Chen Guo, Jiankang.

Chen Xu sat in the main hall, looking at the battle report placed in front of him, and was speechless for a long time.

Several ministers were sitting in front of him, with smiles on their faces.

Almost all ministers in Chen State opposed sending troops.

Liu Shizhi was one of the leaders.

The pressure faced by Chen Xu was actually quite high, and he was anxious to see results.

After the three armies went out, the results were indeed good. Wu Mingche captured Jiangpu and then besieged Qinzhou. Huang Fashu defeated the enemy many times and captured Liyang. The next step was to capture Hefei.

Veteran general Xu Du also reported frequent successes here, taking two cities in succession and repelling Lou Rui twice.

With this series of victories, these opponents in the DPRK gradually shut up and pretended to be ignorant.

Who would have thought that just when the situation was great and the Northern Expedition was about to be successful, Wu Mingche suddenly wrote a letter saying that General Liu Taozi of Qi State had probably rushed to the south and had burned his food and grass, hoping that the temple could distribute it again.

Chen Xu clearly ordered the news to be blocked, but for some reason, not even a day had passed before the entire Jiankang community was discussing this matter.

Zhongshutai is no longer reliable now.

Chen Xu had just taken office and could not fully control all ministries.

Sure enough, before dawn today, these ministers took the memorial and forcibly broke through the soldiers and came to Chen Xu.

There are many similarities between the north and the south, but they are also very different.

Because the south has a system that has been inherited from one continuous line, it has always regarded itself as the orthodoxy of the world. Unfortunately, the unification inherited by these people is a little off. What they inherited is "our great Jin".

Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, was famous for his generosity. Among the founding emperors of the past dynasties, it would be difficult to find anyone more lenient than him.

Therefore, the social atmosphere in the Southern Dynasties was more relaxed than that in the north, and the treatment of scholar-bureaucrats was better. In the north, the barbarians were in power, but no matter what clan you were, they would be slaughtered at will, just like Dugu Qi harmed Zhen.

But there are rules in the south, and the emperor cannot act arbitrarily against these scholar-officials without justifiable reasons.

Therefore, among the scholar-bureaucrats here, there are obviously more people who dare to make criticisms than those in the north. They even regard this as a way to become famous.

Just like Yuan Shu sitting aside.

This man was commented on by celebrities when he was very young and became famous. Later, after his father died, he always kept filial piety for his father and was called a filial son.

Then he became an official and became the current minister Zuopushe.

It sounded very familiar, and when I thought about it carefully, it turned out to be damn orthodox!!

Even the first and last names are so orthodox!

There was also Kong Huan who glared at Chen Xu angrily. This man of perfect morality had an excellent reputation and was indeed a good person. But when Hou Jing came over, Hou Jing’s men had captured Kong Huan and then

Let him do things for himself, Kong Huan said to others: How can one be charming, cruel and ugly in order to achieve perfection?

But did he do anything for "Xie Chou"?

Of course we did.

Many famous people in the Southern Kingdom value reputation above all else. Regardless of how many talents they have, they must have enough pomp and momentum anyway.

Liu Shizhi saluted Chen Xu and said: "Your Majesty, we have reported this very early, hoping that your Majesty can temporarily stop attacking Beihu."

"The country has just been pacified. Although there is plenty of food and grass, it cannot support such a huge force for long-term fighting. Wu Mingche took away so much food, but it was destroyed by the enemy in vain."

"Let us send food again."

"With an army of more than 100,000 people, how much food will they consume? If this continues, famine will break out in the country. Nowadays, almost all the country's money and food are spent on the front line. This is wrong."

"There are many more important things at home"

Chen Xu lowered his face and said, "For example, use it to revise classics??"

Several ministers were stunned, and Kong Huan said slowly: "Classics cannot be underestimated."

"But classics cannot be used to defeat the enemy."

Chen Xu said loudly: "The current situation is already very clear. Xu Du defeated Lou Rui twice, and Huang Fazhu defeated the Yangzhou Xingtai army. Wu Mingche surrounded the enemy in the city. It is enough to see that our army is very powerful."

We are strong, but the enemy is at its weakest and cannot fight with us at all. What's more, the army has already set off. If we call back at this moment, how will our previous expenditure be calculated?"

