Sign a Lu Fengxian at the beginning

Great Zhou.

Early morning.

Civil and military officials followed both sides of the royal road and entered the Golden Palace in order of their official positions.

After the civil and military officials entered the Jinluan Palace, Zhou Chen walked on the royal road and arrived at the court.

"Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

All the civil and military officials knelt down and shouted to Zhou Chen, the Emperor of Zhou.

Zhou Chen was sitting on the dragon throne, looking down at the civil and military officials, and waved his hand, "Everyone is at peace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All civil and military officials bowed their heads and stood up.

Cao Zhengchun took a step forward and said loudly: "If there is something going on, we will start to fight. If there is nothing going on, we will retreat."

Just as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Left Prime Minister Xiao He stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, prices in Luoyang Sili have skyrocketed recently. Some merchants are driving up prices, and some landlords from aristocratic families are involved behind the scenes..."

"I have arrested them all. Anyone involved in price gouging, no matter who they are, will be imprisoned in Dongchang Prison."

Zhou Chen didn't even bother to listen to the following words.

These people thought that the Great Zhou Dynasty was now facing a raid by masters from hundreds of cities in the wilderness, and more than a dozen prefectures had been captured. The situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was not good, and they wanted to take advantage of this time to make money while the country was in dire straits.

I really don’t know whether to live or die.

Zhou Chen can prosper business, improve the status of businessmen, and can also drive them into hell again.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that businessmen value profits.

Zhou Chen also understands that he can tolerate businessmen pursuing profit.

But the premise is that it is within a certain range.

If when Zhou Dynasty is facing a crisis, these businessmen ignore the righteousness and still want to drive up prices and make the country difficult to make money, then Zhou Chen will not tolerate it.

In the court hall, when all the civil and military officials heard the emperor's words, they all bowed their heads and did not dare to say more.

They are clear about the emperor's methods.

At this time when the great Zhou Dynasty is facing the crisis of masters from hundreds of cities, if these businessmen dare to drive up prices, their sincerity is on the edge of a knife.

In the eyes of the officials, it was easy to enter the prison in Dongchang, but difficult to get out.

The emperor ordered these price gougers to be imprisoned in Dongchang Prison. I am afraid he did not want to let them survive...

"If anyone dares to resist, there is no need to report, they will be killed on the spot and their homes will be confiscated."

Zhou Chen's tone was calm, but what he said made all the ministers' hearts tremble.

"According to the decree."

Left Prime Minister Xiao He bowed and said.

After Xiao He, the left prime minister, retired, another minister came out to report.

In this way, the morning went on slowly...

The ministers reported the political affairs that they could not decide one by one, and Zhou Chen solved them one by one.

In the middle of the morning court, the commander of the imperial army, Dian Wei, hurriedly walked into the Jinluan Palace and said, "Your Majesty, there is urgent news from the East Factory, and the visitor is waiting outside the palace."

"oh!"

Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows, and all the civil and military officials were also stunned.

What kind of urgent news did he dare to come directly to Jinluan Hall to ask for an audience during the morning court?

You should know that during the morning court, unless it is a special military or national event, the morning court cannot be interrupted.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun who was standing beside him.

Cao Zhengchun understood the idea and walked out immediately.

After just a moment of practice, Cao Zhengchun left and came back again, as if he was in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the Eastern Wasteland."

"The Great Yan army sent troops to attack the Eastern Wilderness Border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In one day, the Yan army's vanguard of 50,000 troops captured the eastern capital city and broke through the Dongyan Pass."

"The Lord of the East Capital City and Donghuang Hou Song Li were killed in battle, General Zhao Yun was seriously injured, the Donghuang army suffered heavy casualties, and Donghuang is in urgent need."

As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed wildly.

Dayan sent troops to attack the Donghuang border of Great Zhou Dynasty?

In one day, the vanguard of the Yan army captured the eastern capital and breached Dongyan Pass?

The Lord of the East Capital City and Donghuang Hou Song Li were killed in battle, and Zhao Yun was seriously injured?

This piece of news shocked all the civil and military officials in the court and was unable to react.

For a moment, the entire Jinluan Palace could hear needles dropping.

All the officials in the court looked shocked.

Dayan was a dynasty to the east of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had read the history of the wilderness and knew that the current location of the Great Zhou Dynasty was on the edge of the Great Wilderness.

To the west and north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were hundreds of cities in the wilderness, while to the east and south were the dynasties of the Middle Kingdom.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty never expected that Dayan would suddenly send troops to attack its border with Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, Dayan's 50,000 vanguards captured Dongdu City and breached Dongyan Pass in one day.

You know, Donghuang has an army of five hundred thousand, and it also has unparalleled generals like Zhao Yun.

Such a defensive force could not stop Dayan's 50,000 vanguards. How shocked were the officials?

Once Dongyan Pass is lost, Dayan's troops and horses can march straight into the hinterland of the Zhou Dynasty.

