At the same time that Yu Ming stepped into Fang Jun's room, the battle report jointly signed by Li Ke and Fang Jun was rushed to the capital by the war horse Babaili. At that time, hundreds of officials went to court, and the messenger went to the Taiji Palace and knocked on the door, shouting for victory, which immediately caused an uproar in the main hall.
"Big victory?"
"How is that possible? Aren't the guys in the second house all surrounded?"
"That's right, if tens of thousands of people surround him and there are hundreds of them, it's not bad if he doesn't die, but he still wins a big victory?"
"This kid has always been bold. Could it be that he lied about military information?"
"Most likely……"
There was a lot of noise and discussion in the main hall, and most of them did not believe that Fang Jun could turn defeat into victory.
Tens of thousands of people are under siege, and there are no strong soldiers inside or outside. The situation is already precarious. Even if you can escape alone, it is almost impossible. How can you win? Presumably, this kid must have been lucky enough to receive reinforcements and save his life, but it was really embarrassing to fall into despair just after arriving in Jiangnan, so this kid just pretended to be false and lied about the military situation.
This son has always been bold. Relying on his status as prime minister, son-in-law and emperor's son-in-law, what can't he dare to do?
At that time, Liu Lei, the censor of the imperial court, came out and said: "Your Majesty, how can Huatinghou turn defeat into victory when he is trapped in a tight siege? Even if he wins, reinforcements must have arrived to disperse the chaos, and it has nothing to do with Huatinghou. Your Majesty, please tell me clearly that if you lie about the military situation, please follow the national laws and military disciplines and punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Immediately there were ministers in the palace who agreed.
Fang Xuanling remained silent. He hadn't seen the battle report yet. Why are you jumping up and down?
Cen Wenwen had always disliked Liu Lei's attitude toward Qin Muchu, and said coldly: "You have to read the battle report before you can decide what is right or wrong. Is it possible that Liu Yushi has already seen the content of the battle report, so he is so sure?"
Liu Lei ignored Cen Wenwen's sarcasm and smiled lightly without replying.
What's the point of arguing at this point when the matter is clear? No matter how colorful this battle report is, Fang Jun can't really turn defeat into victory!
The Wuxun Group remained silent collectively, and their mood was the most complicated.
They regard Fang Jun as a member of their own side and hope that he can achieve something in Jiangnan to enhance the influence of Wu Xun Group. They also hope that Fang Jun will really lose his life, so that the court will treat Jiangnan mercenaries and Wu Xun The interests of the group can be maximized...
His Majesty Li Er had no intention of paying attention to the bickering among the ministers. He felt in his heart that the previous speculation was very likely to come true, and said impatiently: "Send it over!"
A eunuch trotted in the battle report from outside the main hall and presented it to His Majesty's chamberlain. The chamberlain took the battle report with a red feather and bowed to present it to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand to take it. He first carefully checked the sealing seal to see if there was any difference. Then he used the paper knife on the imperial desk to pick up the sealing seal, took out the letter paper, and looked at it carefully.
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the ministers who were all looking at him, and casually handed the battle report to the chamberlain beside him, asking him to hand it over to Fang Xuanling not far away.
Fang Junnai is the son of Fang Xuanling. He is surrounded by a heavy siege and his life is in danger. As a father, he is naturally anxious. It is reasonable for His Majesty to hand it over to Fang Xuanling first after reading the battle report. Furthermore, as the prime minister, Fang Xuanling is also qualified to be the first to watch after His Majesty.
Everyone was watching Fang Xuanling's expression, trying to discern the content of this battle report from the changes in his expression. As a result, Fang Xuanling's old face was expressionless, showing neither relief nor any sadness.
Did Fang Jun die, escape, or really win a great victory?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it...
After reading the battle report, Fang Xuanling sighed in her heart. Sure enough...
A few days ago, His Majesty said that this kid is very clever. How could he get into trouble so easily and put his life in danger? Sure enough, he saved a trick, and when the whole world was at his wits' end, he fought hard to turn defeat into victory. In this way, his reputation will be famous all over the world, and his great achievements in pacifying the rebels in Shanyue will be even more powerful in Jiangnan. And according to the superstition attached to the battle report by His Highness King Wu and the traitor, the traitor only took action after the major families in the south of the Yangtze River sent elite warriors to help the Shanyue people. Massacred completely.
This was nothing less than a blow to the head, severely damaging the arrogance of the Jiangnan nobles. Just like the generals raised by the Fang family at Lishan Farm, every family will have some private soldiers, more or less, used to do some secret activities. Jiangnan is outside the center, and the laws are difficult to enforce. The struggle for interests between noble families and the means of dealing with civilians are all inseparable from elite soldiers. Nizi suddenly wiped out most of the family wealth that the Jiangnan noble family had supported for many years...
