Chapter 317 The Eight Pillars of the State

Luojing, Ziji City, Zichen Palace.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

Fu Hua, Zhu Yong, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping, all dressed in smart attire, knelt on the ground and saluted Jiang Chengwan, who had summoned them into the palace shortly after returning.

Jiang Chengwan sat in front of the imperial cabinet, Lu Chen and Jiang Chengdao sat on the left and right respectively. Gu Simiao consciously sat at the head of Lu Chen. Behind her was Su Ning, the director of the Tiangong Department, and Chai Hongyu stood behind Lu Chen.

Liu Dongyang, Fang Ping, Wu Yue, Xiao Yun and other senior officials sat under Jiang Chengdao, but Yan Song, the chief assistant, and Zhou He and Chen Pingzhi, the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, were not among them.

Basically, all the senior officials who had good relations with Lu Chen gathered together at this time.

Jiang Chengwan waved his hand.

"Let's all stay flat, there's no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Chengwan asked Xiao Lizi to move four more seats. After they were all seated, he looked at Fu Hua and asked: "Fu Hua, how is the Xingping County rebellion going now? Are all the conspirators involved? Caught?"

Hearing this, the expressions of Zhu Yong and others suddenly became a little unnatural.

But Fu Hua stood up and said openly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, after receiving your Majesty's reply, after three days of interrogation and arrest, the Duke of Yuanping County, Prince Fu, Prince Consort Mingde and Prince Yongqing have been arrested. Wait for the twenty-three accomplices to be arrested and put all their family members in jail."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan didn't show any joy on his face, but frowned slightly.

Because although the people Fu Hua mentioned just now have a good background, most of them are relatives of the emperor, and none of them are from noble families with hundreds of thousands of years of profound heritage.

At this time, Fu Hua continued: "The masterminds of this case are Duke Zheng Yue of Yan, Duke Xia Houchang of Xing, Chang Sun Cheng of Zhao, Duke Li Yan of South Korea, and Duke Zhou Xun of Wu. These five thieves seem to have anticipated the court's movements in advance. A super-level formation was prepared in the mansion, and when Wei Chen led his troops to arrest him, hundreds of dead soldiers suddenly rushed out of the mansion to fight to the death. "

"Although Wei Chen and all the soldiers killed all these dead soldiers, it took a lot of time. Experts from the five thieves' houses joined forces to restrain Wei Chen, delaying time to activate the super-level formation, and kill all the members of the clan. All the core members were teleported out of the city, leaving only some small fish and shrimps..."

Having said this, she suddenly bowed to the empress and said solemnly: "The weak minister's incompetence caused the thief to escape. Please punish him."

Hearing this, although Jiang Chengwan's brows did not relax, there was not much surprise on his face.

The expressions of Lu Chen and Jiang Chengdao did not change at all, obviously they had expected this result.

Fu Huan is indeed very strong, and can even be called a generation of amazing talents. His attainments in the unpredictable formations are terrifying, and his strength is far beyond that of ordinary cultivators, even if he crosses several realms. It is not impossible to fight against enemies. There are few opponents under the Holy King.

But no one knows how rich the rich heritage of the thousand-year-old wealthy family that has been able to last to this day is. Not to mention other things, there is a high probability that the Immortal Family's magic weapon, super-level formation, etc. are available. As the old nest, the Guogong Mansion has been operating for many years and has a life-saving means. It must be very clever. Even if an army of 100,000 is encircled and suppressed, it may not be able to achieve full success.

Jiang Chengwan just didn't expect that even if Fu Hua personally took action, he wouldn't be able to catch even one of the masterminds.

It seems... those heroes who were once famous in the family have become old monsters. Otherwise, even if the current head of the family, including the heroes within three generations, is given powerful magic weapons, even fairy magic weapons, it is impossible for them to be talismans. Hua's opponent.

"His Majesty."

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly spoke and said softly: "Those princes are from noble families who are separated from the country. They are originally based on martial arts, and with the foundation accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years, they are extremely difficult to deal with. "It is reasonable for Commander Fu to fail to catch them all. Your Majesty, please understand Commander Fu's difficulties and do not punish him."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Chengwan's face, which was not very serious at first, suddenly tightened. His brows, which were just a slight frown at first, turned into a deeper frown.

