The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 530: Granting Madam Huiyi the Black Bird Six-Phoenix Crown!

The guards at the city gate were horrified. Shi Wei had been in Handan for many years, and many people knew him. They all knew that he was Guo Kai's personal bodyguard and his confidant.

The guards immediately led him into the city, and then he rode non-stop to Guo Kai's residence and was carried in.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Guo Kai rode his horse towards the palace without even getting on the carriage, and there were only a few guards around him.

When Guo Kai arrived at the palace gate, he went into the palace immediately. He had a golden medal for entering the palace and could enter the palace to meet the emperor at any time.

When Zhao Diaochang was woken up, he didn't have time to get angry. Anxiety and uneasiness had already surged in his heart.

Having something important to report suddenly in the middle of the night is usually not a good thing.

Not just bad things, but often very bad things.

Queen Zhao Daochang got up in a hurry and woke up Chunping Jun, asking him to get up quickly as well.

Recently, Chunping Jun has also been living in the palace. There is no other way. The Queen Mother is under too much pressure and urgently needs to relieve it.

Chunping Jun naturally knew that it was probably not a good thing, so he stood up quickly.

The two men put on their clothes and hurried to meet Guo Kai without taking time to tidy themselves up.

Guo Kai saw that Chunping Jun didn't care. Few people in Handan didn't know about this. Royal affairs have always been the favorite topic of conversation after dinner.

As soon as he saw Zhao Daochang, without waiting for her to ask or exchange pleasantries, Guo Kai said in a hasty tone: "Queen Mother, there is chaos in the northern border!"

"Zhao Cong went to announce the decree, but Li Mu refused to obey. Zhao Cong made a quick decision to arrest Li Mu, but Li Mu was well prepared and rebelled directly."

"Zhao Cong fought with Li Mu and fought to the death to kill Li Mu. However, before he died, Li Mu ordered his subordinates to rebel and kill Zhao Cong and Yan Ju. My two guards fought to the death to protect him, but two fists were no match for four hands. In the end, only one of them survived. He seized the horse and worked day and night to report the news. Now he is seriously injured and unconscious. Whether he can save his life depends on his fate. He was already unconscious when he barely told me the news."

"Before Zhao Cong and Yan Ju announced the decree, they contacted many descendants of the great families and clansmen. Many of these generals led their troops to fight against Li Mu's rebellious subordinates, and all suffered heavy casualties. Now the entire northern border is in chaos."

The more Zhao Daochang listened, the paler her face became. She knew that being woken up in the middle of the night usually wasn't a good thing, but she didn't expect it to be such a bad thing.

The Great Zhao was already in a precarious situation, and now the Northern Frontier is in even greater chaos. Li Mu died, Zhao Congyan Ju died, and half of the pillars of the country died in an instant. What's more, who knows how many middle-level generals in the Northern Frontier will die. These are the backbone of the country.

Coupled with the casualties among the lower-level soldiers, the Northern Legion, which originally accounted for half of the strength of the Zhao State, is now completely finished.

Moreover, the situation in the northern border is still in chaos, and it is unknown how much losses will be incurred by the time the incident is finally settled.

Although Queen Zhao Daochang had limited political ability, she was able to see the consequences clearly when faced with this obvious situation. She felt weak on the spot and almost fainted.

Even Chunping Jun's mind went dark, and he felt dizzy. He shook his head vigorously, bit his tongue to calm down, and hurriedly helped Zhao Daochang sit down, and asked hurriedly: "Have you informed the Prime Minister and Lord Yao, Wuxiang Jun?"

Guo Kai nodded: "I sent someone to notify you before I left. I rode a horse into the palace. I think the Prime Minister and his men will be here soon."

Just then, the eunuch came to report that the prime minister had arrived.

When Guo Kai told the story again, Jian Xinjun also felt dizzy before his eyes. The change happened too quickly.

When he came to his senses, he was about to scold Zhao Cong and others for doing such a bad thing, but when he thought that the person was already dead, he held his words back.

His handsome face turned ashen and he couldn't utter a word.

When Le Cheng and Yao Jia arrived, Guo Kai told his story again, his mouth was dry and thirsty, but naturally no one wanted to serve him tea at this time.

Le Cheng's eyes widened, and Yao Jia was overjoyed, thinking that everything was going well.

His expression was the same as Le Cheng's, so shocked that he was speechless.

Zhao Daochang heard the bad news three times in a row. She really wanted to faint now. It was night time. Was she dreaming? Was all this just a nightmare?
But a gust of night wind blew the candlelight, and the cold wind made Queen Zhao Diaochang shiver in her thin clothes, telling her that all this was reality.

Empress Zhao Daochang was in a state of panic. She looked around and finally looked at Jianxin Jun and Guo Kai. She asked hurriedly, "Two Prime Ministers, what should we do now?" Her pleasant voice was now trembling slightly with nervousness.

Jian Xinjun's brain was working at full speed. Guo Kai had already spoken: "Queen Mother, the situation is urgent and we cannot delay. Although the Northern Frontier is in chaos, it cannot remain in chaos forever. We must cut the Gordian knot now and deal with the chaos in the Northern Frontier as soon as possible to minimize the impact and losses. If we delay any longer and the news spreads to other countries, how can Qin sit idly by? It will definitely take the opportunity to attack our Great Zhao."

"Li Mu is dead, and the rebels are leaderless. After all, the majority of soldiers are loyal to the royal family. We should immediately send a respected person to lead the army to support the rebellion. As long as it is done quickly, the rebellion can be quelled in a short time. As long as the rebellion is quelled, this crisis will be over."

