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Zhongzhou in October should be a good time for autumn to be crisp and pleasant, but in the late autumn of 695 in the mainland calendar, Yanjing was shrouded in a gloomy and miserable atmosphere, with pedestrians rushing on the streets, and from time to time you could see heavily armed soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys, which was very rare in Yanjing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"I heard that there is no rebellion in Kansai!" said a thin businessman who cowered in a low voice and pretended to be mysterious, and said to the two tea friends sitting next to him.

"Hmph! When did you hear the news? I just heard from the people in the palace this morning that the north side has also reversed, and there is still a lot of movement, and several prefectures are in turmoil. Squeezing out of his nose with contempt, the middle-aged merchant in a brocade robe said nonchalantly.

"Alas, what can we do with our goods after this toss?" another yellow-faced businessman cried bitterly.

"What to do, what to do, what to do, what to do, what to do. The brocade-robed merchant glanced at his partner next to him and said dissatisfied.

"That, that's going to be risky, although the trade route to the west has not been cut off, but the power of the anti-thieves has begun to spread everywhere, I think the official army wants to defeat the anti-thieves and control the road, I'm afraid it's a bit mysterious. The yellow-faced merchant retorted unconvinced, "If this goods is blocked by the thieves, won't it be sent to the tiger's mouth for nothing?"

"Then what should I do? Just leave it there and wait for it to rot away?" The brocade robe merchant's tone was also full of anger, "Damn, sooner rather than later, it is when Lao Tzu's goods are about to pass that it will make trouble, isn't this a peace of mind to ask Lao Tzu to fold his capital?!"

"It's better for us to dispose of it here than to be robbed of all our money by the thieves!" the yellow-faced merchant looked dejected.

"Look at your bear-like appearance, don't say that the road is still under the control of the empire, even if it is controlled by those people, Lao Tzu dares to break through!" the brocade-robed merchant roared, "Lao Tzu doesn't believe that Lao Tzu's luck is so bad, and he will meet it when he goes." ”

"Brother, it's better to be careful, it's been a few days since the news of the rebellion in Kansai came, during this time, you see, which newspaper has reported how the empire is, all of them are silent, if there is good news that the official army has defeated the rebels, those reporters who have a sense of smell more sensitive than a hunting dog have already been noisy?" Although the thin businessman was as timid as a mouse, what he said was very reasonable, and the yellow-faced businessman who listened nodded his head again and again.

"Even the Longtan Tiger's Den has to go for a while, who told us to put it up?" The brocade-robed merchant's determination still hasn't changed, but there is a gloomy look in his eyes, "Now there is a commotion in the north, I think if we don't leave, I'm afraid that the Heshuo area will be chaotic sooner or later, and at that time, I'm afraid I can't leave if I really want to." "The brocade-robed merchant obviously didn't have much hope for the Imperial Army.

In the past, the palace of diligence and solemnity, which was splendid and solemn, was now full of the smell of cold rain and bleak wind, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty consciously or unconsciously suppressed their breath and listened to the report of the intelligence department.

Except for Lujiang Prefecture, where the situation is slightly more stable, the rest of the prefectures have lost control, and the city of Hanzhong has been controlled by a mob of nearly 100,000 people led by the Taiping Sect Bo Jinchen, and it has been ascertained that the Hanzhong Garrison Division has collectively participated in the rebellion, and the city guard of Hanzhong Prefecture Bao Guowei was martyred, and the entire Hanzhong Prefecture has been completely lost, and the First Division of the Fourth Army Corps stationed in Hanzhong Mansion has protected the county guard and withdrawn from Hanzhong Mansion and moved to Lujiang Mansion to work; the situation in Xikang Prefecture is also precarious; on the evening of October 29, two wings of the Xikang Garrison Division were attacked by Taiping armed bandits in the northern suburbs of Xikang City, and the whole army was annihilated, and on the morning of October 30, the fifth wing of the Xikang garrison division mutinied, and the soldiers of the remaining two wings were surrounded by the mutinous fifth wing and the Taiping armed bandits, and then surrendered. Thinking of this, Zhou Baozhong, the sweaty Minister of Intelligence, couldn't help but quietly glance at His Majesty the Emperor, who had not said a word.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor didn't say anything, Zhou Baozhong had to read hard: " According to the information, about 80,000 rebel armed groups are marching towards the city, Tao Liangcai, the city guard of Jincheng Prefecture, has disappeared, and the chief of administration is now acting as the agent of the whole government, and the second division of the Fourth Army Corps stationed there has repeatedly sent urgent reports asking for urgent support; Xie Wuyong, the city guard of Bashan Prefecture, and the director of the interior were assassinated in the official residence at the same time on 27 October; Jiang Yuanyi, the chief of the administrative department, and Gao Delin, the head of the Bashan Garrison Division, defected to the enemy en masse, and the entire territory of Bashan was controlled by the Taiping Sect except for the far southern areas; and a riot broke out in the city of Longdong on 29 OctoberIn the process of suppressing the riots, the soldiers of the three wings of the garrison division were scattered, the soldiers of the other wing and the city guard Song Hua had retreated to the territory of Tianshui to stand by, and there was no news of a wing stationed at Partridge Pass. ”

"Then let's talk about the north side. Situ Mingyue's gloomy voice seemed to be squeezed out of the ice cracks, but it was quite calm, but everyone knew that behind this calm, there was often a storm that collapsed and the earth cracked.

