"What? Ouch!" Yang Shiqi stood up suddenly in shock. He couldn't help but say "boss", but he forgot that he was still injured. He was in severe pain when he was pulled hard. The pain made his legs soften and he couldn't help but squirm.
He sat down, covered his cheeks and got up.
The Minister of War quickly expressed concern: "The Chief Assistant is a member of the State, so you must take care of yourself..."
Yang Shiqi waved his hand to signal him not to talk nonsense. After a while, he calmed down and asked angrily: "What the hell is the Tabu River? Isn't Wang Xian in the King's City? Why did he go there again?"
"Looking back, the Tabu River is a large river two hundred miles north of the King's City. It is the only way for the Tatars to withdraw their troops." The Minister of War quickly replied, looking very professional, but in fact, he was also on the way before his arrival.
I just did my homework, otherwise the devil would know what kind of river it is!
Yang Shiqi took the ice pack from the attendant, applied it to his battered old face, and motioned to the Minister of War to continue speaking.
"As for Wang Xian's army, it turned out that the army that reinforced the Great King's City was just a partial division. He expected that Arutai would be scared away, so he led the main force to set up an ambush at the Tabu River. In the end, he really stopped Arutai.
, attacked them when they were halfway across the river, killing less than a hundred people, killing more than 20,000 enemies, capturing Arutai's eldest son Shi Nigan, and capturing a large number of horses. This was really an unexpected victory..."
The Minister of War told in detail what he had learned. At the end, he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect it to be like this. I was made to wait and work in vain yesterday."
When he heard that Wang Xian had killed half of the Tatar elite with only minimal damage, Yang Shiqi's expression was extremely exciting. He felt that his insides were on fire, and half of his gums were sore and numb. He actually got angry in the blink of an eye.
Ignoring the pain in his mouth, Yang Shiqi stood up holding the edge of the table and said tremblingly: "Hurry and prepare the sedan, I am going to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit!"
For a moment, everyone felt as if the Chief Assistant had aged ten years...
Yang Shiqi's sedan took to the street. The streets were still noisy with gongs and drums, and firecrackers continued. The people's spontaneous celebrations became more and more intense. Even lion gongs, drums, and stilt boats were brought out to parade and celebrate happily on the streets. This excitement?
, not only far better than yesterday, but even better than during the Lantern Festival carnival.
Yang Shiqi was sitting in the sedan with a sullen expression on his face. He knew that he had a lot of credit here. If it hadn't been for Wang Xian's contribution yesterday, the common people would not have had the feeling that their hero had collapsed and their hopes were in vain.
If you are lost, then after learning the news of today's victory, you will only take it for granted, instead of being overwhelmed by the joy of regaining it like now. You must vent your loss and heartache from yesterday.
Similarly, Wang Xian's image also became taller and more majestic under this first suppression and then improvement!
The disappointment and heartache of the people in the city yesterday seemed to have all been transferred to the heart of the chief minister. After all his hard calculations, Wang Xian's reputation was finally fulfilled. Even a man as persevering as Yang Shiqi could endure this.
I couldn't help but secretly lament, "Could it be that Wang Xian really has some divine help? It's just that I can't beat him in the capital. Why am I still shooting myself in the foot when I'm not in the capital?"
Sitting in the spacious and transparent sedan, Yang Shiqi felt it was difficult to breathe. He knew that this was not only due to physical pain, but also from the boundless pressure from Duke Zhen.
‘We must make up our minds.’ Yang Shiqi clenched his fists tightly and dug his nails deeply into his palms. His old face with a bruised nose and swollen face looked particularly ferocious, ‘Why should I cherish my life to eliminate this serious problem for the country?!’.
At this moment, Zhu Gaochi didn't know that his army had won another battle.
It is said that yesterday, His Majesty the Emperor was in high spirits during a happy event, so he wanted to do something he loved to celebrate. Emperor Hongxi was diligent, caring for the people, simple and frugal, and was a benevolent king. How did my daughter give birth to a son? It’s just that he has been in poor health in recent years, fat and weak, and the imperial doctor is chattering beside him. His Majesty the Emperor has already lost his taste for meat in three months.
Last night, while he was happy, the emperor finally broke the habit. In order to enjoy the pleasure, he also took red pills and drank heartily. In the second half of the night, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, with night sweats on his forehead. I didn't want the imperial doctor to come and see me, so I didn't fall asleep until dawn.
Yang Pu, the great scholar on duty, stood outside the Qianqing Palace with an anxious face. He had been waiting for a full hour with the military report. Finally, he saw the old eunuch Zhang Cheng tiptoeing out of the palace, and he hurried to greet him. He held his hand to Zhang Cheng and asked in a low voice: "Isn't the Emperor still standing up?"
Zhang Cheng hurriedly returned the courtesy to the bachelor and lowered his voice: "Master Yang, please come back. The emperor has worked hard for the country and finally had a good sleep. If there is anything urgent, why don't we wait until the emperor gets up?"
How could Yang Pu be so easy to fool? Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Eunuch Zhang, is it possible that the emperor's body is slightly ailing?"
"No way!" Zhang Cheng waved his hands repeatedly. If these bachelors knew that the emperor broke the law last night, took medicine, and played a big game... The emperor would only be said a few words at most, but the blame would still fall on him. On these slaves. "The Emperor is very good, but he lacks sleep and needs to make up for it."
