The news of the 'Xikeng Victory' is spreading out. The news has just accelerated by 800 miles and reached the wait-and-see city of Hangzhou.

In the palace of Baima Mountain, the atmosphere changed from the sadness of sending her daughter back to Beijing to an undepressed anger and shock in an instant.

"How is it possible..."

"Bastard! Five thousand imperial guards were wiped out by a group of refugees! I had looked at Yan Tan before, but I didn't expect that it was such a waste. If he was not dead, I would have to chop him with my own hands..."

"The prince calmed down his anger, and the bandits were confused by the trick of seducing the enemy, which led to the final defeat. Fang La became famous in the battle, and now everyone is responding to it..."

The messy sounds were heard one after another in the study.

King Kang was wearing a nightgown and walking back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, his face turned ashen.

Several staff members and the commander of the Hujie Army Song Yang were a little unbelievable. Five thousand imperial guards were strangled by more than ten thousand refugees. Even if five thousand pigs were knocked with hoes, they might not be knocked to death, let alone five thousand well-equipped imperial guards.

But the news has been heard back. Fang La became famous in Xikeng, and took advantage of the victory to pursue Qingxi County. The county magistrate was captured and the county magistrate abandoned the city and fled. Only Cao Hua led a wave of disaster-stricken people to move to Muzhou City.

The facts are right before us. The aides in the Kang Palace have realized the seriousness of the problem. The imperial court's troops are so vulnerable that they have no deterrent power. The traitors who have been lurking in Jiangnan will take this opportunity to respond to Fang La. When the people who have been resentful for a long time realize that a hoe can kill the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, the result...

Everyone felt a chill on their backs.

The prince Zhao Huai put away his past frivolity and sat on the chair in a regular manner. He thought about it and muttered in a low voice:

"The Prince Cao rushed to the battlefield that day and brought eighty Black Feather Guards to rescue him, scaring Fang La and others away... If there were more people, they might be able to turn defeat into victory..."

Song Yang and several aides were silent. Although they had no words, they showed a bit of a pity in their eyes.

If Cao Hua brought two thousand people over, it would not be possible to turn defeat into victory, but to turn defeat into victory.

According to the situation reported by the spies, the imperial guards were not inferior to the bandits' army, but were suddenly surrounded and ruined. The main general Cai Zunshitu was also killed, which led to the defeat in the future.

When the imperial guards were not completely collapsed, even if there were only a team of thousands of people to rescue from the periphery, the encircled imperial guards still had the power to fight and could be reconvened and counterattacked again. Even if the counterattack failed, they could break through the inside and outside.

It’s a pity that without if, Cao Hua had no soldiers, only eighty people were there, and he could not splash on the battlefield.

Cao Hua entered the riots that day and used the method of capturing the king and beheading to save the situation. This was the only thing he could do. Kill Fang La, the refugees would inevitably retreat without support for their faith, and the imperial guards would also have a great rise in morale.

Cao Hua obviously has this ability, even Fang La and others knew it, so he retreated the main force to avoid direct contact with Cao Hua and causing damage. This was the only opportunity to turn the tables on that day, and once it was resolved, it would be difficult to turn defeat into victory.

If the imperial guards saw that Fang La's main force avoided the battle and followed Cao Hua out, they might be able to break through the siege. Unfortunately, the formation was chaotic, and the imperial guards who were divided and surrounded could not even find the commander, let alone follow Cao Hua.

King Kang walked back and forth in the house, and the blue veins on his forehead swelled up: "If I had known this, I would have been labeled as a treason for rebellion and would have lent the soldiers to Cao Hua. If Cao Hua had troops on his hands, why would the imperial guards be like this?"

"Don't calm down."

Song Yang knew that King Kang was talking angry and shook his head: "Hujie army cannot leave Hangzhou, and Prince Cao is in charge of the Diankui Shi. He is the emperor's guard who has no right to command troops and cannot borrow it."

King Kang sat back on the chair, stood up and walked back and forth, and he was helpless after all.

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On the other side, Bianjing, which was still singing and dancing to peace, has not received any news of the defeat of the imperial guards, but another message has reached Zhao Jie's ears.

Inside the royal garden of Jinghuayuan, Zhao Jie took the concubine to admire the strange stones she had just sent and sat in the pavilion.

