Xinyang Tower.

In the lobby, many diners were talking.

Everyone's voice was kept very low, and almost only friends at the same table could hear it.

"Have you heard? The eldest son of the King of Zhenbei, the Crown Prince Su Yuan... is going to rebel!"

"You also know about this? I heard it from the old man who sells cooking cakes on the street. He said that Princess Jiuyang is dead, and she was killed by that... ahem, Su Yuan."

"No wonder there are so many soldiers on the streets these two days..."

"When Princess Jiuyang married the King of Zhenbei, what a grand pomp the Lord created! There were three hundred people in the ceremony alone! The gold and silver silk and satin as a dowry took hundreds of carriages to pull."

"Yes, the one the Holy One loves the most is Princess Jiuyang...Su Yuan...how dare he..."

"I think we ordinary people should make plans early!"

"What can we do? Do you dare..."

"I wonder when the imperial edict will arrive in Beifeng City!"

"Even if the imperial edict comes, will Prince Su and Prince Su dare to make it public?"

Almost every table of diners was discussing Su Yuan's killing of Princess Jiuyang.

The innkeeper, standing behind the counter, kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He sent a few waiters: "When you serve tea and dishes, remind the diners to keep their voices down! Keep your voices down again! It's best not to talk about that matter again!"

"Also, everyone should be smart. If anyone from Zhenbei Palace comes, let me know immediately!"

Several waiters nodded repeatedly.

Of course they knew what the shopkeeper was afraid of. If these comments reached Su Yuan's ears, who knows what would happen.

The shopkeeper himself doesn't want to get into trouble.

…

Zhenbei Palace.

After testing Jin Yiwei's ability, Su Yuan was already thinking about what kind of work he would assign them.

At this time, Chu Changning came to report something.

"My lord, I have something to report. The city's informants came to see me this morning, saying that the prince is planning to rebel, and it has been spread in the city."

"oh?"

"In just one night, people in the streets and alleys were discussing this matter." Chu Changning looked a little gloomy, "My subordinates speculated that someone might be pushing it secretly."

"Well... we just hosted a banquet for the heads of the five major families a few days ago, and the news spread today."

Su Yuan's tone was indifferent, but Chu Changning understood the meaning behind his words.

He solemnly said: "I'm going to arrest them!"

"Don't say goodbye yet." Su Yuan said with a smile, "They are caged birds, they can't escape, and there is no rush to deal with them. What's more, they are not fabricating rumors, we are indeed planning to rebel."

"But... Your Majesty, the rebellion is of great importance. If the people in the city know about it so early, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the matter."

Chu Changning's worries are not unreasonable.

As the saying goes: Things are accomplished through secrets, and failure is revealed through words.

Since ancient times, many major events have been ruined because of leaks.

The important reason why many rebellions are successful is that the confidentiality work is done well enough... Even many of the rebels' own troops and soldiers did not know that they were going to rebel until the day of the rebellion.

Although Su Yuan now lost the condition of "secrecy" after killing Zhou Yan, for the people of Beifeng City, knowing this matter too early will still cause confusion.

"Yes." Su Yuan nodded, "But I would like to see the people's attitude towards this matter. Changning, what do you think the people will think?"

Chu Changning opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but he held it back.

"But it doesn't matter."

"...Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. The people must be opposed to this."

"I think so too."

"That……"

"But attitudes will change. As long as they find that life is better under my rule, or as long as I win a few battles and defeat the Zhou Dynasty's army, maybe their attitudes will change."

Chu Changning agreed: "Your Majesty is right. But my subordinates are worried that the people are incited to cause trouble by someone with ulterior motives. One of the news reported by my subordinates' eyes and ears is that someone is deliberately spreading panic information."

"What panic message?" Su Yuan asked curiously.

"'The citizens of Beifeng City should try their best to resist the rebels, otherwise the king's army will come to destroy the rebels in the future, and the citizens of Beifeng City will also be punished'."

Su Yuan frowned when he heard this.

"This is deliberately to make the people in the city stand against me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then find out all these black sheep..."

As Su Yuan said this, he thought to himself: It just so happens that I am worried about how to arrange these thousand Jinyi guards...

Afternoon.

Su Yuan summoned all the thousands of Jinyi guards, gathered them in the palace martial arts academy, and assigned them tasks.

He mobilized 300 people to dress up as ordinary people and blend into the urban life of Beifeng City to investigate those who deliberately stirred up conflicts and chaos.

Afterwards, he transferred another 500 people to leave the city and lurk in major cities along the east road, and then detached some of them to go to the capital.

Su Yuan does not intend to invest all his energy in Beifeng City.

Beifeng City is just a small city, with a population of less than 100,000. There are thousands of Xiliang cavalry and 300 Jinyi guards, enough to thoroughly investigate the entire city.

In comparison, the hinterland of the Central Plains is the key.

He arranged for hundreds of Jin Yiwei to go there in advance, take root, explore the information, and prepare for the future.

Apart from anything else, with these arrangements, once the emperor sends troops to attack him, he will be able to receive the news some time in advance.

After allocating eight hundred people, there are still two hundred left.

Su Yuan planned to keep all these two hundred brocade guards by his side, replace the Xiliang cavalry, and form a guard team.

The Xiliang cavalry are good at charging and killing on the battlefield, but their personal strength is somewhat inferior after all. As a guard, they are definitely not as good as the Jin Yiwei.

Just imagine, every Jinyi Guard has the acquired fourth level. Then, the escort team formed by two hundred acquired fourth levels will improve Su Yuan's personal safety to another level.

At least it is almost impossible for an assassin in the acquired realm to assassinate him.

After the arrangements were made, Su Yuan also began to think about the next action.

To fight against the outside world, one must first secure the inside. Now Beifeng City is his home base, and he must first build this city into an iron barrel.

This is actually not difficult. With a hundred thousand troops here, there is no need to worry about city defense.

The only thing that needs to be "safe" is the human heart.

He wanted the people in the city to be of one mind with him. It was not easy to do this, and Su Yuan understood that in this ancient world, many people regarded the emperor as a god.

This means that no matter how he benefits, some people will still oppose him and rebel, and even fear that they will be implicated and hate him.

Su Yuan must try to solve this unstable factor.

And at this moment, thousands of miles away, a fast horse rushed to the gate of the capital.

"Xilulu..."

"winter!"

The horse seemed to have reached its limit and fell to the ground as soon as it stopped, foaming at the mouth.

The man riding on it also fell to the ground, his face pale.

Upon seeing this, the city gate guards immediately ran closer and asked about the situation.

"Urgent report from Northern Xinjiang...send to the palace immediately..."

After the postman finished speaking with difficulty, he rolled his eyes and fainted.

The city gate guard quickly looked at the postman's waist and saw a mailbox wrapped around it, with eight bright red characters on it: "Deliver immediately, your Majesty will personally express it."
Chapter completed!