The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Ge Dongqing said: "Then what else is there to say? Let's borrow troops from the north, starting from Chaizhou. If we don't ask for reinforcements now, when will we ask for them?"

Sha Guanghan smiled bitterly: "Chaizhou only has 7,000 people. If we borrow them all, we can still make up for it. Otherwise, my soldiers and I will die on the battlefield."

What he wanted to express was self-evident. Everyone understood that even if all the soldiers in Chaizhou were given to Sha Guanghan, it would only be a delaying tactic. It could solve the urgent problem, but it would not last long. Besides, it was impossible for all the soldiers in Chaizhou to be used by Sha Guanghan.

Wan Lianxing said: "There is no time to lose, Old Sha, just start writing. Borrow as much as you can. You can't just sit and wait for death." At this time, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were already placed on the table next to Sha Guanghan.

Sha Guanghan raised his hand and then lowered it, finally deciding, "I will write a memorial to the court first, asking for reinforcements."

Wan Lianxing smiled meaningfully when he heard this, "Lao Sha, make the matter more serious and see if the court will send you reinforcements immediately."

"That's what I meant."

Sha Guanghan did not waste any extra words and wrote a short letter, but the content was detailed. First, he said that the Southern Yan Kingdom had evil intentions and wanted to provoke trouble. Secondly, he said that the troops were insufficient. If the Songchun Pass could not be defended, the soldiers of the Southern Yan Kingdom would march straight in and attack Bian Jing. Sha Guanghan did not have time to elaborate on the extra words. Anyone with a normal mind could understand it.

He then wrote letters to the commanders of several neighboring states and counties, trying to borrow troops.

Military affairs had to be rushed 800 miles, and no one dared to delay. The letter reached the emperor in Bian Jing in two days. At the same time, the emperor also received memorials from the commanders of several other states and counties, all of which were urgent. The emperor read them one by one, and then had the memorials read to the civil and military officials in the court, allowing everyone to make a decision together.

Not only did the treacherous ministers not care about the crisis in Fengying, they also began to mock and ridicule Sha Guanghan's behavior, "Your Majesty, Sha Guanghan is too cowardly. The people of the Southern Yan Kingdom have been causing trouble on the border every year. Aren't other borders also suffering from provocations from other countries all year round? Isn't that just scratching an itch? When has there ever been a fight? I think he is just dissatisfied because he didn't get the money from you, so he started to talk about war, which is actually just looking for trouble."

This treacherous minister was the Censor Cao Bingxian, who had been highly valued by the Emperor in the past two years and whose work won the Emperor's favor, so his words carried some weight.

Another minister said, "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be underestimated. The war with the Southern Yan Kingdom was five years ago. The Southern Yan Kingdom had sufficient troops at that time and almost defeated our Dalang. Now that five years have passed, I believe that the Southern Yan Kingdom must have already strengthened its troops and horses and had sufficient food and grass."

The treacherous minister said: "No matter how strong they are, the final winner will not be our Dalang. Lord Li, we are all citizens of Dalang. Don't let other countries' ambitions be boosted and our Dalang's prestige be destroyed."

The emperor of Dalang liked to hear such flattery. He turned a deaf ear to the words of the loyal minister Lord Li, but took the words of the treacherous ministers to heart.

"My dear ministers, what are your opinions? Sha Guanghan asked me to send troops to reinforce us. He also sent letters to other states and counties to borrow troops. The letters from other states and counties have also arrived. You can take a look."

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is just making a mountain out of a molehill. He wants reinforcements before the battle even starts. There must be something fishy going on here. I think Sha Guanghan has bad intentions."

"Why don't you have good intentions?"

"First he wants money, then he wants to borrow soldiers. Maybe he is bullying his superiors and wants to rebel." This man is really bold. If Sha Guanghan were present, he would definitely silence this liar forever.

Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression became solemn. He looked at other people, wanting to hear what they had to say.

Many of these people who were used to living in peace said that Sha Guanghan had evil intentions. Rumors are scary. In a short while, these lies will become true. With such a group of people around, there is no need to worry that there will be things they cannot ruin, and there is no need to worry that the country of Dalang will be destroyed.

At this time, someone suggested: "Your Majesty, if you want to be safe, you should demote Sha Guanghan from his position so that he will no longer be able to stir up trouble."

Lord Li, who was full of righteousness, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please don't do this. Sha Guanghan is a meritorious minister. The big battle with the Southern Yan Kingdom five years ago was fought by Sha Guanghan. Sha Guanghan is brave and good at leading troops. Without him standing firm in Fengying, the Southern Yan Kingdom would not be able to live in peace until today. Calculating the time, it has been five years. The Southern Yan Kingdom has been recuperating for five years. It is normal for them to provoke. In addition, the Fengying is weak at this time, and they will definitely seize this opportunity. I believe that Captain Sha’s judgment is not wrong. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

"Don't you see why Sha Guanghan was able to win the battle five years ago? If you give me 30,000 troops, I can also defeat the Southern Yan Kingdom." The speaker was the Censor Cao Bingxian.

At this time, there were clearly two factions in the court. The upright faction was clearly at a disadvantage, and honest words were unpleasant to the ear, but could never outperform sweet talk.

Not only did Sha Guanghan fail to gain recognition and support from the court, but his military power was weakened. The emperor sent a new captain, who took office soon. Sha Guanghan became this man's deputy. This man's name was Zou Sanduo.

Two days later, Wan Lianxing received news from his spies in the court. At the same time, the imperial edict demoting Sha Guanghan also arrived.

Wan Lianxing handed the letter in his hand to Ge Dongqing and Huang Chenming, and then said to the old housekeeper, "Old housekeeper, change all the tables in the room."

The old butler was a little puzzled. "My Lord, these are all top-grade Huanghuali wood. What do you want to replace them with?"

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Change it to elm wood."

"Elm? Where is the elm in our house?" The old housekeeper was a little surprised why the good Huanghuali wood was not used.

Wan Lianxing said: "Go to the servants' room and find a few tables to replace them. By the way, replace these colored glaze tea bowls as well."

The old butler didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My Lord, what do you want to replace the tea bowl with?"

"A coarse white porcelain bowl will do, without any chips or glaze missing."

"My Lord, if you want this thing, I have to go to the street to sell it. No one in our mansion uses this thing you are talking about."

"It's too late to go out on the street. Hurry up and find some cheap tea bowls to replace them."

Although the old butler didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Wan Lianxing's gourd, he still did as he was told. Except for the table used by Wan Lianxing, all the tables in the hall were replaced, and he also found a set of old tea bowls from the bottom of the box and put them on the table.

Just as these were prepared, Sha Guanghan came in with great momentum. One could tell at a glance that he was very angry. The guy from Wan Lianxing who was delivering the message couldn't stop this mad Sha Guanghan.

He threw the imperial edict directly to Wan Lianxing's follower, and sat down with his arms and legs spread out while cursing.