Outside the military department is also a general scene, hundreds of people stand outside the lobby, some are officials or officials in the military department, back and forth to do things, more are foreign clerks, now the soldiers are in the back hall to meet the foreign military attaches who came to report on their work, at a time summoned dozens of them, all of them are more than 1,000 military officials, either into Beijing to report on the transfer of work, or to make up for the ancestral position, the original five military governor's office also called the military department to rob it, and now the military attachés of the guards in various places have to go all the way to the military department when they attack their posts, raise their hands and kneel down to salute, Then you can smoothly handle the matter of taking up the post.

The Titang official was in the yamen, and in full view of everyone, the Tangma of Liaodong galloped over, and when he arrived at the door, the Tangma's body was crooked, but he fell from above.

"I'm just tired of running." Today's duty Titang official came out, looked at the situation, frowned, and said: "Everyone get out of the way, ventilate him, pinch the person, pat the body, and then pour hot tea, it's good." ”

The little officials followed the instructions, and immediately got busy, patting their bodies, pouring hot water, and also pinching the people desperately, so busy for a while, the general identity of the Tang Ma is awakened, his eyelids opened, and he immediately looked bright, but the bottom of his eyes was full of anxiety that could not be concealed.

"What's wrong?" The Titang official said in an official voice: "Is it good news from Liaodong?" ”

The Titang Officer himself knew that it was not...... This is not how to report the victory, a team of Tang horses with red flags on their backs galloping on the streets of the capital, so that the whole city will soon know that Liaodong has won a big victory, Yang Hao is an old fritter in officialdom for decades, and this is not to be known.

"Cough, it's not ......" Tang Ma's face was unusually solemn, at this time there were hundreds of people around him, but Tang Ma also knew that he couldn't hide it, and said in a very sad tone at the moment: "On the 27th, the East Road soldiers went out, and on the 29th, the West Road soldiers and the South Road and the North Road sent troops respectively, and the troops on the various roads were not combined to attack, and they were broken by Jianyu separately, and now the news is that the chief military officers such as Juniper and Wang Xuan were killed in battle, and the general military officers of Ma Lin were only spared, and the two sons were killed in battle, and nearly 50,000 people of the two route armies were wiped out, and only a few people ran back, The war horses and weapons were almost completely lost. This time, it is a rare fiasco for Huang Ming to send troops in the past few decades......"

Tangma's tone was not only heavy, but also embarrassing.

He is the old man of Liaozhen, although he is not very old, he has been in the army for nearly 30 years, he also went out with the army when Renchen was in turmoil, 40,000 Liaozhen soldiers and horses fought more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers and horses were defeated and retreated, and finally the battle of Ulsan, the Ming army suffered a lot of casualties, estimated at more than 10,000 people, at that time the strategy was now Liaodong Jingluo Yang Hao, not to think, after more than 20 years, it was another fiasco on the head of Liaozhen, and then there was last year's Fushun Pass and Qinghe Fort fiasco, this will always know, Liaozhen is considered to have broken the backbone!

"How so?"

"It's not that more than 400,000 troops were sent, and Yang Hao is also experienced in battle, how could he lose like this?"

"How can there be more than 400,000, and there are not so many Jiaminfu, a total of more than 100,000 people, and 30,000 Sichuan and Shaanxi soldiers have not arrived on the road!"

"It shouldn't have been such a fiasco."

"No wonder people say that Jianyu is invincible in cavalry and shooting, just like the Jin Kingdom back then, it is invincible!"

"Who the hell is saying this bullshit, Wang Gao didn't have 10,000 in the past? Didn't you be beaten by Li Chengliang and look for teeth all over the ground? ”

After listening to Tangma's words, there was a "boom" all around, and the onlookers on the side suddenly became noisy.

Everyone's face is very solemn, Jianyu was a disaster last year, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for many years, the result is far away in the war in Liaodong is unfavorable, the Beijing division is also frightened, the people's hearts are unusually fluctuating, and even some ministers from the south plan to flee south, and even the people are beginning to plan to leave Beijing for refuge.

This is of course a very absurd thing, and then the rumors gradually subsided, and few people really left Beijing, but the panicked atmosphere is deeply remembered by many people, and now less than a year apart, the heavy conscription mobilized by the Ming Dynasty in the nine sides has suffered such a fiasco, which makes many people feel extremely heavy in their hearts, and everyone has a sense of ominousness.

An old scribe was originally squinting at the entrance of the yamen basking in the sun, he has seen a lot of wind and rain, what has not happened here in the military department? Now he looked at everyone's expressions, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart, and he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Oh my God, God, is the emperor's sky really going to collapse?" ”

……

The urgent report from Liaodong was sent to the place where it should be as soon as possible.

In the palace, the cabinet, the military department, in less than half an hour, almost the entire imperial city knew that there were changes in Liaodong, the royal division was defeated, the army of tens of thousands of people was almost wiped out, and the general soldiers alone died several times.

This is not the news of last year's Liaodong fiasco, Li Yongfang surrendered, and he was just a guerrilla attack at the border pass, Zhang Chengyin led his troops with only about 10,000 people, and he was only a deputy general soldier with a low reputation.

This time, the soldiers mobilized by Wanli are almost the most prominent generals in the entire Ming Dynasty, and when Jun Song and Liu Ling mention it, who doesn't know, which one doesn't know?

In terms of reputation, qualifications, and the strength of the family, there are few generals in the entire Ming Dynasty who are stronger than them. Moreover, there is also the Liaozhen Jiangmen force represented by Li Rubai.

