surnamed Wang

Chapter 650 Action
On the tenth day of the winter month, the winter solstice of the solar term, the grain is stored in the warehouse, and everything is afraid of silence.

The weather is killing people, pedestrians are coming and going on the street, and there are few lively conversations, which makes the already cold atmosphere even more tense.

Recently, the major generals in the frontier have been acting treacherously. Yan Guang on the northern line ignored the orders of the Ministry of War and strictly guarded the country's gates.

It is common for the army to change defenses, but most of them follow small-scale rotations and travel long distances rashly. First, it costs a lot of money.

Therefore, unless the enemy country invades or someone rebels, it will not easily deploy heavy troops to travel far.

In addition, there are four or five generals who are in charge of a state, and they went straight to the northern line without prior notice. Judging from their posture, they seemed to be going head-to-head with Tabei.

This matter hasn't spread to the people yet, but Tabei can't sit still anymore. Seeing the cold weather, the Dynasty army, who has been useless for nearly a year, suddenly becomes hardened?
In the royal palace of Tabei, a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties sat on the throne with a gloomy face, and all the dignitaries below were whispering, and finally the man said in a deep voice:

"After arguing for so long, what is the result of the quarrel?"

The hall fell silent instantly, and an old man stepped forward and said:

"Returning to Your Majesty, there must be demons when things go wrong. I think you should send envoys to the dynasty to find out the truth."

"He's almost at the door of his house, and he's still talking nonsense. If you want me to say it, call him." A military officer in his early thirties said in a muffled voice.

"Ignorant barbarians, King Yin and Ratan are still in the hands of each other, what if they are hurt?"

"Hmph, before sending envoys to negotiate, their emperor didn't even see him, and now they are mobilizing troops with great fanfare. Either King Yin and Ratan are in dire straits, or they can't bear the punishment and confessed their plan. "

"Shut up!" The middle-aged man who is the king said again, his face was a little ugly, "Although King Yin came from a side branch, my royal blood is also flowing in his body, he will never give in to those bastards, Ulida , Aren’t you in contact with the dynasty, what did the other party say?”

Hearing this, the obese man at the front of the crowd stepped forward, clasped his fists and said:
"Returning to my father, Wei Changgong has not sent a letter yet, but he mentioned before that he wants to reduce the defense line of the dynasty, so that Yan Guang has no soldiers to use and no food to eat, and then he will be punished for the crime of leading troops and transferred to other places. We can move our troops south."

"You are so treacherous, let alone a eunuch without a bird, you can't believe it." A man with a beard and a whip said.

The obese man was not annoyed by the other party's interruption, but said very patiently:
"Because he is an eunuch, he is destined not to be the emperor, so he decided to destroy the Han people. The assassination of Yan Guang's father was secretly instigated by Eunuch Wei. In my opinion, it is very likely that Yan Guang will not accept orders. It made the dynasty send troops to arrest him."

The line of Wei, Jin and Tang has always been connected by Ulida. If he can capture the Central Plains and establish Nanyuan, he will be a great achievement. Afterwards, he will be able to overwhelm several brothers when he succeeds to the throne.

Now that he has been firmly tied to the great eunuch of that dynasty, no matter what outsiders say, he can only trust him.

Thinking of this, the second prince Taibei cupped his fists and said:
"Father, my son is willing to go to the dynasty to inquire about information."

Seeing that he took the initiative to invite Ying, the ministers present couldn't say anything more, so the man on the throne said:

"Okay, I'll give you half a month to figure out the dynasty's plans. If there is no reply within half a month, Tabei will send troops."

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At the same time, the situation at the court meeting in the palace was not much better than that of Ta Bei, the young emperor was still in the bed of his concubines and was made a fuss by the officials.

Remonstrance by civil servants is not new in past dynasties. What is rare today is that the ministers of civil and military affairs have changed from the past and entered the palace with official uniforms and hats in hand.

No matter how mischievous the emperor Wang Wanyu was on weekdays, he also knew that the situation was critical at the moment, so he had no choice but to leave the warm and fragrant nephrite jade behind and sit on the ass-sucking dragon chair.

"All the lovers have something to say, and nothing to do." The young man yawned, talking nonsense.

"Your Majesty, the four generals Sun Duo, Wu Zhu, Cong Jing, and Zhu Shaoyun led their troops to move north for no reason, and they will arrive at the northern line in a few days. I am worried that they intend to defect."

It was the left servant of the Ministry of War who spoke, and he had no intention of covering it up for his robes. At this time, the right servant of the Ministry of War stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, General Yan Guang, who is riding sideways, refuses to accept the dispatch, and guards the gate of the moat and cannot get out. I ordered several generals to arrest him."

Hearing this, Zuo Shilang turned his head and said:
"Since we want to arrest him, why didn't we report it to the Ministry of War, or did Master Ling deliberately conceal it?"

The left and right ministers of the six departments of the court have always been at odds, but there has never been a situation of tearing their faces, let alone openly fighting in the early court. This move is undoubtedly to give the civil servants something to talk about.

In the usual way, the ministers must seize the right time to join the military department, defy the military order and transfer troops privately. Yan Guang and the generals definitely did not run away, and even the two servants and the minister would suffer.

But the atmosphere in the hall today is obviously a bit weird, not only did the civil servants not make use of it, but they also expressed their views on this matter.

Some said that the enemy should not change the generals at will at present, and the Ministry of War's transfer order to Yan Guang was inherently problematic; others said that Yan Guang had rebellious intentions and wanted to betray the courtiers and worship Taibei.

There was a lot of noise in the hall, and the most intriguing one was the Minister of the Ministry of War, his eyes were slightly closed from the beginning to the end, as if he was resting with his eyes closed, neither explaining nor showing favoritism.

The emperor could count the number of times he went to court in a year with his fingers. He subconsciously turned his head to look at the most trusted eunuch and said:
"Eunuch Wei, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Wei Jintang bowed his head and said calmly:
"Your Majesty, Yan Guang should be punished for disrespecting the military order in this non-wartime."

"But the Yan family has been loyal and good for generations, and there has never been a traitor?"

"It didn't come out before, it doesn't mean there won't be now, whether Yan Guang has a double heart or not, you will know when you bring it back to the first trial."

The young emperor didn't have much opinion, nodded and said:

"In that case, according to Eunuch Wei..."

"Hold on, Your Majesty!"

Before finishing speaking, a clear voice came from outside the hall, and after a while, a bright red dress came in. The officials hurriedly saluted upon seeing this, and it was the Eldest Princess Wang Wanyue who came.

The woman came closer and saluted:

"Your Majesty, my lords have been talking about General Yan since the last court, but never mentioned more important matters. The imperial sister heard that General Qiao of the Northwest and General Song of the Southeast are carrying heavy troops to change defenses. I don't know if your lords are Have you never heard of it, or did you deliberately not report it?"

As Wang Wanyue spoke, her eyes scanned the crowd, and some of them immediately looked a little flustered. The woman's expression remained unchanged, but she had secretly remembered them in her heart.

The emperor still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, and with a confused look on his face, Wei Jintang, who lowered his head, had gloomy eyes, and said sharply:

"His Royal Highness, you have lived in the harem all year round, so you may not know much about military affairs. Changing defenses on the frontier is a common occurrence. Song Xun and Qiao Chao have also reported to the Ministry of War in advance, so there is no need to make a fuss."

"Whether they report to the Ministry of War or to the Minister of Wei, everyone knows very well." The eldest princess said with a grim expression.

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(End of this chapter)