Jiankang.
Inside the palace, there was a silence like death.
In the empty hall, Chen sat alone in front of the desk, with many melodies placed in front of him. He arranged these melodies repeatedly, constantly changing their positions, his movements became more and more rough, and his expression became more and more irritable.
When there was no one, Chen didn't have to hide it.
His face was pale, his expression was listless, and his eyes were covered with blood.
There are many memorials that appear in front of him at this moment, and they are sent from different places, but no matter how you find them, there is no way to find a memorial to report bad news, and they are all reporting good news.
The front line said that the ships in Beihu were sunk again, and the rear line said that the land had been reclaimed again.
The memorial in the court said how lively the debate was and how much education the people had received.
Chen Xiang looked over and over again and could not find one that was not good.
Chen Xiang's face was almost desperate.
Chen Xiang is not a very talented person, but he is not a useless person. Sometimes he is wise and sometimes foolish, and he is just a person.
But no matter how smart he is, he can vaguely see the atmosphere of the destruction of the country.
Jiangbei has been lost, and the enemy surrounded Chen State from many sides.
In China, the ministers did not feel anything wrong as usual.
Just looking at the memorials, it seems that the world is peaceful and everything is well.
Chen Xiang can feel many problems in China, but he can feel that they are real, and it is also true that they are powerless to change.
The feeling of watching one's own country move towards destruction step by step is the most painful.
After Huang Fajitao, Chen completely became a lonely man.
Even the queen is not discussing national affairs with him now.
Chen Chala looked at the head and looked at the melody in front of him.
At this moment, a guard suddenly walked in quickly.
"His Majesty!"
Chen Xiang suddenly adjusted his mindset and raised his head as if nothing had happened.
"What happened?"
"Yuan Shizhong, Secretary Mao asked for a visit."
In the past, what Chen Suo was most reluctant to hear was the sentence "Yuan Shizhong asked for a meeting", because Yuan Xian was quite straightforward and usually had nothing to say when he saw him. But now, when Chen Xiang heard this sentence, he felt particularly warm. Yuan Xian hadn't come to see him for a long time.
Chen Xiang hurriedly spoke, "Please come in, please come in."
The guard walked out.
A moment later, Yuan Xian and Mao Xi walked in one after another.
Chen Xiang hurriedly got up, and finally a smile appeared on his face, "Yuan Qing is here!"
"His Majesty!"
Yuan Xian paid a visit, and Mao Xi, who was beside him, hurriedly paid a visit.
Mao Xi is Chen's old minister. He resigned from his post and was mourning because of the funeral. As a result, things started to go wrong as he was guarding. He could only speed up and come out earlier and regain his previous position.
Chen asked the two of them to sit on their side and greet each other enthusiastically.
"Yuan Qing hasn't come to ask for a while."
"Is government affairs really so busy?"
"Do I need to send a few capable officials to assist?"
Yuan Xian shook his head and looked solemn, "Your Majesty, government affairs are not busy. I came here this time because of the south."
"South?"
"My friend in Luozhou wrote a letter to me, saying that the local barbarians gathered people and bought iron tools privately, which showed signs of rebellion!
"Luozhou??Friends???"
Chen Xiang was stunned.
Yuan Xian explained: "He is a Confucian scholar who is my classmate. He settled in Luozhou and taught many people. The local barbarians respect him very much.... He sent his children to his house to study. He only recently discovered these signs, so he wrote books and ministers."
Chen Xiang was furious.
He suddenly pulled out a document from the front of the case, and this was Luozhou's memorial. Luozhou's latest memorial was still reporting how much farmland they had developed!!
"fool!!"
Chen pounded the document heavily, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Mao Xi, who was beside him, hurriedly said, "His Majesty, calm down!"
"This matter is just a document, and I don't know the truth."
Mao Xi hurriedly looked at Yuan Xian again, "I don't believe in Mr. Yuan..."
Yuan Xian nodded, "I know, it's time to find out first."
