Duke Mu stood outside the palace, quietly looking at the starry sky, his mind traveling far away. He nodded.

Liu Congxi stood aside and looked at Mu Gong from time to time. His godfather had changed a lot this time when he came back. The former godfather was gentle and elegant, and he was very polite to everyone. As long as others did not deliberately offend him, his godfather would not

If you deliberately target any person, you will not take the initiative to get involved in right and wrong.

But the current Mu Gong is strong and proactive, completely opposite to before, and his personality seems to have changed greatly. For example, Wang Anmao, the first thing Mu Gong did after he came back was to send him to the imperial mausoleum to guard the tomb.

And it was done in front of Zhao Zhi. The reason was that he was close to the King of Qi and treated the prince unkindly. Zhao Zhi appreciated Wang Anmao's talents and treated him very well before, but that was all. Compared with Mu Gong, Wang Anmao

It was nothing, just one sentence, and he was told to get out immediately.

Also, although Mu Gong was the eunuch in charge of the inner palace of the imperial city in the past, he usually did not take care of things very much. Instead, he assigned various affairs to various consuls and eunuchs. When he came back this time, after dealing with Wang Anmao, he excluded and suppressed him.

He killed many people with very strong and cruel methods. Dozens of eunuchs and maids died in his hands, all of them were Wang Anmao's cronies and those with different ambitions.

Recalling the conversation between Mu Gong and Zhao Zhi in the main hall just now, Liu Congxi sighed in his heart. As far as the people in the imperial city were concerned, Mu Gong should be the most trusted person by the emperor. Liu Congxi had always felt that,

The emperor treated Mu Gong like this just because Mu Gong had followed the emperor for decades and was always loyal. But now, Liu Congxi finally understood that the reason why Mu Gong was able to gain Zhao Zhi's absolute trust was not only because he was sincere, but because he had great

Wisdom, in many things, he has always been highly consistent with the emperor. Often at critical moments, Mu Gong can make very good suggestions and gain the emperor's thoughts. This ability is something that no one else has except him. This makes

In front of the emperor, Duke Mu had a powerful voice that few others could match.

Liu Congxi was in a trance as he was thinking about things. It wasn't until he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder that he came back to his senses. Seeing that it was Mr. Mu, he said with some embarrassment: "Godfather, I was a little trance thinking about something."

Duke Mu said quietly: "In the palace, it is a good thing to have too many thoughts, but sometimes it can harm yourself."

Liu Congxi nodded and did not answer.

"Take some time to go to the East Palace and talk to the prince." Mu Gong turned and looked in a direction, where the East Palace is.

Liu Congxi was a little stunned: "What can the prince and I have to say?"

Liu Congxi knew that Zhao Xun didn't like him. This dislike was not because of his identity or character, nor was it because of any grudges the two had. It was because Zhao Xun didn't like his identity, or in other words, Zhao Xun didn't like him.

Xun was somewhat repelled and wary of eunuchs. This sentiment was higher than that of ordinary people. Zhao Xun also had many eunuchs around him, but he didn't hear that he favored any eunuch more. This was Zhao Xun's character.

Duke Mu said softly: "There is no need to say anything. Just tell His Highness what happened in the palace just now. Don't say much else."

Liu Congxi understood something and whispered: "Is this the conversation between the godfather and the emperor just now?"

"As long as you know."

Duke Mu said softly: "Cong Xi, don't get too close to the prince. The prince has very special thoughts. If you try to curry favor with him, it may not be a good thing in the end."

Liu Congxi didn't understand, but Dan still nodded and said nothing.

Duke Mu glanced at Liu Congxi, shook his head, and said no more.

The news of Longyou's defeat soon spread throughout Fengjing, and everyone was shocked. For more than a hundred years, there have been constant wars on the North Road of Longyou. The wars with Tubo and the Hu people have never stopped, and both sides have won each other.

However, no matter what, the land of the four states in Longyou North Road has always been firmly in the hands of the Jin Dynasty, and has never fallen. But now, less than half a month after the war started, Liangzhou was lost, and the state was also lost.

, Langzhou is gone, and only an isolated city in Shanzhou is still holding on, but without the support of reinforcements, it may not last long.

Compared with the past ten years, the great victory in the first Battle of Longyou, the recovery of the seven states in the west of Longyou, the successful suppression of the White Turban Rebellion, the victory in the Battle of Jiangnan, and the series of military victories of the Jin Dynasty are very impressive.

Brilliant, this made the people of the world feel that today's Jin Dynasty has been rejuvenated and the country is extremely powerful. Living in such a powerful country makes them feel happy and proud. But when the news of Longyou's defeat came, and it was a

Defeat after defeat, the entire Longyou North Road fell. Such a tragic defeat was in great contrast with their self-understanding of the country. The first reaction of most people was disbelief. Could it be fake news?

The common people may still be waiting and watching, asking around to find out whether the news is true or false, but the officials in the court know that the news of Longyou's defeat is true, and the situation is worse than imagined.

serious.

Tubo mobilized the whole country to invade Longyou, with more than 300,000 troops. Anbei's 50,000 troops were defeated. Prefecture, Langzhou, and Liangzhou fell. More than 50,000 Jin troops died in the battle. Now only Shanzhou is still struggling. Wu

The 30,000 troops led by Li Xun, the governor of the state, are now also in the territory of Longyou North Road. The situation is unknown. It is speculated that facing the absolute military superiority of Tibet, Li Xun may be in danger at this moment.

Everyone had expected that after completely controlling the entire Longyou North Road, the Anbei Jiedu envoy Ma Wu had just been defeated, and the Anbei elite cavalry could not go south for the time being. There was no threat from the rear. The next step for Tubo was to point its sword at the seven western Longyou roads.

In the land of Zhouzhou, the Jin army there was only 30,000 to 40,000 people. How could they resist the Tubo army of more than 300,000 people?

For ordinary people, they only saw the superficial victory or defeat of the war, but they could not see the deeper overall situation. If the land of the seven states in the west of Longyou fell, to the Jin Dynasty, it would be like having a piece of flesh cut off from the body.

, although it is extremely painful, it is not heartbreaking. Once the Longyou North Road is gone, the entire Anbei and the 150,000 to 60,000 elite troops will become a sandwich cake, and destruction will be a matter of time. This kind of loss,

The Jin Dynasty cannot afford it no matter what. It will shake the foundation of the entire Jin Dynasty, and Zhao Zhi's decades of hard work and accumulation will also be wiped out.

Gewa launched the second battle of Longyou. Whether it was for political reasons or for other reasons, he used coercive means to bring nearly 80% of Tubo's military strength to Longyou. This was very important to Gewa.

To him, it is tantamount to a shocking gamble. If you fail, you will become a benevolent person. Once you fail, there will only be one end for facing him, that is, betrayal and death. Therefore, since Gewa has achieved this step, there is no more

A way out.

The Jin Dynasty also had no way to retreat, and there was no room for loss on the Longyou North Road. On the third day after Zhao Zhi convened the ministers for discussion, Li Zhong did not wait for the Forbidden Army to be assembled, but took the lead with Huang and Wang Huailie's 60,000 troops.
Chapter completed!