The day passed quickly. Xia Zhan was tied to the tower and fell, his clothes were in tatters, and he looked much older.
Duan Yu stood not far from the city wall and looked at Xia Zhan who was hanging on it. He sighed deeply. It really made his heart hurt. The old man's lips were cracked. It looked like he couldn't last a few days like this.
He thought about it last night and couldn't come up with any good ideas, but he thought that if Lord Nalan went there in person, he might be able to save the old man's life, but what he could think of was probably Lord Nalan had already thought of it.
He would never let Master Nalan do this. If he had to choose between Xia Zhan and Nalan Lingyu, he would definitely choose Nalan Lingyu without hesitation. After all, he is the backbone of everyone.
The city wall looked calm and calm as before, but in fact Baili Mingyu had already sent people to lurk around. As soon as Nalan Lingyu appeared or rescuers arrived, he would be shot into a hornet's nest.
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Baili Mingyu now hates Nalan Lingyu deeply. He thought that the battle ahead would change. After all, he had sent the strongest troops to attack, but the news that came from the attack was that he was retreating steadily.
The government and the public are now in chaos, and all the ministers are no longer interested in working, fearing that the rebels will attack at any time and everyone will lose their lives.
"My dear friends, do you have any strategies for the soldiers on the front line to use now?"
Baili Mingyu said loudly while sitting on the dragon chair. There was silence below. I'm afraid you could hear the sound if a pin dropped now.
The atmosphere in the entire hall was gloomy. The most capable warriors in the entire government and the public were hung on the city wall, and the most capable strategists were hunted down. The new generation of generals were beaten and retreated on the front line. This group of them
What else can civil servants do?
"Speak! Why is everyone silent now when I and the country need you? Don't you usually have a lot of opinions?"
When these ministers usually want to do something, one of them will write to see him or the other will write to stop them. Now when they are asked to make suggestions, they all act like cowards.
"Everyone of you must come up with a strategy for me now! Otherwise, no one will be able to leave today! Whoever comes up with it first will leave first!"
Baili Mingyu threw down his sleeves angrily and left. With this bunch of losers, could it be that he, who was so unhappy, couldn't survive without Nalan Lingyu?
As soon as Baili Mingyu left, everything was stirred up into a pot of porridge, and everyone expressed their dissatisfaction.
"What do you mean by this, Your Majesty? You know that we are all civil servants and our studies are all about dealing with government affairs. How can we think of fighting."
"That's right, what can a civil servant like us think of?"
"It turns out that this was Lord Nalan's idea. Now that Lord Nalan has escaped, aren't we just waiting here to die?"
"He just escaped, not surrendered to the rebels. If Master Nalan joins the other side's camp, then we will probably be dead."
"Hush, please keep your voice down. What if the emperor doesn't leave? This is a beheading."
After complaining, this group of people began to look sad and deep in thought. What is the best way to do this?
Time passed by minute by minute, and no one came up with a good idea. Everyone was spinning around anxiously.
At this time, someone said: "Do you think it would greatly inspire the soldiers' courage to fight if the emperor personally leads the expedition?"
"Yes, this method is good. It can indeed boost morale."
Before anyone could agree, a different point of view came out.
"Who will be in charge of Kyoto when the emperor personally marches? Besides, the situation ahead is unclear. What if your life is in danger?"
"That's right. So what should I do if this doesn't work?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence. If you could think of a feasible solution, you would still have to stand here for a long time.
Baili Mingyu originally wanted to lead the expedition in person. He wanted to go to the front line in person to see what was going on. It was clear that the people sent out included his confidants, but why did he always feel that the situation on the front line was not quite right.
It is absolutely impossible for a confidant to betray him, because this person was trained by him. The current battle situation ahead of the order is indeed not right. Could it be that he didn't see anything strange?
The people he sent never came back. He sent all his troops to the front line. If something happened on the front line, he would be finished.
I haven't been able to think of a good solution since then, and procrastinating will only make the matter more serious. Now I can only wait and see if I can attract Xia Qingxin or Nalan Lingyu, so that things will turn around.
"Have you come up with a solution?" Lunch time had come, and Baili Mingyu really couldn't eat, so he could only come back to see what solution they hoped someone among them could come up with.
"I will see you, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor..."
"Don't live long! It's a good thing that I'm not mad at you now. Let me tell you if you have come up with any good ideas!"
Baili Mingyu waved his hand impatiently to stop their greetings. What else would he do besides greetings? Can't he say something useful?
It was quiet, and it was deathly quiet. Baili Mingyu had never discovered that his courtier had such a talent, and even the sound of breathing was almost inaudible.
"Yang Shangshu, tell me!"
