The turmoil in the Shenjing slums was an earth-shaking shock to the people living here. Countless people lost their homes and families overnight, but for those big shots, this was just a matter of letting them have tea together. It's just something to talk about after dinner, but for the people living here, it is an earth-shaking event.
The riots in the slums of the Southwest District quickly subsided in the early morning. The heads of various gangs were also confused by this sudden change. They did not dare to act rashly in the middle of the night. They usually had a keen sense of smell and noticed it. Something is wrong.
Early the next morning, they sent out their men to carefully clean the streets and investigate what happened last night.
That night, more than 2,000 people died. Last night, more than 400 households in eight streets were looted. The brothels, wine shops, rice shops, pawn shops and other places in the slums were looted, and some places were burned. Into a white land.
You can see crying people everywhere, you can see children caressing corpses and crying in pain. Even the gangsters who are usually domineering and domineering can't bear to see this scene.
The officials arrived belatedly. Although they usually blame the gangs for the security of this area, if something happens, they still have to take charge. After all, this place is still under the rule of the government.
After some investigation, we came to the conclusion that gang fights caused riots, which led to this great turmoil and riot.
As the fire swept all around, it was difficult to investigate the real cause of the unrest. Faced with numerous gangs, streets with sewage flowing across the streets, and countless ordinary people with sallow faces and numb eyes, no matter whether they were officials or errands, they had no idea. If we continue to investigate, it won't be a big deal after all, since we have a reason to cross paths.
The case file was quickly sent to the prince's desk. Zhao Hanqing was in poor health, so all matters were naturally left to him to handle. There were piles of files and memorials on the desk of Chongming Palace. Even though Zhao Feiyue was beside him immersed in helping him deal with things, Zhao Hanqing was still so busy that he didn't sleep for two days and two nights.
Now that the war in the southeast has reached its most critical moment, the cost of food and clothing for hundreds of thousands of people is a terrifying astronomical figure, and the court's dispatch of grain, grass, and ordnance is an even more daunting workload.
Even though there were officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and prefects from various counties and states to help him handle this matter, there were too many things that needed to be reviewed and too many things that needed to be handled, making it impossible for Zhao Hanqing to escape. No god.
Even if there was news about Xiaozhuzi's mother and daughter's disappearance, he didn't have the extra energy to investigate.
The file sent was really just a trivial matter for the prince who ruled thousands of miles and supervised the nine states. However, at the end of the file, there was a sentence from Xiao Yueping, which immediately made the prince stand up.
"The two witnesses of the Tai'an incident, Xiaozhuzi and his daughter, were found to be hidden in Yanzheng's mansion. However, before further investigation, they were taken into the Blue and White Building of Baijiayuan. That night, riots broke out in Baijiayuan, triggering a leak. The looting resulted in numerous casualties among the people, and Xiaozhuzi and his mother were nowhere to be found.”
The prince naturally knew about the disappearance of Xiao Zhuzi and his daughter, and he also felt guilty about Li Chengfeng. After all, Li Chengfeng was fighting on the battlefield ahead, but the person he entrusted to him disappeared in his hands, and Before Li Chengfeng left, he solemnly asked him to find Su Yuehan and Xiao Zhuzi, mother and daughter. He naturally nodded in agreement at that time.
But now...
"What a shameful brother!" Zhao Hanqing glanced at Zhao Feiyue quickly, hesitating whether to tell Zhao Feiyue the news or not. He sighed deeply in his heart, pinched the bridge of his nose, and felt that his head was about to burst.
At this time, Eunuch Huang, who was behind him, came over silently and gently massaged the prince's temples. The prince sat down heavily and leaned on the back of the chair with his eyes closed.
"Huang Banban, do you know what happened in Baijiayuan last night?" Zhao Hanqing said in a deep voice with his eyes closed.
Eunuch Huang whispered: "I've heard some."
Zhao Hanqing said: "Do you know the doorway there?"
Eunuch Huang leaned down a little lower: "There are many fish and dragons in the hundreds of homes, and there are too many monsters, ghosts, and snakes. The secrets inside... I only know a few things about it, and I dare not say that it is clear."
Zhao Hanqing's voice was even lower and he said, "Can we find two people?"
Eunuch Huang said without hesitation: "Your Highness just gives orders, I will do my best."
Zhao Hanqing picked up the case file in his hand, pointed to the names of the two people on it, and whispered: "Can you find it?"
Eunuch Huang frowned and whispered: "I'll try it..."
