At the fifth day of the day, the darkness before dawn, everything sounded silent in Chang'an City, Zhou Kingdom.

Only occasionally did the sound of soldiers patrolling and the sound of clamoring in the city.

Starting a month ago, Wu Sangui's intention to evacuate Guanzhong gradually spread, causing panic in the country.

Some officials who were unwilling to go to the Western Regions began to find another way out, and the local gentry and clans in Guanzhong began to hide their wealth and avoid being plundered by the Zhou court.

For a time, people in Chang'an were in turmoil and public security gradually became chaotic. In order to stabilize the situation, Hong Chengchou strengthened Chang'an's vigilance. The spy directly under Wu Sangui's direct command also took action and arrested those who were secretly enlightened.

The Zhou Kingdom, which had always been relatively relaxed in politics, turned into a high-pressure rule in a very short period of time.

In the past, officials in Chang'an City were preparing to get up and go to court. The shops in the city should also open shops, and the vendors set up stalls along the streets. The hot breakfast food had been made.

However, due to the depressing atmosphere in the city, the sky was already bright, but the city was still very quiet.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves broke the peace in the city. A team of cavalry entered from the east gate and ran along Zhuque Street to the outside of the War Department's yamen.

The cavalry flew off the horse, rushed up the steps, and shouted loudly: "Report quickly, the military situation is urgent."

The soldiers guarding in front of the yamen quickly opened the door and went in to report to the officials on duty.

A month ago, Wu Sangui enthroned Jiang Xiang and Meng Qiaofang and sealed out all the land bordering the Ming army.

Now Jiang Xiang is guarding Hedong and Luoyang, Meng Qiaofang is guarding Hanzhong. Whether from the east, south, or southeast, there are Jiang Xiang and Meng Qiaofang in front of him.

This made Wu Sangui, who had been insomnia after the fall of Sichuan, feel a little relieved and finally fall asleep with peace of mind.

On the fifth day of the fifth day, it was time to go to court, but in the past half month, Wu Sangui had stopped court in order to avoid the questioning of those Guanzhong officials.

The news that Wu Sangui was about to flee west was spreading in the court. The officials from Guanzhong were not like Guanning relations that followed Wu Sangui, nor were they like the remnants of the Qing Dynasty such as Mandahai. They had families and careers in Guanzhong, so they were unwilling to go to the Western Regions.

Therefore, as soon as these officials found an opportunity, they had to confirm with Wu Sangui whether the news of the retreat was true.

Wu Sangui naturally tried his best to deny it, saying that retreat was a rumor, but these people were not satisfied and wanted to force Wu Sangui to swear that he would never give up Guanzhong.

Because he did not get up early, Wu Sangui did not get up early and was still snoring in the palace of Concubine Hui Chen Yuanyuan.

At this time, Wu Sangui, who was sleeping soundly, was gently pushed by Chen Yuanyuan, "Your Majesty!"

Wu Sangui opened his eyes and felt a terrified heart. Women in the age of tigers and wolves are indeed difficult to deal with and are a little unbearable.

Wu Sangui was about to shake his spirits and could not let his beloved concubine look down on him, but Chen Yuanyuan pulled her clothes and covered her body, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you said there is an emergency military report outside!"

Wu Sangui felt relieved, but was shocked again and sat up from the bed, "Urgent military information!"

He quickly put on his coat and walked out of the bedroom. He saw eunuchs lying on the ground in the outer hall.

"Is it the Ming army attacking Luoyang?" Wu Sangui looked serious. He knew that his actions in Guanzhong could not be hidden from Zhao Ming. He also received news that the Ming army gathered troops in Kaifeng.

Zhao Ming knew that he wanted to evacuate and would definitely launch an attack, but Wu Sangui was not panicked. The Ming army wanted to break through Hulao Pass, Luoyang and Tongguan from the east, which would take at least half a year, and Wu Sangui could still collect autumn grain before leaving.

"Reporting to you, it's not news from Luoyang, it's Hetao!" The eunuch general reported.

Wu Sangui was stunned. Could it be that the Mongols attacked Hetao?

Hong Chengchou had secretly transferred the troops who had settled Hetao to the Western Regions without telling the officials of Zhou, and he also sealed Hetao to Jiang Xiang.

After the Zhou State retreated to the Western Regions, it was impossible to take care of the Hetao territory. Wu Sangui had already planned to give up here, and now it is Jiang Xiang's territory, so Hetao was attacked by the Mongols, which didn't matter to Wu Sangui.

This made Wu Sangui a little unhappy. The early morning is the time when men's energy is best to recover. The Ministry of War should not take such a thing, which will affect his battle in the early morning.

Wu Sangui took the military newspaper, walked to the seat and sat down, and expanded to watch.

Wu Sangui glanced at him indifferently, but his eyes were stunned, and his whole face gradually sinks.

At this time, Chen Yuanyuan put on a veil and walked out. Seeing Wu Sangui's expression, she couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what big thing happened?"

The content of the military newspaper was completely different from Wu Sangui's idea. It was not that the Mongols attacked Hetao, but that the Ming army joined forces with the Mongolian tribes and suddenly took down Hetao.

At this time, the Ming army did not attack Hedong, eliminated the flanks of Guanzhong, and did not attack Luoyang, so as to open the passage to Guanzhong, so why did they attack the irrelevant Hetao?

Wu Sangui frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly shouted, "No! Zhao Zamao wants to take advantage of my retreat!"

Chen Yuanyuan was so scared that she was so scared that she asked again, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

In the face of military and national affairs, Wu Sangui pulled out the ruthless and pushed Chen Yuanyuan away. He then walked out loudly, saying hurriedly: "So Xuan Prime Minister, the Minister of the Ministry of Education, and the Minister of the Ministry of Education, went to the political and political discussion site to discuss major events."

The guards outside the palace ran away. Wu Sangui was about to go, but found that he was still wearing underwear, so he returned to the palace, "Change clothes for me quickly."

In Chang'an City, many officials who were still sleeping or awakening the work were suddenly called by their servants, claiming that King Zhou summoned to discuss matters.

More than a dozen important officials were summoned and rushed to the palace and political affairs hall. They gathered together in groups of three or three, asking what had happened.

At this time, Hong Chengchou came over, and a group of officials rushed forward and saluted him, "Prime Minister."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and asked Han Chaoxuan, the right assistant minister on duty in the Ministry of War, who said, "Shilarious Minister Han, the Lord of the Lord suddenly summoned him. What's the matter?"

Last night, South Korea and North Korea were on duty, and Hong Chengchou worked in the Prime Minister's residence, so he didn't know what happened.

South Korea and Chaoxuan were also a little confused, "Last night, I sent an urgent military newspaper, and the officials handed it to the palace as usual, which may be related to that military newspaper!"

Hearing the expedited military newspaper, Hong Chengchou raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Where did the military newspaper come from?"

South Korea and the North Korean proclaimed: "Hetao! I wonder why the emperor is so anxious to summon him."

In the Zhou Kingdom, wars are now divided into levels. Luoyang, which is the most urgent to fight against the Ming army on the Eastern Front, and the others are second. In the view of South Korea and the Dynasty, Hetao is not on the road to the Ming army entering the pass, and it is a marginal place, so it should not be an urgent matter.

Hong Chengchou also frowned and fell into deep thought. After a while, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Not good!" It attracted everyone to look at each other.

At this time, everyone was about to ask why the Prime Minister changed color, but the guards outside the hall sang loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"
Chapter completed!