Yang Shangshu, who was named, trembled. He was the Minister of Rites, and he usually focused on things related to rituals. It wouldn't be difficult for him to think about how to fight.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Yang Shangshu stood up and his hands were trembling. He really had no choice. What should he say?
"If you ask me to say it, just say it. I have never seen you stuttering when you speak!"
Baili Mingyu immediately became furious. He was usually picky and disliked this and that. Now he couldn't even think of a solution. What a waste!
"Your Majesty, I forgive you! I really don't know much about tactics and I really can't think of anything."
Even if he were to stand dead here, he couldn't figure it out. He really had never been exposed to this kind of thing and had no clue at all. Besides, the battle ahead had always been a huge defeat. He couldn't defeat it with his own strength.
Kuanglan, it's all about death anyway, so it's better not to say anything.
"Trash! Demoted one level and punished for one year! Get out!" Baili Mingyu looked at this reckless man and wanted to kill him, but reality did not allow him to do so. If he did, Chao Gang would be in chaos.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Shangshu kowtowed gratefully. She thought she would be beheaded, but it turned out that she was demoted as a punishment. It doesn't matter. Now he is willing to be demoted as a punishment, just in case of rebellion.
When we really attacked, we didn't notice him as a small official.
"You mean Mr. Li!"
Li Shilang was also frightened. Why did the emperor think of mentioning his name? She was obviously a minor official, and there were many officials who were older than him.
"Going back to the emperor, I really can't think of it. I am willing to be punished for two years and demoted two levels, and I beg the emperor to show mercy!"
"You! Get out of here! I think you don't need to be an official anymore! Get out of here now!"
Baili Mingyu angrily got down from the dragon chair and kicked out Li Shilang who was kneeling on the ground. You bastard, you will imitate him right away. It's really too much!
Li Shilang was kicked to the door, his lungs almost came out from the kick, but he endured the pain and got up from the ground and knelt on the ground to kowtow.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It's not that I don't want to, I just can't think of it. In addition, I really don't know how to calm down the Emperor's anger, so I asked to resign."
"Get out of here! Get out of here, all of you! Don't let me see you!" Baili Mingyu expelled the people in the hall as if going crazy, scaring the ministers so much that they rushed out like a swarm of people trying to escape.
It's too scary. Is the emperor going crazy? You should run away quickly. What if the emperor gets mad and kills them all?
When the hall was empty, Baili Mingyu sat down on the ground. Suddenly, he felt a very weak feeling wrapped around him, feeling more tired than ever before.
"Your Majesty, good news, good news!" Gao Yida started shouting as he came in from outside. Finally, there was good news that allowed the Emperor and everyone to take a breather.
"Have I not taught you, Gao Yida, not to yell in front of me? Do you think your head is too tight around your neck?"
Baili Mingyu was sitting on the ground and suddenly looked up at Gao Yida. His eyes seemed to be quenched with poison. He was so frightened that Gao Yida trembled and fell to the ground.
He accidentally hit his front teeth. He grimaced in pain and did not dare to make a sound. He could only cover his mouth and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. News came that Nalan Lingyu was found at the South City Gate.
Traces of traitors."
"What! Why didn't you tell me earlier! Did you catch me!"
Baili Mingyu's eyes suddenly lit up. His hatred burned in his body when he mentioned Nalan Lingyu. Nalan Lingyu would definitely skin him if he caught him.
"Not yet, but this man is too cunning and our people can't catch him!"
"Come here! Move all the people from the west city gate to the south city gate and try your best to capture Nalan Lingyu. You must capture him alive!"
"Yes, I obey my orders!"
In this way, Baili Mingyu, in a state of confusion and anger, transferred all the people guarding Xia Zhan out, which gave Nalan Lingyu a great opportunity.
Nalan Lingyu, let me see where you can escape now. If I catch you, I will make you look good!
Nalan Lingyu thought about it at home for a long time. He heard from others that Xia Zhan was about to die. He had not had any water for two days and was still covered in injuries. He was afraid that if he kept waiting, he would leave the root of the disease even if he did not die.
Simply don't wait.
He came up with a way to attack the east and west, so that Xia Zhan could be driven out, but he shouldn't be able to escape. As soon as Baili Mingyu appeared, he would definitely concentrate all the power on himself. If he came up with this method, he would be able to escape.
I never thought about escaping again.
Xia Zhan must be rescued no matter what. She doesn't want Qingqing to feel sad for anyone. Baili Mingyu may not kill him because this person is extremely selfish. He will definitely wait until the end to see what happens to him with his own eyes.
Only by trampling on the people you care about most can you vent your anger. (To be continued)