The night was dark, Prime Minister Liu Yi took a deep breath, stood up and stretched his waist, and then closed the file in front of him and prepared to go home. As soon as he reached the door, there was the sound of hurried footsteps in the far side of the corridor, and the scribe gasped and took up a copy of the 100,000 urgent file.

"It's so late, what's wrong?" Liu Yi opened the file and saw a pigeon book.

"My lord, Guanzhong, the workers in Guanzhong have rebelled!" The young scribe Yu Shoudao held his breath and said.

Liu Yi ignored him, looked at the pigeon book at a glance, and frowned deeply. The pigeon book was sent by Cui Qianqing in Chang'an, the largest workshop in Guanzhong, more than 7,000 workers in Qiu's workshop suddenly got into trouble, and the workers detained the shopkeeper and 100 foremen in the workshop, and asked the owner Qiu Darui to come out and settle the wages with them, and asked the government to let them go to Shishan to receive the grant. The Chamber of Commerce has mobilized thousands of city guards to prepare for forcible suppression, and the two sides are facing off outside the Qiu Clan's workshop. The causes of the turmoil are vaguely described in the pigeon book, and only general instructions are given on how to deal with them.

"Prime Minister, what to do?" There was a hint of panic in Yu Shoudao's eyes, his hometown happened to be near Chang'an, so he couldn't suffer a military disaster. He asked tentatively, "Do you want to transfer troops to quell the chaos?" ”

Liu Yi's eyes lit up, he glanced at Yu Shoudao, didn't speak, and walked out quickly. Yu Shoudao followed closely behind Liu Yi, didn't dare to speak more, and sent Liu Yi to the door, Wang Zhaoqian, the head of the Tiger Wing Army's guard, had already prepared the carriage, and Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Go to the General's Mansion!" Then he got into the carriage, and the twenty Tiger Wings guards turned over the saddle and mounted their horses, followed by the sound of hooves, and quickly disappeared into the distance of the alley. Wang Shoudao was still standing at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion in a daze, and secretly thought: "I don't know if the Prime Minister is going to the General's Mansion to transfer troops to quell the chaos?" ”

Coming to the gate of the General's Mansion, after the guards were clear, the guards of the Tiger Wing Army who were guarding said that General Zhang had returned to the mansion. Liu Yi immediately turned to Zhang Shanfu's mansion. Zhang Shanfu didn't have time to change into his robe, so he met Liu Yi in a short robe and pants for sleeping.

Liu Yi showed Zhang Shanfu the pigeon book, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is not trivial, the old officials in Guanzhong and the Chamber of Commerce workshop are very deeply entangled, and it is easy to be partial, when the Relief Department orders Yuan Xingzong to preside over the overall situation, if you want to quell the chaos, the troops in Guanzhong should listen to his orders, so as not to kill innocents indiscriminately." ”

Zhang Shanfu frowned and said: "If you want Guanzhong County to listen to Yuan Xingzong's orders, you want the Guanzhong armies to be under his control, not in harmony with the rules, and all the troops must be dispatched to protect the government order of the national government, it's not for me to be the master." He knew very well the attitude of the emperor and the prime minister's government on the matter of the apprenticeship in Guanzhong, so he also tried his best to cooperate, but Wenchen ordered the army, and a figure like Liu Yi who himself was a general and entered the prime minister naturally had this prestige, and could even obey the power in a hurry, but a pure scribe like Yuan Xingzong, without the order of the Protectorate, the army would never listen to his orders.

This was expected by Liu Yi, his eyes moved slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Then I will send a letter to Guanzhongzhou County first, and Yuan Xingzong will have full authority to handle this matter." Can the marching division order at the same time that the armies in Guanzhong should guard their own camps, and without the order of the Protectorate of the State, they must not interfere in the disputes between the chamber of commerce and the workers without authorization. ”

He stared at Zhang Shanfu, which was the most important purpose of Liu Yi's trip. Although the armies are not allowed to leave their garrisons without an order from the government to protect the country, there is a vague overlap between the autonomous field of the chamber of commerce and the garrison of the military government, and perhaps one or two captains or even generals who have a deep relationship with the chamber of commerce will intervene, and the matter will be complicated.

