The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 936 Zombie Chaos 5
If you can't win, you will be ruined, so what if you win?
Zombies are besieging the city, supplies are in short supply, people's hearts are sinister, and the order in the city is in jeopardy, and it is still precarious.

What happened in front of him gave Li Zhifu a headache, and seeing no hope for the future made him even more desperate.

However, in the land of Dajin, Li Zhifu is not the only one who is worried.

The officials and gentry in various prefectures and counties threatened by zombies are now bigger than each other, and the situation encountered by many people is much more dangerous than that of Li Zhifu.

Of course, the intensity of the zombie spread became weaker as it went south, but it was enough to make people frightened.

At the beginning of March, the imperial court issued a precautionary edict. At that time, many local officials, including those in Beijing, expressed doubts about the content of the edict.

Now the zombies are making trouble and hitting many people in the face.

Now in the imperial court, no one doubts the authenticity of the zombies anymore, and the prevention of "epidemic" in various places is also actively carried out, and there is no need for the imperial court to urge it.

The imperial court also shifted its focus to epidemic prevention, and at the same time mobilized the army to remove the zombies, especially to prevent the zombies from the north of the river from crossing the river.

Fortunately, there is a big river running from east to west, blocking the high density of zombies in the four northern counties. Otherwise, the long defense line of the big river would be impossible to defend against.

However, although there are fewer zombies in the counties of the Central Plains, the zombies tend to spread due to the improper response of the local government.

From April to the present, Emperor Zhao Yongcheng issued 25 decrees on the elimination of zombies, just because there was turmoil around Gyeonggi.

But the decree is not a heavenly soldier and a general, and the trend of the spread of zombies has not been curbed, which makes him more anxious and angry.

However, one wave of unrest and another wave, regarding the general strategy for dealing with zombies, there are now two schools of thought in the court.

One side believes that the defense line of the Dahe River should be defended, and based on this, the zombies south of the Dahe River should be eliminated, and at the same time, the zombies should be strictly prevented from spreading to the south of the Dajiang River.

The other side believed that soldiers should be sent across the river to save people, eliminate zombies and recover the city.

Undoubtedly, the officials' claims are all based on their own interests, which is also due to human nature.

Recovering the north is purely delusional right now, so Zhao Yongcheng directly rejected it, but the dispute did not end there.

There are zombies in various counties in the Central Plains, and it is unrealistic to completely eliminate them in a short period of time. We can only focus on clearing a certain place, and then proceed step by step.

As a result, a new problem arose. The seven counties between the two banks of the river could not be cleared in order. The officials all wanted to benefit their hometown.

The long-term quarreling and arguing made it impossible to settle the plan for the purge. Although the elite of the forbidden army was assembled and available, they could not even purge the area around Gyeonggi.

The court was arguing, and the local yamen at all levels were the same. In addition, the guards of the capitals were pulling their hips, and it was even more difficult to curb the spread of zombies.

In Qian'an Hall, the emperor Zhao Yongcheng was sitting behind the desk. Just now he summoned three cabinet ministers and said a lot of useless words.

"If the ministries of the imperial court and the guards of the forbidden army can strictly implement the decree and cooperate sincerely... not to mention eliminating the monsters and preventing them from spreading south of the big river, it must be possible!" Zhao Yongcheng sighed.

But he also knew that it would be impossible for civil and military officials to be of the same mind, not even the ancestor Taizong could do it.

In fact, the imperial court has undergone many reforms for more than a hundred years, in order to maintain the imperial power by the mutual system of all parties. It is not surprising that it has what it is today.

The only good news is that the three cabinet ministers have reached an agreement and are willing to persuade the court officials to compromise with each other and come up with a strategy to calm the chaos as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner..." the chief eunuch Chen Changhe reminded.

"Let's pass it on..."

"Yes!"

The dinner was in the fine room next door. When Zhao Yongcheng moved away, Wang An, the director of editorial supervision, entered the main hall.

"Slave Wang An, kowtow to the emperor!"

Stopping, Zhao Yongcheng squinted and asked, "What's the matter?"

Coming at this time, there must be a big event, and it is very likely that it is not good news.

"Reporting to the emperor, the rioters of Huaiyang County captured the eighteen cities of the second mansion of Shuanghe Yuxing, and Wu Pingshan, the leader of the bandits, rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yongcheng's eyes went dark, and he fell back limply.

Fortunately, there were many eunuchs around, and they quickly supported the emperor's body, and then transferred him to the dragon couch beside him.

After setting up the emperor and ordering someone to pass on the imperial physician, Chen Changhe glanced at Wang An.

"The Lord is responsible for the daily affairs of Kyushu, why bother with these trivial matters, and attract the Lord..."

