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In the imperial study room, there was silence at first, and then the emperor Li Kun leaned back in his chair with a numb expression, took a deep breath, calmed down the shock in his heart, and his hands that were hanging down trembled slightly.

On the side, Eunuch Wei, a white-faced old man standing beside him, was also stunned for a moment after hearing the news, and then regained his composure.

The secret organization he presided over was the eyes and ears of the royal family. Every time there was a war, it would infiltrate in various ways, providing another information channel for the imperial court and maintaining the emperor's understanding of the world.

But this time the White Lotus Sect revolted, not only because of the mutiny of officials and troops in Lingnan Road, but also without exception, many intelligence spies and secret agents lost their news. This made him, a secret agent, no longer understand the situation in Lingnan, and became The blind and the deaf.

Not only that, but with the advance of the White Lotus Army, the spies will be removed one by one wherever they go. Up to now, the entire southern intelligence network has almost been removed in one fell swoop. Some places may still be in operation, but over there After the person in charge found out that the situation was not good, he didn't dare to spread the news at will to prevent exposure.

Under such circumstances, the news from the military has become the only source of news in the palace. Therefore, Eunuch Wei was shocked when he heard the news suddenly, but then he thought of the news he had received about Qiu Yan over the years. I don't think it's so abrupt.

You know, in the past four years, Qiu Yan did not know how many amazing things he did. At the beginning, Eunuch Wei did everything in detail. He told the emperor all of them. Read a novel. The difficulties that many ministers said were nothing in Qiu Yan's hands, and he gradually got used to being surprised, so he adjusted the report specifications. Many things were recorded in files and did not report one by one.

However, the chief ministers were not as adaptable as Eunuch Wei, and some of them came to power after Qiu Yan left the capital.I didn't have a very intuitive understanding of what Qiu Yan did, so after hearing the words at this time, I was really shocked and inexplicable.

"The rebels on the South Bank of the general were defeated? Or was it Qiu Yan's fault?"

It was Cai Que who came back to his senses first, and asked in surprise, "Did you make a mistake and mistook the bandit army that entered Shu as the rebel army from the south?"

"Yes, yes," Xu Ying was taken aback for a moment, but also came back to his senses.I couldn't help asking: "It must be so. I just got the news that the white lotus bandit army that entered Shu was defeated overnight by Xueshi Qiu? The news must be wrong."

But at this moment, a voice came from the side——

"Where is this place? The commander in charge of the news transmission in the palace, and the people in the military department responsible for verification all the way, will send a wrong and missing information into the palace?"

The one who spoke was Meng Qingbin, one of the prime ministers, the representative of the family representing the new interests of the Northland.He has always been in a neutral state in the court, but with the popularity of movable type printing and Sanjin ceramics, the contradiction with the traditional aristocratic family has gradually become prominent, and recently he has also begun to be rejected by Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and others.

on the other hand.Meng Qingbin is also a staunch supporter of Qiu Yan. He often fights for Qiu Yan's interests in court and abroad. Qiu Yan can raise his sword in Jiannan Road with peace of mind.Many suggestions can be adopted by the imperial court and implemented, which is also inseparable from Meng Qingbin's support.

but.The news this time also surprised Meng Qingbin to the extreme, but based on his trust in Qiu Yan and his familiarity with the imperial court's messaging system, he still took the initiative to stand up and confront Xu Yingyi verbally. On the other hand, This is also what he saw from it, and he was about to start standing in line ahead of time.

"It's somewhat possible. Didn't Shenzhi leave a message, saying that he wants to lead the army to quell the disaster?"

Suddenly, a slightly old and deep voice sounded, and it was Ma Yang who spoke. Among the people present, he had the closest relationship with Qiu Yan. He was once rumored to be a teacher and student, and he did have a relationship with Qiu Yan The friendship of preaching.

When he was speaking, there was a little gleam in his dull old eyes: "Get on the horse to calm the chaos, get off the horse to rule the country..." Hearing these words, the complexions of Xu Ying and the others suddenly changed.

"What's there to argue about? Just ask clearly?" At this time, Xu Jin suddenly made a sound, and then looked at the reporter.

Facing the questioning, the guard who came to report just said: "The general just came to report, the specific information will be submitted later after the paperwork is sorted out."

But when Li Kun heard this, he frowned, and said, "There's no need to sort it out, just send it here!" He shook his head again as he spoke, and got up rather eagerly, "Forget it, don't need to send it over, either. Or I'll go and see for myself."

When Li Kun said this, the other chief executives did not stop it. This is because the White Lotus Sect made too much trouble, and the impact on the country and the country became more and more serious. Even the Tiangang Disha Village, which has been entrenched in Qilu for many years, has something to do with it Situation, not to mention the four sides.

It has been less than half a month since the White Lotus Sect raised its troops. Most of the news was circulated within Darui, but as time went by, the news gradually spread to all directions. Not to mention that the Fomao branch of the Marsh people has mixed with the White Lotus Sect. Together, and hit hard, there have been some other changes.

