After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

The young emperor's eyes gradually became gloomy and sinister. His sharp eyes like a blade lingered on the officials for a long time, but he said nothing.

Elder Li stared at the ground in a daze, without moving an inch, the muscles on his face trembling faintly.

He seemed to be hallucinating. Who was captured? Wang Shoujie?!

The Minister of War expressed Li Ge Lao's confusion and asked, "Could this be fake news? How could Wang Shoujie be captured?!"

"The governor and the judge of Hezhong County abandoned the city and fled. In order to seize the opportunity, Wang Shoujie only brought one ship to Hezhong Prefecture. Unexpectedly, Gu Nanxi took the lead, captured Hezhong Prefecture, and used a trick to lure Wang Shoujie into the city, and finally captured him."

The Minister of War had nothing to say.

The campaign failed and the commander was captured. This would be a major blow to the morale of the enemy in any war!

The young emperor waited for everyone to come up with effective and feasible suggestions, but no one dared to speak.

What else is there to say?

Either fight or don't fight.

Naturally, they didn't want to fight, and it was the government who insisted on beating Gu Nanxi!

The official's face was gloomy, and anyone could see that he was in a very bad mood.

Grand Tutor Tong was too lazy to take care of these matters, so his wife took the children and went south to buy land in the south of the Yangtze River.

The only thing that worries me now is the little cat in the palace.

Master Tong narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about the several times he had tried to see Xiaomaoer, but had never been successful. Could it be that something had happened to Xiaomaoer?

The young emperor looked at Master Tong and asked sinisterly, "Master Tong, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

When Master Tong met the young emperor's gaze, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he would listen to what he said.

"In my opinion, the emperor should focus his attention on the south. Most of the navy of Jinghu North Route has been transferred to Hezhong County. Only Wang Yue of Jinghu South Route can suppress the two routes. It's okay in the short term, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to support it alone in the long run."

Especially when the news that Song Shoujie was captured by Gu Nanxi spread to the Jinghu area, the bandits who were driven deep into Dongting Lake by Song Shoujie might make a comeback.

Especially this year, disasters have continued and the people have suffered greatly. The government's main focus is not on disaster relief, but on confronting Gu Nanxi, which is undoubtedly adding insult to injury!

Now in the south, Lord Zhu is suppressing Nanjun, and Wang Yue has taken up the banner of Jinghu. Only with these two ballast stones can the south of the Yangtze River be stable!

The emperor had a good plan. He wanted Wang Shoujie to lead a surprise attack with a special force to drive Gu Nanxi back to Shuozhou.

If we could take back Shuozhou during the flood, that would be the best outcome.

Unexpectedly, in the first round of the battle between the two sides, the government lost its advantage! Gu Nanxi learned about the surprise attack in advance, and captured Xingye County, Xin'an County, and Taihe County in one fell swoop when the flood had not completely receded.

As the saying goes, one step is slow and every step is slow.

Gu Nanxi's sudden attack frightened the governor and the judge of Hezhong County.

They would rather bear eternal infamy than confront Gu Nanxi, and they withdrew from Hezhong Prefecture without receiving any imperial order, leaving Hezhong Prefecture leaderless.

In order to fight for Hezhong Prefecture, Wang Shoujie had to lead his troops rashly, but his skills were inferior to those of his opponents and he was captured alive by Gu Nanxi.

Things have developed to this point. It can be said that in the battle with Gu Nanxi, the Guan family has been completely disadvantaged.

According to Grand Tutor Tong, the emperor should make a prompt decision and choose between the south and Hezhong County.

Elder Li obviously saw the situation clearly, and there was a hint of decadence in his old voice.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhu has sent four or five memorials in a row, requesting the court to provide disaster relief and grain."

The emperor knew what Li Ge Lao wanted to do when he heard this, and he slammed the table impatiently: "You just need to provide disaster relief and grain. There are fixed procedures. Why do you have to ask me about such a small matter? What's the use of you?"

After being scolded, Lord Li was confused for a moment, but he quickly realized that the emperor must have forgotten the content of Wang Yue's memorial!

Li Gelao reminded quietly: "If you want to transport grain to Nanjun, it is most suitable to take the water route."

Water transportation is faster than land transportation and has lower losses, making it the first choice for transporting grain.

The young emperor was upset and tugged at his collar, wanting to ask Lord Li if he was senile. Of course he knew that they had to go by water!

The young emperor was about to speak when his expression changed. He almost forgot that Wang Yue had written to him a few days ago, saying that many civilians in the Jinghu area had become bandits and that the water bandits were showing signs of growing stronger.

If you take water transportation to Nanjun, you cannot avoid the Jinghu area.

If the grain for disaster relief is robbed by bandits in the Jinghu area, losing face is a small matter, but causing instability in Jinghu is a big deal!

The reason why the young emperor dared to confront Gu Nanxi head-on was that he relied on the backing of Kyoto and the vast tracts of fertile land south of the Yangtze River.

If chaos breaks out in the south, the throne may really be unstable.

But if we give up like this, where will the government save its face? !

Seeing the young emperor's retreat, Lord Li sighed inwardly, stretched his old bones, and knelt down tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, please withdraw your troops back to Jinghu for the sake of the people of the world and devote all your efforts to disaster relief!"

After Lord Li knelt down, he kept winking at Grand Tutor Tong, revealing a pleading look.

Master Tong knelt down reluctantly and gave the young emperor an excuse: "If your majesty still has concerns, you can leave 5,000 soldiers in Guangde Prefecture and have the Guangde Prefecture Tongpan take charge of them."

The reason why the deputy general was not allowed to stay was purely because there were not many generals in the Great Zhou who were good at fighting.

In the navy, there are only two capable people, Wang Yue and Wang Shoujie.

After these more than 40,000 naval forces returned to Jingbei Road, it was naturally impossible for them to be under the jurisdiction of Wang Yue.

Otherwise, Wang Yue had so many sailors and occupied the north and south roads of Jinghu Lake. The young emperor would probably have even more sleepless nights and might even want to attack Wang Yue.

Grand Tutor Tong really didn't want to add any more trouble, so he wanted to keep the deputy general and send him back to Jinghu North Road.

The young official stood up and snorted coldly, "Since Lord Li and Grand Tutor Tong have pleaded for Duke Yun, and considering that Duke Yun has made great contributions to the Great Zhou, as long as Duke Yun truly repents, I will forgive him for his past mistakes."

"The Holy One is wise!"

After coaxing the young emperor, everyone left the palace together.

It is already late at night, the night is quiet and beautiful, the moonlight is cool, and the breeze is cool.

There were not many pedestrians on the street and it looked quite deserted.

From time to time, a few carriages, carrying the smell of wine, hurried back to the mansion. Judging from the direction, they should have just returned from the Arab-style street.

When they were about to part, Li Ge Lao couldn't help but said, "Han Zhang, you are close to Gu Nanxi, why don't you send someone to persuade her?"

The official’s meaning was very clear, which was that Gu Nanxi should admit his mistake first.

To be honest, Lord Li really doesn't have the confidence to persuade Gu Nanxi.

Master Tong decisively refused: "I won't go, whoever wants to go can go. The government already suspects that Gu Nanxi and I are in collusion, and if I take this job, I will never be able to clear myself even if I jump into the Yellow River!"