In the court, Emperor Wen sat there with a sullen face.
In his hand, he was holding a handwritten letter from Qin Liugan.
It's obvious from the handwriting that Qin Liu dared to do this!
The North Foothills is closed!
Qin Liugan led his men to rush to Shuobei without stopping, but they were unable to pass through Beilu Pass.
The commander guarding Beilu Pass is no longer Yuan Cong!
Instead, it was replaced by Zuo Ren!
Zuo Ren directly ordered people to put up a big sign outside Beilu Pass, and Beilu Pass would be closed for one month!
Qin Liugan stood outside Beilu Pass and cursed for half an hour before Zuo Ren allowed Qin Liugan to enter the pass.
However, only Qin Liugan was allowed to enter the pass!
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None of the people Qin Liu dared to bring were able to get in.
Half a day later, Qin Liugan wrote a letter and had it sent back to the imperial city.
In this letter, Qin Liugan also informed Emperor Wen of the reason for closing the Beilu Pass.
Lao Liu is not dead!
Shen Luoyan, Qin Qihu and Dugu Ce are not dead either!
They adopted Yun Zheng's strategy and divided their troops into two groups. One group was led by Dugu Ce, who broke out from the front after annihilating more than 20,000 troops of Aluta, the Left Wise King of Beihuan.
The other group, led by Yun Zheng and Qin Qihu, broke out in the direction of Weibian. They not only burned a large amount of enemy food and tents, but also raided the Weibian and Beihuan tribes in succession, killing thousands of Beihuan people, and seized nearly 10,000 war horses and more than 30,000 cattle and sheep. Finally, they returned to Shuofang through the Liefeng Gorge.
Of the more than 40,000 people in Gobian, about 30,000 managed to break out.
These are all good news!
However, the rest of the letter is full of bad news.
More than 40,000 troops in Gobian were surrounded because the Wei Wenzhong brothers were colluding with the enemy!
After Yun Zheng and his men broke out, the Northern Army was outraged.
Now, Wei Shuo has been beheaded in Jing'an Guard.
After Wei Wenzhong fled to Tianhu Lake, he was captured by Tianhu defenders Huo Gu and Wang Qi.
Now, Yun Zheng has completely taken control of the Northern Army.
At present, Yuan Cong and his son and some guards of Beilu Pass have been imprisoned and are not in danger of their lives for the time being.
At the end of the letter, Qin Liugan even guaranteed Yun Zheng with his own life, saying that Yun Zheng had absolutely no intention of rebelling.
As for the specific situation, Qin Liugan doesn't know it yet, and he has already rushed to Suining Guard to find out the situation.
Qin Liu dared to ask Emperor Wen not to be anxious and to give him some time to figure out the situation first.
Emperor Wen read Qin Liugan's handwritten letter over and over three times, then with a grim face he handed the letter to Mu Shun and asked him to read it out in front of all the ministers.
Upon learning the contents of the letter, the entire court was in an uproar.
"Treason! The Sixth Prince is committing treason!"
"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to capture the rebels!"
"How could Wei Wenzhong be collaborating with the enemy? It must be the Sixth Prince who is slandering Wei Wenzhong in order to seize power and rebel!"
"I don't think so! If Wei Wenzhong didn't collude with the enemy, why would so many generals of the Northern Army side with the Sixth Prince?"
"Your Majesty, there must be something fishy going on here! I think we can have General Zhao prepare to quell the rebellion, but before we understand the situation, we should not send troops to attack Beilu Pass!"
"Bullshit! If we don't send troops now, do we have to wait until the Sixth Prince completely wins over the hearts of the Northern Army?"
"I second the motion..."
For a while, there was chaos in the court.
The vast majority of people advised Emperor Wen to send troops as soon as possible and quell the rebellion before Yun Zheng could gain a firm foothold in the Northern Palace Army.
Only Zhang Huai and a few generals thought that it was not appropriate to send troops at this time and that they had to wait until the situation was clarified.
Emperor Wen said nothing and just sat there allowing his ministers to argue in the court.
At this moment, Emperor Wen didn't know whether he should laugh or be angry.
Yun Zheng and his men did not die. Not only did they successfully break through, they also won a battle.
If things ended here, he would definitely be excited to summon two concubines to sleep with him.
