Please don't force me to be a god.

An imperial censor named Liu Fang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, General Guo has brought trouble to our Nan'an Dynasty. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, he should be replaced immediately. Send a large army to assist Xiangyang City."

A minister sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. The army of Tianjin Kingdom is extremely brave. General Guo may not be able to return to the city. Once General Guo dies, it is hard to say whether Xiangyang can be defended."

As soon as the words came out, the faces of all the ministers changed drastically.

Xiangyang City is the last barrier of the Nan'an Dynasty. Once it is lost, it means that the entire country will no longer be safe.

At that time, the Hu people's cavalry will drive straight down. I'm afraid that Lin'an Prefecture will be in danger, and the tragic situation of migrating from north to south decades ago will be repeated.

Shangshu Shi Hao said, "Don't panic, there will be more war reports later. Let's see."

Two hours later, another war report was delivered as scheduled.

Once the war started, the news from the front line often had to be reported every hour, and the news was constantly passed to the rear so that they could be prepared in advance.

For a city as important as Xiangyang, it took two hours to get the news, which was already slow.

The emperor and his ministers were worried and made all kinds of guesses and mental preparations.

Lost? Won? Did Xiangyang fall?

But he never expected that the battle report would say that the immortal boat fell to the ground, killing countless Hu people.

Another immortal descended to the earth, flew with air, and emitted divine light from the sky, killing countless Hu people.

The soldiers were inspired by the immortals and fought bravely, annihilating the 10,000 vanguard troops of Tianjin Kingdom.

In the battle report, General Guo also left a little thought.

First, the number of people changed from 5,000 to 10,000, and second, the miscellaneous army became the vanguard army.

Exaggerating the battle record, on the one hand, boosted the morale of the subjects in the rear, and on the other hand, the emperor could get more benefits when rewarding merits.

Generally speaking, as long as it is a big victory, no one cares about these details.

However, the core now is not the number of people.

What about immortal boats and immortals? Emperor Anyou and a group of ministers were stunned.

Could it be that Guo Shoucheng lost the battle, went crazy, and made up a random battle report?

This kind of thing happened a lot in history.

Some generals lost the battle, but they insisted on saying they had won a great victory, relying on the fact that the emperor was far away and the court could not distinguish.

Sometimes, even if they knew the truth, they pretended not to know for the sake of political propaganda, and issued commendations.

There were also some extremely bad ones who killed innocent people and claimed credit.

They took soldiers, selected some villages, killed all the villagers, and then brought back the heads and said they were military merits.

Emperor Anyou looked at the battle report with a gloomy face.

Originally, General Guo went out of the city to fight, and was able to return safely, which could be promoted as a victory.

As long as Xiangyang was defended and they could live in peace, Emperor Anyou didn't mind pretending to be confused about these trivial matters.

After all, the Nan'an Dynasty had been suppressed by the Tianjin Kingdom for many years, and they urgently needed a victory to inspire people.

However, even if you lie, you should use a better excuse.

This is a fairy descending to the earth, and the divine light killing the enemy, it can't be so outrageous.

Even if Emperor Anyou wanted to pretend to be confused, he couldn't do it anymore.

He was even slightly angry: Do you really think I am a pig? How dare you make up such a low excuse to deceive me? !

Sure enough, the censor Liu Fang jumped out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is no Hu vanguard at all."

"Guo Shoucheng must have gone to the villages outside the city to kill innocent people and take credit, and then put all the blame on the Hu people."

"Ten thousand innocent people, he actually did it, shameful and hateful!"

"I beg the emperor to immediately dismiss Guo from his post as a general, take him back to Lin'an Prefecture for trial, and give the people an explanation!"

At this time, Shangshu Shi Hao thought for a while and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I think there must be something fishy here . "

"If they wanted to kill innocent people and take credit, why would they come up with such a ridiculous excuse?"

"Since General Guo sent the battle report, it means Xiangyang City has not been broken. Why not send someone to Xiangyang to investigate before making a decision?"

