Emperor Changxing slowly stroked his gray beard, but his eyes frequently looked towards the door of the Imperial Study Room.
cough.
He coughed and said, "Changlu, what has Du Ziming been busy with recently?"
Changlu felt happy in his heart and answered with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the Jinlin Guards have been following your instructions to track down the behind-the-scenes of the newspaper. Today is the day when the newspaper is released. Commander Du must be watching carefully outside the palace."
Emperor Changxing nodded and stopped talking, focusing again on the fold in his hand.
Soon, he frowned.
There are endless discounts from all over the world on Dragon Eucalyptus.
Because of the need to establish a heir apparent, Xing Ji City recently returned a bunch of princes from various places, waiting for him to summon them whether they recognized them or not.
Coupled with the rampant tigers in autumn, Emperor Changxing was extremely annoyed.
By the middle or end of the month, he somehow remembered the newspaper that recorded news and interesting stories from various places.
There is no doubt about the accuracy of the above news or stories. At least the dignified King Qi has not yet found his whereabouts.
And except for the headlines on the front page, the other stories are not full of serious words like the excerpts in Long Gu. Most of them are in vernacular, which even the illiterate people can understand.
However, these stories are told vividly and interestingly, making people feel happy or eye-opening after reading them.
For Emperor Changxing, who was unable to leave the palace, it was a break from his busy schedule, taking some time off to relax in the boring life of the forbidden palace.
Changlu quickly summoned the young eunuch, "Go and urge Master Du to deliver today's newspaper to the palace as soon as possible."
After receiving the news, Du Ziming had no choice but to put down the clues he had investigated and nervously entered the palace city with a newly obtained newspaper.
As he walked, he shook his head in understanding.
This newspaper is really powerful. Today's front page headline will probably make Emperor Changxing's blood boil again after reading it.
Above are two big characters: Good news.
An army of 400,000 fought in Dingxi, and Xiliang was defeated and retreated to the grassland.
Subtitle: The Yingling Legion had one hundred thousand troops but refused to send troops. Although Yun Chui won, he was still defeated and suffered heavy casualties.
The newspaper was delivered to Emperor Changxing, but a long time passed before he put down the paper in his hand and leaned on the dragon chair with his eyes closed to meditate.
Changlu recognized the interest and quickly picked it up and whispered
After reading the title, both of them were confused.
"Is this front page headline really fake?" Emperor Changxing couldn't help but open his eyes, "Has Huo Ling sent back any report?"
"Your Majesty," Chang Lu pointed at the newspaper, "it says that the war started on the 19th. It is estimated that the fighting has not ended in these two days. General Huo's report may be on the way, but the distance is far away, so it has not been delivered yet.
To Star City."
Emperor Changxing nodded and took the newspaper from Changlu's hand.
He read the above report carefully word by word, feeling mixed with joy and sorrow.
As an emperor, no matter what the reason is, it is not a good thing to have your territory shrink during your reign.
The history books of later generations will definitely criticize this and even scold him as useless.
Emperor Changxing paid great attention to his posthumous reputation, but he was also mentally prepared for it.
Now that Yun Chui has won a great victory and Dingxi County is safe, he can breathe a sigh of relief.
But when I thought of Yanchi Fortress and Zhenguo Palace, I couldn't help but frown.
At this time,
"Your Majesty," the little eunuch trotted in, "the six ministers and the grand master outside the royal study are asking for an audience."
Although Jinlinwei has always sent people to keep an eye on it, almost everyone has a copy of the newspaper now, and there is no way to stop it.
Emperor Changxing had just read the above report, and all the wealthy families in Xingji City had also learned about the above news. They all came to the palace to discuss countermeasures without bothering to cover up.
"Let them come in." Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead and sat upright again.
The king and his ministers have seen etiquette.
Seeing that Du Ziming was among them, several people's hearts suddenly became clear.
"Your Majesty." Guanyi, Minister of War, was the first to stand up.
"Old sir, look at your majesty's face glowing red today, and look at the auspicious clouds filling the sky outside. I guess there must be some great event happening in the empire?"
Several other ministers also came out quickly to offer compliments and congratulations.
cough.
Emperor Changxing was very unhappy.
"Is it because of the headlines in the newspapers that the princes suddenly entered the palace?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Changxing rubbed his forehead and said, "My dear friends, my congratulations may be premature. The report has not been sent back from the fortress, so it is not certain whether the news in the newspaper is true or false."
