Chang 'an, Daming Palace, in the royal study.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the rest of the Great Tang's ministers were gathered here.
Li Shi Min's expression was extremely ugly, and none of the officials dared to speak.
"This is the battle report from the front line.”
The ceremonial eunuch hurriedly handed the urgent battle report from the front line to Zhangsun Wuji and the others.
The words on the report were very simple,"The bandits were defeated, more than half of them were injured, and the two generals Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong were captured."
Everyone was stunned after reading the battle report.
They could not believe what they were seeing.
Didn't Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong go to Wuan County to fight against the bandits?
Why were they captured by the bandits?
How was this possible?
They had brought fifty thousand soldiers from the Tiger Might Army, the elites of the Great Tang.
This time, Li Shi Min allowed the two of them to go and fight the thief, it was completely to let these two High Dukes go out and relax.
Moreover, although these two did not dare to say that they were ever-victorious generals, they had very few defeats in their lives. They were only going to conquer a mountain bandit, not lead troops to war.
Now, not only had they lost more than half of the 50,000 Tiger Might Army soldiers, but these two generals had also been captured by the bandits. This was simply unbelievable.
No, this was simply a fantasy.
"Your Majesty, this memorial can't be fake, right?”Zhangsun Wuji was still in disbelief.
"Wang Shouzhi urgently sent it over, how could it be fake?”
"I still can't believe it.”Du Ruhui said.
"I didn't summon you here to make you believe this, but to help This Emperor think of a way. Cheng and Qin have made great contributions to the Great Tang, and the reason This Emperor is able to sit in this position is because of their contributions. Quickly help This Emperor think of a way to save them.”Li Shi Min said.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this group of bandits has committed a heinous crime and must be eliminated. I am willing to lead 50,000 troops to eliminate this group of evil bandits.”Hou Junji hurriedly said.
"Your Majesty, you must not send troops." Wei Zheng, who was at the side, quickly came out to stop him.
"Wei Zheng, what do you mean?" Hou Junji asked angrily. Could it be that the bandits were too powerful? Under such circumstances, two of our Great Tang's High Dukes have been captured by bandits. If we don't send troops to attack, where will the might of our Great Tang be?”
Wei Zheng didn't give in to Hou Junji's furious glare.
"Duke Chen, I think you are a boorish man.”Wei Zheng cursed angrily.
"Wei Zheng, who are you calling a boorish man?" Hou Junji was furious.”
"I'm talking about you."
"I think you're a coward."
"Boor."
At this moment, Wei Zheng and Hou Junji began to quarrel in the royal study.
One by one, they rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs, looking like they were about to fight.
Although Wei Zheng was a mere scholar, he was no weakling in the face of Hou Junji.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing." Li Shi Min frowned.
The two people who were quarreling immediately stopped talking.
"Wei Qing, tell me your thoughts.”
Wei Zheng bowed and stepped forward." First of all, our Great Tang's greatest enemy isn't the bandits in Wuan County. Great Xia has yet to be pacified, and there are Turks in the north. If we divide our forces to go to Wuan County, I'm afraid we won't have enough soldiers.”
"Secondly, Cheng and Qin brought the elite Tiger Mighty Division with them this time. Although we thought that they were just going out for a stroll and then came back, who would have thought that the two High Dukes would actually fail?”
Wei Zheng turned to Hou Junji and asked,"Lord Hou, may I ask how your self-proclaimed army is compared to General Qin?”
"I can't say that I've completely defeated General Qin, but I'm definitely not weaker than him." Hou Junji clasped his hands.”
"The 50,000 Tiger Mighty Regiment that General Qin brought this time has already been defeated. Are you sure that you can lead another 50,000 soldiers that are far inferior to the Tiger Mighty Regiment to exterminate those bandits?”
Hou Junji gasped, speechless.
"We can't send troops now, but we can't not send troops either. You're smart, so think of a way.”Hou Junji retorted.
Wei Zheng was instantly speechless. Think of a way. What good idea could he think of now?
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Fang Xuanling hurriedly bowed and stepped forward."Your Majesty, I have someone here who can resolve this matter.”
Act Tough King Li's eyes lit up and he quickly said,""Who is it? Quickly invite him over."
Fang Xuanling's expression immediately became awkward.
"What now? If you have something to say, say it quickly." Act Tough King Li said.
"I don't know where he is now.”
Act Tough King Li glared at Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling trembled and then told him what had happened.
Yesterday, Fang Xuanling had met a man dressed like a Taoist priest when he passed by Chang 'an Street during morning court.
The Taoist priest told Fang Xuanling that Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong had been captured by bandits in Wuan County. If he wanted to save them, he had to bring him to Act Tough King Li.
At that time, the battle report from the front had not been sent over, so Fang Xuanling thought that this Taoist priest was talking nonsense and directly asked his subordinates to chase him away.
Who would have thought that when the battle report came today, what the Daoist priest said was actually true?
"Fang Qing, Fang Qing, what do you want zhen to say to you? You are really smart all your life, but foolish all your life.”Act Tough King Li said.
Fang Xuanling felt as if he had been struck by lightning and didn't dare to say a word.
"Fang Qing, you were the one who chased that Daoist away. Now, zhen orders you to find that Daoist for zhen within three days.”Act Tough King Li said.
"I accept your orders."
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