"If we dismiss him rashly, I'm afraid it will give Tianjin Kingdom an opportunity."

Emperor Anyou did not express his opinion, but asked: "Prime Minister Cai An, what do you think about this?"

Prime Minister Cai An is a thin old man in his seventies. Even after hearing such an outrageous battle report, he did not speak impulsively.

He kept his eyes half closed throughout the whole process, as if he was resting.

Seeing that the emperor asked, he had to say: "Your Majesty, I think what Minister Shi said makes sense. Let's investigate before making a decision."

Some of the ministers in the hall have already shown dissatisfaction on their faces, and they secretly complained that the prime minister was really a clay sculpture.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Cai changed the subject: "If the battle report is true, and there is really an immortal descending to the earth, my Nan'an Dynasty can recast the glory under the shining of the imperial star in the past."

Emperor Anyou's eyes lit up.

The Chai family was able to reverse the situation from Zhao Kuangyin's hands, all thanks to the Emperor Star descending at the critical moment, which blinded the Zhao army and enabled them to defeat the strong with the weak.

However, later the Emperor Star moved north and south.As a result, the fortune of the An Dynasty plummeted, while the Tianjin Dynasty prospered.

Precisely because of such a magical experience, the weak emperor of the Nan'an Dynasty did not think about working hard, but instead worshipped the heaven more frequently.

He hoped that the heaven would bless him, and another magical thing would happen, and he would regain his glory.

And now, the immortals descended to the earth, isn't that a magical thing?

Shi Shangshu and Yushi Liu Fang looked at each other and thought it was not good.

Sure enough, Prime Minister Cai understood the emperor's mind best.

Could it be that this was a chess game that Prime Minister Cai and General Guo deliberately played in order to please the emperor?

At that time, a fake immortal would come to Lin'an Mansion to deceive the emperor, and the Nan'an Dynasty would be in danger.

Liu Fang said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you should not talk about strange things. In all dynasties, things about gods and immortals are the source of disasters for the country..."

Emperor Anyou was displeased and waved his hand: "Okay, wait until the investigation is clear."

The ministers saw the look on Emperor Anyou's face and naturally knew what he was thinking.

Before the investigation was clear, they decided not to offend.

The next day.

Before the court decided who to send to investigate, war reports were delivered one after another.

The emperor and all the ministers were shocked!

First, there was an urgent war report of 600 miles, saying that General Nianhan of Tianjin Kingdom had arrived outside Xiangyang City with 50,000 cavalry.

General Guo stated his strategy in the war report, relying on the city to defend and not going out of the city to fight.

After reading it, Emperor Anyou stroked his beard and even addressed him in a friendly way: "You are a mature and steady defender of the city. You won a victory yesterday. You are neither arrogant nor impatient. Xiangyang is safe."

In his words, he had already defined General Guo's battle yesterday.

Then, an hour later, another battle report came.

It said that the immortal who came down to earth led 500 warriors to attack the army of Tianjin Kingdom.

"This..."

The emperor and important officials such as Cai An couldn't believe it.

"Is this... is this true?"

"500 people dare to go out of the city, isn't it to die?"

"Don't panic, it's just 500 people. Even if the whole army is wiped out, Xiangyang City will not fall."

As for the immortal who came down to earth, everyone had already taken it for granted that it was a fake immortal made up by General Guo to please the emperor.

Unexpectedly, two hours later, the victory report came.

The messenger shouted all the way: "Great victory! Great victory! Xiangyang City defeated the 50,000 cavalry of the Tianjin Kingdom, and captured General Zhanhan alive!"

"Great victory! Great victory! Xiangyang City defeated the 50,000 cavalry of the Tianjin Kingdom, and captured General Zhanhan alive!"

The messenger's voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that he had shouted all the way.

However, from entering Lin'an Prefecture to arriving at the palace.

Whether it was the people or the high officials, after hearing this victory news, they were not happy, but looked confused and worried.