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Chapter 146 Is it a big defeat or a small defeat?
"This matter is a bit difficult to handle!"

Pei Ji suddenly said in a deep voice: "General Zhang Liang was ordered by the emperor to lead 310 forbidden troops to conquer the bandits and rescue the [-] eight beautiful women, but now they have returned without success, and even lost troops and generals!"

"I'm afraid that His Majesty will be furious when he learns about this matter tomorrow morning. If King Qin's side makes trouble again at that time, I'm afraid General Zhang Liang's position as the commander of the imperial army will not be guaranteed!"

"So, what should I do?"

After hearing what Pei Ji said, Li Jiancheng couldn't help feeling numb in his heart!

In the last martial arts performance in the imperial city, Li Mo finally led his troops to regain control of the three gates of the imperial city.
But if the post of commander of the forbidden army is taken down by the Qin Palace again, wouldn't it mean that the four gates of the imperial city, including the Xuanwu Gate, would return to the Qin Palace again in an instant!
At that time, if His Highness King Qin wanted to do something again, wouldn't it be a piece of cake, as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, there is still room for change in this matter!"

Pei Ji paused for a moment, then stroked his beard and said: "In the early morning of tomorrow, we can first report to His Majesty, admit the defeat, and say less about the damage caused by the battle, but only say that the bandits are cunning and hiding in the mountains, so it is inconvenient to capture them. Zhang Liang The general leads the army back, and we will fight again tomorrow!"

"If the Duke of Qin's palace insists on it, it will be difficult to keep the position of the commander of the imperial army. We will elect His Royal Highness Yan Wang as the commander of the imperial army. If His Royal Highness Yan wants to, he will take the initiative. Then the palace of the Duke of Qin will not dare to be bitter. force!"

Pei Ji thought for a moment, and immediately said it himself!

"The prime minister's ingenious plan will be admired by the general!"

Zhang Liang was immediately overjoyed and said, in this way, he is expected to be able to keep his position as the commander of the Forbidden Army. Even if he can't keep the commander of the Forbidden Army, he can finally save his life!

"In this case, then act according to what the Prime Minister said!" Li Jiancheng's expression eased a little!

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On the second day, the Tai Chi Hall went to court early,
In the early morning today, the forces belonging to the Prince's Mansion can be said to have all arrived.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, Pei Ji, and many officials of the Prince's Mansion went to the hall one after another, except of course, His Royal Highness the King of Yan!

It's just that even so, the number of people in the morning court today suddenly decreased by a quarter!

On the right side of the Tai Chi Hall, King Qin Li Shimin never went to court, Qin Qiong said he was sick and could not go to court, Yu Chigong said he was sick and couldn't go to court, Cheng Yaojin said he was sick and couldn't go to court, Zhang Gongjin and many other generals of the Qin Palace all said they were sick and couldn't go to court!
Standing on the right side of the Taiji Hall today is only a group of civil servants belonging to the Qin Palace,
Sun Wuji, the chief minister of Zuo Cheng of Zhongshu Province, Liu Zhenghui, the new secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, and others have all come!
Even Shi Du Ruhui, the head of Qin Wangfu, came, but he just stood at the back!

"What the hell is Li Shimin doing? Why didn't all the generals come on stage, and he didn't come either?"

Li Jiancheng suddenly felt puzzled. In the early days of the court, even if King Qin Li Shimin did not go to court, nine out of ten of the forces belonging to the Qin Palace would still come.

Li Jiancheng felt very uncomfortable to lose half of the members of Qin Palace like today!
Of course, what is even more frightening is that, even if half of the people in the Prince Qin's Mansion are missing, the power of the King Qin's Mansion in the Taiji Hall is still stronger than that of the Crown Prince!
A moment later, Li Yuan appeared on the throne!
In the Tai Chi Hall, all the ministers knelt down and worshiped, shouting long live!

"There is something to play, and there is no reason to retreat!"

Seeing that a quarter of the courtiers were missing from the court, Li Yuan was furious in his heart, but his face remained silent!

Could it be to protect his emperor's dignity, Li Yuan didn't want to come to this court meeting for a long time, after all, it is in name only!
"Report to Your Majesty, my son has something to announce!"

Prince Li Jiancheng, who was the first person on the left side of the Taiji Hall, immediately came out and said:

"I report to my father, Zhang Liang, the commander of the forbidden army, led five thousand forbidden troops out of the city yesterday to fight against the bandits, but the mountains are high and the forests are dense, the bandits are cunning, and they were slightly injured. Now they have retreated to Chang'an. My son, please ask my father to dispatch troops again! "

This time Li Jiancheng had just finished speaking, and Qi Wang Li Yuanji immediately echoed:

"I want to report to my father, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is reasonable. Yesterday, General Zhang Liang was negligent and suffered a small defeat. If he fights again today, he will definitely be able to capture those bandits in one fell swoop!"

Then Pei Ji also spoke out to express his support, and everyone in the Prince's Mansion immediately spoke up!
With such concerted efforts in the Prince's Mansion, even Li Yuan, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't help being stunned for a moment.
Ever since the king of Qin became powerful and fought back against the prince and king of Qi, he had never seen such a sharp counterattack from the prince and king of Qi!
"It seems that this rebellious son has grown up a bit after all, and it's not in vain to teach me so hard!"

Li Yuan was quite relieved in his heart, and then he was ready to speak and agree to this matter!

Only this time, before Li Yuan could open his mouth, Changsun Wuji immediately said, "I will report to Your Majesty, and I have a copy of my instructions!"

"speak!"

Li Yuan said immediately, looking a little dissatisfied!

But this didn't affect Changsun Wuji at all, Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Zhang Liang, the commander of the forbidden army, led five thousand forbidden troops out of the city yesterday, but he was defeated by bandits. He lost troops and generals, and damaged my Tang Dynasty's face. Now he has lied about the military situation and deceived the emperor. I beg your majesty Punish Zhang Liang for his crime!"

Changsun Wuji's words immediately shocked the entire Tai Chi Hall!
Prince Li Jiancheng said that Zhang Liang was just a small defeat!

But Changsun Wuji said that Zhang Liang was defeated!
What is a big defeat?
The loss of more than [-]% of the soldiers and horses is called a big defeat. Could it be that Zhang Liang lost nearly [-] people in the battle yesterday?

500 soldiers of the Imperial Army were wiped out by a small bandit?

If that's the case, Zhang Liang's head may really be lost!
"What exactly is going on?"

At this moment, Li Yuan, who was sitting on the throne, said angrily!

"Your Majesty, why don't you tell Zhang Liang, the commander of the Forbidden Army, to find out as soon as you enter the palace!"

Liu Zhenghui, the new Minister of the Household Department, said immediately!
"Xuan Zhangliang!"

Li Yuan's face turned livid. Just now, he thought that the prince and King Qi could finally work together for once!
But it never occurred to him that the crown prince and King Qi would work together to lie about the military situation!
These rebels take me for a fool!
A moment later, Zhang Liang entered the hall, and Li Yuan couldn't help being speechless looking at this old subordinate who had followed him for many years!
Regarding what Zhang Sun Wuji said about Zhang Liang's defeat just now, Li Yuan had already believed eighty percent. The Qin Palace would not easily make a move, but once he did, he must be absolutely sure!
"Zhang Liang, I ordered you to lead five thousand forbidden troops to attack those bandits who robbed Xiunu. How is the battle going?"

Li Yuan took a deep breath immediately, and then asked in a deep voice!

(End of this chapter)