Chapter 404

That's not all.

Just two days ago.

The army going south finally confronted the rebels, and the bad thing was: the point of confrontation was at the state border.

It's like saying.

The five southern states have all fallen.

So the result.

The court was shocked.

ten days!

In just ten days, the rebels took over the two states of the empire, the queen mother had dropped countless things, and all the officials were scolded like grandchildren.

The prime minister expressed his helplessness.

Say something.

Who will explain why the situation has suddenly changed to this point?

terrible!

Half of the empire was occupied just like that, and the whole thing didn't take years as a unit. It only took a few dozen days to transfer troops from Banxian to Shanzhou.

In the past, dozens of days passed in a flash.

Now, open your eyes, the sky has changed.

. . .

Another two days later.

"Report!"

Hearing this voice, the prime minister trembled.

These days, there is not a single good thing coming to report.

trembling hands.

Open the mailbox.

Ah!

In an instant, the prime minister smiled wryly.

really.

Another piece of bad news. At that time, when the state border was encountered, the opponent directly nested in the nearby prefectural city and built a defense, and did not fight against the southward cavalry outside the city at all.

The cavalry ran the fastest, and the purpose was to stop the northward advance.

But if they don't enter and defend instead, what can the cavalry do?

Horse attack? Just kidding, I can only wait for the people behind to come up.

good.

Waiting is waiting.

Start to attack the city!

As a result, one day and one night, there was no result. The letter box in his hand was the news. Not only did he not make any progress, but he also suffered a considerable loss.

even.

There is another bad news.

That is the matter of Nanyu navy's surrender, which has already spread among the army going south.

The morale of the army is unstable!

"boom!"

The prime minister couldn't help but slapped the table.

want to curse.

But knowing that it was useless, he could only sigh and report to the queen mother. There was no accident, and his ears were buzzing for a while. The prime minister wanted to resign.

After being scolded, he was about to leave.

"Empress Dowager, Prince He is asking to see you." The maid came to report.

"..."

The prime minister sighed in his heart, is the royal clan going to intervene?

Right.

All the soldiers on the front line knew about Nanyu Navy's defection, if the royal family didn't know, they would be too incompetent.

soon.

Prince He, the second brother of the late emperor's mother and compatriot, walked in.

"Meet the Queen Mother."

He saluted, but there was not much respect in his tone.

The queen mother listened to the government behind the curtain and monopolized the power.

Since then.

The royal family and the empress dowager were no longer completely in one mind. They were kept in the dark when they learned that the Nanyu navy had surrendered, and all the royal family members were furious.

That's why he came.

In fact.

He knew about it a long time ago, but he didn't come to the door immediately.

first.

If the army going south is victorious and the whole journey is like a broken bamboo, the problem is not too big.

Second.

I also want to ferment the matter, just like now, the queen mother made an extra fault of concealing information, and she didn't cover it up, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the royal family.

Obviously.

The purpose is achieved.

"Nanyu Marine Division turned their backs, why did you hide it?" Prince He stared at the Queen Mother.

"..."

The queen mother is also a little confused now.

Usually.

You can still be tough, and hard steel with the royal family, who told our son to be the emperor.

But now, the whole thing is already going out of control, running all the way, trying to be tough, but he doesn't have the confidence anymore, he really has no experience.

Half of the country is gone.

The Imperial Navy has turned their backs.

The intelligence system collapsed.

…

Who the hell wants to have this experience? Nor does she want the experience.

A string of bad news came.

Even, for a moment, there was a feeling that the building was about to collapse.

"Prince He, the situation in the empire is still under control. Some rebellious officials and thieves, under the iron hoof of the empire, can only be trampled into ashes."

"Blocking the news is to avoid panic."

"Twenty days."

"Must be able to... otherwise..."

"..."

The Empress Dowager avoided the important ones and directly talked about the conditions.

finished listening.

Prince He was silent for a moment.

Nodding her head in agreement, the Empress Dowager exchanged her own power for twenty days, and if she failed to achieve the expected goal, she would have to give up her powers such as supervising the country.

This is an exchange.

Although it can be forced to decentralize power now, after all, the status is there.

Anyway, she is also the emperor's biological mother, so it's not good if the relationship is too rigid.

"Can!"

"Twenty days later, I hope to see what the Queen Mother promised, so farewell!"

After finishing speaking, Prince He turned and left without talking nonsense.

inside the hall.

The queen clenched her fists.

angry!

Having been in power for a long time, it is really hard to hear that someone wants to reduce the power in her hands, but there is nothing to do, the royal family can't be wiped out.

This is crazy!

"Send twice as many troops, no matter the cost!"

The queen mother gave orders to the prime minister.

twenty days.

In order to gain power, she no longer cared too much.

"yes!"

The prime minister was helpless.

double.

The army representing the south will exceed one million, and a large number of elite soldiers from the north will be withdrawn. It can be said that the queen mother has bet on 80% of her strength this time.

Fortunately, the Quartet has lived in peace for a hundred years.

No need to worry about taking advantage of it.

. . .

at this time.

All parties also knew about Nan Yu's situation.

yuan city.

"Have you heard? A general of the Nanyu Empire rebelled."

"Of course I heard that not only did they rebel, they also occupied half of the Nanyu Empire in just a few days, and the Nanyu navy surrendered."

"My God!"

"Is the Nanyu Empire coming to an end?"

"Probably!"

"..."

"Have you heard that the Nanyu Empire is about to become history."

"..."

"Have you heard, Nanyu..."

"..."

The more rumors became more and more outrageous, as if the Nanyu Empire was about to change hands tomorrow, everyone didn't think much about the authenticity, as long as there were melons to eat.

These days, there is no entertainment news.

The melons of the Nanyu Empire are absolutely thirst-quenching.

It's a waste if you don't take a good bite.

. . .

hundred cities.

Qianzhai.

The news of the Nanyu Empire has also begun to spread. Regarding this, I don't have any other feelings. The distance is too far, and the only thing I can do is to predict.

The results are nothing more than a few.

First, the fall of the empire.

Second, the suppression was successful.

certainly.

There is also a third situation, that is: long-term confrontation. The Nanyu Empire was divided into two. At this point, the forces of the four directions may become the forces of the five directions.

"It will definitely be suppressed successfully, after all, the power of the empire cannot be underestimated."

"..."

"Not necessarily. If half of the country is lost in dozens of days, the Nanyu Empire is already in its twilight."

"..."

"In my opinion, the third possibility is the greatest. The further north you go, the greater the pressure to move forward, and you have to digest the existing territory."

"..."

There are different opinions, and the three mainstream views collide.

It doesn't matter how the result is, anyway, I participated.

. . .

As for the Dayan Empire, they didn't eat much of it. The battle for the crown prince had never stopped, the dark tide was surging, the atmosphere was weird, and the situation was extremely complicated.

Since the beginning of this year, the old emperor has been critically ill several times.

If one is not done well, it may become a melon itself, so there is no time to laugh at others.