Although there was incense in the room, it still couldn't hide the strong smell of the decoction, and the Great Chu Emperor was half-leaning on the bed and panting heavily. Usually dressed up carefully in the court, wearing the majestic emperor's costume, it is not easy to see the emperor's sickness, in fact, except for a few people, above the court, there are few people who dare to look directly at the emperor. But at this time, what Yang Yihe saw was an old man with most of his hair falling out, his face was pale, his bones were deep, and he was as skinny as a terminally ill man.

"Your Majesty." Stand in front of the bed and bend down deeply.

"Sit down by yourself, Ichiswa." Emperor Dachu waved his hand and pointed to the brocade stool in front of the bed.

Yang Yihe Yiyan sat down, looked at the emperor, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the frontier is just a defeat, it can't shake the foundation of our Great Chu, it's great to return to the state of ten years ago at most, and the Qin people don't mean to fight, they also know very well that in a large-scale war with us, it will definitely not be us who will suffer in the end, our national strength is much stronger than theirs." You still take care of the dragon's body, these little things can be handled by your subordinates. ”

Emperor Da Chu half-closed his eyes, but did not answer Yang Yihe's words, Yang Yihe said these words, and was silent, the two of them have been monarchs and ministers for decades, and they know the temperament of both sides clearly.

"The Qin State suffered from a great drought this year, and the people's livelihood in the country withered, so they had to fight this battle, and they only plundered and did not attack the city when they entered Anyang County, which naturally showed their attitude to me. I understand this very well. After a while, Emperor Dachu said slowly: "Yihe, do you really think that I am making a big fuss about this defeat?" ”

Yang Yihe is still silent, sometimes, not speaking is the best attitude.

"This battle is a strange loss." A trace of anger flashed in Emperor Chu's eyes, "Who is Zuo Lixing, I know it, and you know it too, even if he is a mediocre general, even if he commands improperly, how can the 60,000 elite border troops be wiped out?" What's more, Zuo Lixing is one of the best famous generals in my Great Chu, and he also has the cultivation of a great grandmaster, and he can beat him like this and leave his life behind, which can only show one thing, that is, the other party has been prepared and knows our plan of action well, so that all the links will be calculated clearly, and Zuo Lixing will not be given a chance to take advantage of it at all. Hehe, in order to kill Zuo Lixing, Li Zhi actually took matters into his own hands and did not hesitate to bear the price of being seriously injured. Yihe, don't you think it's strange? ”

"There is indeed something strange about this." Yang Yihe had to express his position.

"Someone can't wait! Someone is going to do it in advance! Emperor Da Chu pounded the edge of the bed hard, his anger made his voice hoarse, and he gasped for breath quickly. Yang Yihe quickly stood up, walked behind the emperor, and gently stroked the emperor's back.

"Your Majesty, it's important to take care of your dragon's body. Relative to your body, these are just small things, as long as you don't fall, Da Chu has nothing! After the emperor slowly calmed down, Yang Yihe persuaded softly.

The emperor smiled bitterly, leaned his body back on the pillow behind him, and looked at Yang Yihe: "Yihe, in a blink of an eye, thirty years have passed, do you still remember what happened when you and I were young?" Fresh clothes and angry horses, young and frivolous, chasing and playing, for my lesser and more things, you carried a lot of black pots back then, and were beaten a lot by the emperor. ”

Yang Yihe smiled and said: "It is the duty of a courtier to share worries for the lord. ”

"In the blink of an eye, you and I are gray-haired, look at me now, the grandmaster of the first generation, I can't stop the invasion of the disease, I can only lie on the bed and wait for death. If it weren't for the way I am now, how would those ghostly people dare to act so recklessly. An unnatural flush appeared on the Emperor's face.

