It was windy and snowy, and the temperature dropped sharply, just like the solemn atmosphere above this big city.
At the beginning of this winter, the eunuch of Yongchang County mobilized the elite soldiers from the southern battlefield to go northward. Meng Zian, the most handsome general recognized in the Meng clan, led it personally, along with 3,000 elite cavalry and troops stationed in the northern part of Yongchang County. It was known as the 100,000-strong army in the northern expedition to An.
Lingjun.
Yicheng was so high-spirited at that time. From the prefects and dignitaries to the common people, they felt that Yongchang County was the most majestic and majestic of Hanzhou in southwest China. It was a blessing to be born in such a powerful country as Yongchang County in troubled times.
Even if they were neighboring foreign barbarians to the south, could the pressure brought by the short southern defense line on them by the barbarians be greater than that of Lijun next door?
But in less than two months this winter, the situation in Yongchang County took a turn for the worse!
First, the southern barbarians approached the border. The speed and quantity of the demon barbarians gathered were far greater than in previous years. Moreover, because of the lack of an elite and strong army from Meng Zian, a request for help from the southern defense line was rushed to the prefect almost every other day.
In the palace, a feeling of impending storm gradually enveloped Yicheng.
Then there was a shocking sudden change in the northern part of Yongchang. Lijun, which had always been on good terms with Yongchang County and had long been rumored that the grandson of the current Yongchang County Governor would inherit the position of Governor, suddenly changed overnight.
Tianmen Mountain captured two grain and grass military towns in the northern part of Yongchang County at once, and defeated the army led by Meng Zian and returned south!
Not long ago, it was the young new governor of Lijun who led the Qingqi from Lijun who had not left Licheng for many years to the battlefield and almost killed them at the foot of Yicheng City!!
The people of Yicheng couldn't understand why Yongchang County, which seemed to be at its peak a few days ago, suddenly fell into such a state?!
In fact, even most officials and dignitaries can't figure it out. They just feel that the current world is so weird that it makes people feel chills all over just thinking about it...
Therefore, in such an atmosphere, the news that Meng Zian, the leading general who led the defeated army in the north and returned to the south, was bound by the eunuch and bound to a prison before he arrived at the military camp did not seem so sudden.
The atmosphere in Yicheng is so depressing, let alone the summer palace.
Both guards and waiters must be extremely careful at all times, and must use all their strength to control every move and even every breath to avoid a fatal accident.
On this day, the court meeting had just been held in the main hall of the former palace. All the military and political ministers were wrapped in thick fur cloaks in addition to their court clothes. They walked out of the palace quickly despite the wind and snow. When the palace door was closed again, they were quite shocked.
The somewhat chilly hall was empty, leaving only an old man sitting high up in the hall, with his chest raised and his head raised, his face majestic. He sat there alone, staring at the snowflakes that rushed in as soon as the door opened.
After a while of silence, he bowed slightly and said in a low voice to the air in the hall in front of him, "It was my fault that I didn't listen to your advice and warn Meng Zian... But I trust him, Meng Zian."
, made him the general of the Northern Expedition, commanding tens of thousands of elites, but he is not even as good as you, a scholar who is far away from the battlefield, isn't it his fault?!"
The scholar who was originally like a decorative statue in the main hall heard this and walked out of the shadows and knelt down under the main hall and said sincerely, "What the prefect said is correct. As a general, Meng Zian should have taken the entire Yongchang North into consideration.
With his vision and mind, Meng Zian must be at fault now that he is defeated and returning to the south!"
He said this, but in his heart he just sighed feebly. To this day, the old man in front of him is still unwilling to admit that it was wrong to ignore the dissuasion and insist on the Northern Expedition. What can others do?
The old man became more energetic after hearing the scholar speak like this, and said slightly excitedly, "That's right, that's why I sent him to the prison, as it should be!" He waved his arm and shouted, "I need an explanation.
, Yicheng needs an explanation, and the people of the entire Yongchang County need an explanation, and this explanation can only be the head of Meng Zian, there is no way, no way!"
