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Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhou Chen was reviewing memorials and handling government affairs.

As an emperor, Zhou Chen always reminded himself that it is easy to be a fool, but difficult to be a saint.

If you want to be a Mingjun, you must not relax yourself.

Diligence is the most basic requirement.

Without exception, all those foolish monarchs in the past started from being lazy and neglecting government affairs.

Zhou Chen thought that he was not some kind of talented and bold hero.

Therefore, Zhou Chen can only start from the most basic requirements and strictly demand himself.

"His Majesty."

"Governor Cao please see me."

At this time, the factory guard came in to report.

"Let him in."

Zhou Chen said a word without raising his head.

Since Dian Wei, the commander of the imperial army, guards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Even Cao Zhengchun, the emperor's close servant, had to go through a pass if he wanted to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation when he was not on duty.

Cao Zhengchun walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation not long after the factory guard left.

"His Majesty."

"This is the news that just came from Shu."

Cao Zhengchun walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation and came directly to Zhou Chen's side.

Cao Zhengchun handed a news letter to Zhou Chen.

News from Shu?

Zhou Chen was obviously taken aback.

He didn't seem to have asked the people in Dongchang to check the news of Shu.

However, when thinking about the responsibilities of the East Factory, Zhou Chen felt that this was a matter of course.

Zhou Chen raised his head and took a deep look at Cao Zhengchun.

Then, Zhou Chen took the news letter from Shu from Cao Zhengchun's hand, opened it and read it.

The content of the message is not much, but it is also not little.

After Zhou Chen read the news from Shu, his brows were slightly frowned.

Zhou Chen tapped the dragon case regularly with his fingers, his eyes twinkling in silence.

After a while.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and glanced at Cao Zhengchun; "Is there anything else? Only these?"

Cao Zhengchun said immediately; "Reporting to Your Majesty, the factory guards have only found this information so far."

When Zhou Chen heard the words, there was another burst of silence.

"The King of Shu should be arriving in Luoyang soon!"

"When the time comes, Cao Zhengchun, you go to meet the King of Shu."

A few minutes later, Zhou Chen calmly glanced at Cao Zhengchun and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and said.

"How is the situation in the four northern states?"

"Is Fang Xuanling's progress in the four northern states going well?"

Zhou Chen asked again.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the four northern states has gradually stabilized."

"Master Fang has been doing his best to relieve the disaster and appease the people. The disaster-stricken people in the four prefectures have been properly resettled."

"However, there are still some small groups of thieves in the land of the four states who are causing trouble."

"Furthermore, Mr. Fang was assassinated several times, which should have been done by the fish from those aristocratic families."

"General Lu is already sending troops to wipe out these bandits, and Cao Shaoqin is also chasing down those assassins."

Cao Zhengchun described the situation of the four northern states one by one.

After Zhou Chen finished listening, he nodded and didn't say much.

These problems were all within Zhou Chen's expectation. After all, the four northern states had just quelled the chaos, and there were still some small groups of thieves causing trouble, which was inevitable.

As for Fang Xuanling being assassinated several times, that's not to mention.

If the aristocratic family is really that easy to clean up without any remaining problems, then it is not the aristocratic family.

But these, in Zhou Chen's view, will be completely wiped out as time goes by.

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Northern Xinjiang.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

In the meeting hall.

Xue Shaowen, Marquis of Zhenbei, sat on the main seat, and there was an imperial decree beside him.

And on the left and right sides below him, there are more than a dozen figures in armor sitting.

A solemn atmosphere permeated the air.

Xue Shaowen, Marquis of Zhenbei, who was sitting on the main seat, glanced at the dozen or so generals sitting below, and said calmly, "Just now the imperial court came to order, and you should have heard about it."

"This is the imperial court's decree for this Marquis, you all have a look."

Xue Shaowen picked up the imperial decree next to him and handed it to the more than ten generals present below.

The dozen or so generals sitting below received the imperial edict and watched it in turn.

Every general frowned slightly after reading the contents of the imperial decree.

After more than a dozen generals present had read the imperial decree, the originally solemn atmosphere in the hall became even more dull.

His Majesty actually ordered Xue Shaowen, Marquis of Zhenbei, to return to Luoyang to perform his duties.

If this is according to the past, it can be regarded as normal.

It is very common for the emperor to summon important generals at the frontier to play a mission.

