Yilong City.
In the hall, Yang Yuanhua was sitting on the soft couch with a solemn expression, looking through the books on the book.
Since he established himself as king, everything he did here was imitated by the Qi court, and even the kingdom's system was copied.
News keeps coming from the front, but most of it is not good news.
"Report."
A eunuch rushed in from outside. The man had a look of horror on his face. He rolled and crawled and said in a tearful voice: "Your Majesty, Loushan Pass has been lost!"
"What did you say?"
Yang Yuanhua thought he was hallucinating. He stood up abruptly and stared at the eunuch with wide eyes.
"Your Majesty, Loushanguan...is gone."
The eunuch wiped away his tears, trembling his lips, and placed a bloody battle report on the bookcase.
Yang Yuanhua grabbed the battle report and after reading only one line, he became dizzy and fell directly to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Amidst the shouts, Yang Yuanhua finally woke up. What he saw when he opened his eyes was the familiar tent, which was his bedroom.
"Hurry up and call Prime Minister Gu to come into the palace."
As soon as Yang Yuanhua opened his mouth, he found that his voice was hoarse.
He sat up with difficulty.
"What time? How long has it been?"
Yang Yuanhua asked.
"Reporting to your Majesty, it is already noon, two hours have passed."
The maid serving next to her said.
Yang Yuanhua closed his eyes, his heart felt cold, and now he couldn't get up. This fright made him sick.
The illness was gone and he couldn't do anything else he wanted to do.
After a long time, Gu Chaoling hurried over.
Gu Chaoling's office is not far from Yang Yuanhua's palace, which is convenient for meeting and communication.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is here."
Gu Chaoling has asked the doctor that Yang Yuanhua's disease is caused by shortness of breath attacking the heart, causing blood to rush and evil spirits entering the body. There is no specific medicine for this disease. He can only treat it slowly with medicine. During this period, he should not get angry casually. He should keep his mind calm and pay attention to time. Medication.
But at this time when Bozhou is facing life and death, there is no time to give Yang Yuanhua a chance to slowly adjust.
"Xiang Gu, Gu is suffering from illness and it is difficult to go to the mountains to meet our ancestors."
Yang Yuanhua's face twitched.
He was really reluctant to say these words, but he had to say them.
"We can only let the prince take the people." Gu Chaoling said.
"Okay, let him go."
Yang Yuanhua nodded.
He has never liked the crown prince, and has thought about deposing the crown prince many times, but many ministers support him, so he can't find a valid reason.
At this critical moment, he had no choice but to hold his nose and agree to let the prince take action.
After all, apart from the suitable identity of the prince, there is no more suitable candidate.
The ancestors of the Yang family also need to be welcomed. If the ancestors cannot come out of the mountain, the Yang family in Bozhou will be exterminated.
"The Qi army has occupied Loushanguan. Our army has no more dangerous passes to defend. I sincerely ask the king to retreat to Hongye Pass." Gu Chaoling stood up and saluted solemnly.
Without Loushanguan blocking the front, a place like Yilong City is no longer safe to defend. Once the Qi army attacks from all sides, it will take less than two days to reach Yilong City.
And if Yilong City is besieged and Yang Yuanhua is captured, the Bozhou Yang family will be completely exterminated.
The most sensible thing to do now is to abandon Yilong City and retreat proactively.
This is something we have to do.
"Can."
Yang Yuanhua slowly closed his eyes.
After that, Hongye Pass at the rear is located at the narrow passage of the valley. By holding Hongye Pass, most of the Banshu plains and hilly areas in the rear can be preserved. In this way, Banshu only loses one-third of its land.
But this is only theoretical after all. In fact, Loushanguan is the gateway to Bozhou, and Yilong City is the largest city and the capital. If these places are lost, people's hearts will be lost, and it will be almost devastating to the Yang family of Bozhou. blow.
But what?
The situation has become so bad.
"Yang Qiluo, Luo Shenqi mistakenly captured them and cut them into pieces." Yang Yuanhua opened his eyes and shouted.
Gu Chaoling looked embarrassed.
"They are all gone. It is said that they have fled to Shendu."
"Shuzi! Don't be caught by Gu in the future."
Yang Yuanhua's qi and blood attacked his heart, and he opened his mouth to vomit blood.
"Your Majesty, don't get excited, please slow down." Gu Chaoling hurriedly stepped forward.
The maid next to him immediately brought a bowl of potion.
Yang Yuanhua took a big sip and panted for a long time before finally catching his breath.
Yang Qiluo and Luo Shenqi were both people he valued, and he had given them enough grace over the years. Unexpectedly, once the war went against his will, they would flee immediately.
This is true even for the two of them. Most of the others also have their own plans of escape. Will they fight tooth and nail? almost impossible.
Gu Chaoling didn't say much. Of course he knew Yang Yuanhua's thoughts and thoughts.
But he took it for granted.
Yang Qiluo and Luo Shenqi could betray the Qi court for money and status, so why wouldn't they betray Yang Yuanhua? Do you expect people like that to fight to the death and sacrifice their lives? impossible.
"Prime Minister Gu, I will leave the state affairs to you these days. Please move to Hongye Pass."
After Yang Yuanhua said this, he didn't want to continue talking. He waved his hand and signaled Gu Chaoling to leave.
After Gu Chaoling left the dormitory, he got on the sedan chair and headed straight towards the Prince's Mansion.
Because the situation was urgent and there was no time to go through procedures such as greetings, he arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion and ran straight inside.
The guards at the door all knew Gu Chaoling. One of them went over to report to the Crown Prince, while the others stayed where they were.
At this time, the prince was staying in the study, reading and practicing calligraphy. He was now cultivating his moral character, only reading and doing nothing else.
"Your Majesty, I'm looking for you outside," the disciple reported.
"Please come in quickly."
The prince immediately stood up and went to the living room.
Fortunately, it was Prime Minister Gu who came. If a chamberlain came, his only emotion would be fear.
Ever since he knew that his father wanted to destroy him, he had been in panic all day long, worried that a disaster would come at any time.
If it weren't for the support of some important ministers such as Mr. Gu, he might not be able to survive long ago.
In the living room, he finally met Gu Xiang.
"Please sit down quickly, Mr. Gu, and make some tea for Mr. Gu." Gu Chaoling sat down and took a sip of tea. Without saying any polite words, he said directly: "Your Majesty, a good thing has come. Your Majesty ordered you to take people to the mountains. Please come out, ancestor."
"Is there such a good thing?"
The prince said in surprise.
Of course he knew what that meant.
Being able to invite the ancestors on behalf of the Yang family once again stabilized his position as the heir apparent. Unless there are any special circumstances in the future, his position will be very stable.
"This is a good thing, but there is another bad thing... Loushanguan has been captured by the Qi army." Gu Chaoling said.
"Here, Prime Minister Gu, can we really defend Banzhou?"
The prince said doubtfully.
