Shangjing, the capital of Chu.

It is a good time for spring flowers to bloom, if it is this time in previous years, it is natural to bring the family with children, call friends, through the bustling city, slow down between the bamboo forests, listen to the pleasant birds, and inhale the natural fragrance. Tossing and turning on the shore of the Yanyu Lake, Acacia Ferry, fog covering the bamboo, chanting peach blossoms, making two articles, chanting a few good poems, talented and beautiful women, eyebrows and lovers, golden boys and jade girls, chasing and playing, full of a peaceful and prosperous scene.

The iron horse Jin Ge above the border pass, bleeding and fighting, seems to be too far away from here, the land of the capital, the foot of the world, naturally enjoy the leisurely life brought by this peaceful and prosperous era, they can't imagine the cruelty that happened in the distance.

But this year, everything has changed, the flowers are still bright, the willows are still green, and there is no smile on people's faces. The western frontier army was completely annihilated, and hundreds of thousands of Qin troops surged into Anyang County, and as the emergency document of Anyang County Pegasus entered the capital, the whole city immediately quieted down.

Is there another battle for the nation? People of the older generation still remember the painful memories of those years when all the people fought for the national fortune, but decades have passed, and the memories that they thought they had forgotten have been turned over again, and the memories have eclipsed reality. Once a big war breaks out, everything that you once had will be as ethereal as a cloud of smoke, and it will disappear in an instant.

The 60,000-strong army was completely annihilated, and the commanders and generals did not survive, and the Chu people had never suffered such a painful defeat in the past hundred years. Everyone's eyes looked at the majestic and glorious palace in Shangjing City, where there were people who decided the fate of Da Chu.

Yang Yihe walked on the royal road of the imperial city, even if the country had just suffered a big defeat, and the court was now in chaos, he still held his head high, carried his hands behind his back, and walked with a lofty spirit, as the left minister of Da Chu, the first person under the emperor, he must maintain this bearing, and give the people below a feeling of being full of bamboo.

It's just a defeat on the frontier! At the morning meeting of the ministers, he said lightly, the sky will not fall. But the apparent ease can deceive others, but it can't let him release the doubts in his heart, this defeat is too strange.

The change in the plan of the Western Frontier Army, the whole decision originated from the fact that the mole in the military department was dug up, and the second prince led all the actions this time, from catching the mole, to judging the results, formulating the plan, until the last moment, he, the left minister in charge of the operation of the country, was informed, and it was precisely because of the secrecy and reliability of this plan, as well as the extremely high success, that he supported this operation.

But the result now is exactly the opposite of what I hoped. It seems that from the very beginning, this was a huge trap, the Qin people dug a big hole, and then the Chu people jumped into it without hesitation.

But is that really the case? Yang Yihe was puzzled, in exchange for the annihilation of the western border army at the price of a high-ranking member of the Chu State Army, in exchange for the annihilation of the western border army, in the short term, it was indeed a big win for the Qin State, but in the long run, it was difficult to conclude, especially when the Qin people annihilated the western border army and the western gateway of the Chu State was wide open, they were stranded in Anyang County, and it seemed that they were only satisfied with looting Anyang County and had no other requirements, and even Anyang City did not move, which was even more confusing.

Yang Yihe sighed and rubbed his temples, but glanced around vigilantly, he didn't want people to see his decadence. Now it seems that the Qin people have no intention of fighting a big fight, which makes him breathe a sigh of relief, and compared with the defeat on the frontier, the chaos in the court makes him even more uneasy.

The dispute between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Prince reached its peak after the defeat in the frontier, everyone knows that the Western Frontier Army is the power of the Second Prince, and Zuo Lixing is a hardcore supporter of the Second Prince, and now, the Western Frontier Army is gone. On the day he heard the news, the second prince was so angry that he vomited blood, and in the emperor's bedroom, he slapped the prince in the face, and the two dignified royal nobles actually fought in front of the Son of Heaven.

Yang Yihe was not at the scene at the time, and according to the information he later received, it was the second prince who suspected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had betrayed the Western Frontier Army. This made Yang Yihe feel a little unbelievable, and intuitively felt that this was completely impossible. All the plans were made by the second prince, and even his left minister only knew about it at the last moment, not to mention His Royal Highness the Prince. Presumably, the second prince will definitely try every possible means to hide it from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and from the perspective of time, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows about this matter, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing that is indignant to the gods.

You must know that the Qin State's mobilization of the Thunder Army to reach the Luoying Mountains is not something that can be done in a short period of time. The second prince was really angry, and the loss of Zuo Lixing, the great grandmaster, and the 60,000 border troops in the west was definitely a fatal blow to him.

The emperor's body is getting worse and worse, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is cautious, as long as he does not make mistakes, the emperor will not be able to find his handle and make it easy to store, how can he destroy his future so much? Yi Chu, that is a major event that shakes the country, as far as Yang Yihe is concerned, in fact, he doesn't want Yi Chu, the second prince is sharp, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is mellow and gentle, in comparison, he prefers His Royal Highness the Prince, of course, as the first person under the emperor, he must maintain his neutral attitude, otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor will not be happy, then his position as the left minister will come to an end.

The emperor's bedroom was close in front of him, Yang Yihe's straight waist was much stiffer, and the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a sad expression, and walked towards the bedroom step by step.

"Father-in-law!" In front of the door of the dormitory, Yang Yihe greeted Qin Yi, the great eunuch who was waiting in front of the door.

"The left phase is here!" Qin Yi bent down, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty is talking to Commander An." ”

Yang Yihe nodded, "Your Majesty's body is well?" ”

Qin Yi's face showed a sad expression: "Your Majesty's body is not very good, and this incident has happened, how can you get better?" I have been bedridden for the past few days, but fortunately, I am in better spirits today, so I called Zuo Xiang into the palace. ”

"Is it okay for Your Majesty to eat?"

"I drank a bowl of rice porridge in the morning, and just entered a small bowl of rice and ate a little green." Qin Yi said in a low voice, "Commander An just came in, and I don't know what to say, Your Majesty actually lost his temper and even smashed his favorite teacup. ”

Yang Yihe was slightly surprised, An Ruhai is the commander of the internal guard, the only minister who can meet the emperor directly without having to report, on the emperor's trust list, he must be firmly ahead of himself, this commander who controls the internal guard and controls the security of the capital, what did he say to make the emperor so angry?

He leaned over slightly, leaned towards Qin Yi, and silently a silver ticket was already stuffed into Qin Yi's hand: "Can father-in-law hear one or two?" ”

Qin Yiji naturally put away the silver ticket, and with a retraction of his hand, the silver ticket had disappeared from his hand, but it seemed that this action, he had practiced it thousands of times, of course, as the most favored eunuch around the emperor, such an action had to come several times almost every day, but there were fewer from the left minister in front of him. The person in front of him doesn't have to bother himself at all.

After receiving the silver ticket, Qin Yi had a little more smile on his face, and lowered his voice very low: "It seems to be related to the two princes." ”

Yang Yihe chuckled in his heart. The thing related to the two princes must be the big defeat in front of him, as far as he is concerned, he would rather this defeat be due to Zuo Lixing's command problem, rather than other reasons. Especially these two have a problem here, at this juncture, this is going to kill people.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

"Don't dare. Yang Xiangke should be careful. Qin Yi hung his head and retreated to the door of the room.

The door creaked, and a tall and burly figure appeared in front of Yang Yihe, it was An Ruhai, the commander of the internal guard, and when he saw Yang Yihe, he nodded, "Yang Xiang, Your Majesty summoned you in." ”