Everyone exited the main hall, and the empty hall seemed even more lonely. Qin Rouniang was like a sculpture, with a sickly blush on her pale face. Qin Niang stood beside her, looking at Qin Rouniang with a worried look. Since Congliang's defeat, the Queen Mother has always been in this state of distraught, often staying like this for half a day.
The situation is very bad! Even people like Qin Niang who don¡¯t care much about current affairs know that the current situation is very bad for the court. Tongzhou is lost, and the Northern Expeditionary Army will soon march to the capital. The war in the three southern states It took less than a year to go from advantage to disadvantage, and now, the southern part of the country, which was already weak, had to send Su Can's main force back to Beijing to protect it. Losing the three southern states was almost a certainty, unless a miracle happened. In other words, the only place that the Dai Viet imperial court can still effectively control is Shangjing.
Qin Chi walked in the empty hall, the thumping footsteps made him tremble a little, and a feeling of powerlessness emerged from the bottom of his heart involuntarily.
"Queen Mother!" Standing at the bottom of the stairs, Qin Chi bowed to Qin Rouniang above.
"What bad news did you bring again?" Qin Rouniang leaned forward and looked down at Qin Chi, as if there were dark fire flashing in her eyes.
"Empress Dowager, the news from the battlefield is confirmed. Xing Shu died in battle, Cong Zhong died in battle, and General Cong Liang was captured!" Qin Chi swallowed.
"Congliang was actually captured, and the great general of Vietnam was actually captured?" Qin Rouniang's voice was extremely sharp.
"Yes, Queen Mother, the Northern Expedition Army was covered by Tongzhou tycoon Zhao Donglei in Tongzhou. Before the war, three thousand marines were smuggled into Tongzhou City. When the war broke out and the general was empty of troops, he suddenly launched an attack. Captured from the general." Qin Chi said.
"That's all, is there any news about Xiongkuohai and Ziyan?" Qin Rouniang waved her hand feebly and asked. "Although Anlu is broken, with Ziyan's ability, it is unlikely that he will be trapped. Why hasn't he been trapped for so long? News about her?"
Qin Chi hesitated for a moment, "Queen Mother, actually we have received some news today, but it has not been verified yet, so we did not report it to the Queen Mother."
"Say!" Qin Rouniang looked at Qin Chi and already had some bad feelings in her heart.
"The latest news is that Xiongkuohai fought a fierce battle with Wang Qiang's troops of the Fourth Battalion of the Northern Expeditionary Army at Huangliangtun near Jinhua, and then led thousands of people to break through. However, when they arrived near Panlong Mountain at the junction of Luzhou and Tongzhou, the troops Surrender to the Northern Expeditionary Army." Qin Chi whispered.
"Queen Mother, Xiong Kuo Hai did not surrender, he is missing!" Qin Chi whispered. "The specific situation has not been investigated clearly by Luo Sheng."
"Gone! Gone!" Qin Rouniang muttered a few words in her mouth and suddenly laughed, "I understand, I understand."
"Queen Mother, what do you understand?" Qin Chi asked doubtfully.
"Let's go, let's go!" Qin Rouniang laughed and stood up, circling back and forth on the high steps like a trapped animal, "Zi Yan must have found him. The two of them left me and went there. It¡¯s my own little life!¡±
"Queen Mother!" Qin Niang took a step forward with some worry and supported Qin Rou Niang, "Queen Mother, calm down and don't hurt yourself!"
Qin Rouniang smiled and got rid of Qinniang's arm, "There is nothing else that can be hurt or not."
"Queen Mother, do you want the general to send someone to chase them?" Qin Chi said.
"That's it! That's it!" Qin Rou Niang waved her hand, "That's it for the so-called hozens scattered when a tree falls. Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they have to survive separately when a disaster strikes. What's more, between them and me, the majestic sea and the purple swallows have nothing to lose. What do I do? They don¡¯t owe me anything. It¡¯s a good thing to leave. It¡¯s a good thing to leave and you won¡¯t hang yourself from a tree in the future!¡±
"Qin Chi!"
