However, the reality is often unexpected. Who would have known that the King of Linhuai and others would actually rebel?

They actually attacked Jiangpu County, which is only across the river from the capital.

The outer protective ring in the northern part of the capital was almost completely lost, leaving only the Yangtze River.

At this time, King Zhongshan, who had once made bold statements and claimed that "I am enough", actually took the initiative to issue an order to mobilize the garrisons from the states south of the capital to join King Qin in the capital...

King Zhongshan slapped himself in the face, making a crackling sound, and then slapped the faces of his ministers without mercy.

Most of the ministers felt ashamed. Although they dared to attack Zhu Xiuyuan in the court, it was because "the law does not punish the public."

In fact, in private, they had to change their route when they saw Zhu Xiuyuan.

In other words, they actually still have some reverence in their hearts.

However, some ministers sneered and didn't take it seriously, thinking that this was just a blind cat encountering a dead mouse. It was just a coincidence and could not explain anything.

As for King Zhongshan himself, he has a very thick face, and after a long talk, there was nothing unusual about him.

When he talked about mobilizing local garrison troops to come to Beijing to serve the king, there was no hesitation at all, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.

This face is simply thicker than the armor on his body.

As for Zhu Xiuyuan, the person involved, he actually didn't notice this at all.

As a result, he abruptly missed such an opportunity to show off.

What Zhu Xiuyuan is thinking now: Since King Zhongshan has issued an order to mobilize troops from the southern states, there should be no danger in the capital...

"well!"

After a while of silence in the main hall, Emperor Chen, who was sitting on the imperial dragon chair, suddenly patted the armrest of the dragon chair and cheered loudly.

Chen Huang's reaction seemed to be a beat too slow. His sudden move shocked some of the ministers.

"Uncle Zhongshan is still thoughtful, haha, Emperor Zhongshan is indeed worthy of being a pillar of my Dachen, haha, good, very good..."

Emperor Chen sat on the dragon chair, patted the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands, and laughed. It seemed that King Zhongshan's move made him feel more at ease.

At this moment, the newly promoted General Han Qingshan of the Royal Guards suddenly came out to pay homage: "Your Majesty, may you have forgotten your advice to transfer local garrison troops and naval forces to the capital to strengthen the defense of the capital a few days ago?

Uncle Jiang Cheng has already proposed it!"

Has it finally been revealed?

As soon as Han Qingshan said these words, the entire hall fell into silence again.

Chen Huang's laughter stopped suddenly, like a duck that was quacking happily and someone pinched its neck.

This time, the ministers felt ashamed, and the muscles on their faces kept twitching.

They all looked at Han Qingshan vaguely, their eyes incomprehensible, as if they were looking at an elusive and delicate artifact.

They remember very clearly that after Uncle Jiang Cheng put forward that advice, the first person to stand up and oppose it was Han Qingshan...

What's the matter, now that you see that someone else's advice is correct, you immediately change your position?

What exactly was Han Qingshan thinking?

"Well, when Han Aiqing said this, I suddenly remembered it!"

Emperor Chen couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He stood up and searched the military attaché series. After finding Zhu Xiuyuan, he smiled and said, "Zhu Aiqing, you are still the best. You are the real pillar of my great Chen!"

"If I had listened to your suggestion and transferred garrison troops to Beijing early, we wouldn't be in this situation now! Don't say that the Yan people's 200,000 troops went south, so what if 400,000 troops were sent south!"

Only then did Zhu Xiuyuan come back to his senses.

It turned out that he was pretending to be cool again without knowing why.

It was Han Qingshan who "sent" it to him.

This feeling...haha, it's really refreshing.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan was quite modest and went out to pay homage: "Your Majesty, this incident happened suddenly. Who would have thought that King Linhuai and other rebels would raise an army to rebel together?"

"Zhu Aiqing, do you have anything to add about the defense of the capital?" Chen Huang asked with a smile.

All the ministers had different expressions, but Zhu Xiuyuan was too lazy to pay attention. Since Emperor Chen asked, he said: "Your Majesty, the old prince Zhongshan has mobilized the garrison troops from the southern states to serve the king in Beijing."

"On the way into the palace, I saw that the Jinwu Guards were prepared, and the Yulin Guards must be the same. The only thing I'm worried about now is the Shen Lei Fang."

"As we all know, Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, is very eager for the divine thunder. A few months ago, he made a promise to exchange the land of several states for the formula of the divine thunder."

"I'm just afraid that... the Yan army will take advantage of the chaos to attack the Divine Thunder Workshop and seize the Divine Thunder formula. If the Divine Thunder once falls into the hands of the Yan Kingdom, then... the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Um……"

Huang Chen frowned, and the smile disappeared from his face, "I wish Aiqing's concerns are very reasonable. Hey, I was also panicked, and I forgot about the Shenleifang outside the city!"

"Then what should I do according to Aiqing's opinion?" Emperor Chen asked again.

"Your Majesty, the only plan for now is to close the Shenleifang and move the core craftsmen, documents, raw materials, finished products of new weapons, etc. into the city, leaving only an empty shell."

