The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 688 What is the intention
Li Jinglong wanted to hide the news, but he didn't expect that something happened in the nursing home, and the editor supervisor found out.

As the emperor's special intelligence agency, the supervisor naturally attached great importance to this kind of vicious murder case in the imperial city.

After being investigated by such a special intelligence agency, what happened in Wudingfang naturally cannot be hidden.

In fact, if only dozens of people were killed, Wang An would only ask his subordinates to investigate the murderer, and report to Zhao Weilong only after the results were found.

The problem now is that Concubine Duan, who was "cared for" by the emperor and the empress dowager, disappeared, so Wang An had to report it as soon as possible.

At this moment, Zhao Weilong was shaking with anger.

At the foot of the imperial city, such a vicious incident happened, which slapped him in the face severely.

In order to guard against zombies, the management of each square in the capital is extremely strict. Now it seems that the so-called impenetrable iron soup has many gaps in the dark.

If the thief kills dozens of people in one night today, will he be able to break into the imperial city tomorrow?

In other words, there are already thieves sneaking in in the imperial city now?

Thinking of this, Zhao Weilong became even more angry.

"Order the Ministry of Punishment to investigate this case strictly, patrol a thousand households in Wudingfang and punish one hundred with sticks, and the commander of the city patrol department will fine him a salary for one year!"

If there is no accident, this Qianhu will be beaten to death on the spot.

In fact, according to Zhao Weilong's true thinking, the commander Li Jinglong should also be killed.

But in the end, Zhao Weilong had to take into account the views of military officials, large and small, when it was time to employ personnel.

Of course, this also shows that Zhao Weilong does not have absolute authority, otherwise he would not care about these things.

After all, not everyone is like Zhao Yanxun, but the opponent's civil and military officials can be killed.

"Slaves are going to pass the decree!"

"Also, send an order to the left and right prison gate guards, the left and right Jinwu guard commanders, Tong Zhi, and Qian Shi, to go and watch the execution!"

Of the remaining thirteen old guards of the imperial army, nine of them were sent to the front lines, and the remaining four guards stayed in the capital.

On the one hand, it defends the capital for defense, and on the other hand, it deters the southern counties and makes them more honest.

The left and right prison gate guards and the left and right Jinwu guards are Zhao Weilong's most controlling imperial guards. Now that something like this happened in the capital, he felt the need to beat his generals.

When Wang An heard this order, he was only slightly taken aback, and then replied: "Yes!"

"Go!"

"Yes!"

After Wang An left, Zhao Weilong tried his best to calm down before continuing to walk forward.

As an emperor, you must be calm at all times, so that the people below can't see the depth.

To do this, you have to suppress all your true feelings, which is undoubtedly a very painful thing, but fortunately Zhao Weilong has a queen to tell.

Right now, he just wanted to send Fang Hongji away quickly and return to the harem to vent his anger.

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Donghe Mansion, the army gathered.

This place is located between Hanshui and Jishui, and it is the easternmost mansion in Hexi County. The imperial army has just cleaned up the zombies.

However, the enemy's situation came from the west, so these soldiers who had been fighting for a long time had no time to rest, so they were all summoned to Donghe Mansion.

Two days had passed since the attack, and Lu Liqing, who was the commander of the Western Front Corps, still hadn't figured out where the enemy came from.

The scouts he sent to the west of Hanshui either died under the claws of a large number of zombies, or were killed by the so-called enemy troops.

The Yong army can march quickly in the crowd of zombies, but this is not the case for the imperial army. It is normal for the scouts sent to be killed by zombies.

The sudden appearance of the enemy army made Lu Liqing unable to sleep well, and his hair turned gray a lot in the past two days.

Now the Western Front Army, after the imperial court sent troops to suppress the southwest rebellion, now has less than [-] regular troops.

Among the 5000 troops, there are only [-] forbidden troops who can really fight, and Long Zhiwei Youwei accounted for [-] people.

Now that the right guard of Long Zhi was defeated, Lu Liqing was in great pain. This would greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the Western Front Army.

He, Lu Liqing, will also bear the responsibility for the defeat of Longzhi Youwei, and he is extremely worried about how to report to the court.

