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Chapter 80 Yanzhou Eight Hundred Miles Expedited

the next day.

before morning dynasty

Outside Jinluan Hall, hundreds of officials were waiting quietly.

"Yesterday, eight hundred miles rushed into the palace. Do you know what happened?"

"I don't know, but being able to activate the eight-hundred-mile express is definitely not an ordinary thing."

"Yes! As soon as Babaili Express entered the palace yesterday, the emperor summoned Fang Shangshu, Baxian Wang, Weiwuhou and the others. Something big must have happened."

"I heard that the urgent messenger for eight hundred miles yesterday was Shenwuwei. The Grand Master took Shenwuwei to the four northwest prefectures to provide disaster relief and quell the civil unrest. It has been a while! Could it be that something happened in the four northwest prefectures?

matter?"

…

Outside the Jinluan Palace, hundreds of officials gathered together in twos and threes, discussing in low voices.

Yesterday, Ba Baili rushed into the palace, and all the officials received the news.

Originally, they thought that if Babaili rushed to the palace, the emperor Zhou Chen would urgently summon all the civil and military officials to go to court.

After all, being able to activate the eight-hundred-mile expedited service is certainly no ordinary trivial matter.

Throughout the dynasties, whenever there was such an eight-hundred-mile emergency, the emperor would summon civil and military officials to discuss it.

What I didn't expect was that after Ba Baili rushed into the palace yesterday, the emperor Zhou Chen did not summon all the civil and military officials to go to court.

Instead, only a few people including Fang Xuanling, the Eight Sage Kings, and the Weiwu Marquis were summoned to the palace.

This made the civil and military officials feel a little strange, secretly guessing what happened to the "Eight Hundred Miles Express"?

On one side, Fang Xuanling, the Eight Sage Kings, Wei Wuhou, Prime Minister Yuan Bo, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and several others stood there, waiting quietly.

Compared to the low-pitched discussions of other civil and military officials, these people were much quieter.

It's not because they are not curious about what happened to the Eight Hundred Miles Express, but because they already know it.

Not to mention Fang Xuanling, Baxian Wang and Weiwu Hou, Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had already guessed it in their hearts.

"Fang Shangshu, what happened to the eight-hundred-mile rush to the palace yesterday!" An official promoted by Fang Xuanling couldn't help but stepped forward and asked Fang Xuanling in a low voice.

Some officials nearby also pricked up their ears and listened.

Fang Xuanling, on the other hand, glanced at the official slightly and said expressionlessly, "The emperor will probably tell you when he comes to court in the morning, and you will know then."

As soon as Fang Xuanling finished speaking, the door of Jinluan Palace was opened.

Morning starts.

The civil and military officials followed both sides of the royal road and entered the Golden Palace.

Zhou Chen wore a five-clawed dragon robe and walked onto the dragon stage, sat on the dragon chair, and looked down at the officials below.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

All the officials knelt down to pay tribute.

Zhou Chen put one hand on the armrest of the dragon chair, facing Baiguan and said: "All the ministers are on equal footing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the officials stood up one after another.

Zhou Chen looked down at the civil and military officials in the hall and saw that the places in the hall that were lacking officials before were basically filled with people. Only the place for the six ministers in front of them, the Minister of Rites, was still empty.

The Minister of Rites is one of the six ministers and holds a high position of authority.

Without someone he absolutely trusted, Zhou Chen had no intention of appointing the Minister of Rites.

After the officials stood up, some of them secretly looked at Zhou Chen's expression on the dragon chair.

They wanted to judge from the emperor Zhou Chen's face whether yesterday's urgent matter of eight hundred miles was big or small.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chen on the dragon throne had no expression on his face, which disappointed all the civil and military officials who secretly looked at him.

"When there is something going on, we will start, and when there is nothing going on, we will retreat."

Cao Zhengchun's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

A minister stood up and shouted.

…

Half an hour later, the morning session came to an end.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and glanced at the civil and military officials: "My dear friends, do you have anything else to report?"

The civil and military officials looked at each other, bowed in unison and said, "Go back to the emperor, I have no more ministers."

"Since you have nothing to report to your dear friends, I will tell you all about the urgent matter of eight hundred miles yesterday!"

When all the officials heard this, their faces were all shocked.

To be honest, Bai Guan thought that Zhou Chen would not talk about the eight hundred miles urgent matter in the morning today!

Unexpectedly, I stayed at the end.

"Everyone must have heard about yesterday's 800-mile rush to enter the palace!"

Zhou Chen glanced at Baiguan and said, "This is the eight hundred mile emergency from the four northwest prefectures."

"The Grand Master took one of the Shenwu Guards to the four northwest prefectures to provide disaster relief and quell the civil uprising, but he was defeated and died."

"The entire army of 30,000 divine warriors was wiped out."

