His eyes passed directly from Zhong Mo and fell on Xu Xuan. Li Yu said: "Xu Qing is a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River. He is knowledgeable and outstanding in eloquence. He is also the prime minister and assistant. It is most suitable for you to be the envoy. Now the country is in danger. , I have troubled you to go north to Kaifeng, if you can persuade the Han Emperor to stop the army or postpone the conquest, it will be the same as reinventing the virtue of me, I would like to thank you here!"
Li Yu's words were both sincere and a little aggrieved. But looking at the situation, Xu Xuan's heart was full of emotion. Although he was equally pessimistic about the outcome, he was still willing to be loyal to Jiangnan, the country that had protected him for many years and given him famous opportunities.
Facing Li Yu's gaze, Xu Xuan bowed and said, "My lord, I am willing to go north to meet the Emperor of Han and express my love for the people of Jiangnan!"
"Okay!" Finally, Li Yu calmed down and looked at Xu Xuan with a bit of anticipation. Although Xu Xuan only promised to go north, the result was obviously not guaranteed.
"I sent an edict to Runzhou and asked Lin Renzhao to be on full alert. If he comes to invade, he must stop the enemy and not allow the Han army to cross the river in one boat or another! Other cities and river defenses should also strengthen their defenses and be more vigilant. When recruiting troops, it is by Privy Secretary Feng, please take charge. We must have enough troops in Jinling to ensure the safety of the city!" After a long time, Li Yu said to Feng Yanlu again, rarely taking the initiative to make some decisions, although it seemed wishful thinking.
Speaking of which, since he succeeded to the throne, Li Yu has never personally inspected the Jiangfang fortresses and learned about the situation of the army.
"Yes!" Feng Yanlu responded, thought for a while, and took the initiative to remind: "My lord, Wu Yue has always been a pawn of the Central Plains. According to past lessons, if the Northern Army moves, the Wu Yue army will definitely go north from Suzhou and Hangzhou to attack our army. Unforeseen circumstances are inevitable. , we should also strengthen the defense of Changzhou!"
Hearing this, Li Yu's handsome face couldn't help showing a bit of resentment, and said: "Don't Wu Yue know the truth of lips dying and teeth cold? If I die, how can he survive alone?"
Faced with Li Yu's question, no one answered. After all, Wu Yue and Jiangnan were different. They had already agreed that they had close ties with the Central Plains and had a marriage relationship. Isolated from the southeast, it has never had any conflicts with the Central Plains, and there are no historical issues left over, so there is a lot of room for change.
After thinking for a while, Li Yu sighed and said: "Later, I will send a handwritten letter to Hangzhou and hand it over to the King of Wuyue. If he still has a clear decision, he should unite his troops to fight against the enemy. If he insists on becoming a pawn of the imperial court, ,well......"
"My lord, Wu Yue has been a disaster for a long time and has been willing to be driven by the imperial court for a long time. If you want to accuse him of being a fool, I'm afraid it will be difficult! There is no better way to send an envoy to unite with Southern Guangdong to fight against the Northern Army!" At this time, Chen Qiao suggested.
Hearing this, Li Yu hesitated and said: "I heard that Liu Yuan is mediocre and cruel, causing chaos in government and abusing the people, and working with him..."
Seeing that Li Yu still had moral baggage at this time, Chen Qiao became excited again: "My lord, there are also one hundred thousand troops in southern Guangdong. The Pingnan imperial edict of the Han emperor also attacked Lingnan, with the same concern of destruction. It is appropriate." Unite and fight against the enemy together!"
"Then send someone to try!" Li Yu then nodded, looked at several ministers, hesitated, and put forward an idea: "Gentlemen, what if we move the capital to Nanchang Mansion?"
After saying this, others had not yet spoken. Chen Qi, the lowest-ranking magistrate of Jinling, finally spoke. His voice was not loud, but his expression was extremely cold. He said: "The king is in Jinling, and the soldiers along the river still don't know who to kill the enemy and defend. The king If you want to take refuge in Nanchang, the morale of the army will be shaken, and Jinling will be lost. If Jinling is lost, how can Nanchang be defended?"
"What Chen Qi said is true! Please, Lord, please don't say this again!" Chen Qiao immediately agreed.