Xiao Yun glanced at Lu Chen meaningfully, then glanced at Jiang Chengwan, and shook her head slightly and imperceptibly.

It was fine at first, but the moment Lu Lang opened his mouth, the taste changed...

Not only Xiao Yun, but also Gu Simiao and Chai Hongyu glanced at Lu Chen subconsciously, with expressions that were indescribably subtle.

As for Fu Hua herself... when she heard Lu Chen taking the initiative to explain to her, she slightly raised the corner of her mouth and directly ignored the empress sitting on the main seat, a bright smile flashed across her pretty little face.

Jiang Chengwan took a deep breath, forcibly adjusted his emotions, and said expressionlessly: "Lu Qing misunderstood, I had no intention of blaming Fu Hua. I also know a little bit about the situation of those national thieves, so I just Looking at it now, they have long been prepared to fall out with the imperial court. As long as there is a slight disturbance in the imperial court, they will immediately use miraculous magic to escape from the capital, just like the Demon Queen back then. Even if the Holy King himself takes action, he will not be able to escape. He will definitely be captured. Since it is not a crime of war, how can I punish him?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen's expression relaxed slightly.

Fu Hua, Zhu Yong and others bowed at the same time and said: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. I am ashamed of myself."

"Stop talking about this."

Jiang Chengwan waved his hand and said calmly: "Let's discuss the follow-up to this matter now."

After hearing this, everyone immediately looked stern.

That's right, now that something has happened, the important thing is to solve the problem, not to hold anyone responsible.

What will those powerful dukes do after they flee the capital, what actions they will take, how many people are involved with them, how many officials are involved in the Xingping County case, etc., are the issues that must be dealt with as soon as possible.

In particular, the attitudes of the remaining seven generals of the state towards these dukes.

You must know that these dukes are all military meritorious officials, and most of them are closely related. For hundreds and thousands of years, they have formed a dense network of relationships through marriage, and there must be many children in these families serving in the army. Many officers in the eight pillars are from military meritorious officials.

Some generals of the state are even from military meritorious officials themselves.

For example, Gu Simiao, the governor of Huangzhou, a famous general of the time who is one of the eight pillars, and now the nominal head of the eight pillars, is the eldest daughter of the Gu family, a hereditary general family of Dingyuan Marquis in Beiji Province.

In addition to Gu Simiao, Su Peixian, the governor of Lanzhou who is now guarding the southeastern border to guard against the sea tribe, and Yao Xin, the governor of Zhuzhou who is guarding the southern border to guard against the Yueman, are also from military meritorious general families.

After experiencing the violent death of the previous emperor and the chaos of the demon queen, it is hard to say whether their attitude towards the court will be as loyal as Gu Simiao.

After all, Gu Simiao is too special. As Lu Chen said at the beginning, although the Gu family also has a long history, they are truly loyal from generation to generation, with a very strict family tradition and few perverse people in the family. This is how they cultivated outstanding people who would never betray the court.

This special case cannot be used as a reference at all.

Moreover, when Gu Simiao came back with the heads of the demon queen and Jiang Yunping, he said that one of the eight pillars is very likely to be the remnant of the demon queen.

Now that the Duke of Yan and other military merits have fled, it is very likely that they will stir up the situation in the south, which has always been the base camp of the nobles and powerful families and the weakest area of ​​the court. At that time, the attitude of the pillars of the west border, the southwestern border, the southern border, and the southeastern border towards the court will become the key point to determine the situation.

Although the south has long been a powder keg, it will explode regardless of whether this incident occurs or not. After all, Lu Chen's reform has affected the interests of too many people, but military honors such as Duke Yan are very likely to become the fuse that accelerates all this.

We have to be on guard.

"Let's do the urgent things in front of us first."

Lu Chen opened his mouth slowly and whispered:

"The matter of the spirit stone cannot be delayed and must be resolved as soon as possible. At the same time, the capital is not in chaos and the world is stable. The capital is the top priority, so officials must not allow the existence of traitors and rebels, so..."

At this point, his tone became a little heavy.

"All officials, do your best to investigate thoroughly."

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