But before that, the emperor in the palace ordered the Suppressing Northern Army to dispatch the Suppressing Northern Army to the south to quell the chaos.

Their Zhenbei Marquis Xue Shaowen did not obey the order, but instead used other excuses to prevaricate.

This made these generals present here have to think more about whether the emperor ordered Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, to return to Luoyang to play things, and whether there would be other purposes.

Seeing that the more than ten generals present had read the imperial edict, Xue Shaowen, who was on the main seat, looked at the more than ten generals below again; "You have also read the imperial edict given to me by the imperial court."

"Your Majesty decreed that this Marquis should return to Luoyang to perform his duties."

"What do you think?"

"Do you think this Marquis should accept the order and go back to Luoyang to play according to the order?"

Xue Shaowen glanced at the dozen or so generals present below and asked.

The more than ten generals present here are all Xue Shaowen's cronies, which is also one of the reasons why Xue Shaowen can control the Zhenbei Army.

Therefore, for these generals, Xue Shaowen also went straight to the point without much concern.

Hearing Xue Shaowen's question, the more than ten generals present looked at each other.

One of the rough and burly men couldn't help standing up first, and said, "Master Hou, this order must never be obeyed."

"Before, our Zhenbei Army did not follow the order to dispatch troops to the south to suppress the rebellion, which must have made His Majesty suspicious."

"Your Majesty's decree to ask Lord Hou to return to Luoyang to perform his duties must be uneasy and well-intentioned."

The voice of this rough man was deafening and echoed in everyone's ears.

The other generals looked solemn and frowned, but none of them spoke easily.

They all knew that the possibility of what this rough man said was very high.

This is exactly what they are worried about.

But if you don't respect the order and go back to Luoyang to play things, that is disobeying the order and disrespecting it, that is treason.

What is the fate of treason.

All the generals here know this well.

Those who conspire against will die, and the nine clans will be punished.

This is the blatant conspiracy of the majesty in the palace, and anyone with a little discernment can see it.

Besides, I have never followed the order to dispatch troops to the south to suppress the rebellion, and have prevaricated the majesty in the palace once.

If he doesn't follow the order this time and prevaricates the majesty in the palace, he will definitely be labeled as a rebel by the palace.

When the time comes, where will the Zhenbei Army go?

What about these generals?

"Do you know what the consequences will be if you don't comply?"

Xue Shaowen, Marquis of Zhenbei, glanced indifferently at this brutish man.

The complexion of this rough man changed, and he said in a deep voice; "Master Hou, no matter how serious the consequence is, he will be accused of disobedience and disrespect. This is the same as Master Hou returning to Luoyang to play a role, and he may also be punished." There is no difference between surrendering crimes and disobeying orders."

"It's a big deal that Lord Hou will take us to fight back."

"With 300,000 Zhenbei troops in hand, what can the imperial court do with Lord Hou?"

"Relying on the strength of my Zhenbei Army, I went straight to Luoyang. There is no place that can stop me with any military equipment along the way."

"At that time, it will be no problem to break through Luoyang."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the meeting hall changed slightly.

No one expected that this rough and burly man would dare to say such rebellious words.

Xue Shaowen's face sank on the main seat, and he looked at the rough and burly man and shouted loudly; "Shut up."

"Do you know what you're going to say?"

"How dare you say such rebellious words?"

"Although the sun set in the Great Zhou court, the sun will set in the west again, and the emaciated camel will be bigger than the horse."

"Do you think that with 300,000 Zhenbei troops, you can compete with the imperial court?"

"Let's not talk about the imperial court's garrisons in other places, even the Shenwu Guards guarding Luoyang, the capital of the gods, are not something our Zhenbei Army can deal with."

"If your words spread, do you know what consequences it will bring to the Zhenbei Army?"

"I'll go get thirty army sticks later, as a punishment."

Xue Shaowen looked at the rough man and said in a stern voice.

This is not something that can be said casually.

Although Xue Shaowen didn't have much respect for the court in his heart, he didn't dare to blatantly say such rebellious words.

Because Xue Shaowen knew that no matter what the court said, it was the orthodoxy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a skinny camel was bigger than a horse.

He can find reasons to evade the imperial decree, disrespect the imperial court's decree, and listen to the announcement but not listen to it.

But he is not qualified enough to challenge the imperial court blatantly.

Especially those things that happened in the court recently made Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, deeply realize that the camel of the court is still very powerful.

