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Chapter 309 The Entire Army Annihilated and the Emperor Out of Control
The army was defeated like a mountain, and it was unstoppable.Hou Mingfeng saw that he was about to burst into tears, and roared to kill the fleeing soldiers, trying to turn the tide and stabilize the morale of the army.But his actions were completely useless in the chaos. Apart from the dozens of personal guards around him, he could no longer control anyone.

Tang Rong's face was pale, he grabbed his hand, and said eagerly: "Mingfeng, the defeat has been decided, let's go, otherwise it will be too late."

"At this moment, the road ahead is blocked, where else can we go?" Hou Mingfeng hunched over in an instant, with a bitter expression on his face.

"The army is in chaos now, and the enemy will not be able to kill them for a while. We immediately put on the clothes of ordinary soldiers and take the opportunity to go up the mountain. We escape from the mountain." Tang Rong said, removing the armor on his body.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Hou Mingfeng couldn't help trembling all over, finally gritted his teeth, and began to remove the clothes on his body, while ordering to the surrounding guards, "Hurry up and change your clothes, we are leaving."

Soon, everyone changed their clothes into dark red soldier uniforms, and then the guards opened the way, slashing a bloody road, and climbing up the mountainside to the west.

"Hoo!" Several sharp arrows came, and instantly hit two of the guards.

"Be careful everyone, there are archers!"

"There are not many archers, kill them!"

"kill!"

The archers in front of them were quickly killed by the guards, but they also attracted the attention of the surrounding enemies. After all, there were dozens of people gathered here, and the target was quite conspicuous.

"Quick, they are about to catch up, let's go!"

"No, our goal is too big. We will separate our troops and escape in several ways, so that we won't attract too much attention."

Hou Mingfeng dispersed his bodyguards several times as a cover, while he led Tang Rong and ten bodyguards to continue running into the deep mountains and old forests.Not long after, everyone disappeared into the vast forest and snowfield.

Two hours later, corpses were scattered all over the valley road, and the snow was stained with patches of bright red blood. From a distance, it looked like a spring garden full of red flowers.

Yang Mingyuan rode a horse and strolled among the corpses, admiring his masterpiece expressionlessly.In the end, he stood at the mouth of the burned valley, looking through the ashes to the south.

The man in black was wrapped in a black fur coat, walked to Yang Mingyuan, looked in the direction of Taniguchi as well, and said slowly: "General Yang, with this big victory, your army has gained a foothold in Mingzhou. If the army From here on out of the mouth of the valley, we will be able to take advantage of the situation and seize Jiangbei County, across the Longjiang River to see the capital. At that time, I am afraid that the general will be able to shock the imperial court and shock the whole world."

"Hehe, your envoy doesn't need to provoke me again." Yang Mingyuan smiled coldly, "Since I promised your master to stop at Guangu County, then I won't take a step out of this valley, please rest assured."

"General Yang is serious, and I am doing this for the sake of the general." The man in black smiled and said, "Just imagine, general, if you occupy Jiangbei, close to the capital, and threaten the center of the empire, all the officials of the court, how can the subjects of the world be wronged by the general? Are you so afraid that you will attack the general at all costs? What's more, the plan of my master and the general is to win the approval of the court for the general and ease the conflict between the two sides. If the general wins Jiangbei, I'm afraid that this matter will be discussed again. It can't be realized either. At that time, the general will occupy Mingzhou, and it will be a trouble for the capital's confidantes. I'm afraid there will be no more peaceful days."

"Okay, your envoy should stop persuading you." Yang Mingyuan glanced at him slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are still a group of jackals barking at my door in the north, and I don't have time to go south. Tell your family Master, the promises he made to me must be fulfilled one by one, otherwise, in the future, I will bring the army to the bank of the Longjiang River in person to question him."

Hearing the words, the man in black trembled slightly, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't worry, general, my master will never let you down."

The army rested in the valley for a few hours. After cleaning the battlefield, Yang Mingyuan led his army back to the north immediately with the spoils of the battle.

Seeing the army completely disappear into the valley, the man in black finally felt relieved.At this time, a group of men in black came slowly and knelt down in front of him on one knee.

The man in black looked at the crowd coldly, and asked hissingly, "Have Hou Mingfeng and Tang Rong been caught?"

"The commander of the capital, the subordinates are incompetent, failed to catch the two of them, and now they have fled into the dense forest."

"A bunch of idiots!" The man in black kicked the person who spoke up, and roared, "Send someone to arrest them immediately. If you want to see them, you will see them dead. If you can't catch them, don't come back." .”

