sjar Chapter 298 5 Army
Chapter 298 5 Army
Hearing that Prime Minister Liu was coming at this time, Zhou Bailin was very anxious and said to the emperor in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the Yan army has already captured Guangning City. If they besiege Changzhou, the front-line imperial army will definitely be unable to defend. In my opinion, it is better to withdraw all the troops back to the outside of the capital to organize a defense line to resist the offensive of the Yan army. I believe that if it drags on, the Yan army will surely collapse without a fight..."
"Minister Zhou, what are you talking about?"
Just then, I heard someone shouting behind me.
Before Zhou Bailin finished speaking, Prime Minister Liu arrived at the Palace of Rites and Music.
Seeing Prime Minister Liu coming, Zhou Bailin didn't care about it anymore and continued, "Our army should abandon the three states in the east of the lake, defend the capital, and do our best to keep the capital, and then stop the offensive of the Yan army."
"You are asking the State of Chen to cede territory in exchange for peace. How could you think of such a humiliating thing? With this kind of idea, are you qualified to be the Minister of War?"
Prime Minister Liu said sarcastically.
"Guangning City has been lost, and the Yan army is approaching. This is the only way now."
Zhou Bailin argued with reason.
Today, the three states in the east of the lake cannot be defended at all.
Even if the Yan army does not attack now, chaos has already occurred within the Chen army. As the Minister of War, Zhou Bailin knows Sheng Ju's situation best.
"Guangning City has only temporarily fallen into the hands of the Yan army. Our army will take it back sooner or later. Our army has already assembled. With 150,000 troops, we can march north in less than three days to recapture Guangning City and wipe out the Yan army."
Prime Minister Liu said this confidently, and then he glared at Zhou Bailin fiercely with a fierce look.
He also could not have imagined that Zhou Bailin would dare to risk his life to come and meet the emperor.
After hearing what Prime Minister Liu said, Emperor Chen showed a very satisfied expression and said, "Prime Minister Liu's plan is good. As long as we recapture Guangning City, the Yan army will be defeated."
Zhou Bailin felt disappointed. He thought the emperor had come to his senses just now, but now it seems that he was just overthinking. Emperor Chen still favors Prime Minister Liu and his party.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Prime Minister Liu leaned forward and said.
"How can our army still have 150,000 troops now?"
Zhou Bailin said with a serious expression.
Now that there are so many rebel forces in the territory of Chen State, a lot of troops have been withdrawn to suppress them. What's more, most of the main forces of Chen State's army have been deployed to defend the border with Yan State, and it is impossible to withdraw another 150,000 troops.
There is no need to guess, because we know that Prime Minister Liu is talking nonsense again to deceive the emperor.
Prime Minister Liu turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Sooner or later, Prime Minister Liu will kill Zhou Bailin, this ignorant man.
At this moment, in front of the emperor, Prime Minister Liu remained serious and calm, and said: "Our army has already mobilized 100,000 Jingji troops, 30,000 Hudong troops, and 20,000 Changzhou troops to rush to Guangning City. If the Yan army wants to defend Guangning City,
Hearing the troops mentioned by Prime Minister Liu, Zhou Bailin immediately said anxiously, "Absolutely not, these troops must not be mobilized! If we mobilize 100,000 troops from the capital, Jiankang City will be wide open and defenses will be empty! If the attack on Guangning City fails, our army will be in greater danger."
Now the peasant uprisings in various parts of the State of Chen have already intensified and reached an uncontrollable point.
And at this time, the Yan army came again and even broke through Guangning City.
If they lose this battle, the last of Chen’s troops will be lost, and there will be no extra troops left to guard the capital.
"Minister Zhou means that our Chen army is inferior to the Yan army and will definitely lose this battle?"
Zhou Bailin's face was solemn. Facing the powerful minister Liu Xiangguo, he felt indescribable resentment in his heart. But when he thought that Liu Xiangguo was now so powerful that no one would oppose him.
Zhou Bailin sighed in his heart and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I definitely did not mean that. I just took into account the rebellions in various places within the Chen Kingdom. Many rebels have already threatened the capital. Our army has no time to take care of the front line. We must concentrate our forces to completely solve the hidden dangers of the rebels first."
"Rebels? Weren't all the rebels wiped out?"
Emperor Chen's words were groggy, as if he were a sick and dying man, and he completely lacked the dignity that an emperor should have.
The news that Emperor Chen received had always been that the rebel forces within the Chen State had basically been eliminated by the imperial court.
In fact, this was not the case. Instead, the rebels were not wiped out, but their numbers increased. The reason for all this was that Prime Minister Liu and his party concealed the truth.
But this truth did not seem important to Emperor Chen. He was a man who was about to die of old age and did not care at all about how chaotic the situation was within the borders of Chen.
Hearing this, Zhou Bailin was stunned.
He could never have imagined that the emperor could be so confused.
Perhaps the emperor was the only one who remained in the dark about the turmoil in the entire world.
"No matter what, we cannot send those 150,000 troops into Guangning City. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Zhou Bailin persuaded again.
But the emperor did not speak, but Prime Minister Liu continued: "Minister Zhou, if you don't know the situation on the front line, don't speak nonsense without authorization. Now the imperial army has been assembled and will soon be able to recapture Guangning City. When the time comes, you can wait for the victory report from the front line. There is no need to bother Your Majesty anymore."
"Your Majesty has other important matters. Zhou Bailin, please leave immediately."
Eunuch Wang also spoke.
They no longer wanted to discuss the war situation on the front line.
Zhou Bailin was extremely sad and angry, but he could do nothing about it.
"Your Majesty, the matter of deposing and enthroning the crown prince should be put on the agenda as soon as possible."
Prime Minister Liu said again.
"Deposed Crown Prince?"
Zhou Bailin was shocked.
If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that the prince's party has always been at odds with Prime Minister Liu. Now they want to depose the prince. It is obvious that Prime Minister Liu's party wants to insert more of their own forces into the court.
Then Emperor Chen was heard to ask, "Who does Prime Minister Liu think is more suitable?"
It seems that Emperor Chen also agreed to depose the crown prince.
Prime Minister Liu said: "The Eighth Prince is the best candidate for the crown prince."
"What Prime Minister Liu said makes sense, so let's do as Prime Minister Liu says."
Emperor Chen nodded.
After hearing what they said, Zhou Bailin couldn't help but said angrily: "You flatterer, why did you slander the emperor? The prince is obviously the best heir to the throne. You are obviously trying to form a clique for personal gain and you don't care about the Chen court at all!"
This sentence really made Prime Minister Liu extremely angry.
"Take this traitor Zhou Bailin to the prison and execute him on a certain day!"
Prime Minister Liu ordered sternly.
At this time, the guards had already stepped forward and restrained Zhou Bailin.
"emperor!"
Zhou Bailin made his final struggle.
But at this moment, Emperor Chen still looked drowsy. He slowly closed his eyes and waved his hands.
The emperor's meaning was already very clear, and he no longer paid attention to the matter.
The emperor didn't care whether Zhou Bailin lived or died.
At this time, the guards took Zhou Bailin away.
At this moment, there was only endless despair in Zhou Bailin's heart.