Of course, this matter must not be hidden. All Lu Liqing could guess, the court already knew about the defeat on the front line.

"Forget it, please forgive me!"

In the government office, Lu Liqing, in his fifties, sighed, picked up a pen and began to write.

Gathering up the rout in the past two days, Lu Liqing roughly figured out the casualties of Longzhi Youwei, knowing that he had lost the ability to fight.

Therefore, in his pleading memorial, he asked the imperial court to transfer Long Zhiwei's men back to reorganize the army with the existing skeleton.

In this way, Long Zhiyouwei can recover his combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.

Of course, the so-called fastest here will take at least half a year, and Long Zhiyouwei definitely can't count on it in a short time.

So at the end of the memorial, Lu Liqing also asked the court for assistance to fight against the enemies that appeared east of the Han River.

According to Lu Liqing's idea, the right guard of Long Zhi was abolished, and the newly built left guard of Long Zhi could be transferred over.

Although the newly built seven guards for the imperial guards were weaker in combat effectiveness, they were much stronger than those wastes in the guards.

Just as Lu Liqing was picking up his pen and thinking, he heard an announcement from outside: "Great Governor... Long Zhi Youwei Commander Yuan Zheng is back!"

Lu Liqing got up immediately and said, "Oh? Where is it? Let him come to see me!"

Among the defeated soldiers who returned, only one Qianhu had the highest rank.

But this person was so defeated that Lu Liqing didn't get useful information at all after asking him personally.

Now that Yuan Zheng is returning, this person is the first to fight against the enemy. From Lu Liqing's point of view, he naturally knows a lot, so he really wants to hear what Yuan Zheng has to say.

The soldiers who reported immediately went to deliver orders, and after about ten seconds, one person was led outside the hall.

This person is Yuan Zheng, but at the moment his hair is messed up, his armor is scattered, and he looks extremely embarrassed.

After being hunted down continuously, Yuan Zheng and his subordinates were gradually separated, and now being able to escape with his life and come back can be regarded as God's blessing.

"General, death penalty for lowly position!" Yuan Zheng kowtowed his head to the ground.

Lu Liqing walked closer and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"My lord, our army crossed the Han River and stationed in other villages and towns, and was attacked by the enemy in the middle of the night..."

Next, Yuan Zheng described the process in detail.

"What is the origin of the bandit army?" Lu Liqing asked a key question.

Yuan Zheng thought about this question repeatedly during his escape, and now he has the answer in his heart.

"General, it's King Yong!"

When he first heard "Yong Wang", Lu Liqing almost didn't know who it was.

"King Yong? The Ninth Prince?" Lu Liqing couldn't believe it.

"My lord, it is King Yong!"

"He's still alive?" Lu Liqing said with a straight face.

In the northwest that has been occupied by zombies, there should be no living people anyway, let alone support so many troops.

What's more, just a little kid from King Yong in the Fan Dynasty, why did he pull up an army in the northwest.

Based on this, Lu Liqing expressed doubts about Yuan Zheng's words.

"General, it is indeed King Yong, the humble official heard it with his own ears!"

The slogan that Yong Jun yelled during the fierce battle is still in Yuan Zheng's ears.

It's a pity that he and the brothers who crossed the Han River together are now separated forever.

"His Royal Highness King Yong, long live... Which bandit army shouted this!"

"General, besides King Yong, who else in the Northwest would use this title?"

Having said this, Yuan Zheng raised his head and said, "Perhaps the situation in the northwest is different from what the imperial court thought. They may not have fallen!"

"They even thought that the Central Plains had already fallen, and it was not impossible for the civil and military forces in the Northwest to enshrine King Yong as their king!"

Yuan Zheng's guess this time is extremely bold, but it does have some truth.

When the news is cut off, the imperial court thinks that the northwest has fallen, and in turn, the northwest may also think that the imperial court has fallen.

In the northwest that has not yet fallen, it is a matter of course to enshrine Zhao Yanxun, the emperor's own son, as the king.

So now, King Yong led the northwest army to fight back, what is his intention?
The answer seems self-evident...

Now that the world is in chaos and zombies are rampant and the country is in danger, something like this happens again...

It's really a leak in the house and it's raining all night... Lu Liqing said secretly.

(End of this chapter)