"If you have a hard time deciding, ask for peace."
This sentence was mentioned in the secret letter sent by Li Chen when he asked the Zhou Ping'an brothers to return to Beijing.
Although it was just a short sentence and the content was not long, Su Jinpa and Zhao Qinglan knew that given Li Chen's character, this was already an extremely high level of praise and recognition.
So after such a big thing happened, Zhao Qinglan summoned Zhou Ping'an immediately.
However, Zhou Pingan did not directly give any countermeasures, but asked Chen Tong for some details.
"Are there any civilian casualties?"
Zhou Pingan and Su Jinpa were concerned about the same issue, but their starting points were different.
At least what Zhou Pingan really cares about is not the life and death of a few common people.
Chen Tong shook his head and said: "Judging from the initial news, there should be no, at least not directed at the people. Even if there is, it is an accidental injury."
Nodding knowingly, Chen Tong asked again: "Only the government office was burned down. Are other granaries and official residences affected?"
Chen Tong still shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhou Pingan frowned slightly and continued to ask: "Has the murderer been caught on the spot?"
Chen Tong still shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhou Pingan's frown deepened this time, and he asked again: "So outside the eight counties, are there any places that have been hit?"
Chen Tong shook his head again: "I don't know."
Now, even Su Jinpa couldn't stand it anymore.
"If you ask three questions, how do you do it?"
In response to Su Jinpa's accusation, Chen Tong said aggrievedly: "Reporting to the Crown Princess, the incident really happened suddenly, and I just got the news. As soon as I got the news, I immediately sent someone to the palace to report. I only had time to tell the Jinyi Guards in the Gyeonggi area before coming.
Immediately dispatch elite manpower to support the eight counties. We have not received any more information about the others."
What Chen Tong simply means is that I don’t know as much news as you do. I am sitting in the capital, and the trouble is coming from eight counties. I am not mentally prepared. No matter how much you ask me, I don’t know and I don’t dare to talk nonsense.
How could Su Jinpa not understand the meaning of Chen Tong's words? He hummed and was about to scold him, but Zhou Ping'an smiled and cupped his hands at Su Jinpa and said: "Prince, please be patient. This is no wonder the commander."
It is unfavorable to do things. It is really a sudden and drastic change. No one was prepared in advance. It is inevitable that we will not know everything when we ask questions."
Chen Tong turned his head and looked at Zhou Pingan gratefully. He felt that Zhou Pingan seemed difficult to get in touch with on weekdays, but he was still very helpful at critical moments.
Chen Tong's gratitude had not yet fully risen, but he heard Zhou Ping'an say casually: "Just wait until His Highness the Crown Prince comes back, and report it to His Highness truthfully."
The grateful expression on his face froze in the middle of the stretch. Chen Tong was so angry that he almost jumped on his feet. He cursed Niang Xipi in his heart. If he had known that this bastard was not a good person, he would have been hit by a carriage sooner or later when he went out.
Seeing that he couldn't get much valuable information from Chen Tong, Zhou Ping'an thought for a moment and finally said: "We have too little news at the moment. We can only know that there is a group of people who have clearly targeted eight county offices in the Gyeonggi region.
Among them, the magistrates of Tianjin Wei and Tongzhou were killed, and their bodies were hung on the city walls. The other three county government offices were directly burned to the ground, but the people were not the main targets, and there were very few casualties."
After finishing the narration, Zhou Ping'an looked up at Zhao Qinglan and Su Jinpa and concluded: "Based on this information, it can be seen that this group of people is cruel and extremely arrogant and domineering, provoking the majesty of the imperial court, and is no different from rebellion. It is definitely not an ordinary gang, but
Chapter completed!