moon walk

Chapter 41 Yingzhou fell, Xu Tuo was dismissed from office!

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"Ma'am, you're finally back, are you alright?" Rusu said worriedly, reaching out to take off the cloak for her.

I saw that Xiangyue just shook her head slightly and walked inside.

Then, she asked, "Is there any movement over there?"

"It's strange to say that Suzhu Palace has brought people to guard in the Department of History and Economics, and the slaves have discovered strange things."

Xiangyue listened, and looked at the other party with serious eyes: "What's the matter?"

She looked cautious and replied in a low voice:

"My servant saw Eunuch Wei next to Concubine Jing sneakily negotiating with a man today. That man doesn't look like a palace man."

Xiangyue thought in her eyes:

"Concubine Jing, entered the palace two years earlier than me. She also fell in love with the emperor. She doesn't like extravagant things, has no desire for superiority, and doesn't compete for favor. So what is she trying to do? A strange man?"

"Is it possible that the empress is having an affair?" Rusu felt unbelievable even at what she said.

and,
Fuyue was still thinking seriously, and said:

"It's definitely not simple, and Xu Chang is still there. I can vaguely smell a herbal fragrance on her body. She was almost killed a few days ago. She probably found something to hide."

"Your Majesty, if you put it that way, this servant has also smelled a medicinal fragrance from Concubine Jing, it is very faint, like aromatherapy but not like aromatherapy."

Hearing Rusu's words, Xiangyue couldn't help frowning with a solemn expression.

Seeing her expression, the other party asked cautiously:

"Ma'am, what did you think of?"

Xiangyue said lightly:
"If she often studies herbal medicines, it is normal for her to have some smell on her body. From this point of view, she may be a person with good medical skills, and her sense of smell is very sensitive. Concubine Jing should ask Su Zhugong to check on her another day. "

Coo coo coo coo. The sound of pigeons came from outside the window.

Xiangyue and Rusu looked serious for a moment,
Rusu immediately opened the window to check, a black homing pigeon appeared and stood on the window sill,

She quickly picked it up, closed the window, and whispered: "Master, Qian Qiuhe."

Yuyue has a serious expression on her face:

"There must be something urgent, hurry up."

Subsequently,

Xiangyue took out the slip of paper from the pigeon's feet, opened it, and it read, in large characters

"Yingzhou was defeated, the eleven kings colluded with Shangshu Chen Kuo, and the general failed."

Rusu looked at it, puzzled and said:

"Ma'am, master, what is this?"

Xiangyue walked to a candlestick beside the bed, burned the note,

Rusu followed beside her, waiting for her answer,

At this time, Xiangyue said softly:

"Yingzhou is the most powerful territory of the Liao Kingdom. It has never been defeated, and it is extremely important. If it fails, it means that the country will face the possibility of being invaded by the enemy."

Rusu was terrified:

"That's dangerous, ah!"

Before Xiangyue finished speaking, she walked back to the small table and sat down, then said:

"Master mentioned before that the Eleventh King colluded with Chen Kuo. It seems that Su Zhugong's investigation is correct. The Empress Dowager still firmly believes that Chen Kuo is still loyal to herself, alas."

While she sighs,
Su Yan pushed the door open again and entered. She looked helplessly and said, "This door is really not safe."

Then,

Just watch the other party come and sit down in front of her,
Ru Su hugged the Qianqiu Crane aside, and poured tea for him with a sullen expression.

Looking at the other party drinking the tea in the cup, Xiangyue took the lead to ask:
"Prince Su's palace, if you come here so blatantly, you won't be afraid of being exposed."

Su Yan put down the cup in his hand, and said boldly:
"With Gong's skills, it's not easy to do it without people discovering it?"

Hearing this, Xiangyue smiled cooperatively: "Then why is the main palace here?"

Su Yan wanted to show off at first, and got the right to guard the forbidden area, but he didn't know that the other party didn't say a word, so he tried embarrassingly:
"Hasn't your empress been well-informed? Haven't received any news today?"

At this moment, Xiangyue teased him a little bit, so she pretended to be ignorant:

"No, have you? Turning around, I asked Rusu,
Rusu shook her head understandingly: "No."

Su Yan looked at the actions of the two of them, touched his forehead with his hand in embarrassment, and said after silence:

"That, that's..." This hem and haw look really doesn't look like him.

