(Easter egg at the end of the chapter, King Yong gives instructions in person!)
After walking out of Qian'an Hall, the officials left separately, except for the two cabinet ministers who walked slower.
It was obvious that the two of them were in heavy moods, so much so that they didn't say a word as they walked together.
After leaving Qian'an Gate and passing through Chongzheng Gate, the two of them arrived at the large square in front of Huangji Hall.
The place was extremely empty, the guards and eunuchs were far apart, and there were no outsiders within thirty meters of the two of them.
"Mr. Xie Ge, congratulations!" Wang Tinghe finally said.
"To be honest, at first I was more worried than happy, and then it was mixed, but now... I just feel safe!"
After hearing Xie Xiaofang's words, Wang Tinghe sighed: "You are a sensible person. You have seen through fame and wealth!"
Heaving a long sigh of relief, Xie Xiaofang said: "As a big family, I finally have a result. The next step is up to you..."
"Take a step and see what happens!" Wang Tinghe looked helpless.
From the time Zhao Yanxun entered the capital until now, they have always been on tenterhooks.
The bloody massacre in front of the Huangji Gate and the numerous wiped out families in the capital all reminded them that danger was never far away.
Zhao Yanxun raised his troops and shouted slogans to punish the traitors.
As cabinet ministers, what they did during the Emperor Tai'an period and Zhao Weilong period made them both first-rate traitors to Zhao Yanxun.
Most of the people whose crimes were less serious than the two of them were punished by killing, so how could they not worry about it.
Therefore, when Xie Xiaofang landed safely, Wang Tinghe could only feel envious.
These old enemies have now become rare confidants.
"After you complete this errand, you will be able to work smoothly, but you must still act cautiously in the future and don't let others take advantage of you!"
After hearing Wang Tinghe's reminder, Xie Xiaofang clasped his fists and said, "I understand this!"
Xie Xiaofang knew how many people he would offend during this trip south, and he naturally had a plan in mind.
"That's good!"
After saying this, the two of them talked about things in the south again, and finally walked out of the Huangji Gate.
In the military camp outside the south gate of the capital, four commanders gathered together.
Their faces were particularly ugly at this moment, showing that they were in a bad mood.
"We haven't even beaten these weaklings yet, but they surrendered first!" Xu Hong couldn't help it at first and chose to yell.
Duan Hong, the commander of the fifth guard, followed up and said: "Who says otherwise? All the good military achievements are just gone!"
Tan Lu, the commander of the Seventh Guards, continued: "Our entire army has just obtained the power of divine martial arts and failed to make any achievements on the battlefield. I am afraid that we will be inferior to others in the future!"
Tan Lu's words are not alarmist. In the military, the strong have always been respected. If you can't see the truth on the battlefield, it will really make people look down on you.
At this moment, Yuan Guang, the commander of the Eighth Guards, said: "Everyone, the matter has not reached the final step yet!"
Xu Hong glanced at Yuan Guang and said in a deep voice: "Why is it not the last step? You don't mean to say that we can go to kill monsters all over the country like the people in the Guards Department, right?"
The 20,000 second-level soldiers of the Guard Division were all sent out after the upgrade was completed, and are now working to eliminate zombies in the Central Plains.
For Zhao Yanxun, it was also important to clean up the zombies, so he sent out his most elite troops.
Seeing Yuan Guang shaking his head, Duan Hong on the side asked: "It is said that there will be a war in the northwest. Could it be that you are talking about this?"
Before Yuan Guang could speak, Tan Lu on the side said: "The northwest side has been booked by several guards at the back. I'm afraid nothing will happen to us!"
Because the southwest was included, Zhao Yanxun's actual population increased significantly, and he recently upgraded many troops.
The ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth guards will go to the northwest in a few days after they have completed their upgrades.
Seeing these people thinking randomly, Yuan Guang said helplessly: "Of course I didn't mean that!"
Xu Hongji said impatiently: "Damn it, hurry up and say it, don't hide it!"
"Three of the five counties in the south have surrendered to the imperial court, but there is still no news from two counties!"
Seeing everyone staring at him, Yuan Guang continued: "As long as we go south before the other two counties surrender, we may be able to fight a few more battles!"