The crisis in the deserted cities has not yet been resolved, yet another Great Yan has arrived, and now the situation in Great Zhou is getting even worse.

While all the officials were thinking, their faces were all solemn.

Zhou Chen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also changed his expression.

Cao Zhengchun said, having already presented the news to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen immediately took the message from Cao Zhengchun's hand, opened it, and glanced at it.

In an instant, Zhou Chen's face darkened, and there seemed to be suppressed rage between his brows.

Zhou Chen looked at the message in his hand, reading it faster and faster. Finally, with a snap, he slapped his palm on the armrest of the dragon chair and stood up.

"Retreat from the court."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, took the news and left directly without continuing the morning court.

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After Zhou Chen left, all the civil and military officials began to discuss in low voices.

"Dongyan Pass is actually lost, now we are in trouble."

"Yes! Dongyan Pass is the barrier to the east of our Great Zhou Dynasty. Once Dongyan Pass is lost, there will be no barrier to the east of our Great Zhou Dynasty. The Yan army will be able to march straight into the hinterland of our Great Zhou Dynasty, and our hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely exposed.

Under the enemy's cavalry."

"Now the crisis of Xiliang and Northern Xinjiang being attacked by experts from hundreds of cities in the wilderness has not yet been resolved. Dongyan Pass has been captured by the Yan army again. This situation is not good for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty."

The civil and military officials who can stand in the court are not simple people.

Anyone with a little bit of discernment can see that once Dongyan Pass is lost, there will no longer be a barrier to the east of the Zhou Dynasty to stop the Yan army.

If the Yan army were allowed to advance straight in, it would be a disaster for the entire Zhou Dynasty.

The most important thing is that the Yan army's combat power, the 500,000 Donghuang army and the unparalleled general Zhao Yun were not able to stop the Yan army's 50,000 vanguard, allowing the Yan army's 50,000 vanguard to capture the Eastern Capital City in one day.

The Dongyan Pass was conquered.

Compared with the masters of the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness, the Yan army was much more dangerous to the Great Zhou than the masters of the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness.

"Prime Minister Zuo, now I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are in danger. The Yan army broke through Dongyan Pass, Donghuang Hou died in battle, and even General Zhao Yun was seriously injured. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have wolves in the west and tigers in the east!"

The Eight Sage King Zhou Xian, the Minister of War and the Minister of Punishment came to Xiao He's side with solemn expressions.

Nowadays, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are the four ministers who are ordered to rectify the official administration in various places. They are no longer in Luoyang. Apart from Xiao He, the left prime minister, there are only three other important ministers in the court: Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages, the Minister of War and the Minister of Punishment.

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Xiao He's face was also particularly solemn.

They had calculated everything they could to deal with the hungry wolf in Hundred Cities of the Wilderness, but they had not calculated that a tiger would come from behind.

Xiao He glanced at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and the three of them, and said, "Let's go! Let's go to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart together."

The three of them, Eight Sages King Zhou Xian, all nodded.

With such a big thing happening, as important officials of the imperial court, they naturally couldn't leave like this and had to go to Yangxin Hall to discuss the matter.

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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Zhou Chen retired from the court, he returned to the Yangxin Hall and slapped the dragon table with his palm, looking extremely furious.

Just now in the Jinluan Palace, facing the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhou Chen, as the emperor, had to worry about his majesty.

But now that he has returned to the Yangxin Hall, Zhou Chen can no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

"Damn it, Dayan actually sent troops to attack me, Great Zhou, and caused heavy casualties to our Donghuang army. The Marquis of Donghuang died in battle, and Zhao Yun was seriously injured. Damn it."

Zhou Chen was furious and kept walking back and forth.

To be honest, Zhou Chen really didn't expect that Dayan would suddenly send troops to attack Dongyan Pass.

This caught Zhou Chen off guard.

Originally, Zhou Chen was still feeling a little happy about planning to finish off the masters from the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness, but now the sudden attack of the Yan Army poured cold water on Zhou Chen.

Dongyan Pass was lost, Donghuang Hou was killed in battle, and Zhao Yun was seriously injured. This news made Zhou Chen fall from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

What shocked Zhou Chen the most was the strength of the Yan army. With only 50,000 vanguards, they captured Dongdu City and breached Dongyan Pass in one day. Even Zhao Yun was unable to resist and was seriously injured.

Then when the main force of the Yan army arrived, how could Zhou resist?

Zhou Chen knew that the dynasties in Middle-earth were very powerful, and compared with them, the overall strength of Da Zhou was much weaker.

But Zhou Chen never expected that the strength gap between the dynasties of Great Zhou and Middle-earth would be so huge.

Dayan's vanguard of 50,000 men broke through Dongyan Pass, which was heavily defended by Zhou Dynasty, and even Zhao Yun was seriously injured.

