Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 581
However, the reality is often unexpected. Who would have known that the King of Linhuai and others would actually rebel?

They actually attacked Jiangpu County, which was only across the river from the capital.

The outer protective circle in the northern part of the capital was almost completely lost, leaving only the Yangtze River.

At this time, King Zhongshan, who had made bold statements and claimed that "I am enough", actually took the initiative to issue an order to mobilize the garrison troops from the states south of the capital to join King Qin in Beijing...

King Zhongshan slapped himself in the face with a crackling sound, and then slapped the faces of his ministers without mercy.

Most of the ministers felt ashamed.In the court, although they dared to attack Zhu Xiuyuan in groups, it was actually because "the law does not punish everyone."

In fact, in private, they had to change their route when they saw Zhu Xiuyuan.

In other words, they actually still have some reverence in their hearts.

However, some ministers sneered and didn't take it seriously, thinking that this was just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. It was just a coincidence and it couldn't mean anything.

As for King Zhongshan himself, he has a very thick face, and after talking eloquently, there was nothing unusual about him.

When he talked about mobilizing local garrison troops to serve in Beijing, there was no hesitation at all, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.

This face is simply thicker than the armor on his body.

As for the person involved, Zhu Xiuyuan, he actually didn't notice this at all.

As a result, he abruptly missed such an opportunity to show off.

What Zhu Xiuyuan is thinking now: Since King Zhongshan has issued an order to mobilize troops from the southern states, there should be no danger in the capital...

"Good! Good!"

After a moment of silence in the main hall, Emperor Chen, who was sitting on the imperial dragon chair, suddenly patted the armrest of the dragon chair and cheered loudly.

Chen Huang's reaction seemed to be a beat too slow. His sudden move shocked some of the ministers.

"Uncle Zhongshan is still thoughtful, haha, Emperor Zhongshan is indeed worthy of being a pillar of my Dachen, haha, good, very good..."

Emperor Chen sat on the dragon chair, patted the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands, and laughed. It seemed that King Zhongshan's move made him feel more at ease.

At this moment, the newly promoted General Han Qingshan of the Royal Guards suddenly came out to pay homage: "Did your Majesty forget that he had given advice a few days ago to transfer local garrison troops and naval forces to the capital to strengthen the capital's defense? Uncle Jiang Cheng has already proposed it!"

Was it finally revealed?

As soon as Han Qingshan said these words, the entire hall fell into silence again.

Chen Huang's laughter stopped suddenly, just like a duck that was quacking happily when someone pinched its neck.

This time, while the ministers were ashamed, the muscles on their faces kept twitching.

They all looked at Han Qingshan vaguely, their eyes incomprehensible, as if they were looking at an elusive and delicate artifact.

They remembered very clearly that after Uncle Jiang Cheng put forward that advice, the first person to stand up and oppose it was Han Qingshan...

What's the matter, now that someone's suggestion is correct, you immediately changed your position?

What exactly was Han Qingshan thinking?

"Well, when Han Aiqing said this, I suddenly remembered it!"

Emperor Chen couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and he stood up. His eyes searched through the military attache series. After finding Zhu Xiuyuan, he smiled and said, "Zhu Aiqing, you are still the best. You are my real pillar, Chen!"

"If I had listened to your advice and transferred garrison troops to Beijing early, we wouldn't be in this situation now! Don't say that the Yan army of 20 went south, so what if it's 40!"

Only then did Zhu Xiuyuan come back to his senses.

It turned out that he was pretending to be cool again without knowing why.

It was Han Qingshan who "sent" it to him.

This feeling...haha, it's really refreshing.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan was quite modest, and went out to pay homage: "Your Majesty's absurd praise, what happened suddenly, who would have thought that King Linhuai and other rebels would raise their troops to rebel together?"

"Zhu Aiqing, do you have anything to add to the defense of the capital?" Chen Huang asked with a smile.

The faces of all the ministers were different, but Zhu Xiuyuan didn't bother to pay attention to it. Since Chen Huang asked, he said: "Your Majesty, the old prince Zhong Shan has dispatched troops from the southern states to serve as King Qin in Beijing."

"On the way into the palace, I saw that the Jinwu Guards were prepared, and the Yulin Guards must be the same. The only thing I'm worried about now is the Shen Lei Fang."

"As we all know, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, Zhao Pu, is extremely eager for the divine thunder. A few months ago, he made a promise to exchange the land of several states for the formula of the divine thunder."

