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Riding a fast horse from the vast ice field all the way to the capital, the guards at the gate of the capital saw a man with an arrow on his back, which symbolized the urgent military situation, and everyone rushed to the wall immediately.The man drove his horse to the city wall, only then did they realize that his complexion was already miserable, his lips were chapped, and it seemed that he hadn't closed his eyes for days and nights.

"Who is in the city?"

"I am Xia Yang, the centurion commander of Liaodong Army Tan Zongbing. I have an urgent military situation and I want to see the emperor..."

"thump!"

Before he finished speaking, Xia Yang fell off his horse, and the guards on the city wall hurried down to help him up.It was the first time a recruit encountered this kind of thing, and he was a little at a loss: "Boss, what should I do?"

"It's terrible, something big happened." There was a little fear in the dull eyes on the other end, "Did you see the arrow on his back? Something big happened..."

Not long after Wei Han returned home, he was about to take a bath to relieve his fatigue, Yu Zhijing was simply too reckless, I really couldn't stand him.Wei Han took off his thick cloak and lay down on the bed, Du Juan held his shoulders for him.Wei Han was a little drowsy and said: "I asked you to send something to Weifu, have you seen my sister-in-law?"

"I see." Du Juan said with a blushing face, "The new lady is really pretty."

Wei Han smiled. Although he has been busy recently, it is not without fruit. Lu Miaomiao's official marriage to Wei Liao is the biggest surprise.Maybe it was because he was afraid that Lu Miaomiao would not have a good life in Wei's house. Now that Lu Yong was being polite to him, maybe he could see what happened to Wei's house and still depend on Wei Han.

Seeing that Wei Han was so tired, Du Juan said: "The chicken soup is stewed in the kitchen, and the Cordyceps bestowed by the emperor is added to it. Do you want some, young master?"

"Huh? Okay." Wei Han adjusted his posture and said, "I have to nourish myself, or else my body will be broken at such a young age."

Du Juan went to the kitchen to get soup, the butler rushed from the front yard to the cold room panting all the way, his fat face flushed and said: "Master, there are people from the palace, and they say that you are invited to enter the palace immediately."

"Ok?"

Wei Han's eyelids suddenly jumped a few times violently, and a bad premonition hit his heart.He just came back from the palace, so Yu Zhijing wouldn't have asked him to enter the palace at this time, but someone did come to the palace, which meant something big happened.He didn't dare to delay, and said to the butler, "There's no need to harness the carriage, I'll go on horseback."

When Wei Han walked to the door, the groom had already led the horse and was waiting.He walked over and grabbed the saddle and stepped on the stirrups, leaned forward and sat on the horse's back.

"drive!"

After galloping all the way to the gate of the palace, Wei Han realized that Wei Liao also came here on horseback.Seeing Wei Han and Wei Liao, he asked, "What happened?"

Wei Han kept walking towards the palace, saying: "I don't know, I just left the palace just now, and I was called back again in a blink of an eye."

Wei Liao frowned and said, "I don't know what's going on, I feel very bad."

The two walked quickly and arrived at the Imperial Study Room in a blink of an eye. Wei Han saw Ma Dexi at the door, and he walked over and said, "Eunuch Ma."

Ma Dexi immediately said: "Lord Wei is here, is the emperor waiting?"

Wei Han said: "I don't know why the emperor called us into the palace urgently, please tell me something."

Ma Dexi wondered: "How can I understand these things, but I heard that there are people from Liaodong."

Hearing this, Wei Han and Wei Liao shuddered at the same time, Wei Liao said: "It's not good, the Tatars must have made a move."

Wei Han also thought about it. There was news before that the snowstorm in the north was severe this year, and countless Mongolian cattle and sheep froze to death in the north.Presumably they couldn't take it anymore, and really wanted to invade Dayong.Wei Han walked in with a heavy face, only to find that Xiao Ran and other court officials were already there.

Xiao Ran still didn't quite know what happened, but when he saw that it was almost time for people to come, he said: "The emperor and his ministers are waiting to call over, I don't know what happened?"

Yu Zhijing said: "Just now people from Liaodong said that the Mongols could not hold back, they attacked Liaodong the day before yesterday and captured a city."

"what?"

The audience suddenly exploded, the ministers whispered among each other, and the whole imperial study room was full of humming.Yu Zhijing said angrily: "If you have anything to say, you can say it loudly, what are you discussing with each other?"

Xiao Ran stood up and said in grief and indignation: "If we had listened to the old minister's advice and distributed relief food and grass to the Mongols, we would not have ended up in today's situation. Now that the Mongols are attacking, we will greatly honor the people and suffer."

