Can I get to the other side?

Although he felt a little resentful of Jia Xu's laziness, Fa Zheng actually enjoyed the feeling of monopolizing power.

The court's military and political affairs depended on him alone, and he was required to review and inquire. Isn't this a powerful official?

After half an hour, Fa Zheng finally finished dealing with the pile of memorials on the table, and then put down his red pen to rest for a while.

Seeing this, Jia Xu smiled slightly, asked the maid beside him to serve him a bowl of iced plum soup, and said: "If all the officials in the court were as dedicated as Xiaozhi, Your Majesty would have unified the world and dominated the world."

"It's a pity that the situation in the world is becoming more and more stable now, and more and more people are starting to slack off and start thinking about how to fight for power and profit."

Holding the Embroidered Clothes Envoy in his hand, Jia Xu was clear about the various open and secret struggles in the court.

Although these struggles are still in the dark because the enemy has not been eliminated, they will no longer be hidden after the world is unified.

Fa Zheng drank plum soup silently and did not agree with this topic.

As the most trusted minister around His Majesty, Jia Xu was in a high position and had no problem saying these words.

But he still forgot. If it was accidentally spread out, it would easily bring trouble to himself.

Seeing that Fa Zheng was unwilling to speak, Jia Xu did not continue on this topic and said, "Your Majesty has now conquered Xiangyang and then captured Nanyang and Xinye. At the same time, the navy went down the Han River, and the next target should be Jiangxia."

"This progress is really fast."

Fa Zheng heard the words and said, "Your Majesty will lead the expedition in person this time, and with Wen Gong personally going out to fight, you will naturally be invincible."

"I just don't know what the situation is with Duxiang Hou and Guo Yushi, and whether they have successfully taken Yizhou and Yangzhou."

It was completely expected that the battle of the troops led by the emperor was smooth. Fa Zheng felt that what needed to be considered was the progress of the other two fronts.

"You don't have to worry about that."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Yizhou has Duxiang Hou and Guanjun Hou, Yangzhou has General Huang Lao, and there is also Guo Fengxiao, there will be no mistakes."

"Just wait for good news."

Besides anything else, Jia Xu has great confidence in Guo Jia's ability. If he can't even take Yangzhou, what's the point of being the top of Lingyun Pavilion?

It's better to let him do it.

While the two were talking, an eunuch hurried into the Xuanshi Hall with a memorial in both hands, shouting with joy: "Good news from Yizhou! Good news from Yizhou!"

Fa Zheng and Jia Xu both looked at him.

The eunuch saluted the two, and then said excitedly: "Reporting to the Secretary-General and the Imperial Censor, Jingzhou Governor Liu Bei and Guanjun Hou attacked Cao's camp at night ten days ago, burned 40,000 Cao troops, killed Cao Xiu and Cao Hong in battle, and killed all the invading enemies!"

"Now the danger of Yizhou has been resolved!"

This news is undoubtedly exciting.

After hearing this, Jia Xu and the other two's eyes lit up, and then he smiled to Fa Zheng: "What did I say just now? You don't have to worry."

"The Cao army that invaded Yizhou was defeated. In this way, Cao's idea of ​​seizing Yizhou has been completely shattered, and this retreat has been cut off."

Cao Cao seized Yizhou as a retreat.

After all, the land of Bashu is dangerous with mountains and rivers, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Cao Cao hides in Yizhou, it will not be easy for the court to completely wipe him out.

But now there is no need to worry.

Fa Zheng also smiled and said: "Yizhou has been recovered, and Cao is not far from the end of the road. It seems that the war will end before the arrival of winter."

Jia Xu laughed and was in a very good mood.

But at this time, another round of footsteps came.

The person coming is Gao Lan.

Seeing Gao Lan, Jia Xu smiled and said, "General Gao, you are just in time. Just now, we received a great victory in Yizhou. Cao's army..."

"Zhongshu Ling, something bad has happened!"

Gao Lan interrupted Jia Xu before he finished speaking, his resolute face full of deep worry and anxiety.

Jia Xu was slightly startled when he saw this, and he restrained his smile and frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Gao Lan usually remained calm in the face of danger and rarely showed such a serious and nervous look. He must have encountered something unusual at the moment.

Could it be that something happened to the emperor?

Gao Lan sighed and waved behind him, and an embroidered messenger in embroidered clothes came forward.

"Greetings, Lord Jia!"

The embroidered messenger knelt on one knee to salute Jia Xu.

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Report it quickly!"

Embroidered messengers are not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will.

Now he actually came to the palace to ask for an audience with him through Gao Lan, which means that there is a very urgent news to report.