Yang Pu already understood everything, but he was not as strong as Yang Shiqi. He said seriously: "Eunuch Zhang, you are an old man next to the emperor. You have to advise the emperor to take care of the dragon body." Zhang Cheng hurriedly agreed, and Yang Pu Sighing, he handed the military report to Zhang Cheng and said: "This is a good report from the Ministry of War. I ask my father-in-law to forward it to the emperor as soon as possible." Because it was a good report, there was no need to make a fuss with the emperor.
"Master Yang, don't worry. When the emperor comes, I will report it to you as soon as possible." Zhang Cheng took the military report with both hands and watched Yang Pu leave.
When Yang Pu went out, he met Yang Shiqi coming in. Seeing his swollen face as if he had opened a dyeing workshop, Yang Pu couldn't help but chuckle to himself, and said politely: "The chief assistant is not at home to recuperate, so why not?" To insist on working hard for the country is really heartbreaking."
There are four bachelors in the cabinet, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, who are anti-king, Yang Pu, who belongs to the prince, and Huang Huai, a little transparent person who is considered neutral. On weekdays, the two Yangs join forces and suppress the first Yang to the point where he can't lift his head. Naturally, the two sides have already become powerful. It's the same as fire and water, but we are all big shots, so we can still maintain our superficial politeness.
However, Yang Shiqi has been unlucky since yesterday, and his stomach is full of evil fire. When he heard Yang Pu's sarcastic greeting, he couldn't hold back his anger and sneered: "Brother Hongji is in good spirits during happy events, but be careful. Don’t be too happy to be sad.”
Yang Pu was stunned for a moment, and realized that something was wrong with this guy today, so he stopped arguing with him and said, "Your Majesty is still up. I'm afraid that my trip will be in vain, so I'd better go home and rest in peace to recover."
"Just because the emperor doesn't see you doesn't mean he doesn't see me." Yang Shiqi snorted. His mouth hurt today and he shouldn't fight for a long time. He ignored Yang Pu and walked away...
Yang Shiqi entered the dormitory in a hurry. Zhang Cheng hurriedly greeted him, bowed and said: "First assistant..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Shiqi rudely raising his hand: "I have something urgent to report to you. Father-in-law, please let me know!"
"The Emperor hasn't gotten up yet..." Zhang Cheng wanted to tell Yang Shiqi the trick he used to deal with Yang Pu.
Yang Shiqi didn't agree with him. He interrupted Zhang Cheng again and said loudly: "Then wake up the emperor quickly!"
In the dormitory, Zhu Gaochi was sleeping lightly. When he heard the shouting outside, he woke up and turned over with difficulty.
When an eunuch heard something moving on the dragon bed, he hurried over, bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to get up?"
"Hey..." Emperor Hong Xi could only hear a long sigh.
The eunuch was startled and thought something had happened to the emperor, so he quickly asked: "Does the emperor feel that he is not feeling well? Why don't you call the imperial doctor to take a look?"
Zhu Gaochi just felt dizzy and weak in his limbs. When he heard that he was going to call the imperial doctor, he immediately woke up. He thought to himself, if those guys knew what he did last night, they would definitely dissuade them again. It's really frustrating.
People have endless headaches, so it's better to see them less often. He waved his hands and said, "I'm fine. What's going on outside?"
The eunuch hurried out to check and reported in a blink of an eye: "Your Majesty, Yang Shoufu wants to see you."
"Did the old chief minister hear some rumors and come to persuade me?" Zhu Gaochi was stunned and said to himself that I should be more careful in what I do in the future. Regarding Yang Shiqi's request, Zhu Gaochi felt a little rejected in his heart, but
I still didn't dare not to see him... Emperor Hong Xi was not a foolish emperor after all. On second thought, he knew that the old chief minister had come to see him at this moment, and there must be something important.
As soon as Yang Shiqi came in, he saw the emperor's eyes were darkened and his face was pale. He knew what he had done last night and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, you must be restrained..."
"Haha..." Emperor Hong Xi smiled sheepishly, but Yang Shiqi had no intention of going into details. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject: "The chief assistant is here not just to persuade me, right?"
"Yes." Yang Shiqi then handed the military report he got from Zhang Cheng to the emperor with both hands and said: "Today I received another good news from the front line. Wang Xian led his army to a great victory at the Tabu River, annihilating 20,000 Tatar cavalry and taking prisoners.
Arutai’s eldest son has lost his nirvana!”
"Oh?" Zhu Gaochi was happy at first, then shocked. He did not answer the military report, but looked at Yang Shiqi and asked, "What are the losses of our army?"
"Insignificant." Yang Shiqi sighed: "In this battle, the Duke of Zhenguo retaliated with tooth for tooth. He also used the method of half-crossing to avenge the one-shot attack on the Tru River back then. His martial arts skills directly matched those of the late emperor, and his reputation was already shocking!"
Zhu Gaochi's expression became more and more nervous, and he could no longer see any joy at all. He didn't bother to pretend, and asked quickly: "Can this military report be produced in the same way?"
Yang Shiqi shook his head and sighed: "You can't do the same thing a second time, otherwise it will be self-defeating and the court will lose the support of the people."
"Ah..." Zhu Gaochi was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time. Fang looked at Yang Shiqi helplessly and asked in a trembling voice: "What can I do?"