Jinling.

News of the loss of Jincheng was rushed into the palace through eight hundred miles.

At the same time, Beidi once again threatened to hand over the oral message from the King of Yan.

When Zhao Heng angrily threw the brush in his hand to the ground when he learned that Cui Yan, the commander of the imperial guards in Jincheng, surrendered to the enemy and caused the loss of Jincheng.

"The emperor calms down. It has become a fact that Jincheng was taken away by Xiliang, so don't be angry about it." Liang Cheng picked up the brush and put it back carefully.

Zhao Heng's face turned pale, "I didn't expect Beidi to show me so quickly. It's such a bunch of wine bags. How could he throw away Jincheng so easily?"

"The King of Yan is in charge of Yanzhou, but there is no reliable person in Jincheng." Liang Cheng sighed.

Liang Cheng's words reminded Zhao Heng.

At the Battle of Yanguan, Xiao Yuanshan escaped at the fortitude. Now the Xiao family is still shirking their responsibilities and cannot find anyone and cannot arrest him.

This time Jincheng was lost, the leader of Jincheng was the Wang family.

After all, the Dasong Imperial Guard has been corrupted by the powerful clan.

In the past, the royal family was weak, so he could only turn a blind eye.

But now, the King of Yan has greatly boosted the royal family.

He felt it was necessary to reorganize the imperial guards.

Moreover, in the Battle of Yan Pass and the fall of Jincheng, he lost nearly 150,000 imperial guards.

Therefore, taking advantage of this time to replenish the troops, he wanted to build a brand new imperial guard.

The generals have to choose among the Mo family and the Yang family.

As for equipment, he wanted to give the King of Yan a military supplies order.

He wants all armor and artillery.

As long as a brand new imperial guard is built, he will no longer need to worry about the power clan, nor will he rely on the King of Yan in everything.

If anyone dares to disobey him, he must consider his imperial guards.

But at this moment, he still needs to solve the problem in Jinzhou.

Dasong's territory was occupied by Xiliang, and as the emperor, he had to ask.

Although Xiliang surrendered to Beidi, he was now in a sympathy with Beidi.

But this still cannot change the fact that Xiliang once betrayed Da Song.

Jinzhou was conquered by Xiliang, which was a great shame for Dasong.

The historian's pen will not leave him a good reputation in history books.

The ancestors of the Zhao family, who have passed the ages, will also curse him in the sky.

He was hesitating about what to do, when a eunuch came to report and Dou Wei came.

Zhao Heng frowned. I am afraid that all the civil and military officials in the court will know about such a major event.

"Your Majesty, the loss of Jincheng is a shame for Da Song." Dou Wei came in in panic, saluted, and screamed sadly.

When Zhao Heng heard this, his face turned pale.

Jincheng was guarded by the imperial guards, and the biggest responsibility is of course he who is the emperor.

Thinking of the glory that King Yan brought to him a few days ago, compared with his current embarrassment, he felt even more depressed.

"What do the Prime Minister thinks now?" Zhao Heng asked.

Dou Wei said: "Jinzhou has been a territory in the Central Plains since ancient times. I believe that Xiliang cannot be allowed to invade Dasong's territory by any means, and should send troops to retake Jinzhou."

Zhao Heng nodded and suddenly looked at Dou Wei with interesting interest, "The Prime Minister has always been at peace, why is he so determined to fight this time?"

Dou Wei's face froze, and he said, "Emperor, Jinzhou is really too important. Now Xiliang surrenders to Beidi and Xiliang controls Jinzhou is tantamount to Beidi controlling Jinzhou. In the future, once they cross Jinhe south of Jinzhou, the Central Plains will be in front of them, and it will be difficult to resist Beidi's army."

Zhao Hengshen agreed.

This time Beidi caused him a lot of trouble.

To solve this problem, one is to hand over the King of Yan, and the other is to take it back to Jinzhou through war.

But if he handed over to the King of Yan, he would never get the King of Yan's artillery again.

After weighing the trade-offs, there is a path of war left.

Looking at the Dasong Mountains and Rivers map hanging in the study.

His eyes stopped in Jinzhou for a while, and in Yanzhou and Qinzhou for a while.

The closest to Jinzhou is the King of Yan and the Ma family.

As for the Yuan family, he was worried that the Yuan family's troops would go to Jinzhou.

After all, King Yan and the Yuan family have a gap.

Dou Wei observed Zhao Heng's expression and said at this time: "Emperor, Yanzhou is adjacent to Jinzhou. You can order the King of Yan to send troops to Jinzhou to retake Jincheng, and then order the Ma family to send troops to assist the King of Yan."

This is exactly what Zhao Heng thought of just now.

Jinzhou has always been a state controlled by the royal family. At present, the 70,000 imperial guards in Yanguan need to guard Yanguan and cannot be mobilized.

If the Dou family and other powerful troops go to Jinzhou, these bastards will not only ask for money and food endlessly.

The most important thing is that they shrink back when fighting and seize profits faster than anyone else.

If they let them go, they may not win at that time, and they will have to waste money and food.

Furthermore, he didn't want Jinzhou to be involved in it.

So after thinking about it, I still think these two companies are the most suitable.

First of all, the Ma family and the Dou family are different from those influential tribes, so they still follow their orders.

As for the King of Yan, he refused to hand him over to Beidi for the second time, and it was natural for him to send troops.

However, if Beidi also participated in this war, I am afraid that the number of troops of King Yan and the Ma family would not be able to be brought back to Jinzhou at all.

But judging from the current news, the Beidi army did not enter Jinzhou.

Perhaps although Xiliang surrendered to the Northern Di, there was still a gap between the two.

So, let the two of them take the lead.

If Beidi did not send troops, it would be better. If he sent troops, he would mobilize more troops to enter Jinzhou.

"That's it." Zhao Heng said.

In this way, he was at ease and the court spent the least.

"The emperor is wise." Dou Wei said, with a faint smile on his lips.

These days, he has obtained more information about Yanzhou.

Among them, the official examination held by the King of Yan made him deeply hate it.

If land is the foundation of the wealthy and powerful clans, the recommendation system is the foundation of the foundation.

The King of Yan did this, which was like slapping the face of the sturdy clan.

Therefore, he felt that it was not enough to just use Yuan Li to check and balance the King of Yan.

Originally, he and Beidi cooperated to get rid of the Ma family and control the Ma family so that they could trade war horses with Beidi in Jinzhou.

But now, he felt it was necessary to take this opportunity to trap the King of Yan into the vortex of war in Jinzhou.

In this way, Beidi and Yan King consumed each other and they reaped the benefits of the fisherman.

...

The next day.

The ministers made an early court, and Zhao Heng announced the decree at that time.

At this moment, a little eunuch suddenly entered the hall and came to Liang Cheng's ear and said.

Liang Cheng's face changed drastically when he heard this. He said to Zhao Heng: "Emperor, the Ma family quickly entered Beijing. It is reported that the Ma Zhou Mu father and son died unexpectedly."

"What!" Zhao Heng exclaimed.

After a long silence, he suppressed the shock in his heart.

Facing the ministers, he said, "I just got bad news that the Mazhou Mu and his son died at the hands of bandits."

"What, how is this possible?"

"Ma Xuan and his son are dead."

“This is simply incredible.”

“…”

Upon hearing this news, the ministers were talking.

The Ma family is dominant in the northwest of Dasong and resists Western Liang all year round.

At this pass, the Ma family father and son died, and the Ma family generals had no leader.

Although Ma Yuan has always been disagreeing with his brother, it is because he has disagreement in the government.

But he still has a strong relationship with this brother.
To be continued...