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Outside the Meridian Gate, a soldier rolled his saddle and dismounted, held up a fire-lacquered wooden box with his right hand, passed through the numerous palace gates, and passed the wooden box inward. Someone had long since splashed his feet as if he was running to Hongwu Palace and reported to Emperor Qiyuan.

"Go!" Emperor Qi Yuan's face turned solemn after hearing this, and said, "Go back to the West Warm Pavilion!"

"Get up————————————— Qian Hai was shouting in a duck voice, but suddenly saw the emperor wave to him, and hurriedly leaned over and said, "Emperor..."

Emperor Qi Yuan asked in a low voice: "Is there any news about Du Ning?"

"Back to the emperor, there is no news about Lord Du yet."

"You take someone to watch me. If Du Ning returns to Beijing, call him to see me immediately!"

"Yes, the old slave obeys the order!"

"Listen, no matter when he comes back, he must be summoned immediately. Even if I am already asleep, I will wake me up. Do you... understand?"

"Ah...yes, Master, I understand."

Outside the Ganqing Gate, the Minister of War Wang Yuan, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Li Donglu, Yang Zihe, and Fan Xuan hurriedly passed through Longfu Gate and settled outside the Yangxin Hall. "I have important matters to report to Your Majesty!"

"Come in!"

The four of them took off their boots and entered the Western Warehouse. Wang Yuan hurriedly knelt down and held a letter in his hand and said, "Emperor, the emergency military newspaper ahead!"

"Come on!" When the eunuch Qian Hai heard this, he hurried over and took the military newspaper from Wang Yuan, turned around and handed it to Emperor Qi Yuan.

Emperor Qiyuan took the military newspaper and looked gloomy when he saw it. After a while, Emperor Qiyuan threw the military newspaper onto a short table: "It's not enough to succeed, but it's more than failure! They...they..." Emperor Qiyuan clenched his hands into fists, turned around suddenly, and looked out the window. "Before leaving, I repeatedly instructed me, but..."

"Emperor!" Yang Zihe, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, replied: "This time Beirong's invasion of the border in the spring was abnormal. I have learned that last year, heavy snow fell in the north, countless cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and food was shortage. Therefore, the Khan of Beirong Yiliche decided to implement a strategy of assault plundering on our dynasty. The troops were divided into four groups and plundering were the main focus. The key was Yunyang and Yongchang. Previously, Yunyang was broken, and the city guard Wang Guanglu and thousands of soldiers were all killed in battle. The population was killed and captured by more than 200,000, and the food and fodder were even plundered... By the time General Guo led the army northward, Beirong had withdrawn from the pass and returned..."

"Report to the Emperor," Wang Yuan, Minister of War, said: "According to the front war report, General Anyuan Guo Xiao led an army of 200,000 to advance north, and divided into four groups. Guo Xiao personally led 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry to go out of Qingzhou to station in Yunyang; General Fang Yishan of Pingbei led 20,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry to station in Yongchang; General Zhao Tuo led 30,000 infantry to reinforce Guangxia; General Huwei Lin Wen led 30,000 infantry to reinforce Fanyi..."

"Inheriting the emperor's previous intention, after General Anyuan arrived in Yunyang, he built the city and the people, built deep camps and could not defend. The Khan of Beirong, Yiliche, sent the Zuolar King Anguhe and the Youhuai King Xiu Tuhe and both of them were repelled by Guo Xiao and Xiang Yuan. Later, Yiliche changed the tactics and gathered the army. He stood in Yunyang with the Zuolar King Anguhe and his troops to restrain the Anyuan General Guo Xiao, and sent the Youhuai King Xiu Tuhe to lead 20,000 troops to raid Yongchang. The offensive was very fierce, but the Pingbei General Fang Yishan led his troops to fight to the death, and all of them resolved the offensive..."