"I am only afraid that... the Yan army will take advantage of the chaos to attack the Divine Thunder Factory and seize the Divine Thunder formula. If the Divine Thunder falls into the hands of the Yan Kingdom, then... the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Um……"

Chen Huang frowned, and the smile on his face disappeared, "Zhu Aiqing's concerns are very reasonable. Hey, I was also in a panic, and I forgot the Shenlei Square outside the city!"

"Then what should I do according to Aiqing's opinion?" Chen Huang asked again.

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, the only way is to close the Shenlei Workshop and move the core craftsmen, documents, raw materials, finished products of new weapons, etc. into the city, leaving only an empty shell."

"Even if the Yan army invades, they won't get anything!" Zhu Xiuyuan said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, then according to Aiqing's opinion, Aiqing has the full authority to handle this matter, and no one else can stop it!"

Perhaps because he knew that King Zhongshan had transferred local troops to garrison, and also discovered Zhu Xiuyuan's "foresight", Emperor Chen seemed to have taken two reassurances in a row.

His whole body was rejuvenated, and his previous decadent state had disappeared.

"I obey my orders!"

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately agreed. He really didn't want the secrets in Shenleifang to spread to the Yan Kingdom.

After all, gunpowder, if used properly, will crush cold weapons.

This is an absolute advantage, Zhu Xiuyuan wants to firmly grasp it in his own hands, at least, the secrets about gunpowder cannot go out of Chen Guo's scope.

"The matter of Shenleifang is over. My dear friends, if you have any good ideas, feel free to speak freely!" Emperor Chen sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the ministers below.

However, after Chen Huang finished speaking for a long time, no one came out to speak.

The huge Jinshen Hall was once again in a dilemma.

Emperor Chen looked down at all the ministers, frowned, and looked at King Zhongshan first, "Uncle Zhongshan, we have saved the river and the capital tonight, but what about tomorrow?"

"The external reinforcements will have to arrive tomorrow afternoon or evening at the earliest. They are still relatively close and the number of people is relatively small... So what should we do before the reinforcements arrive?"

"The 3 troops of Qingliuhou who are stationed in Jiangpu County and are busy sharpening their swords will cross the river again at some point. There are also the 20 troops of the Yan people, and the 10 troops of King Linhuai and King Shanyang..." " Uncle Zhongshan, you have been in charge of the capital camp for many years and are known as the 'God of War'. Please tell me, what should we do next?"

Chen Huang straightened his sitting posture, picked up the tea cup on the dragon table, and took a sip of strong tea to refresh himself.

"Your Majesty, the current capital city, north of the Yangtze River, is being invaded by two armies of the Yan people."

King Zhongshan handed over his hand, his voice was very loud, and he seemed to be getting stronger with age.

"The Yan army on the east road includes 15 Yan troops and [-] troops stationed under the rebel general Shanyang King. The total number is [-]. They have successfully moved down the Grand Canal."

"Thanks to the swift response of King Jiangdu of Yangzhou, he used 15 troops to hold back the [-] Yan army. At present, King Jiangdu is enough to support the reinforcements from the south to enter Beijing."

"So the Yan people's army on the east road is nothing to fear and can be ignored. What the capital is facing now is the threat from the Yan people's army on the west road."

"The army on the west route includes 15 Yan troops. The rebel general Linhuai King has [-] troops stationed there, which is also [-]. They are marching quickly by land, rushing south to the capital."

"A rapid march over land is naturally inferior to traveling down the Grand Canal, so I estimate that it will take another day for the 15 troops of Yan's West Route Army to reach Jiangpu County."

"By that time, the reinforcements from the south have arrived. If we defend according to the natural moat of the Yangtze River, we will be able to stop the Yan army from advancing to the north of the Yangtze River!"

"Now, the threat facing the capital is only the 3 troops under the command of Qingliu Hou. Although Qingliu Hou captured Jiangpu County, they crossed the river several times, but were defeated by our soldiers of the Jingying Navy!"

"Qingliuhou and his 3 horses are nothing to be afraid of!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that we should strengthen our existing defenses at present. The Royal Forest Guards will prepare for the battle on the four walls, the Jinwu Guards will prepare for the Imperial City, and our soldiers from the Beijing Camp will defend the river to prevent the enemy. No advance.”

"By the time the Yan army arrives, the reinforcements from the south of the capital should also arrive at the same time!"

"So we only need to strengthen our defense now. Once the reinforcements arrive and the danger to the capital is relieved, we will be able to free up our hands to drive away the Yan army and regain the lost territory in the north!"

King Zhongshan’s suggestion is quite reasonable.

