farmer's wife

Chapter 190

At the beginning of March, just after dinner in Yongyi's mansion, Fu Yan and Xiao Lie looked at each other, planning to discuss the return journey with Ye Zhuo Qitong later.

Suddenly, Zhong Qing hurried in.

Qi Tong frowned: "What happened?" Zhong Qing seldom showed such a hurry.

Zhong Qing saluted, and replied: "Butler Wu is waiting outside the courtyard, saying that Eunuch Su, who is beside the emperor, is already waiting in the front yard to summon the Duke to enter the palace."

The palace gate was about to be locked at this point, so how could Ye Zhuo be summoned suddenly.

Ye Zhuo's expression changed, "I'll come as soon as I change my clothes."

Zhong Qing added embarrassingly: "There is a message in the front yard that the Duke does not need to take a bath and change clothes, and he will enter the palace with Su Gonggong as soon as possible."

Qi Tong's complexion is not good, what is it that is so urgent?
"Brother Zhuo?" Qi Tong got up and wanted to enter the palace with him, she wanted to find out about the empress.

Ye Zhuo raised his hand to stop her: "The children are at home, you stay in the mansion to watch. I'll go into the palace to have a look."

"it is good……"

Ye Zhuo hurried out of Mingyu Hall.

Wu Feng waited in the outer courtyard, saw him come out and hurriedly greeted him: "Grandpa Su is here, he seems to be in a hurry."

"I see, you go prepare the horse and guard the mansion."

"Yes."

Seeing Eunuch Su, Ye Zhuo couldn't care less about greetings, so Ye Zhuo followed him on his horse and galloped towards the palace.

It was almost Haishi, and the south study room was brightly lit.

When Ye Zhuo came in, the prime minister, the admiral, the ministers of the Ministry of War, the ministers of the household department, the ministers of the official department and others were already waiting in the south study room with their heads bowed.

The emperor Qi Zhuo sat behind the table with a difficult expression.

"The minister bows to His Majesty."

"Excuse me, Mr. Yongyi is here." Qi Zhuo looked up, and asked the little eunuch who was serving the pen and ink beside him, "Is everyone here?"

The little eunuch replied respectfully: "General Fuyuan hasn't arrived yet, so he should still be on his way."

"The old general is getting old, it's okay to slow down. Don't wait for him."

Qi Zhuo folded a secret letter in his hand to Eunuch Su: "This is a secret letter from Northwest China. You all have to read it."

Eunuch Su respectfully held up the memorial and handed it to Mr. Yongyi.

Ye Zhuo read it, pursed his thin lips tightly, and passed the memorial to the prime minister and others.

The Minister of the Ministry of War was crumbling, and beads of sweat rolled down in the cold wind in early spring.

"Have you seen it all?" Qi Zhuo asked in a deep voice.

The crowd was silent.

"What a Deputy Chief Lu!" Qi Zhuo was furious, and angrily patted the case, "At the end of the year, a small group of Beirong invaded, and I gave him [-] soldiers and horses to guard the northwest. He is good, and he is playing in the city. There is him in pleasure, but the emptiness of the frontier has made Bei Rong feel right?"

What makes Qi Zhuo even more angry is that because of the negligence of Vice Dutong Lu, two cities were lost in the northwest, and Vice Dutong Lu was beheaded by the Beirong people.

If it weren't for the Luo Zongbing of Shuzhou City who led people to help, Li Chao would have lost more than two cities.

Since more than 20 years ago, Qi Zhuo led troops to pacify the northwest, and the Northern Army dared not commit any crimes.

After living in peace for so many years, the extremely cold weather this winter forced the Bei Rong to go south to plunder the food and supplies of the people in the frontier fortress of the Li Dynasty.

In the difficult environment of cold and little food, Bei Rong accumulated strength outside the Great Wall.But the rich clothes and jade food that Li Chao sent here piled up all the straw bags, but they were powerless to fight back.

