The next morning, the court meeting began.
Wang Pu, the Minister of Household Affairs, stepped out boldly and pointed his finger at Qi, Huang and Fang.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the king's division on the front line was defeated. I wonder if that's the case?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar, and all the officials began to whisper.
You must know that Li Jinglong has an army of 500,000 people under his command, and he also has sufficient food, grass and baggage. How could he be defeated?
Let alone 500,000 well-equipped imperial masters, even 500,000 pigs would not be defeated so quickly, right?
Moreover, these 500,000 troops are the last strength of the imperial court. If even they cannot destroy Yan Ni, then the imperial court may really have to change its master!
At the thought of this, all the civil and military officials were a little flustered, and their voices became louder and louder.
Zhu Yunwen sat high on the dragon chair, his face instantly darkened.
He did not expect that Wang Dui, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who usually kept silent, would actually make an attack in public at the court meeting!
Wang Duan, Wang Duan, what do you want to do?
"Well, I already know about this."
"The reason is that it is bitterly cold in the north. Most of the king's soldiers are from the south, so they cannot stand the bitter cold weather in the north, so they suffered a defeat."
"But fortunately, Cao Guogong adjusted his combat strategy in time, so there were not many casualties. Only 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers were lost in the battle. Cao Guogong has led his army to retreat to Dezhou, Shandong Province, and has strengthened his troops, waiting for the spring of next year to go north again to fight against the rebellion and wipe out the Yan rebels in one fell swoop!"
After hearing the emperor's words, the officials were relieved.
This result is quite good.
However, 70,000 to 80,000 people were lost in the battle, and Li Jinglong still had more than 400,000 troops under his command. The foundation was not damaged, and he could continue to march north to fight against the rebellion!
From the looks of it, it does seem to have little impact.
In a war, no one can die, not to mention that Master Wang is fighting in a different place, so it is understandable that the early stage will not go well.
However, Wang Dun asked sternly: "Your Majesty, is this really the truth?"
"Why did I hear that Li Jinglong was incompetent and that the general Qu Neng had already breached Beiping's Changyi Gate? Instead of sending troops to support him, Li Jinglong paid gold to withdraw his troops, thus missing the great opportunity to conquer Peiping!"
"Then the traitor Zhu Di led his army back to support, but Li Jinglong's command was improper. As a result, the rebels marched straight into the battle, and finally attacked the king's camp. However, Li Jinglong, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, fled and abandoned the army without even thinking about it. Send a message to Qu Neng outside Peiping City, causing the entire army of General Qu Neng to be wiped out!"
Wang Dun didn't open his mouth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately caused huge waves.
All civil and military officials in the court looked at the old minister in disbelief, not understanding what he wanted to do, let alone where the information came from.
The expressions of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru changed drastically. They were obviously feeling uneasy. This Wang Bu came for Li Jinglong today, and even more for the three of them!
When he thought of this, Qitai couldn't sit still.
"Master Wang, be careful what you say!"
"Your Majesty has already concluded the fault of this battle. Is Mr. Wang questioning His Majesty?"
Huang Zicheng also stood up calmly.
"May I ask, Mr. Wang, where did you hear these rumors?"
"Rumor?" Wang Duan laughed angrily, his old face full of sadness and anger!
"Why do you thieves have the nerve to say such things?"
"This is a blood letter written by Qu Yu and Qu Tao, the sons of general Qu Neng!"
"They narrowly escaped death and survived, but they learned that His Majesty was deceived by an adulterer and indiscriminately punished their Qu family. Isn't this chilling?"
Wang Dun took out the blood book from his arms and glared at Qi, Huangfang and the others with sharp eyes.
He had been very dissatisfied with these three people for a long time. He had been bewitching the emperor and trying to flatter him. However, His Majesty the Emperor did not obey the advice of the three people. Wang Pui tried to persuade them several times to no avail, and he was also a little frustrated.