You must know that Zhao Yun's strength is also among the top in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Except for Lu Bu and a few people in Yuwen Chengdu, no one can compare with Zhao Yun.

Just when Zhou Chen was furious and walking back and forth.

A chamberlain came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Left Prime Minister Xiao He, the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian, and the Minister of War and the Minister of Punishment are outside the palace asking for an audience."

The house guard and factory guard lowered their heads and were careful.

Everyone can see the emperor's angry look.

At this time, no one dared to touch the Emperor.

After Zhou Chen walked back and forth for a few steps, he calmed down his furious mood, sat on the dragon chair, and said to the house guards and factory guards, "Invite them in."

"According to the decree."

The internal servants and factory guards did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

moment.

Xiao He and the Eight Sages Wang Zhou Xian walked into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

"I have met Your Majesty."

After entering the Yangxin Hall, Xiao He and the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian all bowed to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Zhou Chen didn't say anything else, he directly picked up the news and handed it to Cao Zhengchun; "You guys should take a look at the news about Donghuang first!"

Zhou Chen guessed what Xiao He and the four of them wanted to see.

Therefore, Zhou Chen stopped talking nonsense and directly asked Cao Zhengchun to pass the news from Donghuang to Xiao He and the four ministers.

Cao Zhengchun took the news from Donghuang and sent it to Xiao He and the four of them.

Xiao He and the four of them took the news about Donghuang from Cao Zhengchun's hands and read it in turn.

After reading the news about Donghuang, Xiao He and the other four of them all had extremely serious expressions on their faces.

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, glanced at Xiao He and the four of them, and asked, "You have also read the news about Donghuang. What do you think I, the Great Zhou, should do?"

Zhou Chen's thoughts are in chaos now.

Dayan's attack was really unexpected.

Now that the top combat power of Great Zhou is dealing with the masters from the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness, Zhou Chen simply has no masters left to call upon.

If ordinary people are sent to the Eastern Barrens, it will not work at all. Even Zhao Yun suffered heavy losses. If ordinary people are sent to the Eastern Barrens to resist the Yan army, wouldn't it be a thousand-mile sacrifice?

The Eight Sage King Zhou Xian took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Dongyan Pass has been lost, Donghuang Hou died in battle, General Zhao Yun was seriously injured, and the Donghuang Army can no longer resist the Yan Army."

"I believe that Your Majesty should immediately transfer Commander Yuwen, General Huo, and General Lu to the Eastern Wasteland to resist the Yan army."

"The threat of the hundreds of cities in the wilderness is just an itch, and it is not enough to shake my world in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the Great Yan is different, it is a disaster of corrosion."

"Once the army of Great Yan is allowed to march straight in, we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will be in danger of overthrowing the country."

Li Yuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with the opinion of the Eight Wise Kings. The Yan army is so powerful that even General Zhao Yun cannot resist it and is seriously injured. If we don't mobilize our troops immediately to resist, then I will be afraid."

Zhou's form will be very unoptimistic."

"Moreover, the Yan army has many masters. If we only transfer one or two generals to the Eastern Wilderness, they may not be able to stop the strong men of the Yan army."

"Therefore, I believe that we should immediately order Commander Yuwen, General Lu and all other generals to go to the Eastern Wilderness to resist the Yan army. At the same time, we should also mobilize the Twelve Shenwu Guards to go to the Eastern Wilderness. Maybe we can stop the Yan army."

"inappropriate."

As soon as Li Yuan, the Minister of War, finished speaking, Xiao He immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, the plan to deal with the masters of hundreds of dynasties in the wilderness has begun to be completed. At the last step, we must not give up like this."

"I think it is better to order General Huo and Commander Yuwen to go to the Eastern Wasteland to resist the Yan army first. Commander Yuwen is a strong man at the peak of Yin and Yang, and General Huo uses his troops like a god. Even if he cannot deal with the Yan army, there is no problem in holding him back.

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"As long as we delay the Yan army for a while, and wait until General Lu and the others have killed the masters in the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness, it will not be too late to go to the Eastern Wilderness to deal with the Yan army.

Wang Yangming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, nodded: "Your Majesty, I think Prime Minister Zuo is right. The plan to deal with the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness has reached the final step, and there is no reason to give up."

"With Commander Yuwen and General Huo, plus General Zhao Yun, it shouldn't be difficult to hold off the Yan army for some time."

"After the masters of the Hundred Cities of the Wilderness are defeated, we can then concentrate our efforts and turn back to deal with the Great Yan army."

Zhou Chen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened to the words of the four people, his eyes flickering.

After pondering for a while.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to him; "Cao Zhengchun, immediately send an order to Yuwen Chengdu and Huo Qubing, asking them to return to the court immediately without delay."

The plan to deal with the experts from hundreds of cities in the wilderness was coming to an end, and Zhou Chen really couldn't give up at this time.

Then we can only bring Huo Qubing and Yuwen Chengdu back first.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.