"No need." Emperor Chen was just distracted for a moment, but the next moment he regained his composure, pushed Wei Jian away, stood up, and said with a blue face: "Summoning the Prime Minister of the Wang, Lu Ding, the secretary of the military department, and Ling Wu, the general of the Left Golden Feather Guard, enter the palace."

Except for Wang Xiang, these people were all great generals with real power, and when they heard the names of these people read by Emperor Chen, Wei Jian's expression also became serious.

He looked at the new official and said, "Order all the eunuchs to leave the palace and summon these adults into the palace immediately!" ”

When the Son of Heaven summons his ministers, he usually sends eunuchs out of the palace, but in most cases, only one person will be sent at a time, and it is the first time that all eunuchs are sent out of the palace to summon them.

The first time he realized the seriousness of the situation was the Hanlin Courtyard set up in the Imperial Palace.

A Hanlin attendant looked in the direction of the imperial study and said in shock: "What's the matter, how did Your Majesty summon such a great general today!" ”

Although the Sixteen Wei generals do not hold real power on weekdays, and they do not ask about the government, and the specific affairs are entrusted to the generals and Zhonglang generals, each of the Sixteen Wei generals is a legend in the army, and it is the first time he has seen so many legends appear in the palace at the same time.

Bachelor Hanlin walked out of the Hanlin Academy quickly, looked at the backs that appeared in front of him, showed a trace of worry on his face, and said, "I'm afraid something big is going to happen."

In the imperial study, Wang Xiang, Lu Ding, and several generals were extremely solemn.

A few days ago, there was a heated discussion between the DPRK and China on the continuous expansion of the Yan Department and the gradual rise of the Western Regions, but because the situation was not urgent, the hundred officials did not take it to heart, and after being delayed by Feng Xiang and the Jiangnan officials, the matter was completely shelved.

What I didn't expect was that in the rest of the month, when I heard the news of the grassland and the Western Regions again, it was already earth-shattering.

The Wanyan Department of the Grassland united with the Western Regions to make chaos in the northwest, and there were the remnants of the Liang State in the south of the Yangtze River.

The northwest has been the great enemy of the Central Plains since ancient times, and it is necessary to deploy heavy troops to defend, so that Jiangnan is very likely to be lost, Jiangnan is lost, and Chen has lost the support of money and grain.

In the past few years, although there has been constant friction between Chen Guo and the grassland, it has stabilized in the first two years, and the country is even more stable, and the people live in peace

Lu Ding arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the northwest is an important place, and there is no room for loss, and the military department will raise armaments as quickly as possible to reinforce the northwest."

Ling Wu continued: "Shazhou, Suzhou is not enough troops compared to the north, so we should immediately transfer troops to defend against the change in Syria."

Wang Xiang's face was solemn, and he said: "Your Majesty, there is an abnormal movement in the grassland, and the imperial court should increase its troops, and it is a foolproof strategy to immediately send an envoy to inform the Chu State for help!" ”

The issue of the Western Regions and the Grassland has been discussed countless times in the court, and there are already mature countermeasures, but Chen Guo has already struggled to deal with the Grassland and the Western Regions at the same time, and he is unable to take care of Jiangnan anymore.

After Emperor Chen issued a few orders, Wang Xiang raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the grasslands of the Western Regions can be stopped, but the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River"

Emperor Chen's face softened slightly, and he said: "Tang Aiqing said in his secret letter that Jiangnan is all under his control, and there will be no mistakes, just ask the imperial court to do a good job in the defense of the northwest."

Wang Xiang relieved his heart and said, "Since Lord Tang said so, Your Majesty can rest assured." ”

Chen Guo's national strength is not weak, if he is not caught off guard by the Western Regions and the grassland, but he is on guard, and he will not fall into a passive situation in a short time.

Of course, the premise is that Jiangnan can serve as a solid backing for the Central Plains, and there will be no chaos.

After arranging all this, Emperor Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "I hope he won't let me down."

"Your Majesty need not worry." Wei Jian smiled and said: "Lord Tang has always been targeted, he said that Jiangnan is fine, Jiangnan will be fine, Your Majesty will sit in the palace and wait for his good news."

Runzhou.

The Bai family.

As one of the four major families, the Bai family has strong strength and countless followers, at this time, within the Bai family, many wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen in Runzhou are crowded in the hall, and the atmosphere is extremely noisy.

"President Bai, the imperial court is not ready to give us a way to live, what can we do!"

"Merchants are also people, and the imperial court is a little too much!"

"It's the moving chief, you can say something!"

The four major families, each with their own chamber of commerce, the head of the Bai family is the president of the Bai Chamber of Commerce, and also the backbone of many chamber of commerce members.

The head of the Bai family looked at them and said, "Don't be impatient, what you have heard is all some unfounded things, don't mess with yourself." ”

"So many people have been caught and raided their homes, is this still fake?"

