"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this news, Zhang Fu trembled and took a few steps back.
He almost fell to the ground, but his son immediately rushed forward and helped his father up.
Zhang Fu, having just recovered from his shock, said in a trembling voice:
"It's over, it's all over."
How could you entrust hundreds of thousands of troops to a eunuch who knows absolutely nothing about military affairs?
This is simply...
"Quickly, hurry to the palace! I need to see His Majesty!"
He then set off for the palace, intending to meet His Majesty.
His son shook his head and said:
"Father, this is a decision made by His Majesty himself. I heard that the second Grand Secretary Yu Gan and others in the cabinet strongly opposed it, but His Majesty rejected their objections."
After all, Wang Zhen was a favorite of His Majesty, a eunuch who had grown up with His Majesty, and the person His Majesty trusted most.
Even if Father were to pass away, I'm afraid...
At this point, Zhang Fu's son shook his head in anguish.
His meaning was clear: even if he went, His Majesty would not change his decision.
Faced with his son's dissuasion, Zhang Fu waved his hand and said:
"I am not fighting for myself, but for hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and for the Great Wu."
An incompetent general can lead to the downfall of an entire army. This eunuch, who knew nothing about military affairs, entrusted all the elite troops of the court to him.
In case something goes wrong.
The imperial court is in danger, and so is the Great Wu.
How could I face Emperor Taizong in the afterlife?
After saying that, he was going to the palace to meet the emperor in person, even though he knew it was impossible.
But he still wants to fight for it himself.
After tidying himself up for the emperor's audience, he entered the palace, knelt outside, and requested an audience with the emperor.
However, after he requested to see the emperor, he was delayed in receiving the emperor's summons.
Instead, a young eunuch arrived, glanced coldly at Zhang Fu, who was kneeling on the ground with a full head of white hair, and said indifferently:
"His Majesty has already given his word; he will not see anyone today."
Having overheard this, Zhang Fu immediately took out a bag of silver from his person and stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand, saying:
"Father-in-law, please go and report this again."
"Stop talking. His Majesty said he won't see anyone today."
After saying that, he pushed the bag of silver that Zhang Fu had handed over back.
Having spent so long in the palace, he knows exactly what money he should and shouldn't accept.
Zhang Fu wants to see the emperor now, simply because Eunuch Wang wants to become the commander-in-chief of the army.
Zhang Fu, who is standing in front of me, will definitely oppose Eunuch Wang.
I'll still be working in the palace someday.
How could I dare to relay a message to Zhang Fu, who opposes Eunuch Wang?
You should know that Eunuch Wang Zhen is the head of all eunuchs, the ancestor of all eunuchs.
Offending him would definitely mean certain death for me.
So he directly refused the silver that Zhang Fu offered.
Then he left without looking back.
They completely ignored Zhang Fu, who was kneeling outside the palace.
Unable to see the emperor, Zhang Fu remained kneeling in place, stunned.
He knew that the army was very likely doomed.
Liaodong.
Outside a city in Liaodong, some Jurchen people with shaved heads were carrying supplies provided to them by various cities in Liaodong.
Meanwhile, 30,000 Jurchen cavalrymen remained stationary in the distance.
In the center of the 30,000 Jurchen cavalry, Wanyan Jian, fully armored, gazed at everything before him.
At this point, he had already led the Jurchen cavalry to support Li Qin, in accordance with his initial decision.
However, he did not bring all 40,000 Jurchen cavalry with him.
After all, there were still 20,000 Jurchen cavalrymen to their north.
He still wants to leave over ten thousand people to guard his hometown.
So he led 30,000 Jurchen cavalry south to assist in the battle.
At this moment, a young Jurchen general, who also had a raven tail, came over and said:
“Father, those southerners really won’t let us into the city to rest at all.”
We went there to help them, yet he treated us like thieves.
After hearing his son Wanyan Gun's words, Wanyan Jian shook his head and said:
"That's normal."
Then he turned to the general beside him and said:
"Now that we've received the supplies they provided, let's move on."
Upon hearing Wanyan Jian's words, the young Wanyan Gun immediately exclaimed excitedly:
"Great! Let's get to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible. It's time to let those southerners know how powerful we are."
I will make them remember the terror of our Jurchen warriors forever.
After hearing his child's words, Wanyan Jian patted him and said:
"Your courage is commendable, but who said our goal is to reach Shanhaiguan?"
Wanyan Gun was clearly taken aback upon hearing his father's words.
Then he asked his father in confusion:
“Father, aren’t we going to help and support Li Qin?”
Li Qin is currently in Shanhaiguan, so of course we should go there to assist him.
After hearing his son say these words, Wanyan Jian shook his head and said:
"No, we're not going to Shanhaiguan. It's precisely because Li Qin is in Shanhaiguan that we're not going there."
"Father, why?"
Aren't we going to help Li Qin?
He's in Shanhaiguan right now. How can we help him if we don't go there?
Wanyan Gun looked at his father in front of him with a puzzled expression, as if he couldn't understand him at all.
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