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He didn't participate in the previous incident, but seeing someone attacking Su Shi, of course he wanted to stand up and add fuel to the flames.

"General Zhongwu was the first to send reinforcements to the northern border. It is said that he has the most accurate grasp of the situation on the battlefield. During the war, he disappeared without a trace. It really shouldn't be." Privy envoy Yan Shu also stood up at this moment .

Obviously, he has seen that there is always one person who will take the blame in this battle.But now, it seems that everyone has chosen Su Shi to take the blame, so he, as a privy envoy, of course has to join it, which is also a manifestation of shirking responsibility.

"Don't listen to the emperor's order, act in private, disregarding the overall situation, the loyal general is guilty." Zeng Gongliang, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, also stood up with a white jade fluorene board in the next moment.

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal, and the general Zhongwu should be severely punished." Afterwards, one after another, the courtiers came out one after another. People who didn't know thought that the reason for this big defeat was all Su Shi's fault.

In a short period of time, at least more than half of the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty stood up and demanded that Su Shi be severely punished.

They could see that it would be impossible if no one took responsibility for such a big incident, and Su Shi was the best candidate.

"Haha, hahaha."

When all the officials were impeaching Su Shi, a sound of wild laughter suddenly came out, which attracted the attention of all the officials.

The one who laughed was Bao Zheng and Bao Xiren.

"Bao Xianggong, what are you doing, laughing so wildly above the court, are you guilty?"

Seeing Bao Zheng making such a mocking sound, the other lords all reprimanded him.

"Huh? You are allowed to talk nonsense here, and I am not allowed to laugh a few times here?" Bao Zheng responded without fear in the face of everyone's doubts.

"Who's talking nonsense?" Shen Zhizheng Shi Wen Yanbo scolded angrily.

"It's not nonsense? General Zhongwu is still in Baozhou, which is far away from Xinzhou. Excuse me, if the battle was defeated there, what does it matter to him? Isn't this nonsense?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bao Zheng looked at Yan Shu, his colleague and privy envoy, and said, "If General Zhongwu was punished just because he was ordered to go to the northern border to support him, wouldn't the privy council be more important?" Are you responsible? Shouldn’t Xinzhou’s defeat also implicate Bianliang City thousands of miles away?”

Seeing Bao Zheng's attack, Yan Shu did not respond, but looked up at the top of the hall, as if I would ignore you.

In fact, Yan Shu also knew in his heart that it was a bit too much for granted that the ministers wanted to blame Su Shi for this time.

Seeing that Yan Shu didn't answer his question, Bao Zheng sneered again and said, "What? Are you guilty? Hmph! Speaking of which, didn't you all do it yourself?"

"Bao Xianggong, be careful with your words." Prime Minister Jia Changchao reminded Bao Zheng.

"Is what I said wrong?" Bao Zheng seemed to let go completely, not afraid of the prime minister's power and said: "In the early days of the war, General Zhongwu won two battles and the situation was very good. But there are some people who are afraid that he will make great contributions too much." However, Wang Deyong was sent to the north, forcing General Zhongwu to leave Xinzhou and go to Baozhou."

"It's all right now. Wang Deyong's incompetence led to the exhaustion of the three armies, which caused the situation in the northern border to be so bad. Now it's time to blame General Zhongwu instead. Let me ask everyone to be more decent."

Bao Zheng's implication is that everyone is still shameless?

As soon as these words came out, many people in the court hall blushed and had thick necks. Even Zhao Zhen, who was seated in the Jinluan Hall, had an ugly expression at this moment.

It is said that he did not object to sending Wang Deyong to the northern border, and he was also responsible for this matter.

"Okay, Mr. Bao, I'd better say a few words less. In fact, everyone didn't mean to blame General Zhongwu. It's just that during the Xinzhou battle, there was no trace of General Zhongwu. Everyone was anxious for a while, and what they said was a little too much." Pang Ji stood up.

Began to be his good old man.

Among them, the relationship between Pang Ji and Su Shi is good.At least that's what everyone thinks.

But in fact, the two are more of an interest relationship, and they don't have much personal relationship.

It's not like Bao Zheng at all, but he treats Su Shi as his nephew, and even more so, as a hero and pillar of the country. Then when he saw everyone bullying Su Shi, he stood up and spoke out.

Bao Zheng was able to stand up and face the ministers without retreating, which Pang Ji did not expect.

Above the court, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is too difficult to give charcoal in the snow.

Especially in the absence of Su Shi, Bao Zheng was able to stand up and confront the officials, which is indeed an extremely rare thing.

Thinking about Su Shi's character, I'm afraid that if he finds out about this in the future, he will definitely feel grateful to Bao Zheng.

Pang Ji's slippery nature prevented him from doing the same things as Bao Zheng, but it was still possible to smooth things over.He also wanted to let Su Shi know that he had done his part in this matter, although he didn't put in a lot of effort.

