Battle of the Other Worlds: Summon the Traveler Wu Song at the Beginning

The emperor was in trouble, but he was not happy.

Wu Si, 47 years old, is the current head of the Wu family, a prominent family in Tingjing. He is the Minister of the Central Secretariat, a second-rank official, and one of the prime ministers of the Beiting Dynasty.

After reading the letter, Wu Si pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered the guards in the palace to prepare the carriage and prepare to go to the palace to meet the emperor immediately.

In the Tingjing Palace, in the imperial study, Wu Si bowed and stood below. Emperor Chen Li, wearing a dragon robe, sat in front of the desk and looked at the memorial handed over by Wu Si.

The atmosphere in the entire imperial study was extremely dull, and Wu Si did not dare to speak. He did not know what kind of thunderous anger the emperor would have after reading the memorial.

Soon, after reading the memorial, Chen Li threw it heavily on the desk, and then laughed angrily: "Such a powerful rebel army appeared under my rule, but I didn't know about it until today."

"This so-called Qin army has occupied a prefecture, and the officials of Mozhou have not reported it yet. They only want to evade responsibility. What's the use of such ministers in Beiting!"

Wu Si stepped forward and argued softly: "The governor of Mozhou, Wu Guan, thought it was just an ordinary peasant uprising, and the prefecture could send troops to suppress it without reporting to the court, which made the emperor worried."

"How could the Qin army rebels be so powerful? Prince Qing personally led the army to suppress it, but also fell into the hands of the enemy. In my opinion, there must be other forces behind the Qin army."

Chen Li remained silent for a moment and said: "I know in my heart that Prince Qing The king is a proud and arrogant person. It is not surprising that he volunteered to destroy the Qin army when he learned that the Qin army had rebelled and he happened to pass by Mozhou. "

"As you said, there must be support from other dynasties behind the Qin army. Otherwise, how could they sweep across a prefecture in just a few months? I know exactly how capable the King of Qing is. The Qin army is not simple to make the King of Qing fail."

"I am very curious about where the Qin army got the confidence and courage to threaten the court to pay 500 million taels of silver to redeem the King of Qing."

"Summon the Grand Tutor Cai Yong, Sikong Qian Zhen, and the Minister of Revenue Hong Tiansheng to come to the palace to see me!"

The chief eunuch on the side hurriedly responded: "Yes, I will arrange for someone to invite the adults to the palace."

An hour later, the Grand Tutor Cai Yong, Sikong Qian Zhen, and the Minister of Revenue Hong Tiansheng came to the imperial study one after another.

This Grand Tutor Cai Yong is an old man in his seventies, and he is also a veteran minister of the Beiting Dynasty. The emperor still respects Cai Yong very much.

Sikong Qian Zhen is the pillar of the Beiting army. He has made countless contributions. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has made more contributions than the emperor. It is precisely because of this that after the war ended ten years ago, he was demoted by Chen Liming, and his military power was taken away, and he was given a sinecure of Sikong.

Although he has no real power, he has a high prestige in the court and the country, and is the leader of military generals.

There are two parties in the court, one is the Grand Tutor Party, and the other is the Sikong Party. They impeach each other and fight endlessly on weekdays. The emperor is also happy to see it. After all, the art of the emperor lies in checks and balances. The more the people below fight, the more stable his own country will be.

After greeting, Cai Yong spoke first: "I wonder what the emperor wants to discuss with me in the palace."

Cai Yong said this, but he knew in his heart that this matter was probably not a small matter, otherwise the emperor would not have summoned Qian Zhen, an old man, to the palace.

But he was a little confused. Why was the Minister of Revenue Hong Tiansheng also here? It was normal for Wu Si, as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, to discuss important matters here. I wonder why the emperor called Hong Tiansheng as well.

Chen Li said in a low voice: "Now under the jurisdiction of Mozhou, one of the three states in the northwest, there is a rebel uprising. The number is Qin. The momentum is extremely huge. It has occupied the land of Anshan Prefecture. I wonder what you think?"

Cai Yong was shocked and subconsciously glanced at Hong Tiansheng. If he remembered correctly, the prefect of Anshan was Hong Tianzhong of the Hong family. It was he who recommended Hong Tianzhong to take the position of prefect. Of course, Cai Yong also took a lot of money from the sale of private salt.

Qian Zhen was surprised and said, "Such a thing actually happened. The three states in the northwest are barren lands. In the past two years, Mozhou has suffered from severe drought. The rebels must be some low-level people. These ordinary farmers are just a mob. How could they take over a prefecture in such a short time?"

Cai Yong said thoughtfully, "There must be other forces behind the Qin army."

Only Hong Tiansheng, although very worried, did not dare to interrupt rashly. Everyone present was in a high position and power, so it was not his turn as a second-rank minister to interrupt.

"What the Grand Master thinks coincides with mine. King Qing passed by Mozhou a few days ago and personally led 80,000 Mozhou troops to wipe out the Qin army.

Now the 80,000-man army has been completely destroyed, and King Qing has also fallen into the hands of the Qin army. What's more interesting is that the Qin army actually threatened the court to pay 500 million taels of silver as a ransom to redeem King Qing. What do you think, my dear ministers? "

"King Qing has also fallen into the hands of the Qin army? The Qin army is so bold. I dare to ask for orders to personally lead the army to suppress the rebels and rescue King Qing." Qian Zhen said.

Qian Zhen knew Chen Qing's ability. Chen Qing was not very old, but he had rich experience in commanding troops. He was proficient in both civil and military strategies. He had been guarding the border for many years, which frightened countless foreign enemies. He didn't expect to fall in the small Anshan Prefecture.

However, for military generals, as long as the war started, they could gain military merits and military power. Qian Zhen keenly smelled the opportunity.

Cai Yong secretly said that he was an old fox, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you can't raise troops at this time. King Qing is still in the hands of the Qin army. If you raise troops rashly, I'm afraid King Qing's life will be lost. "

Chen Li nodded and said, "Prince Qing must not make any mistakes. What I mean is that we should first agree to the Qin army's request, redeem Prince Qing, and then wipe out the Qin army with thunder and lightning."

In the heart of Emperor Chen Li, Chen Qing's status is extraordinary and he is loyal to him. Over the years, he deliberately sent Chen Qing to the army to control military power and accumulate reputation, which is to provide insurance for the royal family, so Chen Qing must not make any mistakes.

"Hong Tiansheng, if I remember correctly, the prefect of Anshan, Hong Tianzhong, is from your Hong family. This time, Hong Tianzhong is to blame for the chaos in Anshan Prefecture. I will not pursue him for his sacrifice for the country. If you, the Hong family, make any mistakes again, I will punish you severely!"

Hong Tiansheng's heart trembled, and he knelt down in fear and trepidation and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. "

"And your Wu family, Wu Guan is your brother, right? This time, he is guilty of an unforgivable crime. Considering that you, Wu Si, have been loyal to me for many years, you can be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. I will demote Wu Guan to a commoner and never employ him again."

Wu Si also knelt down to thank him.

Chen Li changed the subject and said, "I don't care what methods you two use to raise 50 million taels of silver for the redemption of King Qing. Do you have any complaints?"

"I obey your command! "

The two looked at each other and accepted the order. In their hearts, they cursed Wu Guan and Hong Tianzhong. This time, they were really going to bleed a lot of money. Although the two families had to pay a total of 50 million taels of silver, it was not a small amount.

"Pass my order down, appoint Honglu Temple Minister Hu Yun as the imperial envoy, transfer silver from the national treasury, and go to Anshan Prefecture in person. You must bring Prince Qing back to me intact! "