"Yes, yes, this subordinate will go and hunt them down immediately." The men in black retreated in horror.

"I didn't expect these two bastards to be able to run so well, it's beyond my expectation." The man in black murmured to himself with a gloomy face, "If they escape back to the capital, I'm afraid the master's plan will not be implemented, hmph , no matter what, we can’t let them go back.”

Looking at the valley on the messy side again, he snorted coldly, and galloped towards the mouth of the valley.

Within a few days, the news of the annihilation of the Mingzhou Northern Expedition finally reached the capital.For a while, rumors spread everywhere, and people in the capital panicked, fearing that Yang Ni from the north would take the opportunity to go south and attack the capital.There was even more rebellion in the court, and many courtiers stood up and asked the emperor to call back the city guards to protect the safety of the capital.At the same time, he denounced Hou Mingfeng for his incompetence in leading the army and must be punished severely.What's more, they doubted whether it was in collusion with Yang Ni that led to the annihilation of the entire army.

Gao Yu sat on the dragon chair, his face livid with anger.At this moment, he still doesn't understand that all of this must be caused by Cao Ji, otherwise, how could Yang Ni appear in Taniguchi by such a coincidence and eat up the [-] to [-] troops in one fell swoop?This is the only [-] soldiers that the court can mobilize now, and it was wiped out by Cao Ji's selfishness.But he has no evidence to prove Cao Ji's conspiracy at all, and most of the people in the court today are his people, so he has no military power, so he can't move him at all.On the contrary, I lost these [-] soldiers and horses, and without any checks and balances on him, I am afraid that this thief will no longer have any scruples, and will become even more unscrupulous in the court.

Sure enough, Cao Ji stood up with an indifferent face, bowed his lower body slightly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this old minister has something to play!"

"What did Cao Aiqing do?" Seeing that he was so disrespectful to him, Gao Yu couldn't help showing a trace of anger on his face, and asked in a blunt tone.

Cao Ji turned a deaf ear to his attitude, and the old god reported: "Your Majesty, the old minister wants to impeach Hou Mingfeng for colluding with Yang Ni and plotting against him. The old minister also wants to impeach Tang Tianhao, the protector of the country, for forming a party for personal gain. The Hengshan Army, to the extent that our army's left and right Northern Expeditionary Army suffered setbacks and suffered heavy losses."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.Gao Yu almost wanted to pick up the pen and inkstone on the table and slam it at him.What it means to call a thief to catch a thief, and what it means for a villain to file a complaint first, now he has finally seen it.

Before Gao Yu could speak, Qingliu led by Zhao Ming immediately launched a counterattack, blaming Cao Ji for deceiving the king and framing Zhongliang.

Gao Yu managed to stop everyone's abuse, and then asked sinisterly: "Prime Minister Cao, this matter is important, do you have evidence?"

"Yes, the old minister is about to tell His Majesty about this matter." Cao Ji took out a stack of letters from his pocket, handed them to the eunuch next to him, and continued: "This is the correspondence between Yang Ni and Hou Mingfeng. The old minister has invited someone to Comparing Hou Mingfeng's letter with his usual handwriting, there is no doubt about it. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can conduct an appraisal in person."

Seeing what Cao Ji said was so conclusive, Gao Yu knew that he must have made sufficient preparations.While flipping through the contents of the letter, he thought about countermeasures. After a long time, he put down the letter and said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Cao, even though this letter was written by Hou Mingfeng, it is not certain that Duke Hu Guo is involved in it. Is it Hou Mingfeng's one-sided words?"

"The veteran thinks that although there is no evidence to prove that the Duke Protector was involved, it is still impossible to clear up his suspicion." Cao Ji said coldly, "Otherwise, why would his son Tang Rong disappear with Hou Mingfeng, and his life and death are unknown? The crime of Hou Mingfeng has been confirmed, and he should be convicted in order to demonstrate the coercion of the national law and deter all the little ones. Since the protector of the country is suspected, he should be put in prison and wait for the court to have a clear trial before he can determine whether he is innocent. This is the national law. Please also ask the emperor to learn from it."

"You!" Gao Yu stood up abruptly, pointed at Cao Ji angrily, suddenly felt his head in a trance, staggered a step, fell to the ground involuntarily, and passed out.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The officials shouted in panic.An eunuch had already pulled Gao Yu up and headed straight for the harem.

"Ministers, the emperor is in trouble, please retreat first!"

(End of this chapter)