In the magnificent hall, white jade is used as the stone steps, gold is used as the dragon chair, and fine nanmu is used as the desk. It is gorgeous and grand. This is Yang Xiuqing's Dongwang Palace.
After Yang Xiuqing returned to Nanjing, he immediately took over military power and took charge of government affairs.
At the same time, Yang Xiuqing also began to organize soldiers to resist the attack from the Qing army. As the armies led by Qi Zhenhai and Yang Banhou retreated, Yang Xiuqing began to use all his strength to deal with the Jiangnan camp.
Just as Yang Xiuqing was achieving a series of victories, bad news kept coming.
All the troops led by Qin Rigang were destroyed, and Qin Rigang returned to Prince Yan's palace in a state of embarrassment like a beggar. After half a month of absence, Qin Rigang lost weight, his hair was loose and messy, his eyes were sunken, his skin was dark, and his face was full of tiredness. Yang Xiuqing couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Qin Rigang was miserable after seeing it.
When Yang Xiuqing sighed, he secretly said in his heart that Qin Rigang was so incompetent that he was so embarrassed.
Soon after, Li Xiucheng came back.
Li Xiucheng escaped alone again. Yang Xiuqing couldn't sit still anymore and ordered the soldiers to take Li Xiuchen to the main hall.
Yang Xiuqing's expression was solemn and indifferent, with a look of hatred on his face. Yang Xiuqing sat in the main hall without speaking, while Li Xiucheng knelt in the main hall and did not dare to move. At this time, Yang Xiuqing felt depressed in his heart. He had always thought Li Xiucheng was a talented person, but what he got was a losing streak.
Li Xiucheng led 3,000 soldiers to fight Li Zhen for the first time, but the whole army was wiped out, and he fled back in despair; now he led 10,000 elite soldiers to fight against Li Zhen, but his army was also wiped out, and he fled back in despair again. General Pan Qingyang under Qin Rigang also lost 40,000 elite men, but Yang Xiuqing had his own set of standards.
Li Xiucheng's consecutive defeats were difficult for Yang Xiuqing to accept.
The atmosphere in the main hall was solemn, and Li Xiucheng's forehead was already covered with sweat.
At this moment, Li Xiucheng felt extremely heavy.
After a full ten minutes, Yang Xiuqing said in a deep voice: "Qin Rigang was defeated by Li Zhen and lost his troops and generals. You also lost to Li Zhen and also lost his troops and generals. I heard that Qin Rigang regarded the Taoist priest disguised as Li Zhen as a confidant, so I As for the failure of the army, this man is very stupid, hopelessly stupid, but are you stupid too? I want to know how the 10,000 elite troops were lost and why they were defeated by Li Zhen."
Li Xiucheng did not dare to hide anything, so he reported clearly what happened when he pursued the Qing army but was burned.
After Yang Xiuqing listened, she leaned against the dragon chair and shook her head repeatedly.
"The last time you were defeated by Li Zhen, you were defeated by water. This time, you were defeated by fire. I want to know where you will be defeated if you lead the army again."
"Your Majesty, the last general..."
As soon as he said it, Yang Xiuqing scolded: "Li Zhen arrested you, why did he let you go again?"
Li Xiucheng did not dare to hide anything and reported truthfully: "Reporting to the prince, when the general was defeated in the battle, he was imprisoned by Qin Rigang when he returned to Changshu County. After Li Zhen's army entered the city, they took the general out of prison and gave him a deadline. If the general does not surrender within three days, he will be killed."
"The general thought that the prince was very kind to me, so he decided to die rather than surrender."
"Not long after, Li Zhen said that he was going to attack Tianjing. The general thought about it and pretended to surrender to Li Zhen. Then he took the opportunity to ask for orders to return to Tianjing and serve Li Zhen as an internal agent. He wanted to attract Li Zhen to come and then ambush Li Zhen. Li Zhenxin thought it was true and agreed, but he didn't expect that Li Zhen suddenly received an order from the Dog Emperor and left Shanghai."
Li Xiucheng gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, Li Zhen has left Shanghai. This is our opportunity to attack Shanghai. It is better to gather an army to attack Shanghai and destroy Li Zhen's place."
