After Hai Dafu bowed down and walked into the imperial study, he held the gossip Yunguang Pa recovered from Zhuge Liang and presented it to Chu Hao with both hands.

After Chu Hao took the handkerchief, he asked, "How is Kong Ming?" ”

Hai Dafu said respectfully: "Lord Shangshu is lying on the bed resting, his face is sallow, and he coughs a few times from time to time when he speaks. ”

After Chu Hao heard the word 'cough', he immediately thought of the plague that had been set off in Jinling City after the First Tribulation of the Five Turbidities, and his face changed suddenly.

Hai Dafu saw that Chu Hao's expression was wrong, and hurriedly explained: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, the servants have seen it, and the reason why Lord Shangshu is coughing is because the internal injuries have not healed, not the plague that has appeared in the city." ”

Chu Hao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him say this.

Hai Dafu continued: "The rest of the adults and generals are waiting outside the imperial study at the moment, and Prime Minister Gui Cheng has also left for the East China Sea, and in about an hour, the Dragon King of the East China Sea will come to Jinling City. ”

Chu Hao nodded.

"Let them in."

After Hai Dafu bowed down and exited the imperial study, Han Xin, Li Guang, Gongsun Zhan, Shangguan Haitang, and Ao Geng walked in together.

After they saluted, Chu Hao spoke, "Sit down first." ”

After they thanked them and sat down one by one, Chu Hao also spoke: "What happened in the city, you want to know better than me, let's talk about it, how is the situation now?" ”

After Chu Hao's words, Li Guang glanced at Han Xin, and saw that his face was expressionless, so he hugged his fists and reported: "Emperor Qi, the last general has suppressed all the crazy candidates in the Gongyuan and locked them in a mansion, guarded by the army outside. ”

After he finished saying this, Shangguan Haitang stood up uneasily, hugged his fists and reported: "Your Majesty, Weichen has imprisoned the captains who are afraid of death and violated the law in the Imperial City Division, and re-selected two thousand households, a total of 2,300 people. Before entering the palace, they were dressed in armor and led by Fu Qingfeng and Fu Yuechi, escorting all the sick people on the street to the empty tower for isolation. ”

Chu Hao nodded lightly, took the Bagua Yunguang Pa in his hand, and said to Shangguan Haitang: "This thing is called 'Bagua Yunguang Pa', which contains the method of sprinkling beans into soldiers, and you can use three hundred soybeans to summon three hundred Yellow Turban Lux in the foundation building period, you take this thing, let the Yellow Turban Lux cooperate with the captain of the Imperial City Division, and be sure to escort all the infected people to the tower in the shortest possible time." ”

Shangguan Haitang bowed forward and took the gossip Yunguang Pa from his hand, and said respectfully: "Weichen has the order." ”

After Chu Hao nodded slightly, he looked at Gongsun Chan and asked, "Gongsun Chan, how is the Zhaowu Army currently formed?" ”

After hearing this, a layer of cold sweat suddenly oozed from his forehead, and he stood up and said: "Please ask the emperor to punish the crime, the last general has only recruited 8,000 people at present, and among these 8,000 people, a total of more than 1,000 people have been sick, and the last general has already locked up those more than 1,000 people in the idle tower." ”

Chu Hao was silent for a moment, then said: "First suspend the conscription, from now on, tens of thousands of auxiliaries on the city wall will be merged into the Zhaowu Army, after you go back, the whole army will be transmitted, and from today onwards, the city gates will be closed, and you are not allowed to enter or leave!" ”

"The Last General's Order!"

Gongsun Chan hurriedly bowed down to receive the order.

