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Chapter 151 My two princes are looking for good excuses

"Surround it up."

The master of Jiexiu Mansion has not left the government office yet.

At this time, a general in armor and his soldiers had already broken into the government office and surrounded it.

The master of the Jiexiu Mansion saw that the government soldiers dared to break into the government office directly, and even surrounded the government office.

Suddenly, the face of the master of Jiexiu Mansion turned extremely ugly.

The head of the Jiexiu Mansion looked at the armor-clad general with a gloomy look on his face: "Captain Fan, do you know what you are doing?"

"You actually dared to lead the government soldiers to surround the government office. Do you still take my government seriously?"

"What do your Fan family want to do?"

"Private soldiers entered the city, stole the government's power to prepare military equipment, and even surrounded the government office."

"Is it possible that your Fan family wants to rebel?"

The head of the Jiexiu Mansion questioned the armor-clad general with an angry look on his face.

The head of the Jiexiu Mansion never expected that the Fan family's private soldiers would enter the city, take control of the city guards and government soldiers, and actually let the government soldiers surround his government office.

Simply unscrupulous and audacious.

Even if the Fan family is the earth emperor of Jiexiu Mansion, one of the seven aristocratic families in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But if he dared to besiege the government office like this, if the court knew about it, he would be miserable.

"Master of the Palace."

"What my Fan family wants to do, you will know soon."

"Your Excellency, you should stay at the government office with peace of mind. The patriarch of the Fan family will come to visit you later."

Captain Fan, who was wearing armor, glanced at the master of the Jiexiu Mansion and said.

He didn't take the master of Jiexiu Mansion seriously at all.

In Jiexiu Mansion, his Fan family is heaven.

No matter how angry the head of Jiexiu Mansion is, what will happen?

If he had worried about the imperial court before, he, the captain of the palace army, would still show off to the master of the palace.

But now?

That's no longer necessary.

Because the Fan family has become the target of the imperial court's execution, the Fan family will not sit still and wait for death.

"Okay, then I will wait for your visit from the head of the Fan family."

The face of the master of Jiexiu Mansion changed, he said nothing more, turned around and walked back to the government office lobby.

The head of the Jiexiu Mansion has already seen the clues. I am afraid that the Fan family is really going to commit some treasonous act.

"This is trouble."

The head of the Jiexiu Mansion returned to the lobby with an extremely solemn expression.

If the Fan family really wanted to commit some treasonous act, then he, the head of Jiexiu Palace, might also be dragged into the water.

…

The Jiexiu Fan family is one of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After the decision made by the patriarch Fan Zhou and more than a dozen heads of the Fan family, it started running as fast as a machine.

Not only did he take control of the city of Jiexiu Mansion, he also immediately notified all the private soldiers and masters of the Fan family outside.

Even the various branches outside the Fan family received the urgent news from the main clan and started to prepare.

Some young members of the Fan family were also secretly sent away quietly.

It can be said that the entire Fan family, one of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, has entered a real explosive state from this moment on.

…

Northern Xinjiang.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

We welcomed a special guest today.

Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, sat on the main seat, looked at this special guest below, and said, "The young master of the Fan family is indeed a bit brave, and he actually dares to come to my Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion openly."

"Your Majesty has issued an order to kill the Fan family. Aren't you afraid of being arrested by me?"

Xue Shaowen looked at this special guest in front of him and said calmly.

Yes, this special guest is none other than Fan Shaohe, the young master of the Fan family.

Fan Shaohe shook his head and smiled; "The Marquis is quite well informed, but I believe that the Marquis is not a short-sighted person."

"Nowadays, Mr. Hou and my Fan family are actually grasshoppers on the same rope."

"Even if the Marquis catches me, does the Marquis think the person in the palace will let him go?"

Fan Shaohe looked at Xue Shaowen in the main seat with a faint smile.

Xue Shaowen's face was expressionless; "Fan Shaohe, I am not a grasshopper on the same rope as your Fan family."

"I am the Zhenbeihou of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I will guard the northern border for the Great Zhou Dynasty and resist the foreign tribes outside the customs."

"How can we talk about whether Your Majesty will let me go?"

"And your Fan family is a traitor that His Majesty has decreed to be exterminated."

"How can I and you be a grasshopper on the same rope?"

Xue Shaowen said calmly.

Fan Shaohe shook his head noncommittally; "What the Marquis said is not necessarily true!"

"We don't have to beat around the bush like this, let's just open the skylight and speak frankly!"

