I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 254 Yongzhou Great Victory
Seeing this scene, the little empress, who was always calm and calm, could no longer restrain her inner excitement, and stood up from the dragon chair in a jerk.

The pretty peach eyes stared at Qian Haonan, and asked a little hastily: "But Fang Xiang repelled the Yan army that besieged the city?"

Qian Haonan looked excited, and replied loudly:
"Not only that, Prime Minister Fang also led his army to repel the [-] Yan Kingdom iron cavalry who were planning to go south!

Drive all the 30 Yan troops back to the country of Yan!In addition, Ban Hongfei, the chief general of the Yan Army, was also captured alive! "

As soon as this word comes out.

The entire Fengtian Temple fell into a deathly silence.

The little empress and all the civil and military officials stared wide-eyed, opened their mouths slightly, and looked at Qian Haonan in disbelief.

in their eyes.

Fang Xiang was able to repel the Yan army who besieged Wochuan Mansion, which is already a great victory.

because.

As long as this is achieved, the 20 army led by Ban Hongfei can be restrained, allowing time for the imperial court to deploy a second line of defense.

Who would have thought.

Fang Xiang actually used 20 mobs to repel 30 Yan Guo elites, and captured the main general of the Yan Army at the same time.

is it possible?
The atmosphere was silent for a moment.

During the official affairs, Wang Hao stood up, looked at Qian Haonan, and asked: "Qian Shangshu is sure, the battle report says that the Yan army was repelled by 30, not [-]? The captive is the general of the Yan army. Instead of a partial general?"

Hearing this, Qian Haonan showed dissatisfaction on his face, glared at Wang Hao, and scolded angrily: "Do you think this officer is as old-eyed and stupid as you?"

Facing Qian Haonan's ridicule.

Wang Hao looked extremely calm, and replied: "I just think that all this is too unbelievable and unreasonable."

As soon as this word comes out.

The Fang Party members in Fengtian Hall all cast angry glances.

obviously.

Wang Hao was suspecting that Fang Xiang had falsely reported the battle situation!
"Back then, the 20 tiger and cardinal army could chase down 20 Wu troops. Why can't I use 30 troops to repel [-] troops now?"

Zhou Zheng, the Shaoqing of Honghe Temple, stood up, looked at Wang Hao, and said coldly.

The voice just fell.

Qin Xingyan, Minister of the Household Department, also stood up.

His vicissitudes of life showed dissatisfaction, and he snorted coldly, before he said: "The sparrow knows the greatness, the prime minister plans strategies, and uses soldiers like a god. How can you tell that you have no power to restrain a chicken, and you can only speculate as a speech officer who can only talk and talk?" !"

When Wang Hao heard this, a hint of anger appeared in his eyes.

I wanted to fight back, but noticed the eyes of His Majesty and Fang Party members, swallowed back what I wanted to say, squeezed out a smile, and said: "Qin Shangshu's words are reasonable, Fang Xiang uses troops like a god, and it really shouldn't be judged by common sense. Of."

Although he said so.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is not convinced in his heart.

Don't talk about him.

Even some Party members murmured in their hearts when they heard such a battle report.

Think about how many facts and exaggerations there are.

It should be a fact that Ban Hongfei, the chief general of the Yan Army, was captured.

Otherwise, it will be exposed by Yan Guo soon.

It may not be possible to repel 30 Yan troops and drive them all back to Yan State.

perhaps
The Yan army just retreated temporarily because of the loss of the main general?

Although Baiguan didn't say anything, he had more or less similar thoughts in his heart.

Regardless of whether the battle situation is the same as the battle report said.

Fang Xiang won a big victory, it is true after all!

And as long as Yongzhou does not fall, the court will not be considered passive. On this basis, every victory is a surprise!

Baiguan thought so, with a smile on his face.

at this time.

The Empress's voice sounded in Fengtian Hall.

"Give me the battle report!"

Wu Mingkong stood where he was, looking at the battle report in Qian Haonan's hand, and ordered.

Qian Haonan was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Immediately afterwards, he presented the battle report with both hands.

The maid stepped forward, took the battle report, and presented it to the empress.

After Wu Mingkong opened it, he browsed from top to bottom.

Seeing a familiar mark somewhere, her delicate face showed excitement, and she blurted out: "It's true!"

Those three short words instantly attracted everyone's attention.

All civil and military officials looked up at the empress with doubts in their eyes.

it is true?
Can the battle report sent by Yongzhou be fake?

now.

Wu Mingkong realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly adjusted his mood.

