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Chapter 1134 The Emperor is Furious

"Now, everyone listen to my orders. After we take the city, don't kill people indiscriminately. We will follow the Khan's arrangement, search homes, arrest people, and then gather the people in the city to divide the land. This trick is really effective. We only lost less than a thousand people and captured such a strong city."

Zhuoli Buhua said with great pride: "As long as we follow the Khan's instructions, the entire Hebei land will be like a pasture on the grassland to us. We can go wherever we want."

Now, even the captains like Lelitai were full of admiration for Shiluodi. Although with their stupid brains, they couldn't understand how the city could become so vulnerable and easy to attack just by shouting slogans.

However, this does not affect their use.

Under the command of generals such as Zhuolibuhua and Lelitai, the Turkic army slowly entered the open city gate.

At the same time, such scenes were also played out in dozens of cities in northern Hebei provinces, including Guizhou, Yanzhou, Danzhou, Jizhou, Changzhou, Wozhou, Yizhou, Binzhou, Xuanzhou, Shenzhou, and Weizhou, with Fanyang as the core.

Under the huge profit offensive of "dividing the land", the cities that were once impregnable became mere decorations. The Turks had never attacked such a simple city, nor had they fought such an incredible battle.

Even the people in some cities welcomed them with drums and gongs, and everyone smiled as if they were welcoming their loved ones, and even handed them hot water and food. This made them, who had rushed into the city with ferocious faces, holding swords and guns, and looking ferocious, start to feel strange.

Because this was far beyond their understanding of war. Although they won, it was such an easy victory.

However, they couldn't understand and didn't understand what was going on in this world.

There was a "bang" sound.

In the Chengqing Hall of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an City, Emperor Li Yan threw the latest military report to the ground and roared angrily: "Asshole, really asshole; damn it, really damn it. How dare Shi Luodie, this Turkic villain, bully our Tang Dynasty so much?"

"I am willing to die, Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Li Yan lost control of his emotions and was rarely furious. Changsun Wuji knelt down immediately.

Even Wang De, who was standing behind the screen at the door of the study, was so frightened that his whole body trembled and his legs subconsciously clamped together.

"Changsun Wuji, take a look. Take a good look."

Li bluntly pointed his spearhead at the Zuo Pushe Changsun Wuji, angrily saying: "This is what you told me, the Turks will at most plunder the Liaohe Plain and then retreat, there is no need to worry. Even if they attack, they will focus on Liaobei Road. What about now?"

"Three hundred thousand Hu cavalrymen bypassed the Yanshan defense line and entered the inland of Hebei through the Liaoxi Corridor."

"You promised us that if the Turks attacked Hebei, Liaobei could attack from behind; if they attacked Liaobei, Hebei could also send troops. We just need to defend the city and wait for spring to come and the ice and snow to melt, and the Turks will retreat automatically."

"What about now? Explain to me what is going on? Why did the Turks rush into the hinterland?"

Facing the scolding from his eldest nephew, Changsun Wuji lay on the ground with his forehead touching the ground. He dared not explain any more, but just kept saying: "I am guilty, I must die a thousand times."

Hebei is already inland, separated from Guanzhong by only the Hedong Road. Messengers travel back and forth frequently, and Chang'an can receive military reports in just eight or nine days.

The last time the Hongling messenger entered the capital, it caused a stir, and the military and civilians in Chang'an were very nervous for a while. Later, after the central government meeting, in order to stabilize people's hearts, they all said to the outside world that the Turks' attack on the border in Liaodong was just ordinary harassment, with little impact, and everything was under control.

Liaodong is still too far away. For most ordinary people who have spent their entire lives wandering around their hometown counties, it is like another world.

It was originally a place where various tribes lived together. In order to fight for territory, large-scale fighting often occurred. When the weather was extremely cold, they would also join forces to disturb the border. Since the Former Sui Dynasty, they have never invaded the Tang Dynasty again.

Compared with the Turks in the north, the Hu people in Liaodong were just a mob.

Originally, everyone was afraid of the invasion of the Turkic Khanate led by the Right Wise King, but now that they learned that it was the various Hu people in the northeast who were causing trouble, no one took it seriously and instead focused on preparing for the winter.

Who would have thought that today another military report would explode directly in the Hongwen Hall.

When Changsun Wuji received the news that Shi Luodie had entered the pass, he did not dare to delay for a moment and came to report immediately. However, he was careful and summoned several core officials of the central government to meet the emperor in advance to help him share the firepower.

Sure enough, the emperor immediately got furious.

Zhang Sun Wuji knelt down decisively and admitted his mistake. The other important officials also knew what had happened from the emperor's few words. They also understood that Zhang Sun Wuji had just called them in with a serious face, just to say that something big had happened.

