Chapter 899 To survive!

Luo An, in the study of Shangguan Mansion

Looking at the letter on the desk, Shangguan Changgong, who looked tired, revealed a trace of regret in his eyes. How helpless and sad Yang Chongqing must have felt when he wrote this letter to him...
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. At the beginning, Yang Chongqing was very confident about the battle situation in Yunbing. This also made Shangguan Changgong place great hopes on Yang Chongqing when he handed over the military power to Yang Chongqing.

He hoped that Yang Chongqing could stabilize the situation in Yunbing, and even defeat the Fengwu Army and capture Jinzhong, thus completing the unfinished business of his father Shangguan Hongyuan.

However, when all his hopes were dashed, he was undoubtedly disappointed with Yang Chongqing!
At this time, there was news that Yang Chongqing and Murong Lun had been in private contact, but what really made him suspicious of Yang Chongqing was the incident of Wang Mu's blood letter!
The Supervisory Office had handed over Wang Muzhi's blood letter to him half a month ago. In this blood letter, Wang Muzhi denounced Yang Chongqing for his ineffective rescue, which delayed the opportunity to fight in Shizhou and led to the fall of Jinyang!

Shangguan Changgong knew Wang Muzhi. Although he was not the best in terms of ability, he was loyal to their Shangguan family.

Therefore, Wang Muzhi’s blood letter also shook Shangguan Changgong’s trust in Yang Chongqing, and he began to wonder whether the defeat in the Yunbing battlefield was really due to simple military factors...
At this time, the sudden southward movement of the Cumans to Yunbing also surprised Guan Changgong, who was in the vortex of internal pressure. Although he was very interested in the proposal put forward by Zheng Rong, the Minister of Works, to use the power of the Cuman Khanate to deal with the Fengwu Army, considering the unity within the Luoan court, Shangguan Changgong never put this idea into practice.

But he never expected that the Cumans would take the initiative to help. To be honest, when Shangguan Changgong heard the news, he was so excited that he found two concubines to celebrate all night.

Just when he thought that Yang Chongqing and the Cumans would defeat the Fengwu Army from both sides, Yang Chongqing still held his ground in Pingyang.

This also made Shangguan Changgong extremely confused. He didn't understand why Yang Chongqing didn't miss this opportunity. This also made him more suspicious that the defeat on the Yunbing battlefield was not due to simple military factors. Yang Chongqing might have other thoughts that he didn't know about.

So even though Yang Chongqing later wrote to him to explain why he did this, Shangguan Changgong still didn't want to believe him and insisted that Yang Chongqing launch a counterattack!
Thinking of this, Shangguan Changgong couldn't help but sigh. He couldn't help but think that if he hadn't insisted on asking Yang Chongqing to counterattack, there might not have been the current defeat in Pingyang, Yang Chongqing would not have died, and the situation in Luoan would not have deteriorated to this extent!

Three days ago, when the news that Yang Chongqing committed suicide in Pingyang and Tang Peng led more than 30,000 remnants of the army to retreat to Weiguan despite being chased by the Fengwu Army came back to Luoan, the Luoan court was in an uproar, and all the court officials unanimously demanded that the Prime Minister come forward...

Shangguan Changgong was still hopeful at first, hoping that Murong Lun could help him stabilize the situation. However, when he saw Murong Lun's gloomy face and silence under his gaze, Shangguan Changgong knew that he could only rely on himself!
If it were any other time, Shangguan Changgong would not be unable to announce the death of his father Shangguan Hongyuan, but if he confessed at this time, Shangguan Changgong was worried that the Luoan court would not be able to withstand the double blow, and once he confessed under pressure from everyone, it would be a devastating blow to Shangguan Changgong's prestige.

Therefore, Shangguan Changgong did not choose to confess but chose to use force, and directly beat several leading ministers to death in court!

Although no one dared to ask Shangguan Hongyuan to come forward, and Shangguan Changgong also avoided a blow to his prestige, it also made the Luoan court more demoralized! Previously, because the imperial army continued to decline in Yun, some dignitaries in Luoan prepared for a rainy day and began to transfer their property and families to Sichuan and Shu, but they did so in secret and did not dare to be too public! !

However, with the failure of the Battle of Pingyang and Shangguan Changgong beating his ministers to death, more and more people began to not believe that Shangguan Changgong could defend Luoan...
This lack of belief led them to vote with their feet, and they all scrambled to flee to Sichuan. Led by these dignitaries, a mood of terror spread in Luoan, the ancient capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and a small number of ordinary people who did not know the truth also wanted to flee to Sichuan!

However, most of the people did not move. They stayed at home, waiting for the day when the Fengwu Army would arrive!
In recent years, the three names of Ye Mingsheng have become infamous in the literati circles. Countless children of noble families have used the most vicious language to attack Ye Mingsheng, wanting to completely carve Ye Mingsheng on the pillar of shame!

But the common people are looking forward to the Fengwu Army, hoping that the Fengwu Army can come to them as soon as possible so that they can be the masters of their own house!
Shangguan Changgong had thought about stopping the powerful and wealthy from escaping Luoan, and he did order the imperial guards to blockade Luoan in order to prevent the escape trend from spreading further, but many ministers in the court came to put pressure on him.

Therefore, facing this kind of pressure, Shangguan Changgong had to compromise and reached an agreement with these ministers, acquiescing in the fact that some of the ministers' property and families could leave Luoan.
As for how to deal with the Fengwu Army in the future, there are now two voices in the Luoan court!

The first is to send envoys again to negotiate with the Fengwu Army. As long as the Fengwu Army is willing to talk, all conditions can be discussed.·························
The second way is to send envoys to the Golden Horde, explain the pros and cons and request the Golden Horde to send troops to contain the Fengwu Army!
Honestly speaking, Shangguan Changgong didn't want to adopt either of these two ideas. They had negotiated with the Fengwu Army several times, both openly and covertly, but the Fengwu Army always insisted on the condition of clearing the court of emperors. The success of this negotiation was very slim.
As for asking the Golden Horde to send troops, judging from the fact that they took the initiative to send troops to Yunbing this time to interfere with the logistics supply of the Fengwu Army, they did not seem to want to see the Fengwu Army dominate, so the possibility that they are willing to send troops is very high.

However, the Luoan court will inevitably have to pay a huge price, such as the land of Yongliang. Given the greedy nature of the Cumans, they will surely ask for an exorbitant price!
Once Shangguan Changgong agreed to the Cumans' conditions, it would be a huge blow to his own prestige and would also cause dissatisfaction from the military, which would be almost equivalent to chronic suicide!

After thinking carefully, Shangguan Changgong sighed. Given his current situation, he had to do it even if it was like drinking poison to quench thirst!

After making up his mind, Shangguan Changgong ordered:

"Call Qian Buli and Liu Dajiang, I have something to inform them!"

"Yes!"

After instructing the two people, Shangguan Changgong began to write the letter. Although he was very reluctant, in order to survive, he decided to proceed with the two ideas simultaneously...
(I don't know where a little moth has appeared at home. It has been flying around me and it has made me lose my temper. I have no idea what to do. I will resume the normal update tomorrow!)
(End of this chapter)