It seems that those people have faintly moved again, and the several major groups that are attacking each other have signs of a truce.

The northern grasslands that have just been pacified are also in a state of repetition. The Sanshui Department is obedient on the surface, but it is inevitable that there will be some actions in the dark. After all, thousands of people have thousands of hearts. After the rapid expansion in the recent period, the internal composition of the Sanshui Department has become more and more complicated. Many foreign tribes have been added, and many factions have also emerged, each with its own needs.

How could the emperor and Zaizhi, the high-ranking officials of Darui, not know about these situations?But things have to be done step by step, and more importantly, we must grasp the key points. The key to the matter is to put down the Bailian Rebellion, which is why the officials compromised and agreed to the emperor's formal conquest.

In fact, up until now, there has been a lot of turmoil in the court because of the emperor's personal conquest. Even if it was just a formality, there are still many old officials who often make trouble and come up with various reasons to prevent the emperor from going south.

In such a situation, how could Li Kun sit still when he first heard that Qiu Yan had defeated the Jiangnan White Lotus Army?

However, before he could leave, someone outside the hall asked for an interview, and the information was sorted out and sent over. The officials in charge of the military situation also knew that the matter was important, so they mobilized all the staff in the department, and even transferred them from the entire yamen. Manpower came over and sorted things out as much as possible in the shortest possible time.

"Because of time constraints, many places are still unsystematic and a little messy. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." The official who brought the information file was about forty years old, with a calm demeanor.

"Zhang Qing sorted it out so quickly because I was in a hurry. How could he be guilty?" Li Kun waved his hand, and ordered Eunuch Wei to pick up the stack of files and put them on the table to watch carefully.

However, Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and other prime ministers were eager to see through their eyes, and they were also eager to know, but how could they fight for the emperor in front, they could only wait below.

However, looking at this, who can't see that there should be nothing wrong with Qiu Yan's attack on Jiangnan Bailian Army.

only……

"I don't know what kind of soldiers and horses Qiu Yan is commanding, but they have such combat power!" Cai Que Fuxu sighed, "If you can train such a strong soldier, even if you don't have any achievements on the battlefield, you are still a great military strategist. Rewards for meritorious deeds."

He still wants to share Qiu Yan's credit.

However, this is not because Cai Que and Qiu Yan are in a dilemma, but because of the general situation in the officialdom, when Qiu Yan's return is a foregone conclusion, instead of taking advantage now, when Qiu Yan returns to the court, the entire court must be in a bad situation For a big change, they will be very passive at that time, because from the series of actions of Qiu Yan in Jiannan Road, Cai Que and Xu Yingyi have already seen that the other party is not in the same camp as themselves, and there will be conflicts of interests.

The conflict of interests represents the will of the faction and the entire interest group. Even after Cai Que and Xu Yingyi became prime ministers, they came into contact with more and more information, and they became more and more aware of Qiu Yan's extraordinary nature, they still could not change their relationship. Behavior.

It's like, in Qiu Yan's previous life, many countries knew that they couldn't do it, but they still wanted to do it. It wasn't because they were stupid, or they were making trouble out of nothing, or they didn't like Qiu Yan, so they made trouble for Qiu Yan based on their personal feelings.

A simple comparison of strength and weakness cannot change their will, unless one side is so strong that it can completely ignore everything.

As soon as Cai Que's words fell, the emperor suddenly laughed, his voice was very small at first, and then it became louder and louder, causing several chief executives to look at each other.

When they became more and more confused, Li Kunzhong stopped laughing and said, "Cai Qing, you made a mistake this time. Those are not soldiers under the command of any Jiedu envoy, but Qiu Yan trained them himself." I have a team of elite soldiers who are using a brand-new military system and training method. I planned to test the results and then report to me, and then implement them as appropriate, but now it seems..."

What seems to be wrong now?

Several chief executives had certain guesses in their hearts, but Cai Que's face was not good-looking, and he kept admiring that army in order to spit out the role of the army and weaken the influence of the commander.

But now, the founder and commander of the army are both one person, and this credit is indisputable.

In fact, he had vaguely guessed that the army was probably trained by Qiu Yan. After all, the military classics were still stored in the royal library, but whenever possible, potential opponents should be weakened as much as possible.

"Cai Qing, you don't have to worry about it. It's actually normal to miscalculate Qiu Qing's ability. Even I can't help but underestimate him. Let's take a look. The next thing we should worry about is the transferred Northern Army." , how to appease."

While speaking, the emperor smiled wryly, and handed over the file in his hand, and Eunuch Wei followed it, and then brought it in front of several ministers for them to watch.

Just seeing this made several people even more shocked.

Originally, they were surprised enough to hear that the "Northern Expedition" army of the White Lotus Sect was defeated by Qiu Yan, but they didn't expect Qiu Yan to do far more than that! (to be continued...)

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