The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 234 Situation of Counties
Outside Qian'an Hall, three cabinet ministers and chief officials of various ministries are waiting here.

"The prince has an accident, and I don't know what's going on now!"

"Most of the imperial hospital went to the East Palace, and even the emperor went there in person. It seems that the situation is critical!"

Those who can be ministers of the cabinet are not the best of the best. Knowing the work is only a basic skill.

"Catastrophes fell from the sky, China was overthrown, and now the situation has finally improved, but something happened to the crown prince again. This is really..."

This is the truth, but it is easy to be over-interpreted by others, so one of the ministers did not continue to say it.

Everyone talked a lot, but the three cabinet ministers did not speak.

It's the end of the way for the officials to do what they do. Every word they say is so important, so they don't speak easily.

Everyone waited outside the hall for a while, and finally the chief eunuch Chen Changhe came out.

"Everyone, the emperor invites you to have an audience!"

Hearing this, the officials lined up and walked into the main hall under the leadership of the three cabinet ministers.

Qian'an Hall has extremely high regulations, and the main hall is empty, and everyone is led aside by Chen Changhe.

While everyone was walking, they only heard the chief assistant Wang Tinghe ask: "Eunuch Chen, how is the prince? Is the emperor all right?"

"Your Majesty is sad, everyone can tell you more good news later!" Chen Changhe replied.

After a while, everyone was taken outside a living room in the hall. The emperor himself was sitting on a reclining chair, staring at a map on the wall.

The place inside is small, and it will only appear crowded if a dozen ministers enter, so everyone simply stood outside.

"The ministers are waiting to kowtow to the emperor!" All the ministers knelt down and saluted.

Only Zhao Yongcheng said: "The three elders come in, if the others have a copy, they can present it, and then go back to deal with government affairs!"

No matter how bad his mood is at the moment, as an emperor, he should take responsibility, so Zhao Yongcheng still has to deal with today's affairs well.

Those who had something to play, handed over their own notes to the eunuch next to them, and then bowed to the emperor before retreating.

"Three elders, come in!"

Now that there were fewer people, the three cabinet ministers had a place to sit inside.

Under Zhao Yongcheng's signal, three young eunuchs moved the pier, and then he said: "Sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor is over 50 years old, but the youngest of the three cabinet ministers is also [-]. At this moment, the four old men in the jingshe form the power core of the Jin court.

After the three of them sat down, the chief assistant Wang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, I heard that something happened to the crown prince this morning. I don't know what's going on?"

"The imperial doctor is treating you, so don't bother with me!"

Zhao Yongcheng's words set the tone for today's performance, so that they could no longer ask about the prince.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Zhao Yongcheng could only take the initiative to ask: "What's important today, let's talk!"

Wang Tinghe said: "Reporting to the emperor, the grain harvest in the three counties in the southeast has been bumper, and the grain collected by the governments has been transported to Gyeonggi one after another after reserving part of it!"

"What about Jiangxi County and Lingbei County?" Zhao Yongcheng asked.

"These two places are still being expropriated, and there will be results in the near future!"

After nodding his head, Zhao Yongcheng said: "The five counties to the south of the river are the foundation of our Great Jin Dynasty, and then pass on a decree to the commanders of each county, asking them to ensure the stability of the south at all costs!"

"Of order!" Wang Tinghe replied.

Then Zhao Yongcheng asked again: "What's the latest situation in Southwest?"

Hearing the question, the second assistant Xie Xiaofang got up and replied: "The ghosts have been eliminated in the southern prefectures and counties of Shu County, while the northern prefectures and counties are still being investigated!"

"Receive the latest report from Shannan County as soon as possible. All the prefectures and cities have been restored. There are still more than 20 county towns occupied by monsters. The Shannan Metropolitan Division is doing its best to wipe them out!"

"The county town has been occupied by more than 20 ghosts. Isn't the situation outside the city even more serious?"

There was a trace of sullenness in Zhao Yongcheng's tone at the moment, and he continued: "Half a year has passed, originally only a few prefectures in the north had ghosts appearing, but they spread to the whole county, Shannan Dusi is a bunch of trash!"

Hearing Zhao Yongcheng's reprimand, Xie Xiaofang quietly lowered his head, scolding the officers and soldiers of Shannan County in his heart.

"Decree to the Shannan Dusi that if all the cities cannot be recovered within two months, all the people in the Dusi Yamen will be punished!"

"According to the order!"

"How is the situation in Nanyang County, Qinghe County, and Huaiyang County?" Zhao Yongcheng asked again.

"The Dusi and the various ministries of the Forbidden Army are doing their best to clear them up. The latest news from Qinghe County is that the suppression is almost complete. The Dusi and the Forbidden Army are currently investigating!"

The other counties are all in charge of the suppression, but in the three counties mentioned just now, there are also forbidden troops.

It was because these three counties belonged to the Central Plains that the imperial court sent out the Imperial Army, because these places were directly related to the safety of the Gyeonggi region.

"Finish the situation in other counties!" Zhao Yongcheng stroked his forehead. At this moment, he felt a headache.

Xie Xiaofang nodded, and then continued: "The situation in Hedong, Guangyang, and Hexi is still critical, and the guards are stabilizing their defenses!"

These three counties are further north, so the zombie crisis is even more serious. Although the imperial court has contacted the local government, communication with each other is often cut off.

In order to prevent the spread of zombies, the imperial court mobilized additional troops and built a defense line outside Gyeonggi County.

Although Zhao Yanxun knew in advance that the zombies would erupt, but in terms of a comprehensive understanding of the entire crisis, Zhao Yanxun was behind the court.

The ability of a complete political and military system in the last days is definitely not comparable to that of Zhao Yanxun who was trapped in the small Yuanyang mansion.

The extent of the outbreak of zombies in various places shows that the north is far more serious than the south.

In the southernmost counties, that is, the ones mentioned by Wang Tinghe just now, there is no local outbreak at all.

Even if there were a few sporadic imports from outside, they were culled at the fastest speed, and the five southern counties were as stable as Mount Tai.

In the area to the north of the general, the zombie crisis is more serious, and the memorandum just now mentioned that it is being suppressed.

"A few counties in the north and northwest, and a few counties still have no news?" Zhao Yongcheng asked.

The third assistant, Lu Chaowen, who hadn't spoken all the time, got up and replied: "The three counties of Hengshan, Jinghai, and Shuofang are separated from Guangyang and Hedong. The imperial court has sent more than 30 people. No news!"

"There are big rivers connecting the three counties in the northwest, and there is no news of the manpower they sent?" Zhao Yongcheng's tone became cold, showing that he was already very unhappy.

At this moment, Wang Tinghe, the chief assistant, replied: "Your Majesty, the ghosts in the Gyeonggi area have not been cleared. It is not beneficial to contact the northern and northwest counties too early. Instead, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. I think..."

Before Wang Tinghe could finish speaking, Zhao Yongcheng questioned, "Aren't the people in these places the people of our Great Jin Dynasty?"

"We still need to look for it, especially in the three counties in the northwest, where there are barbarians invading, we must find out the situation!"

Zhao Yongcheng especially emphasized the three counties in the northwest, in addition to really caring about the people in these places, of course it was also to inquire about Zhao Yanxun's news.

He still cared very much about his ninth son.

"According to the order!"

(End of this chapter)