Most court officials advised the court not to use rash weapons, just issue an edict to Huang Baichuan, the governor of Caizhou, and Wang Huaili, the governor of Chuzhou, to send troops.

Most people think that Yizhou Cheng Xisi's troops are only a few thousand, and they are weak and cannot make a big difference, so there is no need to make a fuss.

Li Xun suggested that the court should send out some troops, so that it would show the court's attitude and determination to suppress the rebellion, and could also play a positive and inspiring role in the local governors who participated in the incoming.

Li Xun's suggestion was still too few, and Zhao Xun also felt that if the court did not move its troops, it would not cost money. It would be best if it was just issued an imperial edict and handed over to the local governor to solve the problem.

So in the end, Zhao Xun ignored Li Xun's suggestions, but chose the advice of most ministers and immediately issued an edict ordering the governor of Caizhou Huang Baichuan and Chuzhou Wang Huaili to immediately send troops to Yizhou to quell the rebellion.

Li Xun suggested that the court also send troops to fight, hoping that the control of the rebellion would be in the hands of the court. This would definitely be beneficial to the court. Of course, Zhao Xun had his own ideas and concerns and did not want to cause such trouble, which was understandable, so Li Xun did not insist on anything in this matter.

Interestingly, Xiao Lezi sent people to chase Li Zhong. After chasing him for a day and a night, he almost arrived at Li Zhong's hometown. He still didn't see anyone. There was no way, and he couldn't find anyone. They would definitely be punished if they went back, so they could only wait in Li Zhong's hometown. It took another two days until noon on the fourth day that Li Zhong slowly returned to his hometown.

It turned out that because Li Zhong was visiting an old friend, he did not take the official road, but took some roads and returned to his hometown. He was perfectly staggered with the people he came to chase in the palace.

Li Zhong returned to his hometown and had not yet entered the house. He learned from the guards in the palace that Cheng Xisi's rebellion in Yizhou. He immediately abandoned his carriage and drove his horse back towards Fengjing, without even entering the gate of his hometown that was close to him.

There is a reason why Li Zhong was so anxious. His hometown was Qizhou. Cheng Xisi rebelled. If the imperial court sent a large army to suppress the rebellion, there were two best routes, one was to go to Qizhou, and the other was to go to Jianxian, more than 200 miles away from Qizhou. Guanlu Avenue was directly connected to the Jiangnan area. Li Zhong walked along the way, without any movement or news. Then there was only one possibility. Cheng Xisi's rebellion did not intend to send troops. This was exactly what Li Zhong was most worried about. Therefore, Li Zhong could not wait to return to Fengjing so impatiently, and he was anxious and did not delay for a moment.

It took Li Zhong only one day and one night to rush back to Fengjing. He went to the palace immediately without regard for his fatigue and found Zhao Xun.

Walking on the way to the palace, Li Zhong happened to meet He Tao, the head of the Ministry of War. He immediately grabbed him and rushed to see Zhao Xun while asking about Cheng Xisi's situation.

The direction of the entire battle situation is almost the same as Li Zhong’s guess, and everything that should have happened has happened.

The court was both hesitant and careless about Cheng Xisi's rebellion, and even more arrogant.

Five days have passed, and the court did two things to do about Cheng Xisi's rebellion. First, it summoned the world and denounced Cheng Xisi's great rebellion and unjust plot against him. Second, it was to order Caizhou Jiedushi Huang Baichuan and Chuzhou Jiedushi Wang Huaili to send troops to quell the rebellion.

After this, the court did not make any noise, as if the matter had just passed. It was really an understatement, waiting for good things to come at home?

Li Zhong shook his head and sighed deeply. He only had two words about Zhao Xun, naive and stupid.

Mingzheng Hall.

Zhao Xun was talking about political affairs with Li Xun, Qian Mingdu, Xie Shiyuan, Wang Laozhi, Liu Zhi and others.

Zhao Xun's expression was a little bad.

Huang Baichuan, the governor of Caizhou, and Wang Huaili, the governor of Chuzhou, were very respectful and active in the court's orders. After receiving the edict from Zhao Xun, they immediately sent troops to Yizhou to suppress the rebellion, and war reports came every day, reporting all kinds of good news. However, five days have passed, and Cheng Xisi's rebellion has not only not been quelled, but its scale and momentum have become increasingly larger and stronger, and it has a faint irresistible momentum.

"emperor."

Li Zhong hurriedly walked into the hall.

Everyone looked at each other. When Zhao Xun saw Li Zhong, he suddenly felt happy on his face. He stood up and said, "Zuo Xiang, you are finally back."

Li Zhong bowed and bowed, then asked, "Emperor, what's going on in Yizhou?"

"This is the frontline briefing that has just been sent back, you can take a look at it yourself."

Zhao Xun handed the briefing in his hand to Xiao Lezi. Xiao Lezi trotted to Li Zhong with the briefing and handed him the briefing.

Li Zhong took the briefing and looked carefully. After reading it, he sighed deeply: "Emperor, Cheng Xisi rebelled, why didn't the court send troops to conquer?"

The joy on Zhao Xun's face slowly faded away, and Li Zhong's words were almost questioning himself.

"There are not many soldiers in Yizhou where Cheng Xisi is located. The emperor issued an edict to Huang Baichuan, the governor of Caizhou, and Wang Huailei, the governor of Chuzhou, to send troops to suppress the rebellion. It is enough. There is no need for the court to send troops, and it is wasted in vain materials and manpower."

Qian Mingdu quickly explained.

"madness."

Li Zhong said coldly: "The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. The major vassal states, like merchants doing business, look at benefits and interests, rather than loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Cheng Xisi did not have many soldiers and horses, only 5,000 people, but Yizhou is a strong city, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If he wants to capture this city, it is impossible to kill 10,000 or 20,000 people. With such a huge loss, how could Huang Baichuan and Wang Huailio do such a stupid thing?"

Qian Mingdu opened his mouth and refuted it intentionally, but looking at Li Zhong's angry expression, he was afraid of his power, shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.

Li Zhongyang took the briefing in his hand and said angrily: "Huang Baichuan and Wang Huailei have repeatedly reported their contributions to each other. In my opinion, they are all nonsense. If they have made some efforts, Cheng Xisi will not be able to leave Yizhou at all. They are simply disobedient to the court. Damn it!"

Li Xun looked at Li Zhong's heartbroken expression, and now he regretted that he did not stick to his opinion at the beginning. If the court could quickly send troops to Yizhou to quell the rebellion, things would probably be much easier.

Li Xun had already figured it out. Since Cheng Xisi dared to rebel publicly, it was obviously not an impulse. He must have thought of the follow-up plan and action, and he had a backup plan.

The development of the situation now seems very simple. Yizhou is a prosperous place. Cheng Xisi uses the wealth of the entire family as a backer to recruit soldiers and horses. In addition, refugees from Huaibei and Huainan are coming to rely on it. With Huang Baichuan and Wang Huailio who disobeyed and refused to work, Cheng Xisi expanded his army to a total of 50,000 in just three or four days. The situation, which was not serious, is now deteriorating rapidly.
Chapter completed!