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Gyeonggi Province, the capital of the kingdom.
It was daylight, and the towering and heavy city walls were shrouded in a mist. Strong guards stood on the walls of the capital, and teams of patrolling soldiers patrolled back and forth, making the entire capital extremely heavily guarded.
Although the city gate has not yet been opened, countless people living in villages and towns on the outskirts of the capital have already pushed fruits and vegetables to the outside of the capital, waiting to enter the city.
Wangdu was the political and economic center of the Far Eastern Dynasty, with a population of nearly one million living all year round, making it the largest city in the entire Far Eastern Dynasty.
Although the entire territory of the Far Eastern Dynasty is full of wars, for the people living in the capital, it is no different from normal days.
The Far Eastern Dynasty was established for hundreds of years, during which there were countless rebellions and uprisings, each of which was able to save the day.
The king's capital has stood for hundreds of years without falling down, so whether it is the common people of the king's capital or the princes and nobles, they don't have the slightest worry about the corrupt situation in various places, because they feel that the army of the dynasty can solve everything.
In the early morning, small vendors pushing melons, fruits and vegetables gathered outside the city early, wanting to enter the city earlier and sell fresh things at a good price.
There is a set time for the opening of the city gates of the royal capital, and those thoughtful peddlers have also set up breakfast stalls outside the city to provide breakfast for those waiting to enter the city.
More and more people gathered outside the city, those early stalls were also steaming, and the vegetable vendors were reluctant to pay for breakfast, but those business travelers were much richer, and they sat down in small groups to have breakfast, and then waited to enter the city.
Now there are rebel armies in more than 20 provinces of the Far Eastern Dynasty. The flames of war are spreading, and the situation in various places is chaotic. As a result, the business of merchants is also declining.
When eating breakfast at a small stall, it is inevitable to talk about some recent state affairs, the governor of a certain province wiped out the rebel army, or a certain rebel army captured the city, so what.
In addition to chatting about the fighting between the rebel army and the dynasty army in these places, the scandals of the princes and ministers in the royal capital have also become topics of conversation.
A certain married the thirty-fifth concubine for the Marquis, who was jealous of a certain prince, and so on.
What's more, senior officials of the imperial court held a cockfight in private, and in the end Prime Minister Zuo won the first prize
When these business travelers were chatting, and the vegetable vendors pushing fruits and vegetables were anxiously waiting to enter the city, there was a rush of horseshoes in the distance.
"Da da - da da -"
Three cavalrymen wearing black armor quickly rushed out of the mist and appeared in everyone's sight.
The garrison officers and soldiers guarding the city wall also heard the rapid sound of horseshoes, and the bow and crossbow with a cold light came out of the battlements.
"Get out of the way!"
"Get out of the way!"
"Eight hundred miles to hurry up!"
The three black armored cavalry galloped all the way. Although there were many people gathered at the gate of the city, they did not intend to slow down at all, and roared from a long distance away.
"Eight hundred miles, hurry up! Open the city gate!"
The city guard guarding this city gate saw the small red flags on the backs of the three black armored cavalry from a distance, and his expression changed immediately.
Following the order of the city guard, more than a dozen guard soldiers quickly rushed to the side of the winch, and with a creaking sound, the suspended wooden planks were slowly lowered.
Soon, the thick wooden boards were placed on the moat, and three black armored cavalry rushed through the moat and rushed into the capital.
The city guard saw the three black armored cavalry galloping along the wide road in the city, heading towards the majestic palaces, with a particularly dignified expression on their faces.
This city guard has been on duty here for more than ten years. Except for encountering the Babailijia urgently during the Eight Kings Rebellion and foreign invasion many years ago, he has not encountered the Babailijiajia urgently for a long time. up.
"Quickly go to Prime Minister You's mansion. It was sent eight hundred miles to the east just now, and the urgent report has already been sent to the imperial city."
After a little thought, the city guard summoned a soldier, and after whispering a few words, the soldier left in a hurry.
Soon, the battle report was uploaded layer by layer, sent to the inner court, and directly presented to the old emperor Longhe.
It has been more than forty years since the old emperor Longhe went from being the crown prince to succeeding the emperor.
And he has also changed from an ambitious young emperor to a weak old man who needs the support of his servants to walk. More than forty years of hard work have exhausted his vitality.
"Read it."
When he heard that the Babaili battle report was sent, the old emperor Longhe lying on the bed looked extraordinarily calm,??There is a little mood swing.
"Governor Wu Zhan of Guiyi Mansion of Qinghe Province reported: Lord Governor Zhou Wen, Black Cavalry Battalion General Zhang Chao fought a decisive battle with the bandit army led by Zhang Dayuan, Chen Ru, Xu Fu and others in Guiyi Mansion of the province. The bandit army was powerful. Our army suffered a disastrous defeat, Governor Zhou Wen, the battalion commander Zhang Chao and the more than 30,000 officers and soldiers were wiped out"
The servant quickly finished reading the urgent battle report at eight hundred miles. After the old emperor Longhe listened to it, his senile cheeks twitched uncontrollably, and he immediately regained his composure.
If the old emperor faced such a disastrous defeat when he was young, countless people would lose their heads.
But now as he is getting old, he no longer has so much energy to get angry, and the big wind and waves have come, and he has become more flattered.
"His Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo and Prime Minister Right have arrived outside the hall, waiting for an audience."
At this moment, a servant came in to report respectfully.
"Report to Your Majesty, the four generals have arrived outside the hall, waiting for an audience."
"His Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived outside the hall, waiting for an audience."
After the old emperor heard the Babaili urgent battle report, the people from the prime minister's mansion, the general's mansion and the prince's mansion rushed to the news.
They have already learned some news from Feiqi, that is, the dynasty army in Qinghe province suffered a disastrous defeat, and even the governor was killed in battle. This is something that has not been encountered for many years.
"Since they are all here, let them come in together."
"No¡ª¡ª"
Soon, under the leadership of the servant, the left and right prime ministers, the four generals and the crown prince all entered the inner hall.
When they saw the old emperor Longhe lying on the bed with a disastrous look, they saluted one after another.
Facing the most important ministers of the Far Eastern Dynasty, the old emperor weakly waved his hands to make them stand up and speak, and at the same time asked the servant to read the battle report again.
Although they already knew the general situation of the matter, after hearing the battle report, the faces of these important officials of the dynasty were still extremely ugly.
Especially a general surnamed Zhang in the general's mansion, because the black cavalry camp general Zhang Chao who died in battle was his nephew, and he wanted him to gain some military exploits, but he suffered a disastrous defeat and died in battle.
"Qinghe province was defeated, what do you think should be done?"
After the old emperor Longhe looked around the crowd, he asked.
"Your Majesty, Governor Zhou Wen, the black cavalry barracks general Zhang Chao lost his teacher and humiliated the country. I think that he should be punished severely, so as to serve as an example to others¡ª" Prime Minister Zuo took the lead in speaking out.
"The minister reconsidered, Zhou Wen and others were defeated by the rebel army as an upright teacher, so that the rebel army threatened Gyeonggi province, and the king's capital was shaken. They should be held accountable." Prime Minister You also expressed his opinion.
Seeing that the people from the prime minister's mansion took the opportunity to attack, the four generals in the general's mansion also had particularly ugly faces.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Qinghe province was defeated not because of the war, but because of the rampant corruption of the local county government that everyone followed the bandit. Zhou Wen and Zhang Chao led the army to fight with the bandit army. They have already sacrificed their lives for the country and died in battle. If Pursuing responsibility will chill the hearts of all the troops, and I hope they will be buried with honor." A general stepped forward. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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