"King Xian, something terrible has happened!" Sun Haocai madly smashed open the door of the conference room and rushed directly in front of Li Xian, shouting in a somewhat uncontrolled manner: "King Xian, Marshal Yan Zhengqing has been killed!"
"What? Say it again!" Yan Ze'an stood up and Li Xian also looked over.
Sun Haocai shouted again: "The commander of the Southwest Army, Yan Zhengqing, was killed! He died in Jiufang. His situation is very dangerous now!"
The conference room was completely silent; the people who had just been talking loudly about colonial trade now seemed to have their necks choked, with their eyes and mouths wide open, as if they couldn't believe it!
Yan Zhengqing can almost be regarded as one of the first batch of veteran figures in Shang State, second only to Xu Ren, Ling Zhifeng, Fang Shijing, Beichen Yuqing and other very few figures. If Shang State evaluates the top ten marshals, Yan Zhengqing can at least be ranked in the top five.
However, such a person actually... died in battle? !
Li Xian looked at Sun Haocai, also a little dazed; but Li Xian was Li Xian after all, and he had seen a lot of storms and waves, so he quickly reacted: "Who is the deputy commander of the Southwest Army?"
Sun Haocai immediately replied: "There are two deputy commanders, Su Zhongge and Ma Zheng."
Su Zhongge and Ma Zheng, the information of these two people flashed through Li Xian's mind. These two were surrendered generals recruited during the expansion of Shang State, but now they are both authentic elites of Shang State; but relatively speaking, Su Zhongge is more capable, while Ma Zheng's ability is more defensive.
Li Xian thought about it for a moment and immediately ordered: "Immediately promote Su Zhongge to the commander of the Southwest Army. Try to send Yan Zhengqing's body back."
Sun Haocai asked anxiously, "Xian Wang, Jiufang Kingdom is still trapped there, what should we do?"
"Don't worry, we have a solution and it's being implemented! Go and pass the message."
Sun Haocai asked again: "Then, wise king, should this matter be made public? Or should it be suppressed for the time being and made public after the war in the south is over?"
"Now reveal it!"
Sun Haocai left the meeting room, but before he left, he saw the virtuous king turning around to discuss the issue of colonial trade with everyone. Yan Zhengqing's death was of course a big deal; but, after all, people are dead, and the past cannot be retrieved! The future is the key.
As soon as Sun Haocai left the meeting room, reporters rushed over; Sun Haocai was very impulsive just now, so he naturally could not escape the eyes of the reporters.
Moreover, Sun Haocai, as the secretary of the virtuous king, is also a shining existence. Sun Haocai's grandfather is Sun Ming, who was the master Li Xian met when he first went to the workshop. Sun Haocai's father, Sun Zhiguang, is now the person in charge of quality inspection and patents in Shangguo. This family can be said to be extremely glorious.
Now, Sun Haocai is the secretary of the virtuous king, and his future is bright. The virtuous king used to have five secretaries around him.
The first secretary is Song Xing, who is now the Minister of Publicity of Shang State. The second secretary is Chen Jinbing, who is now in charge of the arms trade of Shang State. The third secretary is Wang Cong, who is now in Tianwaitian and is responsible for matters related to Tianwaitian; although he is only in a supporting role, he is also the eye of the wise king. The fourth secretary is Yu Chao, who is now in charge of the stock market, futures, capital operations, etc. The fifth secretary is Yuan Yun, who is now in charge of Gaia World and Chixian Shenzhou.