Holding the city and waiting for reinforcements is indeed the safest way at the moment.

After all, King Zhongshan's capital camp has only one function, and that is to serve as the capital guard.

As for other matters, they are not under the control of King Zhongshan.

Even if the entire Chen Kingdom is lost and only one capital is left, King Zhongshan will stick to the capital and will not leave.

Unless someone comes to attack the capital, his capital camp will not take action.

Emperor Chen couldn't help but nodded slowly after listening to King Zhongshan's long speech.

Then Emperor Chen looked at Zhu Xiuyuan and said, "Zhu Aiqing, do you have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" Zhu Xiuyuan bowed.

He said this with absolutely no other opinions.

When Emperor Chen saw that Zhu Xiuyuan also agreed with this method, he couldn't help but nodded again. However, Emperor Chen still looked at Han Qingshan and asked, "Han Aiqing, what do you have in mind?"

"Your Majesty, I... have objections!"

As soon as Han Qingshan said these words, the ministers, Chen Huang and everyone else were stunned.

You have objections again!

King Zhongshan couldn't help but turn his head and stared at Han Qingshan, frowning slightly.

In addition, Prime Minister Li Zhong, who had not yet spoken at this court meeting, could not help but frown and then pricked up his ears after hearing Han Qingshan's words.

"Oh? Han Aiqing doesn't have any great opinions, but it doesn't matter!"

Emperor Chen was also interested. Although he agreed with King Zhongshan's conservative suggestions, he also wanted to hear different opinions.

Furthermore, Han Qingshan is recognized as a "master's disciple". He has extraordinary knowledge and can often see sides that ordinary people cannot see.

"Your Majesty, first of all, I respect Old Prince Zhongshan very much. However, the current situation is special. Old Prince Zhongshan's move is still too conservative, which may delay the war opportunity or push the capital into danger."

This is a challenge.

All the ministers immediately cheered up and pricked up their ears, ready to listen and see what Han Qingshan had to say.

King Zhongshan's slightly frowned brows were already knitted together, but he did not speak and wanted to hear Han Qingshan's opinion.

Li Zhong, the Prime Minister of the State, couldn't help but have a flash of light in the depths of his eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a shrewd look on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"It is true that if we stay in danger and wait for reinforcements, it is certainly the safest way. But now, there is a good opportunity right in front of us. If we are too conservative, we may lose this golden opportunity!"

"Oh? What opportunity?" Chen Huang was surprised. Why didn't he see any good opportunity?

"Your Majesty, Old Prince Zhongshan has explained the current situation very clearly just now. The Yan army on the east road has been held back by King Jiangdu of Yangzhou. In a short period of time, King Jiangdu can hold on."

"As for the Yanren West Road Army, currently attacking the capital, there are only 3 troops belonging to Qingliu Hou! The other 5 troops and the [-] troops belonging to the rebel general Linhuai King are still on their way."

"This is our chance!"

"Your Majesty, I suggest that before the Yan people's 15 troops arrive, we attack quickly to annihilate Qingliu Hou's 3 troops and take back Jiangpu County first."

"As we all know, Jiangpu County is the gate to the north of the capital. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, we can recover Jiangpu County and make it a part of the capital's defense."

"When the 15 Yan army arrives, they can enter Jiangpu County without any effort! This will be very detrimental to the defense of the capital!"

Han Qingshan used to be dressed like a middle-aged scholar, but now that he has entered the imperial court, his flamboyant and confident nature has not diminished in the slightest.

He talks eloquently, and what he says is well-founded and very convincing.

When everyone heard this, it seemed that it was really possible to capture Jiangpu County and consolidate the defense of the capital. This way, it would be safer.

If things are like this now, Jiangpu County is in the hands of Qingliu Hou, and he can cross the river at any time...

The capital has always been exposed to the enemy's eyes. Although there is a natural moat along the Yangtze River, who doesn't want this kind of defense to be better?
An extra layer of protection means an extra layer of protection.

Not only did the ministers think it was okay, even Emperor Chen, who was above the imperial rank, nodded repeatedly while twirling his beard.

"Uncle Zhongshan, what do you think?"

Emperor Chen was already moved, but now, the only troops that could be sent out were King Zhongshan's Beijing camp.

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!" King Zhongshan said bluntly.

"Uncle Zhongshan, the Jiangpu County town is across the river from the capital. With such a distance, I believe that with the ability of Emperor Zhongshan, he can easily cross the river and annihilate Qingliuhou's troops."

(End of this chapter)