Chu Hao looked at Han Xin and said, "Is the Xuanwu army still outside the city?" ”

Han Xin bowed and stood up, arching his hand and said, "The two hundred and fifty thousand Xuanwu troops are all stationed ten miles outside Jinling City. ”

Chu Hao nodded and said: "Select 50,000 people to enter the city and cooperate with the Imperial City Division, in addition to sending the infected people to the idle towers for isolation, the rest of the people are not allowed to go out, and any items that the people need daily will be distributed door-to-door by the captain of the Imperial City Division." ”

After Han Xin and Shangguan Haitang bowed down to receive the order, Chu Hao looked at Ao Geng again and said, "Ao Geng, how many dragons are there in the city at present?" ”

Ao Geng bowed and stood up, clenched his fists and reported: "Your Majesty, there are currently a thousand young dragons in the city who are cultivating in the Qi training period, and there are eight dragons in the Yuan Shen stage. ”

Chu Hao asked, "Has there ever been a sick dragon in the dragon clan?" ”

Ao Geng shook his head and said, "It didn't appear." ”

Chu Hao nodded, and ordered: "After you go back, pass on my will, order the two Yuan Shen Period and one hundred dragons to patrol day and night within a radius of ten miles from Jinling Shanglong and Jinling City, and the remaining six Yuan Shen Period and nine hundred dragons will be led by you to go to the sixty-eight counties in Yangzhou respectively, read the holy decree to the local county order, and then take over the whole county, find a place to isolate all the sick and crazy people, and the rest of the people will not let them go out." ”

"We're in command."

After Ao Geng bowed down to receive the order, Chu Hao said again: "Not long ago, Qin Shubao, the former governor of the left capital of the army, selected 20,000 people from the eleven guards of the Fuzhou Dusi to form a one-man and two-horse Xuanjia army, and personally led 15,000 Xuanjia troops to the capital, and collected 52 million catties of grain from some temples on the way, you will personally lead 500 dragons to meet them later." ”

"Of the 5,200 catties of grain, 12 million catties are moldy, and after you take them to Jinling City, you will leave 5 million catties of grain for Jinling City, and the rest of the grain will be distributed evenly after taking over the 68 counties."

After saying this, he suddenly remembered Zheng Zhilong's Great Zhou Sea Master, and continued: "By the way, your ninth sister Ao Ren has imprisoned the Great Zhou Sea Master's 1,000 ships, and there are a total of 16 million catties of grain on board, and you can bring that food with you." ”

"If you encounter Wu Qi's army of warriors and Tian Wen on the way, let them cooperate with you to control the counties."

Ao Geng, who had just sat down, hurriedly stood up again, bowed down and said, "Weichen has an order!" ”

Chu Hao turned his head sideways and instructed Wang Sunhua: "Go to the Qianqing Hall and get two holy decrees." ”

Wang Sunflower said yes in her mouth, and hurriedly went to the Qianqing Hall to get two holy decrees.

Chu Hao took the pen and wrote down the will on the holy decree, and after using the jade seal of Zhenguo to stamp the 'treasure of the Son of Heaven of Daqian' on the two holy decrees, he asked Wang Sunflower to hand over the two holy decrees to Ao Geng.

Then he spoke: "Next, I will leave Jinling City, and the Empress Dowager will listen to the government. ”

Everyone was shocked, and after looking at each other, Han Xin, the governor of the left capital of the Chinese army, who had the largest official position, got up and asked, "Dare to ask the emperor, what happened to leaving Beijing?" ”

Chu Hao didn't hide it from them, and said: "I have obtained a way to resolve the catastrophe, and then I will leave Beijing to deal with this matter with Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, if it goes well, I can return within three days, and even if it doesn't go well, I will return within seven days." ”

After Han Xin nodded, he asked respectfully, "Do you need the last general to accompany you?" ”

Chu Hao said: "Zhuge Wolong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is still recuperating, and during my departure from Beijing, all the troops in Jinling City are under your full control, so you must not make trouble." ”

After Han Xin heard this, he suddenly sighed in his heart, he had just returned to Beijing, and he had not met Chu Hao much before, so Chu Hao trusted him so much.

In addition to his surging heart, he bowed down and clenched his fists, and said categorically: "Please rest assured that the emperor will be willing to hang his head high outside the city if there is any dereliction of duty during your departure from Beijing!" ”

Chu Hao laughed when he heard this, and then waved his hand to let them all leave.

Then he went to the Changchun Hall with Wang Sunhua, told Li Qiushui, who was preparing to retreat, all these things, and asked her to listen to the government during this period.