Zhao Xun sat there quietly, tilting his head, his eyes closed for a long time, motionless, as if he was asleep. But when he looked closely, he could find that Zhao Xun's face was very pale, and his skin trembled from time to time. All of this shows how turbulent Zhao Xun's mood was at this time. How could he sleep under such an emotion?

"Who can tell me whether this letter is true or false?"

Zhao Xun's voice was low and hoarse, and he seemed weak.

In less than half a month since Li Xun left, two letters have been sent in total. Six days ago, one letter was sent. The contents of Li Xun were very optimistic and said very affirmatively that the battle in Hebei would only have three situations, completely defeating Li Conggu, weakening Li Conggu, occupying the five states including Zhaozhou. The worst was that the two sides had a long confrontation, and no one could do anything to each other. But no matter what the situation was, the confrontation and the Hebei area that had been separated for hundreds of years, this time, the power of the court could finally pour in and firmly gain a foothold in Hebei. In time, it might be possible to completely recover the land of Hebei.

Now, just six days have passed, when Li Xun's second letter arrived, Zhao Xun got a completely opposite result, which shocked him extremely.

The Battle of Hebei ended. Chen Qingzhu and his 40,000 soldiers were destroyed. Chen Qingzhu himself was killed. Gao Shancai surrendered to Li Conggu. The court's 100,000 army lost more than half, and Li Conggu successfully unified the entire Hebei land.

Regarding Zhao Xun's questioning, Zhao Chengde said: "The letter was written by Li Xiangguo, and it is impossible to be fake."

"I hope this is fake."

Zhao Xun opened his eyes and slowly smiled on his face. However, this look looked sick and even more gloomy and terrifying.

"They are too brave. How can they just joke about such an important thing? How dare they joke about me like this?"

Zhao Xun suddenly laughed, and as he spoke, he even laughed loudly.

"A bunch of waste."

Zhao Xun's laughter stopped, he slapped the table suddenly, gritted his teeth and cursed angrily: "I have given up on the country and misleading me, I have given many instructions and explained it to him, and he has all taken the blame in his ears."

"I trust him so much and use him seriously, will he repay me like this?"

In anger, Zhao Xun picked up Li Xun's letter and tore it to pieces: "I still have the face to explain, because of why I was defeated in the war, it was all nonsense."

Ahem!

Zhao Xun coughed violently and almost couldn't get up in one breath. His whole face turned red and his head was lacking oxygen. He suddenly lay on the table.

Seeing this, Zhao Chengde's face changed drastically. He quickly ordered someone to summon the imperial physician, then stepped forward to support Zhao Xun, asked him to sit down, stroke his chest, and brought water to the front.

Zhao Xun raised his hand and swept it hard, and the teacup in front of him fell to the ground, splitting.

Zhao Chengde took a few steps back, lowered his head, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you must take care of the dragon body, and don't get angry."

Zhao Xun's chest quickly fluctuated, and his face slowly turned pale again.

Zhao Xun sat there without saying a word, staring straight ahead, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Soon, the imperial physician came, but when he saw that the emperor's face was wrong, he bowed and called the emperor, then stood aside with his head down, not daring to come forward, for fear of angering Long Yan.

The arrival of the imperial physician woke Zhao Xun up. He ignored the other party at all, but muttered to himself: "Father, if you are still here, what should you do when you face such a situation?"

Zhao Chengde heard Zhao Xun's words to himself, so he whispered: "Your Majesty, it's better to invite ministers to discuss, there will always be a solution."

"There has been a result, what else to discuss?"

Zhao Xun frowned and thoughtful, with a look of hesitation. After a moment, he sighed and said powerlessly: "I'll call Lu Zhongxun into the palace, I want to see him."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Zhao Chengde bowed and then left.

Zhao Xun's face was gloomy. He didn't want to see Lu Zhongxun. If possible, he would never want to see him in his life.

Things in Hebei will spread all over the world soon. At that time, it will inevitably cause a great shock and the court will be greatly affected. However, these are not important. The issue Zhao Xun is considering now is himself. How much impact will he be affected by the defeat in the battle of Hebei?

Zhao Xun knew very well that the consequences of Hebei's defeat must be continuous, and it is not just a defeat, and it is as simple as how many people died.

The problems in Hebei are the same as the goals and ideas of the aristocratic families and the court. Without their support, Zhao Xun could not have carried out all aspects of dispatch so quickly through the court. In less than a month, he mobilized a hundred thousand troops and a large amount of money, grain and materials.

When sending troops to Hebei, the Aristocratic Family Group has a supportive attitude. Although the attitudes are consistent, the interests valued by both sides may not be exactly the same.

Zhao Xun knew that the ending of the war was different, and the attitude of the aristocratic family group would definitely not be the same.

If you win, the aristocratic family group will have an attitude. If you lose, they will probably have another attitude.

Military actions will definitely be closely related to politics. Zhao Xun came to Lu Zhongxun just to know their true thoughts and needs.

Half an hour later, Zhao Chengde came back, and Lu Zhongxun was not following him.

"Where are people?"

Zhao Xun asked with a frown.

Zhao Chengde said: "Mr. Lu is not at home when he goes out for fun."

Zhao Xun's face turned gloomy: "Do you really not at home, or do you don't want to come?"

Zhao Chengde hurriedly said, "I will send someone to investigate immediately."

"never mind."

Zhao Xun said coldly: "He doesn't want to come, so what's the use of me forcing him to come?"

Zhao Chengde is not talking.

Zhao Xun pondered for a moment, then said: "Summon, a temporary court meeting will be held tomorrow. All officials in Beijing, including the fourth rank and above, will participate."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Zhao Chengde responded, and then said, "Emperor, Prime Minister Qin, Lord Lu, and Lord Tao are waiting outside the hall, hoping to meet His Majesty."

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said with a tired look on his face: "Let them go to have a meal first, just eat in the palace. I am so tired. I will come to see me in an hour."

After saying this, Zhao Xun's expression became a little painful and he stood up and left here.

Zhao Chengde said to the imperial physician beside him: "The emperor's dosage has been getting bigger and bigger recently. Go and take a look. If you find anything, tell me immediately."

"Yes, the headmaster."
Chapter completed!