Dazhou, the imperial capital.
As the center of power of this huge empire, it receives intelligence from all over the empire all the time.
On this day, the snow had just been cleared outside the gates of the imperial capital, and while the people were busy preparing New Year goods and waiting for the arrival of the new year, a top-secret letter from Qingzhou was delivered to the hands of the emperor and the commander of the Xuanyi Guard.
In the imperial study room.
The emperor looked at the letter placed on the table, his hands trembling.
"How dare they, how dare they!"
"Crazy people, these crazy people! Come here, call me Ye Tian and Zhao Dezhu!"
"Also, convey my will and summon all the officials of the imperial capital. I will hold a great meeting!"
At this moment, he was frightened and angry, and his hands and feet were cold.
Three hundred years after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there were many local rebellions, but this was the first time that Qingzhou directly cut off the dragon veins to rebel.
If this matter is not handled well and Taizu is alarmed, his position as emperor may be moved.
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Before the time was up to burn the incense, the commander of the Xuanyi Guards and Zhao Dezhu, the director of the inspection department, came to the imperial study.
"Ye Tian, have you received the news?"
The emperor looked a little haggard, his voice became hoarse due to the previous roar, and his eyes were red. At this moment, he was restless and pacing back and forth.
Ye Tian and Zhao Dezhu looked at each other, with a trace of imperceptible ridicule flashing in their eyes.
"I just received it too!"
The emperor's eyes were bloodshot and he stared at him, "I need an explanation! What on earth have you Xuanyi Guards been doing all these years? Why do mistakes still occur in such an important place as Dragon Vein!"
The dragon vein was cut off, and now the imperial court has almost lost its control over Qingzhou. Do you know what this means? "
Ye Tian looked at the emperor quietly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Qingzhou Dragon Vein is located in the Purple Mountain outside Jinling City, and the Xuanyi Guards Qianhu responsible for guarding there should be familiar to your Majesty. It is Ye Gu who was forcibly appointed by your Majesty half a year ago. Hong!
Wei Chen also just received the news that the Mu Taoist who cut off Qingzhou's dragon vein was Ye Guhong's biological father! "
The emperor's face suddenly turned pale. Ye Guhong was a master he had secretly recruited from the martial arts world. He had been placed in the Xuanyi Guards a few years ago.
Half a year ago, the Qianhu who was responsible for guarding the dragon vein in Qingzhou became an official. The emperor gave up some ideas and helped Ye Guhong, who was still the deputy Qianhu at the time, to become the powerful Qianhu with great power.
For this appointment, he even had some trouble with Ye Tian.
Because the important task of guarding the dragon veins has always been handled by the masters of the hereditary Xuanyiwei family, the emperor's forcible intervention has broken the rules.
The emperor's original intention was to let Ye Guhong accumulate a few years of experience in that position and then look for opportunities to become a senior executive in the inspection department.
Who would have thought that in just half a year, such a fatal thing would happen.
The people he considers to be his cronies join forces with martial arts masters to cut off the dragon veins of Qingzhou. What they cut off is not the dragon veins, but what they cut off is their position as emperor!
During the first hundred years of Great Wednesday, the emperors of all dynasties have maintained strong control over the world. If a state was lost to him, the consequences would be unimaginable if Taizu was furious.
And he will most likely become the first emperor deposed by Taizu!
Taking a deep breath, the emperor looked at Ye Tian attentively, "You mean, this pot should be carried on my back?"
Ye Tian shook his head, "Your Majesty, it's not that you have to bear this pot on your back, but you were the one who smashed it in the first place!"
The emperor's cheeks trembled a few times. If it were in the past, he would have stepped forward and kicked Ye Tian a few times, but now, he didn't dare.
He suspected that Ye Tian had known about those people's plans for a long time, but he had always pretended not to know, just to wait for this day to see his own joke.
He closed his eyes to calm down the anger in his heart. When he opened his eyes again, a rare look of pleading appeared on his face.
"Ye Tian, it was because of your support that I secured this position."
He didn't even talk about me now, and started to play the emotional card, "Our monarch and ministers have been in harmony for decades, and you have to help me. If I can't get through this, I can't explain it to Taizu!"
As we all know, we are good brothers who grew up together and have the same destiny. If I fall, I will be the emperor and the courtier, and I am afraid that you, the commander of the Xuanyi Guards, will not be able to continue my duties! "
The emperor said it very sincerely, without any bells and whistles, "I know that some of my actions over the years have dissatisfied you, but even if there is some dissatisfaction, you won't just watch me fall into the abyss, right?"
"Your Majesty is serious. Although this matter is big, it is not as serious as His Majesty thinks."
Ye Tian's expression was calm from beginning to end, "Dragon veins are the foundation of heaven and earth, how can some warriors just cut them off if they want to?
In a few decades at most, the world will repair itself. Even if Your Majesty does not need to do anything, he only needs to send a great master to visit in a few decades, and all the troubles can be solved!
Those rebellious officials and traitors in Qingzhou are just a joke and cannot shake the foundation of my great Zhou Dynasty. "
"I know!" the emperor said urgently: "But for decades, the world can afford to wait. You can afford to wait, but I can't wait!"
"Ye Tian, this time, if you give me the right word, will you help me?"
Ye Tian bowed slightly, "Xuan Yiwei shares weal and woe with Da Zhou, so naturally he will not stand idly by.
Since Qingzhou Mu Huang Taiji has cut off the dragon veins to rebel, he must be well prepared. The army and Xuanyi guards in Qingzhou can no longer be trusted.
After I return, I will mobilize talented experts from the Law Enforcement Department from all over the country to go to Qingzhou to put down the rebellion.
His Majesty has also made plans in advance to prepare troops and food. After the sea water melts in the spring of next year, he can cross the sea into Qingzhou at any time! "
After hearing what he said, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry about money, food, troops, etc. This year Song Xuan got me a billion dollars, and the national treasury was more than ten times fuller than before!
By the way, didn't you say that Song Xuan has the qualifications of a Sanhua Grandmaster?
This time to suppress the rebellion, the martial arts master was unable to enter Qingzhou. Why not recall Song Xuan to take charge of the situation of Xuanyi Guards in Qingzhou? "
"Um..." Ye Tian pondered for a moment, "Song Xuan has been wandering around since he was suspended. I'm afraid I won't be able to contact him for a while."
Ye Tian sneered in his heart.
It was only when things were going on that I remembered Song Xuan, what he was doing earlier.
As early as more than a month ago, Song Xuan's matter had been settled. It has been more than a month, but I have never heard of the emperor's reward for Song Xuan.
Being mean and ungrateful, the rewards and punishments are unknown, and you deserve the fate you have today.
The emperor's expression changed again and again, and he forced a smile and said: "It's okay, you should contact him first. Speaking of which, he caused too much trouble last time and suspended him for so long. I'm afraid he will be resentful of me. ?”
Zhao Dezhu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is overly worried. Song Xuan was born in the imperial capital and grew up bathed in the favor of the emperor. How dare he be dissatisfied with your Majesty in the slightest?
Your Majesty, please feel free to handle state affairs. Those rebels in Qingzhou will not be able to overturn the situation! "
