The meeting hall of the Senate was very quiet, and after the ancient bell rang, several elders came one after another, but they all did not say a word, and sat down in their places and closed their eyes.

"Ahem, we shouldn't have to wait any longer, this time hasn't come yet, I guess it's hard to see them again in the future. Jiang Li stretched out his hand and patted the table, and there were only five elders present besides him.

"Is there any news from the Third Elder?" said Sun Da, the Duke of Weiguo, with a tentative speech.

"Can't you see it after working with them for so long? When didn't you even leave a single henchman in the Senate?" hehe," Gong Wen Kong Ci sneered, "What happened tonight? I guess everyone can guess how such a big deal can be done without careful planning." The Shaodian Kingdom is about to be in turmoil. ”

"It's not just guessing, you have to have hard evidence. "The nature of the law has not changed.

"Evidence? Xiaobao, what more evidence do you need at this time? In other words, other people's knives are on your neck, do you still ask people for evidence? Now it depends on whose fist is big and hard enough. ”

"What Lao Long said is certainly reasonable, but the biggest and hardest fist is not the road, since we sit together, we must unite, things are not simple, everyone must be together. Li Guo Gongxun said it half-clearly.

"I do have some news here that you may not be aware of. Jiang Li glanced at everyone, "The Great Elder should have left Zhenjing a few days ago, and now his whereabouts are unknown. ”

The other five elders were not surprised, and the most common reaction was to nod silently.

"No wonder you rang the ancient bell so quickly, and you came here before the accident in the palace, right?" Kong Ci figured out a doubt.

"The news from the palace should come soon, as the four elders said, the future of the kingdom is uncertain, and we must find a way to deal with it as soon as possible. The first move has been snatched away, and the time behind must be chased back as much as possible. Jiang Li secretly observed and found that there was a trace of unnatural indifference on Gongsun Da's face.

"The Yang family, the Xuanyuan family, the Yao family, and the Fan family didn't come, and their combined strength cannot be underestimated, but I still can't believe that they will openly rebel. Xun Ruo simply pointed out the word "rebellion".

"Five legions have been gathered in the east to attack the Cao State, and there are four states in the west that are in the hands of Yang Chao, and now is indeed the weakest time for the kingdom. Without the first move, we have to stabilize our position, we can't solve the problem in a hurry, or I will go to the palace on behalf of the Senate to ask?" Long Dang took the initiative to ask to go to the palace.

"Report, the chief chamberlain asks to see the elders. The guard outside the door knocked on the door and shouted.

The elders finally waited for news from the palace.

Shaodian publicly announced the decision of the royal guardian, and the chief chamberlain immediately rushed to the Senate, while Shaodian personally flew to the Commander's Palace.

After listening to the communication of the chief attendant, Jiang Li said without hesitation: "The guardians are alarmed, and now the situation is extremely critical, I propose to form an Anguo Army immediately." ”

Before Shaodian Dan ascended the throne, the Jiang family was the only one among the ten elders who did not have a clansman to serve as a high-ranking official in the court, but the Jiang family has always sat firmly in the three elders of the Senate, the reason is that the Jiang family has a special power to form an Anguo army to protect the country.

There have also been rebellions in the history of the Shaodian Kingdom, most of which occurred when the kingdom was overstretched, and the nobles of the whole country under the management of the Senate had the obligation to help the country quell the rebellion, and the three elders who were specifically responsible for this matter were the Jiang family, the Duke of Anguo.

"I agree!" Long Dang immediately agreed.

Kong Ci pondered for a while, then glanced at Xun Ruo again, and said, "I agree." ”

Xun Ruo followed up and said, "I also agree." ”

Bao Lan sighed and said, "The guardian's order is not in line with the law, no matter if there are obvious signs of the Yang family's rebellion, the sooner the Anguo Army is formed, the better, I agree!"

At this time, everyone's eyes looked at Gongsun Da together.

Gongsun Da rubbed his nose and said, "I, I don't object. ”

"There are four elders in the Senate, and the formation of the Anguo Army that I proposed is now in favor of six elders, so it can be regarded as unanimously approved. Tomorrow I will recruit warriors from the nobles of the whole country, and the specific matters will be reported to the elders as usual. ”

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he summoned his own clerical officer, drafted the resolution document of the Council of Elders, and handed it over to the elders present to sign it, and officially implemented the establishment of the Anguo Army.

In the Commander's Mansion, Shao Dianzhang's face was grim, and he said to the remaining three commanders: "According to reliable information, the Yang family plotted to assassinate the king with the intention of rebelling, and now the Western Sea Theater is still under Yang Chao's control, what should we do?"

The subordinates immediately notified the military judge to arrest the thief Yang Chao. Gongsun Jie said first.

"Yang Chao has great power, how can he allow the military judge to be easily arrested?" Jiang Xi shook his head, "If the subordinates are not mistaken, four of the eight legions guarding the four western states have fallen to the Yang family, and the remaining four are also unclear, and our orders will not be passed on at all." ”

Xun Qi smiled bitterly: "There is still a big problem, those eight legions are garrison troops, and their logistics supply is undertaken by the local government, and the local area is under the control of the defenders, and the logistics department can't cut off the supply if it wants to."

It is impossible for Yang Chao not to know that he will react to such a big move as conspiring to assassinate the king, and he also knows how the imperial court will react. According to the eyes of his subordinates, he should immediately contact the commanders of all regiments and announce the dismissal of all military positions of the Yang family, and all departments should be placed under the direct command of the Commander's Office. ”

"How many legions do you estimate are still loyal to the kingdom?" Shaodian looked at Xun Qi hopefully.

"Well, it's a bit hard to say, Yang Chao has commanded the Western Sea Theater for more than a year, and he knows the situation of the eight legions better than us. The subordinates thought that it would be a good result that there were two or three legions that would not blindly follow. Xun Qi's eyes dodged, avoiding looking at his boss.

"My lord, the key to the problem is not in the west!"

Shaodian Zhang turned around and stared at Jiang Xi deadly, "What do you mean?"

"The key to the problem is in Zhongwangzhou!" Jiang Xi arranged for his attendants to set up a map of the whole country.

"The Yang family has the confidence to rebel, there must be accomplices, the strongest of the four states in the west is the Xuanyuan family, as long as the Xuanyuan family in Linhai Prefecture does not agree, the rebels cannot be united, so we must count the Xuanyuan family into the camp of the rebels.

The subordinates predicted that the rebels would initially be able to control at least two states of territory, and with our current strength, we would not be able to immediately quell the rebellion, which means that we must be prepared to fight the rebels for a long time.

Since it is a long-term battle, then we can't avoid fighting for territory with the rebels, and the Yang family's base camp is in Zhongwangzhou, the rebels will not let Dingguo County go unattended, and will definitely send troops to open up the road to Dingguo County.

Let's not forget that there is no regular army stationed in Zhongwangzhou, and the local army responsible for guarding it is mixed with a large number of Yang family members.