It’s not too cold in Kyoto this year.

In the main hall of the backyard of Xiangyun Store's main store, the earth dragon heater is very warm. It uses the water heating system modified by Pei Yue. It is actually a very simple earthen kang structure. There is no trace of smoke, which is clean, refreshing and warm.

Not only here, every store in the company has such a warm and spring-like room, because today's company is no longer the shop that only sold briquettes. After the collapse of Qibao Pavilion, with the help of Sun Qi and others, the company gradually

It has expanded its business scope and is now one of the leading merchants in Kyoto.

In such a warm room, Taohua's face turned pale and her eyes were filled with fear.

Gu Zhen, who was sitting opposite her, was not much better. Although Gu Fan had repeatedly assured her that the turmoil in the court would not involve Pei Yue, she almost fell asleep after hearing the news that shocked the entire capital.

Passed out.

In the afternoon of the day before yesterday, a messenger came west on flying horse, and soon the news of the defeat of the Western Army spread throughout the four cities.

On the first day of November, the Xifu Right Military Plane, Cheng'an Hou Lu Min, led the Beijing Army's Beida Battalion to fight. They fought with the Xiwu South Route Army south of Lulongzhai on the border. They were defeated after two hours of fierce fighting. If Hucheng hadn't sent an army of nearly 10,000 people,

man's elite cavalry in time

With support, the Beida Camp would probably be wiped out. Even so, nearly half of the Peking Army's Beida Camp was lost. Under the desperate support of the Hucheng cavalry, it returned to the Guping Camp to face the follow-up offensive of Zhang Qingbai, the general of Xiwu Zhennan.

, already unable to resist.

After hearing the news, many people in Kyoto were speechless on the spot.

From the time when Emperor Gaozu launched an army against Wei until he conquered the present territory, the people of Daliang never believed that Western Wu or Southern Zhou Dynasty could defeat the Beijing army on the battlefield, because this was the strongest army in Daliang, and it was the reason why Liang could dominate the rich area in the heart of the Central Plains.

The confidence lies.

However, today, the Beijing army, which they thought was invincible, actually lost!

It was not only a defeat, but also a disastrous defeat. The Beida Battalion only had more than 40,000 troops, and now it lost nearly 20,000 people at a time.

Most of these 20,000 people are from Kyoto.

At that time, I don’t know how many people had white hangings on their front doors, how many women and children were crying bitterly, and the mansions of many military generals were filled with gloom and mist.

Of course, what is even more worrying is the situation inside the palace.

After the messenger arrived, teams of forbidden troops were sent to the palace, and the ministers of civil and military affairs were summoned into the palace, where they held discussions until nightfall and turned on the lights.

It is said that there was a dispute in the palace that day. After two consecutive days, at the beginning of the day today, the ministers hurriedly entered the palace again. Many people did not even sleep all night.

This defeat in the western border was actually the most serious defeat since the founding of Daliang. Even if Xiwu invaded the border fifteen years ago when the Daliang throne was unstable and the situation was unstable, the border army did not give them a good chance.

They even asked Pei Zhen, Duke of Dingguo, to bite off a piece of their flesh in Hucheng.

Under such circumstances, there is no news that Pei Yue is safe. How can Taohua and Gu Zhen feel at ease?

The two of them were speechless, Taohua looked at Gu Zhen's face that was about to cry, and forced a smile: "Sister Gu, the young master must be safe and sound, don't worry too much."

Logically speaking, as Pei Yue's personal maid, she is not qualified to call Gu Zhen so affectionately. It's just that Gu Zhen has a kind nature and a gentle personality, and her mother Zhao has reminded her, so she can't really call this little girl

She was regarded as an ordinary maid, so after several corrections, Taohua's title was finally changed.

After all, Gu Zhen knows more than Taohua.

The Tibetan Front Guard had high hopes from the emperor and was composed entirely of cavalry. How could they stay out of this kind of battle? Even the elite cavalry in Hucheng had almost been lost, let alone this newly formed cavalry. When I thought about what Pei Yue might encounter,

Gu Zhen couldn't control her emotions at all.

At three o'clock in the morning, Gu Fan finally returned to the main store of the company.

Gu Zhen stood up quickly, without having time to salute and say hello, and asked eagerly: "Brother, do you have any specific news about Brother Yue?"

Gu Fan frowned and shook his head: "Not yet."

Gu Zhen's expression was complicated, half worried and half lucky. No news at this time may not necessarily be bad news. If she had a choice, she would rather wait quietly than hear words that she didn't want to hear at all.

Taohua asked timidly: "Master Gu, has my young master also gone to the battlefield?"

After Gu Fan hesitated for a moment, he nodded slowly and said, "Yes."

Seeing that the two girls were obviously nervous again, he quickly explained: "The war in the Western Region is divided into two fronts: the north and the south. Pei Yue and Zangfengwei went to the north front, and they lost this time on the south front. But my people can only inquire.

Having seen so much, I don’t know the specific situation of Pei Yue on the northern line.”

Gu Zhen observed the words, held the corners of her clothes with both hands, stepped forward and asked: "Brother, is there something wrong?"

Gu Fan sighed softly and said: "I don't understand how this tragic defeat on the southern front has anything to do with Pei Yue, but according to the news coming from the palace, the reason why the officials have been arguing for two days is today.

We entered the palace early in the morning and continued to make noise, because some people said that Pei Yue must be responsible this time, and some even asked your Majesty to issue an order to punish him."

"ah!"

Gu Zhen's body swayed slightly, but fortunately Taohua next to her quickly reached out to hold her up, although the little maid herself was also full of fear.

In their simple world view, the emperor and the two ministers can completely decide the life and death of everyone in the world. If Pei Yue is really beaten and killed by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and now Gu Liang is in the south, who else can save his life?

Gu Fan said with relief: "Don't be afraid, little sister, the situation has not reached that point yet. In the name of my father, I have asked my old friends and family to speak for Pei Yue. The same is true for Sun Qi and others. In addition, Mr. Luo, the right-hand governor, has a favor for Pei Yue.

Youjia, I think everything will be fine. To say the least, even if this matter is really related to Pei Yue, Your Majesty, at least for the sake of my father, will not really kill him."

Perhaps it was the last words that had an effect. Gu Zhen's face turned a little brighter. She sat back down with Tao Hua's support, shook her head slightly and said, "The matter is now over. Brother, you don't have to worry about us. You should help Brother Yue move around more."

.He has long since severed his relationship with the Pei family, and Mr. Luo may not come forward on this matter. If some truly important ministers don't speak up, the situation will be very unfavorable for him."

Gu Fan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that a young girl who never left home would have such insight. How could he know that a woman would naturally burst out with unimaginable power when facing the person she loves who may be in danger.

He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it right away."

When he walked out of the business, Gu Fan still couldn't figure out how the defeat on the southern front could be related to Pei Yue on the northern front? Even if Lu Min wanted to find a scapegoat, there had to be a legitimate reason, right?
Chapter completed!