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It took only half a day for an urgent document to reach the imperial palace in Jinyang City from the southeast. The emperor stared at the words on the document and frowned.In the imperial study room, there was only one person standing in front of the emperor, Gongyi Yu.

"Your Majesty looks sad, but the situation in the southeast is stalemate?"

The emperor put down the Chinese document in his hand and said: "The commander-in-chief took all the troops of Tongwu Port to the Beihai Sea the day before yesterday, and there was a large-scale exchange of fire with the Rizhao fleet. The situation is unknown now. This document is from Vice Admiral Yang Shu. .”

Gongyi Yu was deeply surprised when he heard the words: "Rizhao has been docked at the sea boundary for two months, why did the war suddenly break out? Do you need to use all the warships in the same port?"

The emperor sighed: "Lieutenant General Bai Li took a small patrol boat to the sea boundary, and wanted to negotiate with Rizhao in the name of a minister, but Lieutenant General Rizhao didn't even show his face, and directly ordered to blow up Bai Qu The Grand Commander led a hundred warships there that day, and they collided with Rizhao head-on in the waters of Beihai."

"One hundred ships, then why did you call two hundred ships later?"

"I don't know, I only know that the situation seems to be more severe than expected, and Yang Shu has already made the strongest defenses along the southeast coast."

"The commander-in-chief led the warships to meet the enemy, and Vice-General Yang deployed defenses along the coast. Then..." Gong Yiyu paused and asked, "Where is General He?"

The emperor looked at Gongyi Yu and said slowly, "We are in the enemy's camp."

Gongyi Yu was obviously taken aback, before he could answer, the eunuch in charge reported via external communication: "Your Majesty, the prince is here."

Gongyi Yu took a step back and glanced at the door of the imperial study.The emperor coughed lightly and said, "Please come in."

As soon as Xie Xuan entered the door, he met Gongyi Yu's eyes for a moment. He frowned imperceptibly, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that Master Zhang Yu is also there."

The emperor asked: "What's the matter with the prince?"

Xie Xuan replied: "The minister bumped into the postman outside the palace gate."

Of course Xie Xuan was talking nonsense, he didn't bump into the postman, he was just paying close attention to the southeast's movements.What happened there, he knew earlier than anyone in Jinyang City.

Gongyi Yu said: "That's really a coincidence, His Majesty just said that he would call the prince into the palace to discuss."

Xie Xuan smiled and said: "The minister is here, please speak, Your Majesty."

The emperor smiled awkwardly: "Please sit down first, the matter on this document is quite complicated, let's discuss it in detail."

Xie Xuan and Gongyi Yu sat down one on the left and one on the right as promised.

The emperor said: "All the warships in Tongwu Port have been taken to Beihai by Commander Wei, does your lord know?"

Xie Xuan said: "I just heard about it. I also know that the defense deployment along the southeast coast is tighter than ever before. This shows that the commander-in-chief is not completely sure whether he can repel the enemy in the Beihai sea area."

Xie Xuan's words pointed out the key point, more than 300 warships were in Beihai to deal with Rizhao's more than [-] ships, and the southeast route still needed such strict defense, what this meant was self-evident.

The emperor paused for a moment before saying: "Vice General Yang sent a document, Rizhao seems to have a new type of weapon, Wei Jun has never seen it before."

Xie Xuan pretended to be surprised, and said: "No wonder they dare to fight more with less. This is the first time that I, Da Wei, have suffered from weapons?"

The emperor said: "The specific situation is still unclear, what is the prince's current thinking?"

"The minister came to meet His Majesty, and he really has some ideas," Xie Xuan said straight to the point, "I think that we can send troops from the central government to Wucang Mountain, just in case."

Wucang Mountain is the boundary line between the southeast and the central region. It runs from east to west. If you start from the southeast to Jinyang, you must pass through this mountain range, which is a natural defensive barrier.

The emperor obviously didn't expect Xie Xuan to make such a proposal, and subconsciously glanced at Gongyi Yu, who immediately said: "Wusang Mountain is a natural danger, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it's probably not necessary."

Xie Xuan was so thoughtful, of course he caught the eye contact between the emperor and Gongyi Yu. He knew that the emperor would probably want to listen to the master in everything now, so he said, "It's not enough."

Gongyi Yu asked, "What does your lord mean?"

"Wusang Mountain is not enough, Taiming Mountain also needs troops."

Located in the east of Jinyang, Taiming Mountain is the closest mountain range to Jinyang City. It runs north-south, borders Bohai State to the east, and connects with Yinshan Mountain in the northeast to the north.

Now the emperor was even more surprised, and said, "Your Majesty, to the east of Taiming Mountain is the Bohai Kingdom. Do we need to fortify this?"

Xie Xuan said, "It's not Bohai that needs to be guarded against, it's Rizhao."

"My lord is worried that Rizhao will invade from the Bohai Sea? The northeast region is far away from the southeast. No matter how strong Rizhao's troops are, I'm afraid they won't be able to come here. Moreover, the range of the warships will not reach such a far place. Is it a bit unfounded to worry about?"

Facing the emperor, Xie Xuan patiently explained: "Your Majesty, you just said that Rizhao has new weapons, right? Their firearms can be refined, and so can warships. It is true that ordinary warships can't reach such a distance, but Rizhao If they dare to fight against Dawei this time, they must have more powerful moves, and we have to guard against them.