The chaos in the four northern states was easily quelled by the imperial court. Even the Boling Cui family, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was wiped out by the imperial court in an instant.

This is enough to show that even if the sick tiger of the imperial court is gone, the residual prestige still exists.

This made Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, have to be careful.

Facing Xue Shaowen's cold scolding, the rough and burly man sat down unwillingly.

He was surprised, didn't he just say what Hou Ye thought in his heart?

Why did Lord Hou scold him instead?

Is it possible that Lord Hou will really obey the order and go to Luoyang to perform?

After the words of this rough and burly man, the atmosphere in the meeting hall became even more depressed.

Xue Shaowen on the main seat took out another letter and looked at the people below; "Here is a letter from the prime minister to Benhou, please take a look."

A letter from the prime minister?

The dozen or so generals present were stunned for a moment, and then began to read the prime minister's letter in turn.

After more than a dozen generals had read the prime minister's letter, the general on the right hand looked directly at Xue Shaowen who was sitting in the main seat; "Master Hou, the prime minister's letter has already implied very clearly."

"Your Majesty has an idea about Lord Hou."

"Your Majesty summoned Lord Hou to return to Luoyang to perform his duties. It is not a good thing for Lord Hou."

"What's Hou Ye going to do next?"

"How to solve the military salary of the Northern Army in this town?"

The general said with a serious face.

"Yes! Lord Marquis."

"The military salary is the most important thing, and the military salary of the 300,000 troops is not a small sum."

"If the imperial court does not approve the military salary of our Northern Army, what will we do with the 300,000 soldiers of our Northern Army?"

"They have been waiting for the military pay!"

The first general on the left also said solemnly.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo's letter has already hinted very clearly that His Majesty has suspicions about the Zhenbei Army.

If His Majesty does not pay the Zhenbei Army, what will happen to the 300,000 Zhenbei Army?

You can't really wait to drink the northwest wind!

Xue Shaowen heard the worries of these two generals, and said calmly: "Don't worry! I am sure that His Majesty in Ding Palace will not refuse to pay the army's salary for my Northern Army."

"From what that majesty has done recently, our majesty is not short-sighted."

"Your Majesty should be clear that if there is no military salary, the Zhenbei Army will be unstable."

"Once the Suppressing Northern Army's morale becomes unstable, His Majesty knows better than anyone what the consequences will be."

"So, His Majesty will not allow chaos in northern Xinjiang."

Xue Shaowen said with certainty.

Xue Shaowen's words were like a sedative, which calmed down the hearts of the more than ten generals present below.

As long as there is military pay, it's okay.

If there is no military pay, it will be really troublesome.

"Master Hou, then Your Majesty has ordered you to go to Luoyang to play a role, Lord Hou or not?"

The previous rough man spoke again.

The other generals also looked at Xue Shaowen who was on the main seat.

Regarding this matter, they did not dare to speak easily, and it still depended on Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei himself.

"Ben Hou's old injury has recurred and he is bedridden with a serious illness. Do you think Ben Hou can travel far and return to Luoyang to perform his duties?"

Xue Shaowen glanced at the rough and burly man, and said calmly.

Hearing Xue Shaowen's words, the rugged man immediately laughed; "Should I just say it? Lord Hou won't go back to Luoyang to play things according to his will."

The other generals also understood what Xue Shaowen meant and didn't say anything more.

This kind of matter can only be decided by Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Xue Shaowen didn't pay any attention to that rough man, but glanced at the more than ten generals present with a majestic expression and said, "You have also read the imperial decree and the prime minister's letter."

"You should all know in your heart that our current situation is very bad."

"Therefore, you must manage the Zhenbei Army well, and nothing will go wrong."

"Especially some of the generals below, they are all favored by this Marquis."

"The Zhenbei Army is the foundation of our life."

"I understand everything."

Xue Shaowen scanned the dozen or so generals below with a serious face.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou."

"I'll wait until I understand."

The dozen or so generals below stood up, bowed and said in unison.

"As long as you know."

"Let's do our own work!"

Xue Shaowen waved his hand.

Then, more than a dozen generals present left the Zhenbeihou Mansion.

After more than a dozen generals left, Xue Shaowen was silent for a moment, and then summoned the steward of the Hou Mansion; "Steward, send someone to Xiliang to visit the Marquis of Xiliang."

"Yes, my lord."

The butler nodded and immediately understood what Xue Shaowen meant.