"The Grand Master also died in Xi'an Mansion."

Zhou Chen said with a heavy face.

The voice is low and hoarse.

As soon as the news came out, the entire court exploded.

No one would have thought that the urgent matter of eight hundred miles yesterday turned out to be such a big event as the death of Grand Master Wen Zhong in Xi'an Mansion and the annihilation of the entire army of 30,000 Shenwu guards.

How can this be?

Who is Grand Master Wen Zhong?

He was a veteran of the three dynasties, holding a golden whip to beat the king, which could knock the emperor unconscious at the top and hit the rebellious ministers at the bottom.

He made great achievements in battle throughout his life and intimidated the world.

I don’t know how many battles, big and small, I have gone through.

How could it be possible that Grand Master Wen Zhong took 30,000 Shenwu guards to quell a group of rebels in the four prefectures in the northwest, only to be defeated and died in Xi'an Prefecture?

What kind of international joke is this?

There are also the 30,000 divine military guards, who are the most elite soldiers and horses in the world during the Zhou Dynasty's suppression. Could it be that they can't even deal with a group of mobs who have just put down their farm tools?

How could the entire army be wiped out?

Most of the civil and military officials looked shocked, and some couldn't believe this was true.

To be honest, they were a little shocked by this sudden news.

They really couldn't understand how the patriarch of the three dynasties, the grand master of the Great Zhou Jingtian Pillar, brought 30,000 elite divine guards to quell a group of mobs who had just laid down their hoes, and how could they be completely wiped out?

Prime Minister Yuan Bo, who was standing at the front of the hundred officials, also changed his expression, but he regained his composure in an instant, and was not as shocked as the other officials.

As calm as Prime Minister Yuan Bo, in addition to important ministers such as the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Punishment, there are also a small number of officials.

They all guessed something in advance. Although they were a little shocked when they heard that Grand Master Wen Zhong died in battle and the entire army of 30,000 Shenwu guards were annihilated, it only lasted a moment and they quickly regained their composure.

Although the Eight Wise Kings, Wei Wu Hou, and Minister of War had already experienced such a scene in the Yangxin Hall yesterday, they could not help but feel a burst of sadness on their faces at this time.

"Your Majesty, is this news confirmed?"

"The Grand Master has great military skills and strategies. He has fought countless battles in his life and has rarely been defeated. The soldiers and horses he leads are also the most elite Shenwu guards in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"How could we possibly be defeated when we went to the four prefectures in the northwest to quell a group of rioters who had just discovered farm tools?"

"The whole army was still wiped out, and even the Grand Master died in the battle."

"Old Minister Redemption can't believe it."

"Could it be that the rebels in the four northwest prefectures have become so powerful that they can defeat our most elite Shenwu guards in the Great Zhou Dynasty and kill the grand master?"

An old minister stood up and said with disbelief.

"Your Majesty, I dare not not believe it. The Grand Master, with thirty thousand elite warriors, cannot suppress a group of rioters who have just put down their farm tools. How could the whole army be annihilated? Even the Grand Master died in the battle?"

Another minister stood up and said suspiciously.

Indeed, such news is too difficult to believe.

A veteran of three dynasties who had fought all his life took 30,000 elite troops to quell a minor civil uprising. The entire army was wiped out, and even the commander died in the battle.

If he hadn't already figured out the key to this, I'm afraid even Zhou Chen himself wouldn't believe it.

Zhou Chen heard the words of these ministers, looked at the different expressions of the officials in the court, and said in a low voice, "I can't believe this is true."

"I also want to know the reason."

"I, the Heaven-respecting Pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the grand master of the elders of the three dynasties, took 30,000 of the most elite Shenwu Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty to quell a minor civil uprising in the four prefectures of the northwest. How could I possibly be defeated and die?"

"The entire army of 30,000 divine warriors was wiped out."

"My grand master died in the battle in Xi'an Mansion."

"Even Shenwuwei, the messenger who rushed eight hundred miles away, came back with a sigh of relief."

"All of you, dear friends, are my ministers in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Please tell me why this is?"

Zhou Chen glanced at the civil and military officials throughout the dynasty, his eyes as cold as knives.

All civil and military officials in the palace were not fools. After hearing a series of questions from Zhou Chen on the dragon throne, their expressions changed.

yes!

Grand Master Wen Zhong took 30,000 Shenwu elites to the four northwest prefectures to quell the civil uprising. It was impossible that they could not quell even a mob that had just put down their farm tools.

Otherwise, would he still be the famous Grand Master Wen Zhong?

But in the end, why were all the 30,000 Shenwu guards wiped out, and even Grand Master Wen Zhong died in Xi'an Mansion?

why is that?

Bai Guan thought to himself.

Suddenly, Baiguan's pupils shrank, as if he thought of something terrible, and a look of horror flashed across his face.