But the most important thing is, where did this traitor get an armored cavalry?
Although there are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, there are also many plains. This armored cavalry is simply a big killer weapon. It can give enough deterrence to the nobles in the south of the Yangtze River, so that they will definitely be wary of similar actions in the future and dare not do whatever they want.
It can be said that with just this battle, the traitor opened up the situation. The Jiangnan nobles no longer dared to act openly and unscrupulously. What means they had could only be used in the dark and invisible, and the effect was naturally greatly reduced.
My unicorn!
Fang Xuanling was relieved, but naturally also distressed and full of resentment towards her son.
If you say you want to save one thing, just keep one hand. It's understandable that you don't want to say it out. Who would have thought that someone would secretly inform the Jiangnan nobles to take precautions? Without the complete annihilation of the dead soldiers of the Jiangnan gentry, this victory would have been greatly compromised. But you can't compose a song like "I'm not afraid of being broken into pieces." The song on the right is "Born to be a great man." Your Majesty's heart was filled with excitement and emotion. Now that His Majesty has seen through your evil intentions, all the excitement and joy you felt in the past have become nothing. How can your majesty be embarrassed by your rude behavior and being fooled around by you?
The most outrageous thing is that I wrote another song "Niannujiao" this time...
At this time, the battle report had already passed through time into the hands of Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou was young and inexperienced, so he had too much dignity to worry about. After reading the battle report, he read out the poem attached to the end by Fang Jun in a mellow tone...
"When the great river goes east, the waves are washed away, and there are all the romantic figures of the ages. To the west of the fortress, there is the way of humanity, like the red cliff of Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms. The rocks are pierced through the sky, the waves are crashing on the shore, and thousands of piles of snow are rolled up. The country is picturesque. , How many heroes were there at that time. I think back to Gong Jin’s time, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, with majestic and heroic hair. Feather fan and silk scarf, while talking and laughing, the oars and oars disappeared into ashes. My homeland is wandering, and I am so sentimental that I should laugh at me, and I will be born early. Life is like a dream, one statue still shines in the moonlight..."
After reading it, Ma Zhou clicked his tongue, shook his head, thought about it, and praised: "This poem is a masterpiece. I think it will be praised for a hundred generations! The feather fan and silk scarf, while talking and laughing, the cannons and oars disappeared into ashes..." …Tsk, tsk, how majestic, Marquis Huating!”
After sighing, Ma Zhou turned around, bowed to His Majesty Li Er, and said loudly: "I congratulate Your Majesty! Huatinghou is so powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, his power is small, but he is actually a famous general of the Tang Dynasty! And the gift of literature and art is enough to be passed down to future generations. The great verses and famous works can be found at your fingertips, which further shows the prosperity of the literary style of our Tang Dynasty. We are both civilized and military, and our loyalty is unparalleled. The Tang Dynasty is very lucky!"
Ma Zhou was already on good terms with Fang Jun. Although he had a serious personality, he was still tactful. How could he miss the opportunity to rectify Fang Jun's name? Naturally, we have to make great efforts to promote it.
Among the courtiers, there were some who were friendly with Fang Xuanling, some who were friendly with Fang Jun, and of course there were also those who liked him... Seeing Ma Zhou open his eyes to Fang Jun like this, he was naturally happy to be a favor. Besides, then, Fang Jun is still the emperor’s son-in-law! Just from the luxurious and grand wedding not long ago, it can be seen that the emperor valued Fang Jun.
As a result, there were endless flattering voices and flattering words in the main hall, all of which described Fang Jun as a famous minister with both civil and military skills who was rare in the sky and rare on the earth. With this minister, the Tang Dynasty can protect the country for ten thousand years and prosper for hundreds of generations. It can be said that the ancient Guan Zhong is resurrected and Yi Yin is reincarnated...
Fang Xuanling's eyelids twitched and she glanced at His Majesty Li Er guiltily. It was so embarrassing.
His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, twitched the corner of his mouth and stared at Ma Zhou with a faint look...
Ma Zhou, who felt that he should say more good things for Fang Jun, suddenly felt cold all over his body, as if he was being stared at by some wild beast. He raised his head suspiciously and watched in private, and met His Majesty the Emperor's meaningful and incomprehensible eyes.
Ma Zhou suddenly shivered and felt that something was wrong.
But he looked confused and had no idea what was wrong...