The water prison was built by the late Emperor Zhou Wu, and was completely independent from the sky prison.
Ordinary prisoners are held in the sky prison, while warriors are held behind the stone gate, and they are all powerful warriors.
Without the emperor's will, whoever dares to open the water prison means violating the laws of the Zhou Dynasty!
"I'm curious as to why you entered the water prison."
As the emperor, Emperor Zhou Ren knew very well who was imprisoned in the water prison.
The water prison looks like a prison, but it is actually a back-up left behind by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
The best swordsman in the world, Shen Liandao, who had previously escorted Marquis Lu to the capital, was the master released by Emperor Zhou Ren from the water prison.
“Urgent report!!!”
"Your Majesty! Urgent report from the northern front! Spies have spotted a group of Wei cavalry crossing the border!!!"
At this moment, a royal guard ran in and reported quickly.
Emperor Zhou Ren, who had closed his eyes and fell asleep, opened his eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"You actually took action so quickly?"
After muttering something, Emperor Zhou Ren immediately gave the order.
"Send an order to Ji Shiming, the general who controls the north, to lead troops to the northern border to defend against the enemy on a certain day!"
"yes!"
The imperial guard took the order and immediately turned around and ran away.
A war concerning the survival of the country is about to begin.
At this time, the internal political power of the Zhou Dynasty had not yet been unified.
Emperor Zhou Ren was also a little overwhelmed for a while.
With the current national strength of the Zhou Dynasty, there is a lot of pressure to fight against the Wei Dynasty.
And there are three great dynasties watching with eager eyes!
Once other dynasties join the war, the Zhou Dynasty will inevitably be divided.
"When war comes, life will be devastated and the people will suffer. Alas!"
Emperor Zhou Ren sighed.
At this time, Eunuch Cao's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Lu wishes to see you."
"Please."
Marquis Lu came in and spoke quickly.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! We must not send troops first!!"
"The cavalry of the Wei Dynasty have crossed the border! They have set foot on our land! If our Great Zhou Dynasty does not send troops, wouldn't it make the world think that our Great Zhou Dynasty is afraid!?"
Emperor Zhou Ren's voice was cold and arrogant.
Lu Shangcheng quickly explained: "Your Majesty, according to the detailed news from the front line, the Wei cavalry crossing the border may not be the army of the Wei Dynasty! I believe that someone wants to provoke a war between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Wei Dynasty! "
Emperor Zhou Ren frowned slightly.
In fact, he had already suspected it.
But when it comes to national security, he can only be forced to respond.
Otherwise, it will be too late to wait until the Wei army comes to attack before sending troops.
There is an inch of land and an inch of mountain. If the land is invaded by soldiers from other countries and there is no reaction, then the bones of the Zhou Dynasty will have become soft!
Will be laughed at by everyone in the world!!
It is difficult for a dynasty that has weakened its bones to stand up again.
Lu Hou understood that Emperor Zhou Ren was concerned about this, so he immediately emphasized: "Your Majesty, what I mean is not not to send troops! But we need detailed information on the front line, and then consider whether to send troops! I think that we should send troops first Go to the front line to find out whether the group of cavalry that invaded our territory is really the cavalry of the Wei Dynasty."
"And the person sent to investigate must be a reliable confidant that His Majesty can use! Otherwise, he is very likely to be exploited!"
Lu Hou's words illustrate the key point.
Although news of the Wei cavalry invasion came from the front, it was impossible to determine whether the news was true or false.
The news that came from thousands of miles away had already changed its taste along the way.
I'm just afraid that someone with ulterior motives is manipulating the situation behind the scenes and deliberately provoking a war!
For example, those restless guys within the imperial court,
Therefore, reliable confidants must be sent to the front line to determine whether the Wei Dynasty really wants to invade.
Only a reliable person could see the Wei cavalry entering the border with their own eyes before sending a large army to the front line to meet the enemy.
Otherwise, once these hundreds of thousands of troops are sent out.
It’s just that a lot of military expenses are spent on any given day! That’s money!
Moreover, if hundreds of thousands of troops were sent over, but the Wei Dynasty did not invade, wouldn't it be a huge waste of military expenditures?
At that time, this huge amount of useless expenditure will definitely be used by interested people in the court to impeach Emperor Zhou Ren.
This is just one of them.
Secondly, in case the Wei Dynasty was still hesitant and did not want to start a war.
As a result, seeing the Zhou Dynasty's army pressing down on the territory, it was very likely that they were anxious and started a war directly!
If this is the case, then it is just like those in the court who want to provoke a war!
Although he knew the ambitions of the Wei Dynasty, he had already had the idea of invading.
But at this moment, if you can avoid starting a war for the time being, then try not to start a war!
Drag it if you can!!
Because the Zhou Dynasty needs time to develop!
At the same time, we also need to clean up the internal moths and consolidate the imperial power!
Otherwise, this war will never be won.
Lu Shangcheng speculated.
The Wei Dynasty was not stupid and did not want to start a war so soon.
After all, once this war breaks out, it may last for several years.
Therefore, you need to prepare follow-up military supplies before fighting.
In addition, if the Wei dynasty launched a war without any scruples, wouldn't it be extremely stupid if they knew that there were three major dynasties watching with eager eyes?
Even if the Zhou Dynasty wins this war, the Wei Dynasty will be annexed by other dynasties!
So analyze it rationally.
This time the Wei cavalry broke through and invaded, it was by no means simple!
The Wei Dynasty had millions of troops, but only one team of cavalry invaded...
It's strange no matter how you think about it.
"Yeah." Emperor Zhou Ren thought for a long time and nodded slightly.
Speaking of sending a confidant to the front line to investigate, she already had a candidate in mind.
Wu Zhongxian, who is in the prison, is the only confidant she can use at the moment.
At this moment, Eunuch Cao's voice came from outside the royal study.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Sima Chengsi, General Ji Shiming of Zhenbei, King Zhou Kangping of Ping, as well as Minister of War Lin Hai, Minister of Rites, Minister of Punishment... and other ministers are here to see you!"
Emperor Zhou Ren and Lu Shangcheng looked at each other.
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Heavenly prison.
After Wu Zhongxian received the imperial edict from Emperor Zhou Ren, he began to direct the jailers to open the stone gate.
This stone door is opened using a mechanism.
The mechanism that opens the door is a huge stone. Press the stone and the stone door will rise.
But obviously, the stones are not as easy to press as imagined.
The three jailers jumped on the huge stone for a long time, but they couldn't hold it down.
Three grown men couldn't press the mechanism with all their weight, which shows that even ordinary people can't open the stone gate.
Wu Zhongxian waved his hand, and a powerful internal force shot out along with a silver needle, hitting the stone heavily.
The stone was hit and slowly sank downwards.
The jailers looked at Wu Zhongxian in surprise.
The prisoners were also shocked when they saw this scene.
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Wu, who looks fair and tender, turned out to be a powerful warrior!
With just a wave of his hand, he can push down a stone that even three strong men could not push down!
This is the power gap between warriors and ordinary people.
As the stones fell, the stone door made a rumbling sound and began to rise slowly.
