General Feng's reaction was too exaggerated and weird. Not to mention the old emperor, even Master Feng and Master Jiao looked at General Feng strangely, looking puzzled.
Master Feng didn't even wait for the old emperor to speak before he said, "Old Feng, what happened? It's Master Jiao who's son is in Jiangnan, not you. Why are you acting like you've seen a ghost?"
"I..." General Feng opened his mouth, but no words came out. He looked like he had lost his mind. When the old emperor saw this, he frowned and asked, "Feng Aiqing, what happened?"
"Your Majesty..." General Feng knelt down with a plop, but still did not speak, but...
When the old emperor asked questions, General Feng had to give an answer. Even if the old emperor just asked lightly, General Feng had to give an answer that satisfied the old emperor.
General Feng was silent and then said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Grandson of the Emperor visited me a few months ago."
"Yue ago? When?" The old emperor leaned forward and opened his half-lidded eyes.
"On the night before your Majesty announced that His Highness would leave the city to rest, His Highness came to see the old minister at your residence." Old General Feng hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.
The old emperor snorted coldly and asked: "What does he want from you?"
The old emperor's tone was unkind, which was obviously a sign of anger. Seeing this, Master Feng and Master Jiao did not dare to take a breath. They looked at each other silently, bowed their heads and said nothing.
Old General Feng knelt on the ground, his body trembled, and he said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness came to the old minister and said that there was an urgent task to be done. The situation was very critical, and he asked the old minister to call Yu Qian who was far away in Northern Qi. At the same time, at the same time...
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"What else is there at the same time?" The old emperor's face became more and more gloomy and terrifying, and the look in his eyes at General Feng revealed an indescribable meaning.
The dispatch of a hundred thousand troops could be hidden from the old emperor for a while but not forever. From the night he agreed to lend troops to Qin Jiyan, General Feng knew that such a day would come.
Of course, Qin Jiyan also expected this day, so he told General Feng to put all the responsibility on him, but General Feng didn't do that. He chose to tell the truth.
"Returning to Your Majesty, His Highness also asked Yu Qian to take fifty thousand horses and rush to Jiangnan. He said yes, said yes... Jiangnan has changed. Your Majesty, you don't believe him. In order to ensure that nothing happens in Jiangnan, Your Highness had to go there in person, just in case.
Arrange troops and horses to go in advance."
"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses? He has such a strong tone, why don't you borrow it?" The old emperor suddenly raised his voice, but no emotion or anger could be heard.
"Borrow, borrowed... one hundred thousand!" Old General Feng stuttered, and said the last two words softly. The old emperor was a little hard of hearing and did not hear clearly, so he asked: "What did you say? How much did you borrow?"
"Borrowed 100,000 soldiers and horses." General Feng said loudly with his eyes closed and his neck stiffened, as if he was risking his life.
"One hundred thousand troops and horses? You actually borrowed one hundred thousand troops? Are you crazy? Mr. Feng, you are so brave. Who gave you the right to mobilize one hundred thousand troops at will?" Old General Feng really didn't borrow the troops.
The old emperor would definitely be angry if he gave the horse to Qin Jiyan, but now that he heard General Feng say that he borrowed it, the old emperor was also angry, especially when General Feng borrowed 100,000 horses, which was simply challenging the old emperor's limit.
"If I remember correctly, without my tiger talisman, no one can mobilize 20,000 troops. How did you mobilize these 100,000 troops? Old man Feng, do you think the soldiers you have are yours? Without mine
The decree is to mobilize troops privately, you are going to rebel!"
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger, Your Majesty, calm down your anger. I, I really don't dare..." Old General Feng kowtowed repeatedly. Although he was very old, he kowtowed with thunder, and soon there was a pool of blood on the ground.
"Afraid of what? Dare not disobey Ji Yan's order? Dare not offend the future new king? Humph... I'm not dead yet, do you treat me as a dead person?" The old emperor was furious, and there was a "bang bang" slap on the table.
He made a noise and looked very angry.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Master Feng and Master Jiao were also frightened. They really did not expect that General Feng would be so courageous.
At that time, the prince's maternal grandfather's family had a large number of troops and did not obey the old emperor's orders, which aroused the old emperor's suspicion and dissatisfaction, and even made him murderous.
The old emperor hates disobedience when those who hold troops and horses are disobedient. General Feng's move has offended the old emperor. No matter what General Feng says today, he may not be able to extinguish the old emperor's anger.
General Feng is going to be in bad luck today!
Master Feng and Master Jiao looked at General Feng with complicated eyes...
Mr. Feng understood why General Feng did this, but he could sympathize with General Feng in this matter, but he could not help General Feng.
If this matter is not handled well today, he will also be unlucky. He doesn't care about this official position, but he can't step down now. Otherwise, when Sijin comes back from the northwest, who will help him gain a foothold in the court?
Mr. Jiao is more complicated than Mr. Feng. It is wrong for General Feng to lend troops to Qin Jiyan, but with the troops borrowed by General Feng, Mr. Jiao believes that his son can come back safely.
Although the child Xiang Di was taught by him to be a little dull and a little naive, but children like them don't need to be too smart, they are a little capable and a little naive, which is good...
Alas, Old Man Feng, I am grateful to you, but I cannot help you.
Mr. Jiao glanced at General Feng and silently withdrew his eyes...
The old emperor saw the reactions of the three ministers. He couldn't explain how he felt for a moment, and sighed: "Feng Qing, you disappoint me so much!"
"Old minister deserves to die, please punish me." General Feng knelt down in front of the old emperor with a solemn expression and said solemnly: "I know that sending troops privately is a taboo, but if I had to do it all over again, I would still choose to lend troops to the emperor.
Your Highness Taisun. The lives of the old minister and his family are important, but no matter how important it is, it is nothing more important than the vast territory of the Qin Dynasty. The south of the Yangtze River belongs to the Qin Dynasty, and no one can occupy the land and become king, and do whatever he wants on the territory of the Qin Dynasty."
General Feng spoke very seriously, and every word he said was very slow, as if he was really going to die.
General Feng and Qin Jiyan had discussed it before. Begging for mercy, begging for mercy, and admitting their mistakes were all useless in front of the old emperor. At this time, they could only make the old emperor soften his heart by refusing to admit his mistakes and showing a senseless attitude.
Although this is not 100% safe, it has a certain effect, at least...
When the old emperor heard this, the anger on his face faded a bit.
Master Feng and Master Jiao had been silently paying attention to the old emperor's movements. Seeing that the old emperor's face softened slightly, they both breathed a sigh of relief. However, they still did not dare to open their mouths to plead for General Feng. They just knelt there and waited for the old emperor to surrender...
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However, as time passed by, the old emperor did not speak. The backs of Master Feng and Master Jiao were soaked with sweat. They did not dare to raise their heads at this time and could only wait silently.
I thought that the old emperor would make a decision sooner or later, but I didn't expect...