Thirty-nine years of grinding discs.

November 13th, late at night.

The shield city in the western region of the Tuhao Empire, the shield king's mansion, is still brightly lit at this time.

The lamp is a luxurious and atmospheric Mithril gilt oil lamp.

The candle is a rich and dignified falling water agarwood candle.

Even in the palace, it is rare to see such a night with lights and candles.

Clearly, something very important is happening.

The shield king He Baichuan was in an anxious mood and paced around the bright meeting hall. Around the hall, eight personal maids stood quietly with their eyebrows lowered and held their breath, and thirty-two guards with knives were arrayed and guarded left and right.

He Baichuan has a steady temperament, deep self-cultivation, and has always been calm and unhurried. It is conceivable that the thing that can make him act so nervous is indeed not trivial.

Tonight, he will illegally summon Zhou Yu, the envoy of the Western Defense Army, Wang He, the assassin of Dunzhou, Sima Qin Ge of Dunzhou, Shen Jian, the prefect of Dunmucheng, Xie Ran, the commander of the Banner Army, Dai Zhong, the chief of the pro-army guard, and Wen Yanxin, the staff officer of the shogunate, to discuss the current strategy.

The Tuhao Empire implemented the feudal system of feudal kings, and the feudal kings in various places enjoyed forty percent of the tax of the fiefdom, and their status was noble and honorable, but in order to avoid the strong supporting the weak and shaking the country's foundation, the feudal kings were strictly forbidden to interfere in civil affairs and military affairs.

Among the people invited by He Baichuan today, four of the five major military systems of the imperial court were involved: the forbidden army, the border guards, the government army, the garrison army, and the pro-army.

In other words, the shield king He Baichuan crossed the line.

However, he could no longer care about this, because in peacetime, he was a carefree vassal king, and in wartime, he must be the guardian of the western frontier.

The shield is also the shield of the country.

The title of the shield king cannot be called in vain.

At this time, on the desktop of the main case directly north of the hall, there were three urgent military reports.

These three military newspapers are from different sources.

The first military newspaper, copied by the Assassin's Office.

The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong. Although the vassal king did not care about civil affairs and military affairs, the vassal king had the right to know about the real major affairs, and even had the power to make decisions when necessary.

The military newspaper is very long.

To put it simply, a large blood crystal mine under the rule of Dunzhou suddenly collapsed, killing and injuring countless people, and the mine owner was killed together. Thousands of surviving miners were cut off from their food and salaries, unable to continue, and at the instigation of others, they gathered into chaos, killing officials and occupying the city, like the autumn wind cutting grass, all over the county overnight. Wherever the rebels came, the displaced people were scattered, and the impact was extremely bad.

The second military report came from the Western Defense Army.

There are six states in the western Xinjiang region, namely Dunzhou, Bazhou, Shuzhou, Qiangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xilinzhou, among which there is an important national customs on the border of Dunzhou, which is called Yingzui Town. There are 92 outpost earthen forts under it, and each earthen fort has 30 sergeants, which is regarded as a border defense.

In the early hours of this morning, twelve earthen forts in the border areas of the Tuhao Empire and the Xijin Kingdom and the Zhongming Empire fell to the enemy at the same time, all 360 sergeants were wiped out, and the families of the soldiers were slaughtered. The Xijin Kingdom and the Tuhao Empire have always been friendly friends, and there is no doubt that this move was deliberately done by the Zhongming Empire.

The third military report was directly submitted by the Black Spider Guard, the pro-army of the Shield King's Mansion.

The Shield King's Mansion seems to ignore the government and politics, harmless to people and animals, but it is by no means deaf and blind. On the contrary, the Black Spider Guard, the secret intelligence agency of the Shield King's Mansion, has already infiltrated all aspects of the nine hundred and thirty counties in the seventy-four counties of the six prefectures of Western Xinjiang. Now, the black spider's silk trembled, and the news of the soul beast riot at the edge of the Northwest Demon Flame Forest came. Thirty-three families of mountain and forest dwellers died in the belly of the beast.

The three military newspapers reflect the same fact: the western frontier region of the Tuhao Empire, which is surrounded by strong enemies, has extremely lax armaments and extremely weak border defenses!

Otherwise, why could a thousand lowly miners kill officials and occupy the county and successfully raise the anti-flag?

Why did twelve earthen forts, which were sixty miles apart, fall at the same time?

Why was the ordinary low-grade soul beast on the edge of the Demon Flame Forest able to eat all the thirty-three scattered mountain people at once?

Shield King He Baichuan absolutely cannot tolerate the situation continuing to deteriorate.

It's so insecure.

Therefore, he wants to centralize power, justifiably and justifiably.

Zhou Yu, the envoy of the Western Defense Army, Wang He, the assassin of Dunzhou, Sima Qin Ge of Dunzhou, Shen Jian, the prefect of Dunmucheng, and Xie Ran, the commander of the Flag Army, came to discuss the matter in person overnight.

He Baichuan left the table and bowed his hand, and said with a warm face:

"Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, Brother Xie, my lords, I take the liberty to invite you to come today, nothing else, I just want to hear your opinions on how to deal with these three things.

Thanks to your diligence and hard work, our western Xinjiang region has been politically harmonious and prosperous for decades. Although there have been occasional minor illnesses in various states in the past, in the final analysis, they are all just mossy diseases, and there is nothing to worry about.

Today, there is an emergency in the frontier outside Dunzhou, there are homeless people in turmoil, and there is a riot of demonic beasts in the mountains.

However, according to the king's opinion, the nature of these three events when they happened together is completely different from the past, because it cannot be just a coincidence, but someone deliberately did it. I'm worried that if I'm not careful, the situation will get even worse!, so I'm going to go beyond the rules and ask you for advice. But you have a plan, please speak up!"

Although the shield king He Baichuan has always been easy-going, such a humble attitude is rare. Everyone knows that the more earnestly he speaks, the clearer his intention to intervene in the leadership of the military and political affairs!

Zhou Yu, Wang He and others, divided into the highest military and civil affairs chiefs in Dunzhou, were originally absolutely responsible for the sudden civil unrest and military situation. Now that something has happened, I am worried in my heart, lest the court condemn me. Since the shield king took the initiative to come forward, it was simply unbelievable. Although the shield king has the intention of taking power, he is originally the prince, and he is a higher rank, and he usually listens to his orders.

However, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, on the way to the Dunwang Mansion, they had already made up their minds and reported all the processes and contents of today's deliberations to the imperial court as soon as possible.

Although the responsibility for the lax Jingbian and the ineffective suppression of the rebellion is not small, they cannot afford the charges of forming a vassal alliance with the vassal king and separating the territory and rebelling.

As long as you are not misunderstood by the imperial court as a rebellion against the party, you will have no obstacles in your heart.

Therefore, they intend to be at the mercy of the Shield King for the time being, both to solve the problem and to pass the buck away, and at the same time to leave no one to talk about.

So next, they naturally actively contribute and analyze the benefits and disadvantages for decision-making.