Minister

170【Eleventh Year of Jiankang】

Although Huang Gui was regarded as an important figure with power in the government and the public, there were still many respected families in front, many of them commanded heavy soldiers. Such an eunuch dared to raise troops and rebel had to arouse suspicion.Zhou Wenyuan's act of bringing the courtiers to meet the prince was considered courageous, but there was still no way to avoid the criticism of everyone.First of all, it was difficult for him to explain why he collaborated with Huang Gui to conceal the war, and secondly, it was even more difficult for him to justify why he did not resist after being hijacked, allowing his colleagues to be slaughtered but remained silent.Zhou Wenyuan knew that he was doomed, so he took the blame to the court and resigned that afternoon.

Mr. Zhou Ge had been cautious all his life, but this time he didn't know if he was confused by anger and made mistakes again and again——Huang Gui's matter had not been investigated clearly, and even Zhou Ge's resignation had not been clearly reported to the court. It seemed like a rush to get away rather than a guilty conscience.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were once again in an uproar.

Wei Chi was also very shocked when he heard the news. She felt that although Mr. Zhou Ge was merciless when he stepped on his teacher, it would not mean that his official status would be so bad that he would be in the same rank as Huang Gui. Morality and these ethereal things, he is a dignified scholar, as for going to work for a eunuch?As for Manchao questioning that he did not resist, Wei Chi can only say that these civil servants are too self-righteous, let alone an old man like Zhou Ge, other people may not know what to do when they are in that situation.Although Wei Chi didn't have much affection for Elder Zhou Ge, to be fair, she felt that Elder Ge was innocent.

It's a pity that no one stood up to speak for Mr. Zhou Ge.

Generally speaking, even if an idle job is executed, someone will come out to plead a few words, but this time no one said a word of love for the dignified cabinet minister. No wonder Zhou Wenyuan was confused by this situation.Is it because of the Grand Tutor's matter that everyone criticizes him a lot?This reason is only superficial.The real reason lies in Yang Shenyun, who is also a member of the cabinet. This Master Yang's temper is quite different from Zhou Wenyuan's. Clear the way.Mr. Yang is undoubtedly the hero of the whole matter. His words at this moment can save Zhou Wenyuan from danger, but if he keeps silent, for the same reason, no one would dare to speak first to intercede for Zhou Wenyuan.

Because there is no court of Chen Xing, no court of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, no one can compete with this Master Yang. If he comes out to plead for mercy, he may not only fail to save Zhou Wenyuan, but also set himself on fire.

Master Yang was silent, no one with discerning eyes dared to move, Zhou Wenyuan was in a mess again, making it difficult to guess the situation.

Wei Chi didn't dare to stay in the harem for a while, and told Hu Yanglin to go home quickly to avoid suspicion.Hu Yanglin didn't understand the affairs of the imperial court, but he also vaguely felt strange, and agreed with Wei Chi's decision: "However, we don't want to say goodbye to the empress dowager? This seems to be out of courtesy."

"I can't explain clearly to you at the moment, listen to me, leave this place of right and wrong quickly!" Wei Chi signaled Hu Yanglin not to speak here: "If anyone asks anything, you and I will just tell the truth."

After leaving the palace gate, the two said their goodbyes. Wei Chi felt physically and mentally exhausted at this moment, thinking that he hadn't rested all night and day, and just wanted to go home quickly. As for those things, what can he do as a fifth-rank official?

The family also heard about the changes in the imperial court early in the morning, and they were very worried. Finally, when Wei Chi returned safely, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing her red eyes, she must have not slept well: "It's okay, you should go to bed earlier."

Zhu'er stubbornly twisted the towel and handed it to Wei Chi. Wei Chi knew that he couldn't resist her, so he had no choice but to take it.

Mei Yue looked at Wei Chi tearfully, and suddenly yelled, "Blood! Blood!"

Only then did Qi Yuan see that Wei Chi's clothes were covered in blood, probably because it had dried up, and a few blood clots fell to the ground.

Wei Chi hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay, it's all other people's blood. It was a common occurrence when we were fighting at the border." Wei Chi thought he couldn't smell it, but they definitely couldn't stand the smell, so he urged them to go out first. Go out: "I haven't rested all night, I change my clothes, you go and get me something to eat."

Qi Yuan didn't ask any more questions, and signaled Mei Yue and Zhu'er to go out first, Mei Yue went out obediently, but Zhu'er continued to help Wei Chi twist the veil as if she hadn't seen it.

"Pearl, let's go out first and let her change herself."