Put away the battle report, looked at all the officials, and said slowly in a cold voice: "Everything said in the battle report is true, pass on my will, copy the content of the battle report, and announce it to the world!"

Speaking of this, he looked at the servant of the Ministry of Rites and ordered: "The Ministry of Rites is ready to welcome Fang Xiang's class teacher back to the court with the highest standard of etiquette!"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials were startled.

To welcome Fang Xiang's class teacher back to the court?

so.
Fang Xiang really repelled 30 Yan troops? !
This. How is this possible!

anyway.

Why did His Majesty's attitude change immediately after reading the battle report, and he firmly believed in the content on it.

The officials thought so, and subconsciously looked at the empress.

Seeing that Her Majesty the Empress has a very firm expression.

They quickly realized.

Your Majesty's correspondence with Fang Xiang should have a specific mark.

Only after seeing the mark did His Majesty believe that the battle report was sent from Prime Minister Fang.

"Your Majesty is so determined that he even asked the Ministry of Rites to prepare the etiquette for meeting Prime Minister Fang in advance, explaining that the news in the battle report is accurate."

"In this way, Fang Xiang really repelled the Yan army! The court really won!"

All the officials stood in place, all in a daze.

It wasn't until Qian Haonan shouted: "God bless you!", he woke up.

All of them showed excitement, looked at the empress, and flattered them.

"Defeating the 30 elites of the Yan Kingdom and capturing the leader of the Yan Army is an achievement that I have never done before. Your Majesty has accomplished such a feat in less than two years since he took the throne, which is really admirable!"

"Your Majesty's literary and martial arts are unparalleled in the world!"

"His Majesty."

Facing the flattery of hundreds of officials.

Wu Mingkong's delicate face revealed a hint of displeasure, and he interrupted them.

"Defeating the Yan army is Fang Xiu's achievement, what has it to do with me!"

The voice fell.

All the officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

The empress noticed their bewildered expressions, and suddenly realized that she had overreacted a bit.

Fang Xiu is not here again.

What else can these officials do besides compliment the emperor.

It is impossible to praise the powerful ministers who lead the army outside in front of the emperor.

It is neither appropriate nor reasonable.

Thinking of this.

She waved her hand and said leisurely: "Although the Yan army has retreated, it will make a comeback at some point, gentlemen, don't relax your vigilance."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

All the officials saluted one after another.

Seeing this, Wu Mingkong sat back on the dragon chair again, thought for a moment, looked at the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said indifferently: "I plan to build an archway outside Chang'an City to welcome Fang Xiang's class back to the court, and hand it over to the Ministry of Industry, how long will it take?" Can it be finished?"

Zhao Zizheng, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty, the money is enough, and the work can be completed in a month at most!"

Wu Mingkong fell silent when he heard "yinzi".

After half a sound.

She raised her eyes to look at Zhao Zizheng, and said: "I will allocate money to you from the internal funds, and strive to complete the project as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Zizheng stood upright and bowed respectfully.

Wu Mingkong withdrew his gaze, looked around, and said leisurely: "Your family, do you have something to play? If there is nothing else, then retreat!"

All the officials looked at each other and saluted together.

"Sir, please retire!"

Then, in order, they left Fengtian Temple.

As soon as you leave Fengtian Temple.

All the officials started discussing enthusiastically around the great victory in Yongzhou.

at the same time.

At the behest of the Empress.

The major bookstores printed newspapers again.

The newspaper has only one page and only a few hundred words.

At the top are the four big characters - Yongzhou Great Victory!
evening.

sunset.

On the most prosperous streets in Chang'an City, the shouts of newspaper vendors resounded.

"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! Great victory in Yongzhou! Prime Minister Fang retreated 30 enemies and captured the leader of the Yan Army alive!"

It was not a loud voice, but it attracted the attention of countless people.

"What did you say, newspaper seller?"

A scholar in a robe reached out to stop the newspaper vendor and asked in disbelief.

The newspaper vendor looked at him and repeated loudly.

"Great victory in Yongzhou! The imperial court has won!"

Got a positive answer.

The scholar was slightly taken aback, and muttered to himself: "I won, the court won."

The sound grew louder, until it was almost a growl.

"We won!"

Those four short words set off a wave of noise on the bustling street.

Less than a stick of incense time.

The city of Chang'an was overwhelmed by shouts of victory.

The people believed that the imperial court could defeat Yan, but they all thought that they would pay a heavy price.

After all, the Yan people are martial arts, and the Yan army is strong, which is something everyone knows.

Who would have thought.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Fang, the imperial court was able to defeat the Yan army so easily!
among the crowd.

Not just who yelled.

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live Fang Xiang!"