"Even if the Yan army invades, they will get nothing!" Zhu Xiuyuan said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, then according to Aiqing's opinion, Aiqing has the full authority to handle this matter, and no one else can stop it!"

Perhaps because he knew that King Zhongshan had transferred local troops to garrison, and also discovered Zhu Xiuyuan's "foresight", Emperor Chen seemed to have taken two reassurances in a row.

His whole body was rejuvenated, and his previous decadent state had disappeared.

"I obey!"

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately agreed. He really didn't want the secrets in Shenleifang to spread to the Yan Kingdom.

After all, gunpowder, if used properly, will crush cold weapons.

This is an absolute advantage, and Zhu Xiuyuan wants to keep it firmly in his hands. At least, the secrets about gunpowder cannot go outside the scope of Chen Guo.

"The matter of Shenleifang is over. My dear friends, if you have any good ideas, feel free to speak freely!" Emperor Chen sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the ministers below.

However, Emperor Chen's words fell for a long time, and no one came out to speak.

The huge Jinshen Hall was once again in a dilemma.

Emperor Chen looked down at all the ministers, frowned, and looked at King Zhongshan first, "Uncle Zhongshan, we have saved the river and the capital tonight, but what about tomorrow?"

"The external reinforcements will have to arrive tomorrow afternoon or evening at the earliest. This is still relatively close and the number of people is relatively small... So what should we do before the reinforcements arrive?"

"The 30,000 troops of Qingliuhou who are stationed in Jiangpu County, sharpening their swords, may cross the river again at some time. There are also the 200,000 troops of the Yan people, the 100,000 troops of King Linhuai and King Shanyang..."

"Uncle Zhongshan, you have been in charge of the capital camp for many years and are known as the 'God of War'. Please tell me, what should we do next?"

Chen Huang straightened his sitting posture, picked up the tea cup on the dragon table, and took a sip of strong tea to refresh himself.

"Your Majesty, the current capital city, north of the Yangtze River, is being invaded by two armies of the Yan people."

King Zhongshan handed over his hand, his voice was very loud, and he seemed to be getting stronger with age.

"The Yan army on the east road includes 100,000 Yan soldiers and 50,000 troops stationed under the rebel general Shanyang King. The total number is 150,000. They have successfully moved down the Grand Canal."

"Thanks to the quick response of King Jiangdu of Yangzhou, he used 50,000 troops to hold back the 150,000 Yan army. At present, King Jiangdu is enough to support the reinforcements from the south to enter Beijing."

"So the Yan people's east-route army is not something to be afraid of and can be ignored. What the capital city is facing now is the threat of the Yan people's west-route army."

"The army on the west route includes 100,000 Yan troops. The rebel general Linhuai King has 50,000 troops stationed in his tent. There are also 150,000 troops. They are marching quickly by land, rushing south to the capital."

"A rapid march over land is naturally inferior to traveling down the Grand Canal, so I estimate that it will take another day for the 150,000 troops of Yan's West Route Army to reach Jiangpu County."

"By that time, the reinforcements from the south have arrived. If we defend according to the natural moat of the Yangtze River, we should be able to stop the Yan army from advancing to the north of the Yangtze River!"

"Now, the threat facing the capital is only the 30,000 troops under Qingliu Hou's tent. Although Qingliu Hou captured Jiangpu County, they crossed the river several times, but were defeated by our soldiers of the Jingying Navy!"

"Marquis Qingliu and his 30,000 troops are nothing to be afraid of!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that we should strengthen our existing defenses at present. The Royal Forest Guards will prepare for battle on the four walls of the city, the Jinwu Guards will prepare for battle in the Imperial City, and our soldiers from the Beijing Camp will defend the river to keep the enemy at bay.

No advance."

"By the time the Yan army arrives, the reinforcements from the south of the capital should also arrive at the same time!"

"So we only need to strengthen our defense now. Once the reinforcements arrive and the danger to the capital is relieved, we will be able to free up our hands to drive away the Yan army and regain the lost territory in the north!"

King Zhongshan’s suggestion is quite reasonable.

Holding the city and waiting for reinforcements is indeed the safest way at the moment.

After all, King Zhongshan's capital camp has only one function, and that is to defend the capital.

As for other matters, they are not under the control of King Zhongshan.

Even if the entire Chen Kingdom is lost and only one capital city is left, King Zhongshan will stick to the capital city and will not leave.

Unless someone comes to attack the capital, his capital camp will not take action.

After listening to King Zhongshan's long speech, Emperor Chen couldn't help but nodded slowly.

Then Emperor Chen looked at Zhu Xiuyuan and said, "Zhu Aiqing, do you have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" Zhu Xiuyuan bowed.

When he said this, he had no other opinions at all.

When Emperor Chen saw that Zhu Xiuyuan also agreed with this method, he couldn't help but nodded again. However, Emperor Chen still looked at Han Qingshan and asked, "Han Aiqing, what do you have in mind?"
To be continued...