Kong Province calmly read the terms of the covenant, and sighed secretly in his heart, the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in exchange for such a result, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a loss of life and money.

Shi Fangzhen reclined on the couch, his heart was full of bitterness and helplessness, more than 20 years of hard work, the dream of becoming an emperor through the ages came to naught, this covenant was just a fig leaf, so that he could return to Beijing with a little dignity, thinking of the empty treasury, the subjects who were anxious to be appeased, Shi Fangzhen felt blocked in his heart, and couldn't help coughing loudly again.

King Luo Huai and Liu Weiguo, who were standing on the side of the couch, hurriedly leaned down, one stroked his chest and the other patted his back, Liu Weiguo persuaded softly: "Long live, don't worry, take care of the dragon body." ”

Shi Fang really couldn't stop coughing, and a famous little eunuch hurriedly entered with a yellow box, knelt down and said, "Beijing is urgent." ”

Liu Weiguo couldn't wait to kick the little eunuch out of the palace with one leg, he didn't look at it at all, long live his poor health, and there was probably no good thing in the emergency report in Beijing, at this time, what should I do if the Son of Heaven's condition worsens? When Shi Fangzhen heard the words of the little eunuch, he said weakly: "Liu Weiguo, read." ”

Liu Weiguo had no choice, so he stepped forward to take out the yellow box and took out the recital inside. The report was presented by the crown prince, and the performance was that Rongmi, Xiuli, and Leli gathered the three kingdoms of Weiche, Jusu, Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan, Tianwei, Wengu, Huguo, Tudu, and other countries to form a coalition army of 260,000, and on November 20, they launched an attack on Cumulus Pass, Zhenshan Pass, and Jingmen Pass at the same time, and broke through Jingmen Pass the next day, and the Western Regions Coalition Army counterattacked Cumulus and Zhenshan passes from Jingmen Pass, and the two passes were broken one after another on the fifth day of the first month, and the coalition army entered the Kou, seized the Tuntian granary, and seized 600,000 stone of military rations. Yang Xiangliang, the governor of Anxi, sent the deputy governor Guan Pingzhong and his son Yang Huaiwu to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to gallop to rescue the border pass counties. Guan Pingzhong led the army to the rescue, was defeated by the Western Regions coalition army that had been prepared, half a month the Western Regions army conquered 16 cities, Yang Xiangliang exhausted the army of 80,000, and incorporated the tun army of 20,000 as an auxiliary, and built a defensive line in Wenjin, Zhengyang, and Yongfeng, and the Western Regions coalition army attacked day and night, and Huazhou was in danger.

Shi Fangzhen saw that Liu Weiguo had been silent for a long time, opened his eyes and asked, "Liu Weiguo, why don't you read it?" ”

The invasion of the Western Regions is a major national event, and Liu Weiguo does not dare to delay, but the Son of Heaven's health is not good, what if this urgent report is read out, and the Son of Heaven is in a hurry and his condition worsens. looked at the left minister Kong Province on the side, Kong Province stretched out his hand to take the report, and his brows immediately furrowed. The Son of Heaven entered the customs, accompanied by an escort of 200,000 troops, after arriving at Linjing Mansion, these 200,000 troops were stationed at 60,000 people, and went to Huazhou Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate 80,000, and the others returned to Andong and Annam. It has been more than 20 days since the 80,000 people who went to Huazhou have set off, and they are almost arriving in Huazhou, hoping to catch up with the reinforcements in time.

"Long live", Kong Province pondered and said: "The Western Regions Army has invaded, Yang Xiangliang, the governor of Anbei, is leading his army to fight with it, the number of coalition troops exceeds 200,000, and Yang Dudu asked the court for reinforcements. ”

The worry still happened, Shi Fangzhen struggled suddenly, sat up, and said, "Show it to me." ”

Kong Province did not dare to disobey, so he had to hand the report to the Son of Heaven, Liu Weiguo looked at the face of the Son of Heaven nervously on the side, and his heart went up and down with Shi Fangzhen's face. When he saw that the Western Regions Alliance Army had conquered the Sixteen Cities, Shi Fangzhen shouted, and his body fell backwards, Liu Weiguo quickly stepped forward to support him, and shouted urgently: "Quickly pass the imperial doctor." ”

