The emperor was not very concerned about this ordinary iron pipe. First, he had never seen what this thing looked like on the battlefield with his own eyes, and second, the news of the crushing defeat in Xiangyang City made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

More than 100,000 people were stationed in Xiangyang City. Every month, the court had to dispatch countless supplies to Xiangyang City to support them. Emperor Yuan Zhao had even started to use the food reserved by the late emperor in the past few months. With such a big effort, Xiangyang City would lose it if it was lost?

How ridiculous!

More than 100,000 people, even if they stand still and kill the thieves, they will have to kill for four or five days. How can they lose a heroic city within three days?

The emperor could never accept Xie Jing's explanation, even if Xie Jing was his uncle and his mother's only brother, it would not be possible.

To be honest, if the person kneeling in front of me was not his own uncle, Xie Jing's head had already landed on the ground now.

Emperor Yuan Zhao's eyes were covered with blood. He growled at Xie Jing: "You have more than 100,000 people, and you haven't even held on for five days!"

"It won't take long to see the Battle of Xiangyang City spread throughout the world. At that time, the people of the world will know how vulnerable the army of our court is, and how fierce the army in the southwest is!"

Emperor Yuan Zhao was furious and rushed forward. He stepped forward, grabbed Xie Jing's front and said angrily: "Even if you tens of thousands of people die in Xiangyang City, you can't lose Xiangyang within three days!"

The emperor had no reason not to be angry. Previously, his younger brother disappeared mysteriously in Shanyin City and was taken out of Shanyin. He felt a little uneasy. Now, more than 100,000 imperial troops in Xiangyang City were broken by the rebels in the southwest. How could he not panic?

The emperor, unlike Emperor Taikang and Emperor Chengde, was raised by Li Xin, and he was a little afraid of Li Xin. He had the advantage before and could have the courage to compete with Li Xin. Now he was a little panicked when he saw that the Southwest Army was so powerful.

If the court's more than 100,000 troops could not stop the Southwest Army from three days, then it would only take a while for the Southwest Army to enter the capital.

Xie Jing knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, when guarding Xiangyang, Pei Jin's Ankang army retreated immediately, leaving only our Hanzhong army to defend the city. In addition, the southwest thieves created some new firearms, Xiangyang City would be defeated..."

"I dare not shirk responsibility and am willing to bear all the blame, but I risk my life to bring back my life, please take your Majesty to heart."

Xie Jing kowtowed and said, "This thing has a great effect on the battlefield!"

During the battle in Xiangyang City, Xie Jing, as the "victim", was very afraid of muskets, and subconsciously magnified the power of muskets. Moreover, he was defeated and would exaggerate the power of muskets to the emperor to reduce his guilt.

"I will make someone imitate this thing."

Emperor Yuan Zhao was still dark. He looked at his uncle coldly and said angrily: "At the same time, I will let the court ministers discuss the crimes for your crimes in Xiangyang City. Before the crime comes out, you will temporarily return to Shanyin to be imprisoned. All the children of Xie's family in Shanyin will return to Shanyin. Without my orders, no one is allowed to enter the capital."

Speaking of this, the emperor remembered Xie Dai who lost his brother, and was even more angry. He said in a muffled voice: "Then it is Xie Dai. If you don't take good care of my brother, I will send the guards to Shanyin and escort him to Beijing to abide by trial!"

"Everyone of the second wife of the Xie family in Shanyin is at home and is not allowed to leave the house for a second step, waiting for the court to interrogate them at any time!"

In fact, when discussing Xie Jing's identity, the court cannot discuss anything. After all, he is the emperor's uncle. The ministers do not give the emperor face, but also give the empress dowager a face. Therefore, the discussion of the crime is just a formality. Xie Jing's final judgment has been told lightly by the emperor.

That is to rush back to Shanyin to stay in custody.

This result means that at least in a short period of time, Xie Jing will no longer have the chance to return to the court. At the same time, the entire Shanyin Xie family will be implicated and almost lose all their status in the court.

