However, the officials directly rejected this proposal, using the reason that Zhou Chen was seriously ill and unable to lead the army, and finally let the British Duke lead the generals on the expedition.
The army set off for the expedition very quickly. Not long after the decision was made, the British Duke led a large army to leave. Among them, most of the most trusted generals around the officials went with the British Duke.
Two months later, news of the defeat on the front line came back to Bianjing City. It was said that the elite army led by the British Duke suffered an ambush and attack by the Xixia Army and suffered complete losses.
In an instant, the government and the public were shaken, and the officials fainted and fell to the ground.
Zhou Chen had been paying attention to what was going on in the court, and when he heard the news, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
When he first watched TV King, he found it funny. The British Duke was one of the most famous generals in the Song Dynasty, and there were so many border troops. In just a few months, the Xixia army was completely wiped out.
This is really treating people as fools. If this Xixia was really that awesome, how could he have lived on the border without incident for so many years.
But it happened that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty really believed it. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were smart people gathered from all over the world. If they were all so ignorant, how could they govern the world?
Therefore, Zhou Chen felt that it was not that the ministers lacked foresight and insight. Even if they did not react at the time, many people may have realized that something was wrong afterwards, but no one came forward to expose it.
As for Liu Guifei and others from the Queen Mother's party, this opportunity is the best opportunity for them, and they must give it a try.
Zhou Chen had been keeping an eye on the situation inside and outside the capital. On this day, he heard the report from his subordinates and went straight to his room, put on his armor and picked up weapons.
When Hualan saw Zhou Chen wearing armor, he was immediately stunned.
"Guanren, what are you doing?"
Zhou Chen reached out and touched her smooth cheek, and said with a smile: "I have been in bed for so long just for today."
Hualan was not stupid either. Hearing Zhou Chen's words, he reacted instantly and looked at Zhou Chen in disbelief.
"So, you are just pretending these days?"
Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said: "Sorry, I lied to you, but if I didn't do this, the officials would probably take action against me. I also wanted to avoid unnecessary disputes and for everyone in the Duke's mansion.
, I had no choice but to do this.”
Hua Lan took a deep breath to suppress the discomfort in her heart.
"What about you now?"
"It can be regarded as for the sake of the whole family. If we do nothing tonight and let the officials sweep away all the forces, completely stabilize the court and take control of the military, it may be my turn next, so I have to take action."
Zhou Chen knew very well that since he had been wavering not to seek refuge with the officials, the officials must have been dissatisfied for a long time, and the reason why they had been tolerating him was simply out of fear.
But if the officials wait for everyone in the Queen Mother's party to be swept away, they will definitely not let him go. It is impossible to kill him, but they will certainly not make it easy for him.
He is not a person who likes to be controlled by others, so he has been planning for a long time. Pretending to be poisoned is only the first step, tonight is the second step, and when the world changes, it will be the third step he will take.
One link after another, if it was just him, there would be no need to calculate so much, but for the sake of Duke Jingguo and the Zhou family, he had to do this.
Tonight, the sky is destined to change, but such a change can also be controlled.
Chapter completed!