Prior to this, the Poole Kingdom had dispatched almost all the elite troops in the country, with a total of 360,000 troops from five corps to suppress the northern border of the empire, forcing the first and second armies of the empire and several independent divisions to gather on the northern border to confront the Poole Kingdom's army.

It wasn't until the Taiping uprising in Beiyuan County and Yanyun that the commander of the Northern Military Region of the empire realized that the Taiping Sect and the Poole Kingdom had joined forces to play a set of tricks to turn the east and the west to divert the tiger from the mountain, but although it was a trick, it was also at the cost of strength, if the first and second armies of the empire and other subordinate troops did not quickly press, the army of the Poole Kingdom could break through the imperial border defense line and drive straight down, and no one could say what would happen at that time.

However, this gave great convenience to the Taiping uprising, and there was not a single regular army division stationed in Beiyuan County, and there was only one main division stationed in Yanyun County, the capital of Beiping Prefecture, which was completely unable to cope with the changing situation on this day.

And when the Taiping Army completely controlled the entire Beiyuan County, especially Yulin and Anyuan, the Second Army of the Empire was actually facing the dangerous situation of being flanked by the Holy Sect Army and the Poole Army, and what was even more worrying was that as soon as it took control of the two provinces, the Second Army of the Empire lost its logistical supplies, which made the more than 100,000 Emperor ** teams who were confronting the Poole Army how to maintain? As a last resort, after learning the exact information about the loss of Yasuwon and Yulin and the danger of Yunzhong Mansion, the Second Army of the Empire quickly moved eastward through Yunzhong Mansion to the territory of Beiping Prefecture to garrison, completely abandoning the defense line of Beiyuan County. Unsurprisingly, Poole's army did not take advantage of the situation to move south, but followed eastward, continuing to maintain enormous military pressure on the empire on the border.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains changed in an instant, and the dark clouds of the Taiping Sect suddenly permeated the vast areas in the north and west of the empire, and Heshuo County, which was in the middle of the gap, was affected by this, and the situation in the territory became more and more severe, and many peasants spontaneously organized themselves to resist donations and taxes. Resistance to hard labor even went so far as to drive out local officials, kill local bullies and landlords, and rob local large families. And so on. Not in the end.

Some local officials are worried that it will lead to the intensification of contradictions and even cause greater disasters, so they adopt propaganda and education methods to calm things down; Others fear that appeasement will make the mob even more rampant. strong repression; Or maybe the first one, no, and then the second one, the officials at all levels are worried that things will get bigger, and echo the Taiping Sect in the south and north, then it will be really a big deal.

The Taiping Sect's uprising in the north spread throughout the empire almost within a few days, whether it was in the middle of the field, or in front of the house, whether it was a dignitary, or a village man. When they met, they talked about how bad the situation in the north was, how the rebel army was not afraid of death, and how the imperial army was vulnerable and ready to collapse at the touch of a blow.

The atmosphere in Yanjing became even more tense, and the passers-by walking in the streets and alleys not only walked much less and faster than in the past, but also wrapped their clothes tighter, coming and going in a hurry, and from time to time heavily armed Imperial Gendarmes and Janissaries patrolled by. The shops also closed early, and the merchants were particularly concerned about the war on the front line, after all, this was not a joke, and the area controlled by the rebels was less than three hundred miles away from Yanjing. It seems that it can hit Yanjing City overnight.

The city is full of panic, and many wealthy families are already considering whether to transfer their assets to Jiangnan or Donghai, which are still far from the north and west, and they can get up and flee immediately at the slightest disturbance. Many people with relatives from other places also began to make contact. Just in case.

In the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, Zhao Youzhen's face sitting on the imperial chair can no longer be described as gloomy, there are many more wrinkles on his blue cheeks, and his eye circles are slightly dark, obviously because of his poor sleep, only those cold eyes prove that he is still quite conscious, and he has tried his best to be sarcastic and sarcastic, and even mixed with one or two foul words, which really can't make people believe that it is from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him, but at this moment, all the civil and military officials have already knelt on the ground, He didn't dare to raise his head to accept the scolding of His Majesty the Emperor who split his head and covered his face like hail and stones.

There was not a trace of sound in the main hall, except for the heavy wheezing sound of His Majesty the Emperor could be heard clearly, there was no sound at all, and all the ministers were trembling, for fear of angering His Majesty the Emperor and inviting death.

Prior to this, the two officials of the General Administration who were responsible for inspecting the officials of Beiyuan County had been directly dragged out and beheaded, and Duke Du Wen, the minister of supervision and the brother of the queen mother, who was responsible for the supervision of officials, was also given fifty canes on the spot, dozens of rods down, and he saw that there was less air in and more air out, but His Majesty the emperor still did not allow the imperial doctor to treat him, saying that if he wanted to be treated, he would also be treated in the prison.

Even the queen mother, who has always been known for her virtue, was reprimanded and scolded mercilessly by His Majesty, and all the ministers felt that this storm would not know when it would blow.

Zhao Youzhen, who was furious, was barely relieved after issuing several edicts in a row, but none of the ministers dared to raise their heads and take a look. Vicious eyes roamed the hall, as if to find the next object of hatred, today's court ministers came unusually neatly, no one was absent, everyone knew that today's court meeting was sad, but no one dared to ask for leave, even if there were sick people, they had to take sick to the court.

Seeing that the ministers who were usually able to speak well and thought they were humerus were cowering and kneeling on the ground at this time, and no one dared to raise their heads, Zhao Youzhen's heart was surging with an indescribable annoyance and anger, as if it was about to explode, but it was like squeezing in his chest, unspeakably uncomfortable, just stood up, only to feel dizzy, his eyes were dark, and he fell crooked on the side of the royal chair.

"Father!"

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor fainted, the courtiers in the palace were like chickens that had blown up their nests, in a mess, and they were at a loss, but the Minister of the Interior Lu Wenfu reacted first, ordering the guards to ask for a doctor immediately, and at the same time quickly ordered someone to send His Majesty the Emperor to the palace to rest.

Ye Xianggao walked out of the main hall with a group of ministers in a dazed manner, His Majesty the Emperor had been sent back to the palace, and the imperial doctor also arrived as quickly as possible, and immediately entered the palace for diagnosis. After a period of noisy, the ministers received a notice from the palace to adjourn the meeting for the time being and go back to their homes. (To be continued.) )