Outside Qian'an Palace, three cabinet ministers and the chief officials of various ministries were waiting here.
"Something happened to the prince, and I don't know what the situation is now!"
"Most of the hospital went to the East Palace, and even the emperor went there in person. It seems the situation is critical!"
Anyone who can be a cabinet minister or minister is not the best among the best. Knowing the subtleties and writing is just a basic skill.
"Disasters came from heaven and China was overthrown. Now the situation has finally improved, but something happened to the prince again. This is really..."
This was true, but it could easily be over-interpreted, so one of the ministers did not continue.
Everyone was talking about it, but the three cabinet ministers did not speak.
This is the end of the road for officials. Every word they say is as heavy as a stone, so they don't speak easily.
Everyone waited outside the palace for a while, and finally Chen Changhe, the eunuch in charge, came out.
"Everyone, the emperor has summoned you to see him!"
Upon hearing this, the officials lined up their ranks and, led by the three cabinet ministers, walked into the main hall.
Qian'an Hall has extremely high regulations, and the main hall was empty. Everyone was led aside by Chen Changhe.
While everyone was walking, Wang Tinghe, the chief assistant, asked: "Eunuch Chen, how is the prince? Is the emperor okay?"
"Your Majesty is very sad. Please share some good news later!" Chen Changhe replied.
After a while, everyone was taken outside a monastery in the palace. The emperor himself was sitting on a recliner, staring at a map on the wall.
The place inside was small, and it would only look crowded if more than a dozen ministers entered, so everyone simply stood outside.
"I bow before the Emperor!" All the ministers knelt down and saluted.
Just listen to Zhao Yongcheng say: "Three pavilion elders come in, if the others have the original report, please submit it, and then go back to deal with government affairs!"
No matter how bad his mood is at the moment, as the emperor, he should take responsibility, so Zhao Yongcheng still has to deal with today's affairs.
When he had something to report, he handed his memorial to the eunuch next to him, then bowed to the emperor and then left.
"Three pavilion elders, come in!"
There were fewer people now, and the three cabinet ministers had a place to sit inside.
At Zhao Yongcheng's signal, three young eunuchs moved to the pier, and then he said: "Sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The emperor was in his fifties, but the youngest of the three cabinet ministers was still sixty. The four old men in the monastery at this moment formed the core of power of the Jin Dynasty.
After the three people sat down, Wang Tinghe, the chief assistant, said: "Your Majesty, I heard this morning that something happened to the prince. I wonder what the situation is?"
"The imperial doctor is treating me, so please don't interfere!"
Zhao Yongcheng's words set the tone for today's duel, so that they could no longer ask about the prince.
Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Zhao Yongcheng could only take the initiative to ask: "Tell me what is important today!"
Wang Tinghe said: "Reporting to the emperor, the three southeastern counties have a good harvest of grain. After setting aside part of the grain collected by various governments, it is already being transported to the capital!"
"Where are Jiangxi County and Lingbei County?" Zhao Yongcheng asked.
"These two places are still being expropriated, and the results will surely come soon!"
After nodding, Zhao Yongcheng said: "The five counties south of the Yangtze River are the foundation of our Jin Dynasty. I will pass on another decree to the governors of each county, asking them to ensure the stability of the south at all costs!"
"I obey the order!" Wang Tinghe replied.
Then Zhao Yongcheng asked: "What's the latest situation in southwest China?"
After hearing the question, Cifu Xie Xiaofang stood up and replied: "The ghosts in the southern prefectures and counties of Shu County have been eliminated, but the northern prefectures and counties are still under investigation!"
"Receive the latest report from Shannan County as soon as possible. All the cities have been recovered. There are still more than 20 monsters in the county. Shannan Dusi is doing its best to eliminate them!"
"The county town has been occupied by more than 20 ghosts, so wouldn't the situation outside the city be even more serious?"
There was a hint of sullenness in Zhao Yongcheng's tone at this moment, and he continued: "Half a year has passed, and ghosts originally appeared only in several prefectures in the north, but they have spread to the entire county. Shannan Dusi is a bunch of trash!"
After hearing Zhao Yongcheng's reprimand, Xie Xiaofang quietly lowered his head, scolding the officers and soldiers of Shannan County in his heart.
"I am sending a message to Shannan Dusi that if all the cities cannot be recovered within two months, all the people in Dusi's Yamen will be held accountable!"
"According to the order!"
"How is the situation in Nanyang County, Qinghe County, and Huaiyang County?" Zhao Yongcheng asked again.
"The Dusi and the Forbidden Army are working hard to clear it out. The latest news from Qinghe County is that the cleanup is almost completed. The Dusi and the Forbidden Army are investigating!"
In other counties, the Dusi was responsible for clearing them out, but in the three counties mentioned just now, the Imperial Army also appeared.
It was because these three counties belonged to the Central Plains area that the imperial court sent out the imperial army, because these places were directly related to the security of the capital.
"Finish the situation in other counties!" Zhao Yongcheng touched his forehead. At this moment, he felt a huge headache.
Xie Xiaofang nodded, and then continued: "The situation in Hedong, Guangyang, and Hexi is still critical, and the various guard posts are strengthening their defense lines!"
These three counties are further north, so the zombie crisis is even more serious. Although the court has contacted the local officials, communication with each other is often cut off.
In order to prevent the zombies from spreading, the imperial court mobilized additional troops and built a defense line outside Gyeonggi County.
Although Zhao Yanxun knew in advance that the zombies were about to break out, in terms of comprehensive understanding of the entire crisis, Zhao Yanxun lagged behind the court.
The capabilities of a complete political and military system at the end of the world are by no means comparable to those of Zhao Yanxun who was trapped in the small Yuanyang Mansion.
The extent of zombie outbreaks in various places shows that it is far more severe in the north than in the south.
The southernmost counties, the ones Wang Tinghe mentioned just now, have no local outbreaks at all.
Even if there were a few imported ones, they were culled as quickly as possible, and the five southern counties were as stable as Mount Tai.
In the area north of the general, the zombie crisis is more serious. The report just now mentioned that the area is being cleared.
"There is still no news from several counties in the north and northwest?" Zhao Yongcheng asked.
Lu Chaowen, the third assistant who had been silent until now, stood up and replied: "In the three counties of Hengshan, Jinghai, and Shuofang, across Guangyang and Hedong, the imperial court has sent more than thirty people, and the Dusi and the Forbidden Army also often send out scouts to investigate, but they have been
No news!"
"Three counties in the northwest are connected by large rivers, and there is no news from the dispatched personnel?" Zhao Yongcheng's tone turned cold, showing that he was already very unhappy.
At this moment, Chief Assistant Wang Tinghe replied: "Your Majesty, the ghosts in the capital have not yet been eliminated. It is of no benefit to contact the counties in the north and northwest too early. On the contrary, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. I think..."
Before Wang Tinghe could finish his words, Zhao Yongcheng asked: "Are the people in these places not my subjects of the Jin Dynasty?"
"We still have to look for it, especially in the three northwest counties. There are still barbarians invading there. We must find out the situation clearly!"
Zhao Yongcheng especially emphasized the three northwest counties. In addition to really caring about the people in these places, he also wanted to find out about Zhao Yanxun.