"minister……"
"I have felt the hardships of military affairs in the past six months, so I often ate and talked with the soldiers, and learned a lot." Zhao Jiu said slowly. "Emperor Tianzuo and Xia Mo were exactly the same. They both heard that Yin Shuke was leading light troops to attack, so they left alone, and one abandoned the city and the other abandoned the army. As a result, they were easily captured by the small group of elite troops sent by Yin Shuke in advance. As for the battle of Taiyuan, the reinforcements were forced by the central government behind them to move forward in multiple directions, but they were not under the command of each other, and the progress was inconsistent, so he and Wanyan Loushi calmly went around Taiyuan City and eliminated them one by one... Do you understand?"
Yuwen Xuzhong lowered his head and said nothing, obviously he understood, but the other gentlemen obviously did not understand.
"Your Majesty, it would be better to quickly issue a golden medal to summon Han Shizhong and Wang De back to the city." As soon as the emperor stopped talking, Lu Haowen responded earnestly.
"Maybe we can head south to Gwangju to take shelter for a while." Xu Jingheng was also extremely nervous.
Seeing this, Emperor Zhao became really impatient, but he let out a long sigh, then lifted up one side of the chessboard, revealing the armor chain hidden underneath.
The courtyard was suddenly silent. For a moment, there were only swaying flowers and trees, interweaving lights and shadows, and the ground covered with black and white chess pieces dotted on the green space. If there wasn't a murderous emperor who was losing his temper, it would really be a scene of spring.
"Do you really have to make me say something unpleasant?!"
Emperor Zhao stood up with a feeling of suffocation, but he dragged the armor chain and walked with his hands behind his back in the corridor, then suddenly turned around and spoke sternly. "Do you think you really know military affairs?! If you knew military affairs, why did Taiyuan fail like that?! Why did we have the shame of Jingkang?! I knew that Yin Shu might be coming, and I was almost going to put on armor. The reason why I pretended to be nothing was that I suddenly remembered that there were still people like you who were making a fuss in the city! If I force you to put on armor, it would make you panic! I have made it clear to you about today's matter! Hu Yantong will take care of the city defense, so don't interfere! If you can turn a deaf ear to these military affairs, it will be a blessing for the world!"
"I am terrified and unfit to be the Prime Minister. I resign..."
"Why are you resigning?" Zhao Jiu was getting more and more angry, and he threw his armor chain to the ground. "I don't know when the Jin people will come, and you want to resign just because you are wronged... You are wronged, but am I not wronged? Every time I fight, I have to appease the front and the back. I am worried that the soldiers in the front will be intercepted by the officers, and I have to guard against you guys meddling in the back. I have to remind the soldiers in the front not to think about my safety, and I have to think about whether what you say has a hidden meaning... Do you think I want to be this official?! I also want to resign, will you allow it?!"
Everyone including Lu Haowen stood in silence, and the only military officer, Wang Yuan, even knelt down.
"Okay, that's it." As if his anger had suddenly disappeared, Emperor Zhao suddenly returned to normal, but he raised his hand slightly. "Based on Yin Shuke's past behavior, I think he will come, but the more so, the more we must not panic... Otherwise, it will be exactly what he wants. Because there are two key points in this battle. One is that we must not be scared by his reputation and abandon the fortified city; the other is that we must not rush to summon Han Shizhong and Wang De here on the pretext of being safe, in order to prevent the city from being besieged and reinforcements being attacked!"
Lu Haowen and others were helpless. They looked at each other and could only suppress their anxiety and obey the order.
As soon as all the ministers left, including Chief Censor Zhang Jun and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Camp Wang Yuan, they had to disperse due to their status. For a while, only Scholar Xiaolin and General Liu were left... Scholar Xiaolin was Scholar Yutang, originally a close minister, while Liu was recently retained by the emperor on assignment from the Military Affairs Department and became a new attendant, assisting the emperor in military affairs. It was also known to everyone that he was referred to as General Liu.
"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty..." As soon as the person left, Liu Ziyu bowed his head and sighed, but he couldn't help but be cautious in his words.
"It's okay, as long as it's useful. I'm used to it." Emperor Zhao reluctantly sat back in the corridor, looking at the chess pieces on the floor and shaking his head. "Yan Xiu, there's something I didn't ask before, why don't you tell me?"
"I have two more questions, one of which you know better than anyone else... I was just about to ask Wanyan Yinshu about his past experiences and abilities, so as to remind you."
Zhao Jiu nodded suddenly, then picked up the chess pieces on the ground together with Feng Yi beside him.
"However, I do have one last question." Liu Ziyu saw the emperor bending down to pick up the items and wanted to help, but because Feng Yi was also there, he couldn't stand in the same line with him. He could only lower his head to pick up the piece of armor chain, then stood awkwardly to the side and continued speaking.
"It's okay." Zhao Jiu understood and stopped.
"I would like to ask Your Majesty, do you think we should fight against Wanyan Yinshu at this time, or should we not fight against him?" Liu Ziyu asked carefully.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Jiu frowned slightly. "Wanyan Yinshu can appear here. Is it because of my decision?"
"That's not what I meant. I want to know your attitude..." Liu Ziyu glanced at the scholar Xiao Lin who was standing at the side and looked out of control. He hesitated a little but still asked. "Do you feel that it's more enjoyable to have a war to fight and Wanyan Yinshu here? At least you have something to do?"
Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help laughing: "Do you think I should be happy? Or let me ask you a question, Liu Qing, do you think we should fight Wanyan Yinshu at this time?"
"I don't think so." Liu Ziyu answered simply. "I know the enemy's strengths and weaknesses. Now the emperor is unstable, the army is disorganized, and the system is not established. It is really not a good time to fight..."
"But do you think I'm looking forward to the war? Do you think I don't want to settle down after my last successful gamble?" Zhao Jiu interrupted him, holding a few chess pieces and asked with a smile. "Is that what you mean?"
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