Wei and Jin cooks

Due to an urgent military situation, the local governor and generals who had arrived in Yuncheng entered the palace to participate in politics.

After a night of revelry, the governors and officials from various places who went to bed at dawn were woken up and entered the palace with Gou Xi sleepily.

Except for Gou Xi, who took an emergency bath and dressed up, the rest of the people were still wearing the clothes from last night. The smell of alcohol was all over their bodies, filling the originally small hall with the smell of alcohol.

Zhao Zhongyu frowned displeased, because Zhao Hanzhang was here, so he asked Gou Xi politely, "General, the Huns went south and conquered five cities. Didn't you receive any news about this?"

Because of his hangover, Gou Xi's temples were twitching. He pursed his lips and said, "They acted very strictly and sent troops suddenly. I never received any news. But..."

He raised his head and looked directly at Zhao Hanzhang, "The Huns will pass through Jizhou when they go south, and the southern part of Jizhou is now under the control of Zu Ti. Didn't Governor Zhao have good relations with Zu Ti? Why don't you know?"

Zhao Hanzhang said expressionlessly: "General, Zu Ti only occupied ten counties including Quzhou. Jizhou is so vast that it is easy to bypass his sphere of influence. Moreover, this is Yanzhou. If my post soldiers can Yanzhou is flowing smoothly, so the general should be flustered, right?"

Zhao Zhongyu: "The young general changed the subject. You didn't know that the Xiongnu went south. Then your generals rebelled and took refuge with Liu Cong. Didn't you know that?"

His face turned red with anger and he said angrily: "They were able to approach Yuncheng silently precisely because your generals opened the door to meet the enemy and captured five cities without spending a single soldier!"

Soon, worse news came. The Xiongnu had conquered eight cities in a row and were less than a hundred miles away from Yuncheng. They only needed to capture two more county towns to reach the city.

Gou Xi's face was ugly, and the court was full of buzzing discussions. Most of them were questioning Gou Xi, and a small number of people were asking what to do.

Zhao Hanzhang finally said: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to hold people accountable. We should make a decision as soon as possible."

The emperor immediately nodded and said: "Yes, the most important thing is to resist the enemy. We will wait for the rest to defeat the enemy."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Gou Xi, "How many troops can the general mobilize now?"

Gou Xi's face turned pale and he said, "One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"But the Xiongnu army has 200,000 soldiers!"

"Shi Le also divided his troops to Yuzhou and Sizhou. I wonder how many troops there are?"

"The Huns are using the whole country to attack the south. Is it to prevent His Majesty from offering sacrifices to heaven during the summer solstice?"

Otherwise, the timing would be too good, right?

So an official suggested, "Your Majesty, you should continue to offer sacrifices to heaven. With the help of heaven, you can destroy the Huns in one fell swoop!"

"No, Your Majesty. At this time, the Xiongnu are going south. It can be seen that the sacrifice to heaven is against the law of heaven. It should be canceled immediately and the edict of sin should be issued."

"Fart, we have been preparing to sacrifice to heaven for half a year, and it has cost a lot of money, but we can't do it just because the Xiongnu attacked? Your Majesty, we abandoned government affairs and came all the way to the capital to sacrifice to the genius. You can't break your promise!"

The emperor once said that after offering sacrifices to heaven, he would divide the meritorious officials and re-confer official positions and titles. Otherwise, how could officials from all over the country come all the way to Yuncheng, risking bandits and bandits?

"At this time, we should first discuss the arrangement of resisting the Huns. We can discuss the matter of worshiping the sky later."

There was a buzzing noise in the court hall. People were talking about anything. It was more chaotic than the vegetable market in the morning. Zhao Hanzhang's head was spinning.

She went to see Gou Xi, and saw Gou Xi lowering his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking, without saying a word.

