The old man was dragged outside the palace and gagged.

People in Tai Chi Hall were panicked.

Jiang Lingrong was so angry that he loudly shouted to the ministers in the court: "Are you all mute? It was you who proposed the Northern Expedition. Now the Northern Expedition has failed miserably. The Jiang Dynasty sent troops to conquer the Southern Dynasty. It was you who misunderstood me and the country. It’s your fault!”

The entire court was completely silent.

Emperor Nan Xiao had a fit and followed the advice of Prime Minister Gu. In the name of the eldest princess, he sent an order to the Marquis of Donghai to send troops.

The Marquis of Donghai knew that the order was false, but because of the name of the eldest princess, he was afraid of telling the truth, so he did not refuse. Instead, he asked the court to release the eldest princess and escort her to Dengzhou. Dengzhou immediately sent troops.

On the surface, Hou Donghai had the idea of ​​​​rescuing the eldest princess, but secretly, in order to control the eldest princess and then control the hussar generals of South Vietnam, he logically beat Emperor Nan Xiao into a rebellious minister and traitor. He openly and honestly sent troops to conquer Emperor Nan Xiao and became the emperor. city.

The imperial court is not a fool. As long as the eldest princess is still in the capital, the Qi family's army will be controlled by the imperial court, and princes from all over the country will not dare to raise troops.

The two sides continued to fight for control, and bad news from the north also reached the capital.

In order to prepare for the Northern Expedition, the imperial court transferred some troops and horses to the garrisons in various places. As a result, the garrisons in various places were insufficient in strength and the morale of the border city defense guards was low.

And because after the message spread, the local military generals were not angry about the imperial court's killing of the general and passively resisted. Wherever Jiang Jun went, the city guards fled one after another, or directly opened the city gates to welcome Jiang Jun into the city. Within a few days, five cities were captured in a row.

Jiang Lingrong hurriedly went to the eldest princess's house and asked the eldest princess to return to the court.

But what he saw was the eldest princess who had been unconscious for many days.

The imperial doctor claimed that since the disastrous defeat of the Northern Expedition, bad news came from the border. The eldest princess was worried about the country and the people. She was restless day and night, and her condition was getting worse. In the past few days, she had been bedridden, falling into a lethargy every day, and she was also a little confused.

Jiang Lingrong was so disappointed that he had to rush back to the palace and summon Gu Xiang and others to discuss the matter.

However, the civil and military ministers sadly discovered that the only person who could resist Jiang Chao's army was the hussar general.

……

After taking the medicine, Jiang Fuguang felt a little sleepy and took a nap while leaning on the pillow.

Yingluo hurriedly entered the room and woke her up repeatedly: "The eldest princess is not good. Jiang Dynasty's army broke through the Yuzhou defense line. His Majesty called all the ministers to discuss countermeasures against Jiang. The ministers could not come up with any solution. Your Majesty was furious and threatened to declare Hussar When the general went to Beijing to serve the king, he encountered fierce opposition from a group of ministers led by Shi Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs and Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Works."

Jiang Fuguang's chaotic brain was completely awake.

"Shi Shangshu bluntly said that the hussar generals were suppressing the riots in South Vietnam and could not enter the capital to serve the king. Otherwise, South Vietnam would fall and spread to Lingnan. The southern gate would be wide open. The princes from all over the country would take advantage of the situation and the Vietnamese people would march straight in. The Southern Dynasty would not be destroyed by foreign invasion before He died first due to civil strife among the princes."

The hussar general is guarding the south gate. Anyone who wants to raise an army will have no choice but to go to the south gate.

The Qi family has been loyal for generations. If you want to attack the Qi family, you will inevitably have to bear the reputation of "killing the loyal and persecuting the loyal." Jiang Lingrong, the king of the country, because he killed the general, he turned himself into a traitor and was vilified by the world. The pen kills.

If you want to be the first, you have to take the risk of being labeled as a "rebellious minister and traitor, and everyone will punish you", and be conquered by other princes. At present, the hussar generals are putting down the riots, and the princes cannot afford the consequences of losing the southern gate.

Not to mention, Luo Jing and the eldest princess are strategizing.

