After Wei Zheng heard the emperor's words, his face also twitched.
Okay.
He finally understood why the emperor was so generous to Zhao Chen. It turned out that he regarded Zhao Chen as a coolie.
In this case, it seems that I should help Zhao Chen.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that the King of Han be demoted to a commoner to set the record straight!" Wei Zheng's stern words made the emperor's eyelids twitch.
"Get out!" From a distance, the emperor's angry voice even reached outside the palace.
…
"Sir, Zhao Chen is really looking for death this time. Even if he doesn't die in Silla, he will definitely be dismissed from office and demoted after he comes back." In the secret room in Chang'an, the young man and the old man in front of him said with a smile.
The smile on his face was uncontrollable, and his eyes were full of excitement.
The old man's face did not show any joy, but was slightly worried.
"Sir, what's wrong with you? Why don't you seem very happy?" The young man was a little confused.
Zhao Chen will definitely be exempted from death this time, but will not be able to escape alive.
As long as Zhao Chen is stripped of his title, there will no longer be this guy who covers the sky with one hand in this court.
"What's there to be happy about? Zhao Chen hasn't been stripped of his title after all." The old man said slowly.
"But this is already a certainty..."
"Bullshit, you can't take anything lightly until the last moment, otherwise things may change at any time. Haven't you understood after all these years?" The old man stared at the young man in front of him, with a flash of disappointment in his eyes.
"My lord, make atonement. I understand." The young man quickly apologized and bowed in front of the old man.
The old man waved his hand, sat down on a stool nearby, and gently clasped his fingers on the table in front of him.
"Our actions have been too intensive these days, which has aroused the emperor's vigilance. Stop all activities during this period and do not expose yourself.
Under the emperor's sight."
"Also, have all the people who were sent out to burn down the granary been dealt with?" The old man suddenly stopped moving his fingers and looked at the young man in front of him.
He has discovered that the emperor's people are secretly investigating what happened recently.
These include Qianzhou Gunpowder, Quanzhou Ronin, and the granary behind Shacheng.
However, he was relieved about the first two things. They were done very cleanly and did not leave any clues.
But many people know about the burning of the granary.
He was a little worried.
"Don't worry, sir, everyone has been dealt with. However, the death of the Japanese envoy still made the emperor and others suspicious..."
"It doesn't matter that the Japanese envoy is dead. The emperor can't find out anything. This person was sent by the king of Japan. Unless the emperor goes to ask the king of Japan, the burning of the granary can only be blamed on the head of Japan.
Come on." The old man said calmly, and the sound of his fingers tapping the table sounded again.
The secret room became quiet, and just when the young man thought it was time to leave, the old man's voice rang again.
"Although Zhao Chen forged the imperial edict this time, the emperor also knows how important Zhao Chen is to him, so he will definitely find ways to exempt Zhao Chen from punishment later. If this is the case, our work will be in vain."
"Then what do you need me to do?" the young man said with his hands in hand.
"The best way to make a person's influence disappear completely is to make this person disappear!" The old man's voice sounded, and it seemed even more cold in the dark secret room.
The young man did not speak, but waited for the old man to continue.
"Xu Shiji led 100,000 frontier troops to support Silla, and Yuan Gaisuwen was a waste
It may not be possible to kill Zhao Chen."
"Take my secret message to the Japanese country and ask them to start from Baekje and join forces with Yeon Gaesumun to kill Zhao Chen." The old man continued.
"Yes." The young man nodded, without asking whether the Japanese king would agree to this request. After bowing, he turned around and walked out of the secret room.
…
The attack and defense of New City continues.
Overnight, the walls of the new city were crumbling.
Everyone knew that the city wall was no longer enough to protect them.
The attack continued on the second day, and the Xincheng soldiers did not dare to take any rest even though they were exhausted physically and mentally.
Fighting with the wolf-like Goguryeo army on the tower.
It wasn't until the evening of the next day that the wall of the north gate of the new city collapsed from the middle, opening a two-foot-wide hole.
A large number of Goguryeo troops rushed into the city through the entrance.
But before they had time to be happy, a huge fire broke out behind the city wall that had been piled with a huge amount of flammable materials.
In an instant, the Goguryeo soldiers who rushed into the city were swallowed up.
Fires soared into the sky, lighting up the evening sky.
Yeon Gaesomun did not continue to let the soldiers continue to attack, but ordered the gold to retreat.
The new city has been destroyed, and the siege that lasted for several days finally came to an end.
There is no need for him to continue chasing those remaining soldiers now.
Moreover, Yeon Gaesumun knew very well that the new city at night would be extremely dangerous.
Looking at the fire soaring into the sky, Yeon Gaesumun's face did not show any sadness, but was filled with deep expectations.
"Commander, the battle damage statistics have come out. In addition to those who surrendered, our own troops have lost nearly 40,000." A general came to report the losses of Yeon Gaesumun, the headquarters of the Goguryeo army.
Forty thousand casualties caused Yuan Gai to
Su Wen couldn't help but frown.
They had already forced nearly 60,000 surrender troops to attack Xincheng desperately, and they thought they had lost most of Xincheng's effective forces.
Unexpectedly, after the city was defeated, his men still suffered losses of 40,000 yuan.
This means that the New City defenders only had 50,000 soldiers and horses, but they actually lost 100,000.
This record made Yeon Gaesumun a little unbelievable.
This was just a small country of Silla, but its losses were greater than when it fought against the Tang Dynasty.
"Have any prisoners been captured?" Yeon Gaesumun asked.
"One hundred and fifty people were captured, all of whom were wounded..."
"Kill them all, Sacrifice Flag." Before the general finished speaking, he heard Yeon Gaesumun say that all the prisoners captured today would be killed for Sacrifice Flag.
There are no changes on the face.
Yeon Gae Suwen had already said that if the other side did not surrender, they would kill everyone in the city after they broke through.
One hundred and fifty New City prisoners were killed outside the Goguryeo camp.
The headless corpse was hung on a pole, letting the wind and snow blow.
…
In Xincheng, the people had fled through the south gate as early as this morning.
There are not many people left in the city at the moment.
However, the work of asking the common people to help dig tunnels was only half done.
Many people's tunnels have not been dug at all.
There were only 500 people left around Cheng Chumo.
Yes, there were nearly 50,000 troops, but after several days of hard fighting, only 500 were left.
All the remaining Xincheng soldiers died in the battle on the Xincheng tower.
No one retreated, no one surrendered.
But what they are facing now is still desperate situation and death.