At this time, the official of Liucheng who delivered the letter walked in, his whole body was trembling, and his mouth was muttering, "I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor" After coming in, he knelt down directly with weak legs.

"The widow asks you, have you read this letter?" Emperor Zhongxiao asked.

"No, little... The villain hadn't read it, and the scholar told the widow... No, no, no... Tell the villain, two letters. A... A letter was sent to the palace according to the normal process, and one was handed to a famous adult in Chang'an City, and the villain was tossed around in the city for a few days and heard that the Nine Princes were the virtuous kings, so they sent it over. The official said everything he could say with one mouth, and he didn't dare to hide anything.

"Scholar? Wasn't it given to you directly by the prefectural order? The Emperor asked.

"No, no... It's a scholar, a student of the county magistrate, holding the official seal of the county magistrate, and coming to find the villain... The villain, and then wrote two letters by himself, and the villain looked at it when the scholar wrote the letter! Said that after the delivery... In the future, I will go back to the county order to receive the reward money, and the villain will not dare to slack off even if he does not want benefits" The official never dared to raise his head, and the sweat on his forehead was no less than that of the martial arts book just now.

"Someone..."The emperor was just about to speak, but the officials were frightened, "Your Majesty! Emperor! The villain doesn't know anything, the villain hasn't done anything bad, although the post station is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, but he has done evil, and the villain has never participated outside the city" The official suddenly peed his pants.

The emperor was a little speechless: "Hmph! You dare to pee in the widow's study, drag it out and behead it. ”

"Nuo" The guards carried the official out, and the emperor thought for a while, "Chief Wei, you give him some reward silver, Bai Guard, you send someone to personally send him back to Liucheng, and then bring me the Liucheng County Order, and the young man in the official's mouth, also bring it to me"

"No" and the two of them responded and prepared to withdraw.

"Oh! By the way, Bai Guard, Xu Guard, did you find it? The emperor remembered something and asked.

"Your Majesty, Weichen... I didn't find it" The white guard hesitated, a little unwilling.

"Let's go down"

Sometimes it is not an exaggeration to say that the emperor is the son of heaven, the loyal and filial emperor from the time he learned that the border was in an emergency to the present, there was no panic, only arranged everything that could be thought of, at this time he understood that the small country did not dare to attack without authorization, I am afraid that this time it is against a united united army, he can not mess with "Uncle Huang, arrange the night drum for the widow"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

A quarter of an hour later, the drums resounded throughout Chang'an City, in the Hall of Loyalty and Filial Piety, hundreds of officials gathered, and the emperor was sitting in danger, "Ladies and gentlemen, the widow has a question for you, if you go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers with good wine and food, which happens to be targeted by a group of robbers, what should you do?" ”

An adult stood up, "Your Majesty, the ministers will definitely let their subordinates eradicate them and prevent them from harming the people again." ”

"Hmmm! Lord Cao! Yes, so what should you do if the other side is outnumbered and uses the terrain to surround you? ”

"This..."This Lord Cao was a little speechless, and another Lord stood up again, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should meet his requirements, save his life, and then lead troops to suppress him!" ”

"Are the bandits stupid, or Lord Chen, you are a fool," the emperor quipped, and the ministers laughed along, "Do they still let you go back and move the rescue soldiers?" ”

Master Chen blushed and retreated to stop talking.

"The minister will definitely take the strongest soldiers out, just in case" Another adult stood up.

"Oh? Lord Fang, your suggestion is good. But with this master by his side, the daily expenses are also a lot! Where do you get the cost of this trip? The widow doesn't have so much silver taels for you to play in the mountains and rivers," the emperor's words made the ministers a little flustered, "Which one is this emperor singing?" ’

"Very well, you are all very courageous, and you know that you can't steal your life" The emperor stood up and walked towards the ministers.

The ministers shouted one after another, "The emperor is sage, brave and unparalleled, and the ministers must be the head of the horse"

"Good! Okay, the widow is very moved, and there is one more thing to announce, someone wrote a secret letter to the widow in the afternoon, the border is urgent, and the northwest is about to fall" As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers suddenly quieted down, "Your Majesty, Weichen has never heard of it, does anyone want to stir up panic among the people?" This Takebe Shangshu tonight... Why is Takebe Shangshu not here! ”

"The widow asks you first, if this is true, what are you going to do?" The emperor was very calm throughout the whole process, and he actually knew exactly what this group of ministers would say in their hearts.

