In Jinling City, people are panicked.
The news that the Qin State's army had entered Jiujiang County had already affected the Jin State.
In the Jin State, people's hearts are already floating.
In the imperial city, Sima Chong was also restless during this period. Even several eunuchs who served Sima Chong were so angry at Sima Chong that they were directly scolded with a stick, and one was beaten to death.
Sima Chong felt helpless and regretful after hearing the news from the front line.
This time, Jin suffered too much loss.
Sima Chong would even ask Jian Xingmao about the situation on the front line every once in a while.
In fact, there is no news from the front line.
When Sima Chong was not interested in handling government affairs, it was Xie Xuan who stepped in. He was now promoted and temporarily handled government affairs on behalf of Gu Xi. Although Xie Xuan was feeling uneasy in his heart. But Xie Xuan could still keep his mind calm and still handle government affairs in an orderly manner.
Xie Xuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, wars happen frequently on the front line, and food and grass support are needed. This time it is not just one side, but three sides must be supplied at the same time. Especially when Wang Lie goes south to attack Xuzhou, it poses a great threat to us. Not only To supply food, a group of soldiers need to be dispatched to help.”
Sima twitched his cheek.
Food again!
The army again!
Sima Chong's heart had never felt that it would be so complicated.
He didn't have the intention to deal with it. He flicked his sleeves and said, "Xie Xuan, just do whatever you want."
"I obey the decree."
Xie Xuan bowed in agreement.
Sima Chong changed the topic and asked: "Gu Xi went to the front line to meet Lin Feng. How sure do you think you can persuade Lin Feng to withdraw his troops?"
"At least 50% sure."
Xie Xuan looked serious and said: "Anyway, Lin Feng can be regarded as my uncle of the Jin Kingdom. He does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face, so he has to take care of the Jin Kingdom. And this time Gu Shangshu went there with sincerity."
Sima Chong nodded after hearing this, feeling a little more at ease in his heart.
There was a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Xuzhou on the front line."
At this moment, Jian Xingmao hurriedly entered. He looked panicked and reported: "Your Majesty, the army arranged by Xuzhou on the front line was defeated, and three cities were captured by Wang Lie one after another. In addition, Qi State, who took the opportunity to sneak attack, also captured a city. The city. Our strength in Xuzhou has been completely dispersed. It seems that Xuzhou will be completely captured."
boom! !
Sima Chong's mind was like thunder exploding.
The whole person was a little confused.
Xuzhou is gone.
You must know that in order to capture Xuzhou, he fell out with Qi, his former alliance, so he finally captured some cities. In addition, I also gained some from the previous crusade against Xia Kingdom.
But now, they were completely defeated in one battle.
Sima Chong came back to his senses. He felt a little dizzy in front of his eyes. He looked anxious and uneasy. He stood up and paced back and forth.
Xie Xuan stood below, sighing in his heart.
This situation is really falling apart.
It collapsed too quickly.
Xie Xuan didn't speak for the time being, just waiting quietly.
Sima Chong looked over and asked, "Xie Xuan, the situation in Xuzhou is so corrupt now, what do you think we should do?"
"I am incompetent and don't know what to do."
Xie Xuan spoke.
In his heart, he really had no choice. Xie Xuan couldn't do it when it came to attacking the city and seizing territory or counterattacking the Qin army.
What's more, Wang Lie is also a famous general of Qin.
Wang Lie is also difficult to deal with.
When Sima Chong heard Xie Xuan's words, he clenched his fists, cursed "trash", and then sat down.
Xie Xuan's face didn't look good.
The emperor called him a waste.
Yes, he is indeed a waste.
But who started the war with Qin this time?
It was the emperor who started it.
All this is also the reason for the emperor.
Xie Xuan comes from a wealthy family, and he is also loyal, but when it comes to awe, he is actually not too much.
In the Jin State, aristocratic families and the emperor ruled the world together. Without the support of the aristocratic families in the Jin State, the emperor would be unable to maintain the overall situation.
