Jiankang.

Inside the palace, there was a silence like death.

In the empty hall, Chen sat alone in front of the desk, with many melodies placed in front of him. He arranged these melodies repeatedly, constantly changing their positions, his movements became more and more rough, and his expression became more and more irritable.

When there was no one, Chen didn't have to hide it.

His face was pale, his expression was listless, and his eyes were covered with blood.

There are many memorials that appear in front of him at this moment, and they are sent from different places, but no matter how you find them, there is no way to find a memorial to report bad news, and they are all reporting good news.

The front line said that the ships in Beihu were sunk again, and the rear line said that the land had been reclaimed again.

The memorial in the court said how lively the debate was and how much education the people had received.

Chen Xiang looked over and over again and could not find one that was not good.

Chen Xiang's face was almost desperate.

Chen Xiang is not a very talented person, but he is not a useless person. Sometimes he is wise and sometimes foolish, and he is just a person.

But no matter how smart he is, he can vaguely see the atmosphere of the destruction of the country.

Jiangbei has been lost, and the enemy surrounded Chen State from many sides.

In China, the ministers did not feel anything wrong as usual.

Just looking at the memorials, it seems that the world is peaceful and everything is well.

Chen Xiang can feel many problems in China, but he can feel that they are real, and it is also true that they are powerless to change.

The feeling of watching one's own country move towards destruction step by step is the most painful.

After Huang Fajitao, Chen completely became a lonely man.

Even the queen is not discussing national affairs with him now.

Chen Chala looked at the head and looked at the melody in front of him.

At this moment, a guard suddenly walked in quickly.

"His Majesty!"

Chen Xiang suddenly adjusted his mindset and raised his head as if nothing had happened.

"What happened?"

"Yuan Shizhong, Secretary Mao asked for a visit."

In the past, what Chen Suo was most reluctant to hear was the sentence "Yuan Shizhong asked for a meeting", because Yuan Xian was quite straightforward and usually had nothing to say when he saw him. But now, when Chen Xiang heard this sentence, he felt particularly warm. Yuan Xian hadn't come to see him for a long time.

Chen Xiang hurriedly spoke, "Please come in, please come in."

The guard walked out.

A moment later, Yuan Xian and Mao Xi walked in one after another.

Chen Xiang hurriedly got up, and finally a smile appeared on his face, "Yuan Qing is here!"

"His Majesty!"

Yuan Xian paid a visit, and Mao Xi, who was beside him, hurriedly paid a visit.

Mao Xi is Chen's old minister. He resigned from his post and was mourning because of the funeral. As a result, things started to go wrong as he was guarding. He could only speed up and come out earlier and regain his previous position.

Chen asked the two of them to sit on their side and greet each other enthusiastically.

"Yuan Qing hasn't come to ask for a while."

"Is government affairs really so busy?"

"Do I need to send a few capable officials to assist?"

Yuan Xian shook his head and looked solemn, "Your Majesty, government affairs are not busy. I came here this time because of the south."

"South?"

"My friend in Luozhou wrote a letter to me, saying that the local barbarians gathered people and bought iron tools privately, which showed signs of rebellion!

"Luozhou??Friends???"

Chen Xiang was stunned.

Yuan Xian explained: "He is a Confucian scholar who is my classmate. He settled in Luozhou and taught many people. The local barbarians respect him very much.... He sent his children to his house to study. He only recently discovered these signs, so he wrote books and ministers."

Chen Xiang was furious.

He suddenly pulled out a document from the front of the case, and this was Luozhou's memorial. Luozhou's latest memorial was still reporting how much farmland they had developed!!

"fool!!"

Chen pounded the document heavily, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Mao Xi, who was beside him, hurriedly said, "His Majesty, calm down!"

"This matter is just a document, and I don't know the truth."

Mao Xi hurriedly looked at Yuan Xian again, "I don't believe in Mr. Yuan..."

Yuan Xian nodded, "I know, it's time to find out first."