"The emperor, the various vassal countries pay tribute every year, the emperor is benevolent, and often rewards these small countries, plus the prestige of the princes and generals in various places, how dare they take the risk of committing crimes, they are really mantis arms as a car"

"yes, what if they're a bunch of robbers? A bunch, all the ministers, just like the widow just parabled. The emperor walked in the middle of the crowd, looking at the sanctimonious appearances, and his heart was already smoldering.

"If that's the case, the emperor hurriedly strengthened the defenses, and couldn't let them invade anymore" Lord Fang took over the words, but he didn't show a look of fear.

"Don't you still believe it, come! Ministers, I have two letters here, and you can circulate them separately. "The Emperor returned to the throne and watched the ministers pass the letters one by one, and the faces of everyone who read it were unnatural.

At this time, the emperor kicked down the two incense burners in front of him, and the ministers instantly knelt down, "I know why Wubu Shangshu didn't come tonight, you are all a raccoon dog, and he is still like this as a military attaché, not to mention that you sages who crawled out of the book are all good at it!" Are you all clean? Every year you are promoted, every year you are rewarded, and the widow wants to strengthen your pockets, so as to avoid your worries and help the widow manage the country, but what about you! People look like dogs, corrupt and pervert the law, the widow is a pig and is fed, but you eat people and don't spit out bones, if it weren't for this Liucheng County order, the thieves of other countries would hit this palace, and the widow would not have been! Know! Road! ”

These words made some ministers start to be afraid, and they didn't know what to do with it.

"Tomorrow, the widow will go to Lion Camel City in person, if you want to be safe, you have to eradicate the disaster in advance, who wants to go with you?" The Emperor took a deep breath and said slowly.

"The emperor can't, the border is urgent, be careful of the dragon body" and some adults began to beg.

"Dragons? Stay in this palace, the widow will be angry to death sooner or later, and the widow of tonight's court will want to see your courage, it's a pity! There is no answer that satisfies the widow, even if the bandits slash you, you are still innocent, and there is one more thing, since the war has been launched, this military must not be enough, the widow wants to borrow something from you, how much to borrow, not enough for me to come to the door to borrow again, retreat from the dynasty! Without paying any attention to the ministers, the emperor took the Nine Princes back to the study.

As he walked, the emperor shouted angrily, "Since the widow ascended the throne, he has governed the people and rectified the dynasty. It's all a bunch of, they all have a way to block the eyes of the widow, ten years, these people are all selected and promoted by the widow, and that's how they repay the widow, I don't know if it's been a demon for ten years. ”

"Your Majesty, when employing people now, no one is more familiar with the process than them, but you have to keep an eye on them, Your Majesty, you should choose a few cronies, one to warn them to take care of their hearts, and the other is to take advantage of this to check carefully."

"Uncle Huang, what about the successors of several uncles, can they help the widows, half of our army is empty, and there is only one roster. The people of this martial arts department, when the war is over, all the widows will be killed! ”

"Several princes have died one after another, the prince or the successor to the throne has not experienced the wind and waves, the management of the county is not bad, but the war may not be able to help, and they are not allowed to expand the army, the emperor also reduced a lot of the prince's army in the past few years." When the Nine Princes said this, they didn't know how to say it.

"You're blaming the widow—" The Emperor was a little frustrated.

"The minister is old, I'm afraid to see it..."The Nine Princes didn't speak.

"Are you afraid of seeing flesh and blood kill each other?" The emperor spoke for him, and the Nine Princes did not dare to speak again.

"Uncle Huang, the widow will leave tomorrow, and the affairs in the palace will be entrusted to you, you will help the widow do something, ask the Liucheng County Order, and hold another imperial examination ceremony, the widow will recruit talents, as for how to take the test, you go to Han Yushi to learn from the scriptures, and only you and him will accompany the widow among the elders..."

This night, no one can sleep peacefully, the conscription order was sent to various places, some powerful people want to be accommodating to avoid conscription, but it is useless, Wubu Shangshu is like crazy, sold all the family property for military funds overnight, he never dreamed that he could still live, some officials involved in the military capital case were also stripped by him, which people have money He knows best, the big and small officials in Chang'an City as long as they have a little brains have donated the silver taels, of course, there are some brainless people who will be dismissed after a few days, There are also some officials who are directly accused of returning to their hometowns, and there is no way to say that no one believes them if they have no money, so they directly let him go. Everywhere was plastered with announcements of conscription and imperial examination ceremonies, and some people wanted to take the exam indiscriminately in order to avoid conscription, and they couldn't even write their names, so the township test was brushed off, and they made a lot of jokes and obediently enlisted in the army.