"The sage is wise." The courtiers saluted respectfully and did not dare to argue.
The current situation in the DPRK and China is like this. Apart from ordering the defenders from all over the country to come to Beijing for rescue, there is no other feasible way to do it.
It's just that the mountains are high and the road is far away, so it is inevitable that the trip will be delayed for a while. Ji Zeyu and Gao Wenliang don't know if they can resist the iron hoofs of the Tatar soldiers and horses.
"Your Majesty." At this time, another old minister stood up and said loudly: "I ask for your permission to send Prince Zhongshun back to Beijing to take over as the head coach of the Hu Ben Army. Prince Zhongshun is brave and good at fighting, and when combined with Duke Dingguo's swords, he will definitely be able to break through. Death of the Tartars!"
One person dared to stand up and propose, and immediately someone stepped forward to agree.
Li Qitian frowned, and the veins on his forehead jumped.
Having said that again, let him dispatch Pang Xiao back! Could it be that if he opened Pang Xiaojiangshan, he couldn't hold it any longer? Is he the only one who is brave and good at fighting? He has more generals, and they are not as good as a Pang Zhixi
Li Qitian was silent.
Immediately, someone who was good at contemplating and negotiating stood up and refuted: "Prince Zhongshun had a history of resisting and disrespecting the decree in his early years. The sage mercifully did not pursue it, but Prince Zhongshun has become more and more serious. Now in the south, in the name of disaster relief, he is looking for food and grass everywhere. , taking this opportunity to occupy the food route, so that the court has no food and grass to support the front line, its heart should be punished!"
"This minister agrees! The minister thinks that Prince Zhongshun's wolf ambitions have ulterior motives, and to transfer people back at this time is completely to bring wolves into the room, and it is very likely that Da Zhou's troops will be attacked by the enemy!"
As soon as these words came out, a general who admired Pang Xiao immediately came out and retorted like Hong Zhong: "You are a guy who only knows to hide behind others, have you ever fought a war! Have you ever seen the cruelty on the battlefield? I really want to ask you to go to the battlefield, I'm afraid you will pee your pants, coward! How can you slander Prince Zhongshun! Prince Zhongshun has made great contributions to the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is honest and loyal, and he is loyal to the saint. It's all of you. The screwdriver is pushing behind his back, provoking several times, making rumors and causing trouble! Slandering Prince Zhongshun and provoking the relationship between the sage and his ministers, what are your intentions!"
Wen Chen's beard trembled with anger: "On the Golden Palace, how can you allow you to be arrogant! The sage is wise, everything is determined by itself, how can it be controlled by others with a few words? If you talk like this, you will look down on the sage!"
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Li Qitian frowned, listening to the people below him quarreling for Pang Xiao again.
He didn't want Pang Xiao to come into contact with the Hu Ben army, and he didn't want him to regain control of the military and help the disaster.
He bought food in large quantities abroad, causing the teams that resisted the Tartars to be unable to eat. Now he has created such a powerful force that the people of the man are full of praise for him. Li Qitian was really stunned by anger.
"shut up!"
Unable to bear it, Li Qitian roared loudly.
The golden hall was quiet again, everyone bowed their heads cautiously, and said in unison: "Sacred Lord, calm down."
"Quiet your anger, calm your anger!" Li Qitian got up and spun around the ground with his hands behind his back, "The Tartars are about to fight in front of them, don't they just quarrel in the courtroom? If the Tartars really enter the capital, they will suffer. It's just me, and the family members of Zhu Qing, and all the people in the city!
"Once the troubled country is destroyed and the Tartar iron hoofs cross the capital and head straight for the Central Plains, then all the people will be shrouded in the shadow of the iron hoofs, and they will be brutally killed and enslaved!"
Li Qitian said that he was just and righteous, and his words were eloquent and sonorous: "I will never allow such a thing to happen. I will not take a half step back, but I will guard the capital and be the last line of defense in Dazhou!"
"Holy is benevolent!" The courtiers kowtowed one after another, and what's more, some were moved to tears.
Li Qitian said in a slow tone, "As for Prince Zhongshun, the disaster in the south is serious. Disaster relief is also for me to calm down the chaos in the south. Prince Zhongshun is extremely capable. Whether it is placed in the south or the north, he has an irreplaceable role."
"Yes!" The courtiers saluted, what else do you not understand? Li Qitian clearly just doesn't want Pang Xiao to have military power!
An old minister secretly shook his head and sighed. I don’t know where the confidence came from. The Tatars now have Lu Heng’s financial support. In addition, Siqin and Lu Heng are both resourceful people. Ji Zeyu led one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and suffered under the conditions of lack of food and grass support. It is not easy to support, not to mention that there is a dictator Gao Wenliang beside him
At this time, they were retreating steadily, and they were about to retreat to the capital, but the sage was still blindly confident, feeling that he was also an emperor on horseback and could defend the capital...
Some old officials were even close to tears.
Under this turbulent court situation, the people will only suffer more in the future.
After the great court meeting, Li Qitian's will was drafted by the cabinet, and Li Qitian distributed it all over the country after reading it.
In less than half a month, the army of Qin Wangs from various places became entangled. Even though Li Qitian has made it clear in the imperial edict that "grass and grass are inferior", for the stability of the world and for the Central Plains nation not to be ruled by aliens, there are still princes' soldiers and horses rushing to the capital from various places.
