The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 687

The night faded under the torment of many people, and the light gradually dyed in the eastern sky, heralding the arrival of a new day.

In Wudingfang Nursing Home, the old concubines who had cultivated here, as well as the palace maids who were old and had nowhere to go, also got up to work.

Soon, the hidden corpses were discovered by the working old palace people, and sharp shouts came from the nursing home.

"Killed, report to the officer..."

The nanny in charge inside immediately ordered the servants to rush to the yamen. A death in the nursing home is a big deal.

It happened that the room was leaking because it was raining all night, so someone was arranged to report to the officials, and the steward was told again: "Mother Wang, everyone in the western courtyard is dead!"

"what?"

Concubine Duan and several "court maids" live in the west side courtyard. The Empress Dowager personally explained that Concubine Duan cannot be allowed to die.

But now, everyone in the entire courtyard is dead. If the Empress Dowager finds out the crime...

Thinking of this, Wang Momo was scared out of her wits.

"This...how can this be good!"

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A new day came, and the palace was peaceful.

Facing the rising sun, Emperor Zhao Weilong was putting on clothes.

In the morning, he didn't arrange a court meeting, but he was going to attend a class, to listen to the class of Mr. Fang, a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River.

This old Mr. Fang is named Fang Hongji. The Meilin School he created has been practiced by many students in the southern counties, and his influence is not ordinary.

In order to stabilize the hearts of the people in the south, Zhao Weilong respected Fang Hongji very much, but of course the latter's character is indeed worthy of his respect.

When Zhao Weilong was wearing it, Empress Zhen Xianglian appeared behind, and asked with a slight smile: "Your Majesty, what will Mr. Fang want to talk about today?"

"The queen is so curious? Could it be that she also wants to listen to Mr. Fang's class?" Zhao Weilong turned around and joked.

Since the last time the two talked to each other, the relationship between the emperor and empress has become much closer, and they have become each other's confidantes.

After Zhen Xianglian approached, she tiptoed to straighten Zhao Weilong's collar, and said, "If the concubine follows, I'm afraid the old man will run away in anger, so I won't cause trouble for the emperor!"

Zhao Weilong said helplessly: "That's true, Mr. Fang has such an old-fashioned temper!"

The two chatted and laughed for a while, guessing that the time was about to come, Zhao Weilong was leaving the Queen's bedroom, heading straight for Wenyuan Pavilion.

But before he could reach the place, Wang An, the director of editorial supervision, rushed over, holding the battle report from the front line in his hand.

"Your Majesty, Shen Cheng, the camp on the western front, sent back news that the right guard of Longzhi was attacked and defeated..."

"What?" Zhao Weilong's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered the chariot to stop.

Wang An hurried forward and handed the secret letter in front of Zhao Weilong.

After receiving the secret letter, Zhao Weilong immediately opened it to read it.

"Wang Cheng, the supervisor of the handprint of the slave and maidservant, would like to play..."

The Western Front Legion concentrated the most powerful military force of the imperial court, so the eunuchs who supervised the army were lined up with the handprint supervisor Bingbi.

The content of the letter was concise, explaining the defeat of Longzhi Youwei, which made Zhao Weilong furious.

"What happened the day before yesterday, why didn't Lu Liqing's report come? Could it be that his [-] miles hastened, slower than Shen Chengchuan's news?" Zhao Weilong stared at Wang An and asked.

The Lu Liqing he was talking about was Lu Liqing, the current commander-in-chief of the Western Front, the crown prince and grand master Cheng.

Although there is no doubt about employing people, the young Zhao Weilong really has little trust in these military leaders.

Wang An couldn't answer his question at all, and he didn't have the guts to discuss such things without authorization.

In fact, Zhao Weilong really wronged Lu Liqing.

Long Zhi's right guard was broken, and now Lu Liqing is still gathering the rout, and he didn't even know who the enemy was, so he didn't rush to report it for the time being.

