It was nighttime!
The capital of a major dynasty — Longjing City.
While most people were still in dreamland, an earth-shattering piece of news exploded in the capital like a heavy bomb.
The eight kings led by the Acting King had rebelled!
The Acting King had rebelled in Daizhou!
The Ghost King had rebelled in Youzhou!
The Chu King had rebelled in Chuzhou!
The Liang King had rebelled in Liang Province!
The Yong King had rebelled in Yongzhou!
The King of Han, King Yi, King Lu, and the rest of the eight kings had gathered millions of troops and threatened five states and thirteen counties to rebel!
The million-strong army marched north and broke through ten passes in just four hours. They were less than a thousand miles away from Yandang Pass.
Yandang Pass was known as the last barrier of a major dynasty. Once Yandang Pass was breached, the million-strong army would be able to march straight to Longjing City and attack the city!
The news was like a thunderclap that swept through the entire Dragon Capital, completely waking everyone up from their dreams.
That night, countless people were in a panic.
In the palace of a major dynasty.
Even though it was late at night, it was still brightly lit and the hall was crowded with people.
"What should we do?"
"Are we going to forget about the major dynasty …"
"…"
Countless disheveled officials gathered in the hall. They didn't bother to tidy up their appearance and whispered to each other, their faces full of shock.
"The Empress Dowager has arrived with His Majesty!"
In such a chaotic situation, an old eunuch's voice rang out like a duck.
The hall immediately quieted down.
Everyone bowed subconsciously and turned to greet the outside of the hall. There, Yun Yi, dressed in a phoenix coronet, walked quickly with a young man in a dragon robe.
"Greetings, His Majesty, Empress Dowager!"
Everyone hurriedly kowtowed and saluted.
"You may rise!"
Yun Yi raised her hand slightly. Her expression was very calm and no one could tell that she was nervous at all.
After all the officials stood up, a civil official stood up and said, "Empress Dowager, His Majesty, the eight kings have rebelled and there is an emergency from afar. Now that we are helpless, we hope that you can quickly make a judgment!"
As soon as these words came out, the originally quiet court became noisy again. Some shook their heads, some sighed.
"Silence! “
Yun Yi's eyes were dignified as he looked around. Even so, he could not suppress the panicked officials.
At this moment, a cold voice rang out from outside the hall, "The Imperial Tutor has arrived!!!"
The hall immediately quietened down.
Then, Qi Tiandao, who was dressed in a Taoist robe, slowly walked into the hall with the help of someone.
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager!"
Qi Tian Dao did not care about his old body. After bowing, he sat down on the seat that had been arranged for him.
Yun Yi could not suppress the anxiety in his heart and said, "Imperial advisor, what is the specific situation of the eight kings' rebellion?"
How could she not know about the rebellion of the Eight Kings? But what she didn't expect was that the Eight Kings would rebel so quickly, almost not giving her any time to prepare.
"Empress Dowager!"
The State Preceptor stood up and said, "The Eight Princes have raised their troops in five states and thirteen counties at three quarters of the night. The Eight Princes have jointly issued an order to demand an apology from the Empress Dowager. It's a voluminous few thousand words and they claim that after the late Emperor passed away, it was the Empress Dowager who took control of the court and deceived the Emperor. Therefore, they want to enter the capital to rescue the Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall was in an uproar again. Yun Yi, who was sitting on the throne, had a slight change in expression.
In order to find a legitimate reason for their rebellion, the Eight Princes had slandered her and even wanted to suppress her?
Qi Tiandao coughed heavily. After everyone had quieted down, he said, "Now, the rebels have broken through ten passes. They are less than a thousand miles away from Yandang Pass!"
"How is that possible?"
An official was shocked and said in disbelief, "Even Chuzhou, which is the nearest city, is thousands of miles away from Longjing City. How could they break through ten passes in less than six hours?"
"That's right!"
Another official exclaimed in shock, "You should know that the imperial court has already set up inspection envoys all over the country. How can these traitors be so efficient?"
"Yes, yes. Even if they grow wings, they can't cross thousands of miles in four hours, can they?"
The others nodded.
In the face of everyone's doubts, Qi Tiandao smiled coldly and said, "First, the inspector of Chuzhou, Lu Gaoyuan, was killed. His body was hung on the city wall!
"The inspector of Liang Province was betrayed by his confidant. He was beheaded in public, and his entire family was killed …
"When the inspector of Yongzhou, Hong Chengsi, received the news, he led his confidant to try to kill the rebels. In the end, they were trampled to death by the rebels!"
"Pingyang County …"
As he spoke, waves of shock rose in everyone's hearts.
In just one night, many inspectors sent by the court had been killed. This could only mean that the Eight Princes had planned this for a long time. That was why they were so ruthless.
Sadly, many of them had never noticed it.
Qi Tiandao took in everyone's expressions and said, "The Eight Princes split into five groups and headed north. Along the way, seven passes surrendered at the first sign of trouble. The remaining three passes had their guards fight to the death until the last man …
"At the same time, the northern barbarians mobilized all 200,000 soldiers and cooperated with the Eight Princes to cross the Longyuan River and plunder the cities of the major sects …
"Just 15 minutes ago, the enemy Qing Kingdom Military Advisor Gu Jianqiu split 500,000 soldiers into three groups and attacked the borders of the major sects …
With each sentence he spoke, everyone's faces grew paler. In the end, the hall was filled with a thick sense of hopelessness.
Just the Eight Princes' million soldiers attacking cities and seizing strongholds was already terrifying enough. Now, there were 200,000 soldiers from the northern barbarians and 500,000 soldiers from the enemy country.
The three added up to an army of 1.7 million!
The imperial court of the major sects only had 800,000 registered soldiers at most. 800,000 against 1.7 million. With a power difference of two times, how could they fight?
The entire hall was deathly silent!
"What? Are you afraid? "
Looking at the silent hall, a cold smile and sorrow flashed through the depths of Qi Tiandao's eyes.
Other than using their mouths to fight for each other's interests and attacking each other, what else could these civil officials do when there was a war?
If they were actually allowed to go onto the battlefield, they would probably change sides at any moment. Their so-called integrity and loyalty were nothing more than bullshit.
"Empress Dowager, why don't we … we move the capital …" an official said hesitantly.
Everyone else nodded.
"That's right. Once Yandang Pass is breached, Longjing City will be finished. Let's move the capital earlier …"
Yun Yi looked at the scene with a sorrowful expression.
"Bastard!"
"Longjing is the foundation of our dynasty. How can we move the capital so easily? Moreover, the rebel army is still 2,000 miles away from us! "
A roar came from the crowd. Grand Chancellor Gu, who was only in his nineties, walked forward shakily. "Grand Advisor, Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I beg the court to issue an imperial edict. Gather all the people in the city and fight the rebel army to the death. Longjing still has 300,000 men who can fight!" “
Yun Yi was moved. He looked at Qi Tiandao instinctively. "Grand Advisor …"
However, Qi Tiandao shook his head slightly. "This is not appropriate. Even if we gather 300,000 new soldiers, including the veterans, there are only 500,000. How can we fight against a million soldiers?"
"Grand Advisor, don't tell me you have a better idea?" Grand Chancellor Gu sneered.
Qi Tiandao smiled. "I'm willing to be the Empress Dowager and recommend someone for Your Majesty. With this person, we can fight against a million soldiers!"
Then, he turned around abruptly and bowed solemnly toward the outside of the hall. "Fellow Ye!"
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(PS: I have something to do today, so I can only write two chapters. Thank you for your understanding.)
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