"How can the master do such a thing, Madam, don't worry, the servants have seen this, so they are not afraid."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

As soon as Zhu'er said the words, she regretted it herself, but facing her own contradictory, Qi Yuan didn't seem to have any intention of getting angry, and retreated lightly.

Wei Chi, who was extremely tired, didn't hear Zhu'er's yin and yang tone, and wiped his face on his own.

Seeing the snow-white handkerchief gradually being dyed red, Zhu'er felt sick for a while. She was indeed worried about Wei Chi's safety, so that she couldn't fall asleep all night, but when he came back, his indifference towards death angered him again her.Sometimes, even Zhu'er herself couldn't figure out why she didn't ruthlessly kill the murderers of her close relatives, but hated him even more!Did he hate him for being indifferent to his pleading?Or do you hate yourself for seeing through his ruthlessness?After so many years, people in the capital probably have already forgotten the once prosperous Yanwang Mansion, right?But these prosperous past events have become his eternal nightmare, and it is difficult to escape.

"Master, you...killed someone?" Zhu'er asked suddenly.

Wei Chi was dumbfounded for a moment: "...Oh, what's the matter?"

"No," Zhu'er came over with a new coat and helped Wei Chi put it on: "Master, hurry up and get ready for dinner, the servants here just need to clean up."

Wei Chi was sleepy and hungry, so he went straight to the dining room without asking any more questions.Mama Liu made a lot of light and delicate snacks on purpose, and Wei Chi's taste was wide open: "Is this wonton?"

"You don't even know wonton?" Qi Yuan laughed at her.

"Of course I know each other, but it looks kind." Wei Chi took the wonton and ate one.

This time, he was really hungry. Wei Chi ate a large bowl without lifting his head. After eating, he realized that he just ate badly: "Why are you looking at me?"

Qi Yuan wiped her mouth for her: "I didn't look at you! Like a child."

"I made you worry..." Wei Chi looked into Qi Yuan's eyes, and his heart softened instantly: "I..."

"You underestimate me. My father is also an official. I have never seen the world just like you think? Don't think that only a daughter in military uniform can have a man's heart. I don't think I lost to you. .”

"Yes, yes, yes, I can hardly compare to Qi Juren's bosom!" Wei Chi made a gesture as if he was about to burrow into someone else's arms.

Qi Yuan quickly shrank back, but Wei Chi had already held her hand down helplessly.

The two were in a stalemate when Chen Hu broke in suddenly.

"grown ups!"

"Chen Hu, this is the second time you broke in suddenly..." Wei Chi teased helplessly.

The next moment, Wei Chi had no intention of teasing: "Yu...Master Yu?"

Yu Mian rushed in hurriedly: "Master Wei! Do you know that you have made a big mistake?"

Breaking into the palace by yourself to rescue him, no credit but hard work, right?Why did someone come over to put on a big hat just after returning home?Wei Chi also didn't care about Yu Mian, his face flushed with anger: "How do you say that?"

"If Mr. Zhou Ge falls down now, what will happen to the situation?"

"what?"

"Mr. Zhou Ge has already read the military report to the cabinet and the waiters in the Sixth Department. You were there at the time, Mr. Wei. Why don't you think about it? The war situation has reached this point. If Zhou Ge falls, will the court still have time to reorganize the cabinet? , save the emperor, and fight against foreign enemies??"

Wei Chi was shocked by Yu Mian's words.

She knows Wo Tuolei well. This man's military talent is hard to underestimate. Chen Yan's strategy for this expedition is more meticulous than the previous Northern Expedition, and the equipment is also more sophisticated, but he has been defeated again and again on the battlefield of Monan. So that in the end the team was divided into several pieces by the encirclement and suppression.The battle report will be delayed for at least half a month on the road. The battle situation was already so tense half a month ago, what is the situation now?Yang Shenyun was very thoughtful, he was an upright person, and he had disliked Zhou Wenyuan's behavior for a long time, not to mention that he and Zhou Wenyuan were similar in age, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take the position of Chief Assistant.But is Zhou Wenyuan's departure really a good thing?Leaving aside how he will rebound, even if he leaves immediately and Yang Shenyun takes office immediately, it may not be able to keep up with the changes in the current situation.

"Oh..." Wei Chi felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Master Wei! Elder Zhou Ge, Elder Yang Ge, and Tai Tuo, their affairs are personal grievances, and we can't let people suffer because of these. Now, please enter the palace with me, meet the prince, and then call the cabinet, Old Zhou Ge cannot fail! You are a hero, and I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, so we can talk!"

"..." Wei Chi believes that Yu Mian has no selfish intentions, but she understands that she is not selfish: "If Mr. Yang Ge doesn't...what should I do?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Wei, I will handle it myself."

