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Chapter 703 Rebels (Part )

When he arrived at the Zheng family, seeing the inadequate breathing of Duke Anguo, Eunuch Zhao did not dare to imitate him faithfully. He could only comfort Duke Anguo first.

Duke Anguo struggled for a while before he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Apologize to my aunt for me. Tell her that my father and I have let her down. We deserve to die!"

Damn it indeed!

If it weren't for the Zheng family, the Empress Dowager would not have spent so much effort to compete with the emperor. With the status and seniority of the Empress Dowager, she could naturally enjoy the filial piety of the younger generation and live a peaceful life with His Royal Highness Prince Ping.

Now that such a big commotion has occurred, the Empress Dowager has to find a way to protect the Zheng family, and she will have to swallow her pride and ask the Empress for help.

Eunuch Zhao was indeed loyal to the emperor, but he also felt sorry for the master he had served for decades, and his mood was quite complicated. He whispered to Duke Anguo: "The Empress Dowager sent me to ask, what is the connection between the Zheng family and Zhao Wu?"

Duke Anguo was speechless.

Eunuch Zhao also understood.

At this moment, Eunuch Zhao also had the urge to vomit blood.

He suppressed his anger and whispered, "My Lord, take a good rest. I will return to the palace to report."

Eunuch Zhao returned to the palace quickly.

After entering the palace gate, a young eunuch immediately ran over to deliver a message: "The emperor is still discussing matters with the ministers, and the Minister of Revenue Ji has also been summoned to the palace."

Eunuch Zhao frowned, nodded slightly, and walked faster.

The anxious Empress Dowager Zheng couldn't wait to take a few steps forward and asked, "What did the Duke of Anguo say?"

Eunuch Zhao helped Empress Dowager Zheng walk inside and said in a low voice, "Don't be anxious, Your Majesty. Sit down and take your time. Let me tell you slowly."

Empress Dowager Zheng was old, but she still had a hot temper. Upon hearing this, she angrily said, "Why are you slowing down? Tell me right now!"

Eunuch Zhao had no choice but to whisper, "I followed the Queen's instructions and asked the Duke, and the Duke did not deny it. I guess Zhao Wu does have some connection with the Zheng family."

What are you afraid of?

Empress Dowager Zheng swayed, and Eunuch Lin beside her quickly came over and supported her.

Empress Dowager Zheng was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She gnashed her teeth and cursed: "What a pair of bastards! How dare you do such a thing without telling me! These two bastards!"

The two bastards mentioned by Empress Dowager Zheng are naturally Zheng Chen and his son.

The Prime Minister's party and the Empress Dowager's party are incompatible and have been fighting each other endlessly. It is not surprising that they use some means in secret. However, in order to get rid of General Zuo and cut off Prime Minister Wang's arm in the army, they dared to instigate Zhao Wu to abandon the city and defect, using the lives of tens of thousands of people in Pengcheng and tens of thousands of soldiers in the border army as bargaining chips. This behavior is despicable and shameless!
Even Empress Dowager Zheng found it hard to accept!

A raging rage burned in his chest, and he was extremely angry.

"Both father and son deserve to die! I can't care about them anymore!" Empress Dowager Zheng was so angry that she couldn't stand up and kept cursing, "This pair of bastards!"

Eunuch Zhao and Eunuch Lin helped Empress Dowager Zheng to sit down and hurriedly summoned the imperial physician to come over in case she fainted from anger at any time.

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Jiang Shaohua sat on the dragon throne with a face as cold as ice and sharp, cold eyes.

All the generals were furious. Especially General Zuo, who wanted to eat this traitor alive when he mentioned Zhao Wu. On that day, the border army was defeated in Pengcheng and was slaughtered. General Zuo, the commander of the border army, was held accountable by the emperor and resigned sadly.

Although he was reinstated later, he was transferred from the commander of the border army to the commander of the Yingwei Camp in the capital. The difference in the number of troops was nearly twice, and his status in the army was also reduced by several ranks. More importantly, the shame of this defeat was forever branded on his face.

This was a defeat destined to be recorded in history.

The imperial court issued a warrant for Zhao Wu's arrest, and General Zuo secretly sent his confidants to search for Zhao Wu's whereabouts. Who would have thought that Zhao Wu had been hiding in the Yuzhou military camp?

General Lu, the commander of the Yuzhou Army, is from the Anguogong faction. Zhao Wu is hiding in the Yuzhou Army, which shows that he has been involved with the Zheng family for a long time. Now Zheng Chen has also appeared in the Yuzhou military camp, so there is even less to say.

"Your Majesty, the Yuzhou army dared to kill the imperial envoy. Their rebellious intentions are obvious." General Zuo's eyes flashed with anger. He strode forward and made a request: "I am willing to lead the Yingwei Battalion to suppress the rebels!"

General Bao had to stay in the capital, so it was not appropriate for him to lead his troops there. General Sima and General Song were tactful enough not to compete with General Zuo for the position.

General Zuo is indeed the best candidate.

Jiang Shaohua looked at General Zuo: "The Yingwei Battalion supported the border troops in the past and suffered a defeat and suffered heavy losses. Most of the current soldiers are new recruits recruited in recent years and have not experienced many battles. General Zuo, how confident are you in leading such a group of new recruits to Yuzhou?"

General Zuo said in a deep voice: "I have been training the troops for the past two years."

"I have been in charge of the border army for twenty years. To be frank, when it comes to training troops and leading them in battle, I believe I have no rivals in the army."

This is a bit crazy.

However, General Bao, General Sima and others did not say anything.

The several garrisons in the capital can fight less than two battles a year. The border troops have to face the threat of the iron cavalry outside the pass all the time. Even if they are mainly defending the city, they fight the most large and small battles. In terms of combat power, they are much stronger than the garrison in the capital.

General Zuo's personal morality is not very good. He drinks the blood of soldiers fiercely, but he is really good at training soldiers and fighting wars.

Jiang Shaohua said: "Since General Zuo has volunteered, the task of leading the troops to quell the rebellion will be handed over to General Zuo."

General Zuo responded in a resounding voice: "I will definitely bring the heads of Zhao Wu and Zheng Chen back to see the emperor."

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "I plan to let Commander Song lead the troops to Yuzhou together."

General Zuo had a reputation for being unruly and said directly, "There can only be one commander in the army. Having orders issued from two different places is a taboo in a war. If the emperor doesn't trust me, just send Commander Song to lead the troops."

There was dissatisfaction in these words, and a reckless attitude of turning hostile at the slightest disagreement.

Minister Ding immediately frowned: "The emperor has his own reasons for making such an arrangement. General Zuo must not be disrespectful to the emperor."

General Zuo responded expressionlessly: "Leading troops to fight means risking your life. I respect the emperor, but I still insist that there should be only one commander in the army."

"Either let me lead the troops, or Commander Song will lead the troops to quell the rebellion."

The Ministry of War is in charge of all the military forces in the country. In principle, General Zuo should listen to Minister Ding.

In fact, the civil officials and military officers formed their own factions. It was easy for the Ministry of War to take advantage of the military budget, but it was difficult for it to interfere in the affairs of the army.

General Zuo made it clear that he did not give Minister Ding any face. Minister Ding was choked and his face turned red. He wanted to get angry but did not have the confidence.

Jiang Shaohua spoke at the right time: "Don't be upset, General Zuo. We will obey you in all matters of marching and fighting. Commander Song has only one mission, which is to bring back the heads of Zheng Chen and Zhao Wu."