The two in front of them couldn't help but sniggered,
Xiangyue opened the mouth and said:

"Just kidding, this concubine already knows, now that the Department of History and Economics is under the supervision of you, the main palace of Su, what does the main palace plan to do next?"

"Tomorrow night, we can only act after the Queen Mother goes to bed. Zhaoxian is responsible for meeting outside."

Xiangyue nodded: "Okay, then act according to Su Zhugong's plan."

——The next day..
Regarding the defeat of Yingzhou, Xu Tuo had already pleaded guilty in the court, and all the officials began to discuss it.

Chen Kuo, Minister of the Ministry of War, said:
"Your Majesty, although Yingzhou has fallen, the enemy has not yet reached Chicheng. I feel that we should gather troops and horses as soon as possible. We must defend Chicheng, and then plan to counterattack. After all, Yingzhou has always been a hard and indestructible fortress. This defeat will definitely be a fortress." It is Xu Tuo's incompetence, and he is not qualified for the position of general, so he asked the emperor to dismiss Xu Tuo from his post."

Some ministers also agreed after hearing this.
At this time, Prime Minister Xu was angry and helpless in his heart. If he begged the emperor now, he might say that he was covering him up. Why not,
"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Lord Chen said. This time, Tuo'er himself is incompetent and has failed the expectations of the Emperor and Queen Mother. I really feel guilty."

"Okay, I have already made a decision. Xu Tuo is not capable enough. He will be dismissed from the position of general and demoted to a commoner. As for who will take office, we will discuss again. The most important thing now is who to send to guard Chicheng."

At this time, Chen Kuo stood up again and said:

"Your Majesty, I feel that the only one who has the ability to guard Chicheng is Su Zhugong. After all, Su Zhugong is brave and resourceful, and the people under him are even more skilled."

When Su Yan heard this, he was startled at first, and he couldn't help but feel serious. Why did the other party let him go on purpose? Even if there was no one in the camp who could take the lead, it wouldn't make him a person who had never been on the battlefield. .

He couldn't help looking sharply, and asked:
"Master Chen, are you mistaken? Gong has always been on duty by the emperor's side, but he has no experience in killing enemies on the battlefield. Besides, are you sure that the soldiers' morale will not be shaken when officials who fall from the sky fall into the camp? Now Xu Isn't Taku a good example?"

"How can Xu Tuo compare with you in the main palace? He is a brave and foolhardy person, but the main palace is different. He has first-class skill and excellent strategy. I believe that the only way for the soldiers in the camp is to convince them and obey them." to you."

Chen Kuo's treacherous face, coupled with his slightly hooked standing posture, the little old man with a height of 1.7 meters, looked even more lazy and short at this time.

As soon as the words fell, he turned his head to the emperor above and said:

"Your Majesty, with the ability of Su Zhugong, he can definitely take on this important task, but Su Zhugong's shyness and evasion don't seem like the performance of a loyal minister."

The meaning in the words, isn't it secretly that Su Bing has a different heart,
Su Yan got angry, looked at the other party, and said something in a spirited manner.

But at this time someone began to chime in:

"Your Majesty, this veteran thinks what Mr. Chen said is very true, Su Zhugong is the perfect candidate."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Chicheng is imminent. If the main palace of Su is hesitant, I can only dare to think about the loyalty of the main palace."

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor was already annoyed by listening to what the people below said, and now he is even more annoyed.

So he said angrily: "Presumptuous, look at all the noisy faces, shut up and let Su Yang talk about what he thinks,"

At this time, Su Wei said calmly:
"Back to the emperor, if the emperor thinks that the minister has this ability, then the minister will live up to everyone's expectations and go to Chicheng immediately to prepare for the battle."

"Okay, from my point of view, I also think that only you are the most suitable. With your ability, I believe that I will be able to take back Yingzhou. I will ask Yingzhou to deploy a thousand soldiers to obey your orders tomorrow and rush to Chicheng. You must let them go within a week." I heard the good news, is there any problem?"

Although Su Wei was dissatisfied, he still gritted his teeth and said:
"Go back to the emperor, no problem, I will do my best."

At this time, Chen Kuo straightened up with a triumphant smile, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Subsequently,

The emperor stood up irritably, and said, "Let's leave the court if there is nothing to do."

Before the words fell, he couldn't wait to leave.

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(End of this chapter)