Eight hundred and seventieth chapters emperor ministers
The situation in Jiangling City naturally affects not only the ordinary people in Jiangling City, but also the most important ministers in the court, the officials in Jiangling City, and the noble groups with higher status.
For ordinary people, it doesn't matter whoever the supreme ruler is. No matter who is in charge of Jiangling City, they can live as usual and pay taxes as usual, as long as they are not the kind of tyrannical ruler who makes it impossible for them to survive.
During this period, in response to various situations in Jiangling City, various forces in the city continued to report to the court with different statements. Some nobles even jointly submitted a letter to the court through their connections, requesting His Majesty to open the city and surrender.
Today's little emperor Liu Qiong is only seven years old. After hearing the news, he naturally didn't know what the seven-year-old kid could do in the face of this situation.
So he hurriedly summoned his important ministers to go to Jiangling Hall to discuss a solution to the matter.
Liu Qiong is still young, so Empress Dowager Fu has been cooperating with the government over the years. Of course, Empress Dowager Fu does not have any substantial political power. She does this just to support the little emperor, and secondly, to support her at critical moments.
Being able to support Fu Wan from the perspective of her Queen Mother.
But under the current situation, these various forces supporting the Jingzhou imperial court have no time to engage in internal strife.
Xiao Liu Qiong sat directly above the main hall, looking at the ministers below with a stern look, and said: "My dear friends, the pottery merchants are pressing down on the border right now, and Jiangling City is in danger. Faced with this situation, what should we do?
Do?"
All the ministers in the palace bowed their heads and remained silent. If they knew what to do, wouldn't this matter have been solved early? Why should I wait until now for you to ask?
Seeing that none of the ministers answered his question, Xiao Liu Qiong began to call the names.
"Master, please tell me."
After Fu finished, he sighed deeply, stood up and said, "According to my wishes, the enemy army is now strong. Although Jiangling is strong, it is not strong enough to resist the power of the whole country. I suggest... to negotiate peace with Tao."
Liu Qiong frowned and said, "How to negotiate a peace?"
After stroking the man's beard, he said: "Draw the river to govern, agree on the boundaries, and never invade each other."
Saying this is pure fart. Let alone others, I won’t even believe it myself.
Even though Liu Qiong is just a child, she is also very sensible.
"Taifu, your suggestion may not be very attractive to pottery merchants, right? At present, almost all the places in Jingzhou, except for Nanjun, have been annexed by pottery merchants. Only Jiangling City is left... Is it possible that Tao
Will the merchants return the land they seized to us?"
Fu Wan also knew that he was talking nonsense, so he laughed and said nothing.
However, Dong Cheng stood up and said: "Since peace negotiation is not possible... Your Majesty, then let's ask for surrender."
Empress Dowager Fu next to Liu Qiong was unhappy after hearing this.
"General Zuo, what did you say? How can I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, ask for surrender from a traitorous minister of the Han Dynasty?"
Dong Cheng didn't even look at the Queen Mother, but said to Fu Wan: "Master, you have to know that if he surrenders to Tao Shang at this time, he may still think about Kaicheng and let His Majesty and all the ministers go.
But once the pottery merchants take over the city by themselves, it will be hard to say!"
Fu Wan's face became extremely ugly, as if he was trying to figure out Dong Cheng's words.
Liu Bei whispered from the side: "General Zuo, you seem to have forgotten something."
Dong Cheng turned to look at him: "What's the matter?"
Liu Bei said calmly: "In this entire hall, the pottery merchant may let anyone go, but he may not let you and the Taifu alone."
After Dong Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless. He didn't understand why Liu Bei wanted to be so unfavorable to him.
But Fu Wan clearly seemed to have thought of something.
Yes, he planned the Fandu Rebellion and killed Tao Guifei and Liu Xi. Although they were later rescued by Tao Shang, it is said that Tao Guifei has never been in good health because of what happened back then. If she is now
Jiangling City was really conquered. According to the pottery merchant's urine, the first one to be killed must be him!
Thinking of this, Fu Wan shook his head vigorously and said: "No, no! Absolutely not! Surrender is absolutely impossible."
Liu Bei cupped his hands in front of Liu Qiong and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that I might try."
Liu Qiong turned to look at him: "What's your suggestion?"
"Xichuan Liu Jiyu is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He was loyal to your Majesty back then. If your Majesty is willing, you may go to Xichuan to temporarily avoid the danger."
When everyone in the hall heard this, they suddenly became excited.
Liu Qiong's eyes also shone: "What General Hussar said is that instead of sitting here, it is better to quickly command the three armies and go to Xichuan to avoid the enemy."
Dong Cheng said doubtfully: "However, the Jinling army is currently besieging the city with a huge force. If your Majesty wants to retreat to Xichuan, it will not be easy."
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "But that's not the case. I have figured out the pattern of the Jinling Army's advance. Our city is surrounded by water on three sides. Zhao Yun's main army has formed a stronghold in the north, which has blocked the road to the north. As for the
The other three sides of the city are surrounded by water. Although there are pottery merchants' navy attacking the city from time to time, we cannot keep an eye on the city all the time. So we can look for opportunities and then go upstream from the waterway to Xichuankou."
When Liu Qiong heard this, her eyes suddenly shone brightly.
"The hussar general has experienced battles for a long time, has vision and ideas, and went to Sichuan and Shu... very good!"
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said: "I am willing to lead the troops as a vanguard to protect Your Majesty as he goes to Xichuan."
Before Liu Bei could agree, Fu Wan said: "Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to let General Hussar be the pioneer."
Liu Qiong looked at him curiously: "Why can't you let General Hussar go?"
Fu Wan cleared his throat: "Once we plan to go to Xichuan and let the pottery merchants get the news, we will definitely pursue and send troops to seize Jiangling City. Just look down, Jiangling City is currently the most important to the pottery merchants.
, if he captures the city quickly, I am afraid that he will concentrate all his troops to pursue him, which will bring danger to His Majesty. According to my opinion, the urgent need for delay is to allow His Majesty to escape at the same time.
Being able to protect the city will give His Majesty enough time to head west."
Liu Qiong blinked. After all, he was young and it was difficult for him to make direct opinions on some things.
So, he naturally looked at the Queen Mother beside him.
Empress Dowager Fu naturally supported her father's remarks.
"In this case, I will ask General Hussar and his generals to guard Jiangling City, while another general will clear the way for Your Majesty to Xichuan."
Liu Bei did not refute, he just made a long bow to the emperor and accepted the order An Ran.