I'm afraid there's a lot to be said about the four northwest prefectures.

The officials did not dare to think further, so they stopped their thoughts in time and lowered their heads.

Because they knew that if this was really what they thought, then this matter would be no less than what they had just experienced with General Wu Jin.

"As important ministers of the Zhou Dynasty, you are high above the temples and in charge of the central government. Don't you even know what happened in the local area?"

"Did the several prefectures close to the four northwest prefectures only send memorials asking me for money for disaster relief, and didn't have any other news?"

Zhou Chen glanced at the civil and military officials coldly.

Zhou Chen knew that if the four northwest prefectures wanted to wipe out all 30,000 Shenwu guards, it would not be possible for a group of mobs to do it.

There must be rebels in the Four Prefectures in the northwest who can compete with the Shenwu Guards, and there are quite a few of them.

With such a force, the movement should not be small. Whether it is the land of the four northwest prefectures or the several state capitals close to the four northwest prefectures, it is impossible that no traces have been found before!

But before, no news came.

Forget it.

Now, the Grand Master died in the battle in the Four Northwest Prefectures, and the entire army of 30,000 Shenwu Guards was wiped out. So are the several state capitals close to the Four Northwest Prefectures all deaf and blind?

Where are their emergency memorials?

Zhou Chen's eyes became colder and colder.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly interrupted the depressing atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall.

"Eight hundred miles urgent"

What?

Eight hundred miles urgent?

All the officials in the Jinluan Palace were stunned when they heard the shouting clearly.

Yesterday, an 800-mile express train arrived in Luoyang, and now there is another 800-mile express train.

What happened again?

As the chants came, within a minute, a forbidden soldier rushed directly into the Golden Palace holding an "eight hundred miles urgent" letter.

"emperor."

"Expedited letter from eight hundred miles north of Yanzhou."

After the forbidden soldier rushed into the Jinluan Palace, he immediately knelt down and held up the letter and said.

Expedited to Yanzhou 800 miles?

Zhou Chen was stunned.

Yanzhou is one of the four northern states and one of the places hit by this severe drought.

Now it is urgent to go to Yanzhou 800 miles away.

I'm afraid something big happened.

Zhou Chen looked at the Imperial Guard holding the letter high and said, "Where's the messenger!"

"Back to the emperor, the messenger fainted when he arrived at the palace gate." The imperial guard immediately replied.

When Zhou Chen heard this, he immediately said without thinking too much, "Send it over."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to him, quickly took the urgent letter from the hand of the imperial guard and sent it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen received the urgent letter, opened it, and glanced at it.

In an instant, Zhou Chen's face darkened.

When all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw this scene, they immediately knew that something big had happened in Yanzhou.

Otherwise, the man on the dragon throne would not have such a gloomy face.

After reading the urgent letter, Zhou Chen fell hard on the dragon case: "Bastard."

Zhou Chen's face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Zhou Chen looked at the civil and military officials; "Do you want to know what was written in these eight hundred miles?"

"Cao Zhengchun, please give a thought to the officials." Zhou Chen said gloomily.

"Old slave obeys the order."

Hearing this, Cao Zhengchun picked up the eight hundred miles urgent letter and read: "Yanzhou urgently reported that there was a mob rioting and raising flags for rebellion. Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered and conquered the three prefectures of Yanzhou. Quickly report

Ask the imperial court for reinforcements."

What?

Is there a mob rioting?

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered and they have also conquered the three prefectures of Yanzhou?

When Cao Zhengchun read the contents of this urgent letter, the faces of all the officials changed slightly.

The affairs of the four northwest prefectures have not yet been resolved, and there is another rebel in Yanzhou.

"You have all heard that before the affairs of the four northwest prefectures are clear, hundreds of thousands of rebels have gathered in Yanzhou, and they have also attacked the three prefectures of Yanzhou."

"How should this matter be resolved? Dear ladies, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhou Chen looked at the officials and ministers and asked.

After the civil and military officials looked at each other, they all lowered their heads.

They didn't dare to speak easily.

Even Grand Master Wen Zhong led 30,000 divine military guards to the four prefectures in the northwest to quell the civil uprising, but his entire army was wiped out.

The mob in Yanzhou is rising again. If you make a bad suggestion, you will suffer disaster.

"how?"

"Don't any of you have any good suggestions?"

Zhou Chen's voice was a bit colder.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Yanzhou is unclear. You should first find out the situation in Yanzhou before making any plans."

"Besides, the 30,000 divine warriors have been wiped out in the four northwest prefectures, and the grand master has been killed in Xi'an Prefecture. The affairs of the four northwest prefectures have not yet been resolved. The affairs of Yanzhou should be investigated first."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo stood up and said.

(End of chapter)