After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

In despair, some people prayed to the gods for protection, some blamed the commander for not bringing reinforcements, and some firmly believed that Gu Nanxi would not desert the battlefield!

The galloping horse, carrying an 800-mile military intelligence stained with bright red blood, rushed towards Kyoto!

The entire court was shocked by the war situation.

The Minister of War was the first to jump out: "I said Gu Nanxi is unreliable! The battle is almost over and she hasn't shown up yet!"

The Minister of Finance stroked his beard and frowned, "In previous years, when we went south, we had to give a lot of gold and silver treasures. This time, the North has gained such a big advantage, they will definitely ask for a lot. Alas, we could have saved a lot of money by negotiating peace earlier, but we have to go to war!"

After saying this, he occasionally glanced at the young emperor with a grim expression.

There were also those straightforward civil servants who grumbled: "Advocating war, advocating war, jumping up and down all day long to ask for war! When the real war came, she was given the power, but she couldn't find anyone. Isn't this cheating people!"

"I think she must have deserted the battlefield!"

Everyone present knew that she was referring to Gu Nanxi.

General Niu felt a little uneasy and said timidly, "That's not necessarily true. There was a civil uprising in the two counties of Hezhong and Henan. Maybe he got lost."

The civil servants responded with a unanimous snort.

Master Tong, who had been silent the whole time, also spoke up at this time: "Instead of waiting for the northern Tartars to march south, why don't we send envoys to negotiate now?"

The young emperor was torn between his own conscience and his own desires. Deep down, he trusted his elder sister, but the situation was so urgent.

"General Li, are you confident that you can protect the safety of Kyoto?"

Li Aotian, the Dragon Warrior General: "If the Thirteen Armies come to attack, I can hold out for eight or ten days to buy time for His Majesty."

The young emperor stood up and paced back and forth, while the ministers below were still chattering and persuading him.

"It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. This time, at most, I'll bleed a little more, but it won't cause any serious damage."

"If we negotiate now, we still have some advantages. Once they come to the gates, we won't have any say at all!"

The young emperor clenched his fists tightly. If he retreated this time, he would never have the chance to lead a battle again, and the prestige he had worked so hard to build up would be shattered in an instant!

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

……

In Kyoto, Fuquan Teahouse also quickly learned the news from the north.

There was an uproar in the teahouse.

"How could this happen? Didn't the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang already go to the border?"

Those who were tricked by Gu Nanxi pulled the corners of their mouths and sneered: "The messenger is about to return to Kyoto, and Gu Nanxi hasn't even reached the border yet! I think she is just timid, but embarrassed to admit it, so she deliberately slowed down her pace. When the city is breached, it won't be her fault."

His words were immediately refuted by others: "Impossible, I don't believe that the wife of the Marquis who wrote "The Legend of the Lonely City" is such a person! The storybook is so moving, and each of them has a sense of family and country!"

"A writer's pen is a liar's mouth. If you don't write like this, how can you create a good reputation for her? Look, when the time comes, her true nature is exposed!"

boom!

Song Da slammed the table hard and glared at the man: "You only have a mouth but no brain? The last person who said this got slapped in the face!"

The man was not convinced: "Song Da, don't lie just because you drank a mouthful of soup with Gu Nanxi! Just tell me where Gu Nanxi is now? What is he doing?"

This question stumped Song Da, but Song Da still insisted: "Madam Hou must have her own plans. She is the descendant of Gu Zhanshen, and she will definitely not bring shame to her father's reputation!"

"Ha, naive."

Compared with the debate in Fuquan Teahouse, the debate in Baichuan Academy was much more pragmatic.

Cui Sanlun and his men spread out their treasured maps and began to simulate a battle: "The enemy's forces far outnumber ours, but we are defending the city and have an advantageous position. If you were the commander-in-chief of the defending army, what would you do?"

The students were scratching their heads. What could they do? They could only bear it!

Cui Sanlun was also staring and thinking: "What will Nanxi do? Xuanming, what do you think?"

Su Xuanming was thinking about his mother in his heart. He simulated the route to the border in his mind every night and knew the map of this area by heart.

"We can think about why no one has found A Niang's whereabouts until now?"

Su Xuanming tapped the map with his finger: "Mountains! Only by hiding in the mountains can we make it impossible for people to find our tracks."

Cui Sanlun nodded, but his brows were still furrowed. “Why are three hundred people hiding in the mountains? Is there any danger on the road? No, even if they want to get rid of the danger, these few days are enough for them to get rid of it!”

Su Xuanming didn't know what A Niang wanted to do. She couldn't possibly want to go through the mountains and go around to the center of the grassland!

At the same time, the officials who had just left the court also gathered together to discuss Gu Nanxi's movements.

No matter how they belittle Gu Nanxi in the court, only they themselves know how much they are afraid of this woman!

"I just looked at the map. Could it be that Gu Nanxi wants to follow the example of Huo Qubing and attack the royal court from behind?" The Minister of War made a bold guess.

Li Aotian denied it without a second thought: "Impossible! Even if Huo Qubing were still alive, he would not have launched a surprise attack with only 300 men."

Li Aotian was even more worried that Gu Nanxi would get lost in the mountains.

Chen Hanlin, who is well-read, said: "I think she is most likely trapped in the mountains. This mountain is called Death Row Mountain. It is overgrown with vegetation, towering trees, and wild beasts. The deepest part is filled with miasma and there is no sunlight. There is an unwritten rule in the local area that any prisoner who has committed a crime, even a capital crime, will not be pursued as long as he escapes to this mountain."

"It's easy to get in, but hard to get out! No prisoner on death row can get out alive. So the locals call this mountain the Death Row Mountain."

Li Aotian's heart sank more and more.

But the Minister of Industry nodded in agreement: "There are records in the military newspapers that some generals wanted to lead their troops through the mountains, but unexpectedly, all of them disappeared and there has been no news since then."

Others speculated: "No matter what Gu Nanxi wants to do, she will definitely fail this time!"

"Whether you are caught up in the refugees or lost in the mountains, if you fail to take up your post in time, you will be punished by death!"

"In that case, we can start working on the peace talks. The sooner we start the talks, the sooner we can finish the matter."

"I don't know whether the Lord has reached an agreement with the North. The North will not really march directly south, right?"

"No, if they dare to go deep into the enemy's territory, the wise kings on both sides will dare to outflank him and take his place!"

For a moment, officials toasted each other and celebrated Gu Nanxi's death!

Li Aotian's eyes were dark, veins popped out of his hand holding the wine glass, and the wine spilled lightly...