"Yamachō! Yamachō! Little Yu 'er has sent a letter! Zhengzhou's Cui family is going to revolt. Luoyang will be in danger! "
When it was close to noon, Meng Wenhao arrived at Yunshan's first courtyard with the translated message in his hand. He rushed to Li Zexuan in the courtyard and hurriedly shouted.
He didn't notice that other than Li Zexuan, Li Gang was also in the courtyard!
"What? You said the Cui family is going to rebel against the imperial court? How is that possible? "
Li Zexuan was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Li Gang stood up and said in shock.
"Oh! Greetings, Mr. Li! "
Meng Wenhao finally noticed Li Gang in the courtyard and quickly went forward to greet him.
Li Gang waved his hand and asked with a serious face, "Wenhao, is what you said just now true?"
Meng Wenhao quickly handed the message in his hand to Li Gang and said, "Mr. Li, it is absolutely true! This is the message sent by Li Yu in Zhengzhou through the telegraph. Please take a look at it with Yamachō! "
Li Gang took the message and read it seriously. Li Zexuan was already standing behind Li Gang and also read it.
"In the second month of the second year of Zhenguan, Guancheng County was attacked by bandits. Wei Zuocheng's whereabouts are unknown … In the third month of the second year of Zhenguan, Zhengzhou Daily appeared in Zhengzhou. The content criticized the imperial court and His Majesty. The Cui family's intention to rebel is clear as day …
Last night, Ye Fashan risked his life to sneak into the Provincial Governor's Mansion and found out that the Provincial Governor of Zhengzhou had colluded with Cui Junchuo. Furthermore, the Cui family has joined forces with the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Cui family of Boling to launch a rebellion the day after tomorrow. They are going to attack Luoyang directly! The Cui family wants to take down Luoyang and rule the world with the imperial court. The situation is urgent. Please make a decision and send an army to eliminate the rebels! "
The message wasn't long, only about three hundred words in total. It could be seen that the message had been condensed before it was sent out. However, the amount of information contained in the message was far more than three hundred words. Zhengzhou was about to undergo a great change! Henan Province is going to change! If this matter wasn't handled properly, the Great Tang would undergo a major change!
"How would the Cui family dare? This is treason and heresy, destroying the integrity of my court! Yamachō, we must report this to His Majesty as soon as possible! "
After Li Gang finished reading, his face was full of anger. If it wasn't for the urgency of time, he would have scolded these traitors!
Li Zexuan took the report from Li Gang, then cupped his hands and said, "Teacher Wen Ji is right. I will enter the palace now! Non-base, fast! Prepare the horses! "
"Yes! Marquis! "
After a while, Li Zexuan and Pang Feiji rode down the Cloud Mountain and headed straight for Chang 'an City!
.....
In the imperial palace, the morning court session had just ended. Li Er was resting in the Sweet Dew Hall. After all, the morning court session every day was extremely exhausting for an emperor like him!
"Your Majesty! The Marquis of Yong 'an is requesting an audience outside the hall, saying that it's an extremely urgent matter! "
At this moment, an attendant came in from outside the hall and reported with a bow.
"An extremely urgent matter?"
Li Er, who was leaning on the couch, narrowed his eyes and said, "Send it in quickly!"
"Yes!"
The chamberlain retreated, and not long after, Li Zexuan walked in. Without waiting for him to bow, Li Er asked, "Speak! What exactly is so urgent that you're willing to leave the Cloud Mountain ~? "
Li Zexuan took out the report, raised it above his head and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Zhengzhou. The Cui family wants to! Oppose! Them! "
"What ~?"
As soon as the last three words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated. Even Zhao Song, who was standing below Li Er, could not help but reveal a trace of shock in his eyes. After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Song hurriedly came down, took the report from Li Zexuan, and handed it to Li Er.
After Li Er scanned the contents of the report with a serious expression, he ordered, "Quickly summon Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Niu Jinda, and Duan Zhixuan for a meeting ~!"
Zhao Song's expression turned serious as he bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Speaking of which, the officials were probably still on their way home after court. If he wanted to summon them back, he would probably have to send someone to look for them on the road!
"Marquis of Yong 'an, where did this report come from? How many days has it been since the time in this report ~? "
After Zhao Song left, Li Er stood up from the dragon couch and looked at Li Zexuan and asked.
This was the question he was most concerned about. After all, the report said that the Cui family would start an uprising the day after tomorrow, but who knew if the day after tomorrow had already passed ~?
This was the problem of the timeliness of information that the ancient people often encountered!
"Your Majesty, this report was just sent from Zhengzhou through the telegraph. It was less than two hours ago, and the Cui family's uprising date is the day after tomorrow ~!"
Li Zexuan bowed and said.
Li Er raised his eyebrows. After thinking for a while, he understood and said, "Previously, when your cousin Ye Fashan and Li Yu went to Zhengzhou, they must have brought a telegraph machine with them, right?"
Back when Ye Fashan and Li Yu went south to Zhengzhou, Li Er had warned Li Zexuan not to act rashly in Zhengzhou and ruin his plans. Now that Li Zexuan mentioned the origin of this report, he could roughly guess the cause and effect!
"Your Majesty is wise! I was worried that they would meet with an accident in Henan, so I gave them a telegraph machine! "
Li Zexuan replied.