At the same time, the second wife of Xie family in Shanyin, namely Xie Dai's lineage, has to come out to bear the blame.

Now that things have come to this point, Xie Jing has nothing to say. After all, it is not Empress Dowager Xie here. Now that he has lost all his lives, the uncle knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "I, thank your Majesty for your grace..."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently.

"You go to the harem and say goodbye to your mother, and then go back to Shanyin."

Xie Jing got up from the ground and saluted deeply to the emperor again, his face full of bitterness.

"Your Majesty, the crimes of the crime cannot be forgiven, but the firearms brought back by the crimes must..."

"I understand."

The emperor had no expression on his face.

"I will let the military weapon supervisor imitate it and then try it myself."

"You go down."

"The criminal...retreat..."

Xie Jing left Weiyang Palace with a complicated look on his face. When he walked out of the Weiyang Palace gate, he looked back at the tall palace with a complicated expression.

In his early years, he was just an ordinary young man in Shaoxing Mansion, at most he had a prince's brother-in-law. Later, one day, his silent brother-in-law suddenly ascended the throne, so Xie, Shanyin, followed the chickens and dogs to heaven, and he was able to enter the capital and climb rapidly in the court.

In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. This time it may be the last time he has seen Weiyang Palace...

After Xie Jing left, the emperor quickly asked Xiao Zheng to invite an old man with white hair and beard.

The old man is Gong Yang Shu, the prime minister of the three dynasties.

Gong Yang Shu was invited back to the capital by Li Xin during the Shen Yan's rebellion and continued to be his prime minister. However, he was old and after two or three years, he was a little overwhelmed. At this time, the Yuan Zhao Dynasty was relatively stable, so Gong Yang Shu simply retreated from the position of prime minister. However, this time he did not go back to his hometown, but lived in Yonglefang. Emperor Yuan Zhao respected him very much. Even after he retired, he would still invite him to the palace to participate in political affairs in the capital.

After entering the Weiyang Palace, the husband Yang bowed to the emperor. The emperor hurried forward, supported the old man, and smiled bitterly: "Young master, don't be too polite, please sit down quickly."

As he said that, the emperor brought a chair in person and asked Gong Yang Shu to sit down.

After the old prime minister sat down, he looked up at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty is so anxious to summon me to the palace, I don't know why..."

"Old husband, something happened in the southwest."

Emperor Yuan Zhao handed a military newspaper that was sent in expedition to Gong Yang Shu, and then smiled bitterly: "My Great Jin stationed tens of thousands of troops in Xiangyang. I thought that no matter how ineffective these people were, they could block the Southwest Army for a year and a half, and even last longer, but I didn't expect that it was only three days!"

"In just three days, the Southwest Army took Xiangyang City forcibly!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Yuan Zhao swallowed his saliva and his voice trembled slightly.

"The Hanzhong Army in Xiangyang City is mostly transferred by me from the Imperial Army. The Hanzhong Army is not doing this, that Imperial Army..."

Speaking of this, the emperor looked up at Gong Yang Shu and smiled bitterly, "I really have no idea, so please think of a solution for my old husband..."

"I am a civil servant, I really don't know how to do martial arts..."

Gong Yang Shu frowned and was silent for a while, then said, "But I can give your Majesty a suggestion."

After pausing, he said slowly: "A few days ago, Your Majesty mentioned to the old minister that the sixth prince of Shanyin has disappeared, and it is mostly because of Li Chang'an, the southwest. Now that the southwest has captured Xiangyang, the heart of tigers and wolves is obvious. At this time, the most unfavorable thing for our court is not the military front in the southwest, but the younger brother of Your Majesty."

The emperor frowned and said, "There is no way. At this time, the court could do nothing for a while..."

Gong Yang Shu stroked his beard and his voice was low.

"Your Majesty can step southwest first and inform the world, and say that this Sixth Prince unfortunately died a few days ago."
Chapter completed!