The voice of the messenger was like a loud bell, and almost everyone present could hear it clearly.
Under the Great Xia military system, any emergency military situation must be conveyed to the emperor's ears as soon as possible.
But today is the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother. If you have to report it one level at a time, you don't know when it will reach the emperor. You must know that in ancient times, the speed of information transmission depended on the speed of horses and legs.
From Jiangdu Luochuan to the capital, even if you ride a fast horse day and night, you have to walk for seven days and six nights. As for the slower waterway, it takes half a month.
Even if this news came to the capital just after the other party rebelled, it was seven days later.
These seven days do not include the time for local officials to suppress the situation on their own.
Since ancient times, refugees have been together, which is not a matter of one state or one county. The court has received news of the drought in Jiangdu Luochuan, and the three counties of Jiangdu Luochuan, plus six states north of Poyang Pass, have been affected by the disaster.
Daxia's prefectures and states are at the same level, with prefectures and counties under them!
In the land of a county, there are seven or eight large counties and four or five small ones.
In other words, no less than twenty counties have been captured by the rebels!
This is no longer a small rebellion. If it is not carried out properly, it will shake the foundation of the country.
At this moment, the foreign envoys were watching eagerly. It was true that they wished the Queen Mother a happy birthday, and it was also true that they hoped that Daxia would be in civil strife. Daxia was a behemoth, like a giant whale in the sea.
If a whale falls, everything will be born. If Daxia falls, small countries like them can take advantage of the chaos and reap countless benefits?
At this time, the palace music was suspended, the dancers left the stage, and the Emperor Qin Ying of Great Xia sat on the throne with a gloomy look on his face, and it was obvious that he was very angry!
"Where is the commander of the Jin Yiwei?"
"Your Majesty, Zhao Xun, comes to see you!"
A burly man stood out from the crowd. If such a big thing happened, he, the intelligence chief, would naturally be criticized.
"I order you to quickly mobilize the Nanjinyi Guards to find out the truth of the matter. Punish the corrupt if there is corruption, punish the evil if there is evil, and do your best to appease the refugees!"
"promise!"
"Shen Wansan."
"I'm here!"
Shen Wansan cupped his hands and said: "I order you to mobilize food from all parties and rush to the aid of Poyang Pass, firstly for disaster relief, and secondly to prepare for the departure of the army!"
"promise!"
At this time, a group of military generals immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an army of 100,000 troops to put an end to this chaos!"
"Your Majesty, it is enough to give the last general 50,000 troops!"
"General, we only need 40,000!"
In fact, in their view, the so-called 300,000 troops are nothing more than threats from refugees. They have experienced this many times since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, and most of these refugees were unable to afford food due to natural and man-made disasters.
As long as the army clears the way, provides money and food, and kills a few corrupt officials to appease people's hearts, the matter will be considered completed.
And how could they let go of this opportunity to gain meritorious service? You must know that Daxia's title only includes military honors.
Even if you become a Marquis of Wu in this life, your son and grandson will only be noble children at best, and they will still be unable to inherit the title.
Of course, there is also a way to inherit it, and that is military merit!
Therefore, what Daxia Wuxun Group likes to do most is fight.
And this is also the basic basis for today's Holy Emperor to seize the throne.
But this time, Qin Ying turned his attention to the princes.
He slowly said: "Since ancient times, beauties have been paired with heroes! Since all my princes want to marry Shen Yue, it's very simple to do so based on merit!"
"Not only that, I have also decided to use the deeds of this rebellion as a test to determine whether you are qualified to inherit Daxia!"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were in an uproar.
Is the crown prince's position finally settled?
Qin Ying continued: "Shen Yue will be the crown princess!"
Everyone looked at Shen Yue, but Shen Yue's heart sank.
Qin Yun, can he do it?
The eldest prince, second prince, third prince, fourth prince, and those princes who were crowned kings also had shortness of breath.
The Sixth Prince said: "Father, I wonder if we can participate in the Japanese rebellion?"
Qin Ying said: "As long as you are my prince, you can lead three thousand troops, each relying on his ability to encircle and suppress the rebels!"
Everyone was overjoyed. Daxia was good at war, and it was also the most convincing to establish him as a prince.
"Without further ado, the army will set out early tomorrow morning!"
"Another order was sent to the general guarding Poyang Pass, telling him to hold on."
"promise!"
…
At this moment, everyone's minds have begun to become active.
All the princes also looked at Shen Yue. If the rebellion was successful, not only would he become the prince, but he would also be rewarded with a beautiful woman. Who wouldn't be tempted by this?
But some people looked at Qian Miaoyin. She was extremely embarrassed at this moment.
However, the Queen Mother spoke again: "Qin Yun, you haven't replied to the Ai family yet!"
"Aijia, I want you to marry Miaoyin!"
At this time, everyone looked at Qin Yun.
Isn't this a naked attempt to force Qin Yun to give up the fight for the crown prince's position?
But Qin Yun resolved it with just one sentence.
"Miss Miaoyin is as beautiful as a fairy, but as the ninth son, and with no meritorious achievements, Xiao Wang is only a junior third-class county prince. It is not impossible to marry Miss Miaoyin. When Xiao Wang returns from the rebellion, he can use this as a betrothal gift. It’s not too late to marry!”
"Grandma Imperial, what do you think?"
Queen Mother Qian smiled: "Yes!"
"Your Majesty, the country is in trouble, and the Ai family no longer wants to hold this big banquet. The princes will also go back to reorganize the army. The Ai family wishes you a great victory!"
"Thank you, Grandma Huang!"
Qin Ying also bowed his hand: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. When everything is fine, I will celebrate my mother's birthday again!"
Then, he summoned six ministers and generals from all parties for a closed-door meeting.
Although these princes were sent out to destroy the enemy, they were not the main force in suppressing the bandits.
During the meeting, Qin Yun and other princes also came into the palace to listen.
At this time, the commander Zhao Kuo came forward with the latest information.
"Your Majesty, this expedition is probably no small matter. I just received an urgent secret report that the Sirius Cavalry also appeared in the Hexi Corridor."
"The alliance of grassland tribes north of Northern Qi bypassed Northern Qi and wanted to directly attack our country, Daxia."
"If we can't rebel quickly, these barbarians will definitely make Daxia suffer from enemies from all sides!"
"What? Just after the Hexi Corridor was retracted, the Sirius cavalry appeared. Does Northern Qi have any shame?" a minister said indignantly.
"I have signed my credentials!"
At this time, a border army general said: "Maybe the Northern Qi Dynasty had expected this. I look at the situation of the Northern Qi border army. They have withdrawn most of their troops. It must be the cause of the civil strife in the Royal Court of the Northern Qi Dynasty."
"Yes, the throne of the Northern Qi Dynasty is a joint election system. All the kings and tribes of the Northern Qi Dynasty have the opportunity to obtain the throne. For example, the grassland tribes of the Northern Qi Dynasty have colluded with the Mobei Sirius Dynasty in an attempt to restore their previous nomadic life. So this time the Northern Qi Dynasty The real purpose of the mission in Beijing is to seek peace, and they deliberately leave the burden of the Hexi Corridor to us!"
Zhao Kuo slowly spoke.
As soon as this statement came out, the officials immediately started talking. Is it possible that Daxia shouldn't have won?