Li Er nodded. Seeing that Li Zexuan was still frowning and looking worried, he couldn't help but say, "This time, the report that Li Yu and Ye Fashan sent back was considered timely. The imperial court had enough time to react and make corresponding arrangements. The safety of Minister Wei and the rest should not be a concern. Besides, I already knew about the chaos in Zhengzhou last month, how could I not have made any preparations ~?"
Li Zexuan's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the hall. It was Zhao Song.
"Your Majesty, Duke Zhao, Prime Minister Fang, and the rest are all waiting outside the hall!"
Li Er nodded and said, "Let them in quickly!"
After a while, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the rest all came in. After a round of greetings, Zhangsun Wuji glanced at Li Zexuan in the hall, then looked at Li Er and asked, "May I know why Your Majesty has summoned us here?"
Li Er looked at the officials in the hall and said in a deep voice, "Last month, the Cui family connived with the bandits and attacked the magistrate's office. They wanted to use this opportunity to assassinate Wei Zheng. After that, they arbitrarily published the Zhengzhou Daily to attack me and the imperial court. They wanted to use this to bewitch the people and plot a rebellion!
Also, I have received news that Cui Junchuo has already joined forces with Zhengzhou Provincial Governor Pan Zhenyue, Xingyang's Zheng family, and Boling's Cui family. They will gather the people's opinions and start a rebellion the day after tomorrow. Their first target is Luoyang! My beloved officials, what do you think I should do ~? "
Zhangsun Wuji and the rest were instantly shocked!
They were summoned right after the court. Before they came, they had thought of thousands of possibilities, but they didn't expect such a big thing to happen!
"Your Majesty! Give me twenty thousand men and horses. I will go to Zhengzhou and destroy these rebels! "
While everyone was still in shock, Cheng Yaojin had already jumped out excitedly and shouted anxiously.
He was indeed excited. Speaking of which, the world had been peaceful for so long. This old fellow had long been bored to death at home. Now that there was finally a war to fight, how could he not be excited ~?
"Your Majesty! As long as you give me ten thousand troops, I will be able to exterminate the rebels! "
Yuchi Jingde reacted and hurriedly said.
"Bah! Yuchi Old Hei, what do you mean? "
Cheng Yaojin immediately lost it. He was the one who said it first, but wasn't Yuchi Jingde trying to "cut him off" ~?
"What do you mean what do I mean? I want to share His Majesty's worries. What does it have to do with you, Lunatic Cheng? "
Yuchi Jingde retorted without a trace of fear.
"You!! You Yuchi Old Hei, do you want to fight again? "
"Then let's fight!"
"Silence!"
These two people were enemies in the previous life. They fought as soon as they met. Li Er's face turned darker and darker as he watched. Finally, he couldn't hold it in and shouted.
As expected, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde immediately quieted down!
"In the court, the military situation is extremely urgent. As important officials of the court, you two are actually quarreling. Where is the propriety? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the younger generation? "
Li Er criticized in annoyance. Then, he looked at Li Jing and said, "Apothecary, what do you think of the Cui family's rebellion ~?"
In the end, there were many people in the court who were suitable to be generals. However, there was only one person who was most suitable to be the commander of an army, and that was Li Jing! In terms of foresight, military strategy, and strategy, almost no one could compare to him!
Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the most important thing right now is to send people 800 li to inform Luoyang's magistrate to strengthen the city's defense. Luoyang has Hanjia Cang, and there is enough food for 500,000 soldiers to eat for a year! We must not let Luoyang fall into the hands of the rebels! "
(Luoyang's Hanjia Cang was the world's largest granary. At its peak, the amount of food stored was close to 6 million dan. This was also the main reason why Cui Junchuo wanted to take down Luoyang as soon as possible.)
"In addition, I think that Your Majesty should issue an edict to mobilize the available provincial troops around Zhengzhou to first resist the rebel army. Then, from Chang 'an, we will mobilize the army to Henan Province!
Zhengzhou is only 400 li away from Chang 'an. If we rush, we can reach it in five days! In other words, as long as Luoyang's guards and the other provincial troops can delay it for three to four days, Luoyang will not fall into the hands of the enemy. Only then can the court deal with the rebel army with the least loss!
In addition, before the army sets off, we have to figure out the number of rebels so that we can deal with them! Qinghe Cui Clan, Xingyang Zhengzhou Clan, and Boling Cui Clan are all large clans that have existed for thousands of years. They have tens of thousands of disciples, and countless scholars, officials, and generals that rely on them!
This time, Cui Junchuo used Zhengzhou Daily to criticize Your Majesty and incite the people to join the rebel army. Therefore, according to my estimation, the number of rebels is definitely not less than 200,000! No matter who Your Majesty sends to quell the rebellion, I hope that he will not underestimate the enemy! "
Li Jing was indeed Li Jing. Once he said this, the officials in the hall stopped arguing.
Li Er nodded and said, "Zhao Song, immediately issue an edict. Order Luozhou's Governor Qu Tutong to strengthen the city's defenses. Prepare rolling stones, crossbows, and other defensive tools in advance. We must defend the city!
Order Henan Province's Anfu Ambassador Ren Can to immediately mobilize the troops of Chenzhou, Xuzhou, Xuzhou, Songzhou, Caozhou, Haozhou, Qizhou, Qingzhou, Bianzhou, and Suzhou to quell the rebellion in Zhengzhou!
Also, order Wang Yu, who is hiding in Dengzhou, to immediately lead the army to Zhengzhou! "
Li Er's arrangement at the beginning was still considered normal, but the last sentence was earth-shattering!
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