Pang Ji stood up, followed by Wu Guogong Miao Jizong, Tongping Zhangshi Li Yonghe also stood up, and said that the defeat of Xinzhou had nothing to do with General Zhongwu, and Su Shi should not be blamed for this defeat. on the head.

This is not a meeting of the ministers, but a small court meeting where all the courtiers above the fourth rank are present. These people who have interests with Su Shi are all there. Of course, they can't see Su Shi's misfortune because of this.

If he watched the incident happen without saying a word, then with Su Shi's personality, he would have to make trouble for them after knowing these things.

Several people spoke for Su Shi in succession, after Bao Zheng looked at it, he also retreated to the court class.He is not yet capable of wrestling with all the husbands. He just stood up to speak for Su Shi. It's fine, and he can't change anything else.

Suddenly so many people spoke for Su Shi, after Wen Yanbo, Zhao Yunrang and others looked at each other, they shook their heads lightly and chose to give up.

Since Su Shi couldn't move, he could only focus on other people. In short, someone should be responsible for Xinzhou's defeat.It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it has nothing to do with them.

Huang Gaoyi is the person recommended by Zhao Yunrang, so he can't be troubled.

Wang Deyong was pushed by everyone to go to the northern border. I think he still looked unhappy at the beginning. It was everyone who promised to keep him safe, and this person cannot take responsibility.

After much deliberation, only General Wang Xin remained.

"Your Majesty, as the commander of the Hebei Route Army, Wang Xin holds military power, but he has an unshirkable responsibility for causing the situation in the northern border to deteriorate. During the Battle of Xinzhou, he even failed to seize the opportunity to join the reinforcements of General Huang's troops in time. It should be punished as a felony for giving the aliens every chance to break through."

It was still Wen Yanbo who spoke and put the big hat on Wang Xin.

As a representative of the Compromise faction, Wen Yanbo and the main combat faction like Wang Xin have always been at odds.

Before, people like Wang Xin were needed to guard the frontier, so it was not easy to offend.But now, Xinzhou's defeat is an opportunity, an opportunity to severely damage the main combat faction.

As soon as Wen Yanbo stood up, the other courtiers saw the opportunity, and they all fell into trouble at the moment. It didn't take long for Wang Xin to become the target of public criticism. The one who was criticized was bruised, as if all the crimes were made by him alone.

Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, understood that this was Wen Yanbo and others taking the opportunity to attack the military generals.

But even if you know it, so what?

Xinzhou's defeat is a fact, and as the emperor, he needs to give everyone an explanation.

If it is not the fault of oneself, or the fault of the ministers, then someone has to admit it.And this candidate was decided on Wang Xin.

Wang Xin is no better than Su Shi, he doesn't have so many interests involved in the court, and no one like Bao Zheng is willing to stand up for him.That being the case, if you want to pick the soft persimmon, then choose him.

"Wang Xin is guilty, let's write it down first, and he will be punished after the war." Zhao Zhen's words settled the matter.

The officials couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't get punished themselves, as for who would be unlucky, it had nothing to do with them.

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, his eyes fell on the officials again and said: "The defeat of Xinzhou has completely fallen into the hands of foreigners in the west of the northern border. My lords, what should we do next? Whether it is war or peace, everyone discuss it." Come up with a charter."

After saying these words, Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Wen Yanbo fiercely.

He knew that this person was a compromiser, but now that the war had just been defeated, even if he wanted to negotiate, he would have to pay a huge price, which Zhao Zhen didn't want to see.

In other words, peace talks are possible, but now is not a good time.

Wen Yanbo originally wanted to speak, and he thought this was his chance.

If the problem cannot be solved by means of war, but resolved by negotiation, then he has made a great contribution.

But when he saw Zhao Zhen's cold gaze, he immediately stopped talking, and the legs that were about to move forward also stopped instantly.

The officials are not happy. If I stand out at this time, I am afraid that it will provoke Longyan's anger. This is not a fun thing.

Wen Yanbo is good at observing words and expressions, and when the situation is wrong, he immediately shuts his mouth.

Many courtiers have seen this scene, but any smart person knows that this is not the time for peace talks.

Even if they couldn't talk, they could only fight. Yan Shu, who was a privy envoy, felt tremendous pressure for a moment.

As the highest institution in charge of a country's military, the Privy Council cannot back down at this time. "Your Majesty, I think we should continue to fight. After all, Xinzhou is the land of our Song Dynasty. It is not lost now. We can't give up. What we have to do now is to continue to send more reinforcements."

"Where are the reinforcements coming from?" Zhao Zhen asked aloud, but the previous anger was no longer in his voice, which proved that Yan Shu's words still reached his heart.

"Your Majesty, you can transfer the Western Army. Didn't we capture a thousand Xixia prisoners before? We can use this to negotiate with Xixia. As long as the situation in the Western Region is stable, we can send the Western Army to join the battle in the Northern Region. Only in this way can we save the war situation possible."

ps: Thank you Ji Pingan for giving Da Song a reward and a red envelope, and a new chapter is added.