Wei Han closed his eyes fiercely, and said loudly: "Does the prime minister only know how to blame others? If the food and grass were given to the Mongols at the beginning, wouldn't the people of my Great Rong starve to death without food and grass for disaster relief? The people did not die in Mongolia. In the hands of others, but died in the hands of our own people, is it all right?"

"You..." Xiao Ran said with hatred in his eyes: "You are the Mongols who have captured a city in Dayong? The ancestors of Dayong made their capital here so that the emperor would guard the gate of the country. Once the Tatars enter the customs, they can drive straight in. At that time, the emperor will be in danger!"

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, and everyone was startled.

Yu Zhijing smashed the inkstone on the table to the ground, blushed and said, "I'm not afraid! The ancestor's last words, the emperor guards the gate, is to let the descendants of the Yu family stand in front of the people of the great glory. Unless the emperor dies in battle, he will never Let the people suffer miserably. As the prime minister of a country, the prime minister doesn't want to solve the country's worries at such a juncture, but blames this and that, are you confused?"

"I don't dare." Xiao Ran plopped on the ground and said, "I think the current plan is to send envoys to Mongolia and make an agreement with Khan Khan of the Mongolian Golden Tent, Atasagu, that Da Rong is willing to send food and grass to solve the crisis in Mongolia. We only ask Mongolia to withdraw its troops from the territory of Dayong.”

Yu Zhijing was so angry that he couldn't speak, Wei Liao went out and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am the general of Zhenbei. The Wei family has been the top generals guarding the northern grassland tribes for generations. I request you to lead the Zhenbei army to Liaodong to fight against it." Mongol."

Xiao Ran was furious and pointed at Wei Liao, "Don't you think you didn't hurt Da Rong enough?"

"enough!"

Yu Zhijing was so angry that Xiao Ran refused to stop and said: "Your Majesty, the only plan for now is to follow the old minister's method and make peace with the Mongols. The Mongols are a nation on horseback, and all of them come and go with their full names. Rufeng, how could Dayong win the fight?"

"Your Excellency is wrong." Wei Han said, "It's snowing heavily in the north now, and countless Mongolian cattle and sheep have froze to death. They just put all their eggs in one basket to come to Dayong to burn, kill and loot in order to obtain food to support them through the winter. But this also shows that they marched to supply Insufficient, as long as Darong can hold them back, they will not be able to support them for long, and they will be defeated because of the exhaustion of food and grass."

"Your Majesty, this is an opportunity." Wei Han looked up at Yu Zhijing, with a light Yu Zhijing had never seen in his eyes, "It is not difficult to defeat Mongolia, as long as they lose, we can not only recover the lost city, Even the grasslands can be included in the territory of the Great Rong."

Xiao Ran: "Hmph! Idiots talking about dreams!"

The faces of the ministers below changed several times. What Wei Han said made sense, and what Xiao Ran said also made sense.It is true that as Wei Han said, as long as the Mongols can be held back, it is an opportunity for Darong to expand its territory, but what if it loses?Who can bear this responsibility?

Wei Liao knelt on the ground and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, I will never be defeated. I beg the Emperor to make an order!"

As a young emperor with no ambitions, Yu Zhijing usually said that he would be satisfied as long as he could maintain the great glory and stability, but he also hoped to surpass his ancestors and achieve a great cause.He also hopes that the future history books will not only record his mediocrity and inaction, but if he has the opportunity to be as famous as Emperor Qin and Han Wu, why would he miss it.

He looked at Wei Han and Wei Liao, these two were the people he trusted the most in this court, and even in the entire Great Glory.He also remembered what Wei Han said, only when they are strong can they tell everyone about their relationship openly.

Yu Zhijing smiled and said: "Wei Qing's family's words, I will obey."

"Your Majesty!" Xiao Ran opened his bloodshot eyes and said, "If the Emperor insists on sending troops, then I will have no choice but to crash into the Royal Study Room!"

None of the ministers present dared to speak, Yu Zhijing looked at Xiao Ran indifferently and said: "What Da Rong needs is a good minister who can stabilize the country, not a mediocre person who will only hinder Da Rong. If the prime minister insists on hitting the post, Then hit it, I will watch you hit it."

"what……"

All the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty knelt on the ground in fear, and the little emperor, who had been on the throne for less than a year, showed his majesty for the first time.Wei Han quietly looked at Yu Zhijing who was sitting on the dragon chair, and suddenly realized that he was no longer that little faint king who had to solve everything by himself, and he looked quite handsome when he was serious.

Yu Zhijing understood Wei Han's eyes, and he showed a firm expression to Wei Han, "I can protect you from now on."