Furthermore, Southeast's current defense is too tight, and Commander Wei is fighting with Rizhao on the front line. If Rizhao sees that Dongnan cannot attack, he will inevitably find another way. These are all problems. "

The emperor showed a embarrassed expression, and Xie Xuan continued: "I know what you are worried about. Marching to these two mountain ranges will indeed consume military power, and what's more, it will cause panic among the people. I have also considered this issue, but I have to weigh the pros and cons. , I still feel that it is necessary to send troops to station."

Gong Yiyu interjected: "General He is currently in Rizhao's army, and he doesn't have the Golden Tiger Talisman. Even His Majesty can't mobilize the Wujia Army. What should we do?"

Xie Xuan's expression froze for a moment. Apart from Wei Wei and Yang Shu, only the Emperor and Xie Xuan knew about He Yun's stay in the Rizhao Army.Such a secret is related to He Yun's life and death, naturally the fewer people who know about it, the better, but Gongyi Yu also knows about it.

Gong Yiyu said two things in this sentence. First, the emperor trusted him and told him such secrets;

It's just a little complacent and pressing every step of the way.

Xie Xuan smiled and said: "If this is the problem, Master Zhang Yu needn't worry. General He asked me to hand over the Golden Tiger Talisman to His Majesty before he left Beijing. I have already considered Jinyang's safety, otherwise I would not dare to propose this matter in front of His Majesty."

The emperor said: "Yes, the golden tiger talisman is indeed with me. If so, I will discuss it with the officials tomorrow morning before making any plans."

Xie Xuan nodded and said: "The minister will retire first, there are still some important matters to deal with."

Gongyi Yu watched Xie Xuan leave the imperial study room, and the door was closed, before he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, there has been no talk of transferring military power. General He handed over the Golden Tiger Talisman to others at will. Isn't it against the rules?"

The emperor said: "He Qing temporarily stored the Golden Tiger Talisman here for the sake of Jinyang's safety. When General He went to Wuhuo last year, he only left a seal for the prince. It was very inconvenient when he dispatched troops, and he almost missed the opportunity for reinforcements." Therefore, it is reasonable for the general to directly give the Golden Tiger Talisman this time."

"At the beginning, the seal of General He was handed over to the prince, and he was asked to come to you with the seal to ask for an order, so that a small part of the troops could be mobilized. This almost delayed the opportunity of the battle. Why didn't General He directly hand over the seal of the general to His Majesty? ?”

The emperor was stunned, and said: "I don't know how to use soldiers. The prince is also a commander in silver armor, so naturally he is more suitable than me."

Gongyi Yu said: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. You are the supreme power of the Great Wei, and the military and political power should naturally be in your hands. Even if the military power of the Great Wei is divided into three parts, it must belong to Your Majesty. Besides , why did General He give the golden tiger talisman to the prince, and entrust the prince to hand it over to you, this golden tiger talisman...is it really for you?"

The emperor opened his mouth and said, "What does the edict mean?"

Gongyiyu said: "My lord wants to send the Wujia army to Wucang Mountain and Taiming Mountain. I have no objection, but this soldier does not need to be transferred by the lord. Your majesty, you can do it yourself. The golden tiger talisman does not need to go through the hands of the lord, does your majesty understand?" ?”

The emperor seemed to want to say something, but he nodded: "I understand, thank you teacher."

"There is one more thing that I don't know."

"What's the matter?"

"What exactly is General He doing in the Rizhao Army?"

The emperor shook his head: "A while ago, when the southeast post envoy came to Beijing, he presented a document, which was personally drafted by the commander-in-chief. It only briefly mentioned that it seemed to be related to the arms trade between the two countries. On the warship in Rizhao, they are probably investigating this matter. This is a big matter, and only I know about it, and I only told the courtiers that General He is still staying in the army camp to assist the commander."

Gongyi Yu squinted his eyes when he heard the words: "Does the prince not know?"

"The prince should not know, I never said."

Xie Xuan stopped in front of the palace gate, turned around and looked in deeply, with a pale face.

The guards at the palace gate at the side saw this kind and amiable prince showing such an expression for the first time, couldn't help shivering, and didn't dare to go up to salute.The right and wrong among the big figures in the palace is really complicated.

After a while, Xie Xuan turned around and walked towards the carriage waiting for him.

He thought of a joke that He Yun said to him before he left: You should pay attention to Gongyi Yu, he is competing with you for favor!

Xie Xuan was not afraid that the emperor would trust Gongyi Yu, what he was afraid of was that the emperor would no longer trust him, just like the former emperor no longer trusted his father.

Gong Yiyu is eloquent and eloquent, and he is clearly on the opposite side of him and He Yun, so he is used to sowing discord.If things go on like this for a long time, it will be difficult for the new emperor, who doesn't have any opinions, to tell right from wrong.

In addition, he sent people to keep an eye on the battle situation in the southeast and report at any time.He Yun had been stationed in Rizhao for two months, but He Yun never showed up. Now that the naval battle has been fought non-stop for two days, He Yun still seems to have disappeared.

As long as there is a chance to deliver a message, he must have delivered it long ago.Xie Xuan thought of Bai Li's death in the name of negotiating as a minister, which showed that He Yun had no chance to contact the Red Armored Army.So what exactly is he doing now?Is he still on Rizhao's warship?When he was a child, he would get seasick even if he went on a boat. How is he doing now?Is he... still safe?

Xie Xuan clenched his fists and let out a light breath. He was about to die of worry.

The coachman asked, "My lord, where are we going?"

Xie Xuan said: "Go to the Central Army Camp."