At the East Street of the capital, the vendors who have been busy all day are ready to close their stalls, their faces are full of happy smiles, and people who have been busy all day can have a happy and warm dinner with their wives and children at home!

Suddenly, a horse galloped over, and immediately a middle-aged man wearing a post uniform, holding a gold medal engraved with the word "Tong" in one hand, holding the reins in the other, his legs kept shaking, accelerating the horse under the crotch, and shouting in his mouth, "The border pass is three thousand miles faster, the idler avoids, obstructs death, and dies!" Pedestrians on the side of the road have avoided it, and they dare not block its galloping road.

After a few moments of speaking, the man was already in front of the noon gate.

This person did not dismount, but continued to shout, "Xiong'an border pass is urgent, ring the bell!"

The guards at the noon gate did not dare to stop him, so he rode into the palace, and a guard galloped to the bell tower a hundred meters away from the noon gate.

Subsequently, the bell tower rang with a piercing, heavy bell. One after the other, and it didn't stop until nine. The sound of the bell spread throughout every corner of the capital, and people walked out of their homes one after another, listening to the bells in the air and looking at the palace.

In the East Palace, Xiao Yuan, who was still holding the painting in a daze, heard the bell and looked up in the direction of the palace, until the nine sounds stopped, he reacted, and the border was in a hurry. Then, putting the picture aside, he rushed to the palace.

By the time Xiao Yuan arrived at the Jinluan Palace, the civil and military officials were already waiting here, speculating about the bell just now, and everyone's face was in a worried mood.

Just when the ministers were still speculating, Gonggong Cao walked out of the apse, cleared his throat and said, "The emperor has arrived!"

The civil and military officials immediately knelt down and bowed down, "The ministers and others knock on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, shook his sleeves, stretched out his right hand, swept forward, and said to the civil and military ministers kneeling below, "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

Then, all the officials replied in unison, "Thank you, Emperor." And they stood up.

Subsequently, the emperor raised the fold on his body and said, "General Zhenyuan is in a hurry for 3,000 miles, and the young talents of the Chu State have entered the Xiong'an Pass yesterday morning, but just one day after the envoy entered the territory of our country, the Chu State military camp sent 300 soldiers and horses to be stationed in front of the Xiong'an Pass on the border of our Great Zhou, in the territory of our country. What do you think about this matter?"

A doctor walked out of the standing hundred officials, bowed down and clenched his fists and took the lead in breaking the silence and said, "Qi my emperor, the minister thinks that this is the protection of the young talents of the Chu State for the envoy to our court, and I hope that our court can give the greatest protection to these young talents with action! When the young talents of the Chu State return to China, these soldiers will naturally retreat, and there is no need to worry about this." ”

The general who protected the country also walked out of the hundreds of officials: "Doctor Li, it is not right to say that! Now that the soldiers of the Chu State are on the territory of our country, this is an infringement of our sovereignty, and our country should annihilate them within our territory." Our dynasty is majestic and inviolable. ”

As soon as the words of the general of the protector fell, he heard the sound of a bell at the bell tower, which stirred in the hearts of everyone in the hall again and again, and did not end until nine strokes.

Only when the 3,000-mile rush is urgent, and when the border pass is in an emergency, will the bell ring nine times, hasn't it already been ringed nine times just now? Everyone was puzzled, could it be ......

When everyone was still speculating in their hearts, a eunuch took the fold, trotted to the emperor's side, bowed down and raised the fold with both hands and said, "General Zhenguan is urgent, and Jianmen Pass is urgent!"

The emperor picked up the fold handed over by the eunuch expressionlessly and looked at it.

Suddenly, the emperor stood up, threw down the fold, and said angrily, "It's too much to deceive people, do you really think that there is no one in my Great Zhou Kingdom, and I still think that my Great Zhou is still the Great Zhou of four hundred years ago, and I deceive people too much!"

The civil and military ministers standing under His Royal Highness all knelt down and leaned over and said, "The emperor is angry, please take care of the dragon's body!"

The emperor looked at the kneeling minister of civil and military affairs, sat down, and said, "All the secretaries, get up, I'm fine." ”

His Royal Highness's kneeling ministers of civil and military affairs dared to get up one after another.

The emperor continued: "General Zhenguan is in a hurry of 3,000 miles, and the young talents of South Korea have entered our country a day ago. With, also a day later, the South Korean military camp sent three hundred soldiers stationed in front of the Jianmen Pass, in the territory of my Great Zhou. ”

The hundred officials did not dare to reply, and the palace was so silent that they could even hear each other's breathing! At this extraordinary time, the two countries invaded the territory at the same time, which is somewhat intriguing!

The emperor grabbed the dragon heads on both sides of the dragon chair with both hands, and because the two hands were too tight, the palms of his hands became white, and there was no blood.

After a long while, he opened his hands and said, "Is it that my Great Zhou has been silent for too long, or do they think that my Great Zhou is easy to bully and show off my might in my country's territory, what do you think of this matter?"

None of His Royal Highness's hundreds of officials dared to reply, the two countries invaded our country at the same time, and if they were not properly handled, they would be in a state of being attacked by the enemy on their backs, and they would not be able to bear it for the great Zhou who had not been able to fight for a long time.

The emperor looked at the hundred officials with his Royal Highness bowing his head, turned his eyes to Xiao Yuan again, and said to Xiao Yuan, "This afternoon, in the Tingyu Pavilion, you can be sure of the big military exercise mentioned to me?"

Xiao Yuan stiffened, clenched his fists and said, "Please rest assured, my father, the ministers will do their best in this matter." ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This big military exercise was proposed by you, and it should be completed by you, at this changeable time, I hope you don't let your father down, and the people in the court can be dispatched as much as possible to cooperate with you to complete this big military exercise!"

Xiao Yuan knelt down and leaned over and said, "Thank you for your father's trust, my sons will definitely let my father, the people of the Great Zhou, and the envoys of the two countries see the best style of our Great Zhou!"

The emperor said expressionlessly, "Get up, Emperor, you can do your best in this matter." ”

Xiao Yuan got up and stood back where he was.

Subsequently, the emperor sighed and said, "At a time when the situation is changing, I hope that you Aiqing can support the day of this Great Zhou for me and the people of the Great Zhou." ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, His Royal Highness's civil and military officials knelt down and leaned over and said, "Please rest assured, the ministers are designated as the emperor, and they will do their best for the people of the Great Zhou, and they will die!"

The emperor laughed, "Death, how can it be so serious, it's just that my Great Zhou has been silent for too long, and it's time to show the strength of my dynasty, some clowns who jump off the beam." ”

The emperor looked at His Royal Highness's ministers and continued

"Come on, the will!"

"Since the founding of Gaozu, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there has been no war. Over the past 400 years, the ancestors of all dynasties have not dared to forget the quotations of Gaozu, carefully governed the country, and vigorously developed the people's livelihood. Now, at a time of change, the rise and fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty is everyone's responsibility. Open the door widely, open the holy hearing, and hope that people with lofty ideals from all over the world will come to join the army and protect the peace of our Great Zhou. Announce to the world, and make it known. ”

Then, the emperor waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, let's retreat!"

The civil and military officials knelt down and bowed and said: "The ministers are retiring, long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

The emperor stood up from the dragon chair and walked back to the inner hall.