Zhao Hanzhang endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back. He slapped the table hard, and the low table in front of her was smashed by her. The tea cup on the table fell to the ground, and the ministers slowly became quiet. Come down.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced around sharply, pursed his lips and said: "With the current speed of the Xiongnu's attack on the city, it is possible to attack the capital tomorrow. At this time, do you want to sacrifice to the sky and welcome the Huns to come in?"

She didn't ask them what to do, and looked directly at Gou Xi, who was sitting opposite her, "General, how do you want to fight this battle?"

Gou Xi already had a plan in mind and said: "Let Gou Chun send 20,000 troops from Yuncheng to Dunqiu to stop the Xiongnu. I will check on my own if there are rebels in the army and capture them all. I will dispatch troops and horses from all over Yanzhou for a short period of time." It can accommodate 100,000 people and can reach Yuncheng in three days."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I have 80,000 soldiers and horses at the border. As long as the general orders to get out of the way, they can reach Yuncheng in three days to support them."

Gou Xi pursed her lips, raised her head and looked sharply at Zhao Hanzhang, "Who is leading the troops?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "Zhao Ju!"

Gou Xi didn't hesitate, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I'll get out of the way, but when people arrive, they have to listen to my orders."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Of course, the general is the marshal, and his orders are naturally at your discretion."

The emperor was relieved to see that the two of them were willing to make concessions to each other. The ministers looked at the two of them back and forth, and saw that they had reached an agreement as soon as they went back and forth.

Don't give them a chance to interrupt at all.

The matter did not end there. Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Where is the food and grass?"

Gou Xi: "In three days, I can produce ten days of food and grass for one hundred thousand people. In half a month, I can produce twenty ten days of food and grass. There will be no more."

This is planned to be collected directly from the people.

Zhao Hanzhang pursed his lips, but did not object to his decision, but said: "I can guarantee the food and grass for my 80,000 soldiers and horses for half a month."

"This is not enough," Gou Xi said, "Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and Shu need to produce grain and grass."

All the ministers looked at the governors or officials from these states.

Zhao Hanzhang's brows twitched and he said: "Not in Jingzhou. Jingzhou has just ended its rebellion. At this time, the forced conscription of grain and grass will definitely cause changes again."

"Our Shu land is not peaceful either. There are many refugees, so we cannot forcefully conquer them."

"It's even worse in Yangzhou. Besides, there's already a lot of food for Yuncheng this year."

"Xuzhou is even more difficult."

Gou Xi did not discuss with them, but said directly: "Determine the amount of food and grass for them, and every state must complete it."

Zhao Hanzhang also said to them: "Everyone, we are now both prosperous and devastated. If Yanzhou is destroyed, no place in Xuzhou and Yangzhou below it will be spared."

Officials in Huainan and Jiangnan didn't take it seriously. They were separated by the Yangtze River. As long as they guarded the pass, they could still be on their own.

Zhao Hanzhang seemed to know what they were thinking, and sneered: "If the north is lost, the general and I will escort your majesty south. When the time comes, I will have to make room for you."

Officials from both places were shuddered when they heard this. They glanced at the solemn Gou Xi, looked at each other and then bowed their heads in agreement.

Didn't Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi want to fight to the death? Why are they so close?

In addition to food and grass, Gou Xi also wanted them to send troops to support him. Wang Dun, the governor of Guangzhou, agreed immediately. The other governors and officials hesitated but also agreed.

Gou Xi looked at Zhao Hanzhang and said, "Zhao Governor, Sizhou and Yuzhou..."

"I will defend," Zhao Hanzhang said with a serious face: "Your Majesty and the general, don't worry, I will do my best to defend Sizhou and Yuzhou, and never let Yanzhou be attacked from behind."

Gou Xi said "Yeah", believing her promise.

The emperor was even more moved. He walked down from the dragon chair, held her hand, pulled her to her feet, and then took Gou Xi's hand. He said with tears in his eyes: "With two beloved ministers working together to fight against the enemy, what else can I do?" fear?"