Before Chen Changhe could finish speaking, Zhao Yongcheng who was on the dragon couch opened his eyes, causing him to rush to take care of him again.

When Zhao Yongcheng sat up, he saw Wang An kneeling in front of the dragon couch.

"The imperial court gave out 120 million taels of silver to appease the rioters in Huaiyang. Five days ago, the governor of Huaiyang reported that the rioters had been scattered and resettled...Why did the situation change to what it is now?" Zhao Yongcheng tried hard to restrain his anger.

"Reporting to the emperor, according to the news from Huaiyang, the reason why the rioters revolted is because..."

"Say!" Zhao Yongcheng slapped the table angrily.

"It's because the Huaiyang local government corrupted the imperial court's relief money..."

"It is said that there are still officials who collect the children of the common people and sell them to the gentry as slaves in large quantities, and..."

The more he listened, the angrier Zhao Yongcheng became.

Zhao Yongcheng knew that the officials made money and squeezed the people, but he didn't expect these people to be so bottomless.

The imperial court raised officials, but it directly raised gravediggers.

"The government corrupts ink and kills people, why didn't the editorial supervisor notice?"

Why didn't you notice it?How can Wang An not be clear about the things of the people below.

At this time, Zhao Yongcheng asked sharply: "How much money did they take from others? How much filial piety did you take?"

In a word, Wang An was so frightened that his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, the servants don't know about this, let alone taking a tael of silver from them. The servants have always been loyal to the emperor!"

At this time, of course, the first priority is to deny and show loyalty. As for whether to get the money or not, what should I say about this matter...

"Hmph... Loyalty. Loyalty is blocked by money. How much benefit have you made yourself? Do you really want me to point it out for you?"

"Prince, servant..." At this time, Wang An really felt the danger, because the emperor's words were too "true".

When Wang An's five internal affairs were on fire, Zhao Yongcheng scolded him: "Go and find out what's going on, get out..."

"Yes... yes, servant girl, let's go now!"

Wang An crawled out of the hall, knowing that his life was temporarily saved today.

The most important thing right now is to find out the situation in Huaiyang as soon as possible, and order the eunuchs guarding all over the place to be clear-headed, so that such accidents will not happen again.

In addition to the main hall, Wang An ran into Concubine Duan, so he immediately knelt down and saluted.

He, Wang An, escaped with his life just now, and Concubine Duan has been very angry recently, so he, Wang An, dare not be negligent.

Fortunately, Concubine Duan ignored him and went straight into the hall, which made Wang An really relieved.

Besides, in the main hall, Zhao Yongcheng was leaning on the chair with his forehead stroked, and he was thinking with his eyes closed.

The people around were silent like cicadas, and needles could be heard in the hall.

But then, the sound of footsteps in the hall made Zhao Yongcheng open his eyes, and his cold eyes swept towards Chen Changhe.

Chen Changhe's heart tightened, and he secretly scolded whoever was so unruly, and it was unpleasant to come to the emperor at this time.

So he took three steps and made two steps, except that Jingshe was about to reprimand, but saw that the person who came was Duanfei.

So he could only turn around and remind Zhao Yongcheng in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is here..."

Zhao Yongcheng nodded and didn't say much about it, he knew the purpose of Concubine Duan's visit.

After entering the hall, she glanced left and right, Concubine Duan immediately reprimanded: "You slaves are getting more and more unruly, why don't you serve the emperor to eat!"

After reprimanding the eunuchs in Qian'an Palace, there is only Concubine Duan in the harem.

At this time Zhao Yongcheng asked: "My concubine, why are you here?"

Originally, I wanted to lay the groundwork, but now that the emperor asked, Concubine Duan just cut to the chase.

"Your Majesty, ghosts are raging in the world today, and this concubine is only a child like Xun'er, you have to find him back!"

"A white-haired person sends a black-haired person, and the concubine doesn't want to go through it again..."

Speaking of the latter, Concubine Duan directly knelt in front of Zhao Yongcheng, and cried on his lap.

Patting Concubine Duan on the shoulder, Zhao Yongcheng comforted him: "I have already sent three teams out, all of whom are the elite of the imperial army, and they will bring Xun'er back safely!"

In fact, he also really wanted to find Zhao Yanxun, hoping to use his "knowledge" to fight against zombies.

"Chen Changhe..."

"The servant is here!"

"Send two more capable soldiers, and we must bring King Yong back!"

"According to the order!"

At this time, Zhao Yanxun had arrived in Yuanyang and settled down in the palace.

If he knew about the chaos in the dynasty, he would probably be willing to go back. After all, no matter how powerful he is in a system with serious internal friction, he will not be able to manage it in a short time.

And even if he wants to go back, it's not realistic right now, because the zombies have spread in Longyou, and the connections outside and inside the pass have been cut off.

(End of this chapter)