Queen Zhao Daochang nodded repeatedly, and Lord Jianxin also echoed, "What the Left Prime Minister said is absolutely right. Now time waits for no one. The most important thing is to quell the rebellion. In this year of great disaster, Qin may not be able to seize this opportunity. As long as we are quick enough, we can overcome this crisis."

Yao Jia and Chunping Jun also agreed with this view.

Empress Zhao Daochang asked quickly, "Who should we send?"

Looking around, Queen Zhao Daochang now feels insecure. She feels uneasy no matter who she sends out.

At this time, Yao Jia said, "I ask the Right Prime Minister to personally take action. The Right Prime Minister is highly respected and is the most suitable person to deal with the chaos in the northern border. After all, there is still drought in the northern border, and there are many aftermath issues after the rebellion is suppressed. The Right Prime Minister is the most capable and competent person to handle many government affairs."

"In addition, the general will also have to take action. Only the general has enough prestige to minimize the fighting in the army, and the general is also indispensable for leading the troops to suppress the rebellion." Le Cheng stood up and saluted: "I am willing to relieve the Queen Mother's worries!"

Jian Xinjun also nodded slowly: "Mr. Yao is right. It is better for me to go now. Only when I go with the general can the rebellion be resolved as soon as possible."

Chunping Jun also nodded. They were worthy of being Guo Kai and Yao Jia. They were calm and composed, and their arrangements were clear and organized. They thought of everything in a short time, and it was already the best way to deal with it. These two people were truly unparalleled national heroes.

Zhao Daochang finally felt relieved when he saw that no one had any objections. He was full of trust in Guo Kai. At the critical moment, he still had to look to Guo Qing! Yao Qing was also very talented.

"Okay, I will follow your advice. There is no time to lose. Please ask the Prime Minister and the General to set off immediately. I will leave everything in your hands."

Zhao Daochang then stood up and bowed deeply, and everyone hurriedly bowed back.

Lord Jianxin and Le Cheng said in unison: "For the sake of the Great Zhao, for the Queen Mother and the King, we will die for you."

After the matter was settled, Jianxin Jun and Le Cheng hurriedly prepared to set out to quell the rebellion as soon as possible.

The day before Shi Wei arrived in Handan, Ying Zheng had already met Ling Chuan. When he heard what happened in the northern border, he was overjoyed and thought, "Great, everything is going well."

The northern border finally fell into chaos.

Even more chaotic than expected.

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Well, now that things have gotten chaotic, Guo Kai and Yao Jia should proceed to the next step.

well.

Just wait for Zhao to send troops to quell the rebellion.

Ying Zheng gave an order: "Come here, give Madam Huiyi the Xuanniao Six-Phoenix Crown!"

Ying Zheng immediately sent an urgent message over a thousand miles to Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Yang Duan and Zhang Tang who had been prepared, urging them to be ready to send troops at any time!
On September 11, the 11th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang, Lord Jianxin and Le Cheng led an army of 50,000 out of Handan to the northern border to quell the rebellion.

When the news that Jianxin Jun and Le Cheng were going to the northern border to quell the rebellion was put on Wang Jian’s military record, Wang Jian patiently waited for another three days and then immediately sent troops!

Soldiers are very fast!
Now or never.

Wang Jian and Meng Wu immediately led an army of 150,000 to attack Handan.

At the same time, the news was quickly passed to Yang Duanhe and Zhang Tang who were stationed in Jinyang. After receiving the news, Yang Duanhe led 60,000 troops to attack Yan Dai directly.

After watching Jianxin Jun and Le Cheng cross Taihang Mountain, Zhang Tang led 80,000 troops to attack Shicheng immediately, blocking Jianxin Jun and Le Cheng's retreat route and dividing the entire Zhao State into two parts, north and south.

It was September 20th.

Jianxinjun and Le Cheng, who were marching rapidly, did not know that the base camp was already on fire.

After careful calculations, they concluded that the Great Zhao could only muster 50,000 men to quell the rebellion; there was no other way; there was no food.

Even the military rations for this 50,000-strong army were squeezed out.

They all came here because of the suffering of the people.

There is no way, suppressing the rebellion is important.

I just don’t know how many more people will starve to death.

Let the people suffer a little more, and they will understand the difficulties of the court.

The Northern Frontier was in chaos at that time. The news of Li Mu's murder quickly spread throughout the entire Northern Frontier. The court said that Li Mu was plotting a rebellion.

Li Mu's subordinates said that it was a frame-up by the court and a conspiracy to kill Wu'an Jun.

Naturally, few people believed that Li Mu was planning a rebellion.

But the court wanted to kill Li Mu, and everyone was very confused. Why did they want to kill Wu Anjun? This was unreasonable.

After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. I don't know who spread the rumor that Wu'an Jun's achievements surpassed his master's, and the new king was afraid that he couldn't control him, so he plotted to kill Wu'an Jun.

Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, it is also reasonable. The people in the northern border are all very sad and resent the imperial court in their hearts.

Li Mu's remaining loyal generals watched Li Mu and many of his comrades being killed, and they were all filled with grief and indignation. After escaping from the chaos, they went around meeting people loyal to Li Mu, vowing to seek justice.

As for the generals who obeyed the court, they quickly contacted and gathered to fight against Li Mu's subordinates. There was constant fighting during this period.

Although most middle and high-level military officers were loyal to the court, most of the common people and soldiers were on the side of Li Mu. Even if they did not dare to rebel, they only worked but did not put in much effort in the confrontation and had little fighting spirit and ability. As a result, when facing a smaller number of rebels, the court army was not at an advantage and only had the power to defend but not to attack.

(End of this chapter)