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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 1178

    "Give me back my son's life!"

    "Dismiss and investigate King Yu!"

    "Seriously pursue accountability! Severely punish the chief culprit of the defeat!"

    "I want King Yu to pay for my husband's life!"

    "Severely punish Zhang Yuande, a deserter on the battlefield!"

    The news of the defeat of the 200,000 troops on the front line of Baima Pass quickly spread throughout the entire royal city due to the spread of interested people.

    ? Especially the families of many Tiger Legion soldiers, they were all heartbroken when they heard that the frontline troops were destroyed.

    Encouraged by caring people, they took to the streets one after another, targeting Yuwang Zhang Yuande.

    After all, Zhang Yuande was the commander-in-chief of the Tigers. The 200,000 troops were wiped out, but he was still alive and well, which naturally aroused public outrage.

    Excited people surrounded Yuwang Zhang Yuande's mansion in Wangcheng. If the Wangcheng garrison had not arrived in time, Yuwang's mansion would have been demolished by the angry people.

    However, even with the protection of the royal city guards, the angry people still threw shoes, rotten eggs, stones, etc. at Yuwang's mansion.

    Many soldiers of the garrison who were in charge of protecting Prince Yu's Mansion were also bruised and swollen. They had to draw their swords and expel the people who had gathered to seek justice in order to avoid the situation from getting out of control.

    When the people of the royal city gathered to demand the severe punishment of the king, in the magnificent palace of the imperial city, the majestic Hanhai Emperor Zhang Heng sat on his dragon chair and listened to the report of the defeat on the front line of Baimaguan.

    "General Nie Feng, Ma Long was eager to make contributions, underestimated the enemy's carelessness, disregarded King Yu's order, and attacked without authorization, resulting in an ambush by the Qinghe army, so that the army was surrounded by fire and suffered heavy losses."

    "King Yu led the rest of the army to block the Qinghe army's counterattack, but they were outnumbered, so they had to fight and retreat to the front line of Lingqiu Mansion"

    When the crown prince Zhang Yuanzhong reported the situation on the front line, he naturally took the responsibility of King Yu completely, and shifted the responsibility to the fallen generals Nie Feng, Ma Long and others.

    After hearing the crown prince's report, Emperor Zhang Hen had a gloomy face, appearing to be in a bad mood.

    After all, 200,000 troops are not 200,000 pigs, but 200,000 families. It can be said that this time the loss was heavy.

    "Brother Huang, but how did I hear that it was King Yu who underestimated the enemy and personally led the army into Baima Pass, which led to the Qinghe army's fire attack and the army's destruction?"

    Before the emperor Zhang Heng could speak, the second prince Zhang Yuandong couldn't wait to attack the prince.

    "Also, King Yu didn't fight and retreat like you said, but fled all the way to Lingqiu Mansion in a panic, right?"

    "Imperial brother, where did you get the news from? Is there any real evidence?" The crown prince asked with a gloomy face.

    "Two hundred thousand soldiers died in battle, but King Yu was safe and sound as the commander-in-chief. This is enough to explain the problem."

    If such a commander who abandons the army and ignores it is not severely punished, it will be difficult to convince the public.  "

    The second prince turned his head and said: "Father, the people outside are now outraged, demanding that the defeated commander be severely punished, so as to comfort the spirits of the fallen soldiers!"

    "Your Majesty, the ministers seconded the proposal. As the commander-in-chief of the army, King Yu caused the death of 200,000 soldiers. He is responsible for the defeat and cannot absolve himself of the blame." The Minister of Finance echoed.

    "Your Majesty, I request that King Yu be dismissed and investigated to reassure the people!" The Minister of Taxation followed suit.

    "Your Majesty, I have received many accusations from the common people about King Yu occupying people's fields and plundering their daughters. I request His Majesty to send someone to thoroughly investigate the crimes committed by King Yu!"

    "Your Majesty, Yu Wang's defeat at Baima Pass has caused heavy losses to our court and damaged our country's face. He should be severely punished!"

    The so-called wall is falling and everyone is right. As the prince of Hanhai, King Yu is also the commander of the Tiger Army. He used to be a high-ranking person, and it was too late for others to flatter him. Naturally, he didn't want to offend him.

