Emperor Xianlong stared at the memorial on the imperial case with gloomy eyes.
After a long time, he angrily threw a memorial on the ground.
"It's too much to bully others, it really is too much to bully others!"
As the supreme king of the secular world, Emperor Xianlong can be said to be the most powerful man.
But even he can't make things develop exactly as he wants.
Things have not been peaceful in the Western Regions recently.
"Big companion, the Anxi Protectorate sent someone to send news that the various tribes in the Western Regions and the local practitioners are trying to rebel against the rule of the Zhou Dynasty. I'm afraid it's not stable just relying on the Anxi garrison."
Compared with the Central Plains, the Western Regions are obviously too far away.
Emperor Xianlong's knowledge of the Western Regions was only the symbols on the sand table and the map.
But even so, the Western Regions are now subordinate to the Great Zhou. Not to mention that the Anxi Protectorate is the authority directly established by the Great Zhou in the Western Regions.
No emperor could allow his authority to be challenged by others, and Emperor Xianlong was no exception.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am afraid that it is not possible to rely solely on garrisoning troops in the Western Regions. A practitioner must go to the Western Region to take charge. And the grade of this practitioner cannot be too low. It must be at least the third grade."
The eunuch Zheng Jie said with emotion: "The reason why these bastards from the Western Regions are ready to make moves probably has a lot to do with the unstable situation in the southeast. The southeast and northwest are diagonally opposite, and they are sure that the Great Zhou will ignore the leader and the tail."
Emperor Xianlong snorted when he heard this: "Looking ahead and ignoring the tail? I want to take care of both. I want both fish and bear's paw!"
As a king who has been on the throne for more than 20 years, Emperor Xianlong has now accumulated great prestige. Although the current national strength of the Zhou Dynasty is not as good as when it was first founded, it is not something that some bastards can provoke.
Northwest, Southeast.
Even if these two places were attacked at the same time, Emperor Xianlong felt that he could handle it.
"But Your Majesty, what if war breaks out again in the north? I heard that East Vietnam is also making small moves."
The eunuch knows everything about the world without going out.
As the number one henchman of the imperial court in Chang'an, Zheng Jie, who has reached the level of transcendence, is obviously able to know what is happening in various places.
"North? East Vietnam?"
Emperor Xianlong looked stunned.
"No report has been sent."
"Your Majesty, the report should be on its way. It will take some time. This slave just sensed it."
Zheng Jie sighed and said: "The current situation is more like several forces that have discussed it in advance and want to work together to attack."
When Zheng Jie said this, Emperor Xianlong's face became even uglier.
"How dare these ants provoke me."
Emperor Xianlong's breathing became rapid, and even his beard began to tremble.
"I'm going to kill them all."
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Zheng Jie hurriedly said: "These are some young people who just want to fish in troubled waters to get some benefits. They are naturally small flies and cannot threaten the national destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, they should not be taken lightly. Your Majesty recommends one person to go to Anxi Capital
The guardian is in charge of the overall situation."
"who?"
Emperor Xianlong raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Bad handsome man Feng Hao."
Zheng Jie said word by word.
"Feng Hao?"
Emperor Xianlong was obviously not too surprised by this answer.
Because although there are many practitioners above the third level in Chang'an City, there are not many who can directly obey the orders of the imperial court and only obey Emperor Xianlong's orders.
Zheng Jie is of course the strongest person.
But Zheng Jie definitely can't leave.
The East Vietnamese swordsman Wei Wuji once entered Chang'an City twice to assassinate Emperor Xianlong.
If Zheng Jie had not rescued him in time, Emperor Xianlong's head would have been removed long ago.
Although there are restrictions in the palace, they are of little use to practitioners of Wei Wuji's level and are more like decorations.
Apart from Zheng Jie, the only person Emperor Xianlong could mobilize was Feng Hao, who had the highest cultivation level.
After all, Feng Hao is also a second-grade practitioner, and he has a crushing advantage over ordinary practitioners.
"Let me think about it carefully."
Emperor Xianlong hesitated for a moment. This was not because he thought there was anything wrong with Feng Hao's ability and loyalty, but because he felt that the position of bad commander was also very important.
If a bad leader goes west, who should take charge of the affairs in Beijing?
"Your Majesty is worried that there is no one in the bad guys' yamen to take charge of the overall situation, right?"
"good."
Emperor Xianlong sighed and said: "Those purple-robed delinquents are all about the same strength and qualifications. No matter who is appointed as the delinquent commander, others will be dissatisfied."
Zheng Jie said in his heart that Emperor Xianlong's imperial skills were truly at their peak.
"If Your Majesty will not give up, I am willing to help take care of the affairs of the bad people."
Emperor Xianlong's facial expression was a little subtle. After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "Aren't you afraid of being tired?"
"It is a slave's honor to serve His Majesty."
"That's all, let's discuss this matter later."
Emperor Xianlong waved his hand and said, "I'm tired too, please step back."
"According to the decree."
Zheng Jie respectfully knelt down and saluted Emperor Xianlong, and then exited the Zichen Hall.
As expected, His Majesty still did not agree to let him serve as a bad commander.
Emperor Xianlong attached great importance to the checks and balances of power in the court.
Compared with the ministers in the outer court, the appointment of officials in the inner court is more important.
Zheng Jie is already the internal chamberlain, and can be called the internal minister. If he also serves as the bad commander, no one will be able to check and balance him.
Although Zheng Jie was loyal to the court and Emperor Xianlong, he knew that Emperor Xianlong would not completely trust anyone, not even him.
The reason why Zheng Jie recommended himself was, firstly, to test Emperor Xianlong, and secondly, because he sincerely felt that it would be better for him to take charge of the overall situation rather than letting the unscrupulous purple robes quarrel with each other.
But now it seems this is impossible.
Your Majesty cannot allow his family to dominate.
Checks and balances are the basic thoughts of a king.
After leaving the Zichen Hall, Zheng Jie was walking along the corridor when he saw Wang Shu, Minister of War, walking towards this side in a hurry.
"Wang Shangshu?"
"Mr. Zheng."
The two of them looked at each other and exchanged hands.
"Why is Wang Shangshu here?"
"It's an urgent report from the border."
Wang Shangshu sighed and said: "The current situation is really not good. The barbarians from the north are attacking the border gates in large numbers, and the border gates are in emergency. I will go to the palace to report to the emperor."
"As expected."
"Mr. Zheng already knows?"
Wang Shu was shocked.
As soon as the Bian Guantang report was delivered to the capital, it was immediately sent to the Ministry of War. No one else saw the whole process.
How did Zheng Jie know?
Could it be said that it relies on the spiritual power of practitioners?
Isn’t this a bit too mysterious?
"It's just a slight feeling, not counting."
Zheng Jie paused and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Wang Shangshu. Since it is an urgent report at the border, there is no need to delay it. Go and report to your Majesty quickly. We will not disturb you and take our leave."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and walked away.