Wei Chi sighed heavily, she remembered Wang Yunyi's evaluation of Mian.

"My lord Yu, compared to you, I am ashamed to be an official."

The situation in the capital is changing, but the battles outside the customs cannot allow more mistakes, not to mention the winter in Monan is so heart-stopping.

When I first entered Monan, it was still autumn. In the dry and sunny climate, the artillery tactics developed by Chen Peng played a good role and broke through several cities and tribes. Abandon the city and escape into the grassland.Chen Hao didn't know that these emerging cities on the grasslands were very different from those in the Central Plains. The cities here were all built for market and trade, they were extremely simple, and the flow of people was also very large.Most of the herdsmen set up camp around the city only when the meeting was held, and only a few minor nobles settled in the city.

Xilin Gol, once one of the largest cities outside the Great Wall, had been turned into dust during the previous Northern Expedition. Since then, no nobles have mobilized troops to build cities.When Wo Tuolei got the news that Chen Yan was sweeping the city in the southwest, he laughed that the little emperor was far worse than Wang Yunyi.Xilin Gol is such a big battle, Wang Yunyi is not willing to spend a little more troops to fight, but this one has worked tirelessly to fight here and there, which shows that he has not yet figured out the situation.Wo Tuolei didn't move on the surface, but asked the military fortress Doron to increase its defenses.

Although Chen Xing's various deployments sent good news to the capital in real time, they attacked small tribes and small cities whose names he didn't even know, and these people abandoned the city and fled as soon as they were attacked, and returned as usual as soon as he left Running your own little life can be very irritating.That's all for Chen Yan. The generals who accompanied him in the Northern Expedition could not bear the impression that they were not making achievements during the accompanying drive, and gradually began to imply that their soldiers massacred the people and counted meritorious deeds with their heads.

This is undoubtedly a small gift for Wo Tuolei. Although his ancestors also obtained the kingship by killing, after all, it has been a long time. Compared with these new ruthless, it is already nothing.

As a result, the good times of the offensive were spent on the vast grasslands in the southwest. Compared with the Northern Expedition led by Wang Yunyi, this Northern Expedition continued to report successes, but the front line did not move forward.If it was commanded by someone else, I'm afraid they would have been involved long ago, but this time it was the emperor's own conquest, and no one dared to comment on it.Gradually, winter came, and the huge army became vulnerable without the shelter of the city. Most of the troops in the Northern Expedition were transferred from the south. The simple felt tents made many people sick, and the hard and slippery permafrost also made the horses Difficult to get by.If Wang Yunyi was in command at this moment, he would understand that this war farce could be over, but Chen Xing didn't foresee the danger at this moment, but he just couldn't accept that he would end up worse than Wang Yunyi.He decided to hold on, so he ordered the team to brave the wind and snow to go north again.

At this moment, there are no vengeful Monan people coming to attack Qi's troops, because it is unnecessary.

The Qi army reached Duolun again by virtue of tenacious perseverance, but this fortress, which had been defeated repeatedly by Chen Peng, succeeded miraculously after this siege.This situation made Shao Qiu suspicious, but his reminder did not bring about Chen Xing's vigilance, the emperor still insisted on driving his troops into this terrifying mountain range.

Yi Kezhao - Wei Chi's nightmare.

Back then, in order to conquer Duolun and Yi Kezhao, Wang Yunyi did everything he could to the extent that Monan's eldest princess almost died here, so that Monan almost perished.But this time, the roles of killing and being killed were reversed.To be fair, Wo Tuolei's foresight in governing the country is far inferior to that of Chen Jiao, but when it comes to fighting, this former prince is on par with Wang Yunyi...Chen Jiao, the difference is too far!

On the second day after entering the mountains, the Qi army's troops were ambushed, and the entire army was blocked in the mountains for a good meal!At this moment, Chen Xing still asked the troops to move forward. Finally, Shaoqiu showed the appearance of a veteran: "Even if Yi Kezhao is out, our army will be attacked from the front and back, and there will be no supplies! This way, we will not be able to capture the capital of Monan!!!"

What Shao Qiu said was correct, but there was undoubtedly such an answer hidden in such a statement - don't struggle anymore, this time the Northern Expedition failed.

This correct decision angered Chen Xing, who said he could not accept it.

The veteran walked out of the tent silently, looked at the soldiers fighting in the dim rain and snow, and suddenly smiled wryly: "Wang Yunyi, I am indeed not as good as you."