The old capital, Pang Xiao and Yun Yancai, the leaders of the 100,000 Ping Southern Army guarding the south, and the newly appointed commander Feng also received the imperial decree.
Feng Dushuai was ordered to lead the 100,000 Pingnan Army to guard between Dazhou and Nanyan, and he was at leisure. In addition, the Pingnan Army was brought out by Pang Xiao and was well-trained. Dushuai Feng was once under Pang Xiao's command , As soon as he received the imperial decree, he immediately rushed to the old capital to discuss with Pang Xiao.
"My lord! The capital is in a hurry. The Tartars have bullied us into the capital. It's unbearable and unbearable. As long as you give an order, our 100,000-square-foot southern army will immediately follow the lord north. I don't believe our group of heroes can't be beaten. Those fools of the Tartars!"
Pang Xiao laughed and patted Dushuai Feng on the shoulder: "Brother Feng is still so forthright. Yes, we have many good men in the Zhou Dynasty, and there are many people who are willing to do their best for the country. Let's overthrow the Lord of Beiji. It's our own business, but if the aliens want to invade, they have to weigh their weight!"
Dushuai Feng was so excited that he nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness said it very well!" After thinking about it, he felt a little worried, "It's easy to talk about wars, our brothers are not afraid of death, and there is no coward, but the Holy Master instructed them to bring their own food and grass. , this is really difficult for us. Lord, how do you think this is good?"
Pang Xiao smiled bitterly, and then said with high spirits: "How is it? Even if we drink cold water and eat Guanyin soil all the way, we have to rush back to defend the capital. Now that we are catching up with such an age, can it be because of these reasons that Regardless of Da Zhou, why don't you save the saint?"
"What the lord said is!" Commander Feng nodded again and again.
Yun Yancai also sat in the hall to discuss matters together, listened clearly to what Pang Xiao and Du Shuai Feng said, and also had a deep understanding of Pang Xiao's prestige in the army.
It seems that even after he has left the Pingnan Army for a long time, Pang Xiao's influence in the Pingnan Army cannot be underestimated. Not to mention the Tiger Ben army that Pang Xiao personally brought out.
No wonder the Qiu family attaches so much importance to Pang Xiao.
Pang Xiao seemed to notice Yun Yancai at this moment, and said with a smile: "Master Yun has worked too hard for disaster relief these days. It's just that King Sheng Shangqin ordered that this king must rush back to the capital, and the disaster relief will still be done in the future. To the adults."
Yun Yan just got up and said, "Your Highness is serious. The grains and grasses purchased by Your Highness these days have been delivered one after another, and together with the food delivered by your Princess Zhuangzi, it is enough for the common people to survive this winter. Your Highness is of noble character and uses his own money to support a living. The common people are still unwilling to take credit, and the lower officials are really impressed by the nobleness of the prince."
"Master Yun is really too heavy-handed." Pang Xiao waved his hands again and again in shame, "What this king has done is far from enough. Now that Zhou Guozuo is in danger, and this king is about to rush back to the capital, I will ask Master Yun for all the affairs of the old capital. already."
"This is all within the rank of the lower official." Yun Yan saluted.
Pang Xiao and Yun Yan had just exchanged some small talk, and then told Commander Feng: "Go back and tell the brothers, be prepared, and leave the camp at any time as instructed. Bring your rations first, and this king will find a way to make everyone not hungry along the way. belly!"
"We naturally believe in the prince." Commander Feng and Pang Xiao saluted and left quickly.
Pang Xiao pondered for a moment before rushing back to Qin Mansion.
Although the weather in the south was still cold at this time, it was still far worse than the capital city. Pang Xiao could handle it with only a cloak over his thin outer robe, while Qin Yining was wearing a fur collar huddled under the quilt. inside.
The charcoal stove in the house was burning, Qin Yining was still a little cold, and was sitting beside the bunk bed with rock sugar tied to him to diagnose the pulse.
"Although only half a month has passed, this time the pulse is very obvious." Bingtang smiled and said with a happy face: "Princess's pulse is fluent like a ball, and it should be smooth and round, which is an obvious happy pulse. Congratulations, Princess, Really happy!"
Ji Yun, Han Xiao and Shi Yuan couldn't help laughing at the side.
Qin Yining also smiled. After Pang Xiao took that kind of medicine, she was finally able to determine her happy pulse, and she was able to confirm that Pang Xiao's body was fine.
"Congratulations, Princess!" Ji Yun led the maids to salute.
Qin Yining responded with a smile, raised her slender and fair hand and waved it. Just as she was about to open her mouth, she heard the rough girl outside greet him loudly, "Your Highness!"
Picking up the curtain, Pang Xiao untied his cloak while walking around the screen. Seeing Qin Yining's eyes and brows were all smiling, the maids were all beaming, and couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter? What good things happened, so you laughed like this? "
Bingtang smiled and stepped forward, "Congratulations to the lord, the princess is one month pregnant."
"Congratulations, Your Highness." The maids saluted again.
Pang Xiao stood beside the bed and looked at Qin Yining blankly, as if he was suddenly stunned, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
"You mean, Sister Yi is pregnant?"
Qin Yining pretended to be angry and snorted: "Why is the prince still very unhappy when you look at him."
"No, where am I... I'm so happy that it's too late, we have a third child! What a great news!" Pang Xiaocai digested these words and almost jumped up with joy.