Zhang Shanfu nodded, glanced at Liu Yi meaningfully, and said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister rest assured, this is the right thing to do." ”

"Thank you General Zhang for your help," Liu Yi said in a deep voice.

"The prime minister's words are serious, all for the country." Zhang Shanfu said as he wrapped himself in a bearskin coat, and before he had time to change his clothes, he took the Tiger Wing Army guards out to the General's Mansion to issue a military order for the Military Division, strictly ordering all armies not to intervene in the dispute between the Chamber of Commerce and the workers without authorization before the order of the Protector Mansion was issued. Liu Yi also returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and sent a letter to the states and counties in Guanzhong, all mediation and other disposals, all of which were handled by the Relief Administration Yuan Xingzong with full responsibility, and in case of emergency, the states and counties could mobilize regiments to practice their own defenses, but they were not allowed to intervene in disputes between the Chamber of Commerce and the workers.

After the pigeon book, which carried the lives of thousands of people, was issued, it was already half an hour later, Liu Yi only felt a little weak, he took a deep breath, Qiangzi cheered up, boarded the carriage again, entered the palace overnight, and reported the matter to His Majesty Chen Xuanyu.

At dawn, after eating two bean-filled pancakes for breakfast, as well as oil tea mixed with goat's milk, Zhao Xingde only felt full of energy, hung up his waist knife, and was about to say goodbye to Li Ruoxue to go to the training ground of the Chengying Camp, but there was a sudden knock on the door outside the courtyard. Zhao Xingde opened the door and saw that it was a sergeant of the Tiger Wing Army who he had never met, and he arched his hand and said, "Is this Captain Zhao of the eighth battalion of Chengying?" ”

"It's me." Zhao Xingde looked him up and down.

"In Xia Gao Baixiu, there is a big matter to discuss in the Protectorate Mansion today, so I specially came to invite Captain Zhao." The Tiger Wings smiled and arched their hands. Zhao Xingde saw clearly the official badge on his chest, nodded, and said in a hazy voice: "My battalion is in urgent need of training, and it can't be delayed, do you have to go?" He was a little ashamed to say that Zhou Zhongyuan asked him to go to the Protectorate Mansion to practice during his time in the Western Capital, but for some reason, Zhao Xingde was faintly respectful of the Protectorate Mansion. Now the whole training of the eighth battalion of Chengying has begun to take shape, and the eight hundred-person team has begun to train together, and Zhao Xingde goes out early and returns late every day.

Gao Baixiu arched his hand again and said: "Today, we have to discuss important state affairs, Your Majesty will come to the council hall in person, and all the captains in the western capital must attend the meeting." He paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Captain Zhao don't make it difficult for the general. Zhao Xingde nodded and said, "Then can I go to the camp first, and also inform my subordinates." ”

Gao Baixiu said with a smile: "Captain Zhao doesn't need to worry, the Protector Mansion has already sent someone to inform you." He led a horse and stood far away to wait outside, looking calm, obviously, it was not the first time to do this kind of thing to pull the lieutenant who stayed in Beijing to the Protector's Mansion.

At this point, Zhao Xingde couldn't shirk anything, so he only turned around and said hello to Li Ruoxue, and told Aunt Liu, who came to help, and hurriedly prepared the horse and followed Gao Baixiu to the Protectorate Mansion. Looking up at the tall three-fold heavy eaves circular dome, a coercive aura came to his face, Zhao Xingde was shocked, tidied up his military robe, and walked in.

There was silence in the council hall, but it was obvious that Zhao De was late. The sound of the door opening alarmed the dissatisfied eyes of more than 200 school captains, and even Chen Xuan, who was sitting on the throne facing the gate of the council hall, looked at the helpless school captain at the door. Chen Xuan looked at this uneasy face, and Zhang Shanfu, who was sitting next to him, said in a low voice: "This is Zhao De, the captain of the eighth battalion of Chengying." Chen Xuan nodded slightly.