A wisp of blood flowed out of Shi Fangzhen's mouth, Liu Weiguo was shocked, although he was not a doctor, he knew that the hemoptysis of the Son of Heaven must have worsened his condition. After the imperial doctor's examination, "the blood does not follow the meridians, and the wounds overflow...... Wood burning, the heart is too hot and burns the lungs", the words were interrupted by King Luo Huai, and Shi Chongren cried and shouted: "You hurry up and treat it, if your father has a mistake, I will ask you first." ”

Shi Fangzhen woke up faintly and said, "Ren'er, life and death are fateful, don't embarrass the imperial doctor." You can prescribe medicine with your heart. ”

Kong Province said on the side: "Long live benevolence has its own blessing, but you need to listen to the doctor's advice to recuperate." Although the situation in Huazhou is urgent, but the reinforcements have been sent, and they have arrived at this moment, Yang Dudu is a battlefield general, and Huazhou has him in the Western Regions Coalition Army and cannot get benefits. The Western Regions Alliance has always only plundered, and when they see that there is no opportunity to retreat, they will retreat. ”

Shi Fangzhen coughed softly, his chest was like a fire and a needle prick, his heart was really a little flustered, he gasped for a moment, and said, "Zheng Mo has signed an alliance, and the war in the north has stopped. Deliver the decree to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and I must deal with the government as soon as possible. ”

It was only thirteen days before the Chinese New Year, and Shi Fangzhen originally wanted to wait until the warm spring season to return to Beijing, but the sudden change in Huazhou and the aggravation of his condition made Shi Fangzhen not want to stay in Leizhou for a moment. The will was handed down, and the royal drive set off on December 20, but Jiang Anyi's matter was delayed.

Shi Fangzhen didn't believe that Jiang Anyi would secretly communicate with Moguo, if there was no mutation in Huazhou, Jiang Anyi would explain a few words and release him in court, replace Yan Qiuren and draw up an edict by the side of the Son of Heaven, and become a Zhongshu squire after returning to Beijing. But Shi Fangzhen was provoked to cough up blood and often fell into a coma, and everyone was busy rescuing the Son of Heaven, and no one paid attention to Jiang Anyi. When the royal car set off, Jiang Anyi was actually delayed in Linjing City and no one cared.

Xu Guoquan was dumbfounded, how is this good? I had to send someone to Zhenbei City to send a letter to Qi Xinwen, Qi Xinwen was also stunned, the strange things that were rare in a thousand years have been encountered by Jiang Anyi, since the Son of Heaven has returned to Beijing, simply send Jiang Anyi to Beijing, and the trial of criminal prison cases is under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple, and Jiang Anyi's matter will give Dali Temple a headache.

On the twelfth day of the first month, the royal driver returned to Beijing, did not enter the palace, but lived directly in the Yanshan Palace. The condition of the Son of Heaven was not optimistic, and the queen Wang Niangniang took Liu Guifei, Huang Shufei and others to Yanshan Villa to serve the sick. Rumors spread in Beijing, some said that the Zheng army was defeated in the battle with the Mo people, and the whole army was annihilated, and the Mo cavalry had entered Leizhou; It is said that the Son of Heaven was shot by a desert man, and his injuries are difficult to recover; It is said that Huazhou was occupied by the people of the Western Regions, and the area around Bingzhou and Qingzhou was full of fugitives from Huazhou. The people are uneasy, the officials are also worried, and even the lantern market has become listless during this Shangyuan Festival.

On the nineteenth day of the first month, Xu Guoquan escorted Jiang Anyi to Dali Temple, Lu Liang, the secretary of Dali Temple, was really promoted to the director, and was surprised to receive Xu Guoquan's official document. asked Jiang Anyi to be put in prison temporarily, and Lu Liangzhen came to the prince with the case.