"Well, in the north, there has been a turmoil in Qinghe Mansion and Anyuan Mansion among the five prefectures of Beiyuan County, and the situation is very critical, according to the information just obtained, Qinghe Mansion has been surrounded by rebel troops, and there has also been a large-scale riot in Lulong Prefecture, and the situation is unknown now. Signs of riots have already appeared in Yanshan Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Yunzhou Prefecture in Yanyun County, and the situation is in danger of getting out of control. Zhou Baozhong had the courage to report the information one by one.

"Is there anything unusual in the Heshuo area?" Situ Mingyue was not overwhelmed by the news of these disasters, and her voice was a little hoarse, but she still remained calm.

"Well, Tianshui, Montenegro, and Longquan have all shown signs of instability, but there has been no clear news so far. Zhou Baozhong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied.

"Very good, just a few days, this day seems to be about to turn over, I don't know how Zhongqing should feel after hearing this? This great country has been messed up by a group of ignorant peasants, I really can't understand that this Taiping Sect is really so powerful? How many officials of our empire have defected to the enemy in just a few days, and how many of them have been loyal to the monarch and sacrificed their lives for the country?" Situ Mingyue's words were full of spicy irony.

"What do you think about it, let me hear it. The voice became colder and colder, and His Highness's ministers unconsciously lowered their heads more and more, for fear that His Majesty the Emperor would call on his name.

He took a long breath, and for a moment, Situ Mingyue looked at His Royal Highness's ministers, and suddenly felt that he was so tired, since he ascended the throne, he had not been able to be quiet, even if he had a summer vacation every year. He even had the idea of leaving all the affairs of the government to others and just wanting to go to some secluded paradise away from the world to rest, but only for a moment did he have such a thought, and the harsh reality forced him to quickly return to the present.

Before the fall of Kansai could react, Beiyuan ignited a fire in the sky again, and his own emperor really deserved to be hard, why did these things always fall on his head? Thinking of this, Situ Mingyue was a little envious of his ancestors, as if except for the two founding ancestors, the other ancestors did not seem to have fallen into the current situation of his own.

Rubbing his forehead gently, Situ Mingyue tried his best to stabilize his mind, he knew that this was not the time to be angry, but he needed to calm down and discuss with his ministers how to deal with the current grim situation at this stage, but the resentment and anger in his heart were always difficult to suppress.

There was silence in the main hall, and the occasional minister who wanted to cough had to cover his mouth tightly with his hands to avoid irritation, and his face seemed calm, but from his undulating chest, it could be seen that His Majesty the Emperor was in a very bad mood.

After a while, Situ Mingyue's voice sounded in the main hall again: "Except for these three, what are the abnormal situations in other areas?"

"Back to Your Majesty, although there are signs of instability in other counties, there has been no counter-sign so far. All localities have stepped up vigilance and inventory to prevent those who collude with responders. Minister of the Interior Lu Wenfu replied after saluting.

"Oh, Lu Aiqing, I don't want to hear about similar phenomena anywhere other than these three counties, I don't know if it's okay?" At this time, His Majesty's tone was weak, but it was full of cruelty and coldness, and only the ministers present could hear the meaning.

His face was as usual, and Lu Wenfu bowed deeply, "After the minister's death, I will repay the king's kindness." ”

Rao is Situ Mingyue has been a gentleman for a long time, and these feelings of love and sympathy seem to have nothing to do with him for a long time, but at this time, he can't help but feel sour in his heart, looking at the Minister of the Interior in front of him, he is in his prime, and at this time he looks as if he is ten years old, obviously because of the work pressure during this period of time, he is exhausted and unsustainable.

"Lu Aiqing, thank you for your hard work, at this critical moment for the empire, I hope you can ''''''" After considering his words, His Majesty the Emperor did not say any more.

"Wechen will do his best to live up to the king's wishes. As if he could understand His Majesty the Emperor's intentions, Lu Wenfu's originally unusually calm face also swelled with a hint of red tide.

Trying her best to cheer up, Situ Mingyue let out a long breath and looked at the Minister of War of the second person on the left, "He Aiqing, what do you think at the moment?"

Knowing that this question will fall on his head sooner or later, although he has made a lot of preparations before the court meeting, but at this time, He Zhiqiu's heart is still full of bitterness, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and now the country is full of smoke, and the mobile forces that the empire can mobilize are extremely limited, but there are still wolves watching around, how does this make him deal with it?

But how dare you confess this to Your Majesty? Now Your Majesty can no longer listen to and does not want to hear any unfavorable news, if he no longer knows the current affairs and speaks out, loses his official affairs, and allows the rebellious army to take advantage of the situation, that is a situation that He Zhiqiu absolutely does not want to see. At present, what His Majesty the Emperor needs most is support and encouragement, and only by arousing His Majesty's confidence and making him muster up courage can he deal with this critical situation everywhere.