Chapter 1684: The old woman Empress Dowager (1)

The reason why Zhang Shen had come out to gather the rank Four Masters and some powerful generals was that the order to retreat was too important. In terms of official position, he was only yang Gong’s advisor and not someone who could make decisions.

Yang Gong, who was in charge, was unconscious and his life was uncertain. The other in charge had been killed by Xu Erlang.

From Qingzhou to Danzhou, he had fought and killed all the way. This beautiful and weak scholar had accumulated an incalculable amount of hostility in his heart.

In the past, even if Xu Erlang had ten guts, he would not dare to kill a lower second-rank Chengtan official.

In chaotic times, human lives were like grass. It was not just the common people, but also the officials and soldiers.

Very quickly, other than the generals on duty, all the higher-ups were gathered in the commander’s compound of the living quarters.

Among these people, there were the sect and sect Masters of martial Union, Chu Yuanxi, Hengyuan, yang qianhuan, and the other rebel army leaders, as well as generals from the Imperial court like Yang Yan and Chen Ying. There were also generals from the previous Qingzhou Garrison who did not have high cultivation but had rich battle experience.

It was worth mentioning that the former commander of Qingzhou, Zhou Mi, who had the highest position besides yang Gong, had died in Chenzhou.

In the inner hall, a middle-aged eunuch dressed in a Python robe waited for everyone to gather before he looked around and said in a deep voice, ”

“How’s Duke Yang’s injury?”

Li Mubai, who was sitting on the left, said,

“His life is saved, but he is still unconscious. As for when he will wake up, it is still unknown.”

The seal-bearing eunuch frowned and looked to the side at the white-robed figure with his back to the crowd.

“You can’t even save yang qianhuan?”

The white-robed figure with his back to the crowd raised his chin and said arrogantly,

“If it weren’t for the fact that I, yang Gong, who invited the bright moon to pluck the stars, was here, yang Gong would have died in the city.”

The seal-bearing eunuch’s lips twitched as he dismissed the idea of conversing with yang qianhuan. He retracted his gaze and continued to ask, ”

“Where’s Yao Hong?”

Everyone looked at Xu niannian.

To be honest, Yang Yan and the others had been in the officialdom for many years. Unless they were forced to, they really did not dare to kill a secondary second-rank chief administrator.

As for martial Union’s sect Masters, they would not do such a thing either. A state’s administrator, a dignified secondary rank-2, was not someone outsiders like them could kill as they pleased.

With such a deep relationship between martial Union and the great Feng imperial court, it would not be worth it if their anger caused their relationship to break down.

Probably only Xu niannian had the confidence and decisiveness to immediately put an end to it when he saw that something was wrong. He even knew that everyone had concerns and took the initiative to step forward to shoulder the burden.

Although he wasn’t as dazzling as his cousin Xu Qi ‘an, his ability, courage, and responsibility had won the unanimous approval of Yang Yan and the others.

Xu niannian replied calmly, ”

“In order to appease the officials and the Squires, envoy Yao bu fell ill from overwork and is recuperating in his residence.”

He would just give Yao Hong a chance to “die for his country” later.

Xu niannian wasn’t afraid that the Empress would punish him after the matter was exposed. Even if huaiqing would punish him, no one would dare to say anything if he pushed his big brother forward.

“Lord Yao, you’ve worked hard!”

The seal-bearing eunuch coughed and went straight to the point.

“Today, I am following the emperor’s imperial edict to order all of you to retreat from Yongzhou overnight, preserve your strength, and retreat to the capital.”

No one spoke. Everyone communicated with their eyes in silence. They were not surprised, only angry and unwilling.

First of all, Yongzhou was the last barrier. If they lost Yongzhou, the Yunzhou Army would reach the capital.

With Xu Erlang and the others ‘eyes, they could understand that they would have a higher chance of winning if they fought the Yunzhou Army in the capital.

But the problem was that this was a dangerous move, and Da Feng had no way out.

Secondly, by giving Yongzhou to Xu Pingfeng, Xu Pingfeng’s combat power would go up another level, and the Yongzhou Army would also take advantage of the situation to grab Yongzhou’s resources and recruit soldiers. They had finally crippled the Yongzhou Army, so were they going to waste all their efforts?

In the end, what would happen to the people in Yongzhou City?

Although people’s lives were like grass in chaos, people still had compassion. If the Yunzhou Army massacred the city, these hundreds of thousands of people …

Seeing that no one was speaking, li Mubai coughed and said,

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that!

“If we give up Yongzhou, it will only help to boost the morale of the Yunzhou Army and help them recover their strength. The battle of the Northern Territory has yet to come to an end, but if we follow His Majesty’s instructions, even if Xu yinluo wins the battle, we may not have a chance of winning.”

Don’t forget, Luo Yuheng’s success in his tribulation was only barely on par with Da Feng’s battle prowess, and it didn’t mean that Da Feng could turn the tables on Yunzhou.

Zhang Shen said indifferently, ”

“Your Majesty is talented, but you are not good at leading troops to war. It was inevitable to make a wrong estimation.

“As the saying goes, when a general disobeys the emperor’s orders, we also have our own ideas. If His Majesty blames us after this, you can come to me, Zhang Shen.”

Yang Yan and the others were Wei Yuan’s trusted aides as well as the Empress’s trusted aides. However, on this matter, they supported the great Confucians of Yun Lu Academy.

Emperor huaiqing’s talents were not inferior to a man’s, and might even be far superior to an ordinary scholar. However, she was also a woman. What did she know about war?

However, they were the Empress’s people after all. Although they thought about it, they didn’t show it.

Fu Jingmen snorted coldly.

“If you want to retreat, you can do so yourself. Martial Union won’t retreat!”

Yang cuixue touched her sword and said in a low voice, ”

“This old man’s disciples all died in Yongzhou, so I should also die Here, so that we won’t be in vain.

“Martial Union is not under the Imperial court’s jurisdiction. If you want to leave, you can leave.”

The general of Qingzhou was slightly moved and his blood was boiling.

His Majesty was right. This group of people had disobeyed his orders … The seal-bearing eunuch recalled what the Emperor had told him before he left for Yongzhou.

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