiyuan City, at least 50% of the wealth was taken away in just one day.
At this time, in the Jin Prince's Mansion in Taiyuan, Jin Prince Zhao Xiong, who was in his early forties, was inviting his old friend and "father-in-law" to dinner.
The two sat on both sides of the table, and after toasting each other, Zhao Shen, who was waiting on the side, lowered his head and refilled the wine for the two of them.
Prince Jin picked up the wine glass and had a drink with Shen Ming in front of him. He looked up at his concubine's room and said with a smile: "Huan'er, you don't need to be here anymore. I, my father-in-law, want to talk quietly."
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The girl from the Shen family, who was called "Huan'er", looked at her prince, then at her father, nodded, and then slowly withdrew.
After Shen Huan'er left, Zhao Xiong poured a glass of wine for Shen Ming, and then said with emotion: "If my father-in-law hadn't brought it up on his own initiative, I wouldn't have dared to think about it. Now in Da Qi, Shen Yi has stirred up the whole world.
, is actually the nephew of my father-in-law."
Shen Ming had a glass of wine with him, and also expressed some emotion: "Not only does the prince dare not think about it, but I also feel like a dream sometimes, and it always feels not real."
"Our Shen family has such a big shot."
Zhao Xiong lowered his head and filled up the wine glass again. His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, with a rough beard, looked at Shen Ming and said softly: "If my father-in-law hadn't come to the north, then Shen Yi would have been too young. I would almost have thought that my father-in-law had not come to the north. Your Excellency came to the north to play a game."
Shen Ming sighed: "Your Majesty, in the past ten or twenty years, the Shen family has worked hard for the Prince. Whether it is a game or not, Your Majesty, you know better than anyone else."
Zhao Xiong smiled: "It's natural. I trust my father-in-law. If my father-in-law hadn't been helping to manage things these years, the entire palace might have been frugal and hungry."
Jin Wang Zhao Xiong is the uncle of the current Emperor Zhaowu and the youngest uncle of Emperor Zhaowu.
Because Emperor Yongping began to reduce the benefits of the clan in his later years, life in the Jin Palace was not easy for a while.
Until Shen Ming arrived and took over the palace's property.
Things started to change.
For more than ten years, Shen Ming's business has been making money again and again, and the Jin Palace has also been well fed.
Having said this, Jin Wang Zhao Xiong looked at Shen Ming, paused, and sighed: "Father-in-law, let me tell you the truth, have you ever had contact with your nephew?"
Shen Ming shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, how can I dare to answer this?"
This kind of problem, if you don’t deny it, you admit it.
Zhao Xiong stared blankly at the father-in-law in front of him, who had been with him for nearly twenty years, and was silent for a long time without speaking.
After a while, he came back to his senses.
"Now, the news that the Huai'an army is going to attack Taiyuan has spread in the city, and many people have already left Taiyuan to take refuge."
Prince Jin laughed at himself: "As a vassal king, I cannot leave Taiyuan."
Having said this, he paused for a long time before speaking slowly.
"If Taiyuan is destroyed."
Having said this, Prince Jin seemed to be relieved. He looked up at Shen Ming and smiled in relief.
"I also need my father-in-law to introduce Mr. Shen for me. I will do everything possible."
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