Liu Shizhi said: "Your Majesty, if the situation is as smooth as you said, how could Wu Mingche have his food and grass destroyed?"

"I heard that Dugu Qi, the Hu general who harmed Zhen, was cruel, fond of cannibals, fierce in battle, and unrivaled. In Hebei, he defeated many with less for many years. He once killed the Turkic Khan and also killed Yang Zhong, the famous general of the Zhou Dynasty.

, drove straight in with thousands of people, and almost captured Chang'an!"

"Now that this person is on the other side, how can we feel at ease?!"

Hearing what Liu Shizhi said, Chen Xu was very angry. He would have dismissed these people as well.

After he took office, he dismissed many old ministers, but only the top ones could not be moved because he could not find anyone among his own people who could reasonably replace them.

This group of people don’t understand war at all, and they all have different ideas. Many people are afraid of delaying their own business, and many people think that war is bad and not good for the country. Some people think that temples use money for war.

It will prevent them from making money from it.

There are all kinds of reasons, but no one considers the overall situation in the future.

Chen Xu's teeth were itching with anger, but he couldn't show it.

He said calmly: "Mr. Liu, don't be afraid. Dugu Qi is really a troublemaker. He can't get over it. Our navy is all over the river. No one can get over it."

"Besides, the number of cavalry under his command will not exceed 3,000."

"You are all a little too worried!"

Several people were about to start playing, but Chen Xu suddenly stood up and said, "I'm too tired, too tired. Let's just come here today and talk about it tomorrow!"

He waved his hand and turned around and left regardless of these people's reactions.

Several ministers looked at each other, Liu Shizhi's eyes were a little unhappy, and he whispered: "Emperor Wen should not violate etiquette."

Several people around him were a little shocked and did not dare to answer the question.

Liu Shizhi narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

After returning to the palace, Chen Xu could finally relax. He put on his obscene clothes, sat directly on the bed, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

If these thieves listen to them in state affairs, the country will be doomed sooner or later!

He rubbed his forehead and began to think again.

In fact, he was a little panicked about Liu Taozi. He still remembered how confident and arrogant the envoy was when he mentioned Liu Taozi's name when Qi State sent an envoy.

Even his brother once spoke highly of this man and thought Liu Taozi was a famous general in the world.

He was a little worried. The generals under his command had been fighting against the Qi people in the south. They had never encountered the cavalry from the north. Nothing would happen this time, right?

I hope Wu Mingche can defeat Liu Taozi and not be defeated again.

If he fails again, these people in the country will not be able to suppress him.

Just when Chen Xu was worried, the important ministers in the country left the palace. Outside the palace, there were many ministers waiting for the news.

When they learned that the emperor had not listened to his advice, these people were particularly angry.

The roads in Jiankang are clean and tidy, and you can see scholars sitting on carriages everywhere. Their clothes are different from those in the north.

Traveling south in clothes.

They kept their clothes and hats, but they only kept their clothes and hats.

There are many Buddhist temples in the city.

Golden Buddha statues stood all over the city. Scholars came in and out, chatting and laughing with the great monks.

Splendid mansions are located around the city center.

But in the outermost circle against the city wall, there lived a group of people that no one could see. They could not enter the center of the city, and they could not go to the inner city to worship Buddha. The four walls were closed to the wind on three sides.

Qi'an City.

On the city wall, soldiers patrolled back and forth.

Although the city has not been attacked by the enemy, it is already in dilapidated condition. The moment the army enters the city, whether it is the enemy's or your own, the nightmare of the people in the city begins.

Within the official office.

Lou Rui gasped and looked angrily at the officers on the left and right.

Lou Rui was wearing armor and his face turned red.

He actually lost to the opponent twice.

Although the opponent failed to cause him too many casualties, they were able to repel him.

Lou Rui thought over and over again and decided to use the weaker Xu Du to operate. The result was this situation. He was repelled twice and lost his face.

If he met Wu Mingche, would his head have been sent to Jiankang?

Lou Rui didn't dare to think about this issue in detail.

He had a straight face and looked gloomily at the soldiers on his left and right.

"Everyone, many of you are the elites of Yecheng. How can you face an old man but fail to break through their formation many times?!"
To be continued...