Yingluo: "Your Majesty was furious and scolded Shi Shangshu and others for their alarmist talk and deceiving the public with their monstrous words. Their sins are unforgivable. He ordered people to drag Shi Shangshu and others out and beat each of them thirty times."

Jiang Fuguang frowned. After hitting him with thirty big boards, half of his life was gone. If the torturer had hit him harder, he might have died on the spot.

Speaking of this, Yingluo couldn't help but her eyes turned red: "No one from the family officials headed by Prime Minister Gu came forward. Shi Shangshu and his party finished tying the board and almost died, but were carried back home by the Imperial City Secretary, and even more What is hateful is that they have offended His Majesty, and others are avoiding them like snakes and scorpions, for fear of implicating themselves, they cannot even hire a doctor, and a living person has to wait for death in the mansion. "

Jiang Fuguang lowered his head and coughed: "The family refused to say anything because they also agreed to let the uncle return to Beijing to serve as king, but they were afraid to bear the serious consequences of the fall of South Vietnam after uncle returned to Beijing. They did not dare to say anything. They only acquiesced in Jiang Lingrong's actions. No matter what happens, they stay out of it."

Yingluo's eyes widened: "When did this happen, and you are still calculating gains and losses?"

Jiang Fuguang looked calm: "The aristocratic family wants the eldest uncle to resist the Jiang Dynasty first. It doesn't matter if South Vietnam is lost. After the destruction of South Vietnam, there is no political power. No matter how fierce the Vietnamese people are, in the eyes of the courtiers, they are just a group of disorganized rebels. For a while, We still can't defeat Luo Jing, but the people affected by the war are only suffering, and their interests have nothing to do with it."

Yingluo's breath tightened: "The Vietnamese people regard the Han people as enemies. If South Vietnam falls, I don't know how many innocent people will be brutally killed by the Vietnamese people."

Jiang Fuguang believed deeply: "The court officials thought that as long as the uncle defeated the Jiang Dynasty and then ordered the Qi army to drive the country and establish the country, what does this sacrifice mean? They took it for granted that if the uncle could defeat South Vietnam once, it would be enough. If they can be defeated for the second time, South Vietnam's threat to the imperial court will be far inferior to that of the Jiang Dynasty."

At this point, she curled her lips and smiled with her eyes closed: "But they don't know that South Vietnam has no soldiers anymore!"

General Zhenbei surrendered Da Jiang in order to quell the rebellion in South Vietnam, intimidate the Marquis of Donghai, and avoid civil strife among the princes. He was a general of the Jiang Dynasty and would never let his uncle enter the capital to serve the king.

Of course, after "Quest for Jiang Lingrong's Prosecution" spread, she had already sent a secret order to her uncle, forcing him to guard South Vietnam. He was not allowed to enter Beijing without her issuing an edict.

My eldest uncle will not come to Beijing to serve as king.

Jiang Fuguang thought of Shangshu Shi and his entourage: "Let the doctors in the palace go to the houses of Shangshu Shi and Shangshu Zhao to diagnose and treat them. The injuries are so serious that I think I won't be able to go to court for a while. It's a blessing in disguise. How can I know it's not a blessing?" "

Early the next morning, Emperor Nan Xiao indeed issued an order for General Hussar to come to Beijing to serve the King.

Due to the riots in South Vietnam, General Hussar fought in various parts of South Vietnam. His whereabouts were uncertain and he kept running around. Twenty days later, the imperial edict arrived in South Vietnam and was delivered to General Hussar.

The hussar general accepted the imperial edict covered in blood: "There are no more soldiers in Lingnan."

At this moment, the world knows that as early as when the Western Tibetan invaded the south, the eldest princess had ordered that 70,000 Qi family troops were secretly transferred to the southwest to fight against the Western Tibet. General Hussar led 30,000 soldiers to fight against millions of mobs in South Vietnam. Suffering.

The court did not provide any support.

After the Wuhu rebellion, the Central Plains dynasty formed an unwritten tacit understanding that no matter how fierce the internal fighting was, they would never allow foreign invasion.

Procrastination strikes again~

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