But he never expected that these three damn sycophants would dare to confuse right and wrong and put the blame for the defeat on Qu Neng, who died fighting for the imperial court!
This is no longer as simple as a party dispute in the court, this is shaking the foundation of the court's rule!
The battle is still going on on the front line, but His Majesty has punished a meritorious official. What will the officers and soldiers of the three armies think when they see this?
How can we continue to fight this battle?
This is simply unreasonable!
When Qi, Huangfang and the other three saw the blood letter, their scalps went numb with shock.
They didn't expect that Qu Neng's son would survive by chance!
It’s really troublesome now!
Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy and he glared at Qi Huangfang and the others.
Then he ordered the officials to take the blood letter from Wang Dun's hand, and became furious after reading it.
It was clear that Wang Shi could have conquered Beiping City long ago, and Qu Neng had already killed Zhangyi Gate, but this idiot Li Jinglong paid gold to withdraw his troops, and missed a great opportunity!
This Li Jinglong is truly a bastard!
Zhu Yunwen was furious, but he couldn't get angry yet!
Because the edict to convict the Qu family had already been issued.
Now that he is overturning the case for the Qu family, it is tantamount to admitting that he, the emperor, was wrong and was deceived by traitors. This is a slap in his own face!
His majesty, the new emperor, has only made such a ridiculous mistake after taking the throne for just one year, which will be a fatal blow to his imperial prestige!
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen could not do this. He could only follow Qi Huangfang's opinion and kill the Qu family!
"Wang Aiqing, this blood letter alone cannot prove anything."
"This matter is a foregone conclusion. Anzhi, are these the words of Qu Yu and Qu Tao?"
Hearing this, Wang Dun felt like he was struck by lightning and looked at His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon throne in disbelief.
How could it be... like this?
"Your Majesty! The irrefutable evidence is right in front of you! The truth is right in front of you! As the Emperor of Heaven, why do you have to protect those three sycophants?"
Wang Dunlao cried with tears in his eyes.
However, when he said these words, Zhu Yunwen became furious.
"Wang Duan!"
"I respect you as a veteran of the previous dynasty, so I have always treated you favorably!"
"But this is not your capital to rely on your old age and sell your old age without distinguishing between monarch and minister. I have said that this matter has been finalized and cannot be discussed further!"
"Your Majesty!" Wang Dun fell to his knees on the ground. "By acting so unfairly, the officers and soldiers of the three armies may become distracted and dissatisfied with the imperial court..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Yunwen gave him a cold look, then stood up and left.
After all, he held back his anger and did not blame the veteran minister.
As soon as His Majesty the Emperor left, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.
They never thought that there would be such hidden secrets in the frontline battle situation.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly what is right and what is wrong.
I'm afraid that the Qu family will really be Li Jinglong's scapegoat.
And the initiators of all this are Qi Huangfang and the others!
Qi, Huangfang and the other three felt the malicious glances, and were so frightened that they left the hall in a hurry, and were invited to Nuange by the eunuch before they had gone far.
Wang Dun was still kneeling on the ground, his expression was in a trance and his eyes were lifeless.
Zhang Yan, the old minister of the Ministry of official affairs, hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up.
"Why bother?"
Wang Dun looked at Zhang Yan, tears welling up instantly.
"It's over!"
"The Ming Dynasty is coming to an end!"
Zhang Yan's face changed slightly and he hurriedly stopped him.
"Be careful!"
Wang Dun pushed him away, and then stumbled out of the hall.
"It's over! The Ming Dynasty is coming to an end!"
Zhang Yan's eyes were red when he saw this, and he was filled with sadness and had no words to express.
It is often said that an emperor should be close to the virtuous and distant from the necessities, but this new emperor did the opposite.
Before he had taken a few steps, Wang Dun's vision suddenly went dark and he fell to the ground.
"Shilu!"
"My lord!"
"Hurry up and announce the imperial doctor!"