Qi Zhuo threw the memorial on the face of the Minister of the Ministry of War with a sullen face, "This is the Du Tong you elected, your good nephew!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt on the ground with a "plop" and had nothing to say but begged for mercy tremblingly.

Li Chao'an has been stable for so many years, he just wanted to push his nephew to the northwest to gain a reputation and experience before returning to Beijing for promotion, who knew that it was just so unlucky that Bei Rong came to commit the crime.

Let's not mention the nephew's death, but it will cause him to lose the black gauze hat on his neck.

"Wrong? Begging for mercy?" Qi Zhuo sneered, "Who will beg for mercy for the people in the two cities in the northwest of me?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War took a peek at the prime minister and Minister of the Household Department in front of him.

Both of them stood there with downcast eyes expressionlessly, without saying a word.

He respected the prime minister a lot on weekdays, how could Fang Shuzhi stand aside like nothing happened?Before he could speak, Fang Shuzhi's cold eyes seemed to glance at him unintentionally, and the minister of the Ministry of War trembled and lowered his head tremblingly.

His majesty's anger is terrifying, and the prime minister's cold methods are also terrifying.

"Tomorrow, the messenger will report the Northwest War at the court meeting. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Everyone was silent, the Li Dynasty had been stable for so many years, and they emphasized civility over military affairs. Most of the younger generation's military generals were elected by their nephews and nephews from various in-laws.

Now we must immediately select a leader who can be sent to the northwest, and everyone dare not speak out.

Can Qi Zhuo not know these small thoughts?
In the past, in order to balance the forces of all parties, he turned a blind eye to some things.But the battle is urgent, and two cities have already been captured by Bei Rong, so we can't send another wine bag and rice bag over there.

The veterans were sent by him to guard other borders of the Li Dynasty. They cannot be easily replaced, and they can only be selected from Beijing.But in Yunjing, General Fuyuan, the old generals who had been left behind from the time of the former emperor, were powerless.

Qi Zhuo knocked on the table, and turned his attention to Ye Zhuo, the courageous man standing at the top.

Ye Zhuo is now in his prime, and he knows his abilities.Capable of writing and martial arts, he is unparalleled in formation and formation, and is a fierce general.

Ye Zhuo felt His Majesty's eyes on him, and from the corner of his eye, he saw that the Prime Minister and the others were still silent.

He didn't wait any longer and took a step forward, "I would like to share your majesty's worries and petition for a fight!"

Fang Shuzhi looked up at Ye Zhuo in front of him, then lowered his head indifferently.

The northwest is in a hurry, and the only one in Yunjing who can fight now is this son-in-law who has made great contributions with His Majesty.

Because of the incompetence of Deputy Chief Lu, His Majesty is angry, and Fang Shuzhi will not object at this time.

"Okay, okay." Qi Zhuo raised his eyebrows, happy at Ye Zhuo's initiative.

"Do you have any other political opinions?"

"Mr. Yongyi is brave and brave, and he is worthy of great responsibility!"

"With Duke Yongyi standing guard, Bei Rong will never dare to offend our frontier again."

……

All the courtiers in the study echoed, they are not fools, since they have seen that His Majesty is satisfied with Mr. Yongyi, they will naturally not object.Besides, apart from Duke Yongyi, they don't know who to launch to regain the lost ground.

And if Duke Yongyi also loses... even if he is the son-in-law of the eldest princess and has a youthful friendship with His Majesty, he may also lose his sacred heart.

For better or worse, they wait.

"Since that's the case, I will order Ye Zhuo, the brave and resolute man, to lead the [-] soldiers and horses to recover our city and rescue the people from the fire and water. Ye Zhuo, are you sure?"

"I will live up to your Majesty's trust," Ye Zhuo said solemnly.

"Okay!" Qi Zhuo clapped his palms together, "This matter is settled like this. We will discuss the matter of going to war tomorrow morning."

"Grandfather Yongyi stays, and the rest of you leave first."

"I'm waiting to retire."

(End of this chapter)