Feeling Hu Weiyong's sinister eyes, Liu Bowen could only smile bitterly.
How could he not know what Hu Weiyong was thinking?
But at this moment, he was really worried about the situation of the imperial court's Northern Expedition, and had no intention of paying attention to the party disputes in the imperial court that were not on the table.
If the entire Northern Expedition army was wiped out, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger in an instant.
For people like them, even if they fight to the death in the court, what's the point?
This Hu Weiyong... his vision is really short-sighted. Mr. Han used to be such a forward-looking person, but now he is also old.
He actually acquiesced in Hu Weiyong's party fighting against dissidents...
Liu Bowen lowered his head and did not refute Hu Weiyong's words. Zhu Yuanzhang still frowned deeply, and the doubt in his heart still did not disappear.
Seeing that Liu Bowen stopped speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Hu Weiyong, are you so sure that our Ming Dynasty Northern Expedition will not fall into a crisis?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Hu Weiyong consciously refuted Liu Bowen, with a proud look on his face. For a moment, he got carried away and said: "I would like to use the head on my neck as a guarantee!"
"Haha, it's not necessary to have a head on your neck." Hu Weiyong was so sure that it made Zhu Yuanzhang feel relieved a little. On one side is his underage son Xiong, and on the other side is his capable minister. Naturally, he still trusts the minister more.
And he also believed in Xu Da. In his opinion, Xu Da was indeed not someone who would abandon strategic arrangements and underestimate the enemy.
Lao Zhu let go of his worries, and the heavy atmosphere in Jinshen Hall suddenly became lighter. Only then did Lao Zhu notice the faint morning light outside. It's still early, and the sky is just white.
"We were worried all night, and after being comforted by Hu Qing, we felt very sleepy." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile. "I'm sorry to trouble you. It's still early, so go back and catch up on your sleep."
All the ministers dared not speak. They all saluted and exited Jinshen Hall. Hu Weiyong was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he felt proud and proud. The resentment he felt when he hurriedly crawled out of his concubine's bed disappeared.
Several people left the hall and said goodbye to each other, all yawning. Only Liu Bowen lagged behind, still frowning and looking worried. Everyone ignored him, and just as they were about to step down the steps of Jinshen Palace, they saw a bright light from a torch in the distance, which was particularly dazzling in the imperial city that was not yet fully lit, and was speeding towards the direction of Jinshen Palace.
"Urgent report from the front! Please open the palace door!" I could faintly hear that internal officials were reporting the news one after another.
"Xuan!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know when he heard it, and strode out of Jinshen Hall. His voice was like a bell, and his whole body was as powerful as a lion.
The red feather messenger on horseback quickly arrived in front of Jinshen Hall. Erhu greeted him, took the battle report from his hand, and presented it to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu opened the battle report, and a chamberlain immediately brought a palace lantern. Under the light of the palace lantern, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the frontline battle report, and his expression gradually turned ferocious.
"Your Majesty." Liu Bowen bowed. "May I ask how the battle is going on the front line?"
"Asshole!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly yelled and threw the battle report to the ground.
"Tiande, Tiande mistook me!"
Liu Bowen was shocked and hurriedly picked up the battle report from the ground. Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang and others also ignored party differences and came over to take a look.
The battle report read: "On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, Wei Guogong led his army into Lingbei and was ambushed by Yuan generals Wang Baobao and He Zongzhe."
"This..." Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others turned pale!
"...This!" Hu Weiyong was even more shocked. He felt a chill on his neck and glanced at the furious Zhu Yuanzhang with a guilty conscience.
Your Majesty, he wouldn't take what he just said seriously and really take my head off my neck, would he?
…
"Your Majesty! Now that the matter has come to this, we should immediately recruit soldiers and reinforce the Great Wall to prevent Yuanting from counterattack!" In the palace, all the ministers left and returned. Liu Bowen came out from the front and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!" Li Shanchang also stood up. "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the war was peaceful and the various places were not yet stable. At this time, recruiting soldiers again to increase the number of troops on the Great Wall will definitely cause turmoil in the world!"
"But if Meng Yuan crosses the Great Wall with the momentum of great victory, half of the country in the north will be overturned immediately!" Liu Bowen said anxiously.