Seeing that his saliva was almost spraying on his face, Li Yu had to give up his fearful thoughts and said insincerely: "I have grown up in Jinling, and hundreds of thousands of people are still here, how can I give up so easily? "
"Your Majesty, there are still 30,000 troops in Nanchang. You can send Lu Shijun to go north to replenish Jinling!" Feng Yanlu suggested.
Lu Shijun is Lu Jiang, the old general who was summoned back from Ezhou by Li Yu before, and was later entrusted with the duty of guarding Nanchang Prefecture. There was no way, Nanchang Prefecture was second only to Jinling in the rule of Jiangnan, and it needed someone who was both Guard it with people who can be trusted, are capable, and have enough prestige.
"In this case, wouldn't Nanchang Mansion be empty?" Li Yu reacted like this.
"Your Majesty, Jinling should be your top priority!" Feng Yanlu said.
"The war has not started yet, and the progress of the war is still unknown. There is no need to mobilize the Nanchang army for the time being. We will move according to the situation..." After a moment of silence, Li Yu said.
In this way, with the "joint efforts" of the chief ministers of Jinling, they finally came up with a way to resist the imperial army. Although this method seemed wishful thinking, it was basically not implemented and could not achieve actual results...
At this time, Yan Ji, the deputy privy envoy, arrived. Without being informed, he barged into the hall rudely, staggering, and with a hurried expression: "Master of the country, Runzhou military report!"
In fact, Jinling should have known about the situation at Jingkou long ago, or at least knew about the battle at Jingkou. However, the problem lay with the navy that fled to Jinling. For fear of punishment, they did not dare to return to Jingkou, let alone Jinling. Instead, they went all the way upstream and fled to Hukou.
Therefore, it was not until overnight that Jinling received the report from Runzhou. Of course, the chief minister had no time to consider the "minutical details". What Li Yu was shocked was that Lin Renzhao was defeated in this battle. Could he still stop the Han army?
Although Li Yu had never been very satisfied with Lin Renzhao and did not like his warrior temperament, others said that he could fight, so he still entrusted him with military affairs. However, now that the most capable general has been defeated, and was defeated in the first battle, can he still defend Runzhou, and can the safety of Jinling be guaranteed?
In this way, with an extremely heavy heart, he finished discussing politics and military affairs. When he was alone, Li Yu felt not only pessimism and confusion about the future, but also a feeling of regret. He regrets being born in an emperor's family, regrets taking over the throne, and even regrets listening to military and political situations, poems, paintings, lyrics, Buddhist sutras, wines and beauties. These are what he is interested in. If he can immerse himself in his own world and indulge as much as he wants. , carefree, isn't it beautiful?
In order to suppress the negative emotions in his heart, Li Yu decided to find a few harem beauties, then call in musicians, drink, play the piano, dance together, and then listen to his poetry...
In this life, Li Yu had neither a great Zhou queen nor a minor Zhou queen, but Li Jing also chose a wife with both talents and virtues for him, who was the granddaughter of Diao Yanneng, a distinguished veteran of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that Queen Diao is virtuous and upright, with a strong personality, but lacks some sentimentality, and is not what Li Yu loves.
For Li Yu, Diao Guohou repeatedly tried to persuade her, but to no avail. Li Yu respected and disliked her at the same time, so much so that he kept her at a distance and was quite cold. On weekdays, she favors other concubines more.
However, although there are many other beauties who are excellent in both sex and art, none of them can truly harmonize with Li Yu's music. Therefore, behind the romantic scenes, Li Yu was actually quite lonely, with a very empty heart, which was already reflected in his gorgeous poems in the past.
Speaking of which, Li Yu has been the leader of the Jiangnan Kingdom for only two or three years, but there are many beauties in his harem, including eight famous ones, which is comparable to what Emperor Liu had gained in more than ten years.
Now, facing the danger of the country, pressure from all aspects inside and outside has been added, casting a shadow over Li Yu's body and mind. It is also because of these factors that Li Yu began to evolve into the "eternal Ci Emperor". This is sad for him personally, but will shine brightly in terms of history and culture. Apart from other things, Li Yu's talent can be regarded as unparalleled in the world. ....