Chen Xiang asked, "Then let the local government investigate?"
"No."
Mao Xi rejected the proposal, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is better to send someone to secretly investigate the matter by the temple.
After arriving, inform the local government and ask them to help, so as not to disturb the rest of the people."
"Local governments have always been rude in their work. If the temple directly asks them to investigate, they will not rebel and they will be beaten into rebels. If they really want to rebel, it will only cause chaos......"
Chen Xiang frowned and pondered for a long time, "Who Mao Qing thinks can take on this responsibility?"
Mao Xi warned Yuan Xian and lowered his head and said nothing.
The most suitable candidate is naturally right in front of you.
Chen Xiang was silent for a moment, "I think about it again.:
Yuan Xian sighed, "Your Majesty, please go."
"Yuan Qing...
"
Yuan Xian looked up at Chen Xiang, his eyes were quite complicated, "Your Majesty, the situation in the south has always been complicated. My friend is upright and will not lie about such things. I think this matter is most likely true."
"Ouyang used to hold an official position in the south, but now he is in the north. Perhaps he sent someone to contact the local barbarians to disperse our troops."
"In these days, there are so many ships coming and going on the river, and there are few inspections."
"And the northerners are ready to move, and many generals are stationed in various dangerous places."
"I heard the generals guarding the river say that the enemy changes defense from time to time, making great efforts, and dust rolling, and you can hear the big movement through the river."
"This is definitely not a defense change! This is confusing our army and preparing for the general offensive!"
"Liu Taozi is a decisive person who works hard and never hesitates. There are people like Zu Ban to help him."
"Your Majesty, the barbarians in the south are easy to deal with, but how can the strong enemies in the north resist?"
Yuan Xian had a lot of words to say, so he simply let go and said seriously: "The army by the river has not been trained for a long time, and most of the generals are those who have no meritorious contributions."
"The generals were greedy, the food and salary were severely deducted, the soldiers were distracted, some robbed, and some received bribes...:"
"Officials are only concerned about filling their bags, drinking and having fun all day long, and no one notices any change."
Chen Xiang's face became more and more serious. Mao Xi had noticed something and interrupted Yuan Xian's words, "Duke Yuan, what you said makes sense. But these things cannot be solved overnight. They are still the problem in the south at the moment..."
Yuan Xian did not retreat because of this, and he directly and roughly replied to Mao Xi.
"Is the problem in the south really the most important thing now?"
"If the enemy came just to capture Jiangbei, why would he use so many generals?"
"Why do the opposite side of Jiang change defense frequently? What scale of defense change can cause such movement?"
"Why can't our people go to the other side to investigate? Why are the enemies so strict? What are they guarding?"
"Liu Taozi may be on the other side of the shore at the moment and will launch a general attack tomorrow, but Mao Jun thinks that the matter in the south is the most important thing?!"
Yuan Xian's voice was like thunder, which scared Chen Xiang to tremble.
Mao Xi couldn't stop him.
Yuan Xian said these words and his chest suddenly felt much more relaxed, and the dullness that had been over the past few days disappeared.
"I shouldn't have killed Huang Zhiji!! I'm afraid it will be a shame for future generations!!"
He finally added this critical strike.
For a moment, the palace was as quiet as death.
None of the three of them spoke.
After a long time, Chen Xiang asked, "What else does Yuan Qing have to say?"
"there is none left."
Mao Xi was a little worried, "Your Majesty...
Chen Xiang waved his hand, "I don't blame Yuan Qing. During these days, he was the only one who told me the truth."
"Yuan Qing, I decided to rehabilitate General Huang, pardon his family, and posthumously award him his merits."
"But, people cannot be resurrected by death, and they cannot abandon the people of the world because of one person."
"I'll ask Yuan Qing to solve this problem in the south."
"I will summon all the ministers tomorrow to discuss the matter of resisting powerful enemies!"
The next day, all the ministers gathered.
At first glance, it really looks like...::.There are no strong generals, countless timid chickens, no virtuous ones, and insects everywhere.