"The north has been plagued by the Meng Yuan for a long time. There are not even one out of ten people alive, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. Even if it is really overthrown, it can still be planned in the future!" Li Shanchang retorted. "Besides, the battle report does not mention that the Yanming Middle Route Army has been completely wiped out. Moreover, there are still 100,000 elite troops in the East and West Route Armies. How could you know that these two armies would not get the news and return to defend the Great Wall? "
"The desert is vast and news is hard to come by. Once the Central Route Army is defeated, the East Route Army is no longer useful. It is only a matter of time before we are surrounded by the Yuan Army." Liu Bowen shook his head in frustration. "If we were surrounded in the desert, how difficult would it be to break out of the encirclement! I'm afraid there would be no luck. The same is true if the army on the middle route was ambushed. As for the west route, it was originally used for containment, and it penetrated deep behind the enemy's rear and was undefeated. We are so lucky, how can we come back in time?"
"If the entire army on the central and eastern roads is annihilated, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"
"Wei Guogong and Cao Guogong are both famous generals in the world, how could their entire army be wiped out so easily?" Li Shanchang said.
"You all think that Wei Guogong will definitely defeat Wang Baobao in this battle, so what now?" Liu Bowen scolded. "How can we place our hope in the unlikely event of a major event in the world?"
"That's enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table, and Liu and Li, who were at war with each other below, were shocked. They immediately bowed their heads and bowed their hands to face the crime.
Lao Zhu did not continue to scold the two. He only felt that his temples were pounding and his head hurt terribly. He waved his hand feebly: "You go back first. Let us think about it."
"Your Majesty." Liu Bowen stepped forward and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, please be prepared for the worst!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes angrily, and what he saw was Liu Bowen's anxious and worried look.
"...We understand. Mr. Bowen, please go back first."
The ministers bowed and exited the Jinshen Hall again. They were communicating outside the palace, their eyes full of fear and worry.
If the Northern Expedition army is really wiped out, then...
I'm afraid the sky will change tomorrow!
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"God's virtue has misled me, Heaven's virtue has misled me!"
In Kunning Palace, Queen Ma, who had just gotten up, was eating pickles and porridge when Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly barged in, looking angry.
"Chongba, what's going on?" Queen Ma stood up, suddenly thought of something, and her face froze. "Could it be..."
"Frontline battle report, on the sixth day of May, Tiande was ambushed for advancing rashly..." Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily. With a sweep of his sleeve, he swept all the breakfast on the table to the floor. "I'm afraid that our Ming army will be completely wiped out!"
"this……"
Queen Ma's face suddenly turned pale. She waved her hand, causing the maids around her who were frightened to kneel to hide away. Then he helped Zhu Yuanzhang sit down and rubbed his back to make him comfortable. "You mean, Su'er's prediction is true..."
"Tiande, Tiande!" Zhu Yuanzhang no longer cared about prophecies at this time. He slapped his knees angrily, looking like he was sad for his misfortune and angry at him. "It's good that Tiande is defeated. His entire army is annihilated. Our Ming Dynasty's northern frontier will definitely be hit by Meng Yuan's full strength!"
"In order to raise the funds needed for this northern expedition, the imperial court has already tightened its belt. If so many elites are lost, if they want to defend the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, they will definitely have to recruit soldiers."
"When our Ming Dynasty was first established, it was the time to recuperate and recuperate. If we recruit troops at this time, I am afraid that there will be widespread resentment among the people in the north and south. Within a few years of our Ming Dynasty, there will no longer be peace!"
"Tiande, Tiande, I hope you can stabilize the defeat. You must not be completely defeated..."
When Queen Ma heard Zhu Yuanzhang praying to heaven, she could only be speechless for a moment. She is not an ordinary woman, so she naturally knows Lao Zhu's difficulties. If the Ming Dynasty lost those hundreds of thousands of elites, it would have to pay a huge price if it wanted to stabilize the situation again.
The key is that the current situation is unknown. And the battle situation on the front line is changing rapidly. If the imperial court hesitates to send more troops to guard the border and misses the opportunity, Meng Yuan will take advantage of the opportunity to attack in one fell swoop, and then everything will be over.
But if the imperial court is now spending a lot of effort to increase troops, Xu Da has stabilized the defeat and preserved the elite of the Ming Dynasty. Then wouldn't the imperial court cause public dissatisfaction and make people panic, but it has no effect at all?
"Chongba." Empress Ma suddenly felt blessed.
"Why don't you ask Su'er about the future development of the war?"
