"Is Your Majesty well?" Liu Zhixue rushed to Lingbi overnight, and early the next morning he received a notice to attend a morning military meeting to discuss the attack on Fuli, and he, as a front-line commander, naturally had to report on the current battle situation. But he had something on his mind, so he came to the camp half an hour ahead of schedule, wanting to meet His Majesty alone. After the briefing, Tan Fei got off the boat and came to pick him up, and after they greeted each other, he asked as he walked.

"Your Majesty is fine, it's just that you're entangled in military and political affairs, can you rest for a while!" Tan Fei smiled.

"Your Majesty has worked hard for the country day and night all year round, but we are subordinates but we can't share our worries, it's really ashamed!" Liu Zhixue sighed lightly and sighed. He can be said to be the old man next to the little emperor, and it is not wrong to watch him grow up, think about how close the monarchs and ministers used to be mixed together day by day, but now the officials are getting bigger and bigger, but it is rare to meet.

"Liu Du led the army to fight, and attacked the city and broke the village along the way, like a bamboo, and made great contributions, Your Majesty often praises it!" Tan Fei was a junior in front of Liu Zhixue, so he naturally didn't dare to hold it up, so he replied with a smile.

"Oh, Your Majesty still mentions the Sprinkle family from time to time?" Liu Zhixue was very pleased to hear this, thinking that His Majesty had not forgotten the old people who fought the world together.

"Of course, Your Majesty is the most nostalgic, yesterday he also talked about crossing the sea with everyone to Qiongzhou, at that time the entire Shuai Mansion couldn't put together a hundred pairs of armor, and only ate dried fish and rice, but all the generals never gave up, and they were very emotional!" Walking in front of the imperial boat, Tan Fei dodged and let him go first.

"Hehe, Your Majesty still remembers the events of that time!" Liu Zhixue knew that the people who could lead the guard camp were His Majesty's confidants and cronies, and although he was old, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he asked him to walk with him and step on the gangway together.

"Your Majesty often says that you should not forget each other if you are rich and rich, you can't forget the people who fight the world together just because you sit firmly on the dragon chair." Tan Fei knew that Liu Zhixue came to see him in advance, and there must be something, and the biggest possibility was His Majesty's attitude after the Battle of Shouzhou, so he said tactfully, "Your Majesty attaches great importance to Liu Dutong, and the recital of Dutong in the past was really like snowflakes, but it was all suppressed by Your Majesty!" ”

"Alas, I am really ashamed of my trust in Your Majesty, and I have caused such a big trouble to Your Majesty this time!" Liu Zhixue just wanted to find out His Majesty's attitude towards him, and his nervous mood relaxed a little after listening to it, but thinking that His Majesty was under pressure from all sides, it was still unknown whether he could keep himself, and sighed ashamedly.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Your Majesty will be clear!" Tan Fei saw that the gloom on his face had decreased slightly, and knew that he had guessed what was on his mind, so he said with relief.

"Please keep your sidearms here!" After boarding the boat, the sergeant on duty stepped forward to salute.

"Good!" Liu Zhixue knew the rules, let his relatives stay, untied his saber and spear, and raised his arms to allow the guards on duty to search and check.

"Liu Dutong is His Majesty's confidant and general, don't be unreasonable!" The guards were about to come forward to search their bodies, but they were shouted back by Tan Fei, and led them to turn to the stern passage and walk up.

"Thanks!" Although it is only a trivial matter to be exempted from body search, Liu Zhixue understands that this must have been ordered by His Majesty in advance, otherwise Tan Fei would not have spoken out, you must know that as the leader of His Majesty's personal guard, it is difficult to escape investigation if there is a trace of mistakes, and naturally he does not dare to violate the regulations by himself. This made him doubly moved in his heart, thinking that as long as His Majesty's trust in him remained, even if he was dismissed, there would be a time to restart.

"Subordinate Liu Zhixue see Your Majesty!" When the two of them went up to the third floor of the imperial boat, Liu Zhixue saw the little emperor standing outside the cabin door, still wearing a washed white old military uniform, and he hurriedly took a few steps to pay homage.

"Why be so polite!" Zhao stretched out his hand to pick it up and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates are guilty, please punish them!" Liu Zhixue got up and bowed again.

"Who says you're guilty?" Zhao listened but asked rhetorically with a sinking face.

"This ...... When his subordinates heard that the ministers of the court and the central government were impeached, they wanted to ask their subordinates about their crimes! Liu Zhixue saw that His Majesty's face was not good, and he didn't know what was wrong with his words, so he said in disbelief.

"Liu Dutong, there are discussions in the DPRK and China, but there is no conclusion, how can he be guilty!" Seeing this, Wang De, who was on the side, said with a look.

"Philistines disturb themselves!" Zhao looked at Liu Zhixue, snorted and turned to enter the cabin.

"Your Majesty, this is ......" Seeing that His Majesty said that he would turn his face, Liu Zhixue was shocked, and he also panicked, and hurriedly asked Wang De softly.

"Your Majesty is dedicated to defending the general, but not only have you repeatedly written to ask for guilt, but you have just met and mentioned this matter again, didn't you give someone a handle yourself, Your Majesty is naturally displeased!" Wang De nodded and explained softly, dodged away and motioned for him to hurry in.

"Oh, I see!" Liu Zhixue now understood that His Majesty thought he was too uncompromising, and his heart suddenly opened up, and he was also warm.

"Sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Zhixue entered the cabin and saw the little emperor sitting on the soft couch near the window, and there were already two cups of tea on the low table, he knew that it was left by His Majesty, but he didn't dare to sit down without permission, and stood aside with his hands down, and didn't thank him until His Majesty spoke.