"Your Majesty, this matter is only suspicious, and we can't jump to conclusions. For now, let's deal with the affairs of Western Xinjiang first, do a good job of the aftermath, and then talk about other things! Yang Yihe said softly: "The envoy of the Qin State is already on his way to Beijing. ”

The emperor snorted and squinted at Yang Yihe, "I heard that you are just busy with the aftermath these days, and you haven't even checked what is behind this?" Did you ignore it, or did you not want to look it up at all? ”

Yang Yihe was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, it's better to be still than to be still, the current Great Chu Dynasty can't afford to have a big change." Therefore, the minister did not ignore it, but was unwilling to investigate. The minister was willing to believe that this was a great defeat caused by Zuo Lixing's improper command and the enemy's strategy. The minister said the same thing in the court. ”

"You're still the same as before!" The Emperor sighed lightly, "Seek stability in everything, and refuse to take risks." ”

"Your Majesty, now that Da Chu is newly defeated, you can't take risks. If this matter is not investigated, once you start to investigate, maybe you will find out the big leak, at that time, how does Your Majesty deal with yourself, and how does the court calm the world? Yang Yihe's expression was calm, looking at the emperor and talking eloquently.

"I've asked An Ruhai to check, and I got my gold medal, anyone can check it." The emperor's expression was also very calm.

Yang Yihe's face changed greatly, and he knelt down with a snort, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask you to take back your fate." This matter can only be done slowly, and must not be rushed, and after a long time, there will eventually be a solution. ”

"It seems that you have also thought that if something goes wrong, it can only be my son. So you don't want to look it up. The Emperor looked up at the top of the tent, "If my body is not like this, it will naturally be as you say, it is better to be still than still, but I can't wait." I'm going to take this tumor before I die. This kind of abscess grows on Da Chu's body, and it is uneven, and I am unwilling. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't believe that this is the prince's doing." Yang Yihe raised his head and said loudly: "If you investigate it in a hurry, you may fall into other people's calculations." ”

"You thought of that, too?" The emperor sneered, "It's not that you don't believe it, you don't want to believe it, and I can't believe it, so I'm going to check it out and find out." Yihe, although I am old and have become a sick tiger, but the sick tiger is also a tiger, who did such a heartbreaking thing, I don't cut him with a thousand knives, how can I make the people of Dachu obey? ”

"Your Majesty!" Yang Yihe still insisted on his own thoughts, "This will cause turmoil in the hearts of the people in Shangjing, one is not good, it will cause civil strife, the prince has been in charge of the country for a long time, it is already a self-contained system, the second prince is talented, and he has gathered countless followers, the two forces, almost the same chess and drums, can only be slowly drawn, can not quickly cut through the chaos!" ”

"If I don't do this well before I die, it will leave endless harm to Da Chu." Emperor Dachu said coldly: "So, before I die, I want to find out about this matter, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and there is no secret that cannot be found, as long as we do it seriously." Yihe, since you are so resistant to this matter, then don't worry about it, just manage the government well, the aftermath is also the top priority, negotiate with the Qin people, and only a veteran like you will come out of the horse, so that after our defeat, we will not lose dignity again. ”

"I understand." Yang Yihe knew that the emperor had made up his mind, so he could only nod helplessly.

The emperor sighed, and was silent for a long time, "I heard that your son returned seriously injured this time, and you were still furious, and you were going to go to the officer who injured him to settle the account, but now I think about it, this accident saved your son's life, otherwise, your son will not be able to come back." Poor my daughter, now she can't see anyone in life or corpse, what is going on, it really worries me! ”

"Haven't the guards found out the whereabouts of the princess?" Yang Yihe asked in surprise.

"No, the internal guards found the Qin people, the Qin people did not admit that the princess fell into their hands, if she was still alive, the Qin people would definitely happily take her as a bargaining chip, now they don't admit it, there are only two possibilities, one is that she escaped and has not come back for the time being, and the second is that she is dead. The Qin people didn't dare to admit it. ”

"The princess is very smart and strong in martial arts, even if Zuo Lixing is defeated, he will definitely make proper arrangements, Your Majesty don't worry, maybe in a few days, the princess will come back safe and sound." Yang Yihe comforted.

"I hope so!" The emperor slowly closed his eyes, "Yihe, I'm tired, you go down." As I say, An Ruhai will inform you of his investigation, but you are not allowed to inquire about it. ”

"I know."