"Chen Yu and them took down two counties, and we will also take down two counties. This is only half a dozen!"
Hearing this, everyone present admired Yuan Guang's imagination. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed feasible.
"What do you think?" Xu Hong glanced at the other people.
Seeing Duan Hong and Tan Lu nodding, Xu Hong immediately said: "Then let's go into the palace and challenge the prince in person!"
When Duan Hong heard that the play was serious, he hesitated and said: "Really?"
"You don't have to go, I'm going to go anyway!"
After saying that, Xu Hong didn't care about the others and walked directly out of the room.
Seeing Xu Hong leaving, the other three thought for a moment, gritted their teeth and followed.
In Qian'an Palace, after all the ministers left, only Cheng Wenguang remained.
After several wars in the Central Plains, as well as the previous zombie chaos, the strength of the local clans has been greatly weakened.
Taking advantage of this rebellion, he can get rid of the big families in the south, and the centralization of power can be further strengthened.
At this point, if he wants to reform the country, there will basically not be much resistance.
He will make arrangements for everything that can be implemented, such as the payment of grain by officials and gentry, the restriction of clan clans, the opening up of trade... he will arrange everything that can be implemented.
By leaving Cheng Wenguang behind, Zhao Yanxun wanted to give him some instructions and listen to his judgment on the situation in the south and how he would act after going to the south.
These words were not suitable for outsiders to hear, so Zhao Yanxun could only leave Cheng Wenguang alone.
On the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "After listening to your statement, I can finally feel at ease!"
"I am stupid, thanks to His Highness for giving me some advice!" Cheng Wenguang was extremely humble.
Waving his hand, Zhao Yanxun said: "Go back and prepare now. You will set off in two days!"
"Yes...Wei Chen is resigning!"
After Cheng Wenguang saluted, he carefully exited the hall.
After all the questioning, he felt very tired. It was not until he walked out of the hall that he felt much more relaxed.
Taking a long breath of relief, Cheng Wenguang felt that the road ahead was smooth and the position of cabinet minister was in sight.
"Huh? Why are they here?"
The "them" in Cheng Wenguang's mouth refers to the four people of Xu Hong who came in a hurry. At this moment, they were waiting outside the Qian'an Gate. A young eunuch was walking into the palace gate, apparently to inform them.
"Become an adult!"
Cheng Wenguang nodded and did not speak much to Xu Hong and others, simply because he knew that civil and military officials wanted to avoid suspicion.
After taking Cheng Wenguang away, a young eunuch walked out of the palace gate and said to Xu Hong and others: "Your Majesty, let you in!"
"Hey, thank you very much!"
These four heroic people became extremely friendly at this moment, and even their waists were bent even more after entering Qian'an Gate.
To be honest, their suggestions were not very reasonable, so the closer they got to Qian'an Palace, the more uneasy they felt.
"Guys, please!"
Outside the main hall, it was Huo An who came to greet him.
When several people entered the main hall, they saw Zhao Yanxun sitting in front, so they all knelt down and saluted.
"See you, my lord!"
Putting down the memorial in his hand and looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Zhao Yanxun stretched himself. He had been sitting there for more than an hour.
Standing up from the chair, Zhao Yanxun walked forward with his hands behind his back and said in a calm tone: "Why are you guys here?"
After several people looked at each other, Xu Hong finally answered: "Your Majesty, I and others are here to ask for a fight!"
"What kind of fight do you want?"
"Jiujiang County and Jiangdong County are occupied by rebels. I am willing to go to conquer the rebellion. Please give me your permission!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and finally he laughed out loud.
"Are you so anxious?"
With just one sentence, Xu Hong and others understood that their thoughts had been seen through.
Just when they didn't know how to answer, they heard Zhao Yanxun say: "Don't worry, there are things for you to do, and the credit should be yours!"
"Although the five counties in the south have been pacified, the traitors and traitors are still at large. Today, the king has decided to send a pacification envoy to deal with these people!"
"If you want to confiscate your family and exterminate your clan, there must be someone who wants to rebel. I sent you to the south to kill these people!"
At this point, Zhao Yanxun's expression became more serious and he said: "There must be no chaos in the south!"
The local capital secretary Zhao Yanxun could not trust him, so he would trust the army to go south to deter any disobedient people.
