Change of dynasty?
hiss!
If the consequences of defeat are not controlled in time, the people will be in chaos, the refugees will take advantage of this to revolt, or the enemy will take advantage of the situation to re-enter. Will this lead to such serious consequences?
Xiaoying listened in astonishment and swallowed hard, "So, our target isn't the refugees. They can barely protect themselves right now, so they can't think that far ahead."
"It's the shop owners of the major shops, those who have some power, who are afraid that they will cause trouble."
“Only by stopping the people in the middle stream can we stabilize the situation.”
"After all, defeat could lead to chaos. What if..."
No, there won't be any such thing.
Xiaoying suppressed the panic in her heart.
The matter was temporarily suppressed, and no major incident occurred among the people. The refugees also gave her face because they had received her favor.
For a moment, the discussions gradually subsided.
Miss Lu was relieved when she learned about it. With her father's permission, she went to Chen Wei's house in person with gifts to thank him.
Chen Wei took the opportunity to ask about the Xiongnu: "Miss Lu, there is something I know I shouldn't ask, but I still want to say something. Will the Xiongnu invaders continue to send troops to attack, or will they negotiate peace?"
Miss Lu didn't know about the important affairs of the court, but fortunately her father mentioned it to her before he came, as if he guessed that Chen Wei would ask this question.
After the ups and downs that Chen Wei had caused in the capital during this period, Changshou Shop became prosperous, and finally a women's martial arts school was established, which made Lu Xiang, who had originally despised this, look at him with admiration.
Not long ago, Chen Wei opened up grain supply to help the disaster-stricken and supported the weak. This pattern led to her father's very good evaluation of her.
Miss Lu whispered, "This disaster is quite serious. If we continue the attack, we will have to mobilize food and supplies from all over the country."
"But with this disaster...if we mobilize the food and fodder, the victims will have no chance of survival. The Emperor doesn't want to be branded as someone who doesn't care about the people."
"Also, it seems that the Huns are well prepared this time. Even if a fight really breaks out, it will be difficult for our country to win."
"So someone in the court wrote a petition, saying that rather than suffering losses on both sides, it would be better to cede territory, retreat, and seek peace, and then slowly make plans."
This answer was within Shen Wei's expectations. On the surface, it seemed that this was indeed caused by a natural disaster, and there was nothing that could be done about it.
but--
Is it really just a natural disaster?
Chen Wei changed the subject and asked, "I heard that General Gongming was injured?"
Miss Lu nodded:
"Yes, our country is now in decline."
"Besides General Gongming, there's no one else in the court capable of handling this important task. I secretly heard... my father mention in his study that this defeat was actually due to a disturbance within the army."
"Each faction wanted to compete for credit and create discord, inserting some young masters who knew nothing into the position of commander. In the end, there were many secret battles over this."
"Some of them were used to playing in the capital. They had originally gone there to earn military merit, but ended up being tricked by their enemies into using their beauty to lure them into revealing some information about their deployment. Coincidentally, the beauty their enemies had found turned out to be their spies..."
"I originally wanted to eliminate a competitor, but I didn't expect it to ruin everything. But this matter involves too many people, and it has been suppressed by high-ranking officials. You must not tell anyone."
Chen Wei became even more worried after hearing these words.
The high-ranking officials of the imperial court only saw the third part of the power. For the sake of this power, they did not hesitate to send their spoiled offspring to gain military merits. However, this resulted in internal conflicts, which allowed the enemy to take advantage of the situation and invade.
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