As night falls, the bright moon hangs high above the sky, with few stars shining with faint starlight.

Dongdu, Ziwei Palace.

Empress Dowager Wu Zhao was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, all of which were submitted by some cruel officials, and it was related to the major events of the plot of rebellion by the former subordinates of Li Tang.

Since Emperor Gaozong's death, there has been no peace. First, her unlucky child dared to make a shocking remark about giving the world to outsiders, so she deposed Li Xian and supported Li Dan to take office.

As a result, many people were not grateful to her, but opposed her. First, Li Jingye and others rebelled, Tubo in the west continued to invade the border, Turks revived in the north, and now Li Sujie and his son, as well as the Li Tang royal family rebelled!

Compared with the two neighbors in the west and north, Li Sujie and his son are more harmful.

If they were allowed to rebel successfully, she would not say whether she could survive if she ascended the throne and became emperor.

"well!"

Wu Zhao sighed.

Shangguan Wan'er, who was standing beside her, looked at the queen mother with a sad face in front of her, with a serious expression. Recently, the queen mother was so anxious about the rebels, she couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep well. If she continued like this, she might not be able to withstand her body.

She repeatedly advised the Empress Dowager to take care of the dragon body, but the Empress Dowager just refused to listen.

Yes, military and national affairs are all under the empress dowager alone. If the empress dowager relaxes, the world will not be in chaos.

In order to purify the court's principles, the Empress Dowager swept the opposition forces in the court with thunder, launched a military campaign, and selected officials who were loyal to the Empress Dowager. She used Lai Junchen and others to thoroughly investigate the "cancers" in the officialdom, ordered the creation of copper pots, open up the channels of speech, and accept the world's discourses.

This will stabilize the government.

As the trend of informing is increasing, everyone in the government and the country "careful to their words and actions." Even if two people dare not speak, they are afraid that the disaster will come out of their mouths by accident, and they will not know why it will disappear.

Ministers are even more respectful to the young and cautious, promoting family harmony. Every time they go to court, they do not forget to say goodbye affectionately, for fear that they will not return, for fear that this will be the last meeting.

"Wan'er, is there any war report from Qu Chongyu and the others? How was the fight against the rebellion going?"

Empress Dowager Wu Zhao turned around and asked.

“Not yet!”

Shangguan Wan'er said.

Wu Zhao frowned. She was in a state of uneasiness tonight and always felt something would happen.

Just then.

A eunuch ran in panic and said, "Empress Dowager, something is wrong!"

Wu Zhao's brows frowned even tighter, and she felt more and more uneasy.

Shangguan Wan'er was shocked!

Could it be that Qu Chongyu was defeated? How much shock would this cause? Those who did not accept the empress dowager would take the opportunity to jump out and make trouble. The world that finally stabilized was probably going to fall into turmoil again.

"What's wrong?"

Queen Mother Wu Zhao asked.

"The Empress Dowager, Yique Pass has been lost. The former general manager Qu Chongyu, the army supervisor Zhang Guangfu, and the rear general manager Cen Changqian have been defeated and fled back to the Eastern Capital. The rebels have already arrived at the Eastern Capital!"

The eunuch's body trembled a little.

"What?"

Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er exclaimed, how could things turn out like this? It was beyond their expectations.

Even if Qiu Shenjie underestimated the strength of the rebels at the beginning, he was beaten to pieces.

The 100,000 troops sent this time have excellent combat power and the chief general is Qu Chongyu, who has made military achievements.

Or the imperial army was defeated!

How is this possible? Why did the imperial army fail?

Isn’t God standing by her side? Is God still in the Li family?

Yique Pass was lost, and the gates of the Eastern Capital were very wide open, and there was no natural danger to defend. No wonder the rebels came to the Eastern Capital so quickly.

Fortunately, there are 200,000 imperial guards in the Eastern Capital, including Cheng Wuting, Wang Fangyi, Heichi Changzhi and other famous generals, so it is no problem to resist the rebel attacks.

The Dongdu granary stores a lot of food and grass, and it will be no problem to hold on for a year or two. When the king-fighting troops from all over the country arrive, they will cooperate inside and outside to eliminate the rebels in one fell swoop.

"Transfer an edict, order the Anxi army to retreat, rescue the Eastern Capital, and send a message to the Great Governor of Yizhou. Immediately lead the army north and attack the rebels from behind!"

Wu Zhao directly ordered the Anxi Army and the troops under Yizhou were transferred to serve the king.

"Empress Dowager, please think twice. Once the Anxi army withdraws, the four Anxi towns will definitely fall into the hands of Tubo. Wouldn't the blood of the soldiers be in vain!"

Shangguan Wan'er immediately fell to the ground.

"Don't say it anymore, I'm determined! Just do it like this. If the four Anxi towns are lost, we can take it back. If the world is lost, there will be nothing!"

Wu Zhao shook his sleeves and said, "In order to capture the world, how can he care about so much?"

"Abide by the order!"

Shangguan Wan'er received the order and withdrew from the imperial study room.

Empress Dowager Wu Zhao took a deep breath, calmed down, walked out of the imperial study room, looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the starry sky, wondering if he could escape danger this time!

...

Outside the Eastern Capital, Li Jing’s army camp, Li Jing was deploying a combat plan, and was also waiting for the soldiers of other princes to come and meet.

The next morning, King Li Yuanjia of Han was the first to meet, followed by King Huo Li Yuangui and King Lu Li Lingkui. At noon, Duke Huang Li Zhu, King Jiangdu Li Xu, and King Fan Yang Li Ai came to meet one after another.

In the afternoon, Li Rong, Duke of Kukwan County, Li Zhen, King of Yue, and Princess Changle also led their troops to meet.

The number of people and horses varies from one to another. There are 10,000 or 20,000, and tens of thousands of people. They lead civil and military personnel to meet up and set up camps.

Li Jing ordered people to prepare food and drinks. He wanted to gather with these elders who were older than him to discuss how to conquer Dongdu.

At the banquet, Duke Li of Huang was the first to publish: "As the saying goes, the snake cannot do without a head. Today we are righteous, to attack the treacherous ministers in the court, to support the emperor to restore the throne, and to restore the country and country of our Tang Dynasty. We should choose the leader of the alliance and uniformly allocate them.

!”

"It makes sense! I wonder who should be the leader?"

King Li Xu of Jiangdu put down his wine glass and said, his thoughts were the same as Li Zhuan, and he hoped that his father could become the leader.

"Of course, one is respected, and he should be the leader of the alliance!"

Duke Huang Li Zhu said with a smile.

In terms of age, his father Li Yuanjia has one of the highest generation, and is ranked the largest among his peers. He is considered highly respected. His two uncles would not argue with his father. As for his aunt Princess Changle, he is just a woman.

People are not qualified to fight, and uncle Zhao Gui is just a relative of the foreigner, let alone a person.

As for Li Jing, a younger generation, where can he take the lead? Therefore, the position of leader of the alliance will definitely belong to his father, King Han Li Yuanjia.

Li Jing picked up the wine pot, poured himself a glass of wine, and watched Li Zhu and Li Xu play the big show. With their ability, they also wanted to compete for the position of leader and never let go.

What kind of virtue do you have when you urinate and look at it!

Do you have any idea how much you weigh?
Chapter completed!