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Chapter 437 Crisis

Zhang Shijie was a little anxious. He was restless after hearing the little emperor going to the Empress Dowager's boat to pay his respects. He was worried that the Empress Dowager would lose trust after learning the truth of the war. It was not until the afternoon that the news came back that the Empress Dowager just kept His Majesty for lunch. The two of them spoke directly about the common words between mother and son and did not say it. Then they felt relieved. "Bi    "Δ                                                                  

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CN, the hangover was relieved and then she slipped up again. Some people reported that the empress dowager summoned several governors, including Liu Xiufu, Liu Fu, Chen Zhongwei, and several ministers, and may summon him later.

The Empress Dowager rarely summoned court officials alone except for the court meeting, which made Zhang Shijie nervous. He sent people to inquire about the news several times but found nothing. He could only change his court uniform and wait for the summons. However, he knew that it was dark that the Empress Dowager would no longer let him come in to see him because he was tired. The discussion with several court officials was only about the aftermath of the war, and whether he would leave Yashan to find another place to avoid it. As for the details and results of the discussion, he was unknown. Thinking about these things, these things seemed to have nothing to do with him, but he was still a little uneasy.

"What exactly are they going to do?" After listening to the report, Zhang Shijie did not change his court uniform, but sat on the couch and muttered to himself. Now he was worried about many things, but not many things that were scared. One was the case of Lianzhou building a village. The result of the war showed that his strategy was completely wrong. If the little emperor had not dispatched several times to protect his army, he would have been defeated long ago; the second was that he abandoned the army and broke through when the enemy was just at the center of the army, but "forgot" to take the little emperor with him; the third was that he was worried that the generals would "rebellion". Since that day, after his Majesty took over the command and led his army to defeat Zhang Hongfan, he had found that the attitude of the generals of each army had changed.

If you carefully investigate any of these three things, Zhang Shijie knew that he could have a good drink. However, the third thing that made him worried about was that although the matter of building a village in Lianzhou was a failure, he still withstanded the continuous attacks of the Yuan army. He could still make excuses for the enemy's power; if he abandoned the army, he could explain that he was eager to protect the master, but in desperation, he took this bad strategy to protect the Queen Mother. As for why he forgot the little emperor, it could be explained that the warship he sent to pick up was sunk by the enemy, or that the imperial boat could not be found in the chaos, and any reason could be explained, but the loss of the army's morale could not be saved in a few words.

As a long-time general in the army, Zhang Shijie knew very well that if he wanted to convince the soldiers, he could do it with only a generous reward and a loving army like a son, he would need to fight with the enemy with real swords and guns, and a brave and fearless leader to charge forward to make his soldiers admire him. It could be said that he was exchanged for blood and life. The most despised in the army is the general who was afraid of the war and fled before the battle. Such a general could not control the army at all, let alone let everyone work hard for you. Everyone knew that money had to be earned and spent.

Because he knew the unspoken rules of the army, Zhang Shijie ignored all the things such as the young emperor giving some favors to the army, getting some meat for everyone, sending medical staff to diagnose the soldiers, etc. He knew that at most he could buy a good deal, but he could not make the army loyal, let alone shake his position in the army. But this time he got a secret. He thought that the little emperor of the central army would definitely lead the army to break through. After all, he had never seen a large formation, and he would definitely be afraid when he saw the formation breaking. He ordered a forced breakthrough. He thought that the combat power of his guards could not be underestimated, at least there was no problem in saving his life.

But the actual result was beyond Zhang Shijie's expectations. If it was a clever idea to say that the young emperor used the battle for Qiaoji Road to consume the enemy's strength and secretly sent ambush troops to defeat Li Heng. Then, when he was panicked, the enemy was at the end of his strength, he suddenly found it difficult to command the guards to establish a line of defense, gather the remaining troops, repel Zhang Hongfan, and then counterattack, kill Zhang Hongzheng, and persuade Zhang Hongfan to death, that would be great wisdom. Not only did he save the entire court, but he also made the army return.

"Has he planned it a long time ago?" Zhang Hongfan thought about the whole incident and felt that he had fallen into a trap set up by the little emperor because many of the things were too strange. First, how did the little emperor know that the Yuan army would start a general attack on the sixth day of the lunar month, and expected that Li Heng would lead his army to attack the water camp from the north; furthermore, how did the little emperor know that Wen Tianxiang would be able to rescue him in Zhang Hongfan's army when he was in a fierce battle; finally, why did the little emperor choose to suddenly become powerful after he broke through the village. All of these seem reasonable, but as long as he thought about it, he could see traces of planning inside.

"If all this is true, it would be terrible!" Zhang Shijie thought about the things that happened after the little emperor entered the court. At that time, he might be planning what happened today, but he didn't know it at all. Thinking about someone hiding behind him with a knife, this must make people feel cold. However, from the bottom of his heart, he still admired the little emperor very much. Not to mention that he had set up such a big situation, he dared to personally direct the emperor boat to attack the enemy formation first, and questioning Zhang Hongfan face-to-face, the courage to respect every soldier.

"I hope I'm thinking too much!" Zhang Shijie thought about the incident carefully, and felt that he was thinking too much. Since the young emperor entered the court, it can be said that his every move was under his own surveillance. In addition to Liu Fu and his master Deng Guangjian, the court officials he had always had contact with, only 6 Xiufu occasionally had contact. The young emperor set up such a big situation and relying on his own strength, it was difficult for the empress dowager to control the court. Moreover, the empress dowager has always trusted him, and even if he wanted to shake his position, it would be even more difficult. As long as the military power is in hand, no one dared to act rashly.

"Immediately ask Su Liuyi, Zhang Ba and others to discuss matters!" Although Zhang Shijie felt that the situation was still not out of his control, his intuition on the battlefield told him that the crisis was approaching. Especially when he remembered the bet he made with the little emperor in front of the army the day before yesterday, it turned out that he had lost. However, he did not go to apologize as promised. Without trust, it is a taboo in the army, which will definitely cause the army to have a "misunderstanding". Lu Shicheng and Liu Shiyong were ordered by the little emperor to take charge of two imperial guards. Although the time was still short, it was difficult to control the two armies, but he was afraid that the night would be long and dreamed, so that the little emperor would use the two to gain real power.
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