The embroidered messenger did not dare to neglect it and said directly: "Report to Lord Jia, there is news from the border that Ma Chao led a large number of troops into the territory of Yongzhou and is heading towards Chang'an!"

"The number of troops... no less than 100,000!"

As soon as these words came out, the hall instantly became quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Even with Jia Xu's cunning mind, after hearing this news, his pupils shrank slightly, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

And Fa Zheng on the side changed his face and couldn't help but stand up and said: "One hundred thousand troops? Where did a hundred thousand troops come from?!"

"How could Ma Chao have so many troops!"

He was really shocked. Ma Chao was driven into Qiang land like a stray dog, and his remaining soldiers were only 10,000 or 20,000.

It has only been more than half a year, how could he gather a hundred thousand troops?

Even with the help of the Qiang people, it would not be possible!

You must know that a few months ago, Zhang He led his troops to massacre the Qiang royal court, and the blood flowed into rivers, and the Qiang people were also severely damaged!

The messenger in embroidered clothes replied: "According to the investigation of the spies, there are only tens of thousands of armed soldiers and horses in this army. The rest are mostly unarmed Qiang slaves, but the number is more than 100,000."

"According to the marching speed, this army will arrive at Xiaoguan in five days at most."

After listening to the spies' words, Fazheng's face turned pale.

Jia Xu's face was particularly gloomy.

Gao Lan waved his hand to signal the embroidered messenger to retreat, then turned his gaze to the two men and asked, "Now that the army is moving south, Chang'an City's defense is empty. What should we do?"

This time the emperor went south to fight against thieves and took away all the elite troops. Currently, there are only 4,000 city defense troops in Chang'an City. Even if you include the 1,000 elite tiger warriors in the palace, there are only 5,000 people!

And Ma Chao's troops numbered hundreds of thousands!

Even though most of them were unarmed slaves with negligible fighting power, there were still too many people.

With so many people, even if they rely on human lives to fill it, they can chew down the city of Chang'an alive!

People can attack the city day and night, but how can the defenders of Chang'an defend the city day and night?

As long as the physical strength of the defenders in the city is almost exhausted, and then the elite attack, the capture of Chang'an will be just a matter of seconds!

No matter from which aspect, Gao Lan could not find any possibility or method to defend Chang'an City.

Jia Xu's face was as dark as water, he put down his feather fan, stood up, straightened his clothes, and ordered: "Immediately send someone to send a message to Your Majesty, requesting the frontline troops to return for reinforcements."

"At the same time, mobilize the Luoyang garrison to come for reinforcements!"

Hearing this, Gao Lan couldn't help but said: "But Zhongshu ordered that His Majesty's army is far away in Jingzhou, and it will take at least a month to lead troops back to Chang'an to aid."

"It will take seven or eight days for Luoyang's defenders to arrive with their troops, and their number is only a few thousand. Even if they arrive in Chang'an before the enemy, their number will still be insufficient..."

Jia Xu glanced at Gao Lan and asked expressionlessly: "Does General Gao intend to hand over Chang'an City?"

One sentence immediately silenced Gao Lan.

Then he stopped talking, his expression gradually became firmer, and he nodded: "I understand, let's do it now."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"etc!"

Jia Xu suddenly called out to him again, stared at him and said, "The news of Ma Chao's invasion must be kept strictly confidential and must not be leaked out!"

Gao Lan didn't say much and nodded in agreement.

Then he strode out of the announcement room.

The announcement room fell into silence again. Jia Xu sat back down, picked up the plum soup and drank it without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Fa Zhengze on the side looked worried and hesitated to speak.

After a while, he couldn't help but ask: "Why did Zhongshu Ling block the news? Wouldn't it be better to summon all the officials to discuss countermeasures together?"

He didn't quite understand Jia Xu's decision just now.

Hearing Fazheng's words, Jia Xu sneered, with a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes, and said, "Calling them together to discuss countermeasures? I'm afraid Xiaozhi is looking down on them."

"If they learn that Ma Chao is leading an army to invade, those guys in the court will not think about how to defend Chang'an, but will only think about escaping. Do you believe it or not?"

Jia Xu's insight into human nature is much sharper than Fazheng's.

Ma Chao is different from ordinary enemies. Once Chang'an City is breached, the whole city will probably suffer military disasters, and no noble family will end well.

Faced with this kind of enemy, those in the DPRK will not choose to fight it to the end, but will only choose to escape.

But this is something Jia Xu will never tolerate!

Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "Now that His Majesty is leading the army south, if we give up Chang'an, our logistics will be cut off, and Your Majesty and the army will fall into a situation where they are attacked from both front and rear!"

"Since Your Majesty has entrusted me with the important responsibility of guarding the rear, how can I betray His Majesty's trust?"

"Guarding Chang'an is not a choice, but a must!"

"Before Chang'an City is breached, every person in the city must be counted. No one can escape in advance!"

"Even if I die, I have to die in Chang'an!"

Jia Xu grinned, his smile ferocious.

He, Jia Wen and Mingzhe, had kept themselves safe all their lives, wandering around and changing their owners several times, doing both good and bad things.

The emperor treated him with sincerity, regarded him as a confidant, and gave him great authority, honor and trust. So how could he choose to escape at the critical moment?

Although he is not a gentleman, he is not a villain either.

Jia Xu is a poisonous person.

Since you are a scholar, you should die for your confidant!

There are some things you know you can't do.

But it must be done!

Looking at the ferocious-looking Jia Xu in front of him, Fazheng was greatly shocked, and an indescribable complex emotion emerged from his heart.

Is this the confidant whom Your Majesty relies on?

Ask yourself, Fa Zheng is not as enlightened as Jia Xu, and his first thought is to retreat.

But Jia Xu first considered the safety of the army ahead and the emperor, disregarding his own life and even the lives and deaths of the people in the city. This cruelty is chilling, but it also makes people have to admire it.

After taking a deep breath, Fazheng gradually calmed down. He stood up, bowed deeply to Jia Xu, and said, "I am willing to follow the order and live and die with Chang'an!"

"It's not up to you whether you want it or not. You can get it even if you don't want it."

Jia Xu choked Fa Zheng in a very unpleasant way, which immediately extinguished the lofty ambitions that had just risen in Fa Zheng's heart, and his face turned red.

But Jia Xu immediately smiled and said, "But the fact that you can have this intention also proves that His Majesty has not made a mistake in choosing someone."

"Okay, don't stand here, you are tired for so long, go back and have a rest first."

Fa Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and retreated.

Watching Fa Zheng's figure leave the Xuanshi, Jia Xu slowly restrained his smile, and after thinking for a while, he also stood up and left the Xuanshi.

Soon, Jia Xu passed through the palaces and came to the outside of the Yutang Palace.

He said to the maid in front of the palace gate: "Zhongshu Ling Jia Xu, I have an important matter to ask for an audience with the noble, please inform me."

It is against the rules for a minister to go to the harem to see the concubines.

But when the maid heard the words "Zhongshu Ling Jia Xu", she was immediately shocked by the other party's identity.

This is one of the most favored ministers in front of the emperor!

So after a little hesitation, one of the maids said, "Please wait a moment, Zhongshu Ling. I will go and inform you."

Jia Xu nodded and waited there.

After a while, the maid came back, bowed to Jia Xu, and said, "Your Excellency has agreed to see Zhongshu Ling. Zhongshu Ling, please come this way."

After that, she took Jia Xu into Yutang Palace.

Yutang Palace is the residence of Lv Lingqi.

Lv Lingqi did not come to Chang'an when the capital was moved because she had just given birth and needed to recuperate.

But after recuperating, she brought her daughter with her.

After Jia Xu entered the palace, he bowed respectfully to Lv Lingqi, who was teasing her daughter next to the cradle, and said, "Hello, Your Excellency."

"No need to bow, Zhongshu Ling."

Lv Lingqi looked up and asked curiously, "Why is Zhongshu Ling here today? He is a rare guest."

She was also surprised to hear that Jia Xu wanted to see her, but she agreed when she heard that it was an important matter.

"Your Excellency."

Jia Xu bowed his hands and said straight to the point: "Your Excellency, please take the princess to Jingzhou immediately to find His Majesty and Lord Wen, and do not stay in Chang'an."

This is the purpose of his visit this time.

He doesn't care whether everyone in Chang'an is dead or alive, but only Lv Lingqi and Princess Liu Ying are exceptions. Nothing can happen to them.

"What?"

Lv Lingqi was stunned by Jia Xu's words, and even stopped teasing Liu Ying. She asked in confusion: "What does the Minister of the Central Secretariat mean? Why did you suddenly ask me and the princess to leave Chang'an?"

Faced with Lv Lingqi's question, Jia Xu did not hide it and said: "Your Excellency just got the news that Ma Chao led an army of 100,000 to Chang'an. Chang'an is no longer safe."

"For the safety of your Excellency and the Princess, I beg you to leave Chang'an immediately. I will send someone to escort you and the Princess to meet His Majesty."