"Quick! Come in quickly!" Emperor Jing Xing said with excitement on his face.
Jia Pingsheng, Lin Han and others also had smiling eyes.
Since Liu Jing's army invaded the city, although they felt confident in their hearts, they were still somewhat gloomy.
But now, I'm afraid it's time to completely dispel the haze and see the light of day again!
A moment later, under the leadership of Zheng Ying, Li Zhufeng walked into the hall.
As soon as he came in, he knelt down towards Emperor Jing Xing with a plop, his eyes full of grief, and said: "Your Majesty!"
"We are defeated!"
Boom!
As soon as these words came out, the entire Nuan Pavilion seemed to have been struck by lightning. Everyone stood blankly on the spot, their limbs stiff, and they looked at Li Zhufeng in disbelief.
"Marquis Wu Ling, this joke is not funny!" Lin Han was the first to speak out.
Although he initially suspected that his side might be defeated, when this scene actually happened in front of him, he was the one who couldn't accept it the most.
He even took three steps and two steps at a time, walked up to Li Zhufeng, and with a scholar's body, grabbed Li Zhufeng's collar and almost pulled him up!
"Where is Zhang Xun? Where is he? Why doesn't he come to see you?"
"Zhang Xun was seriously injured and unconscious. He has been sent home to recuperate."
As soon as these words came out, even Jia Pingsheng couldn't help it anymore, stood up and asked: "How could this be?"
"That's Duke Dingguo!" Zhang Zifang, the deepest man in the city, couldn't help it.
Twenty-five thousand against ten thousand, the leader was Da Gan, the first martial artist, but you told us we lost!
Not only did he lose the battle, but the general was almost killed!
This was more than just a defeat, it was a disastrous defeat!
"Dong Qingguo, you have rebelled!"
"He led tens of thousands of troops and came from the west. When we were about to wipe out Liu Jingjun, he made a sneak attack on Zhang Xun and seriously injured him!"
"And our soldiers were almost completely surrounded and wiped out by Liu Qing's army!"
"As a last resort, I can only bring Zhang Xun back to break out of the encirclement and inform everyone of this news."
boom!
Another bolt from the blue!
The three elders in the cabinet looked at each other with shock and anger that could not be hidden in their eyes!
They even suspected for a moment that Li Zhufeng was lying!
After all, that was Liu Qing!
A member of the royal family named Liu.
This world, this country, belongs to their Liu family.
What does it mean to create your own rebellion?
Another point is that Qing Guogong's lineage has guarded the western territory of Daqian for generations and resisted the invasion of the Western Jin Dynasty!
If he rebelled, he could even lead tens of thousands of troops to support Liu Jing and invade Qiandu City.
What about... what about Xijiang?
The Western Jin Dynasty could not miss this golden opportunity. Now, Western Xinjiang is probably in a state of war!
This is really a leak in the house and it rains all night!
Even with the abilities of the three elders in the cabinet, they could not help but frown when faced with this situation.
Now there are only three thousand defenders left in Qiandu City. Let alone solving the problem in Western Xinjiang, even defending Qiandu City will become a problem!
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Jia Pingsheng turned to look at Emperor Jing Xing. At this critical moment, it was time for the leader of the Great Powers to make an idea.
After all, they are just courtiers.
However, when he turned around, he found that Emperor Jing Xing's face was surprisingly pale.
The blush turned into the color of pig liver!
The moment before Li Zhufeng entered the Nuan Pavilion, they were still discussing how to receive the wind and wash away the dust, how to welcome the returning army in triumph, and even how to prepare a banquet.
Who would have thought that the next moment, they would be met with disaster!
The 25,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out, and the western frontier of Daqian was on the verge of being lost. In addition, the north was still suffering from war.
The most terrible thing is that the number of rebels outside the city suddenly increased from less than 20,000 to more than 40,000!
Fully doubled!
The number of defenders in Qiandu City was ten times less!
Comparing the two, it is simply devastating news!
Under the huge psychological gap, Emperor Jing Xing felt an impulse, and a surge of blood surged up from his chest.
In an instant, my throat felt so sweet that I vomited blood in front of everyone!
puff!
Seeing this scene, Jia Pingsheng was immediately heartbroken.
Zhang Zifang, who has always been steady, shouted wildly: "Where is the imperial doctor! Where is the imperial doctor! Declare the imperial doctor quickly!"
Lin Han, who had the most impatient temper, couldn't wait any longer and rushed out of Nuan Pavilion to find the imperial doctor.
Li Zhufeng knelt on the spot in a daze, and for a moment, his heart was as sharp as a knife!
At this moment, crystal liquid dripped from the iron-clad man's face, hitting the ground of Nuan Pavilion with a crackling sound.
…
Early the next morning, there was a court meeting in Zhengde Hall!
The majestic and solemn Emperor Jing Xing who used to sit on the dragon throne has long since disappeared, and was replaced by Princess Huaiqing!
Standing next to him was Jia Pingsheng, the chief minister of the dynasty.
Last night, after the imperial doctor's diagnosis, Emperor Jing Xing's condition was finally clear.
Long-term fatigue, irregular diet, and irregular sleep lead to physical depletion.
It’s already a long time coming!
Coupled with the sudden bad news, which caused the blood and blood to attack the heart, it is now very doomed!
In fact, this was a typical example of Emperor Jing Xing being overworked.
In the world of Li Changkong's previous life, with the advanced medical conditions, he could be cured easily.
It's a pity that this is a backward feudal dynasty.
Fortunately, before he fell asleep, Emperor Jing Xing temporarily appointed Princess Huaiqing as regent, and was assisted by the three elders in the cabinet to work together to tide over the crisis.
Today, this impromptu emergency meeting was held to discuss how to deal with the enemy.
Facing Huaiqing's regent, all the civil and military officials in the court couldn't help but whisper.
After all, female regents only appeared two or three times in the hundreds of years of Qian Dynasty history.
But those women, without exception, are the ones who bring disaster to the country and the people!
It caused almost indelible damage to the Daqian Dynasty at that time!
So even though Huaiqing was famous and talented, they still had some complaints.
However, Huaiqing seemed to turn a deaf ear and said in a clear and cold voice: "You must already know what happened last night!"
"For today's plan, the top priority is to hold off the rebels outside the city until reinforcements arrive!"
"I would like to hand this matter over to Marquis Wuling with full authority, assisted by Ma Rulong, Secretary of the Ministry of War."
As soon as these words came out, Li Zhufeng, who was distracted below, instantly widened his eyes and looked at Huaiqing on the dragon chair with some disbelief.
He originally thought that after this incident, he would be dismissed from military power and completely expelled from the core circle of power in the Daqian Court just like he had been twenty years ago.
Who would have thought that instead of blaming him, Huaiqing entrusted him with important responsibilities!
However, some people disagreed.
The Minister of Rites, oh no, it was Lu Zheng, the former Minister of Rites. Hearing this, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "I object!"
"It was precisely because Zhang Xun and Li Zhufeng were greedy for merit and advanced that the 25,000 Yulin Army was almost wiped out, putting Qiandu City in danger."
"At this moment, our survival is really at risk!"
"How can such a heavy burden be entrusted to this defeated general?"
