Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Inside Fengtian Hall.

Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Keli, Yang Lian and others were already kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down!!"

Zuo Guangdou was not that impatient.

Decades of ups and downs in his official career have taught Zuo Guangdou that the more angry he is, the less he can make hasty decisions.

At this time, I was so angry that I made random decisions, only to regret them later!

"Wu Xiang stayed at Dacang Ridge for three hours without making any progress. He watched all Xiang Quanzhong's troops die in battle on the bank of the Yangtze River!" Zhu Youjian held the memorial in his hand and shook it, almost slapping Zuo Guangdou in the face: "You asked me to calm down my anger? How to calm down my anger? How to live in peace? If we don't send the Chinese army to supervise the army, I'm afraid the surname of the king will not be long in this world!"

"Your Majesty," Zuo Guangdou ignored Zhu Youjian who had lost his mind, but held a wat board and said loudly: "The military affairs of the world are not determined by the gains and losses of one city or one place, nor are they determined by the lives and deaths of more than 10,000 people. , Nowadays, Wu Xiang still has more than 100,000 troops in his hands, and food and wages are constantly being transported to Nanjing City from all sides. The gentry, scholars, and people all over the world regard Nanjing City as the center of the world. Where the people's hearts are, the world will be there. The emperor is still the master of the world!"

I don't know whether he was affected by Zuo Guangdou's words, or whether he was angry and calmed down. Anyway, Zhu Youjian sat back on the chair again and murmured softly: "You know, Zuo Aiqing, I only have these 100,000 troops. If If we lose again in this battle, I am afraid that all nine states in the world will really change hands."

Yuan Keli and Yang Lian looked at each other.

Now it seems that this emperor has no merits suitable for being an emperor except that he is of the same flesh and blood!

The original Emperor Tianqi, no matter what, was still able to listen to his subordinates' suggestions. Before Wang Qi's rise, he also worked hard for a while.

Today's Emperor Chongzhen is really like a human king.

Oh, by the way, the reign name of the current emperor was announced to the world yesterday, and his name is Chongzhen. This year is the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.

As for the emperor in Beijing, because of the existence of the parliament, he did not have a year name, and was called the first year of the Republic in history.

"Then do you have any good suggestions for the current situation?" Chongzhen looked at the people in the hall.

Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Yuan Keli, and Gou Ying were the important officials who had to be questioned by the emperor every day since Chongzhen ascended the throne.

"Your Majesty," Gou Ying held the wat tablet, moved one step to the left, and stood in the center of the hall: "I have a word!"

"Tell me about it!" Zhu Youjian leaned forward: "Tell me about it quickly."

"The supervisory army can be sent, and the censor can be used instead, but there is one thing," Gou Ying said: "I believe that the situation between the north and the south has become clear. In terms of military, Nanjing City is no match for Wang Qi, but when it comes to taxes and financial resources, , the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world, none can compare with Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, so we need to temporarily preserve our strength and continue to fight, so as to slowly drag the enemy to death. Therefore, Xiang Quanzhong has died in the battle, and Wu Xiang You can't just go all out and get too entangled with the enemy."

"Delay to death?" Zhu Youjian smacked a few words and felt that Gou Ying was right: "Does that mean you want to withdraw the troops?"

"Absolutely not!" Yuan Ke immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, the troops cannot be withdrawn. The war in Dacangling is currently in a tense state. If the troops withdraw at this time, the morale of the army will be broken. By then, there will be no more available troops on both sides of the Yangtze River, and Nanjing City will no longer be able to Without a defending army, wouldn't it put His Majesty in danger?"

"One said to withdraw the troops and preserve the power, and the other said not to withdraw and fight to the death." Zhu Youjian suddenly became a little irritable: "Do you have an accurate idea?"

"Your Majesty, the current situation cannot be evacuated," Zuo Guangdou said: "As Lord Yuan said, the current war is intense and we should not act lightly. If we rashly withdraw from Dacang Ridge, our army will inevitably be defeated!"

What's more, the other party is Wang Qi! How is it possible for you to withdraw safely?

However, Zuo Guangdou did not say the second half of the sentence.

It just adds to the worries, why bother?

"So, the only thing we can do is fight to the death?" Gou Ying sneered: "You guys are such bastards and don't feel sorry for me! When the time comes, Nanjing City will have no soldiers to defend and no danger to rely on. It will be up to you adults to climb to the top of the city and fight with them. The Liaodong Army led by Wang Qi fought hard."

"Lord Gou, you are saying these words in the imperial meeting now, which shows no dignity for an important minister!" As a censor, Yang Lian disliked officials disobeying the emperor the most, especially when the situation was so tense. "It's Zuo Yushi." Gou Ying, as the chief minister of the cabinet, was naturally not afraid of Yang Lian. She glanced sideways at Yang Lian and said, "Since you are here, you must not be someone who just talks in vain. Do you have any good ideas??? "

"Gou Shoufu," Yang Lian was not angry with Gou Ying, but simply said: "I don't talk about military matters."

"What a man who doesn't talk about military affairs!" Gou Ying sneered and turned to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, please issue an order to withdraw the troops to preserve our strength!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!!!"

Zuo Guangdou and Yuan Keli also stepped forward.

On the throne, Zhu Youjian was like a muscle, blocked at both ends.

"Rong Zhen, let me think about it carefully. You can go down first." Zhu Youjian always looked forward and backward, and was eager for success. As soon as the words came out, he hurriedly added: "There is no need to go back home. You will stay in the palace today. I will be there anytime." There is an edict!”

"I will wait for the order."

After a while, several people exited Fengtian Hall.

Gou Ying took the lead and left first.

Yang Lian also went to Wenhua Hall alone.

Only Zuo Guangdou and Yuan Keli walked side by side.

"Master Zuo, how do you think this battle will develop?" Yuan Keli walked slowly.

"The matter has come to this, withdrawing the troops is far worse than fighting!" Zuo Guangdou's eyebrows were filled with determination: "Wang Qi can always plot against someone, but Zuo remembers his words clearly."

"Oh?" Yuan Keli asked curiously: "I would like to hear the details."

"What you can't get on the battlefield, don't try to get it at the negotiation table." Zuo Guangdou paused and looked at the gloomy sky, as if he was remembering something: "It's better to fight to the death and completely scare the enemy. , so that they can have a sense of awe. This is true for the barbarians, and I think it is also true for those in Beijing."

"I'm afraid that your Majesty doesn't understand this truth," Yuan Keli looked back and looked at the Fengtian Palace standing in the distance.

Dark clouds rolled over the city, making Fengtian Temple even more dark and lonely.

"Your Majesty has never received an orthodox imperial education, so he is a little confused, which is normal," Zuo Guangdou sighed silently and added: "This requires me and other cabinet ministers to teach you more on weekdays."

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Keli thought of Sun Chengzong who was far away in the capital.

It's really a pity that the imperial master actually acted as an aid to the tiger.

"Let's go, let's go to Wenyuan Pavilion to rest first. Maybe the emperor will summon us later in the night."

"Let's go!"

Zuo Guangdou and Yuan Keli walked side by side in the White Marble Square of the Imperial Palace.

Under the shadow of the clouds, the two figures looked extremely lonely. (End of chapter)