"In the end, the King Xiu Tuhe of Youhuai led 10,000 remaining soldiers to retreat overnight. At this time, General Pingbei received a military report. Khan Yiliche personally led 50,000 elite cavalry to raid Guangxia. Zhao Tuo's troops were very critical. General Pingbei... believed that the opportunity was not to be missed, so he led 10,000 cavalry under his command, and chased King Xiu Tuhe of Youhuai, and chased for twenty miles and killed more than half of the enemy. Unexpectedly, a large number of cavalry in Beirong suddenly appeared in the rear, and the leader was Iliche's eldest son Hawa..."

Bang! When Emperor Qi Yuan heard this, his breath became more and more urgent, and he punched the mahogany counter. When Wang Yuan saw it, he immediately stopped talking. "Shu Zi...shun..." The Xihun Pavilion was quiet for a moment, and all the ministers knelt on the ground, lowered their heads and dared not speak. After a long time, Emperor Qi Yuan took a deep breath and said, "What's going on? Let's continue, why don't you say it?"

Wang Yuan hurriedly said, "Go back to the emperor, and later... Pingbei General Fang Yishan was attacked from behind by Hawa. King Xiu Xiu Tu He of Youhua also turned around and attacked together... General Pingbei led his troops to fight to the death, and finally broke out with less than 100 people, but... before he could return, he was shot and killed by Hawa..." Wang Yuan looked at Emperor Qiyuan's expression and continued: "Then Hawa and King Xiu Xiu Tu He of Youhuai worked together to attack Yongchang. Yongchang City Guard Cui Ming led the upper and lower troops to fight to the death, fighting fiercely for one day and one night, and the enemy troops lost more than 10,000. Later, Yiliche sent King Nuertai of Zuohuai to lead his troops to reinforce... The city guard Cui Ming was killed in battle, and the general Zhao Yi commanded the battle to continue the battle... In the end, although Yongchang was not lost,... the main general Cheng Shoujun was killed in battle, with most of the soldiers losing, and the remaining arrows were limited. Now... Yongchang was in danger!"

"Fang Yishan... Fang Yishan... If the Empress Dowager had not recommended him this time, I would not have wanted to send him there. He is old and strong, so I am afraid that something might happen to him... Who would have thought that something would happen to him in the end! And it just came out of him, Fang Yishan! How many soldiers did I lose? How many horses did I?" Emperor Qiyuan slowly sat on the cushion and was lost for a while. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Why did you see Guo Xiao rush to help in Yongchang? What was Guo Xiao doing at that time? What was Lin Wen doing?!" After speaking, his tone turned sharp.

"Return to the emperor," Wang Yuan bowed his head and said, "Short after the war started, General Anyuan Guo Xiao realized the trick of Yiliche, but Yunyang was controlled by King Zuola, so General Guo did not dare to leave lightly, so he ordered Xiang Yuan to lead 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to quickly rush to Guangxia. When the Yongchang War began, Yiliche ordered the left and right generals to lead 10,000 elite cavalry and pretend to move in the north. General Huwei did not dare to divide his troops. There were not many soldiers in the foreign city and the city was inferior to other places. If he rushed to other places to help and was taken advantage of by the enemy, then..."

"Stop talking!" Emperor Qi Yuan brushed his sleeves, frowned, and kept rubbing his temples with his hands. "This military newspaper was from a few days ago. Is Yongchang still in our hands now? It's still between the two..."

"What the emperor said is very true." Wang Yuan said: "I think the most urgent task is to quickly select generals and increase troops to help. If Yongchang has not been trapped, it is the best. If Yongchang has fallen into the enemy, then the general should be ordered to repel the enemy and return to the rescue quickly, and encircle the north and south with the imperial court's troops advancing north and south, and encircle the enemy who will invade them!"

"Increase troops...increase troops..." Emperor Qi Yuan raised his head and looked at the top of the pavilion for a while, and said, "Two hundred thousand troops had been released before. This is already my family's fortune. There are soldiers, but food, fodder, carriages and horses... Where do you ask me to get it? If so..."

At this time, Grand Secretary Fan Xuan said: "Your Majesty, I think... it seems that there is no need to leave the near and the far."

