Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

"What? Say what you said again!"

The three people in the side hall stood up abruptly, and asked the messenger who was kneeling in front of the hall in disbelief.

The messenger bit the bullet and said it again, just because he was exhausted from running all the way, he couldn't hold on and passed out.

It can be seen how hard he has traveled all the way in order to spread the news to Xudu as quickly as possible.

Emperor Zhao Heng was a little confused, "He said that Gongsun Zan had been killed by Wang Pingping?"

Cao Degang's head exploded instantly when he relaxed a bit, his body swayed, and he hurriedly supported the hand of the palace man beside him, so he didn't fall down with the messenger.

The two looked at Sima Fang, who had just said that Xu Jiajun hadn't moved. Even though they had been friends for many years, Cao De no longer trusted him when he heard such news suddenly.

"Prime Minister, Your Majesty, what the old minister said is absolutely true!" Sima Fang was dumbfounded, but he still had to force himself to calm down and explain his innocence to Cao De.

"When the old minister left Youzhou, there was indeed no sign of sending troops there. Even on the big ship, the old minister had secretly inquired on the ship. If not, why would the old minister dare to go home and rest for two days before reporting?"

Sima Fangyue explained that his mind, which was frozen by the news of Gongsun Zan's death, became more and more clear.

Right now there is only one correct answer, and that is——

"They deliberately concealed me!" Sima Fang said in horror.

It's not difficult to hide one thing, but how could Xu Jiajun get such a good time?
Moreover, he had only left Youzhou for a month. In such a short period of time, such a terrible event happened in the Northland. How did Xu Jiajun do it?
Cao De took a deep look at Sima Fang, only seeing Sima Fang in a cold sweat, but he really didn't know anything, and the shocked expression was completely real.

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister! Not good!"

A group of officials rushed into the palace before they even had time to put on their official uniforms, obviously receiving news from the north.

However, they knew more than the three people in the hall!

"Jizhou has been captured by the Xu family's army!" Cao De's confidant minister shouted loudly, his voice hoarse.

The news spread too suddenly. They had never experienced such a swift and violent army. When they heard the news suddenly, they felt as if they were listening to a drama, which was very unreal.

In the side hall, Sima Fang was already kneeling on the ground, shock and disbelief written all over his body.

But he was still throwing the pot out of his mouth, cursing: "The Xu family's army sent out such a big movement, we actually didn't hear the wind at all, what are the spies stationed in Jizhou doing?"

No one dared to respond to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Cao De and Zhao Heng sat in the first place, one with a livid face and the other as if they were staying out of the matter, they just kept asking, "Has Jizhou really been captured by the Xu family's army?"

The atmosphere in the main hall was oppressive, just waiting for the people sent out to confirm the news to come back and report.

Unexpectedly, there was no news of the person sent out, and another messenger from the north came.

This time, what the messenger said directly shocked all the court officials in Xudu to the point of not daring to speak out.

"Report-"

"Report to the Prime Minister, Your Majesty, the Xu family army has entered the northern capital!"

"The spies from the front came to report that the Northern Emperor fled the northern capital with all the officials in a panic, and went to Liangzhou in the west to seek asylum from the Ma family. Xu Jiajun takes it!"

"General Guan asked the Prime Minister whether our army should send troops now, and take advantage of the fact that the main force of Xu's army is in Bingzhou and Jizhou's army is weak, to attack Jizhou and take back Jizhou!"

After the messenger finished speaking in one breath, he raised his head to see the prime minister's expression, and saw that the prime minister's expression was not very good, suddenly turned livid, his teeth were clenched, and blue veins burst out on the back of the hand holding the palace man, which looked terrible.

The messenger hastily lowered his head, big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and hit the polished wooden floor with a ticking sound.

The hall was quiet, even the slight sound of sweating could be heard clearly, and the atmosphere was suppressed to the extreme in an instant.

"Go to Liangzhou!"

Cao De stood up trembling, and ordered sharply: "Let General Guan lead the army to Xiliang immediately, and make sure to capture Liangzhou before Xu's army!"

The four words of winning Liangzhou are so frothy that they are determined to win.

Cao De thought in his heart that he must not lose Liangzhou again, otherwise, Cao Ying would be in danger!
The members of the Xu family's army all took the elixir and failed. It took less than a month to win the two states. How did they do it?
Thinking of this, Cao De immediately ordered someone to investigate. He wanted to know how Gongsun Zan died!

Sima Fang saw that the Prime Minister didn't seem to want to pursue him, so he quickly got up from the ground and personally led the investigation task.

But I don't know if I don't check it. It's really shocking to check it.

First, there is the flying basket that can fly people into the sky and travel thousands of miles a day, and then there is the earth-shattering iron barrel of explosives, plus the new combat method of Xu Jiajun's land-air combination.

The combination of all these forms formed the fierce fighting power of the Xu family army, which was simply a blow to the backward Gongsun army.

As for Gongsun Zan's death, there was no suspense. Who would dare to fight for Wang Pingping's action?
Sima Fang summarized the information he found and reported it to Cao De and the emperor, and other courtiers were also in the hall.

Everyone trembled violently when they heard the news that Sima Fang had brought him back.

They couldn't help thinking in their hearts, if the Xu family army came to attack themselves and the others, how long would they last.

Yes, it's how long you can last, not who wins and who loses.

Whether it is a flying basket that travels thousands of miles a day or an earth-shattering explosive barrel, these are tantamount to devastating blows to a mortal body.

Once encountered, with their current military strength, how can they resist it?
"Can our army's strong shield withstand the bombardment of the explosive barrel?" Cao De asked in a deep voice.

But in just two days, he looked much older, because of a headache attack, herbal medicine was still applied to his forehead, and the gray cloth was wrapped around his forehead a few times, making him look a little more miserable.

Sima Fang shook his head uncertainly, "As I saw in Youzhou, shields have no effect on things like explosives, only high walls can stop them."

But even if it is a high wall, it may be difficult to withstand continuous bombardment.

"Didn't you say that Xu's army didn't have much explosives? Why did they use so much this time?" Cao De asked.

Sima Fang twitched the corner of his mouth bitterly, "Prime Minister, since they deliberately concealed the old minister, there is nothing the old minister can do about it!"

"Zhongda doesn't have much status in the Xu family's army, he's just a handyman. I'm afraid he'll be kept in the dark too. Alas~, it's all because the veteran is useless."

"I'm getting old, my brain is useless, minister." Sima Fang suddenly knelt down solemnly, "I would like to resign, and I hope that your Majesty the Prime Minister will agree to the old minister's request!"

Sima Fang thought to himself: In the current situation, if he stays in the Cao camp, he might cause trouble for his son who is in Xu's army, so he slipped away~