When they asked him what happened, he didn't say anything, and looked like he had lost his parents. Now they understood that 300,000 Turkic cavalry had entered the country and were rampant in the undefended Hebei land. Wasn't this the end of the world? They cursed Changsun Wuji in their hearts, saying that he was a cunning old villain. Then they knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, and I will die!"

Strictly speaking, they were all assistant ministers who made major mistakes in predicting the enemy, which led to the invasion of the barbarians, the destruction of countless lives, and the great disaster that befell the country.

They are guilty and should bear the main responsibility.

The emperor is not the self-willed and willful Emperor Yang of Sui, but a wise monarch who is considerate of advice and treats important ministers with great courtesy. When such a thing spreads, even the ministers and officials will blame him for not assisting the country carefully and misleading the country and the people.

"Master Xiao, you are old, please get up quickly!"

Li Yan saw the white-haired Xiao Yu also kneeling down tremblingly, pretending to suppress his anger, and ordered: "Wang De, help Lord Xiao up, take a seat and answer the question."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang De quickly walked around the screen, stepped forward to help Xiao Yu up, and sat him down on the brocade cushion. Xiao Yu was also a little scared, and said nervously, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

He didn't expect that the emperor, who was so young, would be so frightening when he got angry. It was completely different from his usual gentle and elegant demeanor, as if he had become a different person. His awe-inspiring power was not inferior to that of the retired emperor Li Shimin.

Xiao Yu was usually treated with courtesy by Li Yan. Over time, he became closer and closer to the emperor, and inevitably became more and more casual, as if he regarded the emperor as an ambitious young man of his own generation, and acted without too many scruples.

This temper tantrum made Xiao Yu realize that the emperor is the emperor, and serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. No matter how docile the tiger is, it is still the king of all beasts, and when it gets angry, it will eat people.

Fortunately, the emperor respected him very much and asked Wang De to help him up. The implication was very clear. He was not to blame for this matter, but the other ministers of the younger generation would have to bear the brunt of the consequences.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Xiao Yu took a few breaths and covered his chest with his hands, pretending to be exhausted but not to the point of falling down and leaving the imperial study. He was like, "Your Majesty, if you speak to me nicely, I can continue to discuss matters; if you lose your temper and punish me, I will definitely faint."

Li Yan glanced secretly. This old fellow Xiao Yu was of upright character and good personal morals, but he was addicted to power. He was the kind of old official who had been in power for a long time and would definitely not be able to stand being away from the core once he retired.

He doesn't care about the position or the amount of power, as long as he can participate and not be marginalized.

Xiao Yu's attitude naturally caught the attention of the five ministers kneeling on the ground. They secretly criticized this old man in their hearts. At the same time, their hearts sank. They naturally thought that if the emperor helped Xiao Yu up alone, they and others would definitely not be able to get up for a while.

Some people take the opportunity of bowing to slowly adjust their posture, stretch their toes as much as possible, keep their calves close to the ground, press their bodies down, and put their buttocks on their waist to reduce the pressure on their knees, so that they can persist longer.

"I have only been on the throne for four months, and I have already lost the Liaohe Plain. Now I have lost the Liaoxi Corridor, and even important border towns like Pingzhou and Lulong. Three hundred thousand Hu cavalry have entered the inland of the river, captured our Tang cities, and massacred our Tang people."

Li Yan said this with a look of self-blame, and said sadly: "Is it because I am not worthy of being a king, that God has sent this disaster. If this is the case, I would rather punish only me and not hurt the people."

The emperor began to blame himself, and the ministers felt even more ashamed. They all fell to the ground and kowtowed. Cen Wenben said with great emotion: "Your Majesty, please don't always find the blame on yourself. It's all because of our failure to assist the country."

"There are thousands of sins in the Hebei incident, and the fault lies with us, not the emperor."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's all our fault. I hope Your Majesty won't blame us!" Zhangsun Wuji, Ma Zhou, Gao Bo, Chu Suiliang and others confessed their crimes one after another. In this situation, even Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the brocade cushion, could not sit still and slid down to the ground again.

Now Wang De didn't dare to stand anymore. Everyone in the imperial study, except Li Yan, knelt on the ground.

Li Yan felt relieved when he saw this. You old guys usually act like you are old and don't take me seriously. This time, I have to take advantage of the incident at the border to severely suppress the arrogance of these people.

Li Yan and his clone were in the same world, sharing memories. During this period, his mind was focused on conquering Hebei. The court communication was delayed, and the news that the ministers had learned so far was only that the Turkic army had just entered the territory of Macheng in Hebei.

Even Yuyang was not captured, let alone Fanyang.

However, it only took two or three days for the Turkic army to enter Hebei, and they were able to march very quickly. These inland cities were not heavily guarded, and were not as good as the border towns on the Liaohe Plain outside the pass. Basically, once the army arrived, they could be taken down.

(End of this chapter)