The one sitting here was a drunkard who wrote court poems, the other was a jackal who ate the three armies alone, the insects who were studying the books of surrender from generation to generation, and the coward who was the wind tightly and I retreated first.
Mei, wearing court clothes, with her shoulders and backs, this one is called a wolf, and the other is called a wolve, eating blood and spraying feces.
Chen Xiang sat in the upper seat and looked at His Highness’s ministers.
A lot of talents.
"There have been many abnormal movements in Beihu recently...
Mao Xi stood up first and began to discuss the main content of today.
Reorganize the army, strengthen defense, and resist strong enemies.
But Mao Xi just started to start and the ministers became impatient.
I finally sent away a yellow poke. Are you planning to have another one?
When Huang Fajita was still alive, he spent a lot of money on military affairs, which made everyone very short of money. The court was not rich. As soon as he wanted to use money, he began to squeeze out these virtuous families in China. Is that so great?
When Mao Xi had just finished talking about a few suspicious points and had not even talked about the real content, the ministers began to refute it.
Ministers criticized Mao Xi’s absurd arguments.
Some people think that Mao Xi wants to be a miraculous army and ruin Da Chen, while others think that Mao Xi wants to fill his pockets, and also lists his own suspiciousness.
Some people choose to beat Mao Xi from the perspective of filial piety, thinking that Mao Xi would like to mourn for three years, but he stopped mourning before the full year.
Shameless and unfilial, and unworthy of being an official.
As for those who support Mao Xi, there are not completely no one, there are still a few real people in the temple.
Mao Xi started to fight with these people with great strength.
The two sides began a battle without troops.
"There are insufficient defenses everywhere and the frequent dispatch of the enemy has reached the most dangerous level. At this time, what kind of military force are still talking about? Do you have to wait until the enemy crosses the river before defending?"
"Since you say that the benevolent is invincible, the world is descending when you see the wind. Why not take a boat to the other side and persuade the Beihu to surrender?"
Mao Xi is actually a person who is not very good at debate.
This brother has always been a practical type, but for some reason, his verbal offensive became extremely fierce. Even when facing some friends from the past, he was not polite and went back directly.
Mao Xi focused on Jiang Fang, and he ignored his attacks on him.
Mr. Jiang was a little helpless when he looked at the noisy scene.
Jiang is always a more complicated person. He is not a real evil person, nor is he a type of person who openly accepts bribes or kills innocent people indiscriminately.
However, as a minister, he has made no achievements in governing the country and has been obsessed with his devilish poetry all day long.
As a literati, it's okay, but as a minister of the country, it's really outrageous.
His personality is quite generous and doesn't like to argue with others. Even this time, he didn't attack Mao Xi much.
While watching the battle between the two sides, he stood up.
"Mr. Mao!"
Although Mr. Jiang has no ability, he has a deep experience. Most of the people chose Jing when he is together like this.
Mao Xi looked at him, "What do you want to teach me if Mr. Jiang?"
Mr. Jiang said seriously: "I already know Mr. Mao's concerns. However, there are not many warships in Beihu. The soldiers on the front line reported that there are only more than fifty warships anchored on the other side, and they are old and broken. How can the enemy cross the river to fight with these ships?"
"I want me to say that it is right to strengthen the defense of the river, but you can't be too hasty."
Mr. Jiang's words immediately gained recognition from many people.
Mao Xi was very angry.
"In the past few years, everyone here alone has sold more than fifty warships to Beihu, right?"
This sentence caused even greater controversy.
The entire court convention has been in a state of chaos, and everyone can be punished for the crime of losing etiquette in front of the palace. This is rarely the case with Da Chen.
Chen Xiang's face became more and more entangled as he heard the mountain of opposition.
Fortunately, he has the right to decide.
At the end, Chen Suo still came forward in person and refuted Mao Xi in his words, but also said that Jiang Fang's affairs must be vigilant, which was considered to have forced the matter to be promoted and Mao Xilai was responsible.
