Chapter 77 The spies investigate again, falsely pass on the imperial edict!
The murderous words made Xiao Jian furious.
Even if Qi Yong, Zhao Heng and others wanted to help, they couldn't interrupt.
Qin Yun, who was sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly calmed down.
He looked at the imperial guard who reported the message just now, and said: "Expedited summons, does it mean that Wen's troops have already attacked there?"
The imperial guards shook their heads and said: "Your Majesty, the expedited summons only stated that Wen had rebelled, killed some officials, encouraged his men to set up defenses, and had vague momentum to attack the imperial capital."
"It's true... I didn't say where we attacked."
Hearing this, Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Heng, the Minister of War, and asked: "How many defenders are there in Macheng?"
"Your Majesty, probably... less than ten thousand." Zhao Heng said.
"Bring me the map." Qin Yun said calmly, leaving the ministers below scratching their heads. If a mutiny occurs in such a special period, why not immediately send troops to quell the chaos?
"Your Majesty, the military situation is urgent. The situation may become worse one second later. Now everywhere..."
"Bring me the map." Qin Yun ignored Wang Ming.
Wang Ming shut up, but displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Soon, the map was brought up.
Qin Yun asked someone to point out the location of Zhuma City. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides and was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was indeed a choke point.
But if we send troops in the direction of the imperial capital, towards Zhuma City, it happens to be on the side that is not surrounded by mountains. As long as we have more troops, we can still suppress it quickly.
"General Yan, if you were Mingwen and wanted to rebel, what would you do?"
Qin Yun stood among the ministers and suddenly asked by name.
Yan Zhong frowned and said honestly: "Your Majesty, I am Ming Wen."
"I will lead my troops to capture this place as soon as the rebellion begins!" He clicked on the map: "Changshou County!"
"Capture Changshou County and use it to form an angle with Zhumadian City to make up for the weakest point of Zhumadian City facing the imperial capital. Only in this way can we occupy the land and resist the king's division!"
Qin Yun smiled lightly and said, "What else?"
Yan Zhong thought for a while and hesitated: "If attacking Changshou County is too difficult and the cost is too high, I will probably choose to abandon Zhuma City and go directly into the mountains."
"In this way, no matter how many troops the imperial capital sends, they can still engage in guerrilla warfare, and the possibility of being caught and destroyed is small."
After speaking, some ministers fell silent, and some ministers still didn't understand.
Qin Yun looked at the crowd and said calmly: "Has Changshou County been attacked?"
Zhao Heng shook his head: "Your Majesty, I haven't received the report yet."
"snort!"
Qin Yun snorted coldly and said, "Send spies to investigate again. This urgent summons is wrong!"
"If you consolidate your defenses, how can you lead your troops to attack the imperial capital? How can ten thousand people make waves?"
"I want accurate information before I take action!"
Taishi Ling Wang Yang frowned and said: "Your Majesty, will this delay the best time? Even if there are some errors in the transmission, it is normal. It doesn't mean that Wen's troops are not rebelling, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, there are quite a lot of criticisms against the imperial court from all over the country. If Mingwen is not suppressed with thunderous means, I am afraid that more and more local troops will participate."
"When the time comes, it will no longer be an itch in a corner!"
All the ministers spoke one after another to express their concerns.
Only one person!
Wang Ming!
Jin Wu Wei Wang Ming, his eyes flickered, and his face was slightly disappointed and depressed among the crowd.
Qin Yun walked up the dragon ladder, already having an opinion in his mind, waving his hands and saying: "Okay, let's be more cautious. A rash attack will only aggravate the turbulent situation."
"Our country in Daxia is full of military generals. If anyone dares to rebel, General Wang Ming can suppress him, right?"
Qin Yunruo glanced at Wang Ming meaningfully.
Wang Ming looked panicked for a moment, smiled unnaturally, and bowed his hands.
Wei Zheng stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think that even if we are waiting for news, the imperial army should be prepared in advance so that they can break out of camp at any time."
Qin Yun nodded and looked at Yan Zhong: "General Yan, you are in charge of the Qinglong Guard, and you haven't even been on the battlefield yet."
"It's up to you this time. Go ahead and assemble the army and be ready at any time."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yan Zhong accepted the order, his eyes bursting with light, eager for a battle.
"Next court!"
Qin Yun waved his hand and left directly.
He didn't seem to be in any hurry at all, and was as still as a mountain.
None of the ministers in the DPRK could understand this reaction.
Regarding this, Taishi Ling, Wang Yang and others secretly despised him, saying that the emperor was mediocre and didn't know what to say!
An hour later.
Royal study room.
Qin Yun secretly summoned Xiao Jian.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" Xiao Jian knelt down as soon as he came in, and said ashamedly: "Ming Wen is my old subordinate, and he rebelled, and I am inseparable from it."
Qin Yun helped him up with a smile and said: "You and I, the monarch and my ministers, are brothers and sisters. We don't have to kneel down to apologize."
"And, first of all, it's not your fault."
"Second, I think there is something wrong with Mingwen's rebellion."
Xiao Jian's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Qin Yun put his hands behind his hands and said slowly: "The spies haven't come back yet, so I can't say anything."
"It's just that I can't send out this soldier for the time being. I suspect this is a conspiracy."
Xiao Jian frowned: "Conspiracy, whose conspiracy is it? Does Wang Wei, the treacherous minister, want to put pressure on it?"
"Let me just say, Ming Wen has always been loyal and has never been close to powerful officials. How could he suddenly rebel? There must be something wrong here!"
Qin Yun smiled bitterly; "No, Ming Wen's troops must have rebelled, otherwise this conspiracy would be too clumsy."
Xiao Jian looked unhappy and frowned: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid. I really can't figure out what this conspiracy is about?"
Qin Yun smiled: "Actually, I'm not sure either. I came to you to ask you to pay close attention to the movements of the Imperial Army after you return, especially Wang Ming and Wan Shan."
"Let's wait for the news. Anyway, it's right for me not to attack rashly."
the next day.
The spies killed eight horses along the way and rushed back to the imperial capital at noon.
And this spy is not an ordinary military scout, but Tao Yang!!
Qin Yun’s close bodyguard, Tao Yang!!
"His Majesty!"
Bang!
Tao Yang fell to the ground, his whole body was close to collapse, and his lips were so dry that they turned into shells.
Qin Yun stood up: "Quick, give him water!"
Eunuch Xi and others hurriedly helped Tao Yang up, gave him water and some food, and he slowly recovered.
He handed it over with difficulty: "Your Majesty, I have already inquired about it clearly!"
"The mutiny in the army is indeed true, but Zhuma City...ahem!" He coughed violently: "But Zhuma City did not completely rebel!"
Qin Yun frowned: "What do you mean? Tell me in detail!"
"I learned from my humble position that Ming Wen's troops have had their pay deducted for a long time and sometimes faced starvation. Therefore, they have been quite critical of the imperial court for a long time."
"The day before yesterday, the Taiwei and a group of officials stationed in Macheng dared to falsely pass on the imperial edict! They said that Ming Wen was involved in a corruption case at the Ministry of Revenue and that he was to be dismissed immediately and escorted back to the imperial capital for trial."
"At that time, the minister of household affairs and others had been arrested and thrown into the prison, and many officials also lost their heads."
"This made Mingwen's generals and subordinates worried that he would never come back, and under the aggressiveness of Taiwei Sima Tu, their heads became hot and they... mutinied!"