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"For this matter, Ye Gongye is locked up in the capital. Any news from the Zhenbei Army will be seen by the court first. Captain Zhao, I need to use the person you use to communicate with the people in the capital. Mr. Ye, hand me a letter."

Zhao Fang, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help hissing because of the pain in his shoulder, and he nodded with some difficulty.

"What does the general want to write...the general will find a way to send it to the capital for you."

Wang Dun immediately took out a letter from his waist and put it next to Zhao Fang.

"I've already written the letter."

He got up and hugged Zhao Fang.

"Thank you, Captain Zhao."

Chapter 993 The north and the south can't look at each other!

The war in the Northland was tense, and the Zhenbei Army guarded the gates very easily, but compared to the Northland, the dark situation in the capital was not much easier. After Li Xin returned to Beijing, he was locked up in his Jing'anhou Mansion , People from the imperial court are everywhere around me, and they can't go anywhere.

During this period, the emperor called him into the palace three times to discuss Tianlei with him, but the two of them failed to reach an agreement in the end. Emperor Yuanzhao had the idea of ​​killing his master more than once. Forcibly let the young emperor calm down.

Today, it has entered July, and it is the hottest season of the year. It is so hot that even in Yonglefang, there are few pedestrians on the road. Everyone hides at home to escape the heat. But this afternoon, a car The purple sedan chair still stopped at the gate of Jing'an Marquis Mansion, and Xiao Huai, who was dressed in clothes of the same color as the sedan chair, respectfully invited Li Xin into the sedan chair.

Li Xin had already started to sweat on his forehead during the short walk from the Hou's mansion to the sedan chair. Fortunately, the charming children in the palace put ice in this season, and the temperature in the sedan chair was not too high, but it was as Xiao Huai, who was walking beside him, and a few inner guards carrying the sedan chair, suffered a crime, and after walking a few steps, they were covered in sweat.

Li Xin usually only rides in a carriage, not a sedan chair, but at this time he couldn't help himself, he glanced at Xiao Huai, and asked, "Why is little Eunuch Xiao here today?"

Some time ago, the palace sent people to invite him to the palace many times, and it was Xiao Zheng who came in person.

Xiao Huai wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Go back to Lord Hou, the weather is hot, godfather is getting old, and he can't bear the hardship, so the servants came here for him."

Lord Jing'an closed his eyes, and said lazily, "You are filial."

Xiao Huai lowered his head and wiped his sweat, but didn't say much.

While the two of them were talking, the sedan chair had already stopped at the gate of Weiyang Palace, and as soon as they got off the sedan chair and entered Weiyang Palace, a gust of cool wind rushed towards their faces, making them feel much more comfortable.

Xiao Huai bent over to lead the way, and not long after, he led Li Xin to the gate of a side hall of Weiyang Palace. Li Xin looked up and found that it was the place where the emperor dined.

When Emperor Chengde was Emperor Chengde, Emperor Dajin still lived in Changle Palace. Later, after Renchen Palace was changed, Emperor Taikang was a little afraid of living in Changle Palace, so he moved to Weiyang Palace. Since then, Emperor Taikang has often lived in Changle Palace. Calling Li Xin to drink in the palace, he knows Weiyang Palace very well.

As soon as he entered this side hall, he saw that a table of wine and food had been set up on the low table in the hall. The young Emperor Yuanzhao sat kneeling on one side of the low table, and he seemed to have been waiting for Li Xin for a while.

When Li Xin walked into the side hall, the emperor waved his hand, fending off the palace servants, then pointed to the opposite side of him, and said, "Teacher, please sit down."

Li Xin sat down opposite the emperor, first glanced at the food and wine on the table, and then said with a smile: "Could it be that your majesty wants to invite me to have a meal of decapitation?"

Emperor Yuanzhao reached out to pour a glass of wine for Li Xin, and said in a muffled voice, "If this is the case, the teacher will not live today."

After finishing speaking, he raised his wine glass and toasted Li Xin. Li Xin raised his wine glass and bumped with the emperor, and the master and apprentice drank it all.

After putting down the wine glass, the emperor remained silent and drank another glass by himself.

On the contrary, Lord Jing'an took a few mouthfuls of food carelessly, stuffed his belly, and asked, "Your Majesty is so upset, it must be because the situation in the north is very bad?"

During this period of time, although Li Xin lived in the Jing'an Hou's mansion, he was watched by the palace servants sent by the palace in his daily life. Even when he was sleeping, the palace ladies would sleep beside him, and he had no contact with him at all. Given the chance of outside news, the news from Shen Gang and others could not be passed on to him. At this time, his eyes were dimmed. He could only guess on his own how far the war in the north was going.

According to his estimation, by June and July, the Yuwen Ministry's offensive had lasted at least three months, and this time should be the most difficult time for the Zhenbei Army.

"It's not just the north side."

The emperor's tone was cold.

"The Southwest Army created by the teacher in the southwest is very powerful. In three months, it wiped out more than [-] people in Hanzhong! Xie Jing dared not leave the city, so he could only defend Hanzhong. Pei Jin's Ankang Army was beaten. Hiding in Ankang, unable to move!"

Hanzhong and Ankang are both at the gates of Bashu. The purpose of the imperial court to use troops in these two places is to guard the gates of the southwest. If the Southwest Army no longer pays attention to them, they can directly drive to the capital!

