Chapter 227 Chapter 227 The Sorrow of the Tang Dynasty
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Huang Ying's dull look, Muchuan couldn't help but ask.
Huang Ying came to her senses and shook her head like a rattle.
"Think nothing of it!"
"real or fake?"
"Absolutely true!"
At this point, Muchuan didn't ask any more questions.
Given the size of his city, it was obvious at a glance that Huang Ying did have something on her mind.
But since she refused to say anything, Muchuan didn't intend to ask any more questions.
When she arrived at Mu Mansion, Huang Ying looked at the luxurious mansion in front of her and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Ms. sir, is this your mansion?"
"Yes."
"It's so big. It turns out that doctors are so rich."
Muchuan smiled and said nothing.
This little girl still thinks of herself as a doctor, and I don’t know whether to call her naive or stupid.
"Master, you are finally back!"
As soon as he entered the mansion, Di Renjie hurriedly greeted him.
When he was about to say something, Di Renjie noticed Huang Ying beside Muchuan and quickly closed his mouth again.
Muchuan knew very well that Di Renjie had designated him to report confidential matters, which would not be convenient for others to hear.
"You two, send Miss Huang to rest."
Picking two maids at random, Muchuan ordered them to arrange for Huang Ying.
I thought Huang Ying would follow him obediently, but unexpectedly she hugged Muchuan's arm and shook her head like a rattle.
"Ms. sir, I don't want to leave you!"
Mr. Xianggong?
Di Renjie and all the surrounding servants were shocked.
They were not blind, but they recognized Huang Ying's clothes. They were the clothes of the maids in the palace.
Muchuan also noticed everyone's reaction, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Miss Huang, this is my home, and I am here. I won't abandon you. I just want you to take a bath and change clothes first. You can't keep wearing these clothes all the time."
Bar?"
Hearing this, Huang Ying was stunned for a moment and found that her clothes were a bit out of place here.
"Well, after I've changed my clothes, I'll come see my husband again."
"Okay, okay." Muchuan could only agree reluctantly.
After sending Huang Ying away, Muchuan took Di Renjie to the study.
Seeing no one around, Di Renjie revealed the news.
"Master, something bad has happened! Marshal Li Jing has passed away!"
Upon hearing the news, Muchuan held his breath suddenly.
According to official history, Li Jing would indeed die of illness in the past few years, but Muchuan had clearly given him prescriptions for treatment.
It stands to reason that as long as Li Jing takes his medicine on time, he will have at least another seven or eight years of good life.
However, considering that Li Jing was sent by Li Shimin to lead the army to attack Goguryeo, it would be difficult for him to take medicine according to the rules while he was in the army.
Obviously, Li Jing died of overwork.
Muchuan was not familiar with Li Jing and had never met him a few times.
He will not be sad because of Li Jing's death.
But once Li Jing dies, the Goguryeo frontline will be leaderless, and the war may turn into a decline in an instant.
No wonder Li Shimin suddenly ran away to deal with the military affairs just now, and never came to see the queen again after that. It turned out that something big happened.
"Master, the situation is particularly critical now. According to the information sent by Princess Park, the Goguryeo military has also learned the news and is preparing to counterattack with all its strength. If the frontline crisis is not resolved quickly, I am afraid that Goguryeo will invade the country in one fell swoop!"
Di Renjie was quite anxious. It was hard to imagine that he was just a young man and had such thoughts of worrying about the country and the people.
Muchuan shook his head and said: "This matter cannot be rushed. Let's see how your Majesty arranges it."
"Now, except for Old General Qin, all of His Majesty's generals have been sent to suppress the Turkic rebellion. I am afraid that Old General Qin can only go and coordinate the overall situation this time."
There are now nearly a million troops on the front line of Goguryeo. On a battlefield of this scale, ordinary generals are simply not qualified to command the army. Only veterans such as Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, and Cheng Yaojin are qualified.
However, Muchuan had a bad feeling in his heart when he thought of Qin Qiong whom he saw at noon today.
Although Qin Qiong was still brave today, Muchuan noticed the fatigue on his face.
Presumably Qin Qiong's health is not fully recovered. If he is forcibly sent to the front line, he may end up with the same fate as Li Jing.
Of course, it was useless for Muchuan to worry here. Anyway, it was not him who paid attention in the end. Li Shimin still had to make the final decision.
As the saying goes, if the king wants his subjects to die, they will have to die.
Even though Li Shimin insisted on asking Qin Qiong to rush to the front line, Qin Qiong had to go even though he was sick.
"Huaiying, you don't need to pay attention to the battle on the front line for the time being."
Muchuan said: "How is the progress at the workshop now? How is the trial effect of the improved steamship?"
Hearing this, Di Renjie couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Isn't it possible that such a huge event is not as important to the teacher as a small workshop?
Although he was unhappy, Di Renjie still reported the truth truthfully.
Muchuan also breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the steamer's trial voyage had been extremely successful and that it was fully ready for use.
At least there is good news.
"Okay, it's getting late. Huaiying, you should go back and rest."
Muchuan said calmly: "In any case, the war crisis will definitely be discussed tomorrow morning. It is useless for us to worry here now."
"Yes, disciple resigns"
Seeing Di Renjie leaving reluctantly, Muchuan couldn't help but shake his head.
Di Renjie is smart, but it is precisely because of this smartness that he is difficult to control.
But Muchuan is not worried. If he cannot control Di Renjie who has not yet fully grown up, he will not think about taking over the world with the Li family in the future.
It was late at night, and Muchuan, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, fell into a deep sleep.
Before dawn the next day, the imperial court sent someone to invite Muchuan to attend the morning court.
Muchuan, as the railway director, had the right granted by Li Shimin personally without having to go to court.
Now that the imperial court personally sent someone to invite him, this shows that Li Jing's death was indeed a major event that shook the entire Tang Dynasty.
Muchuan did not dare to delay and hurried to the court.
When they arrived, Muchuan found that all the ministers had sad faces, and Li Shimin, who was sitting high on the throne, had red eyes. It looked like he hadn't slept all night.
"Is everyone here?"
Li Shimin swept away everyone and said in a deep voice: "All of you dear friends must have received the news that Marshal Li Jing, the pillar of our court, died of illness the day before yesterday."
"This is a great loss for us, Datang."
As soon as this was said, some ministers even burst into tears.
Li Jing was very senior, but when Gaozu started his career, he had been loyally following Gaozu and made countless illustrious military exploits.
In terms of the number one general in the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, perhaps Li Jing could not be ranked too high. Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others were all higher than him in terms of force value.
But when it comes to generals who led troops in war, Li Jing was undoubtedly the number one in the early Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, even after Li Shimin took away Li Yuan's power, he still reused Li Jing because he was so easy to use.
All in all, with Li Jing's death and the absence of many generals, Li Shimin sadly found that he had no useful talents.