The scholar was startled. He looked up and met the old man's eyes. He lowered his head docilely again. After struggling for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Master Taishou, Meng Zian was wrong, but at this moment Meng Zian...
.Can’t kill yet…”
"What?!" The old man stared angrily, grabbed the inkstone on the desk in front of him with one hand and was about to throw it in the direction of His Highness, but at the last moment he seemed to think of something, frowned and then threw the inkstone away.
He stood on the table and made a clanging sound, "Tell me why you can't kill me."
Cold sweat had soaked down the scholar's back when he heard the first cry. Now that he heard the old man's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Although Meng Zian returned to the south in defeat, he brought the elite of his headquarters and half of the soldiers in the north with him.
When he comes back, if the governor kills him immediately, I am afraid that many of the soldiers returning south will be frightened and uneasy, and if they are not handled well, it will cause a mutiny! In addition, Meng Zian has guarded southern Xinjiang for many years, and among the officers at all levels in southern Xinjiang,
Many of them have relatives. Now that Nanyi is on the border and the defense line of Southern Xinjiang is difficult enough, if they know that Meng Zian was killed by you at this time, it will also be a huge blow to the morale of the army in Southern Xinjiang. Please think twice, Grand Administrator.
.....!”
To the scholar's surprise, this time the old man not only listened uncharacteristically, but also pondered for an unprecedented moment, and then said in a cold voice, "I won't kill him for now, but I can't let him go lightly. When his army returns south, I will be the only one to come back."
, but let the elite of the headquarters flee back to Southern Xinjiang with his son Meng Yiliang! Do you think that I can't touch that little kid if he escapes back to Southern Xinjiang? Is that my Southern Xinjiang or his Meng Zian's Southern Xinjiang?!" He
The more he talked, the angrier he became, until finally he picked up the inkstone again and threw it towards a pillar in the hall, smashing it into pieces, "I treat him like my own son, but he dares to have such double-mindedness?!"
The scholar was trembling all over and did not dare to say anything. After a while, he waited for the old man to regain his composure before he dared to raise his head and persuade, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is how to deal with the current situation..."
The old man snorted coldly and remained silent for a while, then asked, "What do you think it should be?"
The scholar straightened up slightly and said seriously, "I thought the top priority was to do three things: First, make up for a transfer order for Meng Zian's elite troops to return to Southern Xinjiang, and let the Southern Xinjiang chief general Wang Hui be dispersed and reorganized to make up for Southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.
Defense line, secondly, use the veteran general Sun Miao to take charge of the defense of the central parts of Yongchang County, and rebuild the defense network with Yicheng as the core to resist possible southern invasion from Lijun. Thirdly, select another suitable general to reorganize the defeated army in the north
, among the defeated army there are many parents, old and young who are still in the Sancang area. We should make good use of their hatred against Lijun and fully stimulate their desire for revenge. Then the new army can be used. When the Nanyi invades next spring, they will
It’s the day when the Grand Administrator sent troops north to seize the old land of Sancang in one fell swoop!”
The old man lowered his head slightly. The light in the hall was dim and the scholar could not see his expression clearly.
After a while of silence, the old man slowly raised his head, but his expression was furious and ferocious, and his eyes were red and bloodshot, "I can agree to all three points you said, but I can't agree to one point. It's impossible to go north to counterattack."
Wait until next spring, if the Lijun boy is given a winter, it is really possible that the land of Sancang will be named Luo, plus Han Feng... that humble and cowardly fool, do you think if there is no
How dare he confront Lijun to death without me holding him back?!"
He pressed his big hand that was already bleeding on the handle of the golden faucet seat and stood up slowly, speaking decisively, "In this battle, I not only want to fight, but I also want to catch that shameless kid off guard. Everyone thought it was impossible."
When the time came, I had to give them a big reminder and let them know that Yongchang County should not be lightly insulted!!"
He lowered his head and murmured, gritting his teeth, "Meng Fanxing...Meng Fanxing..."