Early in the morning, news of the fall of Yanmen Pass reached the palace. Emperor Hongdao, who was enjoying breakfast with a beautiful woman waiting on him, almost spilled a bowl of hot porridge on himself when his hands shook.
The beautiful and talented person who looked exactly like the Nine Girls of Zhujian Mountain hurriedly took the hot porridge carefully and said softly: "Where is the Holy Yanmen Gate? Is it important?"
After hearing the beauty's words, Emperor Hongdao sighed secretly, but still said patiently: "Thousands of miles away from Daxing City, there is a border fortress!"
The beauty suddenly smiled and said: "The Holy One has thousands of miles of land, but he can't get anxious just because of a small Yanmen Pass!"
Emperor Hongdao smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "How can we not be anxious!"
Seeing that Emperor Hongdao still frowned, the beauty couldn't help but kneel in front of Emperor Hongdao. She gently kneaded Emperor Hongdao's thighs with her pair of jade hands, and whispered softly: "I am not good at this, and I don't understand the affairs of the country.
We can’t share our worries for the Holy One!”
Emperor Hongdao caressed the beauty's hair lovingly and said: "Those things are what my ministers should worry about. Beauty doesn't need to worry too much! Beauty just needs to be good to me wholeheartedly."
After listening to Emperor Hongdao's words, a red cloud rose on the beautiful man's face, and he said shyly: "Last night, Your Majesty was very powerful. After much thought, I can only use this method to make Your Majesty temporarily forget about my worries."
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The beauty lowered her head as she spoke...
On their way to the court, all the officials heard the bad news about the fall of Yanmen Pass, and they all rushed to Hanyuan Hall with sullen faces.
Lu Zhaoxing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, arrived earlier today, but as soon as he entered the Hanyuan Hall, he saw the old man Pei Yanting, the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel. He frowned and stepped forward and said, "Have you heard?"
"heard!"
Lu Zhaoxing looked at the expressionless Pei Yanting and spoke again: "What should I say?"
Pei Yanting looked at the dragon chair at a high place and said without squinting: "A warrior is harming the country!"
Hearing Pei Yanting's words, Lu Zhaoxing nodded and said, "That's what I mean too, how about together?"
Before the court meeting had even begun, the two court ministers had regained their composure. It was obvious that the court meeting would definitely focus on the matter of Yanmen Pass, and they might not make any articles.
It was time for the morning service. Li Fuguo looked at the sky, leaned against the window and listened, and couldn't help coughing twice.
The emperor was enjoying himself physically and mentally. Although Li Fuguo had been with Emperor Hongdao all his life, he did not dare to remind him at this time. He could only cough twice in a different way, which was regarded as fulfilling the obligations of a domestic slave.
Not long after, the rosy-faced old emperor left the beauty's residence and strode towards Hanyuan Hall.
Li Fuguo was hunched over, following closely behind Emperor Hongdao, but he heard Emperor Hongdao in front of him suddenly say: "The longevity pills presented by the prince are really useful. I feel that not only am I full of energy, but my bones are also much stronger, but
He is more than twenty years younger! Fuguo has cast such a wide net in recent years, is there any way to get it?"
When Li Fuguo heard what Emperor Hongdao said, he broke into a cold sweat. This was more than just asking me to get longevity pills. He was blaming me for spending a lot of money on the world for so many years, but I couldn't even get a longevity pill.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if I make a trip in person this year, I will get a longevity pill for Your Majesty!"
Emperor Hongdao smiled and said nothing, and ran towards Hanyuan Hall without stopping...
The Hanyuan Hall was now in a state of chaos, not only because of the fall of Yanmen Pass, but also because of the His Majesty's late arrival. The ministers were talking to each other about everything, and there was even someone who whispered that the Emperor didn't know where to find him.
He married a beautiful woman, but he was tired of spending all day in that beautiful woman's room and ignoring government affairs.
The news that the emperor was looking for a beauty came from the harem. It was not gossip among the ministers, but the emperor's family affairs were state affairs. Since it was a state matter, ministers had no right not to ask about it.
Before Emperor Hongdao entered the Hanyuan Hall, he heard the commotion inside. He was striding forward but suddenly slowed down, and at the same time his straight back became hunched.
Emperor Hongdao sat on the dragon chair in front of everyone, but suddenly coughed several times, and then said: "I caught a cold yesterday, so I got up a little late today. I have kept you, the pillars of the country, waiting for a long time!"
Pei Yanting looked at the man on the dragon throne, his face was not red when he lied and his heart was not beating, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily...
Lu Zhaoxing felt that he was already thick-skinned, but looking at the superior person, he felt that he needed to re-examine himself...
The civil and military officials were very surprised. They were surprised that the Holy Emperor, at his age, could still show off his face and act as he said, making fun of all the civil and military officials like fools.
But the emperor has already acted, regardless of whether it is true or false, the play must still be sung along with it.
I saw Pei Yanting sitting in front of the bill, cupping his hands towards Emperor Hongdao and saying: "The military state of the world is the military state of the Holy One. Please take care of the dragon body!"
Lu Zhaoxing, who was beside Pei Yanting, said nothing, but turned to glance at Secretary You Huafeng, who was not far behind him.
I saw You Huafeng, who was from the fourth rank, stood up and saluted the Holy One and said: "The Holy One's dragon body is not in good condition, and I shouldn't bother the Holy One! But the fall of Yanmen Pass is such a big thing, but it must be mentioned! Today I boldly ask the Holy One to give the world a clear decision.
