Hearing this, Mingxuan smiled and said,
"Prince, you are worrying too much. You are a scholar and do not understand military matters. That is normal.
You don't know how powerful a famous coach is.
Didn't Nie Chen also say that Zhou An is a famous master and general who should not keep himself in prison, and thousands of troops should avoid white robes?
This is to create momentum and flattery for Zhou An and to intimidate others.
Nie Chen is a young man, not even older than you, so it is normal for him to be scared out of his wits. "
However, Mingwen did not agree, but shook his head and said,
"Having said that, Ke Erchen is still worried that General Pang has fallen into Nie Chen's trick of luring the enemy in."
"My son, don't destroy your own prestige and enhance the ambition of others."
Mingxuan glared at him dissatisfied.
At this moment, the guard outside the door came in and said,
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military report coming from the north."
"Send it up."
Mingxuan took the military report, opened it and said with a smile,
"Look, didn't the battle report come in? There must be results from Pang Shou's side. Pang Shou's movements are really fast..."
Mingxuan suddenly froze, dumbfounded and looking at the military report in his hand in disbelief.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
Mingwen asked nervously.
"Pang Shou fell into the trap...the whole army was wiped out..."
"What?"
Mingwen and Zheng Sanlang stood up and shouted loudly.
Suddenly, Mingxuan spit out blood and collapsed on the dragon chair.
"Heaven is going to kill me!"
"Send the message to the imperial doctor quickly! Send the message to the imperial doctor quickly!"
Everyone shouted loudly.
Zheng Sanlang also walked over, took the battle report in Mingxuan's hand, and started reading.
"Pang Shou led an army of 200,000 into the Feng Army camp. He was surrounded by the main force of Nie Chen and set on fire. Most of the soldiers were killed. The remaining troops failed to break through and surrendered one after another. Pang Shou was killed by Zhou An.
Zhang Feng Kaicheng surrendered, our army was completely wiped out, and Wang'an County fell into the enemy's hands? ! ! ! "
"It's over..."
At this time, Zheng Sanlang also felt dizzy.
Mingxuan leaned on the dragon chair, stretched out his fingers tremblingly, and said,
"Go! Go and behead all Zhang Feng's family members in public! As a warning to others!"
Mingwen frowned and said,
"Father, Zhang Feng doesn't have any family. There is only one old mother in the family. She passed away three years ago. He...he is a loner."
"No wonder... no wonder he dared to rebel. I'm so angry. Such an ambitious person..."
"Father, let's not talk about him for now. Quick, carry your father to the bed to rest. The imperial doctor! Why hasn't the imperial doctor come yet?"
Mingwen was anxious and shouted while carrying Mingxuan with the eunuch guards.
There is a bed in the back room of the imperial study for the emperor to take a temporary rest. Some good and diligent emperors stayed in the imperial study too late to approve memorials and were too lazy to go back to the harem to waste time, so they slept directly in the imperial study.
Mingxuan was placed on the bed and said,
"I...I regret that I didn't listen to Mr. Fang. Hurry! Send Mr. Fang over to discuss the matter! Hurry!"
"Father! Mr. Fang fell ill a few days ago. Have you forgotten?"
"What's more important, his illness or the country? You have to carry him over. If he can't stand up, let him lie down with me. My bed is big enough!"
"As you command!"
The old eunuch hurriedly took the palace guards to invite the right minister.
Zheng Sanlang, on the other hand, was so scared that he didn't even dare to fart.
Because he supported Pang Shou in replacing Ren Jun. Now that Pang Shou failed, he was afraid that Mingxuan would anger him.
The imperial doctor came quickly, taking Mingxuan's pulse and asking about his condition, boiling medicine and setting up the charcoal basin and stove. He was very busy.
Half an hour later, the right minister was carried over, with a thick quilt wrapped around him.
The recliner was carried directly into the imperial study. The Prime Minister looked at Mingxuan lying on the bed with a hot towel on his forehead, and the anxious Zheng Sanlang and the prince beside him, and prepared to stand up and salute.
The prince said quickly,
"The Emperor has said that the Right Prime Minister is inconvenient and does not need to salute."
The right minister nodded and asked,
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Mingwen glanced at the right minister and thought that the old eunuch might not have told him, so he said,
"Right Prime Minister, Pang Shou fell into Nie Chen's plan and took the initiative to attack, but was ambushed. Already...the entire army was wiped out."
The right prime minister was stunned for a moment, then sat upright suddenly, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, rolled his eyes, and fell backward.
"Royal doctor! Royal doctor, hurry up and save people!"
The imperial doctors were very busy today. The emperor had not recovered yet, but the right minister fell down again. They hurriedly sent out some people to give the right minister acupuncture treatment.
Mingxuan said,
"Quickly, call the guards in and move the bed out to make room for your right minister to lie next to me."
"yes!"
Soon, the guards came in, moved the bed, and placed the right minister next to Mingxuan.
In this era, sleeping together in the same bed is the greatest gift from a monarch to a minister, and it is also a great honor for a minister. It represents absolute trust. Nie Chen and Ouyang Ming also slept together.
The two old men were lying side by side like this, with towels on their foreheads.
After another hour, the Prime Minister finally woke up.
After waking up, he asked about the specific battle situation, and Mingwen quickly read out the detailed military report.
Mr. Fang washed his face with tears and said,
"Your Majesty, I have long said that Pang Shou is a general, not a handsome man. It's okay for him to charge into battle, but he is not good for commanding the overall situation.
He will only push the army into a pit of fire.
As a result, the old minister's words came true. Those armies were really burned by a fire. "
Mingxuan sighed and said,
"What's the use of talking about this now? What's most important right now is what to do next?
Chen Wujiang will arrive in the capital in three days. Nie Chen now has an army of 500,000 under his command. It is only three days away from the capital. How can we resist this army of one million? "
"Your Majesty, what we have to do now is two things."
"You said, I'm listening. This time, I will listen to you in everything."
"Okay, first thing, tonight, let the guards escort the prince out of the city and back to his hometown in Taiyuan County to receive reinforcements from Qi State.
The capital is in danger, we can die, the Korean royal family cannot be destroyed, the prince must go! "
After hearing the words, Ming Wen immediately said,
"Father, if I don't leave, I will fulfill my filial piety in front of you..."
"Shut up! You have no place to speak here!"
Mingxuan roared angrily and shouted,
"You leave tonight, no mistakes. If you dare to stay, I will chop your head off!"
"My son... obey the order!"
Mingwen burst into tears.
"Old Fang, let's talk about the second thing."
"Okay, the second thing is to immediately re-activate Ren Jun and let him lead the remaining 200,000 troops to guard the capital.
Your Majesty, Nie Chen has many famous commanders and generals under his command, as well as Ouyang Ming and his clever calculations. Chen Wujiang is a famous commander in the world and invincible.
Under our command, only Ren Jun can contend with them, no one else can! "