Zhao Xingde only felt extremely embarrassed, he looked left and right, there were more than a dozen gray-haired captains of these lieutenants, but most of them were in the prime of life, at least thirty-five or sixteen years old. Yu Zangyun and Kang Deming, who had been photographed in Zheng Xiangtang in the Bachelor's Mansion, each held a prominent position, and they didn't know whether it was prescribed or acquiesced, so Zhao Xingde naturally couldn't step forward and get close to them. When he didn't know where to sit, suddenly, in an inconspicuous position near the door, a famous lieutenant nodded to him. Zhao Xingde felt a little familiar, and when he saw him showing friendliness to himself, he sat in the empty seat next to him by the way, and said in a low voice: "In Xia Zhao De, I don't know where I have seen Brother Tai?" ”

The lieutenant smiled slightly: "I also think that my brother is good, probably this is the first sight." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Under Chen Chong, the word is thousands of miles, and the Hussar Captain of Anbei is here." His face was solemn and his demeanor was calm, but his tone was gentle, and it was intimate. In fact, Zhao Xingde did meet this person, but the two of them were distracted at that time, so they didn't leave any impression.

Zhao Xingde hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Zhao De, Captain Chengying." Chen Chongli was slightly moved, but only let out a soft "oh", it was strange that Zhao De was not only so young but also General Quan, the captain of Chengying, and had never heard of the prince's name. Although he was able to hide the identity of the prince in the name of Lingzhou Chen Qianli in Mobei, there were too many court dignitaries who knew him in Dunhuang, and as a school captain, he had at least heard of the name of the crown prince Chen Chong. "This Zhao De is really weird."

Hu Wing Military Academy Captain Yu Zangyun just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Xingde, a reckless latecomer, seeing that all the captains turned their eyes to themselves again, he bowed to His Majesty, and then coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, as everyone knows, it is a bad government in the Kanto region to lead the army with Wenchen, and once this case is opened, it will definitely cause endless harm." As soon as he said this, several lieutenants nodded slightly, and more in their hearts. The suppression of the military generals by the Kwantung Wenchen made the Protectorate extremely vigilant about this, which caused many people to worry.

Yu Zangyun paused slightly, and said: "What's more, Xin Zhi's order never knows the soldiers, and it is probably not appropriate to rush into charge of the army." Moreover, Guanzhong is the heart of the country, only the rebellious Qiu workshop, there are 7,000 apprentices, and there are no less than 780,000 apprentices near Chang'an, which is like a fire placed on dry firewood, if not extinguished in time, I am afraid that it will be a big mistake, so I advocate that the general should be selected as soon as possible, cut the chaos with a quick knife, and raise troops to quell the chaos. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another urn said in a angry voice: "I don't know what kind of mess Captain Yu said about cutting down this quick knife, is it the profiteer who is unscrupulous for the rich?" Or are you forced to rebel and make trouble? You must know that this knife will be hundreds of brains! "This person is Yang Ren, the captain of the White Feather Military Academy, who is fair-skinned and handsome like a woman, thin and tall, but his forehead is extremely full, and his eyes are faintly bright, so that people will not forget it at a glance. He also spoke in a high-pitched tone, with a very thick northern Shaanxi accent.

"Things are changing, when it is decided, this is naturally decided by the soldiers ahead," Yu Zangyun said lightly, "Could it be that Captain Yang wants to be like the Bianliang official family, thousands of miles away with a remote control of the formation?" He and Yang Ren were both born in Guanzhong, but they were always-for-tat.

Emperor Chen Xuan sat on the throne and listened intently to the arguments of the captains in the council hall. As an emperor, even if he intends to maintain the dignity of the royal family, he cannot be directly involved in the controversy of the Protectorate. If the final decision of the Protectorate was contrary to the emperor's original intentions, Chen Xuan could only refuse to use the imperial seal to show his dissatisfaction, so he would also risk being impeached by the two governments and forced to abdicate.