After a long time, the two came out.

Li Xiuzhu didn't show much fear. As a first-rate master, he was capable of seeing through ninety-five people in advance.

And this is the imperial palace, I might add, it is no problem to understand 99 percent of the people.

Although it is not known whether there are any peerless masters around Li Kuo, it seems that Wang Defa is just a second-rate person.

That’s right, there aren’t so many sunflower ancestors, and only one of them can kill everyone in this palace.

After having dinner with Li Biyao, Li Xiuzhu left the palace with Li Biyao reluctantly.

I didn't see Li Xiuning and her sisters this time. I don't know if they were eating or taking a nap, but it's better not to see them, otherwise there would be no world for the two of us.

Thinking of this, Li Xiuzhu suddenly had a strange idea. Wasn't this considered causing trouble in the palace?

Li Xiuzhu's carriage did not go back, but turned to Su Chengcheng's place.

But what Li Xiuzhu didn't expect was that the two of them were not there. But after thinking about it, Li Xiuzhu felt that maybe they were there. He naturally knew about Su Chengcheng being put in solitary confinement, so it was possible that he couldn't see her.

At the same time, just as Li Xiuzhu left the palace, a horse ran into Shangjing City.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, eight hundred miles in a hurry, eight hundred miles in a hurry..."

Passersby dodged the galloping knight in panic, and only started talking after the horse ran away.

It was obvious that this person came from the north, but it was rushed 800 miles. Could it be that the battle was not going well? It was no wonder that they thought so. The knight looked very anxious.

After so many years in Shangjing City, who hasn't seen urgent reports twice?

Therefore, anyone with a little knowledge could sense that something was wrong.

But they were not worried at all. If they were defeated, they were defeated. It was impossible for them to break into the capital city anyway.

It's none of my business, so I'll just ignore it. This is the mentality of the people in the capital.

For ordinary people, it is best to have enough food and drink.

The express train of 800 miles arrived at the palace very quickly. When Li Kuo heard the voice, he looked towards the door with a serious expression.

Wang Defa was already standing by the door, waiting for someone to come in.

As soon as the messenger entered, he shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, the border is 800 miles away, please hurry."

The messenger's voice was hoarse and his lips were chapped, which showed how urgent the situation was.

Upon hearing the voice, Wang Defa stepped forward, took the communication tube, quickly poured out the message and respectfully presented it to Li Kuo.

Li Kuo picked up the message and took a look at it, and suddenly his body shook.

On the first day of September in the Jiashen year, the Silla army and the spies and gentry of Jiayuguan joined forces to open the gates of Jiayuguan and Juyongguan.

Minister Luo Shicheng urgently dispatched troops to counterattack, and only after tens of thousands of casualties did he close the gate of Jiayuguan again.

At that time, Juyongguan, which served as a support for Jiayuguan, was lost, and 30,000 soldiers were captured and killed.

The food supply to Jiayu Pass was cut off by 50,000 Silla soldiers, who besieged the pass.

The soldiers at Panshan Pass in the rear cannot move any further. I implore Your Majesty to send more troops to support Jiayu Pass.

Is this a battle report? This is a death report.

"What on earth is Luo Shicheng doing? He actually let spies break into his house."

"Is he senile?"

Luo Shicheng said that he felt wronged as well. He had paid great attention to the defense of the city wall. There were no less than 5,000 defenders every day, an average of one person every two meters.

Among them, an additional 1,000 people were deployed to take turns to defend the northern direction.

But who could have imagined that a group of 3,000 gentry in the city would rebel.

It was hard to resist 3,000 people suddenly attacking the city gate from the inside, not to mention there were 50,000 soldiers outside who were watching covetously.

If it weren't for Luo Shicheng's quick reaction, Jiayuguan would have fallen into the hands of Silla by now.

Prince Consort? Li Xiuzhu!

Li Kuo's eyes lit up. He recognized Li Xiuzhu's talent. Although Li Xiuzhu said that he was only good at talking about war on paper, which famous general in history was not good at talking about war on paper at the beginning? I fought a war before Crouching Dragon came out of the mountain? Everyone has a first time, right? "Draft an edict!"

"promise!"

When Wang Defa was ready, Li Kuo spoke up, "Now that the war in the north has changed, I have appointed the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works as General of Cavalry, commanding 50,000 troops, holding the emperor's imperial seal, and leading the army to the north."

Wang De felt numb, this...

"Your Majesty, this acceptance of fate needs to be discussed in the court, right?"

Li Kuo's eyes suddenly went dark.

"Do you think I have time to discuss this now?"

"And if we discuss it, will those old guys agree immediately?"

"The most important thing is, if I listen to them and send someone who is not satisfactory, can I feel at ease?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"Go and draft the decree and announce it."

Wang Defa was even more embarrassed after hearing this.

"But the withdrawal of these soldiers must go through the Secretariat, and then the officials will also have to come and argue."

"So this man is from my personal guards, the Sixteen Guards of Kyoto."

After saying this, Li Kuo waved his hand without further explanation.

"Well, okay!"

"Go and issue the decree. This is the tiger talisman for the 16 guards of Kyoto to mobilize troops."

"After the decree is issued, invite the three ministers to discuss politics."

Wang Defa was stunned again. They had already sent troops, so why were they still discussing politics? Well, how could he possibly understand the saint's thoughts?

Wang Defa didn't dare to ask any more questions. He stepped out and turned around to issue an edict.

At this time, Li Xiuzhu didn't know that a decree that would set off a false emperor's edict was coming towards him.

Not long after Li Xiuzhu arrived home, Wang Defa came with the imperial edict.

When Li Xiuzhu saw Wang Defa, he was stunned.

"I just saw him, why is he here again? And what's in his hand is an imperial edict?"

"Yes, it must be an imperial decree granting the house. After all, it is the house of the former Grand Tutor. It is normal to issue an imperial decree to show the emperor's great favor for such a large house."

Fu Yuehua, who came with him to receive the decree, was stunned. The house of the former Grand Tutor? Grand Tutor Pang? Why would His Majesty suddenly give Xiuzhu such a big house? "Eunuch Wang, we just separated, why did you come to our house to deliver the decree? Why didn't you just give it to me earlier?"

Wang Defa smiled and said, "This has never happened before. The urgent message from 800 miles away has just arrived in Beijing. Your Majesty thinks that only Lord Li can do this, so he asked me to issue the decree to you."

"800 miles express? What does that have to do with me?"

For a moment, Li Xiuzhu had a growing sense of foreboding in his heart.

"Master Li, please accept the order!"

"Your servant Li Xiuzhu accepts your order!"

"The will of Heaven is clear, and the decree says to act righteously. Today, the Northern Expedition has suffered setbacks, and the general is trapped in Jiayuguan. The country is in danger, and I think you have extraordinary talent, so I specially appoint you as the General of the Cavalry, and you will be given the imperial seal and axe, and you can fight independently."

Li Xiuzhu was confused. What the hell was this? They actually sent him to fight. Didn't they say that? He couldn't do this.

Does His Majesty have no ears? "Lord Li, please accept the order!"

Li Xiuzhu didn't take it, but bowed and said, "Eunuch Wang, we want to see His Majesty."

"I know my own worth, but I'm really not good at leading troops in battle."

(End of this chapter)