Chang 'an, Weiyang Palace!
In the main hall of the Xuanshi Hall, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was standing in the main hall and looking at a map. Beside him, a minister in charge of military affairs was constantly reporting the situation of the war to him!
"Your Majesty, of the three armies of the Imperial Court, General Li Ji has led his troops north to Handan and is currently monitoring the Zhao army. However, General Li Ji does not have enough troops and does not dare to act rashly!
General Dou Ying had also ordered General Luan Bu to lead an army to reinforce Qi State's Linzi City. They were restraining the armies of Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, Jinan, and Zichuan, relieving the pressure on Linzi City.
As for the main army led by the Grand Commandant, they were still defending Changyi. The Wu and Chu rebels had besieged Suiyang in the Liang Country. The King of Liang had asked the Grand Commandant for help many times, but the Grand Commandant had not responded!”
Emperor Jing of Han sighed and said,
"We still don't have enough troops!"
The official nodded and said,
"That's right, Your Majesty. General Li Ji and General Luan Bu don't dare to rashly eliminate the rebellion because they don't have enough troops. They can only wait for the situation on the Grand Commandant's side!”
"Zhou Yafu's side is the most important part of the overall battle, and the pressure on him is even greater. The Wu-Chu alliance army has 300,000 troops, which is nearly three times that of our Han Dynasty!”
Emperor Jing of Han said with a solemn expression.
"However, Your Majesty, if this stalemate continues, especially with the Wu-Chu allied army attacking Suiyang continuously, once Suiyang is broken, I'm afraid the situation will be very unfavorable for my Han Dynasty!”
The minister said worriedly to Emperor Jing of Han.
When Emperor Jing of Han heard this, he glanced at him and frowned unhappily.
"Did the King of Liang send someone over again?”
The minister nodded and said,
"Your Majesty, the King of Liang has sent people several times to report the tragic situation of Suiyang City. He said that the Liang Country has already used all their strength and is about to be unable to withstand the rebel army's attack…"
"Ignore him, he can handle it!"
Emperor Jing waved his hand before he could finish.
The corners of the minister's mouth twitched. Did the Emperor really believe that the King of Liang could withstand the rebel army's attack? That was 300,000 Wu Chu elites!
Although the city of Suiyang was tall and sturdy, it was still a fief country. After resisting the Wu-Chu alliance army for so long, the country of Liang must have suffered countless casualties.
At this moment!
"Your Majesty…"
An official outside the palace hurriedly came to the Xuan Chamber with a letter.
"What's wrong?" Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty frowned as he looked at the Shangshu Ling in the Shangshu Office.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
After bowing, Shang Shu Ling handed the messenger in his hand to Emperor Jing of Han and said,
"Your Majesty, the Minister's Office has just received a letter from the Prince of Liang. It's a letter personally written by the Prince of Liang to you!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty took the letter hesitantly. He did not open it immediately.
Instead, he looked at the letter in his hand in a daze. The King of Liang had personally written to him, so it was not difficult for him to imagine what the King of Liang was saying in the letter.
Emperor Jing of Han hesitated for a long time before sighing and opening the letter.
When he looked at Liang Wangxin, Emperor Jing's expression gradually became solemn and ugly.
After reading it, he looked up at the minister beside him with a bad expression and asked,
"Has Sui Yang really reached a very dangerous stage?”
"Your Majesty, Suiyang City has been besieged by the 300,000 rebels of Wu and Chu for almost a month. Although Suiyang City is tall and sturdy, I'm afraid the situation is not good!”
The minister said seriously.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty did not say anything when he heard this. At this moment, his expression was not good!
The King of Liang had sent a letter about the tragic situation of Suiyang City and pleaded with him in tears, hoping that he could give Zhou Yafu an order to send troops to reinforce Suiyang City.
Based on his understanding of his own younger brother, he estimated that the situation in Sui Yang City was indeed not very good. Otherwise, he would not have written to him personally. However, if it was to the extent of the letter, he would not believe it…
Emperor Jing of Han stood in the hall and paced back and forth with a heavy expression.
"Your Majesty, the King of Liang…"
The minister wanted to ask Emperor Jing of Han what he thought of the King of Liang's request for help.
"You can go down first. Zhen will think about it carefully!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty waved at him and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The official did not dare to say anything more and left the hall.
In the hall, Emperor Jing of Han walked back and forth for a long time and was about to ignore him!
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here ~"
Eunuch Chun Tuo hurried into the hall.
"Oh? Why is the Empress Dowager here?" Emperor Jing of Han frowned, especially at this juncture.
Just as they were talking!
Soon, a blind old lady with gray hair, supported by a palace maid and holding a walking stick, came into the hall with a gloomy face.
This blind old lady was none other than Empress Dowager Dou of the Han Dynasty, the mother of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
"Empress Dowager, why are you here?”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty hurriedly went up to support Empress Dowager Dou.
"If I didn't come, would you have killed your brother?”
When Empress Dowager Dou heard Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty speak, she became very emotional and stopped with her walking stick.
"Mother, you, why do you say that?”
Emperor Jing of Han looked at Empress Dowager Dou and was stunned for a moment. His expression was not good.
"Why do you say that? Don't you know?”
"Let me ask you, Liu Wu has been surrounded by hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers for more than a month. Why don't you let Zhou Yafu go and rescue him? What are you waiting for?"
Empress Dowager Dou questioned vehemently.
Emperor Jing of Han understood that Liu Wu had sent someone to complain to the Empress Dowager.
"Mother, Zhou Yafu is now the commander of the army. He has his own plans for doing this. My son can't interfere!”
As soon as Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty said this, Empress Dowager Dou angrily stood on her crutch.
"What do you mean you can't interfere!"
"As the emperor, why can't you interfere? You're clearly looking for an excuse! If it wasn't for your permission, would Zhou Yafu dare to do it?”
"Mother, my son didn't!" Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty said with grievance and helplessness.
"Stop arguing!"
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You don't want to pass the throne to your younger brother, and then you want to use this opportunity to get rid of your younger brother, right?”
"You're so ruthless. That's your biological brother!”
Empress Dowager Dou was so emotional that tears flowed down her face.
"Mother, how can you think of my son like that!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty felt as if his heart had been pricked by needles by his mother's words, and his expression was extremely painful.
"Mother, you don't have to say anymore. My son will give Zhou Yafu an edict now!”
Emperor Jing's heart was filled with pain and helplessness.
Empress Dowager Dou listened to Emperor Jing's voice and knew that her words had been too harsh and had hurt Emperor Jing.
However, Liu Wu was her most beloved son. When she heard that Liu Wu was in danger, she panicked.
"Hmph, if anything happens to Liu Wu, I won't forgive you!”
Empress Dowager Dou said angrily before turning around and letting the palace maids help her out of the hall.
Emperor Jing watched Empress Dowager Dou leave, his face filled with pain, helplessness, fatigue, and sadness.
After a long time, he sat down beside the table, feeling a little tired and powerless. He picked up the imperial brush and began to write the imperial edict.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty wrote very slowly, as if he was considering his words. It took him a long time to finish writing an imperial edict.
"Chuntuo!"
Chun Tuo lowered his head as he walked into the hall. He glanced at Emperor Jing of Han's incomparably ugly expression and said carefully,
"Your Majesty!"
"Send this order to the Grand Commandant and tell the people from Liang that I have already given Zhou Yafu the order to send troops to reinforce Liang!”
Emperor Jing of Han instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Chun Tuo received the order and quickly went to make arrangements.
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