"Ahem—"

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhu barely sat up straight, but he still kept coughing from his mouth. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

From summer to autumn, and from autumn to early winter, Zhu Youji's condition showed no signs of improvement, his body deteriorated, and his spirit seemed very sluggish. Xiao Jing, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, who were present, did not dare to speak first, for fear of angering Long Yan and making Zhu Youzhu even sicker.

Zhu Youzhu finally calmed down and asked, "A few secretaries, didn't you say that there is an important military situation?" Why don't you speak? Rest assured, my body ...... Ahem, it's not a big deal, just rest for a few more days, and it won't delay the court. Besides, aren't there a few ministers in the court who are working for me? I was relieved. ”

Li Dongyang knows better how to protect himself, especially since he made a big mistake in judging the overall battle situation before. Although it is said that the responsibility for the defeat of Xuanfu cannot be fully placed on the ministers, whoever stands up and speaks is risking being angered by the emperor.

Li Dongyang felt that since the battle report was in Xiao Jing's hands, no matter what he said, it should be Xiao Jing who pierced this layer of window paper, not him who lit the powder keg.

As for Xie Qian, he was even more cunning, standing there with the appearance of an old god, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

In the case that the two ministers didn't want to speak, Xiao Jing was very hesitant, he didn't want to say that it was not because he was afraid of taking responsibility, but because he was afraid that he would not speak well, so that the emperor couldn't help but faint for a while, bringing irreparable consequences, that was not the situation he wanted to see.

In the end, Xiao Jing and Li Dongyang both looked at Xie Qian with burning eyes.

After all, Xie Qian is in the cabinet, and he has always been famous for being able to speak and say, and some things are originally bad, but when they fall into Xie Qian's mouth, he can say them very tactfully and beautifully, turning bad things into good things, so that the emperor will be happy when he hears it. And this time, I don't want to be happy, I just ask the emperor not to faint.

Xie Qian originally wanted to ignore it, but soon found that the emperor's gaze, along with the gaze of Li Dongyang and Xiao Jing, also fell on him, and he felt like he was being held by a knife on his neck, and he had to stand up and speak. Forced to be helpless, Xie Qian could only take a step forward and said:

"Your Majesty, the battle report you just got...... In the northwest, the land of Xuanfu, there are soldiers and horses from the north to invade...... Xuanfu is lost! ”

No excuses, very concise! Xie Qian said one thing so bluntly, when they heard the words "Xuanfu is lost", Xiao Jing and Li Dongyang both subconsciously wanted to stop Xie Qian from talking, they were afraid that there would be no psychological foreshadowing, and Zhu Youzhi would not be able to accept this huge blow for a while.

"Ahem—"

But at this time, Zhu Youzhu didn't hear what Xie Qian said clearly because of a sudden violent cough, and he asked, "Xie Qingjia, what did you say?" ”

Xie Qian said it lightly just now, because he had been brewing in his heart for a long time, and if he asked him to say it again at this moment, he didn't have that confidence. Xiao Jing hurriedly went over to gently stroke Zhu Youji's back, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xie Gebu said...... The war in the northwest has been repeated...... Xuanfu ...... Xuanfu was lost. ”

At this moment, Zhu Youzhu seemed to have forgotten even about coughing, and the whole person was frozen there, his eyes were empty, and he looked straight ahead for a long time before he suddenly raised his head, grabbed Xiao Jing's arm tightly, and asked, "Xiao ...... Xiao Jing, you ...... You say it again, Xuanfu...... Lost? ”

Xiao Jing was already in tears at this time, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, and then took out the battle report from the northwest from his arms, presented it to Hongzhi, and said sadly: "Your Majesty...... The dragon body matters! Over here...... It's a report from the northwest, please look at it Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Youzhi grabbed the battle report in his hand, but the light in the Qianqing Palace was dim, and he couldn't see the content clearly at all, but he still tried to put the battle report in front of him, trying to verify it himself, but in the end he was finally discouraged, because no matter how he looked at it, he could only see a black patch.

Zhu Youzhu said weakly: "Xie Qingjia, you read it to me!" ”

Xie Qian took over the fold from Xiao Jing's hand, this was the first time he saw the battle report of the loss of Xuanfu, and his heart was also full of panic.

The last time the Great Wall outside Xuanfu Town was opened, it was precisely the "Tumubao Change" Yingzong was captured, and then the Ming Dynasty experienced a painful period, and it took decades for the national strength to gradually improve, but at this time, the Xuanfu was lost, and the consequences were likely to be catastrophic.

Because of the Warat Department, the Khan Department of the Tatars is not far north of Zhangjiakou, if the land of Xuanfu is lost, the soldiers and horses of the Tatar departments can quickly pass through the land of Xuanfu and directly threaten the hinterland of the Ming Jingshi.

Xie Qian trembled and picked up the battle report, and said the next day first, the time is right, it happened about twenty hours ago, and the location is right, it is indeed sent by the Xuanfu Town Xuanda Governor Yamen, and there is also a war report from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies stationed in the Xuanfu Yamen, which can be directly heard by the heavens, and even does not need to pass the cabinet.

Xie Qian's tone was low, and he read slowly: "Xuanfu was besieged for a total of twenty-three days, at the beginning, the soldiers and horses of Yikou surrounded the city of Xuanfu from west to east, and on the seventh day of the first month of this month, they converged with the Tatar army from north to south, and launched an attack day and night. On the night of October 13, the north city wall of Xuanfu was damaged, and the soldiers and horses entered the city, and the city fell! Wanquan right guard horse south, defeated! The left guard is trapped, unknown! Huai'an Acropolis, Fall ......"

Every time Xie Qian said a word, it made Zhu Youji's heart tremble.

