It was 1 a.m. the next day.

A war horse galloped from the north, and the rider was a young man, dressed in a simple cloth robe, but carrying a huge bamboo tube on his back. On the bamboo tube, a bold brush is written with the word urgent.

At this time, although the city gate was closed, the guards guarding the city did not dare to stop the young man. Released soon.

The war horse barely stopped, and along Chang'an Avenue, it directly entered the palace.

Mingde rubbed his worried eyes, looked at the bamboo slips that had just been presented, and suddenly became sober.

The content of the bamboo slips is simple.

Li Liyang, the county commander of Qinghe County, led 200,000 zombies south, and the target was suspected to be Tianyong City.

The news about the zombie army is not only Emperor Mingde, but also his younger brother King Wuxuan. This is the advantage of the royal family, with a strong intelligence network, they can get the important information in the Zhongzhou Empire for the first time.

"Report, King Wuxuan asks to see. ”

As soon as Emperor Mingde entered the Qianqing Palace, a eunuch hurriedly walked in to report.

"Hurry up, please. ”

King Wu Xuan held a bamboo slip in his hand and strode in, his face full of anxiety.

"Brother Huang, there is no room for error in this matter, Su Lingwu took 200,000 troops to Jiayu Pass, with Jiayu Pass, we can definitely stop the zombie army outside Jiayu Pass. ”

Mingde didn't speak, his bright eyes stared out the window, and the beads in his hands kept fiddling. He suddenly asked, "If you take 200,000 troops to attack, who will guarantee the safety of the palace?"

King Wu Xuan was stunned for a moment.

The reason why Emperor Mingde became the lord of Zhongzhou was not that he had enough talent, but that he had deployed an army of 200,000 and thousands of monks in the vicinity of Tianyun City.

These forces were enough to ensure that the Emperor had enough control in the Tianyun City generation.

But these forces were sent out to block the zombie army, and at that time, would the emperor still be able to deter Tianyun City? At that time, would the emperor still be the emperor?

The air suddenly became silent.

Several eunuchs lowered their heads, not daring to express any opinions.

Emperor Mingde waved his hand: "You all step down for me." ”

After the eunuchs retreated, King Wu Xuan whispered: "You suspect that the queen is cheating behind her back." ”

Emperor Mingde neither admitted nor denied it.

However, one day it can be confirmed that before every moon viewing meeting, several major families will always do something to let them have more say in the moon viewing meeting.

This kind of thing is originally part of the power struggle. The goal is that in the coming year, the country's policy will be more biased towards what it thinks.

Now the queen family controls almost half of the forces of the entire Zhongzhou Empire, plus its perennial battles with the Northern Frontier Empire, its combat effectiveness is a few points higher than the troops controlled by other families.

If the decision is made to use the zombie army, it will mean that in the next year, the national policy will inevitably move in the direction of militarization. And the queen family, which originally started with the army, will be even stronger.

The beads in the emperor's hand were still playing with it, and his face changed very quickly.

"What's the situation on the national teacher's side?"

King Wu Xuan asked.

As Mingde's younger brother and the core figure of the royal family, King Wu Xuan still knows about extremely secret events in the royal family. Mingde tried to rely on the national teacher to unify the entire Lingyun Continent.

"He's not going to be involved in this. Emperor Mingde said slowly.

"Can you contact that county commander Li Liyang?"

King Wuxuan said: "I have sent a secret envoy to try to contact that Li Liyang. ”

"No, I want you to go in person, and it's best to persuade him to change direction and go north to the Northern Empire, as my vanguard, to enter the Northern Empire first. As for the conditions, he gives what he wants. Matilda said.

Although King Wuxuan was surprised by Emperor Mingde's order, it was also reasonable. As an emperor, it is necessary to coordinate the major forces and let them live in harmony.

"Even, you can promise him that if he is in the Northern Empire, I can make him the king of the Northern Frontier. ”

King Wuxuan's eyes were shocked, as if he couldn't believe Mingde's words just now, after all, since the founding of the Zhongzhou Empire, there has been an unwritten rule that a different surname cannot be crowned a king.

And now, Matilda is going to break this rule himself.

"Remember, if it's an extraordinary thing, you have to do something extraordinary. Mingde said solemnly.

King Wu Xuan nodded.

"But what if Li Liyang doesn't cooperate with us?" asked King Wu Xuan.

"Then we can only unite to fight the enemy. When Emperor Mingde said this, his face was already full of bitterness.

As an emperor, one step can lead to huge consequences.

"Immediately send a secret guard group to monitor the queen around the clock, and once it is found that she has colluded with Li Liyang, press it immediately. ”

"What if he wants to resist?"

"You can only be captured alive. Emperor Mingde reminded. "Only when the queen is in my hands, can we ensure that the Xu family does not dare to mess around. ”

"Also, immediately order the third prince to lead 50,000 personal guards to the river valley area and defend the Yellow River Road. and Shangguan Zhiling also go together. ”

looked at King Wu Xuan's eyes with some surprise. Emperor Mingde smiled helplessly.

"We have to be ready for everything. ”

"Also, what I just explained must be done before dawn. Until the rest of the clan learns of this, we must react in a way that protects ourselves. ”

"Only if we are invincible can we have a chance. ”

After saying this, Emperor Mingde pushed open the palace door of the Qianqing Palace, and the cool night breeze outside calmed his mind a little. However, he raised his head and looked at the clouds above him, which were moving wildly, as if to indicate that the entire Tianyun City was about to change.

"Let's do it. Matilda waved his hand.

King Wu Xuan glanced at Mingde and cherished Mingde.

"Brother Huang, please cherish it more. ”

An hour later, the closed gates opened again, and several fast horses galloped away from the city. The officers and soldiers of the guard looked at the few people on the horse in shock.

They are King Wuxuan, who is in charge of the military power in the world, the three princes who have been canonized as the crown prince, and the daughter of King Wuxuan, Shangguan Zhiling.

Emperor Mingde stood on the tower and watched all this. The look looked like goodbye. As a royal child, in fact, as early as the moment he ascended the throne, he was ready for this.

It's just that he didn't expect it all to come so quickly.

At this time, a graceful figure appeared beside Mingde. Mingde turned his head in surprise and saw that it was Concubine Yun.

"Looks like you've made the arrangements. Concubine Yun said lightly.

Emperor Mingde was stunned, and he suddenly found that Concubine Yun seemed to know about it.