After struggling through the night, Shao Qiu came up with a new plan. He speculated that Duo Lun had encountered an ambush, and in order to protect his back, he had to attack Duo Lun. At this moment, the only way was to divide the troops into two groups, and the group continued to move forward. Advance, another passerby attacks back.Chen Xing reluctantly accepted, Shaoqiu continued to ask himself to be the advance army of the attack, and in consideration of the emperor's safety, he asked the emperor and his deputy commander Feng Youren to lead the troops to attack back.

For Shao Qiu, this road was a road of no return, and it was also his only choice.

Chen Xing, who was attacking back, was still immersed in Shaoqiu's fantasy of success, but Duolun's battle ended in only half a day.

The reason is simple, Feng Youren didn't intend to take back Duolun, he just used human flesh as a barrier to escape from Yi Kezhao.The advancing army couldn't hear Chen Xing's roar, and it wasn't until they fled to a safe place that Chen Xing's anger was able to vent.

"Feng Youren! Bold! If you don't take back Duolun, how will you supply General Shao?"

Feng Youren knelt on the ground calmly: "General Shao has clearly ordered his subordinates to lead his troops to feign an attack, and his subordinates will escort them out of Yi Kezhao."

"Bold! Where's Shaoqiu?" Chen Jiao roared angrily.

Feng Youren lowered his head, Chen Xing understood, but Shaoqiu's death did not bring Chen Xing's sympathy: "Bold! Simply bold! Come on! Take him down immediately!"

The only response to Chen Xing was the cold wind—all Jinyiwei people were taken away by Shao Qiu. At that time, Shao Qiu's suggestion made Chen Xing very satisfied, because Chen Xing originally doubted Shao Qiu's sincerity in continuing to attack, but he didn't expect it. Seeing that, Shaoqiu used this to take away his cronies.

Shen Yang!

This name finally hurt Chen Xing's proud heart. He finally experienced fear and loneliness in the cold beyond the Great Wall, but all this is far from over. Wo Tuolei, an experienced hunter, has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The ready-to-go Monan cavalry set out from the new capital city and swept across the entire Ikezhao. The weather-beaten remnants of Shaoqiu only delayed them for a day.Feng Youren no longer obeyed Chen Jiao's orders, and began to organize the troops to retreat. At the same time, he drafted the truth of the entire war and sent it back to the capital in a hurry.

The cabinet did not receive this urgent letter until ten days later, and Jin Yiwei's was a day early, so Zhou Ge was teased by Huang Gui, almost letting the eunuch dominate the country's destiny.

So many people only saw the internal strife between Zhou Ge and Yang Ge, and only saw the wonderful escort, and they only felt lucky. These people included the exhausted Wei Chi, and the talents carefully selected by these countries were all at this moment. It is mediocre, but fortunately, there is another person who has found the key from the hustle and bustle.

He is Wo Tuo Lei's real opponent.

The author has something to say: it was because the first newspaper was sent by Jin Yiwei, and Jin Yiwei had already separated from Chen Xing at that time, so Jin Yiwei only gave inferences about the emperor's situation, and Huang Gui thought that Chen Xing had already turned up, because Jin Yiwei Many people don't know that they have been tricked by Shao Qiu.

But obviously, the content of Feng Youren's letter to the cabinet is accurate. If you remember, Minister Wang of the Ministry of War has returned home. The qualifications were read with Mr. Zhou Ge, Mr. Yang Ge, and Huang Gui.The reason why Huang Gui was willing to believe the letter sent by Jin Yiwei was because he was more accustomed to trusting the sources of information he was familiar with.That's why everyone except Huang Gui is sure that Chen Xing is not warped.

Speaking of Shaoqiu, this uncle really wanted to use this battle to steal the limelight from Uncle Wang, so the temptation he faced was not less than that faced by Chen Xing, but at the last moment, relying on his actual combat experience, he finally Realize it's an illusion.Since the entire army will be wiped out, his only choice is to let the adjutant escort him back to Beijing.As for Feng Youren, the challenge he faces may be even greater. He is still in the state of accompanying the king like a tiger. Even if he can return to Beijing, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat. It can only be said that Uncle Feng has guarded the northwest for so long, and finally he has to take this risk , Maybe the intestines are green with hatred.

Everyone must be wondering why Wei Chi is not the one who can hold up the overall situation in the end. In fact, the answer is very simple. Wei Chi is only a fifth-rank, and he is still young. There are still many things she doesn't understand. It is too unrealistic for her to support the overall situation.This is a contest between Master Yu and Wo Tuolei, Wei Chi will have a wonderful performance, but she is not the protagonist.

Speaking of which, when Wo Tuolei and Wei Chi collided again!

Both are depressed.

Wei Chi: Wontons!

Wang Yunyi: Ah Qiu!