"idiot."
Seeing that Li Xiucheng was still thinking about revenge, Yang Xiuqing grabbed the inkstone on the desk and threw it at Li Xiucheng.
"Snapped."
The inkstone hit Li Xiucheng's head, breaking his skin and causing blood to gush out.
Yang Xiuqing was still not relieved and continued to curse: "The Celestial Dynasty has been defeated in a row and its morale has been damaged. It can no longer face defeat. The Jiangbei camp has disappeared, and the Jiangnan camp still exists. We have to deal with Xiang Rong of the Jiangnan camp first. Then
That’s the business.”
"Besides, do you know where Shanghai is?"
"There are countless foreigners in Shanghai. Once the attack on Shanghai results in foreign casualties, can you bear the responsibility? If Li Zhen is angered and he sends his army north to attack Tianjing again, can you handle it? Think carefully about how to ensure that
The development of the Chinese dynasty ensures the stability of the Chinese dynasty, rather than thinking about revenge."
At this time, Yang Xiuqing had lost all her energy and determination to fight.
Stabilizing the situation is enough.
Even if you can't win, don't fight. Bullying those who can be bullied is enough.
"Tick tock, tick tock."
Drops of blood flowed on the ground, dyeing the floor of the hall red. Li Xiucheng did not dare to move and could only kneel down. He opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he swallowed it back and did not dare to speak. Yang Xiuqing stared at Li
Xiucheng, the more he looked at it, the angrier he felt, and he yelled: "You go to the east gate and serve as a gatekeeper for me, reflect on it, get out, don't let me see you."
Li Xiucheng knew that Yang Xiuqing had protected him, and he was even more moved.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Li Xiucheng kowtowed three times, bowed his back and retreated.
When Li Xiucheng walked out of the hall, he saw someone else coming in from outside the hall. They were King Qin Rigang of Yan and King Wei Changhui of the North. When they saw Li Xiucheng's embarrassed appearance, they both sneered at the corners of their mouths.
Entering the main hall, Qin Rigang saluted and said: "Brother Dong Wang, the King of Heaven said that Li Xiucheng was defeated and lost his troops and generals, so he must be punished. Brother Bei Wang and I came to see Brother Dong Wang to discuss the punishment."
Yang Xiuqing stood up, her tall and burly body even more domineering.
He stood directly above the main hall, condescending, and said loudly: "The King of Yan was deceived by Li Zhen, which led to the defeat of the army. Pan Qingyang also lost 40,000 elites. How come he was not punished? Does the King of Yan want to punish himself, or does the King of Yan still want to punish him?"
Pull out the dead Pan Qingyang, crush his bones and scatter his ashes?"
Yang Xiuqing's tone was domineering, almost roaring: "Brother Yan Wang, you have to judge others by yourself. You have not been punished yourself, so why do you punish others?"
The loud voice echoed back and forth in the hall.
When Li Xiucheng heard Yang Xiuqing's words outside the hall, his eyes became hot, hot tears flowed down, and he left quickly.
Qin Rigang blushed with shame, but Wei Changhui was unwilling to accept it and continued: "Brother Dong Wang, this is an order from the King of Heaven. Besides, King Yan is the first king in the dynasty, and Pan Qingyang has also died. It is difficult to hold the people accountable. The army has lost soldiers and generals. Dong
Brother Wang knows that the impact of this incident is too great, and someone must be promoted to resist the blame, and Li Xiucheng is the best candidate."
"no."
Yang Xiuqing flicked her sleeves and shouted: "I have punished Li Xiucheng and ordered Li Xiucheng to go to the east gate to be a gatekeeper. This is the maximum punishment. I will not accept the rest."
"Brother Dongwang, you..."
Wei Changhui was also angry, he didn't expect Yang Xiuqing to be so domineering.
Yang Xiuqing ignored him and shouted: "Come, let's see you off."
Immediately, two soldiers walked in. Seeing that they could not get any benefits, Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang became increasingly angry with Yang Xiuqing, and even had murderous intentions.
When the two saw the soldiers coming in, they left in dismay.