I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry, Jizhou has fallen--"

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry, Jizhou has fallen--"

"Eight hundred miles in a hurry, Jizhou has fallen--"

In the morning, a fast horse broke into the imperial capital, instantly making the entire imperial capital restless.

"Why did Jizhou suddenly fall? Am I still asleep, or did I hear it wrong? Wasn't Jizhou fine some time ago?"

"The Rebellion of the Eight Kings... Oh, no, the King of Yan has been killed by the Empress. Now it should be the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, but didn't the Rebellion of the Seven Kings happen in the north? How did it suddenly involve Jizhou?"

"I heard that a group of people called Taiping Dao made a lot of trouble there a few days ago. Could it be that they rebelled?"

"Someone rebelled again? How did the world of the Great Zhou suddenly become so chaotic? The Rebellion of the Eight Kings has not been settled yet, and there are rebels who openly occupy a large state?"

"Hehe, what's this? Who knows when... Our imperial capital is going to be in chaos... It was better when Duke Wei was here. At that time, the country was peaceful and the people were safe. There was no such mess. In the final analysis, all this is the fault of our empress! "

"Be careful with your words. The Jinyiwei has been arresting people everywhere recently. It is said that even the prison is almost full. You dare to criticize that one. Be careful that those court dogs will come to you for tea."

"Hmph, can we stop all the gossips in the world? It is better to prevent the people from talking than to prevent the flood. One day, our Great Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed by the empress!"

For a time, the people of the imperial capital talked about it. Even if the Jinyiwei went out in a big way, they could not stop the people from talking.

At the same time, the court was also not calm.

"What is going on?"

In Taixuan Hall, Ji Luoyao was furious.

At this moment, not only her chest was heaving, but the bead curtain on her forehead was also shaking. She was almost unable to control her inner emotions.

Looking at the latest intelligence that had just been delivered to her, her eyes seemed to be about to spit fire.

She had worked hard to gather a million troops, intending to quell the Eight Princes Rebellion in the shortest possible time, and then govern the country well and get everything back on track.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Although the million troops were barely gathered, the Eight Princes Rebellion was not so easy to quell.

On the one hand, there was the issue of the commander of the million troops. The empress was not confident in handing over the army to one person, and no one in the court was capable of commanding the million troops. In this way, the troops could only be divided into several routes and no one was in charge of each other, which greatly reduced the deterrent power of the million troops.

On the other hand, the death of the Prince of Yan completely angered the remaining seven princes. They no longer fought on their own, but instead united completely. In addition, with the secret help of some other forces and princes, they actually blocked the court army for a while, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.

However, the size of both sides is there, and Ji Luoyao believes that as long as the court can hold on for a while, it will definitely win the final victory.

But at such a critical moment, Jizhou actually caused such a big mess.

You must know that Jizhou is the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is also a population and taxation area. Once it falls, it will be a fatal threat to the court.

"Privy Councilor, what is going on?"

Ji Luoyao stared at the minister in charge of military affairs in the court.

The Privy Councilor was pale, but still gritted his teeth and said: "The matter of Taiping Dao, I have already reported it!"

Ji Luoyao's expression froze.

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is true.

However, she was only thinking about quelling the rebellion of the Eight Kings at that time. After all, she had gathered a million troops, and it would cost countless food and grass every day.

She didn't know how expensive money, rice, oil and salt were before she was in charge of the family. Now she is in charge of the family herself, and the Minister of Revenue keeps talking to her every day, so how dare she drag it out?

Compared with this, a group of small thieves making trouble would naturally not be taken seriously by her.

However, she never expected that a group of small thieves who were not taken seriously by her would actually make such a big commotion.

However, at this moment, Ji Luoyao would certainly not take the initiative to admit her mistakes, otherwise, if such a big pot came down, her already low reputation would definitely drop another level.

Therefore, this pot can only be carried by others.

She immediately scolded in a cold voice: "The Privy Council is in charge of the world's military affairs, and it is your responsibility to stabilize the local areas. Now a group of rebels have grown up under the noses of the court, and you can't escape the blame!"

Facing the empress's rebuke, the corners of the Privy Council's mouth twitched slightly.

The Privy Council is indeed in charge of the world's military affairs in name, but the problem is that this is only in name after all.

For example, you mobilized a million troops, did you get our consent?

But he didn't dare to say this after allHe could only explain honestly:

"The Taiping Dao, also known as the Yellow Turban Army, was originally just a group of small bandits, but some time ago, these small bandits actually grew at an incredible speed and spread to all parts of Jizhou in a short period of time. When I learned the news, I reported it to Your Majesty on the one hand, and sent people to suppress it on the other hand."

Here, he looked up at the empress cautiously.

"But Your Majesty, you have drawn troops from the surrounding states and counties some time ago, and Jizhou has been drawn a full 150,000, resulting in a lack of defense in the state, so the Taiping Dao took the opportunity to succeed."

"So, this matter should be blamed on me?"

Ji Luoyao asked with cold eyes, pausing word by word.

The Privy Councillor was startled and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "This is all my fault, but now the Taiping Dao has become so powerful that not only have many cities in Jizhou been occupied by it, but also many sects have surrendered. I hope Your Majesty will send troops as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"

"Have those sects in Jizhou surrendered?"

Ji Luoyao's face changed slightly when he heard this.

I thought it was just a group of bandits who took advantage of the emptiness of Jizhou to make such a big fuss.

But if the Taiping Dao can suppress those sects, the situation will undoubtedly become very different.

"Although there are not many sects in Jizhou, they are not few either. For example, the Divine Sword Sect is a top sect with a strong man in the Heavenly Realm. It has always been unruly. Can the Taiping Dao still suppress them?"

Ji Luoyao still didn't believe it.

"It is said that the Taiping Dao has three leaders, namely General Tiangong, General Digong and General Rengong, and the Divine Sword Sect was wiped out overnight by General Rengong, who led 3,000 brave soldiers called Yellow Turban Warriors!"

"..."

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials could not help but take a breath.

Although the famous Divine Sword Sect is not among the three sects and six sects, it is also a first-class sect in the world.

There are at least tens of thousands of disciples, and there are also strong men in the heaven and man realm.

It was wiped out overnight?

What's more terrifying is that the other party only dispatched General Rengong and 3,000 brave soldiers.

From this point of view, the high-level power of the Taiping Dao should not be underestimated.

But now the court is concentrating its strength on dealing with the Northern King of the North, where is the spare energy to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress them?

Of course, the court is not really without spare energy.

The real problem is that if too few troops are mobilized, the enemy may not be destroyed, and if too many troops are mobilized, the burden on the court will be too great.

After all, there are still millions of troops in the north that need to be supported.

The court is not rich at the moment. If it really has to fight on two fronts, it can't support it for much time.

Ji Luoyao also understands this truth. Looking at the privy envoy who was kneeling on the ground and the civil and military officials who didn't say a word, she suddenly felt worried.

Too tired.

It's really too tired!

At this moment, she really wanted to give up and not care about anything.

Just at this moment, another guard came to report.

"Report--"

"The Golden Horde sent an envoy to ask to see Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the officials' expressions changed drastically.

The Golden Horde is adjacent to the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has always been ambitious and has always been a major concern for the court.

Now that the Rebellion of the Eight Princes and the Taiping Dao incident have not been resolved, will the Golden Horde also take advantage of the situation?