"Well? Let's go far away?" Emperor Qi Yuan turned his head and looked at Fan Xuan, asking, "What do you mean? Could you have any skills to solve my problems? Tell me."

Fan Xuan said: "Emperor, since Emperor Gaozu founded the dynasty, I have established four square vassals. When it came to the late emperor, although most of the vassal kings were removed, there were still a few exceptions..."

"Emperor!" Grand Secretary Yang Zihe replied: "I think it is not possible. First, since Emperor Gaozu, there have been cases of foreign disputes such as vassal kings participating in the war, but the situation is different and it is mostly small wars. Such major wars have never occurred. Second, except for King An, all the vassal kings are in the south, from south to north, and the troops are hard to advance far, and there will be some disturbances along the way, and the people's hearts will also fluctuate. The southern troops advance north, with a profound influence; third, all the princes are Pingfans of the imperial court in the south. If they rashly transfer to the north, if there is another war in the south, wouldn't it be a collection of mulberry trees or a loss of the east?"

"Oh...that's what you mean..." Emperor Qi Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at Fan Xuan, then looked at Yang Zihe, and turned his head to Li Donglu: "Master Li didn't say anything for a long time. What do you think about this matter?"

Li Donglu pondered for a moment when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Yang said is very true, but Lord Fan's opinion is not undesirable."

"Hmm?" Emperor Qi Yuan lifted his eyelids and said, "How to learn from it? Tell me."

"I think that the vassal kings are the southern part of the court and cannot leave without permission, but the south is rich, and the military wages and fodder assigned by the court every year are quite generous. The vassal kings have always been loyal to the emperor and served the court. They are all people who are in the Ming Dynasty and know the general. When the court needs it, they will inevitably take the initiative to share the worries of the emperor and solve the problems of the court..."

"Well, it's right. They have submitted memorials to ask for battle these days, but I have thought about it for a while and don't plan to use them yet."

Li Dongludao: "The emperor is wise, but I think that the border situation is urgent at this time. If the loyalty of all the vassal kings is sincere, it would be better to use it..."

"Use?" Emperor Qi Yuan frowned slightly and looked at Li Dongyang.

"That's right, the emperor, the kings are in a position to guard the troops, so the soldiers should not be moved without action, but they are loyal to the court, and they are afraid there will be other ways. Didn't the emperor say that the most worrying thing now is not the absence of soldiers, but..."

"Oh——" Emperor Qiyuan nodded when he heard this. "Haha, I understand. You mean... well, this will work." Emperor Qiyuan pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "That's it! Wang Yuan, go down and draw an order. Forget King An, let's just let the other princes be loyal and contribute the food and grass needed this time! I know that they are all rich and have to give me some blood this time! Tell them that I will not take them for nothing, and after this battle, I will give them twice as much!"

Wang Yuan reported: "Your Majesty, I think... In addition to this, I should also give a generous pension to the families of the fallen and those who have made meritorious battles. At this time, even if some soldiers are a bit out of order, it is for the court after all."

"Well, this is necessary, you can do it. In addition, I will reward him heavily with that general Zhao Yi!"

"Yes, the emperor, that Pingbei General Fang Yishan..."

Pa! Emperor Qi Yuan slapped the table when he heard this: "Shut up!"

"Others can do it, Fang Yishan...hum! He can't do it! He messed up my good situation, and I want to reward him?"

Wang Yuan said: "Emperor, although General Fang violated his order and committed the crime of misunderstanding, he killed more than 10,000 enemy enemies and destroyed the Youhuai King Xiu Tuhe's troops. He was also killed on the battlefield. If he did not reward..."

"So what if I don't reward?" Emperor Qi Yuan stared at Wang Yuan, and his voice turned sharply. "I have always been clear in rewards and punishments. If I have merits, I will reward you. If I have mistakes, I will punish you. Although Fang Yishan has made military achievements this time, he has even greater mistakes! Why are you sad for your old subordinates?"

"I dare not..."
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