Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

When Qin Feng returned to Liu Family Village, it was already fully light.

But before he could even enter the village...

Then they saw a lot of people from the palace come to the village, and the one leading them was none other than Eunuch Miao, who was pacing anxiously.

"Lord Qin, you're finally back! Come with us quickly, we'll talk on the way!"

"Don't change your clothes, it's an emergency!"

"Let's go, let's get in the carriage!"

Seeing Qin Feng return from afar, Eunuch Miao grabbed him and pushed him directly into the carriage.

Upon seeing this situation...

Qin Feng became increasingly suspicious.

The old eunuch had dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating he hadn't slept all night; something serious must have happened.

but……

What major event could have happened recently that made the Emperor so anxious to find him, sending an old eunuch out in the middle of the night to look for him?

"Father-in-law, what has happened?"

Sitting inside the carriage, Qin Feng pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to rouse himself.

Luckily, I slept in the carriage last night; otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been able to make it through today.

The situation seems so serious that once they enter the palace, they may not be able to leave for a short period of time.

"We've lost!"

Grandpa Miao let out a long sigh.

"What defeat? Hmm? Could it be that you lost the battle against the wild boar at the border?"

Qin Feng was stunned, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was full of surprise.

No!

How did you lose?

Tens of thousands against ten thousand, and they were defending a city, how could they possibly lose?

Even if you had tens of thousands of pigs, you wouldn't lose them this quickly.

Qin Feng had roughly calculated the time; the two sides had only fought a few days ago, and they hadn't even lasted a few days.

"This is the battle report that His Majesty sent me to bring you. Take a look. It explains very clearly how we were defeated. All I can say is that Duan Zhenjiang deserves to die, and Gu Ningzhi of the Nanlin Party deserves to die even more."

Grandpa Miao took out the copied battle report from his chest and handed it over through gritted teeth.

No wonder Qin Feng had that expression.

Even he couldn't understand how he could have lost.

and.

If we lose to the grasslands this time, how can we fight in the future?

He took the battle report.

Qin Feng hurriedly opened it, frowned, and began to examine it carefully. The more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

This is ridiculous!

The grassland boar skin only attacked once, how could the entire army have collapsed?

It's obviously a trap!

Despite the advice of others, Duan Zhenjiang insisted on leaving the city to pursue the wild boar skin.

Ultimately, they were surrounded and overwhelmed in a single round by the cavalry of the wild boar skin.

As for Gu Ningzhi, the military supervisor in the city, he was utterly useless.

After Duan Zhenjiang was defeated, he actually ordered the city gates to be closed, forbidding the soldiers who had escaped back from entering the city.

That's not all. At that time, there were at least 10,000 people in the city, enough to defend the city and at the same time request reinforcements from other border fortresses.

As a result, this guy didn't even last half a day before surrendering.

After reading the battle report.

Qin Feng remained silent for a long time, not knowing what to say. It seemed that after so many years without war, the Great Zhou had become so corrupt from top to bottom.

Military generals are incapable of fighting, and civil officials are afraid of battle.

How can we play like this?

"Eunuch Miao, what does the Emperor want with me? To be honest, in this situation, it wouldn't make a difference who comes. There are so many ministers in the court; even if I went, what could I do?"

Looking at the hopeful old eunuch, Qin Feng spread his hands and sighed helplessly.

"Wild Boar Hide will inevitably make a rapid advance soon, attacking other border fortresses, and may even successfully break through!"

"Eunuch Miao said in a deep voice."

"That's for sure. Their morale is high, so naturally they'll do it. Now it depends on how the other defenders fare out. If they suffer another defeat..."

"I'm afraid we can only talk about it."

Qin Feng shook his head.

At this point, there are only two options.

Either keep fighting, or you have to be guaranteed to win, because if you lose, it's all over. Wild boar skin is invincible.

Either talk it out and listen to the grassland people's conditions, and try to meet them if possible, or keep dragging it out. But Zhou Zhengde killed the grassland envoy, so he definitely won't back down.

It's likely that even Zhou Zhengde himself didn't expect that tens of thousands of defending troops would ultimately suffer such a defeat.

"Lord Qin, negotiation is impossible. His Majesty's intention is definitely to continue the war, but..."

"etc!"

Upon hearing this...

Qin Feng suddenly raised his head, as if he understood something.

"No, no, Eunuch Miao, this is utter nonsense! I'm a scholar, surely the Emperor wouldn't send me to the border? I don't know how to fight!"

are you crazy?

With so many officials in the court, why send him to the border?

Moreover, he was a civil official!

"His Majesty hasn't said anything yet, Lord Qin. You're going as a military supervisor, not to lead troops. I suspect His Majesty will send General Gou instead."

"This is an opportunity."

Speaking of it.

Eunuch Miao lowered his voice and whispered:

"The Nanlin Party will certainly not dare to speak again this time. If Gu Ningzhi surrenders, the Emperor will definitely kill a number of people, and the other officials will have even less chance to supervise the army. If you could go..."

"Stop talking."

Qin Feng continued to shake his head.

He frowned and fell into deep thought.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

Upon careful consideration, if the fighting continued, Zhou Zhengde indeed didn't have a good candidate for the position of military supervisor.

Moreover... it should be noted that, after years of maneuvering by these scholars of the Nanlin Party, the military supervisors who accompanied the army on expeditions wielded considerable power and could even mobilize a portion of the troops.

If a capable military supervisor is sent, that would be fine, but if a bookish person who knows nothing but loves to meddle is sent, then it will be difficult to win.

But he went along to serve as a military supervisor...

……

Two hours later.

The Imperial Palace.

At the entrance of the Imperial Study.

When Qin Feng followed them into the courtyard, he saw that many ministers and military officers were still kneeling outside.

Judging from the situation, he probably hasn't gotten up since he started kneeling last night.

Several people inside had clearly fainted.

That's it... The eunuchs nearby just watched; they didn't go up to lift anyone up the whole time.

Even the officials kneeling beside them remained silent.

"Grand Tutor's health is still quite good; he's been kneeling for so long, how could he still hold on?"

As he walked ahead, Qin Feng glanced at Grand Tutor Wang and sighed inwardly.

He immediately took a deep breath.

He stepped into the Imperial Study.

"Your subject, Qin Feng..."

"Please take a seat, no need for further words!"

Food was scattered on the ground, and Zhou Zhengde sat behind the desk with a livid face.

"You should have heard the news on the road: defeat, a crushing defeat. Tens of thousands of soldiers couldn't even withstand a wild boar. I ask you, do you know why?"

These words were spoken.

Qin Feng immediately sat up straight.

She pursed her lips and pondered for a moment.

Only then did he speak softly.

"Your Majesty, there are several reasons for the defeat. Duan Zhenjiang and Gu Yanzhi are both responsible, but... I'm afraid the most important factor lies with the soldiers."

"The Great Zhou has not fought a war for too long."

At this point, Qin Feng shut up and didn't continue.

Tens of thousands of people followed Duan Zhenjiang out of the city, and even if they were surrounded, they would only face ten thousand wild boar hides.

Before they could even last a single round, Duan Zhenjiang was killed, and tens of thousands of people fled in disarray.

To put it bluntly...

Even if tens of thousands of pigs don't move, it will still take some time to slaughter them cleanly.

"Would you be willing to go and supervise the army?"

"Your humble servant..."

"I hereby grant you the position of a thousand-household commander!"

Qin Feng: "!!!"