Although it is similar to the idea, the step for Zhao Qinglan to negotiate with Su Jinpa is necessary, and it must be carried out immediately after Zhao Xuanji leaves the palace.

People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and Zhao Qinglan does not want to be suspected by Su Jinpa and Su Zhenting because of any details. Once there is a seed of doubt, it will directly radiate to Li Chen in the future.

At present, the only person Zhao Qinglan can catch is Li Chen.

However, at this moment, someone walked over from outside with an anxious look on his face.

Zhao Qinglan looked up and saw that he was from Dongchang.

"See the Empress and the Crown Princess."

Zhao Qinglan raised his hand and said, "Don't be polite, why are you panic?"

The man did not dare to look up, but just bowed and said in an extremely anxious tone: "Just just heard news that eight counties in the Jingji area, including Tianjin Wei, Tongzhou and other places, were suddenly attacked by mobs. Among them, the prefects of Tianjin Wei and Tongzhou were killed, and the bodies were hung above the city gate. The other three county governments were burned, and the eight counties suffered varying degrees of damage."

"At present, Lord Chen Tong has urgently dispatched personnel to support him!"

These two sentences shocked Zhao Qinglan and Su Jinpa to stand up almost at the same time.

"What's the situation now? Are there casualties among the people in the eight counties?" Su Jinpa asked anxiously.

The man shook his head and said, "When the news came, there were no reports of casualties among the people, but the specific situation still needs to be found out after the person sent to send the information back."

Zhao Qinglan and Su Jinpa looked at each other, and Su Jinpa said decisively: "Empress, the purpose of attacking the county government office with such a clear purpose is to disrupt people's hearts and disrupt the world. At this time, relying solely on the power of the Dongchang is not enough."

Zhao Qinglan immediately understood Su Jinpa’s meaning and made a quick decision: “I passed on the imperial edict to grant General Su Zhenting full responsibility for this matter. If necessary, they can directly mobilize the troops of the military guards in the Gyeonggi area to the city for defense. Everything must be stabilized first.”

No one mentioned the matter of catching the murderer. It was not that chasing the murderer was not important, but that anyone with discerning eyes understood that this was obviously a intentional arrangement to disrupt the situation. At the same time, he attacked eight county government offices at the same time, killed two magistrates, and burned several yamen. This efficiency and cooperation were definitely not something that a group of so-called mobs could do.

Since the other party is prepared, the murderer will not be able to catch him for a while. Even if he is found, the so-called murderer is just a chess piece used by others. The real murderer behind him is not that easy to catch.

The real urgent task is to stabilize the situation first and not worsen.

"Also, summon Chen Tong immediately and Zhou Ping'an into the palace!"

Half an hour later, the anxious Chen Tong and the unknown Zhou Ping'an entered the palace one after another to the Shangshu Room. Here, Zhao Qinglan and Su Jinpa had already waited in advance.

Zhou Ping'an, who finally arrived, entered the Shangshu room. Before he could pay his respects, he saw Chen Tong, who was sweating profusely in the middle of winter, kneeling on the ground and shouted anxiously: "I am incompetent in my duties, and I deserve to die for the crime of being humble. I would like to ask the Empress to punish me!"

Zhou Ping'an was happy when he saw this and was about to make some jokes, but then Chen Tong talked about the incident and Zhou Ping'an couldn't laugh.

The matter is roughly known, Zhao Qinglan and Su Jinpa have already known, and Chen Tong’s introduction is actually for Zhou Ping'an to listen to.
Chapter completed!