Chapter 670 How to Deal with It
early morning!
It's still dark!
Outside the capital, a figure sped up and rushed to the city gate.
"Urgent report from Beizhou!"
Following the figure's call, the city gate opened, and a group of light cavalry quickly shuttled through the capital, arriving outside the imperial city in a short time.
When the imperial guards at the door saw this figure, they quickly intercepted it.
This figure rolled down from the carriage, panting, almost exhausted, and presented an urgent report in a hoarse voice: "Bei, urgent report from Beizhou... Xiyang City was captured by the Northern Qi rebels... "
After saying that, the spy passed out.
When the imperial guard at the door heard this, he trembled and couldn't care less.
"Quickly, enter the palace and report to His Majesty!"
Several figures entered the palace instantly!
Late at night, Ningqing Palace!
Zhao Jing was awakened by the sound of rapid footsteps.
Then, there was a voice outside the door: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Beizhou!"
"Beizhou?"
Zhao Jing, who had just been woken up from his sleep, was already in a irritable mood. When he heard that it was an urgent call from Beizhou, he felt a little uneasy.
"Come in!"
Not long after, a eunuch quickly walked into the palace and came to the bed.
"What happened in Beizhou?"
Zhao Jing asked in a deep voice.
The eunuch bent down, presented a piece of information, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Beizhou. Three days ago, Sunset City in Beizhou was suddenly attacked by Northern Qi rebels, and Sunset City fell..."
"What?!!"
The sudden news almost shocked Zhao Jing to wake up instantly.
Sunset City fell? !
This, how is this possible?
No news at all?
Zhao Jing quickly took the information from the eunuch's hand. When he lowered his head and saw the contents of the report, his entire face turned pale and he almost fell on the bed limply!
Sunset City has fallen? !
In less than a day's sight, he fell into the hands of the Northern Qi rebels?
It's over, it's over? !
At this moment, Zhao Jing's face turned pale. He seemed to have had a premonition of the outcome, and his eyesight went dark.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The eunuch on the side saw this and stepped forward anxiously.
"Physician, call the physician!"
"..."
Morning!
Above the court.
The usually deserted court hall was exploding like a vegetable market this morning!
Sunset City has fallen!
This news came and made countless people panic!
Some people have long guessed that something is very likely to happen in Beizhou this time. As the Jokhang imperial army and Prince Zhaonan's rebels are locked in a protracted tug of war, some people have a premonition that something is very likely to happen in Beizhou!
Sure enough!
Something happened in Beizhou after all!
However, what no one expected was that the one who had the accident was Sunset City!
It turned out to be Sunset City where Beizhou Governor He Wansheng was in charge!
In fact, Sunset City changed hands overnight and was almost taken over by the old Beizhou troops without any effort.
This news shocked many people!
Could it be that the power of the old Beizhou tribe has become so huge over the years?
The fall of Sunset City dealt a huge blow to Dazhao. If Beizhou is in chaos because of this, the capital of Zhongzhou will be threatened!
Now, it has come to a critical moment of life and death.
At this moment, the officials in the court were also panicked.
"What can we do? If Beizhou falls, I, Dazhao, will be in danger!"
"What does He Wansheng do for food? Why did Sunset City even get lost?"
"Now that I, Dazhao, have too much time to take care of myself, the old Northern Qi troops are eager to make a comeback. I'm afraid they have been plotting for a long time!"
"..."
Countless officials are worried.
On the other side, Chen Jing, the Minister of Punishment, came to Su Xiang's side: "Su Xiang..."
Su Jianan's face was silent and he nodded slightly.
"The fall of Sunset City is extremely unfavorable news for Dazhao. What should we do now? Do Prime Minister Su and Your Majesty have any plans?"
Su Jian'an's eyes narrowed slightly, his old and gloomy look filled with deep contemplation.
Didn't speak for a long time.
Chen Jing didn't ask any more questions. When he saw Su Xiang's white hair, his heart sank slightly.
When the Su family suffered such a catastrophe and the country was in crisis, Prime Minister Su was really worried.
Just then.
"Your Majesty is here!"
A sharp sound.
The originally noisy court suddenly became quiet.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Jing, dressed in dragon robe, stepped into the Golden Palace with the support of the eunuch chief.
Then, sit down!
After the ministers saluted, Zhao Jing looked at His Highness's ministers with cold eyes.
"My dear friends, you should already know about the fall of Sunset City, right?"
Zhao Jing got straight to the point and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"
The surroundings were silent, in stark contrast to the noisy situation just now.
"What? Are you all mute?"
Seeing this, Zhao Jing's face became even more ugly, and he said coldly: "The fall of Sunset City will pose a great threat to our northern part of Jozhao. At the moment, none of you dare to speak out?"