Of course, doing so would run the risk of being surrounded by two sides.

But no matter what, the Southwest Army in the southwest has already taken the absolute initiative. If the fight continues like this, the court troops in Hanzhong and Ankang will suffer heavy losses, and they will even be defeated by the Southwest Army and directly wiped out!

As for the situation in the north, it is even more unsatisfactory. Since June, the Ministry of Yuwen has launched a fierce attack on Jimen Pass for a month. Although all of them have been defended by the Zhenbei Army, the Zhenbei Army has paid a lot. The tragic price, the Zhenbei Army killed more than [-], seriously injured tens of thousands, and countless minor injuries. The Zhurong wine used for disinfection in Jizhou City is no longer enough, and the city's defense supplies have also been consumed. Seven seven eight eight, if the imperial court does not rush to Jizhou with reinforcements, as long as the Yuwen Department continues to fight like this for a month, the Jimen Pass will be broken!

However, the 5 forbidden troops of the imperial court have not yet arrived in Jizhou because they have to escort supplies. With these [-] people to guard Jimen Pass, it will not be able to guard it for a few months.

However, the Yuwen Ministry's fight like this is not completely free. This crazy way of fighting has caused the Yuwen Ministry to die and seriously injured more than 5 people within a few months. The conditions on the grassland are harsh, and serious injuries are basically equal to Dead, if it weren't for the people of the Xianbei tribe who were not afraid of death, they would have been unable to support their withdrawal.

All in all, the current situation of the imperial court is very dangerous. In the past few days, Emperor Yenzhao called several prime ministers to hold a meeting with the governor of the Metropolitan Government. The prime ministers agreed that once the situation worsened, both the north and the south would be broken at the same time. At that time, even if the Jin Dynasty does not subjugate the country, the fortunes of the country will take a turn for the worse, and at least three or four generations of Mingjun will need to recuperate to recover.

However, in the imperial era, if there are three generations of faint emperors, the graves of ancestors are already smoked. How can there be three generations of wise emperors?

From this morning till now, Gongyang Shu and other prime ministers have discussed with the emperor for a whole day, and the emperor also told the prime ministers about Li Xin's conditions, but the discussions did not come out in the afternoon. Li Xin called into the palace.

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Li Xin pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, from the beginning to the end, the ultimate goal of the Southwest is to restore the old homeland of Southern Shu. The whole Southwest plus Hanzhong is already It is all the land in Southern Shu back then, and Shu has never had the ambition to compete in the world, I can write a letter to Mu Ying in the southwest, as long as the imperial army withdraws from Hanzhong Ankang, they will not leave Shu."

Emperor Yuanzhao lowered his head and took a sip of his wine.

"What about the teacher's conditions?"

"I still have that condition."

Li Xin said solemnly: "I want to take Ye Mao out of Beijing together."

Chapter 994

As long as the current situation of the imperial court is even a little bit better, Emperor Yuanzhao will never let Li Xin out of Beijing again. The problem is that Xie Jing in the south can't stop the Southwest Army, and Jizhou in the north can't stop the Yuwen Department. If things go on like this, the only way to get out of the Forbidden Army in Gyeonggi is to gamble on the fortune of the country like Emperor Wu did more than 40 years ago.

The problem is, more than 40 years ago, the imperial court had Li Zhijie, Ye Sheng, Emperor Wu, and the humiliation of Jin being oppressed for nearly a hundred years. Now more than 40 years have passed, and Li Zhijie's Pingnanhou Mansion has been wiped out, and Ye Sheng stayed behind. The old Ye family and the imperial court gradually became divorced. In such a huge imperial court, except for the Zhong family, there is no one available!

Of course, there is Hou Jingde in the Zuoying of the Forbidden Army, but Hou Jingde has only led troops in his life, and has never led troops before. No one can say whether he can fight or what he will look like.

In the past few days, the emperor and several prime ministers discussed matters almost every day, talking about the situation in the north and the south, but they never thought of any good solution.

Ever since, Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an who was imprisoned in his own house, was once again invited to the palace.

"Teacher, Ye Mao can leave Beijing."

The emperor glanced at Li Xin, and said slowly: "But you can't do it, teacher, you must stay in the capital. Of course, if you hand over Tianlei's prescription, I can also let you go back to the southwest. Rely on ability."

Li Xin frowned.

"In this case, there is nothing to say. Your Majesty should send me back to the Jing'an Hou Mansion to lock me up, or simply kill me with a knife."

Speaking of this, Lord Jing'an said indifferently: "In this way, the Yuwen Department in the north can enter the customs calmly, and the Southwest Army will march all the way to the vicinity of the capital. I have a close relationship with the Ji family. I am willing to enter Beijing at this time to help the imperial court in the Northern Expedition. I will not form an alliance with the Ministry of Yuwen, but the Mu family in the southwest is very different from me. They are not from Jin Dynasty. Between nights and nights."

Emperor Yuanzhao couldn't control his emotions anymore, he was furious and glared at Li Xin.

"Li Xin, you dare to threaten the emperor openly!"

In this era, even the same generation can only call Li Xin by his nickname "Chang'an" directly, not by his first name, otherwise it would be disrespectful. This is the first time the emperor called Li Xin by his first name, which shows that his heart is already extremely angry.