"The Marquis supports his troops with self-respect, but listens to the announcement but not the instructions. In this northern Xinjiang, it can be said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away."

"I directly rejected His Majesty's decree before."

"This is something that no emperor would tolerate."

"The Marquis should know better than me what the fate of such a person will be. I don't need to say more!"

Some words don't need to be said. Fan Shaohe knew that Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, knew much better than him.

Xue Shaowen wanted to pretend to be stupid with Fan Shaohe, but Fan Shaohe didn't have the time and energy to go around like this with Xue Shaowen.

Therefore, Fan Shaohe spoke frankly without any scruples.

After hearing Fan Shaohe's words, Xue Shaowen's expression did not change at all, he was still so calm.

"Fan Shaohe, your words are alarmist and slandering me."

"Since I have some friendship with your Fan family, I won't argue with you."

"You'd better just tell me why you're here!"

Xue Shaowen wanted to know why Fan Shaohe came to his Zhenbei Hou Mansion at this time.

The man in the palace had already decreed the death of the Jiexiu Fan family, and Xue Shaowen had just received the news.

If the Fan family came to him, the Marquis of Zhenbei, for this matter, then Xue Shaowen would have no choice but to see the guests off directly.

Even Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, was unable to do anything about this kind of thing.

"Master Hou, my purpose here is very simple."

"Then I came to ask the Marquis to borrow a way. I also asked the Marquis to make it convenient."

"By the way, I will be a messenger and deliver three letters to the Marquis."

Fan Shaohe said, took out three letters and handed them to Xue Shaowen.

Xue Shaowen took the letter, tore it open and read it.

When Xue Shaowen finished reading these three letters, he frowned and remained silent.

Fan Shaohe glanced at Xue Shaowen and said, "Master Hou, the letter has been delivered, so I will take my leave first."

Fan Shaohe did not dare to delay too much. His main task was to take some people from the Fan family out of confinement.

Now the news that the imperial court has ordered to kill the Fan family must have reached local officials everywhere. If they delay for a moment longer, they will be in greater danger.

It is better to leave the customs early.

As for Xue Shaowen's decision after reading the letter, that is not something Fan Shaohe should worry about. Someone else will worry about it.

Xue Shaowen, who was in charge, nodded when he heard this: "Your Fan family also has connections in the Zhenbei Army. You can just go to them directly."

"They will help you get out of customs smoothly."

This is the scary thing about a wealthy family. They have connections and manpower in all directions.

Even the Northern Xinjiang Zhenbei Army is no exception.

…

Xiliang.

The Marquis Mansion of Xiliang.

The Marquis of Xiliang was also receiving a middle-aged man from the Fan family.

This middle-aged man from the Fan family also brought three letters to the Marquis of Xiliang.

After reading these three letters, the Marquis of Xiliang pondered for a moment, looked at the middle-aged man from the Fan family and said, "You can leave the customs, just go find those connections of your Fan family in the Xiliang Army."

"I won't stop you now."

"However, there is one thing you must remember."

"I don't know anything, and I have never seen you."

"You haven't been to Xiliang Houfu either."

The Marquis of Xiliang looked at the middle-aged man from the Fan family and said.

The middle-aged man from the Fan family heard what the Marquis of Xiliang said and immediately understood what the Marquis of Xiliang meant.

"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I understand."

"The letter has been delivered, so I'll take my leave now."

After the middle-aged man from the Fan family finished speaking, he left the Xiliang Hou Mansion directly.

Like Fan Shaohe, this middle-aged man from the Fan family came out of isolation with some members of the Fan family and part of the Fan family's accumulation.

However, one came out of the pass in Northern Xinjiang, and the other came out of the pass in Xiliang.

This is also the survival method of the so-called cunning rabbits and three caves of wealthy families.

You can't put all your eggs in one basket.

…

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Zhou Chen finished processing the memorial, he opened the information just sent by Dongchang and read it.

The intelligence records everything that happens in Luoyang City.

Especially the news about the officials and ministers in the court are all recorded.

They also include Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the Minister of Punishment.

In addition, there are also news from some places during the Great Week, which are also recorded.

Ever since Cao Zhengchun left Luoyang, news about Dongchang would be sent to Yangxin Hall as soon as possible every day.

Zhou Chen looked at the information sent by Dongchang and couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Dongchang is the emperor's eyes and ears, supervising the world for the emperor.

Today, in addition to Luoyang, Dongchang has gradually spread to all prefectures in the Zhou Dynasty.

Although Dongchang has not radiated the entire Zhou world, Zhou Chen believes that this day should not be too far away.