"Jiangnan West Road has passed, and it will be our turn next"

"We can't afford to wait"

When the atmosphere became noisy again, the head of the Bai family patted the table and said: "Don't worry, Bai will definitely follow up closely on this matter, before that, I hope you don't be impatient, let alone listen to rumors."

The head of the Bai family is still very authoritative in the minds of everyone, and after those squires and wealthy families were settled down by him, they left the Bai Mansion one by one.

Before the head of the Bai family could breathe a sigh of relief, someone from the Bai family came to report, and Xiao Gongzi of the Xiao Mansion asked to see him.

Although the Xiao family started late, it has developed extremely fast, and now it can be ranked alongside the four major families, and the head of the Bai family did not slack off, and said, "Please let him in." ”

The prince of Qianwang walked into the hall, and the head of the Bai family personally greeted him and said: "Young Master Xiao is here, Bai is far away"

The prince of Qianwang smiled and said, "The master of the Bai family is polite. ”

The two sat down separately, and after a few words of greeting, the head of the Bai family looked at him and asked, "Xiao Gongzi came here today, but is it because of the imperial court's attitude towards Jiangnan?" ”

The prince of Qianwang was stunned, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, the head of the Bai family entered the topic by himself, which somewhat disrupted his plan.

Soon he calmed down and nodded: "Yes, I don't know what the Bai family master thinks about this matter?" ”

The head of the Bai family sighed and said, "Xiao Gongzi has also seen it, the court has done this, the Chamber of Commerce is in chaos, and Bai also has a headache."

The prince of Qianwang looked at him and said seriously: "Jiangnan provides money and food for the imperial court, but the imperial court treats Jiangnan like this, such a court, what is there to be loyal to, since they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust, it's a big deal to overthrow them, Jiangnan is self-reliant"

The head of the Bai family looked shocked and said: "Young Master Xiao, this kind of thing can't be said nonsense, the imperial court is peaceful and Dongnan, it is easy, and rebellion is self-defeating."

The prince of Qianwang smiled mysteriously and said: "If at this time, the Western Regions and the grasslands are attacking in a big way, and the imperial court has no time to take care of anything else, and Jiangnan takes advantage of the situation again, under the attack of the north and south, how long can the court of Chen State last?" ”

The head of the Bai family looked at him and said in disbelief: "Could it be"

"Not bad." The prince of Qianwang nodded and said: "We have united the Yan Department and the Western Regions of Syria, and when the Jiangnan uprising is successful, they will immediately send troops, and when the time comes, will the imperial court still have the energy to take care of us?" ”

The head of the Bai family looked at him and said, "But with you, even if you start an incident in Jiangnan, it will not be easy to succeed."

The prince of Qianwang looked at him and said with a smile: "It's not a secret, more than half of the prefectures in the east of Jiangnan are already under our control, does the Bai family master still think that we don't have this strength?" ”

The head of the Bai family stood up in shock and asked, "Is this true?" ”

The prince of Qianwang said calmly: "This prince will not lie about this kind of thing. ”

The head of the Bai family looked at him and said, "If it is an inconsequential state capital, it is of no great use to the incident, dare to ask Xiao Gongzi, which states do you control?" ”

The prince of Qianwang smiled and said: "Taizhou, Yuezhou, Jianzhou"

These states are all important state capitals in Jiangnan Dongdao, the head of the Bai family's face changed, looked at him, and asked, "Xiao Gongzi came to the Bai family this time, did he want my Bai family to help you with trouble?" ”

The prince of Qianwang looked at him and asked, "What is the idea of the Bai family?" ”

The head of the Bai family looked at him and asked, "Do we still have sores in the Bai family?" ”

King Qian's prince smiled and said, "No." ”

The head of the Bai family shook helplessly, hugged his fists and said: "In this case, the Bai family will only be the head of the Xiao family in the future!" ”

The prince of Qianwang looked at him and said, "As long as the Bai family sincerely helps me, the Xiao family will never treat you badly in the future."

After finalizing the matter, the two talked secretly for a long time before the prince of Qianwang left the Bai family.

The negotiation with the Bai Mansion was much easier than that of the Su family, and it was smooth and even made him feel a little fake, but if you think about it carefully, in the face of absolute strength, the Bai family wants to protect itself, and there is only one way to give in.

A smile appeared on his face, as if he had seen the scene of occupying Jiangnan, going straight into Guizhou, restoring the Liang State, destroying Chen Pingchu, conquering the Western Regions of the Grassland, and leveling the Western Tibet

At the same time, within the White House.

The head of the Bai family walked around to the back hall, his face no longer had the shocked look just now, and he arched his hand to a young man who was sitting and drinking tea, and said: "Lord Tang, according to what the prince of Qianwang said, Taizhou, Yuezhou, and Jianzhou have fallen into their hands, and your lord must take precautions as soon as possible. ”

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