At this time, a minister finally stood up: "Your Majesty, Sunset City fell overnight. It is not yet known whether it was due to the overwhelming force of the Northern Qi rebels or other reasons. But now, we must think about it as soon as possible. The countermeasure is to recover Sunset City as soon as possible, eradicate the Northern Qi rebels, and stabilize the north!"
Zhao Jing stared at this minister: "Ai Qing, can you take countermeasures?"
The minister said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Beizhou has been under the jurisdiction of He Wansheng for these years. Now that Xiyang City is in trouble, he should be the first to bear the brunt and mobilize troops as soon as possible to recapture Xiyang City..."
After this, no one around spoke.
Zhao Jing's face was also cold and ugly!
He Wansheng?
According to the intelligence, He Wansheng was seriously injured and his whereabouts were unknown.
Was he really seriously injured?
He Wansheng is the man of Prince Zhaonan. Could this Beizhou incident be related to him?
Thinking of the possibility, Zhao Jing felt cold all over!
He was too careless and underestimated the strength of the Northern Qi rebels!
Now that the Northern Qi rebels have started an uprising, they must have seen that the Dazhao court army is now fighting with Prince Zhaonan and has no time to take care of the north.
But at the moment, no one can still come up with a useful idea.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Chen Jing, the Minister of Justice, stood up. He raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Northern Qi rebels are coming with great force this time, and their ambition to restore the country is not dead. Although we don't know why Sunset City fell, our Great Zhao has already heavily guarded Beizhou, and it is not easy for the Northern Zhou rebels to stir up trouble for a while!"
"Right now, our army is at a critical moment of confrontation with the rebels of Prince Zhaonan, and we have no time to take care of the north. In my opinion, the best way now is for us to go all out to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhaonan! After suppressing the rebels of Prince Zhaonan, we can withdraw and come to deal with the Northern Qi rebels in Beizhou. This is the best way..."
Chen Jing's words also aroused the approval of other ministers.
The news of the fall of Sunset City did give them a great blow, and many people were extremely uneasy!
But at present, the Great Zhao court did not have a very good solution.
We can't give up the south to deal with the Northern Qi rebels. At the moment, Prince Zhaonan is still the biggest threat, and we can't relax at all!
As for Beizhou...
Dazhao has deployed heavy troops in Beizhou. Although Xiyang City has been lost, there are still many Dazhao troops in Beizhou.
Even if the Northern Qi rebels come again, they can't pose too much threat to Dazhao in a short time.
In addition, there is He Wansheng in charge... Although the intelligence this time said that He Wansheng was seriously injured and his whereabouts were unknown, many people present did not believe it.
The reputation of the great war god of Dazhao is still fresh in the memory of many people.
With He Wansheng in charge, even if Beizhou is in chaos, it will never be out of control!
...
Listening to the discussions of the ministers of the Grand Prince, Zhao Jing had a calm face and said nothing.
He lowered his head and glanced at Su Jianan in the front row of the crowd.
Su Jianan was silent and said nothing.
Zhao Jing's eyes showed a trace of deep worry.
Of course, he knew that the most important thing at the moment was to suppress the rebellion of the emperor's uncle!
The emperor's uncle was the one who could really threaten his throne and the kingdom of Dazhao!
As for the rebels of Northern Qi, they could not stir up much trouble, but they could cause great trouble to Dazhao!
At the same time, the fall of Sunset City would inevitably shake the morale of the Dazhao court army and might even affect the civilians!
More importantly...
Zhao Jing was very worried!
He Wansheng!
Whose side was he on?
Zhao Jing looked down and cold.
If He Wansheng stood on the side of the emperor's uncle and allowed the rebels of Northern Qi to occupy Beizhou at will, or led the army to march south...
At that time, his Dazhao would probably be finished!
Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Jing felt cold all over.
For the first time in his life, he felt such terrible pressure!
...
Although the Dazhao court tried its best to suppress this news, it still couldn't suppress it for long.
As the news spread from Sunset City to Beizhou, and then from Beizhou to the capital, it continued to spread to the world!
Sunset City was occupied by the Northern Qi rebels, and the news that the old Northern Qi troops had made a comeback spread all over the world.
Many people realized that something big had happened!
With the Northern Qi rebels rising, Dazhao was bound to be caught in a two-front war!
How would Dazhao respond at that time?
Once something happened, the consequences would be disastrous.
Countless people were panicked and began to make plans early. The common people began to hoard food and rush to buy food, causing prices to soar.
Some profiteers took the opportunity to make a lot of money!
The prices and order in the capital also began to gradually collapse, and there was chaos inside and outside the city.
It was not until Jingzhao Prefecture and Qintiansi personally suppressed it that the situation in the capital was finally stabilized.
But the situation is still not optimistic!
In the palace.
