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Chapter 84 Cao Zhengchun, Order the Eastern Depot to Investigate for Me
Jinluan Palace.

All the civil and military officials looked tense.

To be honest, they hadn't yet recovered from the devastating news of the annihilation of the entire 30,000 Divine Martial Guards and the death of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong in the four northwestern prefectures.

Then we heard several urgent messages delivered to the palace within a single day.

Clearly, something major has happened again.

The emperor's sudden summons of all civil and military officials inevitably put them on edge.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, looking down at the officials; "I'm sure you all know that eight urgent dispatches were sent to the palace in one day."

"My dear ministers, you must all be wondering what happened with these eight 'urgent dispatches'?"

"I tell you, these eight urgent dispatches are all requests for help from the four northern continents."

"You'll all see for yourselves what it's all about."

As Zhou Chen spoke, he glanced at Cao Zhengchun.

"Cao Zhengchun, show all the officials those eight urgent letters delivered by express courier."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun immediately sent the eight urgent dispatches over 800 li to the civil and military officials.

A plea for help from the four northern states?

After hearing Zhou Chen's words, many civil and military officials wondered what major event had occurred in the four northern prefectures that had sent eight urgent letters to the court requesting assistance.

Filled with doubt, the civil and military officials took the eight urgent dispatches from Cao Zhengchun's hands and read them in turn.

After the officials finished reading the eight urgent dispatches, each of them wore a rather solemn expression.

None of them expected that the four northern continents would suddenly descend into such chaos, with rioters breaking out and capturing multiple prefectural cities.

This is true in all four states; it's simply unimaginable.

In particular, the fact that Prince Zhou Qian, the carefree prince, did not encounter any trouble in the four northwestern prefectures, but instead fled to Daizhou and openly raised the flag of rebellion, made the faces of the officials even more solemn.

Who is Zhou Qian, the carefree king?
That was the late emperor's son.

The fourth brother of the man currently on the dragon throne.

Their social status and position are beyond question.

The impact and consequences of such a person openly raising the flag of rebellion are immeasurable.

After all the officials had finished reading the eight urgent dispatches, Zhou Chen glanced at them and said, "Have you all finished reading these eight urgent dispatches from the four northern prefectures?"

"I will not speak of the eight urgent dispatches from the four northern prefectures for now. I also have a letter from the four northwestern prefectures for you all to see."

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he glanced at Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun immediately presented the letter sent back by the Imperial Guard to all the officials.

Letters from the four northwestern prefectures?
The pupils of all the civil and military officials flickered slightly this time, because the phrase "the four prefectures of the Northwest" was simply too sensitive.

After all, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong had just died in battle in Xi'an Prefecture, one of the four northwestern prefectures, and the 30,000 Shenwu Guards were also wiped out in the same region.

Emperor Zhou Chen is now showing his officials letters from the four northwestern prefectures, which inevitably makes them think.

It seems that the letters from the four northwestern prefectures are the real highlight of Emperor Zhou Chen's summons of his officials.

The officials took the letter from Cao Zhengchun again and read it in turn.

After the officials finished reading the letter from the four northwestern prefectures, their expressions became many times more solemn than before.

"Have all my beloved subjects finished reading? Do you have anything to say?"

Zhou Chen scanned the officials and asked.

The officials exchanged glances, all remaining silent with solemn expressions.

The contents of the letter were so shocking to the officials that no one expected that the upheavals in the four northwestern prefectures were actually the work of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

But none of those who stand in this golden palace are fools.

If the Yellow Heaven Sect truly possessed such great abilities, capable of being completely watertight and airtight, they would have succeeded long ago. Why would they still be operating at a small scale?

Clearly, there is a big problem here.

Therefore, none of the officials present dared to speak easily.

"Since none of you ministers are willing to speak, then I will speak."

"I never imagined that the pillar of my Great Zhou would be defeated and killed by the sorcerers of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and that the most elite Divine Martial Guard of my Great Zhou would be wiped out by the Yellow Heaven Army of the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"Who can tell me when the hundreds of thousands of well-trained Yellow Heaven Army were trained?"

"Where did the nine Grandmasters of the Yellow Heaven Sect come from?"

"How could the Yellow Heaven Sect have planned for so long, training armored soldiers and secretly hiding weapons and armor, without any information leaking out at all?"

"Who covered up these traces for them?"

Zhou Chen coldly surveyed the civil and military officials.

Every question Zhou Chen posed caused a dramatic change in the expressions of the civil and military officials in the hall.

Yes!

Judging from these things about the Huangtian Sect, it is clear that the Huangtian Sect had been planning this for a long time. Training soldiers and hoarding weapons and armor, it would be very difficult to keep such a large-scale operation from being noticed.

Even so, none of this information about the Yellow Heaven Sect had been leaked before.

To say that no one covered for him is something no one would believe, even if you beat someone to death.

To completely conceal these traces of the Yellow Heaven Sect from being discovered is not something an ordinary person can do.

They are definitely people of status and position.

Perhaps it lies among all these civil and military officials.

Zhou Chen scanned the assembled civil and military officials, his eyes cold and his face grim.

The problems with the Yellow Heaven Cult are obvious to anyone, let alone Emperor Zhou Chen.

The events in the four northwestern prefectures, in particular, seem to be the work of the Yellow Heaven Sect, but there is definitely a mastermind behind them.

Zhou Chen didn't believe that the Huangtian Sect, a mere semi-martial arts force, could suddenly produce nine Grandmaster-level experts.

Do you really think that grandmasters are worthless?
Even if the General's Mansion wields immense power, how many Grandmasters or experts does it actually have?

Zhou Chen coldly surveyed the civil and military officials and said, "No matter who covered up these traces for the Yellow Heaven Sect, I will not let them off easily."

"My Grand Tutor cannot die in vain, nor can my 30,000 Divine Warriors die in vain. I will wipe out the Yellow Heaven Sect, but I will not let any of those implicated with it go."

At this point, Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun.

"Cao Zhengchun, have the Eastern Depot investigate for me."

"Investigate thoroughly, investigate carefully."

"Anyone who has any connection with the Yellow Heaven Sect, no matter who they are, will have their entire family wiped out without needing permission."

Upon hearing this, all the officials couldn't help but tremble.

They could clearly sense Zhou Chen's intense killing intent.

Even Prime Minister Yuan Bo, who was standing at the very front, had a slight change in expression.

However, calm was soon restored.

"This old servant obeys the decree." Cao Zhengchun bowed and accepted the order.

He can't do anything else at the Eastern Depot.

But investigating people, arresting people, and killing people—those are definitely his specialties.

(End of this chapter)