This morning, the ministers thought it was worth the price.
Breaking news and hot dramas are coming one after another.
The situation was so intense that they, the old foxes who had spent their lives playing tricks and schemes, couldn't stand it.
Rebellion!
No matter which dynasty it is in, it is a word that makes people’s hair stand on end when they hear it.
After the Troubled Times ended more than three hundred years ago and the Qin Dynasty established its empire, these two words have not appeared in people's ears for many years.
But in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they heard the real news of the rebellion. It was a large-scale rebellion that numbered tens of thousands at one time and almost ravaged an entire province!
When the news was made public, everyone in the court, including civil servants and military officers, was furious.
For them, political opponents are political enemies, and political struggles are internal conflicts. However, if there is a rebellion, it means that outsiders want to overturn the table on which they eat, which is absolutely intolerable.
"You are a bold thief who dares to commit rebellion. It is simply unforgivable!"
"Yes, these unruly people have long been told that they are not good people. The imperial court has worked so hard to provide disaster relief for them, but they still dare to rebel. In my opinion, these unruly people should be killed!"
Amid the excited scoldings of the ministers, a few more sober officials looked thoughtful.
Logically speaking, things like rebellion cannot be concealed no matter what. Xishan Province should have reported the military situation to the court as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it was delayed, no matter what the cause of the rebellion, it was just a delay in military flights.
One crime was enough to kill off the whole family of the chief envoy of Xishan Province and the commander of the capital commander's department.
However, the size of the rebel army had already reached fifty or sixty thousand, and it was only then known to the capital that if there was nothing fishy among them, even if they were told to ghosts, they would not believe it.
Thinking of this, these officials looked horrified, and they felt very frightened when they thought about it carefully. The inside story may involve a deeper struggle in the imperial court.
But what surprised everyone, including Zhao Xuanji, was that Li Chen, who should have been furious the most, was calm.
Looking at Li Chen with indifferent eyes, Zhao Xuanji suddenly felt something bad.
"The chief assistant made a mistake about this matter."
"The rebels are not fifty or sixty thousand, but nearly one hundred thousand."
Li Chen's words instantly silenced the noisy Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"The rebels had begun to develop on a large scale a few months ago, and immediately occupied the three counties of Taiyuan, Yangqu, and Xiangding."
"After holding on to the only channel from Xishan Province into Southern Zhili, these rebels began to attack southward. At this time, they have probably reached Datong Prefecture."
Under Zhao Xuanji's astonished gaze, Li Chen's mouth raised a sarcastic arc, and he said: "You must be confused as to why Xishan Province didn't send the news. Don't worry, you can ask him himself about this question."
"Chen Tong, go and bring Tao Rui, the chief envoy of Xishan Province!"
After Li Chen finished speaking, the officials' faces twitched.
Now, even a fool could see that Zhao Xuanji was trying to take advantage of the sudden change in the rebellion in Xishan Province to force the prince to change his mind about sending troops to Korea.
But who would have thought that His Highness the Crown Prince already knew this.
Not only did he already know about it, His Highness the Crown Prince had even begun to make arrangements.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the sound of iron chains being dragged as people walked could be heard, but Zhao Xuanji kept staring at Li Chen.
