The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 708
On the sixth day of June, the sun slanted westward, and the capital city.

"Urgent military situation, open the door quickly..."

"Urgent military situation, open the door quickly..."

Outside the south gate of the capital, more than a dozen riders rushed over and stopped outside the gate to shout loudly.

There are strict rules and regulations for the opening and closing of the city gates. Even if it is a so-called "emergency military situation", the people below have no control over it.

So the general flag reported to the hundred households, and the hundred households reported to the thousand households, and the thousand households finally asked the commander on duty for instructions.

"Open the door!" Han Ming, the commander of the left guard of the prison gate, ordered.

At this moment, his expression was extremely solemn, and the soldiers who conveyed the military information were extremely embarrassed, which meant that something must have happened on the front line.

When the summoned cavalry entered the city, Han Ming went directly to the city wall, grabbed one of them and asked, "From the western front?"

"Exactly!"

"How's it going?"

"Defeated!" The summoning soldier said in a sad tone.

Although this was expected, the two words "defeated" still cannot explain the situation on the front line.

So Han Ming then asked: "Defeated? How did you lose? What's the situation on the front line?"

A few days ago, the Yong Army kept sending troops to cross the river and fought against the Western Front Army. These news would reach the capital every day.

In the several battles that have taken place, the imperial court and the Yong army fought back and forth, logically speaking, there should not be a big defeat.

But the next moment when the soldiers were summoned, Han Ming's self-comfort was broken.

"Our army was defeated, and the Hanshui line of defense is gone!"

"what?"

For a moment, not only Han Ming, but also the officers and soldiers of the other guards at the gate were all surprised.

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In the evening, the gate of the palace was closed.

But the cabinet ministers who received the news of the defeat, as well as the officials of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, knocked on the closed palace door together at this moment.

The palace gate opened, and seeing the eunuch appearing inside, the first assistant, Wang Tinghe, didn't wait for the other party to ask, and immediately scolded: "It's an urgent military situation, I'm waiting to see the emperor!"

"Quickly report!"

Although he was unhappy in his heart, these people standing outside the palace gate were the top power of the Jin Dynasty, so the eunuch could only respond quickly.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Changchun Palace is where the Empress lives, and meals are being delivered in the palace at the moment.

Although there were more than a dozen people busy back and forth, everyone didn't make a sound because the emperor and empress were talking.

At this time, Zhao Weilong was smiling, and he was talking about things in the harem with Queen Zhen Xiangyu.

It can be seen that Zhao Weilong is very happy at the moment, which is rare in the near future.

Ever since Yong's army reached the west of the Hanshui River, the imperial court has basically never received any good news, so that Zhao Weilong has been in a bad mood.

It was also because of this that when news of success came from the Southwest, even if it was only a small-scale victory, it was enough to make Zhao Weilong smile.

At this moment, the dishes were ready, and Empress Zhen Xianglian reminded with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat!"

"Uh... I'm really hungry!"

When he said this, Zhao Weilong patted his belly. At this time, he was no different from an ordinary boy.

Of course, he would be so relaxed and casual only in front of Zhen Xiangyi.

But when Zhao Weilong picked up the chopsticks and was waiting for the maid to serve the dishes, Chen Changhe, the eunuch who is currently the chief of the Qian'an palace and the chief of the palm and seal supervisor, appeared outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the Ministry of War of the Cabinet are seeking an audience, and there is an urgent report on the military situation on the western front!"

In an instant, the smile on Zhao Weilong's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious.

There was a dead silence in the hall, and Zhao Weilong said after a few breaths: "Understood, let them wait in Qian'an Hall!"

"Yes!"

After Chen Changhe retreated, Zhao Weilong took a few deep breaths, and finally forced a smile.

"Queen, I... go first, come back after discussing matters!"

Even though he said so, looking at Zhao Weilong's leaving back, Zhen Xiangyu knew that her husband would not be able to come tonight.

After leaving the Changchun Palace, Zhao Weilong ran into Wang An, the editorial director.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty, the Western Front has been defeated!" Wang An replied tremblingly.

"Defeated? How is the situation? Can Zhang An report?"

Facing the emperor's question, Wang An couldn't answer it for a while, because the time he was given to investigate was too short.

Without time to delay, Zhao Weilong went directly to Qian'an Temple.

At this moment in the main hall, the four ministers looked stern, and they were all thinking about how to deal with it next.

When footsteps sounded outside the main hall, everyone knew that Zhao Weilong had come.