"The Queen Mother, the end will be here!"
"Qin Chi, you are from the Qin family and you are my cousin. I don't want to say anything more to you. If you want to leave, I won't stop you. After all, you are the only one left in the Qin family now. Qin Zong Qin He died in the civil war in the south, Qin Cheng died in Tongzhou City, and you are the only male member of the Qin family left."
"Queen Mother, I won't leave!" Qin Chi said loudly: "A man will not be able to eat five pots of food when he dies, and he will be cooked by five pots of food when he dies. Qin Chi would rather die a grand death than live a useless life!"
"Okay, okay, you are worthy of being the son of my Qin family. Now that Ziyan is gone, you can take good care of Luo Wang. Remember, keep an eye on Cao Yi." Qin Rouniang ordered.
"Ah?" Qin Chi said with some surprise: "Mother, I think the Chief Assistant is very dedicated. He has done his duty for the defense of Shangjing and has not found any unusual behavior!"
"What do you know?" Qin Rouniang said coldly: "Intensify the surveillance of the Cao Mansion. By the way, don't let Wang Jinglue go. Maybe there will be some clues on his side that can be detected. Qin Chi, don't forget it. , who is Cao Yi? Counting it up, Hao'er's generation has already passed four emperors in his hands. If you really want to talk about it, Li Jian and Li Xiao can be considered dead in his hands. This person Turn your hand over??, turning his hands into rain, he might sell us at any time. If you think about it carefully, there was no time when he sold out his previous master at the most critical moment, and relied on this credit to join us. As a master, you should not expect such a person to be loyal to you. If the current Shangjing City is a strong ship, then Cao Yi might be a termite on this ship and will cause big trouble at any time. ."
"I understand, Queen Mother."
"If you have any doubts, don't take any action without permission. Report to me right away!"
"Yes, Queen Mother! Does Qin Sheng need to be monitored as well?"
"No need, Qin Sheng and Guan Pengju are the same. They are both typical old-school soldiers. You can rest assured that this person will be able to agree to any request he has. Now in the capital city, he is the only one who can really be trusted. You are an old general." Qin Rouniang said painstakingly.
The thick door of the main hall was slowly half-closed behind Qin Chi. Qin Rouniang thought for a long time and said to Qinniang: "Qinniang, some decorations need to be made in the palace."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Is Prime Minister Cao still on guard in the palace?"
"No more, Madam, the Chief Assistant sent him to the old general Qin Sheng the day before yesterday to help!" Qin Niang said.
"Purge the guards in Taiji Palace, Jingren Palace, and Qianqing Palace, and send out everyone who is not one of us."
"Yes!" Qin Niang agreed, but her feet did not move.
"Why don't you deal with these things?" Qin Rouniang glanced at Qinniang strangely.
"Mother, I have a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" Qin Niang said boldly.
"Tell me, you've been with me for so long, but like sisters, there's nothing you should say or shouldn't."
"Why don't you think of another way?"
"Well, what's the other way?"
"Peace talks! Peace talks with King Zhengbei!" Qin Niang said: "Your Majesty, in fact, we are now besieged internally and externally. Please forgive Qin Niang for bluntly saying that if this continues, there is no way out. The best result is to defend Shangjing, but even so, There is no way out! If peace can be negotiated, after all, there is no deep hatred between the empress and King Zhengbei! On the contrary, you still have an old relationship!"
Qin Rou Niang tilted her head and smiled slightly, "Qin Niang, you are wrong. There is indeed no deep hatred between Yun Zhao and me, but the differences between me and him are more difficult to resolve than the deep hatred." She patted the chair, "This dragon chair can only seat one person. Is it him or Hao'er? If Yun Zhao enters Shangjing City, Hao'er will have no choice but to die. Others can surrender, but Hao'er and I have no choice. Absolutely impossible.¡±
"If we really talk about our old relationship, I'm afraid he hates me even more!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. )