Zhao Mao said to Li Yan again: "I will leave this matter to you. Tanhualang's family is also considered a scholarly family. How can such a thing happen? Isn't it a joke for the world?"
Li Yan hurriedly said: "Yes, You Ziqian, I still don't thank Your Majesty for your grace."
"Do... do?" You Miao was a little stunned, but after regaining her senses, she said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your grace!"
"But what should I do?" You Miao couldn't understand, could Zhao Mao still decide for him in family affairs? No... He suddenly realized that he could, because Zhao Mao was the emperor.
You Miao wanted to ask a few more questions, but Li Yan signaled with his eyes not to ask, and You Miao stopped talking. Zhao Mao also fell into deep thought, as if remembering something.
For a while, the atmosphere at the banquet was very strange, and none of the scholars knew what You Miao said.
Li Yan took good care of You Miao and scooped him a spoonful of lily shrimp, which was You Miao's favorite food in Beijing in the past. You Miao nodded and ate the vegetables before talking about her mother. I can't help but feel a little emotional. He has been in a twist and turns these few times. His mood is good and bad, but he has never really felt at ease for a moment. At this moment, he is aroused by melancholy. .
Ever since he was a child, he has never felt the love and affection from his parents for a moment. Thinking about it, You Miao also feels that he is very pitiful. Fortunately, Li Zhifeng is with him... He has changed his way to coax himself to play.
Zhao Mao pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Where's Chao'er? Why haven't you come yet?"
You Miao groaned in her heart, thinking it worked.
Zhao Mao ordered someone to look for it, and after a while, Zhao Chao came.
Wearing a black martial robe, Zhao Chao walked into the imperial garden today. He walked in a hurry, but his face was worried and the movement was very loud. Compared with the prince, he had a completely different martial artist temperament.
You Miao looked up and asked, why did she come so late? When Zhao Chao arrived at the table, the scholars looked at each other, not knowing who he was. Just as he was about to stand up and salute, Zhao Chao leaned over to the emperor's ear, said a few words, and swept his eyes around the table absentmindedly, as if looking for him. People, finally fell on You Miao.
You Miao and Zhao Chao looked at each other, Zhao Chao signaled him to be at ease with his eyes, Emperor Tianqi, Grand Scholar of Guozijian and Li Yan, who was sitting closest, changed their expressions at the same time!
After Zhao Chao finished speaking, he turned around and left. You Miao was a little confused as a monk, but Zhao Mao immediately got up and overturned the wine glass.
"All the ministers use it for their own use." Zhao Mao said, "I will take one step first."
Several seats stood up to see the emperor, and at another table, Li Yan's father also got the news and left, Li Yan quickly followed, and for a while, several ministers followed the old emperor up the corridor and left.
Dengke Jinshi's eyes showed surprise for a while, but no one dared to talk about it, but everyone knew in their hearts that something major must have happened. Can something big happen? It was reported by Zhao Chao. You Miao's thoughts turned, it must be the frontier war again!
Nie Dan was transferred back for more than a month, and there was one less general in the frontier. Previously, Li Yan and the prince conspired to transfer Nie Dan to the south. Is this good or bad for Zhao Chao? What about the prince's party? What about Nie Dan? Countless thoughts popped up in You Miao's mind, but she ate the food but didn't know the taste.
After a while, before the wine was cold, a hand was placed on his shoulder.
You Miao was thinking about things, but she didn't realize that someone was beside her, but when she was busy looking up, she saw that it was the prince. The prince turned around with just one look and left the imperial garden. You Miao hurriedly put down his chopsticks and said, "Excuse me." Then he got up and followed the prince out of the imperial garden.
The prince walked in front, followed by a group of eunuchs, You Miao quickly caught up and straightened his robes. The prince instructed: "I won't let you speak later, so just listen."
You Miao froze in her heart and said hurriedly, "Yes, Your Highness."
The prince's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he took You Miao across the front porch to the outside of the imperial study. Two guards were guarding it. The prince sighed outside the door and shook his hands. robes. The guards wanted to pass the message, but the crown prince waved his hand to indicate that, needless to say, he took You Miao into the imperial study through the side door.
As soon as I entered, I heard Nie Dan's voice.
"... Now the Wuhu is lawless and extremely arrogant. No more soldiers this year, I'm afraid that the west of the Great Wall will not last for the next year!"
Li Zai's voice said: "How to send troops?! General Nie, you are talking about..."
Nie Dan simply roared: "Prime Minister Li! The battle is imminent! Xisongguan is broken! Except for Sichuan and Shu, the large area of Liangxi is an undefended plain. The Hu people have entered Liangxi, and they can drive straight in!"
"As soon as Liangxi passes, it is Yushui! Once they pass Yushui, we will only be left with the barrier of Xiaoshan, Languan, Zhengliangguan, the official road from the northwest road to Jiangnan... Keshan Anling..." Nie Dan's Breathing is getting heavier: "Including the two northeastern states, all will be under the control of the Hu people."
"Crossing the Yellow River again." Nie Dan said: "It is bound to invade the capital!"
No one made a sound in the study, and Emperor Tianqi narrowed his eyes, unmoved.
"General Nie is exaggerating." After a long time, a civil servant said: "The Hu people are barbarians outside the Great Wall. They make a living by looting. There is evidence for the previous entry into the customs. After grabbing the necessary materials, they will return to the outside of the fort…”
Several people agreed, Nie Dan clenched his fists, and blue veins appeared on his arms.
Another military attache took a step forward and said coldly, "According to what Lord Lin said, that means we are going to release Liangxi Plain for them to rob?!"
Li Zai said: "This year, the south of the Yangtze River has been devastated by floods. The southern army is helping the people rebuild their homes and reclaim the land. Is there any way to transfer them to the northwest? What's more, army rations and army salaries have to be collected again, at least three months, between spring and summer. In the meantime, the grain has not yet been put into storage…”
"If it hadn't been for the war in Goryeo to delay food and wages," Nie Dan said angrily, "How could there be today's troubles?!"
"General Nie, calm down." The prince stepped forward, Nie Dan couldn't help gasping for breath, and calmed down a little. The prince said: "Father, the Hu people can't let the Hu people continue to loot in Liangxi, otherwise it will affect the grain tax of Gyeonggi in the coming year, and the people can no longer be evacuated. In the past few years, a large number of refugees poured into Yanbian city, and this year the Central Plains has caused confusion."
Emperor Li Zaichao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, this minister has a plan."
Zhao Mao didn't lift his eyes, and murmured, "Tell me, don't make any more noises. The noise will give me a headache, so keep your voice down."
"The Northeast Defense Line garrisoned 50,000 troops to General Lan, mainly infantry, to intercept Wuhu outside the city of Pinghuang, and General Nie led 10,000 Gyeonggi cavalry to provide mobile assistance." Li Zai explained: "The Yulin Army is still led by Colonel Tang Hui..."
Nie Dan said: "No way! There are only 80,000 defenders outside Yanbian City in the northeast of Zhengliangguan. The defense will be changed next year. Once the Tartars go south, what kind of soldiers will they use to resist? Qian, the garrison of the capital is empty, if something goes wrong, who will take the blame?!"