The crown prince Shi Chongwei has been a little anxious recently, his father is seriously ill and recuperating in Yanshan Villa, the soldiers who have been killed and injured in the desert need to be compensated, and the war in Huazhou is not optimistic, etc., and the king of Chu'an is still uneasy, and he jumps out from time to time to go against him, which makes him feel deeply embarrassed to be a king.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the prince set up the place of governance in the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace, and when Lu Liangzhen entered the palace, he heard the prince being furious, "...... A year ago, it was decreed that the states should pay their taxes as soon as possible, and the first month of the year was almost over, only the five or six states of Fuzhou and Chenzhou were relieved, and the Yuanhua River was repaired and the Qingzhou snow disaster occurred, and the treasury had no money to let the lonely do? I don't know where to look for next month's money. ”

Lu Liangzhen saw Yu Shangshu with a bitter face, holding a stack of official documents in his hand, as one of the Jiuqing, Lu Liangzhen knew that the treasury was empty, and the crown prince had specially summoned everyone how to raise money, sell the imperial village, and levy taxes on special commodities such as perfume and wine had all mentioned it, and it was ready to be implemented after the year.

He saluted the crown prince, and then gave a salute to King Chu An on the left side of the crown prince, and King Chu An nodded at him with a smile. The prince took a sip of tea, regained his composure, and asked, "Master Lu, what's the matter with you, shouldn't you ask Gu for money, if you ask for money, Gu can reply to you now, there is no money." ”

Lu Liangzhen handed over the official document in his hand and said: "Prince Qiqi, the minister is the case of Jiang Anyi, the military counselor, for collaborating with the enemy for the Military Intelligence Department......"

Without waiting for Lu Liangzhen to say more, Shi Chongwei said angrily: "What does Huang Xi want to do, he actually smeared Jiang Shi for collaborating with the enemy, this kind of worthless rumor Qi Xinwen actually took it seriously, and also put Jiang Shi in the prison, does my father know?" ”

Kong Sheng, who was standing on the side, shouted "sigh" and said, "The old man has forgotten about this matter. Qi Xinwen sent a performance at that time, and it happened that the recital of the war in Huazhou arrived, and Banzai fainted with blood in a hurry, and then Banzai ordered to return to Beijing, Jiang Anyi's matter was delayed, but I didn't expect Qi Xinwen to send people to Dali Temple. ”

Shi Chongwei casually flipped through the official documents, then looked at the information said by the Military Intelligence Department, and sneered: "The deputy envoy of the desert man deliberately invited Jiang Shi to speak so that the people of the Military Intelligence Department could see it, and he also gave a waist knife in the name of the saint of the desert, and then someone went to send the information in the middle of the night, which even a three-year-old child could tell that it was framed, Qi Xinwen actually sent people to Dali Temple, I think it is like Huang Xi communicated with Mo Ren and intended to frame Jiang Shi." ”

Shi Chongjie, the king of Chu'an, chuckled: "The merits can't be imagined out of thin air, since Jiang Anyi was sent to Dali Temple, let Lord Lu ask about the case, or if it is really a dirt, naturally he wants to return Lord Jiang's innocence, but if Jiang Anyi really collaborates with the enemy, then he will be severely punished according to law, don't you adults?" ”

Huang Ping, the imperial historian, immediately said: "King Chu An said very much, the prince is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, since Jiang Anyi is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, he should ask clearly, the prince cannot replace the law and discipline with personal likes and dislikes, and if Jiang Anyi is innocent, why is he afraid of interrogation." If His Royal Highness exonerates him, it will appear that Jiang Anyi is weak-hearted, and it will also damage the prince's reputation. ”

Shi Chongwei watched Shi Chongjie and Huang Ping sing and harmonize hatefully, looked at Kong Sheng, and said, "Kong Xiang, you are the first assistant, what do you think?" ”

Kong Province said: "The old minister and Lord Jiang went to the Moren Royal Court to negotiate peace, and on the way back, they were robbed and killed by the golden wolf horseman, and they were saved by Jiang An's righteous battle, and the old minister did not believe that Lord Jiang would cooperate with the enemy." However, King Chu An and Lord Huang also have a point, it is better to ask about the merits and understand it, and I believe that no one dares to wronged Lord Jiang. ”

Shi Chongwei thought for a while and said: "In this case, after the public trial of the case in Dali Temple, the Lone Club will send someone to observe, and Jiang Shi's innocence must be returned." ”