"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
The scene suddenly became chaotic, and everyone was horrified when they saw the blood spitting out on the ground.
If the prince is good or bad, they will all suffer, not to mention the front line will be defeated.
Several guards quickly stepped forward and carried Zhu Jingyuan into the gatehouse, where there was a specially set up soft couch.
As a prince, he was naturally accompanied by an imperial physician. Hearing the summons, the imperial physician quickly appeared. After asking about the reason, he began to diagnose and treat the patient.
After a lot of work, I finally fed Zhu Jingyuan the decoction, but he still showed no sign of waking up.
But there was more and more bad news. Wang Quanyi and Kong Jinshan got the news and appeared in front of Zhu Jingyuan's bed.
The situation now is very bad, even extremely bad.
There were at least 3,000 Japanese pirates who broke out of the encirclement of the army. These people were extremely vicious and had no idea how much damage they would cause.
Thinking of this, Wang Quanyi became angry when he saw Gao Shuyan and had a bad look from beginning to end.
"You two, why was the northern defense line breached?"
The two of them didn't speak, but Gao Shuyan came over to question him, and he questioned him seriously.
"There are nearly 5,000 Japanese pirates, and they are attacking with all their strength to the north. The Chuzhou Guard and Zhenjiang Guard in the north have less than 4,000 troops in total. How can we resist them?" Kong Jinshan, a fellow commander of the capital, replied.
Logically speaking, the Japanese pirates should break out to the north with all their strength, and the troops in other directions should provide support.
However, after this month of "severe beatings", the generals no longer dared to make their own decisions, and they never dared to attack without receiving orders.
So a situation was formed where Chuzhou Guard and Zhenjiang Guard were beaten while the other guards watched.
Gao Shuyan said coldly: "No matter what, it was their failure in fighting that led to today's disaster!"
At this moment, Wang Quanyi finally couldn't help but burst out: "Gao, you know what it is like to fight on the front line, so you dare to say that the front line soldiers are not fighting well?"
At this time, whether from the perspective of safeguarding his own interests or protecting his subordinates, Wang Quanyi could not let Gao Shuyan pass the blame.
"Although I am a scholar, I have also read a lot about the art of war..."
Although he knew that the problem was with his command, Gao Shuyan could not admit his mistake. His mistake was the prince's fault, and the prince could not make mistakes.
Someone in the court was impeaching someone, and Gao Shuyan already knew about it. How could he let the prince give someone another chance?
So even if he knew he was wrong, Gao Shuyan couldn't admit it.
Wang Quanyi was really going crazy. Just when he was about to curse Gao Shuyan, Kong Jinshan on the side intervened in time.
"You two, the most important things right now are the prince's condition and how to deal with the situation!"
"The Japanese pirates fled north, burning, killing, looting, and everything they went was turned into scorched earth..."
Speaking of this, Kong Jinshan became more and more worried and said: "If the Holy One comes to know about this disaster, I'm afraid..."
The last time Japanese pirates disturbed Taizu's mausoleum, many people in Jinling Dusi died. Will there be more deaths next?
Not wanting to talk nonsense to Gao Shu, Wang Quanyi immediately said: "Since the prince is unconscious, we will deploy our troops first and mobilize the remaining troops to defend against the enemy!"
Jinling Dusi has nine guards under its jurisdiction, with about 35,000 soldiers, but only about 20,000 are transferred to the front line to fight, and each guard has soldiers left behind.
"This is the right thing to do!" Kong Jinshan quickly responded.
However, Gao Shuyan didn't express his position, which meant that the prince didn't express his position, so the troop deployment really couldn't be done.
In addition to the routine mobilization of the Ministry of War, the Jinling Dusi, as the highest command body of the local army in Jinling, can only mobilize no more than 500 troops without an imperial decree.
Before Zhu Jinghong was attacked, only 500 people came out of Yingtian's Qianhu Station. It was an emergency situation when the prince was killed, and all the officials had to strictly abide by this red line.
At present, the prince holds the military power, and the prince's spokesperson is Gao Shuyan.
"Master Gao? What do you think?" Kong Jinshan asked.
"How to act, let's discuss a strategy first..."
Hearing this, Wang Quanyi couldn't help but get angry: "What time is this? We still need to discuss a strategy... Is it possible to order the guards to pursue them first?"
"The Royal Envoy..."
Gao Shuyan scolded: "Watch your words, are you trying to seize power?"
Wang Quanyi was silenced by just one sentence of "seizing power". He could not afford this crime.
When the situation was awkward, I heard Kong Jinshan say with a smile: "You two... why is this necessary? We are all running errands for the Holy Lord and the Prince, what can we say!"
Gao Shuyan's face was still ugly, and he immediately said: "Now we can order all the guards to pursue us. How to deal with it in the future? You two must come up with a strategy as soon as possible!"
"The safety of the common people rests entirely on your shoulders!"
In order to protect the prince, Gao Shuyan, who seemed to be upright and upright, automatically triggered the ability of the civil servants to shift blame.
The safety of the Li people rests on the shoulders of Jinling Dusi, which means it has nothing to do with the prince.
Wang Quanyi wanted to argue, but he also knew that talking more would be useless, so he immediately waved his sleeves and left.
After the two men left, Gao Shuyan turned to the prince, who still showed no sign of waking up.
"Oh...what can we do!"
At this time, a bachelor from the East Palace spoke up: "Sister Gao, the failure of this encirclement and suppression campaign was all due to the general's ineffective campaign, and he must be severely punished..."
"That's right, the commanders of Chuzhou Guard and Zhenjiang Guard must be responsible for this defeat!"
Shirking responsibilities and protecting the crown prince, it is easy for the bachelor of the East Palace to reach an agreement.
As for who is responsible, they will not consider it at all. Politicians only care about the interests and not the right or wrong.
Gao Shuyan nodded: "Well, first draft a military order, and then order the guards to take the person after sealing it!"
At this time, someone said worriedly: "Scholar Gao, the prince is unconscious after all. If he just uses the seal without asking for instructions..."
"When the prince wakes up, I will explain the situation to His Highness!" Gao Shuyan was not worried that the prince would disagree.
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Gao Shuyan wanted to capture someone here. Wang Quanyi and the two men who walked down the tower, after conveying the pursuit order, found a deserted corner to talk.
"This guy named Gao doesn't understand anything. I really wanted to chop him with a knife just now..." Wang Quanyi took a water bag and poured a sip into his mouth.
Kong Jinshan said helplessly: "Alas... He is close to the prince and the court. We can't afford to offend him!"
In the current era, although the status of civil servants and military officials is equal, objectively speaking, civil servants have a higher say.
After thinking for a while, Wang Quanyi said in a deep voice: "We have to ask someone... to restrain this guy!"
"You mean..." Kong Jinshan hesitated.
Kong Jinshan can easily guess who can control Gao Shuyan.
"This... I'm afraid it's not good. If word spreads that we are using the Thirteenth Master to suppress the prince, it will be a disaster!" Kong Jinshan thought very carefully.
Wang Quanyi smiled and said, "What if the Thirteenth Master can't stand it himself?"
Kong Jinshan nodded slightly. If Zhu Jinghong couldn't stand it and pushed Gao Shuyan aside, it would be none of their business.
As for whether Zhu Jinghong would crowd out Gao Shuyan, Wang Quanyi thought it was not a problem at all. He thought he understood Zhu Jinghong's temper very well.
"So the most important thing is to let Master Thirteen know that His Royal Highness is critically ill and ask him to come over immediately!"
"That's right!" Kong Jinshan replied.
(End of chapter)
