After learning that Taiyuan had fallen and that the Jin family was in enemy hands, Emperor Zhaowu became furious and killed more than ten eunuchs and maids in a row. He kept himself in the harem and did not see anyone for several days.
After four or five days, Emperor Zhaowu came out of his palace. At this time, he was already in a state of embarrassment and his eyes were red.
After walking out of the palace, Emperor Zhaowu clenched his fists fiercely and gritted his teeth.
"Take Yan Li to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and choose a day to interrogate him!"
"The Yan Mansion confiscated all the property, all the men were sent to the army, and the women were sent to the Jiaofang Department!"
These words made several eunuchs around him stunned.
Yan Li, that was the previous prime minister, the prime minister who won the late emperor's trust!
Even in this dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor often summons him, so why suddenly...
The emperor's eyes were red and he shouted angrily: "Go quickly!"
After hearing this, several eunuchs trembled and left.
The decree was quickly issued, but it only reached Zhongshu and was blocked by several Zhongshu prime ministers. Even though these three prime ministers were all promoted by Emperor Zhaowu, there was no way to implement Emperor Zhaowu's orders at this time.
Because as soon as this order is issued, the court may immediately fall into chaos, or even collapse!
Several prime ministers did not dare to go directly to the palace to persuade the emperor, so they had no choice but to send people to invite General Lang Yan of the Yandu Forbidden Army, and invite Lang Yan to the palace to persuade the emperor.
After General Lang heard about the situation, he hesitated slightly and entered the palace. In the Xiude Hall, he met Emperor Zhaowu who was looking through documents from the front line.
"emperor…"
Lang Yan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to his nephew.
Emperor Zhaowu's eyes were bloodshot. He was not yet thirty years old, and he could already clearly see the white hair on his head.
He looked at Lang Yan, put the document in his hand aside, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Why did uncle suddenly come into the palace?"
Lang Yan knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you want to deal with Yan Li..."
Hearing this name, Emperor Zhaowu looked at Lang Yan angrily and said angrily: "His treacherous words make me suspect that he is a spy from the south! What? I can't deal with him anymore!"
"emperor…"
Lang Yan knelt on the ground and let out a long sigh: "If in the past, not to mention dealing with a strict ritual, I would just kill ten or a hundred of them. As long as you are happy, there will be no problem, but..."
He looked up at his nephew.
"But at this moment, Your Majesty, please be patient."
If it were a time of peace, as Lang Yan said, the Emperor of Northern Qi could kill or kill any minister in the court, but now...
It’s different.
After Na Xi's incident in Yandu, the "difference between Zhu and Han" that was originally hidden under the table was completely exposed, and the more unsatisfactory the frontline war was, the more acute this contradiction became.
By now, this is almost an irreconcilable contradiction.
Unless the King of Da Qi can regain the lost territory tomorrow and attack Jiankang City, the gap that has become increasingly obvious in recent years will be difficult to fill.
And Yan Li, although he has retired from Zhongshu, is now the leader of the Han Dynasty in the Yandu court.
Several generations of Sinicization in the Northern Qi Dynasty, especially Emperor Yongping, attached great importance to the Han people. By the time of Emperor Zhaowu, at least 30 to 40% of the courtiers were Han, and perhaps even more than half.
Once the emperor inexplicably dealt with Yan Li's family at this time, the Han officials in the court would definitely be panic-stricken.
It will even affect the Han generals and soldiers who are fighting on the front line.
Once the gap between the two groups reaches an irreconcilable level, and the war on the front line is not going well, it is a trivial matter for some people to surrender to Nanchen, but if they turn back...
Northern Qi may fall apart immediately.
Emperor Zhaowu clenched his fists and his face turned red with anger: "That old thief, teach me to ignore Shanxi and use all our strength to deal with the main force of the Huai'an army!"
"The results of it?"
"In just a few days, Taiyuan was lost!"
"Another prince of Da Qi has fallen into the hands of the Southerners! That old thief has a heart that can be killed, a heart that can be killed!"