"Kill the emperor!"

Entering the hall, Zhao Weilong looked gloomy, and immediately asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Cunzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, raised his head, the report was in his hands at the moment, so naturally he should answer.

"Your Majesty, there is a battle report from the western front. Yesterday morning, the Yong army crossed the river to attack, and our army was defeated..."

"All the guards of the Western Front Legion, except the Guards of the Imperial Army, are all disbanded!"

"Right now, Zhang An is leading the guards of the Imperial Army, and they are retreating to the city of Donghefu!"

Hearing this series of news, Zhao Weilong felt as if he had been hit so hard that he couldn't even stand firmly at this moment.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

A group of officials hurried forward, wanting to support Zhao Weilong, but fortunately the eunuch next to him was quick enough to prevent the emperor from being paralyzed on the ground.

"A 10,000+ army, once defeated... Could it be that the sky is going to kill me?"

Hearing the emperor's words, everyone present looked sad, but Xie Xiaofang, the second assistant, didn't think so.

In the final analysis, King Yong's rebellion was an internal matter of the royal family. Even if Zhao Weilong was overthrown, the Jin court would not perish.

Of course, Xie Xiaofang only dared to think these words in his heart.

I only heard Chief Assistant Wang Tinghe say: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to organize defense as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Zhao Weilong was helped to the chair.

Wang Tinghe's words made Zhao Weilong see the straw, so he immediately asked, "How to organize the defense?"

Wang Tinghe replied: "Urge the forbidden troops in the southeast to march as soon as possible, and then transfer the guards to deploy defenses along Jishui to the west!"

Prior to this, the imperial court accepted Meng Zhengqing's proposal and mobilized the main force of the Forbidden Army of the Southeast Army, and rushed to the west of Gyeonggi to strengthen the defense. Now these troops are on the way.

But they were not traveling very fast, so Wang Tinghe said he wanted to urge them.

What needs to be explained is that the so-called main force of the Forbidden Army of the Southeast Army was newly established in the past two years, so the combat effectiveness is not very strong, but it is better than the Guards Army.

But now, after the southeast army was taken away from the main force of the forbidden army, there were still almost [-] guards.

According to the imperial court's plan, the remaining [-] troops are used to deter the southern states and must not be moved again.

But in the current situation, the entire army of the Western Front Army has collapsed, and the imperial court and the Yong army are only separated by Jishui, and the capital is already in jeopardy.

At this point, Wang Tinghe didn't care about the overall situation in the south, and only wanted to block the Yong army.

Back then, Wang Tinghe had made great efforts to prevent Zhao Yanxun from ascending the throne. Now that the Tixiong soldiers have come back, how can Wang Tinghe not be afraid.

It is undoubtedly a crazy decision to withdraw the Southeast Army Corps. After all, the southern counties are not so safe.

And to maintain the south, the stability can be abandoned in extreme cases, and the capital can be moved to the south.

In other words, once the southeast is allotted, Zhao Weilong's court will have no way out.

Although he felt uncomfortable and panicked, Zhao Weilong forced himself to calm down when making important decisions.

The hall was silent, and everyone was waiting for Zhao Weilong to make a decision.

With a deep breath, Zhao Weilong's mind raced with thoughts, repeatedly weighing gains and losses.

In the end, Zhao Weilong said in a deep voice: "Decree to the southeast forbidden army to rush to the east of Jishui as quickly as possible, and then give an order to Wu Shengchang, Marquis of Gaoping, and Wei Chengzhi, Marquis of Yuyang, to lead the forbidden army to Jishui !"

The two that Zhao Weilong pointed out later were responsible for the defense of the southwest and the north respectively, each with [-] forbidden troops.

The army he mobilized this time is all the elite of the imperial court, and it can be regarded as desperate.

Seeing that the emperor gave such an order, the others had nothing to say.

The next moment, I heard Zhao Weilong continue to say: "Order the left and right Jinwu guards, and rush to the east of Jishui overnight to set up defenses!"

The left and right Jinwu guards and the left and right prison gate guards have been left in the capital for a long time, and they are the lifeblood of the emperor.

Zhao Weilong sent the left and right Jinwu Guards out, it can be said that he was really going to risk his life.

Although he is young, he also has the arrogance of being an emperor.

"The rest of the guards stand still and wait for the imperial order!"

After giving the order in one breath, Zhao Weilong glanced at the ministers, obviously waiting for someone to give their opinions.

The only response to him was the words "Emperor Shengming".

(End of this chapter)