    But now King Yu was defeated on the front line, and the 200,000 troops were wiped out. At this time, those ministers who were displeased with King Yu jumped out one after another to add insult to injury.

    Seeing so many ministers demanding that King Yu be held accountable for his defeat, the crown prince also felt a lot of pressure.

    "Your Majesty, although King Yu is responsible for his command mistakes, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. How can he be dismissed and investigated just because of a defeat, not to mention that this time it is not his main responsibility, but Nie Feng and others attacked without authorization.  This led to the disastrous defeat of the army."

    Seeing the crown prince winking at him, Cifu Xiong Tianfei hurriedly stood up.?? Standing out for the King of Honor.

    "Your Majesty, the Qinghe Army is coming in menacingly. It has already entered Qingzhou. King Yu is currently organizing the army and civilians to build a defense line on the front line of Lingqiu Mansion to resist the attack of the Qinghe Army. If His Highness King Yu is revoked at this time, there will be no generals on the front line.  Qingzhou is in danger." Second assistant Liao Chun also echoed.

    "Your Majesty, why don't you give His Royal Highness Yu Wang a chance to redeem his crimes, and let him make meritorious deeds!"

    Facing the pressure from the important ministers encouraged by the second prince to dismiss and investigate King Yu, people from the Crown Prince's camp also stood up to excuse King Yu.

    After all, they are all on the same boat. If they don't do their best at this moment, they will be destroyed one by one.

    "The Qinghe army is approaching menacingly, and Qingzhou is at stake. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, but to consider how to defeat the enemy."

    Facing the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two factions, Emperor Zhang Heng decided to defend the crown prince after a few seconds of contemplation.

    That is to temporarily not hold King Yu accountable for his defeat, and give him a buffer time to take his crimes and make meritorious deeds.

    Although he was also very angry about this defeat, after all, King Yu is the Crown Prince's man.

    And the crown prince is the one he chose. If he wins Yu Wang at this moment, it is tantamount to denying the crown prince and weakening the majesty of the crown prince.

    And now Yuwang has been operating in Qingzhou for so many years, and his influence is also deeply rooted.

    Even if you win Yuwang and send another person to lead Qingzhou soldiers and horses to fight against Qinghe army, it is estimated that you will not be able to achieve results in a while.

    Facing the menacing Qinghe army, it is a big taboo to change generals just before the battle, and it is very likely that Qingzhou will be lost. Therefore, the emperor decided to spare King Yu this time and let him continue to fight against the Qinghe army in Qingzhou.

    The crown prince sent King Yu to lead the tiger army to attack the Far East, and he also got the emperor's tacit approval. Now that he was defeated, naturally he couldn't push all the responsibilities away.

    Seeing that the emperor was unwilling to pursue Yu Wang's responsibility at this time, but shifted the topic to the issue of how to meet the enemy, the people of the Second Prince's faction also knew in their hearts that their impeachment failed this time.

    They also have the same heart as Ming Jinger. The emperor is now defending the crown prince, and he is unwilling to pursue the responsibility of the king at this time. If they continue to impeach, it will be counterproductive.

    So they all started to discuss how to fight the Qinghe army as if what happened just now had never happened, and the tense atmosphere of tit-for-tat in the hall also dissipated invisible.

    "Your Majesty, the defenses in Qingzhou are empty, and the rest of the legions are scattered in different places. They can't quench their thirst at a distance. The Qinghe army is full of strong troops and aggressive. We should send people to negotiate with them to delay time."

    The Second Prince's people were naturally unwilling to make meritorious deeds to atone for their crimes, so they advocated peace talks with the Qinghe Army.

    "The minister seconded the proposal, we have no enmity with the Qinghe army, and there is no need to go to war."

    "The Qinghe army is in full swing, we should avoid their edge and stop the war with them!"

    Seeing that all the civil servants and ministers demanded a truce, Generalissimo Xu Zhenghao was unwilling.

    "I am willing to lead the army to fight against the Qinghe army to avenge the White Horse Pass!"

    "Your Majesty, I am also willing to lead the army to fight, and let the Qinghe army pay for it with blood!" The second commander, Chi Lin, was also a staunch main fighter, and followed suit.

    For a while, in the main hall of the Hanhai Imperial City, the main battle faction and the main peace faction quarreled again.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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