Zhao Weilong said solemnly: "Immediately send someone from the palace to the front line to ask what's going on!"

"Yes... this servant will make arrangements now!"

After answering, Wang An ran away in a hurry, he just wanted to stay away from the place of right and wrong.

Sitting on the sedan chair again, Zhao Weilong tried his best to calm down.

There were only thirteen guards left in the imperial army, and Zhao Weilong would be very distressed if any of them suffered a major defeat.

Of course, the most critical question right now is who attacked Longzhi Youwei, who is the so-called "enemy army" in Shen Cheng's report.

In addition, this powerful enemy that suddenly appeared will also have an impact on the general situation of the world, especially the Southwest, which is on the verge of rebellion.

Thinking of this level, the stability of the south is becoming more and more important.

This means that Zhao Weilong still has to go to class and have a detailed talk with Mr. Fang.

Suppressing the shock and anger in his heart, Zhao Weilong ordered the chariot to continue driving.

When he arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, officials from the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Rites had already arrived, and Fang Hongji was waiting at the gate of the palace himself.

"The old minister kowtows to the emperor!"

Seeing the old man in his 70s knelt tremblingly, fearing that something might go wrong, Zhao Weilong immediately stepped forward to support him.

"The old gentleman is free!"

At this time, the surrounding officials also saluted Zhao Weilong, but they did not treat Fang Hongji like this.

After the ceremony was over, Zhao Weilong led everyone into the pavilion and started today's lecture.

Although Fang Hongji is old, he is full of energy when he lectures, and the content of his lectures is indeed worthy of praise.

After one class, one morning has passed.

The officials dispersed according to the order, but Fang Hongji was left behind, and Zhao Weilong wanted to eat martial arts with him.

Walking in the palace road, Zhao Weilong asked the others to follow from a distance, so that he and Fang Hongji had space to be alone.

"Old sir, I am young and not very knowledgeable, so I will have to trouble you sir in the future!"

Hearing this, Fang Hongji replied: "The emperor is a man of heaven, as long as he is diligent in studying, he must learn from the past and the present. Veteran ministers are nothing but foolish years!"

Zhao Weilong said with a smile: "The old man is too modest. There are many students of the Merlin School in the south of the Yangtze River. It shows that not only I think that the master is very knowledgeable!"

Founding the Meilin School was the most proud thing in Fang Hongji's life, but when Zhao Weilong mentioned it, he seemed extraordinarily calm.

For Fang Hongji, the decades of preaching and receiving karma to solve doubts is also a process of continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Fame and fortune are like floating clouds to him. The reason why he chose to go to Beijing is also to contribute to the stability of the world in the current troubled times.

At this time, Zhao Weilong asked straight to the point: "Mr.... Now that Shu County in the south is not stable, why should you teach me?"

Hearing this, Fang Hongji replied directly: "The instability in the south is due to the instability of people's hearts... The instability of people's hearts is all due to greed. This is the result of not cultivating the Tao!"

Next, Fang Hongji analyzed the situation in the south in detail, and expressed his attitude to Zhao Weilong.

He will call on scholars from all counties in the south to be loyal to the court and to the emperor, and not to do things that make their loved ones hurt their "enemies".

The so-called enemies here refer to raging zombies.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the south is safe!"

Zhao Weilong said with a smile, "I'm much more at ease with Mr.'s words!"

The two continued to walk forward, but at this time Wang An returned again with a very ugly expression on his face.

"emperor……"

Seeing Wang An like this, Zhao Weilong knew something was wrong, so he asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

Wang An glanced at Fang Hongji next to him, he meant to let the latter avoid him.

"Mister, you go first, right in front!"

"Yes!" Fang Hongji left with great interest.

After he walked away, Zhao Weilong asked coldly: "Speak!"

Wang An lowered his head and reported: "Your Majesty, something happened in Wudingfang. More than 30 soldiers of the Patrol Division were killed, 27 people were killed in the Nursing Home, and Concubine Duan disappeared!"

(End of this chapter)