The Xuanfu was trapped for as many as 23 days, and the city was broken on the night of October 13, all of which repeatedly challenged Zhu Youji's psychological limit!

The situation of the unclear military report in Xuanfu for most of the month or even a month almost came to Zhu Youji's mind, which made Zhu Youzhu feel a burst of urgency, and after his mind was dizzy, he didn't want to continue listening to it at all, but he was eager to know what else was more shocking.

As for Li Dongyang next to him, he was even more heartbroken when he heard it.

Li Dongyang has always insisted on the safe and sound land of Xuanfu, but he has long been targeted by the Tatars, until Xie Qian finally said "Zhangjiakou Fort, trapped", Li Dongyang's face was like gold paper, and his whole body trembled...... He suddenly realized a serious problem, the loss of Zhangjiakou Fort means that the defense line of Beiguan is completely lost, and the Tatars do not need to make a detour to Yansui and other places, they only need to break through Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass, and they can directly kill the hinterland of the Ming Jingshi.

Xie Qian put down the battle report, he himself didn't come back to his senses for a long time, but his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what kind of evil consequences the loss of Xuanfu would bring.

"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"

At the beginning, Zhu Youji's breath was relatively smooth, but in the back, Zhu Youzhu could not hide the qi and blood surging in his heart, and coughed violently.

Xiao Jing hurriedly went over to support Zhu Youji, and kept comforting, but at this time there was no effect...... Zhu Youzhi was angry that Xiao Jing deceived and coaxed him to declare that the Mansion was peaceful, and he was angry that the cabinet had been inactive for a long time, sitting back and watching the Xuanfu fail, and his heart was so chaotic that he couldn't listen to any persuasion at all.

At the same time, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao arrived at the outer hall of the Qianqing Palace, and as soon as they entered the palace gate, they heard Zhu Youji's violent coughing inside.

Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao couldn't help but glance at each other, and the thought that came to their hearts at the same time was not what happened in the northwest, but whether Zhu Youji's condition deteriorated to the point where he was dying again?

Without being summoned, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao didn't dare to enter at will, so after hearing Zhu Youzhu coughing violently inside, he suddenly asked eagerly:

"Shen Xi...... Shen Qingjia...... How's it going? ”

It was exactly the same as Xie Qian's mood when he asked about Shen Xi, when the Yulin Guard was lost and the northwest war situation was erosive, Zhu Youzhu immediately thought of Shen Xi, who had played the imperial court more than half a month ago and encountered the main force of the Tatar army in Xuanfu, and even reminded the imperial court a month in advance to guard against the Tatars who had crossed the sea to kill the young minister in the hinterland of Xuanfu.

At that time, the Tatars only had this idea but did not put it into practice, if the imperial court listened to Shen Xi's advice and quickly increased the troops to Xuanfu, there would never be an unfavorable situation in which Xuanfu was completely lost.

Xiao Jing was suddenly asked about Shen Xi, and he looked very hesitant, because he didn't remember seeing what Shen Xi saw in the battle report, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty, old slave...... I don't know the condition of Lord Shen. ”

"You said you didn't know...... Isn't Shen Qing's family in Xuanfu? He commanded the troops...... went to the three sides, but he stopped at Xuanfu, and he had an army of 50,000 under his command...... Why are there so many soldiers and horses, and the Xuanfu is still lost?! Zhu Youzhi almost questioned sharply at this time.

The object of Zhu Youzhang's questioning is Li Dongyang!

Scholar Li has been saying in the court that the northwest is safe and sound, and the Xuanfu is as stable as Mount Tai, and the evolution of the northwest war situation since then has also confirmed Li Dongyang's judgment, although the situation has deteriorated, but it has been developing in a benign direction since then, who knows that in the end, he suddenly gave Zhu Youzhu a slap in the face, so that the emperor instantly fell from the peak to the bottom.

The loss of Xuanfu is more harmful than the loss of Yansui.

Xie Qian heard the emperor say "50,000 horses" again, and he couldn't care about anything else at this time, so he had to explain it to Shen Xi. He came out and reminded: "Your Majesty, Shen Xi ...... I just brought 6,000 soldiers and horses from the Beijing battalion, and many of them were still old and weak...... There were very few cavalry, and the armaments and supplies were ...... Not very sufficient! ”

Although Xie Qian was talking to Zhu Youji, Zhu Youzhu did not say anything to blame, because at this time he needed someone to tell him why the Xuanfu was lost, and he had to find a reason to feel at ease.

Zhu Youzhu muttered: "The army of 50,000 is actually only 6,000 people, old and weak...... Sick? No cavalry? Didn't Xuanfu have so many artillery? Isn't artillery capable of killing invisibly? Shen Qing's soldiers and horses are in Xuanfu City, and the city will also be lost? ”

This time, Xie Qian didn't dare to take over the conversation again.

When he heard that Zhu Youzhu had come to the conclusion that Shen Xi was also in Xuanfu City, Xie Qian's heart cooled, because what he was most worried about was that Shen Xi died in Xuanfu and would never come back.

The dormitory of the Qianqing Palace fell into tranquility again, and Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Xiao Jing did not dare to talk casually.

At this time, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao, who were in the outer hall, and Xiong Xiu, the squire of the military department who came in on the back foot, all heard Zhu Youji's question, and they didn't hear anything else, but the four words "Xuanfu lost" were deeply imprinted in their minds.

Except for Shen Xi's report on the Xuanfu before, the court knew almost nothing about the situation in the Xuanfu, and even Ma Wensheng didn't remember how long he hadn't heard the battle report of the Xuanfu.

Now it's just a war report, and it's very thorough, and the Xuanfu has gone from appearing in the field of vision of the imperial court to completely losing control, which is the time of a war report.