Yu Zhijing issued an imperial decree on the spot, appointing Wei Liao as the general marshal of the army and horses, leading the Zhenbei Army to fight against the Tatars in Datong Yulin, Xuanfu, Liaodong.Fu Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is in charge of the mobilization of military supplies, and urgently recruits Gan Yong, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, to return to Beijing to be responsible for the mobilization of food and grass on the front lines.

Now that the matter has been settled, the ministers expressed their opinions and said what they thought of one after another.For the first time, Yu Zhijing didn't feel annoyed. He listened to the suggestions of the ministers very seriously, issued orders one after another, and the three provinces and six ministries were all preparing for the war nervously.

Xiao Ran stood on the side in despair, as if being pushed out by everyone.But in a short period of time, he seemed to have aged many years. He watched the ministers nervously preparing for the battle, and wondered if he was really old?Late Emperor, you made the old minister the prime minister, isn't it for the old minister to help the new emperor manage the country well?

The little eunuch in the harem told Zhang Taihou about the previous court, and the queen mother sneered in front of the Buddha: "This old dog has harmed Enluhou, but now he wants to harm the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor reprimanded him, otherwise we don't know him." What kind of arrogance."

Years of experience in palace fighting gave Empress Dowager Zhang a plan, she said: "Get ready, Aijia will meet this old thing in person."

It wasn't until dark that the courtiers left the imperial study, Wei Han walked beside Wei Liao and said, "The newlyweds are about to go to war, are you willing?"

Wei Liao said: "For the sake of great glory and the prestige of the ancestors of the Wei family, if you don't want to, you have to give up."

"Yeah." Wei Han patted him on the shoulder and said, "You know more about war than I do. As a younger brother, I have nothing to say, so I just want to tell you to seize the opportunity. If you can really expand the territory, I will be considered a If you fight with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, you will get a title back for you."

There is no need to say too much about the affection between brothers. Wei Liao patted Wei Han on the shoulder and said, "I am very happy to have you as my brother in this life."

"Me too."

Xiao Ran walked out of the palace alone, when suddenly a pair of guards of honor came in front of him, and the eunuch said in a simple voice: "The Empress Dowager is here!"

All the ministers knelt down to meet the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother Zhang walked in front of Xiao Ran gracefully and said, "The Ai family knows about the affairs in the north, and the Ai family's female stream can't help much. The expenses in the palace, and then the Ai family’s jewelry, soft and so on. If you can buy an extra grain of rice for the soldiers, you can buy one more grain. The Ai family will never watch the soldiers who fight for the country suffer. .”

All the ministers were moved with tears in their eyes and said: "The empress dowager is merciful, the blessing of great glory!"

"Get up, why are you all kneeling? Da Rong still depends on you." Empress Dowager Zhang Xu helped everyone up, and then said: "But the Ai family heard again that there is a person who not only does not want to share the emperor's worries, but instead wants to die. Persecution of the emperor. It is said that the emperor will inevitably be wronged, but at such a time, that person still wants to hold back the emperor, and his mind is full of tricks of betrayal and glory. Ai Jia is so angry that he can't sleep just thinking about it. .As long as you close your eyes, you will see the first emperor staring at Aijia, saying that he regretted leaving such a person by his side."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang shed tears, Fu Yanzheng said: "Don't be sad, Empress Dowager, it's important to take care of your health."

"Hey, what did the Ai family say all this?" Empress Dowager Zhang wiped away her tears and said, "Let's all go back. At this time, the Ai family dare not waste the time of the adults."

Then Empress Dowager Zhang walked away with great poise, and the ministers hurried back with their heads down. When they passed by Xiao Ran, they all walked around, as if they would get some bad luck if they got close.

Xiao Ran knelt on the spot, and his former colleagues were strangers.He knelt alone until the palace gate was about to fall, and staggered back to his home.As soon as he entered the door, the prime minister's wife poked her waist and scolded: "Why are you coming back now? Did you go to another kiln to spend money? The other adults have already returned home, and you are the only one who has come back now. Where are you going to stop for me?" ..."

Xiao Ran entered the study room silently. He had been an official for many years and was as poor as before. All he had was the books in this room.In the dark, he reached out and touched those companions who accompanied him from youth to old age, closed his eyes and shed tears...

The prime minister's wife had scolded enough, she felt sorry for his wife's body, and said to the old servant: "Go and ask him if he has eaten, the food is still hot on the stove."

"Hey, okay." The old servant pushed open the door of the study and made an old sound.The moonlight outside the house spread into the study, illuminating that swaying figure.

"what!!!"

The old servant sat down on the ground.

"Master hanged himself!"