At this moment, the inner guard who was guarding outside the hall walked in.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War is asking for an audience outside the palace."

After the house guard and factory guard came in, he bowed and reported.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne and nodded slightly.

"Xuan!"

The house guard and factory guard bowed and left.

After a while.

The Minister of the Ministry of War walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"I have met your Majesty." The Minister of War walked in and bowed respectfully.

Zhou Chen put down the news sent by the Eastern Factory and raised his head to look at the Minister of War: "How are the preparations for the scientific expedition going?"

Nowadays, there is a shortage of available officials in the Zhou Dynasty.

Previously, Du Ruhui reported on the scientific examination.

Zhou Chen had already ordered the Eight Sages Wang Zhouxian and the Minister of War to serve as deputy examiners to assist Du Ruhui in preparing for the scientific examination.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the scientific examination is still being prepared."

"All the memorials sent from various places to review and recommend people have been sent back."

"People have been sent to inform local officials about the news that the imperial examination is open to students from all over the world."

The Minister of War bowed and said.

After hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded.

"Ai Qing came to Yangxin Hall to see me, what is the matter?"

Zhou Chen looked at the Minister of War and asked again.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has previously decreed that the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang should return to Luoyang in the new year to report."

"The Marquis of Zhenbei came to report. The Marquis of Zhenbei's old injury has relapsed and he cannot travel far back to Luoyang to report."

"The Marquis of Xiliang is reporting, and the Xirong invade the border. The Marquis of Xiliang is sitting at Yumen Pass to defend against the Xirong invasion. He is temporarily unable to go back to Luoyang to report."

"This is a memorial from the two marquises. Your Majesty, please read it."

The Minister of War sent two memorials to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen took the memorials of Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou, opened them and glanced at them.

It's almost all bullshit.

"A recurrence of old injuries?"

"Sit at the border to resist the Xirong invaders?"

"My two princes have found good excuses."

Zhou Chen sneered and threw the two memorials aside.

No one would believe such an excuse to fool people.

Besides, Dongchang has deployed manpower in Beijiang and Xiliang.

Whether the Marquis of Zhenbei has relapsed from his old injuries, and whether the Marquis of Xiliang has resisted the Xirong, if others don't know, how can Zhou Chen not know?

When the Minister of War heard Zhou Chen's sneer, he lowered his head even further.

Although he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, since the emperor Zhou Chen has fully recovered, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, has almost no right to intervene in such important border affairs.

It became a decoration.

"What do you think about the affairs of the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang?" Zhou Chen looked at the Minister of War below.

The Minister of War heard this and was stunned for a moment.

The Minister of War did not expect that the emperor Zhou Chen would suddenly ask him what he thought of the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang have been stationed at the border for many years and have already become a common phenomenon at the border."

"If Your Majesty pushes too hard, it may be counterproductive."

"Between my ministers, if your Majesty wants to resolve the matter between the two princes, you need to do it slowly. You must first find ways to divide their powers and then do it."

"It would be great if the patron king could be brought back to plan this matter."

The Secretary of the Ministry of War immediately spoke without any hesitation.

The Minister of War has long thought about this matter.

It's just that Zhou Chen never asked the Minister of War for his opinion, and the Minister of War never intervened.

Now that Zhou Chen had asked, the Minister of War did not even have to think about it and directly said what was on his mind.

After hearing what the Minister of War said, Zhou Chen did not agree or object, but said directly: "The Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang have done their best for our great Zhou Dynasty and guarded the border for many years. They have made great contributions through hard work."

"Now, the Marquis of Zhenbei's old injury has relapsed, and the Marquis of Xiliang is sitting at Yumen Pass to resist the Xirong."

"As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I cannot give any support to heroes like them, which will chill the hearts of the border officers and soldiers."

"The Minister of the Ministry of War will immediately allocate half of the military pay to be sent to the border."

"At the same time, the Ministry of War transferred five generals, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Song Xian, Hao Meng, and Hou Cheng, to serve in the border army to assist the two marquis in guarding the border."

"The five of them led troops to escort the military pay sent to the border."

Zhou Chen looked at the Minister of War's orders one by one.

When the Minister of War heard this, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he immediately understood the emperor Zhou Chen's intention.

"I obey the decree."

The Minister of War immediately bowed and said.

"Go for it!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Zhou Chen could only arrange things like this temporarily for the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang.

After solving the plans of the three major families and the King of Shu, we can make further calculations.

Then, the Secretary of the Ministry of War left the Yangxin Hall.

(End of chapter)