After a brief silence.

Thousands of excited people followed closely behind, shouting loudly.

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live Fang Xiang!"

The voice is high, straight into the sky.

Less than a stick of incense time.

The warm shouts resounded through Chang'an, inspiring!

Yan country.

Royal Palace.

Emperor Yan, who was dressed in a purple gold dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, looking at the battle report in his hand, his face was extremely gloomy.

Ban Hongfei died in battle.

With an army of 30, more than [-] were lost!

The remaining 24 people have no intention of fighting again in a short time.

After paying such a heavy price, he didn't even capture a single city of Gan Ren.

Not to mention beheading the prime minister of the Qian Kingdom, he didn't even see his shadow!
There is no doubt that such a record is an indelible shame to Emperor Yan!

The more he looked, the more angry Yan Huang became.

In the end, he couldn't restrain his raging anger. He slapped the table and cursed: "Trash! It's just rubbish!"

Liu Yuan, the right minister of the Yan Kingdom, stood where he was, with an equally ugly expression on his face.

After a long silence, seeing that Emperor Yan had finished venting his emotions, he said, "Your Majesty, those 24 people are still stationed at the border and consume a lot of food and grass every day. I dare to ask you whether your Majesty plans to recall them or rest and prepare for war."

Hearing this question, Emperor Yan raised his eyes to look at him, and asked calmly, "What do you think?"

Liu Yuan thought for a moment, then replied: "I believe that the current strength of the Qian Kingdom is enough to destroy the Zhou Kingdom. In order to achieve the purpose of containment, the imperial court must not sit back and watch the Qian Kingdom continue to grow."

These words showed Liu Yuan's attitude.

In short, this battle must be fought!
Fight until Qianguo gives up invading Zhouguo!
Hearing this, Emperor Yan was also lost in thought.

After a while, he said coldly: "If the Zhou Kingdom can be destroyed by the Qian Kingdom so easily, what's the point of using my Da Yanerlang's life to forcefully keep it?"

Liu Yuan hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, in my view, although Zhou State has weakened a little in recent years, it is not weak compared to Qian State. Send troops to the Northern Expedition."

"As long as Zhou Guo survives this wave of offensives, he will definitely be able to involve Qian Guo for my Dayan in the future. At that time, the imperial court will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Yan.

"In your opinion, sooner or later, Qian Kingdom will grow to such an extent that I, Dayan, can hardly handle it?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Just when he was thinking about how to answer.

Yanhuang said again: "To tell you the truth, in my opinion, the reason why the Prime Minister of Qianguo was able to defeat me, Da Yanerlang, was only because of some unscrupulous tricks and useless tricks. .”

"In addition, that useless piece of work, Ban Hongfei, actually disobeyed my order and divided the army into two groups. This is the root cause of the defeat!"

"If I lead the army, within half a month, the head of the Prime Minister of Qian Kingdom will be cut off!"

Hearing this, Liu Yuan thought that Emperor Yan was going to conquest in person, his heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak to persuade him.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Yan said: "It's just a small Qianguo prime minister, and I don't need to go out in person."

The voice fell.

Liu Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and said, "What Your Majesty said is true."

After a pause, he continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, the Qian Kingdom is not what it used to be, and they must not be allowed to develop and grow, otherwise they will become a serious problem for the imperial court in the future!"

Seeing that he spared no effort in persuasion, Emperor Yan frowned slightly, and said a little displeased: "I have already sent 30 troops to surround and save Zhou, what more do I need!"

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When Liu Yuan heard this, he didn't know what to say for a while.

at this time.

Emperor Yan continued:
"From now on, if it is not the last moment, I will never let me, Da Yanerlang, work for Zhou Guo again."

After a pause, he added:
"Zhou Guo's Huben army hasn't gone all out yet. When they can't resist, I will send people to support them."

After hearing this, Liu Yuan's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, by that time, it may be too late for support!"

His tone was a little hasty, which made Emperor Yan even more displeased.

Emperor Yan gave him a meaningful look, and said neither cold nor indifferent: "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say more, Prime Minister Liu will step down!"

Liu Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him again, but noticed Emperor Yan's expression, and swallowed the words back.

Sighing inwardly, he turned and left.

"I retire!"

at the same time.

Zhou Guo.

Jinnan Prefecture.

The imperial palace, in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhou Huang looked at the battle report presented by Dongchang with an extremely complicated expression on his face.

"Qianguo actually won."

"It's so easy to win, it's as if Yan's 30 army is a mob."

"So it seems that the Qian Kingdom did not go all out to invade our Great Zhou?"

(End of this chapter)