Zhao Jing sat at the table, staring at the intelligence in front of him with a gloomy look!
Intelligence kept coming from Beizhou.
It's not good news!
Beizhou organized several counterattacks against Xiyang, but all to no avail!
The preparations of the Beiqi rebels this time were beyond everyone's expectations. After taking Xiyang City, they quickly occupied Xiyang City and turned Xiyang City into an iron barrel.
As a result, several offensives were fruitless.
Not only that, with the fall of Xiyang City, rebellions began everywhere in the entire Beizhou!
The Beiqi rebels who had been lurking for a long time also joined the ranks of the uprising!
This time, the situation is even more serious than last year.
There are signs of being out of control.
"Li Beifeng!"
In the imperial study.
Zhao Jing stared at the intelligence in front of him, with an extremely gloomy expression on his face.
"The prince of the fallen country of Beiqi..."
When Zhao Jing learned the news before, he didn't dare to believe it.
Li Beifeng, how could he be the prince of the fallen country of Beiqi?
He is clearly just a small villager in Ping'an County, Chaoyang County, Nanzhou... Why did he suddenly become the prince of Northern Qi? !
Until now, the news and intelligence coming from Beizhou have confirmed this!
The leader of the Northern Qi rebels this time is the prince of the conquered Northern Qi Dynasty!
The former emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty!
Li Beifeng!
This time, it’s different from before!
That year, the Northern Qi royal family was slaughtered.
Later, when the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty started to rebel, they all died without any illness because their teachers were unknown.
Even the rebellion last winter, which occupied several cities in Beizhou, failed in the end because there was no support!
Without a backbone, the Northern Qi rebels are just a bunch of scattered sand, fighting among themselves, working on their own, and each claiming to be the orthodox Northern Qi!
In this way, nothing will happen.
But now, with the appearance of the Northern Qi Prince, everything is different!
As soon as the Prince of Beizhou came out, the stragglers under the banner of Northern Qi had a backbone and a common goal. He can awaken the long-lost memories of the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty and bring back the past thoughts in their hearts.
They will be condensed into a group and form a huge force, which will pose a great threat to Dazhao!
As long as the prince of Northern Qi is here, Northern Qi is not yet dead!
"Brother Li, I probably know why you are unwilling to help me..."
After learning Li Beifeng's true identity, a series of previous doubts were solved.
Zhao Jing finally understood why Li Beifeng was unwilling to be loyal to him and why he was unwilling to be used by him.
turn out to be……
He is the prince of Northern Qi!
They are natural enemies!
"Brother Li, you hide it so well!"
Zhao Jing murmured to himself.
There was a bit of deep coldness in his downcast eyes.
Now that the chaotic Dazhao court has made him anxious, where will Dazhao go?
He doesn't know!
…
Harem.
In a courtyard full of flowers.
A figure stepped into the courtyard with hurried steps.
A figure was sitting under the eaves of the courtyard not far away.
Exquisite and comely face, dignified and elegant temperament. Her natural beauty cannot be concealed by her every move or smile.
There was just a look of sadness in his eyes that could not be resolved.
"Miss!"
This figure quickly came under the eaves, his little face full of excitement.
"What's wrong?"
Xie Waner raised her eyes, saw the excited maid in front of her, and asked doubtfully: "What happened?"
"Big, big deal!"
Luyi looked at the young lady excitedly: "Miss, I just heard that something happened in Beizhou!"
"Beizhou?"
Xie Waner was startled, "What's the matter?"
"I heard that the old Northern Qi army rebelled and took over Sunset City overnight... Now I heard that Beizhou is in chaos!"
"Northern Qi seems to be making a comeback!"
Xie Waner was stunned.
Somewhat unexpected: "Sunset City fell?"
"Yes!"
Xie Wan'er was stunned for a moment, as if she thought of something: "Well, where is the Xie family..."
She was originally from Beizhou. When she heard that Sunset City was now occupied, she felt a little dazed for a moment.
"I don't know about this, but..."
Lu'er thought of something quickly and opened her eyes excitedly: "Miss, do you know who the rebels from the old Northern Qi army are leading this time?"
"who?"
"Prince of Northern Qi!"
"Prince of Northern Qi?"
Xie Waner nodded slightly. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't care too much.
The Northern Qi rebels have nothing to do with her.
"Miss, do you know the name of the Prince of Northern Qi?!"
Seeing this, Lu'er lowered her voice.
Seeing that the young lady still didn't respond, Lu'er whispered: "I heard that the crown prince of Northern Qi is called... Li Beifeng!"
"He has the same name as Mr. Li!"
When Xie Wan'er, who was still casual at first, heard the news, her beautiful eyes widened in vain with a look of astonishment, and she suddenly turned around: "What did you say?!"
"..."