Chen Xiang asked, "Then let the local government investigate?"

"No."

Mao Xi rejected the proposal, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is better to send someone to secretly investigate the matter by the temple.

After arriving, inform the local government and ask them to help, so as not to disturb the rest of the people."

"Local governments have always been rude in their work. If the temple directly asks them to investigate, they will not rebel and they will be beaten into rebels. If they really want to rebel, it will only cause chaos......"

Chen Xiang frowned and pondered for a long time, "Who Mao Qing thinks can take on this responsibility?"

Mao Xi warned Yuan Xian and lowered his head and said nothing.

The most suitable candidate is naturally right in front of you.

Chen Xiang was silent for a moment, "I think about it again.:

Yuan Xian sighed, "Your Majesty, please go."

"Yuan Qing...

"

Yuan Xian looked up at Chen Xiang, his eyes were quite complicated, "Your Majesty, the situation in the south has always been complicated. My friend is upright and will not lie about such things. I think this matter is most likely true."

"Ouyang used to hold an official position in the south, but now he is in the north. Perhaps he sent someone to contact the local barbarians to disperse our troops."

"In these days, there are so many ships coming and going on the river, and there are few inspections."

"And the northerners are ready to move, and many generals are stationed in various dangerous places."

"I heard the generals guarding the river say that the enemy changes defense from time to time, making great efforts, and dust rolling, and you can hear the big movement through the river."

"This is definitely not a defense change! This is confusing our army and preparing for the general offensive!"

"Liu Taozi is a decisive person who works hard and never hesitates. There are people like Zu Ban to help him."

"Your Majesty, the barbarians in the south are easy to deal with, but how can the strong enemies in the north resist?"

Yuan Xian had a lot of words to say, so he simply let go and said seriously: "The army by the river has not been trained for a long time, and most of the generals are those who have no meritorious contributions."

"The generals were greedy, the food and salary were severely deducted, the soldiers were distracted, some robbed, and some received bribes...:"

"Officials are only concerned about filling their bags, drinking and having fun all day long, and no one notices any change."

Chen Xiang's face became more and more serious. Mao Xi had noticed something and interrupted Yuan Xian's words, "Duke Yuan, what you said makes sense. But these things cannot be solved overnight. They are still the problem in the south at the moment..."

Yuan Xian did not retreat because of this, and he directly and roughly replied to Mao Xi.

"Is the problem in the south really the most important thing now?"

"If the enemy came just to capture Jiangbei, why would he use so many generals?"

"Why do the opposite side of Jiang change defense frequently? What scale of defense change can cause such movement?"

"Why can't our people go to the other side to investigate? Why are the enemies so strict? What are they guarding?"

"Liu Taozi may be on the other side of the shore at the moment and will launch a general attack tomorrow, but Mao Jun thinks that the matter in the south is the most important thing?!"

Yuan Xian's voice was like thunder, which scared Chen Xiang to tremble.

Mao Xi couldn't stop him.

Yuan Xian said these words and his chest suddenly felt much more relaxed, and the dullness that had been over the past few days disappeared.

"I shouldn't have killed Huang Zhiji!! I'm afraid it will be a shame for future generations!!"

He finally added this critical strike.

For a moment, the palace was as quiet as death.

None of the three of them spoke.

After a long time, Chen Xiang asked, "What else does Yuan Qing have to say?"

"there is none left."

Mao Xi was a little worried, "Your Majesty...

Chen Xiang waved his hand, "I don't blame Yuan Qing. During these days, he was the only one who told me the truth."

"Yuan Qing, I decided to rehabilitate General Huang, pardon his family, and posthumously award him his merits."

"But, people cannot be resurrected by death, and they cannot abandon the people of the world because of one person."

"I'll ask Yuan Qing to solve this problem in the south."

"I will summon all the ministers tomorrow to discuss the matter of resisting powerful enemies!"

The next day, all the ministers gathered.
To be continued...