Chapter 1453 The king and his ministers panic, peace talks(1/2)
News of Han Bi's defeat spread quickly from the city gate defenders.
Immediately afterwards, thousands of cavalry fled back, bringing more news.
In the palace, the lost king and his ministers finally woke up. Nian Xu ordered to block the news, but it was too late.
"Your Majesty, the news has spread." Nian Ru entered the palace to report.
"Han Bi is incompetent!" Fang Chong roared filial piety.
"He is already dead!" An official from the New Deal Department said with red eyes, "Prime Minister Han has died for his country, what are you waiting for? Old dog, if you have the ability, can you try putting a long knife on your neck?"
Fang Chong shouted: "Discourteous!"
Immediately, opposition officials went out to impeach this person.
I don't know who made the first move, and the two sides got into a fight.
Nian Xu sat there quietly and didn't care. Xie Yingong stood beside him and heard him whisper:
"Why don't you lead the army back? Why?"
A chamberlain came in and said, "There is a memorial from Prime Minister Han."
The two parties who were fighting turned around.
"Isn't he dead?"
"This is the legacy of Prime Minister Han!"
The memorial was brought up and Nian Xu read it.
After looking up for a long time, under the gaze of everyone, Nian Xu said:
"Han Bi said that Yingshui is too long and cannot be defended. If there is a big defeat, the only way is to move the capital!"
The so-called moving the capital means running away.
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
A group of ministers agreed with Han Bi's words in confusion.
Peng Jing and Fang Chong stood together.
At this time, a waiter came outside.
"Your Majesty, many officials and people are making noise outside."
"What time is it? What are they making trouble for?" Nian Xu was a little impatient.
"They said, if Prime Minister Sun was still there, how could the Great Zhou Dynasty be like this? Someone shouted, saying to kill Prime Minister Peng and Prime Minister Fang, and ask Prime Minister Sun to take charge of the overall situation!"
Peng Jing and Fang Chong looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
"This is treating us as traitors!" Fang Chong gritted his teeth and said, "Find out who is leading the charge and turn around..."
"What else are you investigating?" Peng Jing said coldly: "If Sun Shi comes back, you and I can't even hope to survive! And our foundation is in Bianjing. After leaving Bianjing, do you think His Majesty will still tolerate you and me?"
Fang Chong shuddered and went out to say: "Your Majesty, if the capital is moved, what will the people of the world think? Furthermore, why can't Yingshui be defended? Hanbi was defeated. How can one trust the words of the defeated general? I think that the capital cannot be moved!
"
What?
The opposition officials were dumbfounded... Previously, we agreed to move the capital. Besides, what are you doing in Bianjing? Running away quickly is the right thing to do.
Fang Chong's eyes were slightly cold, and he looked a little awe-inspiring, "The King of Qin unified the northern land and entered Guanzhong, and nine out of ten of the world was in his hands. Now that half of the Great Zhou Dynasty has fallen, in the eyes of the people of the world, this is a great unification
signs."
Everyone nodded.
The territory that King Qin now controls is much larger than that of the original Tang Dynasty.
This is an extremely vast New Tang Dynasty. After the King of Qin straightens out the internal affairs, it is exciting to think about what kind of power this New Tang Dynasty will be able to unleash.
And how long can the Zhou Dynasty, which moved its capital to the south, survive?
"The so-called righteousness and people's support refers to the general trend. The general trend lies with the King of Qin. If the Zhou Dynasty moves the capital, the army and people in the country will definitely be devastated. Then the King of Qin will follow the trend and move south. Who can take the blow?"
Fang Chong's voice echoed in the hall, sonorous and powerful.
"Yingshui is a natural barrier for Bianjing, and with the support of the majestic city of Bianjing, can it be defeated again? I believe that as long as we stick to the line of Yingshui, as time goes by, the Northern Xinjiang Army will inevitably retreat... After all, the situation in Guanzhong is not stable
Steady!"
The officials of the opposition were confused when they heard this, wondering: Is Fang Xiang so brave?
Peng Jing left the mission, "Your Majesty, instead of going to the south and lingering, it is better to stick to Bianjing. In this way, the majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years will not be lost. With majesty, everything is possible. No more majesty..."
Without his majesty, the emperor is like a phoenix on the ground, not as good as a chicken!
Such things can be found everywhere in history books.
Although the officials under their command did not know why the two elders suddenly became so fearless, they could only go out to support them.
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"Prime Minister Han said, Yingshui cannot be defended!" The cry of the New Deal officials seemed so weak before this momentum.
"The defeated general!" an official said coldly: "If it weren't for him, a hundred thousand troops would be hoarding on the south bank of Yingshui at this moment. What would we have to worry about?"
Nian Xu watched the argument in silence.
Han Bi's memorial is very long.
He analyzed the gains and losses of the New Deal and felt that the biggest problem was the lack of control over the court, so that local officials unscrupulously dug holes and stumbling blocks for the New Deal.
——Only when rewards and punishments are clear can great achievements be achieved!
These words made Nian Xu blush a little.
It was not that there was no chance to suppress Peng Jing's party, but he was worried that Sun Shi's family would become dominant, so he acquiesced to many things.
Nian's family has continuously done two major things since the founding of the People's Republic of China. One is to release the military power with a glass of wine and suppress the warriors. The other is to increase the power of the scholar-bureaucrats, which must be checked and balanced.
The second point is an extension of the first point.
In other words, all this is caused by Nian's own fault.
Was Nian wrong?
Nian Xu felt sad and waved his hand, "Go! Everyone, go!"
"His Majesty!"
The ministers fell silent.
"We have to hold on to Yingshui. I still need to think deeply about whether to move the capital or not!"
The ministers resigned.
Several New Deal officials shouted outside.
"Your Majesty, Peng Jing and others are so ambitious! Listen to Prime Minister Han!"
Nian Xu got up and returned to the harem with some unsteady steps.
At this time, only his wife and children can give him a hint of warmth.
"Han Bi was defeated and committed suicide."
Facing his wife and children, Nian Xu showed his dejection.
The queen and the prince were stunned.
"Where is the army?" The prince's first reaction was this, which made Nian Xu quite pleased.
"The army was defeated and was pursued all the way by the Northern Xinjiang Army. Most of them were lost on the north bank of Yingshui River."
Nian Xu rubbed his face. The weather was very hot, but he felt cold all over.
"Why Han Bi..." The prince was taught to be quite weak and could not say harsh words after all, "Why didn't he lead the army back?"
"Han Bi said in his memorial that if there was a big defeat..." Nian Xu narrowed his eyes, "He asked me to surrender. This is not disgraceful. At least, the Nian family can continue to be rich and noble."
"Did he deliberately not evacuate?" the Queen asked.
The emperor nodded, "He said that if the army is led to withdraw, the court will definitely use Yingshui as a line in an attempt to intercept the Northern Xinjiang army. If so, King Qin will definitely be angry... Moreover, he believes that Yingshui cannot be defended."
"Then...then what should we do?" The queen lost her composure.
"I asked Han Bi to ask me to move the capital. Peng Jing and others opposed it."
"Then..." The queen was from an ordinary background and had no independent opinions, which was one of the reasons why she was favored in the first place. At this moment, she was panicking, holding Nian Ziyue's hand and saying, "What should we do?"
"Peng Jing's party is so powerful that if I force the capital to be moved... they will disobey in disguise, and I won't be able to leave."
Nian Xu looked at his wife and children and smiled bitterly, "I am so incompetent that I have brought trouble to my wife and children and brought shame to my ancestors."
To be continued...