An explanation can calm the hearts of hundreds of officials and the hearts of millions of people in the world!"
Everyone in the civil service group smiled slightly, because the fun had just begun. But the martial arts group frowned...
As soon as You Huafeng finished speaking, another civil servant stood up. This admonishment official was more direct and said: "Peng Gengqie was in charge of 180,000 soldiers, but he was unwilling to send troops to support Yanmen Pass, which caused the fall of Yanmen Pass. Please ask the Holy Lord to rule it out."
Peng Geng is guilty of delaying the opportunity to fight!"
Strike while the iron is hot, and I saw Zhongshu Sheren stand up and say in a loud and righteous voice: "Peng Gengqi's crimes are extremely heinous. He must be deprived of his military power and transferred back to Daxing, where he will be handed over to the Yushitai for review and conviction."
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
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Emperor Hongdao had thought that the civil servants would attack Peng Gengche because of the fall of Yanmen Pass, but he did not expect that all the civil servants would unanimously target Peng Gengche. Obviously the ministers below were angry, and he couldn't help but look at those few more.
Eye.
Emperor Hongdao didn't say a word, because the play couldn't go on with just one voice, so he was waiting.
Sure enough, as soon as the civil servants stopped here, they saw General Yu Linzhonglang stood up and saluted Emperor Hongdao, and then started talking...
"Sun Tzu said in The Art of War: Nine Transformations - Don't attack the city, don't fight for the territory, and accept the emperor's orders. I wonder if you ministers have ever heard of it? If not, I can tell you something.
!”
You Huafeng snorted coldly and said: "Peng Geng has been stationed in Jinyang for several days, but he has not sent a single soldier to reinforce Yanmen Pass. This is a fact. Even if you are eloquent, you can't wash away his sin of wasting the war opportunity!"
At this time, another martial artist stood up and said: "Ignorant boy! General Peng is like a god with his troops. His troops are never defeated. How can you, a scholar, understand what he is thinking and worrying about?"
You Huafeng was about to retort, but General Yu Linzhonglang beat him to it: "You don't know the military, but you want to participate in the military. You are not ignorant, you are harming the country!"
After the civil servants sang on the first day of the new year, the martial arts hall was about to sing on the fifteenth day. The drama in Hanyuan Hall became more and more intense, and it seemed that it would not stop until it was fully enjoyed.
As the protagonist of this great drama, it was time for Emperor Hongdao to appear. He coughed twice and stood up...
When the civil and military officials knew that it was time to see Zhenzhang, they all fell silent. As the head of the civil service, Pei Yanting suddenly stood up and saluted Emperor Hongdao.
"What the Holy One wants to reassure is the people of the world. What he wants to give is an explanation to the souls of the ten thousand cadres at Yanmen Pass, not the civil and military officials in the palace! No matter what considerations Peng Gengqie had, he should not abandon Yanmen Pass and abandon that place. Wan Erlang, so Peng Gengche is guilty!"
As he spoke, Pei Yanting looked around at the military attaches who were still clamoring before, only to see those military attaches hanging their heads and speechless.
After decades of hard work in the officialdom, Pei Yanting has been able to reach his current position. His words have always been flawless, and his skill in speaking is quite remarkable.
Pei Yanting grabbed Yanmen Pass to talk to the 10,000 elite officers and soldiers. You, the military attache, did not dare to intervene randomly, because if you say a bad word, it would chill the hearts of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the army.
For Pei Yanting, a veteran in officialdom, killing someone is easy, but just killing him is wrong. He must kill him and make him stink at the same time, so Pei Yanting spoke again.
"The Holy One and the God of War trusted Peng Gengqie with important responsibilities, but he failed to fulfill the Holy Grace and acted disloyally! The family and the country are all under heaven, and family is the country, and the country is the family. He, Peng Gengqie, allowed foreigners to break into the family and do it for them. Unfilial! He is also a soldier of Da Gan, but he, Peng Geng, refused to save him even if he died, and did so unjustly! How can such an unfaithful, unfilial, and unjust man command hundreds of thousands of men in Da Gan! Please give me a clear judgment! "
After hearing Pei Yanting's words, the military attaché group felt like thunder exploded in their minds, and they all stood dumbfounded...
The military attache was dumbfounded, and Emperor Hongdao was no better off. Emperor Hongdao got up and planned to fight with Xini, beat him and Peng Geng cut fifty big boards, and then comfort him in a roundabout way, so that neither side would be offended and both sides would be given. I had to explain, but I never thought that this old guy Pei Yanting would take the lead.
"Old bastard! Let me put it this way. It's wrong for me to punish Peng Geng. It's not right not to punish Peng Geng. It makes me no longer a human being inside and outside. You are putting me on the fire!"
Emperor Hongdao cursed secretly in his heart, but could not curse out loud. He could only frown and said: "What Aiqing said makes sense, but neither Aiqing nor I understand the battle formation very well. If we blindly punish Peng Gengche, Isn’t it unfair? I don’t think it’s better to discuss this later!”
Having been an emperor for decades, Emperor Hongdao often struggled with civil and military officials. He had some experience in being serious. Whenever he encountered something that did not agree with him and he could not make a decision, he would just "drag" it until you were civil and military officials. When officials ask the emperor to do something.
You must know that in the world of life, no one can ask for anything from the other. Since we both want something from each other, there are many things we can talk about.
The word "drag" means that Emperor Hongdao knows how to do it, and he, Pei Yanting, can do it, so Pei Yanting doesn't want to give Emperor Hongdao a chance to drag him down. I saw Pei Yanting salute to Emperor Hongdao again...