Lang Yan sighed again. After being silent for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, although I have never liked Old Man Yan, this time, I feel that there is not much problem with Old Man Yan's judgment."
"I also feel that even if the Shanxi prefectures cannot defeat the Huai'an army, it will not be a problem to sustain it for a period of time. Especially in Taiyuan City, the city has enough defenders and enough food and grass to sustain it for a year and a half, which would be easy."
"No one would have thought..."
Lang Yan smiled bitterly and said: "No one could have imagined that in just a few days, Taiyuan would be destroyed."
Emperor Zhaowu's face was ashen, but he could not say a word.
If you think about this kind of thing carefully, you can figure it out. There is no big problem with Yan Li's judgment.
The real problem lies in Taiyuan.
Emperor Zhaowu was expressionless and said coldly: "Uncle, what do you think we should do?"
"Old Yan's head will be sent to you for now."
Lang Yan took a deep breath and said: "As far as I know, the Huai'an army in Taiyuan only has more than 20,000 people, which is not a large number. At this time, a forbidden army should be sent over to attack Taiyuan."
Emperor Zhaowu frowned: "Go and attack Taiyuan?"
"Of course not."
Lang Yan said in a deep voice: "The southerners have powerful firearms, and they are even more powerful in defending the city. At this time, they have more than 20,000 people occupying a big city like Taiyuan. Without more than three times the number of troops, it will be difficult to attack it by force."
"My intention is to send a force of about 20,000 troops to station near Taiyuan City to keep an eye on the Huai'an Army in Taiyuan City."
"If the Huai'an army in Taiyuan does not come out, this forbidden army will not move. Once they come out from Taiyuan, then our army will pounce on them. Even if they cannot kill them, they can at least entangle them."
"In this way, it will not only immobilize the Huai'an army in Taiyuan so that it will not affect Yandu and the front battlefield, but also prevent them from escaping Taiyuan."
"Let them wait for a year and a half, wait for a big victory on the frontal battlefield, and then free up their hands to regain Taiyuan."
"In this way, Daqi has just lost Taiyuan City this time, while Shanxi will not be affected in the entire north. A mere provincial city will cause harm to these southern barbarians for a year and a half, etc.
After it was recovered, it would take three to five years before it slowly recovered."
Emperor Zhaowu's eyes lit up.
He was originally depressed, but he also gained some confidence. He looked at Lang Yan and asked: "Who do you think it would be best to send to see and live in Taiyuan, uncle?"
"Commander of the Imperial Army Yi Ling'a."
Lang Yan leaned forward, lowered his head and said, "Maybe it can be used."
Emperor Zhaowu touched his chin and thought for a while.
"Is it from your hometown?"
Lang Yan nodded: "A branch of the Tong family."
Emperor Zhaowu rubbed his forehead, and after being silent for a while, he said, "Let Tuyuan go with him and serve as his deputy."
Lang Yan was startled, then lowered his head and said, "What does the emperor mean by releasing Tu Yuan from prison?"
"Let it go, let it go."
Emperor Zhaowu was no longer angry, and his tone contained a strong aura of decadence.
"Tu Yuan, after all, he still has some real abilities."
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Guangping Prefecture, in the main camp of the Right Route Army.
Mr. Shen threw the documents sent by the newspaper department and the internal guards to Ling Su. While Ling Su was still looking through them, Shen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "Qi Ren
After retreating again and again, we have already retreated to Zhending Mansion. Looking at this sign, it seems that we want to call off the troops and have a truce for a while."
Ling Su also read the document roughly at this moment, and then said: "Maybe General Xue moved a little bit, which scared these Qi people."
"So they didn't dare move."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "That's probably the case."
"But there is no reason why they will hit them when they say they will and leave when they say they will."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said softly: "The Right Route Army has never seen Zhending Mansion so far. Now, let's go to Zhending Mansion?"
A smile appeared on Ling Su's face.
"General, let's line up our troops and prepare to go north."
Mr. Shen nodded.
"It's best to capture Zhending Mansion in this battle. If we can't defeat it..."