In the eyes of the people in Beijing, this kind of conquest strength has been so strong that it is against the sky, and to be honest, the Ming Dynasty did not mobilize such a large force to fight the three major campaigns, but the result was a big surprise.

The most nervous, of course, is the palace and the cabinet.

Fang Congzhe happened to have not returned home from duty yet, and after receiving the news, he was even more distracted and very nervous.

The position of the first assistant of his cabinet was originally very unstable, and the fiasco of Liaodong was even worse, Fang Congzhe knew that there must have been people in the outside world to discuss in secret meetings, and now his top priority is to see what the emperor's mind is, and the next thing is to bend between the parties and try to calm down the tide, which must also have the transfer of interests, even if he crosses the superficial pass, it will be difficult to sit in the position of the first assistant safely in the future.

Outside the cabinet, groups of small eunuchs could be clearly seen running back and forth, and everyone had a nervous look on their faces. The Liao affair has been reported to the palace, these eunuchs have the most sensitive sense of smell, everyone knows that something big has happened, no one dares to slack off at this moment, in case they hit the muzzle of some gun and fall unlucky, it is really wronged.

In the evening, a high-ranking imperial sign arrived at the cabinet with a copper whisk.

Fang Congzhe was uneasy in his heart, so he actually got up and went to the front of the steps to greet him.

He said in a dry voice: "Does my father-in-law have a will?" ”

"The emperor just asked our family to bring a message to Fang Xiangye, not a decree." The imperial sign smiled and said: "The emperor said, it doesn't matter if you lose, you can clean up and send troops again, if the money and food are insufficient, then think about it, what matters is to pick out a competent manager...... Fang Xiangye, you have to have a snack on this matter, the emperor is also thinking about this, and today's dinner is exempt. ”

Fang Congzhe stood respectfully and listened to the eunuch's words, even if he declared that it was not a message, he still had to be like a guest, in fact, it was better to listen to the words like this.

After listening, Fang Congzhe's body went limp, and he almost collapsed in the chair.

Seeing the appearance of the first assistant minister, the eunuch laughed from his nostrils, probably laughing at Fang Congzhe, who was so uncontrollable as the first assistant, it was really a little contemptible.

"The new scripture is slightly ......" Fang Congzhe groaned, and he also understood in his heart that Yang Hao was finished.

There was not a single sentence in Yang Hao's recital to excuse himself and admit his mistakes, which was simply ridiculous in Fang Congzhe's opinion. No matter how Juniper advances, how Marin misses, he Yang Ho is the person who is really ultimately responsible, the generals coordinate, divide the troops and join the date, aren't these things his Yang Ho's responsibility, how can it all be pushed on his subordinates?

If Yang Hao really confessed, Fang Congzhe could still try to turn around for him, so that he could save his life, and now it seems that the emperor didn't mention Yang Hao, obviously angry in his heart, Yang Hao is dead.

As for the candidate for the new economic strategy, Fang Congzhe's heart is still messy, and he can't get up at all for a while.

"Father-in-law, please play the emperor, let the minister take some time, and slowly think clearly before playing."

The eunuch smiled: "This is also how it should be, it's better to be calm." ”

Fang Congzhe slowly settled down at this time, judging from the reaction of this imperial brand, this fiasco did not cause much turmoil in Wanli at least, he felt a little ashamed in his heart, he boasted that he had read more than 10,000 volumes, knew that the world was well versed in people's hearts, and he was also very comfortable in handling government affairs, and he was also like a fish in water in the party struggle of various parties, and now it seems that he is just a scholar after all! When a big event is coming, there is less calm, and compared with the emperor who has been in power for forty-seven years, this aspect is still too far behind.

Fang Congzhe looked at the eunuch and said, "Does the emperor have anything else to say?" ”

"Not really."

Fang Congzhe was a little hesitant, he wanted to ask the emperor if he could send an internal fund to come out for help...... The imperial court really has no money, and if the treasury is full, he doesn't have to send red flags with his own soldiers to urge the use of troops, but at this time, as long as the emperor doesn't take the initiative to mention it, he, the first assistant, can't take the initiative to do it...... No matter how calm the emperor is, he will kill people, Yang Hao's head will not be able to be saved, and Fang Congzhe does not want to risk it at this juncture.

"How is the emperor's body?"

It is said that spying on the situation of the inner palace, especially asking the emperor's body is a big taboo, but Fang Congzhe's identity is special, and the first assistant scholar doesn't know how the emperor's body is, in case there is any "big change" happening, all the officials look at the first assistant, but the first assistant is blind, so how can he get it?

More than ten years ago, Wanli felt that he was going to "gradually", and summoned Ye Xianggao, the first assistant at that time, to send internal relief and withdraw the tax supervisor and the mining envoy...... Wanli survived, and it was fine.

Speaking of the emperor's body, the imperial brand had a sad look on his face, looked at Fang Congzhe, and said slowly: "The emperor has been coughing and wheezing recently, and after spring, it is more powerful than in winter, and his appetite is not as good as before. ”

Wanli, a person who has grown from a small fat person to an old man, has a bad stomach in old age and suffers from it, plus the symptoms of wheezing and coughing, these are not good news. Fang Congzhe felt quite uneasy in his heart, and said calmly on his face: "It's all some kind of illness, it's not in the way, you just serve carefully." ”

"Of course, that's what our family does." The sign bowed and turned to leave.

Fang Congzhe let out a long breath, and the expression on his face completely relaxed.