Xie Xuan still has such thoughts in his heart.
All the emperors scolded him, but Xie Xuan was shameless.
Xie Xuan didn't say anything, and just stood quietly below without interrupting.
"Report!"
At this moment, another chamberlain entered.
The chamberlain bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Gu Shangshu is asking for an audience outside the palace."
"Quick, please!"
Sima Chong was extremely happy in his heart.
He even said please, which showed that he valued Gu Xi. As long as Lin Feng agreed to withdraw his troops, with Lin Feng's influence in Qin, everything would be promising. If Lin Feng is not happy, then the Qin army may not give up.
Not long after, Gu Xi entered.
Sima Chong looked at Gu Xi excitedly, but when he saw Gu Xi's cold face and serious expression, his heart sank.
thump!
After Gu Xi entered the hall, he knelt on the ground, knelt on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and I am unworthy of your trust. Your Majesty, I failed to persuade Lin Feng. No matter how I tried to persuade him, Lin Feng said that Qin could not Will give up."
"This time, Qin will not withdraw its troops. Even if it does, it will be until it can no longer fight."
"If the Qin army can keep attacking, the Qin army will sweep away the Jin state."
"Our country, Jin, is in danger."
Gu Xi looked horrified, his head fell to the ground, and he said loudly: "I am incompetent, please forgive me."
"Of course you are incompetent."
After Sima Chong was stunned, he exploded instantly.
The emotions accumulated in my heart during this period completely burst out. Even though he knew very well that he shouldn't have exploded like this, but during this period of time, he couldn't eat well or sleep well, and he was thinking about Gu Xi on his mission, but in the end he came back failed.
Sima Chong found it difficult to accept such a result.
Jin State is also very strong.
Why can't it be stopped?
The Jin State was able to sweep across the Xia Army and defeat the Qi Army. Why couldn't it stop it when facing the Qin Army?
This was hard for Sima Chong to understand.
Sima Chong stared at Gu Xi who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were even sharper, and he said forcefully: "Your Gu Xi's Gu family directly surrendered to the Qin State in Jiujiang County, and the entire Jiujiang County became the territory of the Qin State. The entire Jiujiang County , and became a citizen of Qin."
"Even in the future, places close to Jiujiang County, such as Yuzhang County, may not be able to survive for long."
"Once Jiujiang, Yuzhang, Lujiang and other places collapse."
"Then Shi Yu, who is on the front line in Jingzhou, is unable to stand on his own and cannot support himself."
"The Gu family's sin is huge."
"If the Gu family can defend it, then our Jin country can defend it, and it will be impregnable and will not affect other places. But now, because of Jiujiang County, people are panicked, and Shi Yu's situation is not known for the time being. , there has been a problem in Xuzhou."
"These are all caused by the Gu family."
Sima Chong stared at Gu Xi and scolded loudly without hesitation.
"I am guilty!"
Gu Xi also answered loudly.
He was loyal to the Jin State, but he was persecuted by the emperor just after he came back, and he felt lost inside.
His junior brother invited him to go to Qin.
However, he refused.
Because he is from the Jin country, this takes precedence over the relationship between brothers and sisters. He cannot abandon the Jin country for his own selfish purposes.
Gu Xi returned to the Jin Kingdom because he wanted to pay his dues and work harder so that the Jin Kingdom could continue.
But now, Gu Xi is very disappointed.
Especially after being criticized by the emperor, Gu Xi felt sad and couldn't help but laugh.
The laughter is even more sad.
Laughter, even more helpless.
Loyalty, after all, is paid in error.
He suddenly raised his head, looked at Sima Chong, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Gu family is sorry for losing Jiujiang County. I'm sorry for you, and I can't complete the task. I, Gu Xi, am unworthy of being the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and even more unworthy of me." His Majesty."
"My lord, I am willing to die to apologize."
He stood up instantly.
The whole person suddenly hit the beam next to him.
