It cannot be said that Yang Yizhen’s efforts were completely useless; it can only be said that they were completely useless.
The Qinghe army still followed the plan and took over the cities that he had ordered to be abandoned along the way, and arrived at the outskirts of Taijing City on time a month later.
After encountering a relatively resolute resistance from the Taijing Garrison Corps, and considering that the soldiers were extremely tired after a month-long march, Lin Hai finally ordered a rest and began to build a forward camp on a large scale.
Of course, as the attacking party, Lin Hai can choose to rest, but as the defending party, the Taijing Garrison Corps is not so comfortable.
On the fifth day of November, the day after it was officially confirmed that the main force of Qinghe appeared in the suburbs of Thai capital, the Khmer King Sin Yok Ping once again summoned important civil and military ministers to start a new round of court meetings.
Surprisingly, Yang Yizhen still holds the position of right prime minister.
To be honest, this was beyond many people's expectations.
After all, it was his idea to take a tough stance against Qinghe, and it was also his idea to organize a large army to rescue Jingdong.
There was nothing wrong with these two points. They were decided by everyone in the court. Yang Yizhen was just a proposer of a plan. If they won, the senior bureaucrats present would have ten thousand reasons to take the greatest credit for themselves.
But isn't this a loss?
That’s your problem, Yang Yizhen!
It is impossible that the wise and powerful King and us loyal subjects are all guilty, right?
Although we all agreed at that time, that was because we were all deceived by you!
This further demonstrates your evilness.
So when the news that Yang Yizhen was defeated and exceeded his authority by ordering the garrisons to retreat without the approval of the Khmer king reached Bangkok, impeachment memorials against him flooded into the palace like a tide. Everyone called for the killing of Yang Yizhen and even wanted to kill all nine generations of his clan.
Yang Yizhen, who had just rushed back to Taijing, just sneered after hearing the news.
hehe.
If you have the guts, go ahead.
Not to mention that Gao Shengtai was now chopped into a meat soup by Xin Yue, and even his body couldn't be distinguished when he was buried. It is impossible for the king to kill the right prime minister right after the death of the left prime minister.
Let’s say that the Qinghe army is following us now, and you impeach me. Okay, then you go and resist the Qinghe people. If you succeed, then I will admit defeat.
So when Yang Yizhen just returned to Taijing for the grand court meeting, facing the surging public outrage, Yang Yizhen remained calm and just calmly apologized to Xin Yueping, and said that although he had lost 40,000 troops, he also gathered garrisons from all over the place, and estimated that there were as many as 40,000 of them.
Coupled with the urgent transfer of financial resources and food from various places, the city of Taijing had no worries and was not afraid even of being besieged.
What's more, only more than 5,000 troops were withdrawn from the Thai capital's garrison at the beginning, and now more than 40,000 troops have been brought back. Together with the original strength of the garrison, the total force that can be used to defend Thai capital is as high as 100,000!
Of course, Yang Yizhen was defeated after all, and there was no way he could turn defeat into victory.
So after he finished saying the above, he knelt down respectfully, expressing his willingness to accept the sanctions of the national law and asking His Majesty the King to select other wise ministers to resist the Qinghe people.
"If any of my colleagues think they can win, as long as they sign a military order, I am willing to step down and face the execution ground today."
Yang Yizhen said so.
This sentence was like stirring up a hornet's nest.
The ministers couldn't stand it anymore.
It was like he was doing something bad and just as he finished writing the plan, someone posted it online. Then he was criticized by others. Not only did they doubt his intentions, but because the plan itself was poorly written, people even doubted his IQ.
Ministers continued to come forward and condemned and abused Yang Yizhen with the most vicious language. The whole process lasted for a full hour as Yang Yizhen knelt on the ground without saying a word and Xin Yueping looked up at the sky.
However, maybe Yang Yizhen was too thick-skinned, or this world was a world of low martial arts and low magic, and everyone's magic attacks had no effect. After many people scolded him until his mouth was dry and he almost died, Yang Yizhen was still alive and well.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished cursing, Xin Yueping asked calmly, "Which minister will take over as the Right Prime Minister, lead the garrison troops to defend Taijing, and drive out the Qinghe bandits?"
Xin Yueping's voice was not loud.
But it was like a bolt from the blue.
As soon as he finished speaking, the court, which had been noisy like ten thousand ducks crossing a river, suddenly became quiet.
The minister who was still indignant immediately became extremely calm. Not only did he stop talking, he even returned to where he should be standing, and then began to look at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.
Xin Yueping asked again.
This time the court seemed to be even quieter, and even the sound of the eunuchs tiptoeing outside the hall could be clearly heard.
"My dear Wei, you speak." Xin Yueping pointed to someone.
Everyone with the surname Wei at the scene was so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and had to look up to see if His Majesty was referring to them.
Fortunately, it’s not.
Wei Shuma, the commander of the Taijing Garrison Corps, had to come out and talk to him. He knew very well that he was the one being called.
But this is a difficult question to answer.
From a purely military perspective, Wei Shuma actually did not want to have a civilian official weighing down on him. Whether it was a field battle or defending a city, he would lead the troops alone.
It’s a pity that this is the system of the kingdom.
At no time would the king and his officials allow a general like him to lead the troops alone.
But fortunately, His Majesty at least asked for his opinion.
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