"Alas!" Zhao couldn't help but sigh when he saw his restrained appearance, as he grew up, he seemed to have the spirit of a king, and the old people who used to share weal and woe in the past did not have the intimacy they had in the past.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates have caused trouble for Your Majesty!" Liu Zhixue didn't know what the little emperor was thinking at this time, and when he saw his sigh, he thought he was worried about his own affairs, and rubbed his hands nervously.

"You are my person, even if you cause trouble, I should take care of the aftermath for you. Besides, I can't blame you for this incident, they bully you, and I will never want to! Zhao picked up the cup and drank the saliva and said leisurely.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates ......" made Liu Zhixue only feel that his eyes were hot, his throat was blocked, and he couldn't go on with a choked voice. But the worries and worries that have come these days have been swept away, and my heart is extremely open.

"Don't talk nonsense, tell me in detail about the things before and after the Battle of Shouzhou!" Zhao put down the teacup and pointed to another cup to signal him to drink the tea.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Zhixue picked up the cup and drank the tea, "The subordinates were already approaching Shouzhou at that time, and after receiving His Majesty's order to seize Shouzhou as soon as possible, he urged the troops to rush to the city of Shouzhou. The enemy defenders will be stubborn, refuse to surrender, and want to ambush our army. The moat of Shouzhou is deep and high, and the fortification is tight, so it is difficult to break the city for a while......"

"In order to get to Suzhou as soon as possible, you ordered the city to be bombarded with artillery?" Zhao interjected when he heard that he was about to bombard the city with artillery.

"Your Majesty has an order, how dare your subordinates disobey it, and the sword mountain and sea of fire in front of you will also break through. But to be honest, there are still some selfish ......" After Liu Zhixue replied, he wanted to speak and stopped, "Your Majesty also knows that the casualties in the storming of the city will inevitably be heavy, so he thought of using artillery to attack the enemy troops defending the city and inflict large-scale casualties on them, so as to reduce the resistance during the siege!" ”

"Well, take care of your soldiers, this is the way of the general, and it is not selfish." Zhao waved his hand and said, "But I heard that when formulating the siege plan, someone proposed the large-scale use of artillery, which might accidentally injure the people in the city, but you did not listen to the advice and insisted on it, but this is the case?" ”

"It is true that at that time, some people did advise their subordinates to use artillery carefully, so as not to injure the people by mistake. However, the subordinates thought that if the military situation was hot, if the delay of the Second Army led to the defeat of the entire campaign, and even affected His Majesty's great cause of the Northern Expedition, the subordinates were guilty. As long as the people in the city take up arms to resist the Heavenly Master and help the enemy defend the city, then they are our enemies, even if they are killed by artillery fire, they are not innocent, so they insist on it, but they did not expect that the shelling caused a fire in the city, and the enemy closed all the city gates, resulting in such a large number of casualties among the people. But if there is a punishment, the subordinates are willing to bear it, and it has nothing to do with everyone! Liu Zhixue knew that His Majesty had the intention to protect himself, so he naturally told the truth.

"Taking into account the overall situation, dare to take responsibility, I am very relieved!" Zhao nodded in praise.

"Your Majesty praises it, and his subordinates are now notorious, and everyone avoids them!" Liu Zhixue originally thought that even if His Majesty would not be severely punished, he would definitely have to scold a few words, but he didn't expect to be praised, and his old face turned red and he bowed his hand.

"Haha, isn't it a good thing that the enemy army fled when they heard of your great fame!" Zhao Da laughed.

"But after all, what his subordinates did caused casualties to tens of thousands of people in Shouzhou City, which caused public opinion to be one after another, and brought trouble to His Majesty!" Liu Zhixue also laughed embarrassedly twice.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, those people are Zhuang Gong dancing the sword with the intention of Pei Gong, and it is you who are impeached, in fact, the spearhead is directed at me!" Zhao Xiao took another sip of tea and looked at Liu Zhixuedao.

"Oh, who is so bold and reckless, he dares to be unfavorable to His Majesty, and his subordinates are willing to be on the side of His Majesty!" Liu Zhixue's face turned pale when he heard this, and he got up and saluted. He had long understood that he had been tied to the little emperor's warship when he entered the Shuai Mansion, and he was already a monarch and a minister, sharing honor and disgrace.

"Thou hast this heart, and thou hast been very gratified. As long as our monarchs and ministers are single-minded, why are we afraid of those clowns who jump off the beam! Zhao pressed his hand to let him sit down and speak, "I have issued an order on this matter, and I have ordered the Imperial Historical Observatory to strictly investigate and severely punish those who sabotage the Northern Expedition!" ”

"Your Majesty Xie is sheltered, but there is an order, and all of his subordinates and the Second Army will obey, and the gods and ghosts will be cut off if they block the way!" Liu Zhixue understood that His Majesty was trying his best to protect himself, so he saluted again.

"Don't say thank you again, our monarchs and ministers have gone through more than ten years of ups and downs, and have experienced too many lives and deaths, you don't live up to me, how can I bear you!" Zhao waved his hand and said.

"Yes, it's the subordinates who are pedantic. The friendship between our monarchs and ministers can not be provoked by a few clear streams in a few words! Liu Zhixue sighed.

"Okay, you bombarded the city with 100 artillery pieces and broke through Shouzhou, which is also creating a new tactic for the use of artillery, first explain it to me in detail, and then I will tell you about it later, and promote it to the whole army!" Zhao brought the topic back to the war......