Qian Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs, stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, no matter whether the news in the newspaper is true or false, it is known to everyone that the fortress and Dingxi County are short of food and medicine."
Speaking of this, he glanced at the newspaper on the eucalyptus intentionally or unintentionally.
After such publicity in the newspapers, it is estimated that the vast majority of the people in Yunchui know the situation in Dingxi County and cannot hide it even if they want.
The people's will cannot be violated.
Emperor Changxing nodded thoughtfully and heard Qian Liang's voice again.
"Your Majesty is the emperor, and you will be blessed with great blessings. Since the civil unrest in the three western counties was quelled, has the empire prospered? In the past two years, most of the counties in the territory have had good weather and the people live and work in peace and contentment. After Nanfeng was destroyed, the two major medicine warehouses of Baihua and Canglan were restored.
It’s a good harvest.”
"I have the honor of being in charge of the treasury for Your Majesty. I can still remember the situation in the past when the treasury was empty and stretched. Now there is quite a surplus in the treasury, which is enough to support the needs of all borders in addition to daily use."
"The veteran suggested that supplies be sent to the Western Frontier immediately to calm the minds of the border officers and soldiers."
"Your Majesty." Before Qian Liang's voice fell, the white-haired Minister of Rites, Fan Wen, had already bowed and saluted, "What Qian Minister said makes sense."
"As the sage says, a country cannot stand without defense, and the people cannot be safe without soldiers. Although the cloud is huge, every inch of land is hard-won, and the bitter cold in Dingxi was caused by the founding emperor's swords and shots. Now Dingxi has been poisoned by Xiliang for a long time
, the people in the county are waiting for His Majesty’s grace.”
"I request your Majesty to support Dingxi County as soon as possible."
Various ministers and Taishi Ren Yi also stood up and explained the truth to Xu Xu.
Everyone, including Shang Luoken of the Ministry of Industry, supported the support of Dingxi County. However, Luoken reminded Emperor Changxing not to forget Baekje in the east.
After all, his precious grandson Chen Xiuzhu is still in Baekje, and his life and death are still unknown.
Emperor Changxing frowned and took a long time before speaking.
"I already understand what the Qing family means. So, Qian Liang will go back and prepare food and medicinal materials first. I will make a decision after I find out the situation in the west."
Everyone was not surprised, but they still couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty..."
"My decision has been made. Dear friends, please leave first."
Everyone looked at each other, but they could only leave first.
The news in the newspaper spread quickly. Unlike the six ministers and the Taishifu, the common people focused more on the subtitle.
"The Yanhui Army has 100,000 troops, but refuses to send troops? As a result, our Yunchui army is short of troops. Although all parties won, they still lost, and suffered heavy casualties?"
"The Dingxi garrison was so miserable, 20,000 people were killed directly."
"The newspaper also said that Master Xia and the Yanhui Corps were stationed on the Yangguan Ancient Road. Master Xia also passed by the Yanhui Corps camp when he sent out troops, but Tian Hongyan turned a blind eye."
"Fuck him! He refuses to save his life and refuses to send troops. Is the Yanhui Corps still a human being?"
"Your Majesty should get rid of those bastards who only want to fight without fighting."
"Yes, not withdrawing is not enough to make the people angry."
"Get out of here and kill it. Tangtang Yunchui doesn't need such a greedy and fearful general who refuses to save his life."
"It's really hard to understand. Yanhui is located in northern Xinjiang. If other legions are like them and refuse to save themselves, once Beixiong invades, I will see them crying..."
"Are there any Yanhui people here? I would like to ask them if they have the habit of not saving people even if they die."
Yiyangfang, Dongshi.
The huge East Market is the busiest place in the entire Star City. Caravans from the southeast and northwest gather here to communicate with each other.
A caravan from Yanhui quickly pulled down the trade flag and quickly put it away.
The business leader hurriedly whispered, "Have you seen today's newspaper? The word "Yan Hui" has almost become a street rat. No one is allowed to reveal our identity. In case..."
Lest the indignant people throw them rotten eggs.
well.
Tian Hongyan, this bastard!
The caravan members cursed in their hearts.
Everyone was shrinking their necks, listening to the discussions from all directions, and their faces were getting hot.