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The court is now full of these two voices, and both voices have supporters. Although Qi Feng is the emperor of Heishui Kingdom, he can't make up his mind now. He can't ignore the opinions of the ministers in the court, and he can't ignore the reaction of Shuiyue Kingdom.

As the person who controls all the troops in the country, Sun Zhongcai's attitude is naturally of great concern.

"It's a headache." Sun Zhongcai said to himself again in distress.

He has to worry about Pengchuan's affairs, and he also needs to express his position on Shuiyue Kingdom's affairs. Sun Zhongcai suddenly found that he is under a lot of pressure now.

Soon, the palace has arrived. Officials' carriages are not allowed to drive in the palace. Sun Zhongcai did not dare to disobey the imperial order and had to get off the carriage.

"Wait for me here." Sun Zhongcai tidied his clothes and walked towards the palace with his head held high.

"Yes, sir." The entourage responded one after another.

There is not only one carriage outside the palace. When Sun Zhongcai got off the car just now, he had already seen it, which means that he, Sun Zhongcai, is not the only one who came to see the emperor under the emperor's order.

This further proves that Qi Feng did not ask him to come to the palace to chat about family matters.

Sure enough, in the imperial study, in addition to Qi Feng, Sun Zhongcai also met several colleagues, including civil officials and military generals.

"Your Majesty, I have seen you." Sun Zhongcai bowed respectfully.

"Get up." Qi Feng said, his tone was low, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sun Zhongcai stood up and stood with other officials.

"This is an urgent report from Yangyu Pass, you all take a look." Qi Feng picked up a memorial on the table and said.

Then, the eunuch standing next to Qi Feng took the memorial and handed it to the officials standing below.

Sun Zhongcai and others read it one after another, and after reading it, they all showed shock on their faces.

"Your Majesty, is what is said in this memorial true?"

"Is Nanping Kingdom really attacking?"

"General Sun, you are now in charge of all the troops of our Black Water Kingdom. Nanping Kingdom has already attacked us, but you still don't know about it?"

"Your Majesty, quickly order reinforcements to Yangyu Pass. It will be too late if you delay. Once Yangyu Pass is breached, the army of Nanping Kingdom can march straight in and attack our Linshui City."

"Your Majesty..."

The ministers who were summoned said one after another, their faces full of anxiety.

Ever since their Black Water Kingdom's army was defeated at Shanling Pass, these ministers of Black Water Kingdom have been worried that Nanping Kingdom will attack them. After all, they are now at a time when their strength is greatly damaged, which is the best opportunity for Nanping Kingdom to attack.

And now, the urgent news from Yangyu Pass has made everyone's worries become a reality. How can everyone not feel anxious?

Among all the ministers, only Sun Zhongcai did not speak. He felt surprised and stressed.

The official who accused him just now was right. If Nanping State really came to attack, he didn't even get any news. It was really dereliction of duty. But he didn't receive any news before. He also sent people to watch the border of Nanping State, but didn't find anything unusual there.

"The news must be true. I have received many memorials from Yangyu Pass. From the content of these memorials, the situation in Yangyu Pass is very critical. Nanping State is coming aggressively. The defenders of Yangyu Pass are constantly urging me to send troops to reinforce." Qi Feng said.

When everyone heard what Qi Feng said, their faces became more worried.

"Sun Aiqing, the army of Nanping State has already attacked Yang Yuguang. Why didn't you receive any news?" Qi Feng turned his eyes to Sun Zhongcai and asked, "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"

The eyes of other ministers also looked at Sun Zhongcai.

"Your Majesty, I have just taken over all the troops. I am worried that the city defense arrangement will be leaked by the traitor Peng Chuan. I have been busy transferring the city defenses recently. In addition, there are still a steady stream of defeated soldiers fleeing from Nanping State. I need to identify their identities and re-arrange them into various teams. Therefore, I neglected to monitor the situation at the border. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Sun Zhongcai hurriedly apologized.

Although he was saying sorry, the meaning of his words was to excuse himself.

Hearing Peng Chuan's name, Qi Feng's eyebrows jumped several times. Although he had killed the families of Peng Chuan and his generals, he still couldn't get rid of the hatred in his heart. If Peng Chuan hadn't been defeated in Shanling Pass, he wouldn't have to go to Shuiyue State to apologize, and he wouldn't have been humiliated. He wouldn't have to face the counterattack and retaliation of Nanping State at this time. All this is because of Peng Chuan!

"General Sun, you made such a big mistake this time, I'm afraid it can't be excused by a few words."

"Yes, everyone knows that Nanping Kingdom may attack us at any time, but you still don't pay attention to the border. You didn't realize it until the enemy came to your door and the border sent a letter for help. This mistake is a bit too big."

"In my opinion, General Sun has the ability to command an army, but if he commands the army of the whole country, I'm afraid he is a little overwhelmed and incompetent."

Sun Zhongcai's few words did not win the understanding of the ministers present, especially some military generals, who mocked him and kept asking for punishment.

In fact, this situation is not surprising. There are many people eyeing Sun Zhongcai's position. Originally, Peng Chuan was dismissed, and there were many people who could take his place, but it was Sun Zhongcai who took the position. This naturally made many people dissatisfied. Many people felt that they were superior to Sun Zhongcai in terms of qualifications and ability. Why did Sun Zhongcai take this position just because he said a few words that Qi Feng liked to hear?

Naturally, everyone did not dare to be dissatisfied with Qi Feng, at least not on the surface, but they did not have so many scruples about Sun Zhongcai, especially when Sun Zhongcai obviously made a big mistake at the moment, they would not miss this opportunity to attack Sun Zhongcai.

Sun Zhongcai looked very unhappy and was very angry. He did not expect that so many people would target him. This was completely ignoring him. These days, Sun Zhongcai was in high spirits, but now he had such an experience. Naturally, he was very unhappy.

Sun Zhongcai secretly glanced at Qi Feng and found that Qi Feng's face was indifferent and he did not mean to speak. It seemed that he did not see or hear what happened here.

Sun Zhongcai was a little nervous. Qi Feng's attitude didn't look good. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with the mistake he made this time. He had just taken over the position and hadn't even had time to warm up. Would Qi Feng drive him down in anger?

No, he had to find a way to calm Qi Feng's anger.

Sun Zhongcai, who was anxiously thinking of a solution, suddenly had a bright eye.

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