Although the ministers did not show it directly when they left, most of them were not so happy.
Guangling.
The dust is flying outside the city, and the army above the official road is endless, and there is no end to see at a glance.
There are also many troops transporting food and grass, various horse-drawn carriages and donkey carriages moving towards their destinations.
The people dare not come out, they all hide at home.
Knights ran past to check along the way to see if any soldiers plundered the people.
There are a large number of civilians working on the schoolyard outside the city.
The camp is a continuous view of one camp, which lasts nearly a hundred miles.
The sergeants' footsteps were loud and could be heard everywhere, without interruption.
Among the official offices in the city, soldiers were everywhere.
In the lobby, local officials and generals stood on both sides.
Yao Xiong, Gao Yanzong, Ren Zhong, He Ruobi, Liu Chengcai, Po Duoluo, Shi Wansui and other generals were among the list.
And the person sitting in the upper position.
It is the ancestral band.
Zu Ban sat in the upper seat with a smile, looking at the people in front of him, his eyes swept through them one by one.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not here to be the chief general, I'm here to do some small things in food and grass logistics, and I won't compete with you for me."
Yao Xiong and Gao Yanzong laughed with their heads, and the rest of them dared to laugh.
Zu Ban then let everyone sit down.
His face was quite kind.
"Everyone, this war is that General Wang serves as the head commander, and has sent a total of 280,000 infantry and cavalry troops to defeat the fake Chen."
"Twenty-eighty thousand people are indeed a little short."
"I originally proposed to cultivate for another three years, and when the training of the new government soldiers is completed, gather the national forces and go to the battle with more than 500,000 people."
"But many generals in the south have asked for battle, believing that the current military force can destroy the fake Chen."
Zu Ban looked at them, "Many of our soldiers are from northerners, and they are not used to the water and soil in the south. Most of the soldiers are cavalrymen and have never had the experience of crossing the river to fight..."
"I know that all brave men have made military achievements, but I just ask you not to underestimate the enemy. Our enemies are not just warships and soldiers of the pseudo-Chen. In the wilderness of the south, many people who unified the north have been destroyed in this river."
"Most of them are because they underestimate the enemy and overestimate themselves."
"Although I am not the master general, I came here under the order of Your Majesty!!"
Zu Ban's face became solemn, "If someone is greedy for military merit, insists on advancing recklessly, despise the enemy, and makes a big mistake, I will take action first and then report!!"
"Unification is imminent. This is the time for a real man to establish a great reputation and the last chance for you to make great achievements!"
"Don't let it go!"
Gao Yanzong stood up first, "Yi!!"
The rest of the people followed.
Zu Ban's face calmed down again, and he smiled and said, "Of course, I am still willing to believe you. The Chen people are not prepared at all. As long as we are cautious enough and advance step by step, it is not difficult to destroy the Chen State. I will prepare food and food for you here."
"Of course, if you have anything else, you can also report to me directly."
"I am here at the Yangzhou Daoxingtai to support you."
"When I destroy the false Chen and achieve success and fame, I will show my merits to you."
Most of the people were very excited.
They waited for many years and finally waited for the time to attack Chen State.
Speaking of which, when the order was suddenly issued, Zu Ban came to Guangling and summoned everyone, they were still shocked.
They knew in their hearts that the court was going to use troops against Chen State, but they didn't expect it to be so soon.
Even they didn't expect that Chen Guo naturally didn't need to mention it.
There were two commanders in this war, one was Gao Changgong and the other was Wang Lin.
The two men's army surrounded Chen State from Guangling to Bashu.
Gao Changgong was responsible for attacking Chen State from Jingxiang, and Wang Lin was responsible for attacking Chen State from both Huaihe Rivers.
As for Zu Ban, he was sent by an emperor to take charge of the rear. The logistics was only one aspect, mainly to supervise the war and ensure that there would be no unexpected situations in the two armies.
Chapter completed!