Zhao Hanqing nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a faint voice coming from outside: "Great victory, great victory!! Great victory in Guangyuan!!"
The voice came from afar, and it was a little vague at first, but then a burst of cheers came like a tide. The eunuchs and maids in the palace all cheered loudly: "Great victory, great victory!"
Zhao Hanqing frowned slightly. He stood up and stared at the door calmly. He saw a young eunuch rushing in with a strange flush on his pale face. He gasped and could not speak for a while.
Eunuch Huang stared at him with squinted eyes and said coldly: "What's the fuss about?"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Your Highness, great victory! Great victory in Guangyuan!!"
Eunuch Huang took two steps forward and yelled: "Really? Where is the good news! If you dare to lie, your skin and flesh are not enough for our family to cut into pieces!"
The little eunuch had an apologetic smile on his face and said: "The knight who announced the news at the palace gate has arrived. When the slave saw the good news, he wanted to tell His Highness the good news quickly!"
Just as he was talking, a red figure came outside like a gust of wind. This man had three flags behind his back, was holding a vermilion wooden box, and was covered in flaming light armor. As soon as he entered the palace, he turned over and knelt down on one knee, holding his hands high. Wooden box: "Your Highness, Guangyuan is a great victory! This is the general's report!!"
Eunuch Huang quickly stepped forward to receive the memorial, took out the machine key and opened the wooden box, then took out the sealed memorial inside and held it to Zhao Hanqing with both hands.
Zhao Hanqing took it and took a look, only to see that it briefly described the process of the Guangyuan War, and briefly ignored the fact that the Puppet Kingdom's flying warships attacked Guangyuan City at night and almost wiped out the entire Southeast Army Headquarters barracks. It rewrites how the general and Gao Shenghan remained calm and commanded the battle, first dispatching the Da Zhen people to besiege the flying battleship, and then Li Chengfeng stepped forward and, with the help of everyone, entered the flying battleship and defeated the Puppet Kingdom. The important weapon of Zhenguo was destroyed in Guangyuan City!
This memorial was followed by a list of persons requesting credit and war losses, as well as a list of personnel and materials in urgent need of supplementation.
Zhao Hanqing knew the importance of the flying battleship, but after all, he was too far away from the battlefield and could not truly feel the terrible oppression that the flying battleship, a powerful weapon, brought to Long Tenghai and the practitioners. Long Tenghai wrote at the end of the memorial : Now that the flying warships have been eliminated, I feel a blockage in my heart. Our army can now attack or defend. The offensive and defensive momentum is very different! The decisive battle has begun, and I am determined to find an opportunity to fight the enemy in a decisive battle within one month!
Zhao Hanqing was heartened, nervous and excited at the same time. Hundreds of thousands of troops were hoarded in the southeast, and the number of civilian armies reached one million. How could Daqi survive such a terrible consumption of resources? If nothing happened, there would be no results. , this huge empire is really going to be drained.
Zhao Hanqing turned to the end to look at the list of people who requested credit and the list of war losses. When he looked at it, he saw that the first name on the list was Li Chengfeng's name. The list of losses that followed was so shocking that Zhao Hanqing's joy immediately disappeared. .
With such a big loss, is this really a great victory? !
If Li Chengfeng hadn't destroyed the flying battleship, I'm afraid... this would have been a huge defeat!
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Li Chengfeng, how is brother Li Xian
Zhao Hanqing quickly scanned the list, but saw a small letter under the wooden box. When he opened it, it was a letter written by Long Tenghai privately to him. It apologized sincerely and guiltily to Zhao Hanqing and Zhao Feiyue, saying that the Feitian War The boat exploded when it was destroyed, and Li Chengfeng did not escape in time. He had failed His Highness's trust.
Zhao Hanqing's face turned livid. Before he could speak, a frightened and angry shout came from beside him: "I don't believe it!!"
Zhao Hanqing turned his head and saw Zhao Feiyue standing behind him at some point, quietly reading the memorials and letters with him.
Zhao Hanqing wanted to say something, but his throat felt dry and he couldn't speak.
Zhao Feiyue's eyes were red, and she said with sharp and firm eyes: "I want to find him!"
Zhao Hanqing wanted to dissuade him, but seeing his sister's look on his face, he knew that he could not dissuade her. He sighed and said, "Go ahead..."
Before he could say anything, Zhao Feiyue disappeared into the hall in a flash.
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Sorry, I've had a cold for the past two days and I feel dizzy.