But what happened next really made him furious.
Although Qin Liu dared to guarantee Yun Zheng with his life, Yun Zheng's action was tantamount to treason!
Even if Yun Zheng and his men killed Wei Shuo and captured Wei Wenzhong, he could think that Yun Zheng was avenging the soldiers who were killed by Wei Wenzhong!
But who gave Yun Zheng the power to detain Yuan Cong and his son and the generals of Beilu Pass?
Who gave Yun Zheng the power to appoint the garrison commander of Beilu Pass?
Only he, the emperor, can appoint the commander of Beilu Pass!
But Emperor Wen couldn't understand why Wei Wenzhong, who had guarded Shuobei diligently for many years, would collude with the enemy.
Lao Liu made great contributions in recovering the three border cities. Should I not give Wei Wenzhong credit for the achievement?
Why did Wei Wenzhong sacrifice the lives of more than 40,000 people!
No, it’s more than 60,000 people!
There are also more than 20,000 old and weak soldiers escorting food and fodder to the edge of the hill!
Why was Wei Wenzhong so cruel?
But if you say that this matter has nothing to do with Wei Wenzhong, why do so many soldiers of the Northern Army stand on Lao Liu's side?
Emperor Wen's chest kept rising and falling, but his mind was in a mess.
Now, he only wants to do one thing!
Call that bastard Lao Liu over, slap him hard twice, and then ask him what happened!
"Have you had enough of the quarrel?"
After a long time, Emperor Wen finally couldn't help but let out an angry roar.
In an instant, the entire court fell silent.
"I acknowledge my guilt!"
Everyone confessed their guilt.
"Know your guilt? I think it's me who should know my guilt!"
Emperor Wen roared with a livid face, "I am guilty! I gave birth to such a bastard son! I was too kind to you bastards, and you treated the court like a market!"
Faced with Emperor Wen's anger, all the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent.
They could understand Emperor Wen's mood at the moment.
It was quite good that Emperor Wen did not jump up and curse.
Emperor Wen tried hard to calm down, then turned to look at Yun Li, "Tell me, what should we do now?"
"this……"
Yun Li paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I think that Father should take advantage of the fact that Sixth Brother has not yet established a firm foothold in the Northern Army and quickly send troops to quell the rebellion!"
Lao Liu, this bastard, acts so quickly!
They didn't even get any news!
A few days ago, he was still happy that Yun Zheng was dead.
Now, this bastard suddenly came back to life and took control of the Northern Army!
If I let this bastard gain a foothold in the Northern Army, it would be extremely difficult to kill him!
The key point is that Wei Wenzhong was captured alive!
Once Wei Wenzhong was escorted back to the imperial city, the fact that he had sent people to communicate with Wei Wenzhong and Wei Shuo would no longer be concealed!
Yun Zheng must die!
Wei Wenzhong must also die!
"Send troops to quell the rebellion?"
Emperor Wen stared at Yun Li coldly, "How many people do you think we should lead to attack Beilu Pass?"
"this……"
Yun Li choked slightly and stopped talking for a moment.
Beilu Pass!
This damn Beilu Pass!
Da Gan spent countless manpower and financial resources to build Beilu Pass.
How could Beilu Pass be so easily breached?
"Speak up! Why don't you say anything?"
Emperor Wen had a gloomy face and looked like he was about to explode at any moment.
Yun Li looked at Emperor Wen cautiously and said anxiously, "I am not familiar with military affairs. You can ask the generals about this matter..."
"Okay, then ask!"
Emperor Wen rarely scolded Yun Li for being useless, and gave him a chance to ask questions to the generals.
Yun Li was extremely embarrassed and looked up at Xue Che: "General Xue, how many troops do you think it will take to break through Beilu Pass?"
Xue Che shook his head slightly, and said bitterly: "I'm afraid that the emperor and the prince don't like what I have to say, so I'd better not say anything!"
"explain!"
Emperor Wen's face darkened. "No matter what the old general says, I will forgive you!"
With Emperor Wen's words, Xue Che was no longer afraid.
"Whoever wants to attack Beilu Pass by force, go! I will not go!"
Xue Che sighed faintly, "I am old, and my heart has softened! I cannot bear to see those good men in the army go to their deaths..."
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