Although the court has never admitted it, the capital still talked firmly about the Wugu Army going south.

People in the capital were very excited to talk about this matter. The Emperor's Army of the Great Chu State will definitely make the barbarians of the Wugu people come and go without a return!

However, important officials of the court like Wu Mian knew very well that the Great Chu State today could not go to war with the Wugu people.

How can a general fight against the black bone man without courage and soldiers without fighting?

More importantly, the court now spends more than it takes every year. There is no money to pay for the war.

The court has no choice but to issue additional funds to Jiaozi in the past few months. The people are suffering and complaining. If this continues, the people will rise up.

The road to open up the source cannot be done, and reducing expenditure is even more feasible. Do you advise Your Majesty to stop the huge 10,000 Tianyuan and Huashigang or to reduce the salaries of officials? It is best to re-measure the land across the country and collect all the taxes that the landlords and gentry families should pay.

But Wu Mian knew that the imperial court could not do any of these things.

This is like a tall and magnificent building. It looks good outside, but in fact termites have already eaten the beams and pillars of the house. It may collapse when the strong wind blows.

What we are now considering is how to prolong the life of the Great Chu State, which is surviving.

Wu Mian came out of the inn dejectedly and prepared to enter the palace to report to His Majesty the conditions for the withdrawal of the army proposed by Zhang Tonggu.

At this moment, the sound of gongs sounded on the main street, and several gongs kept ringing.

Which court official is this? Wu Mian sat on the horse and looked up and saw a group of people walking over in a mighty manner.

There are actually hundreds of imperial guards in the team to lead the way. Only the two or three important officials of the Privy Council can have such a scene.

Wu Mian looked at the flag in the team, and the word Tong was embroidered on the flag.

It turned out that Tong Guan, who was in charge of the Privy Council, returned to Beijing. Before the Wugu Army attacked, His Majesty sent Tong Guanxuan to pacify Shanxi. The original intention was to let him take charge of Shanxi and coordinate the defense of the entire Shanxi.

But when the Wugu army was moving south with great force, Tong Guan actually returned to the capital with a swagger!

Wu Mian was full of bitterness when he saw this scene. Will Your Majesty kill Tong Guan because of this? Absolutely no. How could the emperor be willing to kill Tong Guan, the favorite minister.

Tong Guan was sitting on the horse and was looking proud, completely looking proud.

People in the capital like to watch the fun the most. The roads are crowded and crowded.

"Taiwei Tong, did you beat the black bone man to the point of falling flowers and flowing water to return to the court?" A commoner on the roadside asked excitedly with his neck stretched out.

Tong Guan did not answer. He just nodded frequently to the people on both sides with a smile.

"Shameless!" Wu Mian cursed in a low voice.

On that day, the news that Taiwei Tong defeated the Wugu Ren and returned to the court spread throughout the capital.

Zhang Mao's face turned pale after learning the news. He knew that the Wugu people could no longer cover the fact that they went south.

He could not punish Tong Guan. Everyone knows that Tong Guan was his favorite minister and he sent him to Shanxi. If Tong Guan was punished, he would slap him in the face.

If the Wugu people hit the doorstep and let the people know the news, the court will lose all their faces.

The people originally thought that they were holding a brazier in their arms, but they turned out to be a piece of ice!

People were educated since childhood and said that from the emperor to the local officials, they were all parents of the people.

It’s good to be a parent, you have to take care of money and property. The benefits here are many. Beating a child is natural. Not listening to parents is unfilial!

This is also the reason why the Great Chu State regarded Confucius as a saint and ruled the world with filial piety.

This also has its disadvantages. That is, the court has to take care of everything. Of course, eating honey is beautiful, but you have to eat it even when the shit comes!

But Zhang Mao knew in his heart that he could no longer carry the burden of the Great Chu State. He must find someone to carry the burden for him now.

There is only one candidate, that is Zhang Xing, the crown prince of the Great Chu State.

Zhang Mao asked Li Gou'er to inform the prince Zhang Xing of the next day and asked him to attend.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Zhang Mao sat on it but glanced at Tong Guan who had just returned to the capital and turned to Prince Zhang Xing.

Seeing his father watching him, Zhang Xing hurriedly stepped out of the line and knelt in front of Zhang Mao.

Since becoming the crown prince, Zhang Xing has acted cautiously and feared that he would arouse his father's suspicion. The aging emperor saw that no one in his prime would be in a good mood.

It seems that my old age is because of the prince's growth. No one can covet his power, even the future emperor.

"You have been careful in your studies over the years, hardworking and frugal, studying hard, and not good at women. It's really good." Zhang Mao praised.

Most of the princes in history were hardworking and thrifty people and were not good at women. However, most of them changed their temperament after becoming emperors. There is only one reason. If they don’t do this, they may not become emperors. When they become princes, they always have a pair of cold eyes staring at themselves.

"I'll give you this thing today." Zhang Mao continued. He waved his hand, and Li Gou'er walked down with a jade plate.

Dozens of ministers were staring at the things in the jade plate. It was the purple-gold jade belt that Emperor Zhang Mao usually tied around his waist!

Is Your Majesty going to hand over power? This is the question in the hearts of all the ministers present.

"Thank you, Father!" Zhang Xing kowtowed. The twenty-five-year-old prince has always been away from the political center and has no political sensitivity at all. He did not think so much at all.

"You are not young now, it's time to come out and practice. You can take the position of the prefect of the capital in the capital." Zhang Mao said again.

The people present were even more excited.

For more than 100 years, the founding emperor was the younger brother of Emperor Taizu, who later became the prefect of the capital. Later, the officials who managed the capital must add the word "quantity" in front of the prefect, which means temporary agency.

Today, the prefect of the second capital of the Great Chu State appeared. It seems that His Majesty is really preparing to hand over power.

"Son of the ministers obey the order." Zhang Xing kowtowed and replied. It seemed that he was not as skilled as the ministers and did not understand the meaning of this appointment.

Some of the ministers are happy, while others are sad. They are happy because they see hope that they may be valued in the future. The sad thing is because the emperor and the ministers are happy, and they will soon withdraw from the stage.

The favorite ministers of Zhang Mao, such as Grandmaster Cai and Tong Guan, felt very uncomfortable.

After dealing with the top priority in Zhang Mao's mind, Zhang Mao asked slowly: "Where has the army of Wugu people marched now?"

Qin Jiading, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, reported: "It is reported that the Wugu army in the west is almost at Yuzhou. However, the Wugu army in the east is still blocked in Zhending Prefecture."

If it was the same speed, the Wugu people on the east road should have come faster. When Zhang Mao heard that the Wugu army was still blocked in Zhending Mansion, he immediately felt refreshed.
Chapter completed!