Concubine Wan has recovered from the shadow of her father's punishment and massaged Zhao Jie's shoulders with a smile.

The Grand Tutor Cai Jing sat on a chair and chatted with the emperor about some trivial matters, while several court officials listened.

Zhao Jie held the teacup and looked a little unhappy. Since Xue Jiu died all over and Cao Hua left the capital, Zhao Jie has not been on tour for a long time. Although the palace is beautiful, it is fucked after watching it for a long time.

When Zhao Jiebai was bored, he spoke softly:

"Cao Hua went out in March, and now it's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, it's time to come back."

Concubine Wan chuckled and responded at a very time: "Princess Luo'er has already boarded the boat and returned to Beijing, but Prince Cao has not set off yet."

Zhao Jie frowned slightly when he heard this: "If Cao Hua doesn't come back together, why should he stay in Jiangnan?"

"I don't know either." Concubine Wan shook her head.

Cai Jing touched his chin beard and shook his head gently: "I heard from Hangzhou defense envoy Zhang Lu that Cao Hua wanted to transfer two thousand brigade troops to suppress the rebellion. Zhang Lu thought he was carrying an imperial edict. But when he asked, he brought ten thousand taels of silver notes, alas..."

Bang-

When the tea cup was slapped on the table, Zhao Jie's face was already gloomy.

The courtiers sitting next to them raised their hands slightly and said softly:

"Governor Cao is worried about the bandits, but he has no soldiers to use. I think he is anxious, so he will come up with this bad plan."

"Damn it."

Zhao Jie stroked his fingers and said in a deep voice: "Did you take me, the emperor, seriously without the order of the imperial army?"

Cai Jing chuckled gently: "Cao Hua was only in his early twenties and was already the Marquis of Wu'an, and he was in charge of the Diankui Shi. He had no promotion to his official position and no reward for his title. Everyone knew that his martial arts and courage were known, but he had no place to use his skills. I thought he was anxious and wanted to obtain some military merits and prepare for his future leadership of troops."

Zhao Jie's eyes were still annoyed: "All civil and military officials in the court are here, so he needs to lead troops? What else can he do besides his martial arts? No wonder he wrote a letter to me that it was difficult for Fang La to calm down and needed to transfer heavy troops. It turned out that he was waiting for me here."

"Everyone has a time of youth and frivolity. Governor Cao is also dedicated to serving the country. Please calm down your anger."

"It's really lawless to ask Cao Hua to get back to me..."

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After leaving Jinghuayuan, Cai Jing was analyzing Cao Hua's intention to borrow troops with the officials. When he walked out of the palace gate, he met the right prime minister who came into the palace with a sedan chair and faced the saint.

Cai Jing had a bad relationship with Fu, but after all, they were two pillars in the court. Seeing Wang Fu in a hurry, Cai Jing stopped:

"Why is Wang Xiang so anxious?"

Wang Fu frowned, because Cai Jing was older, he raised his hand and bowed before sighing:

"The rebellion occurred in Qingxi, Muzhou. Zhang Yuan, the two magistrates of Zhang Yuan, and Ye Juzhong, the chief magistrate of Muzhou, dispatched 5,000 imperial guards to suppress the rebellion. As a result, in the Xikeng area of ​​Qingxi, the imperial guards were besieged and 5,000 imperial guards were completely wiped out."

Cai Jing frowned: "Who led the soldiers? Five thousand people can't defeat a group of bandits?"

Wang Fu was also surprised by this and shook his head gently: "The military officer Cai Zun died in battle, Yan Tan committed suicide and apologized. According to the report, Cao Hua rescued Princess Zhao Fei, and was also at the scene at that time and finally left safely."

Cai Jing frowned and touched his beard and pondered for a little: "If the priest knows about this, he will definitely be furious, and Wang Xiang may not be able to explain it."

Wang Fu naturally knew it was difficult to explain. He thought Cai Jing was laughing at the joke and his face was immediately unhappy. He raised his hand gently and entered the palace gate.

Just taking a few steps, Cai Jing said intentionally or unintentionally:

"Cao Hua's official power is too great, and he is a one-man show wherever he goes. He has no share of others' opinions.

Yan Tan was still talented, but I thought that he had no choice but to fight the war like this."
Chapter completed!