The situation on the western border spread, and Prince An's reputation as the God of War once again spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although the situation on the western and northwest borders is good, the overall situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is still not optimistic. It is hard to say what will happen to the southern border because General Xi is still on his way to the battlefield.
But the situation on the southwest border is already deteriorating. Almost everyone is not optimistic about the defense of the southwest, especially when it comes to crossing the border. This is really outrageous!
Originally, according to the speculations of all parties, even if the Yue family lost to Poland, it should not be too badly defeated. After all, the Yue family controlled more troops than Chu Junxiu, and they were entrenched in the southwest all year round.
But the truth is so unpredictable. Yuejia not only failed, but also failed so ugly.
But what worried people the most was the emperor's attitude.
Not only did the emperor not punish the Yue family, but he also allowed them to continue leading the troops. Even though the overall command was given to Chu Junxiu, the actual leading of the troops in battle was still done by the Yue family.
It was obvious that the emperor did not want to give up the Yue family, or in other words, he did not want to give up the previous achievements of eroding the military power of the Chu family.
Maybe the emperor is still thinking that after this battle is over, he will do another trick and remove Chu Junxiu's position as Southwest General and hand it over to the Yue family.
It's hard to say what the situation in the Southwest will be like in the future, but this year is destined to be a difficult one.
Due to the tense war situation and the unstable condition of the emperor, the New Year's Eve palace banquet was skipped this year, and he no longer even had the thought to hold it.
Luo Tong thought this was rare good news. Instead of being hypocritical and submissive with others at the palace banquet, it would be better to spend time with his real family at home.
Only Xi Menghan and Mu Jinyu were left in the huge Xi Mansion. General Xi and General Xi were never separated when they went to the battlefield, so naturally they went together this time.
Xi Menghan simply brought Mu Jinyu to Prince An's Mansion to celebrate the New Year together. It happened that Mu Dai, Kong Yimeng and other people from Baihua Valley were also at Prince An's Mansion.
This year, it was actually more lively and comfortable than before.
As soon as New Year's Eve passed, before the holiday was over, the situation in the capital became tense again.
The matter of deposing the crown prince is becoming more and more popular. It is said that the crown prince has lost the support of the people and is no longer able to recover. The crown prince's position is destined to be lost.
There are all kinds of rumors, some say that the emperor prefers Prince Jin, others say that the emperor is more optimistic about Prince Qin, and even several other princes who were not well-known before have their own supporters.
Just when people were arguing in different factions, something suddenly happened on King Jin's side.
He indulged his officials to bring disaster to the countryside. He had previously taken advantage of natural disasters to make money, and embezzled countless disaster relief funds issued by the court. He also took the opportunity to kidnap victims and sell them, causing many innocent people to be reduced to low status.
Evil things like this were suddenly exposed one after another, and they were instantly pushed to the forefront and became the target of everyone's criticism.
After such a commotion, King Jin's public opinion instantly fell to the bottom. Although King Jin didn't care whether the people supported him or not, he could not ignore the emperor's thoughts.
So many things were exposed at once, and the emperor was severely angered. He refused to see Prince Jin for several days. The meaning was very clear. Whether Prince Jin could take over the position of the crown prince was also up in the air. !
The matter of King Jin was obviously messed up by someone. As for who was responsible, it's actually easy to guess. It was just a few princes.
Others may not know who did it specifically, but Luo Tong heard Wu Zechen mention that the prince and the King of Qin were mainly responsible for this matter, with the prince taking the lead.
It is easy to understand that the King of Qin wanted to suppress his biggest rival, the King of Jin. The reason why the Prince took action was also not difficult to guess, but he did not want to give up his position and was making a last ditch effort.
Now for the prince, the best way is to destroy all his younger brothers. As long as he proves that none of these younger brothers can compare with himself, then the prince's position can only belong to him in the end!
King Jin was the first person the prince used to attack, and he was also the opponent considered the most threatening by the prince's faction.
As for the King of Qin...
I'm afraid he won't be able to get it himself without others taking action...
Sure enough, as everyone expected, just after the emperor treated King Qin differently and became obviously close to him for two or three days, something happened to King Qin.
Or it should be said that something happened again to the Yue family, the mother clan of King Qin...
Go beyond home and lose two more cities! It has been forced to retreat close to the southwest hinterland!
As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar!
Who would have thought that when all parties were trying to defend the enemy and the border, the Southwest would fight so ugly!
Directly let the Polish army penetrate deep into the southwest territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty! He even captured five cities in succession!
Even if these cities can be recaptured later, the losses will be extremely huge!
After the emperor received the news, he was so angry that he vomited blood and passed out on the spot. The palace was in chaos for a while. It was not until the emperor's condition stabilized that greater chaos was avoided.
There is no other reason. This time we lost two cities again, and the responsibility still lies with Yuejia!
Chu Junxiu's military order was indeed issued to the Yue family, but the Yue family did not listen to Chu Junxiu's order at all, but still insisted on going his own way!
Relying on his military power, Yuejia wanted to fight a turnaround to save his face and status, but he didn't expect to fall into Poland's plan again. In the end, he not only lost the city, but also lost a lot of his troops!
Nowadays, the Yue family does not even have as many troops as Chu Junxiu!
The emperor felt that his heart was bleeding!
Where did those troops cross the border? They are all his soldiers!
In the end, if reinforcements from the Western Army and Chu Junxiu hadn't arrived in time, Yuejia would not only have lost another city, but even the 10,000 troops who fell into the siege of Poland would also have to fold in!
The first thing the emperor did after waking up was to call King Qin and the Yue family to the palace and scold them severely. The Yue family was even thrown into prison on the spot.
The emperor even said on the spot that if the lost territory in the southwest could not be recovered, he would never get out of prison alive!
Now everyone could see the emperor's anger, and King Qin also fell from the "most holy prince" to the bottom in an instant, and became the prince that the emperor least wanted to see.
Who will win the crown prince position in the end has become confusing again.
This time, the emperor made harsh words. If Yue Jia persists in going his own way and does not obey the orders of the Southwest General, he will be beheaded! No more trouble to the court!
The reason why the emperor is so anxious is because the situation in the southwest is now very critical!
Poland has marched straight in, like opening a pocket in the southwest, breaking into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty without any hindrance.
