At the same time, Wu Zetian was furious!
"Trash, you're all a bunch of trash! A group of evildoers openly besieged the relay station, attacked the imperial envoy, and disregarded the authority of the imperial court, but your internal guards didn't receive any news beforehand? First, the Turkic diplomatic mission was assassinated at Stone River, and then several hundred heavily armed villains wreaked havoc in Tiger Cage. Such a massive rebel force couldn't have formed in such a short period of time, but your internal guards didn't know about it at all.”
Not long ago, Wu Zetian had received an urgent document from the provincial governor of the state where Tiger Cage Pass was located.
Since this urgent document was sent at a speed of 600 miles per hour, even if they set off a little later, they would arrive at Fairy's Capital before Zhang Dingguo and the others.
The official document briefly stated that more than two hundred thieves had sneaked into Hulao Pass at night and besieged the relay station where the imperial envoy's guards lived. Fortunately, they were defeated by the imperial envoy's guards and captured more than a hundred bandits, including the bandit leader, and seized a large amount of weapons and equipment.
However, the problem was that many of the weapons and equipment seized were suspected to have been leaked from the army. There were even crossbows and a large number of armors.
In ancient times, it was not a problem to play with simple weapons such as knives, guns, and bows as long as there were not many of them. However, once it involved powerful crossbows and iron armor, it would be a big problem!
Especially the armor, as long as it was found to be hidden, it would be a capital crime. It would even be convicted of treason. If one was unlucky, they would even be exterminated.
At the end of the document, it was mentioned that Zhang Dingguo and Di Renjie had already rushed to Luoyang in advance, while the imperial envoy's guards stayed where they were, responsible for keeping the captives and treating the wounded. In order to prevent any accidents from happening again, the provincial governor had even mobilized thousands of soldiers from the prefecture to strengthen the defense of Tiger Cage Pass. He also hoped that the emperor would send officials to take over the matter as soon as possible...
After reading the official document, Wu Zetian was naturally very angry. She directly called Xiao Qingfang, the head of the internal guards manor, over to give her a scolding.
This was because the internal guards were not only responsible for monitoring the civil and military officials in the court, but more importantly, they were also responsible for investigating whether there were anti-martial forces among the people.
Actually, the main reason Wu Zetian was furious wasn't because of the existence of anti-martial forces.
More importantly, this incident happened at Tiger Cage Pass, which was the eastern gate of the Guardian God's Capital and was considered the core region of the empire.
However, there would always be powerful anti-martial forces in such places. Not only were they large in number and well-trained, but they could also obtain a large number of weapons and armor. They might even be involved in a major case of stealing and selling armaments.
This was equivalent to saying that the internal guards had neglected their duties in monitoring both internally and externally!
Moreover, how could others be allowed to sleep beside the couch? How could Wu Zetian not be angry and not find Xiao Qingfang, the person in charge, to severely criticize her?
Unfortunately, Wu Zetian didn't know that the person she trusted the most was actually the boss of this anti-martial force.
This anti-martial force was supported by Xiao Qingfang. Of course, it was impossible for the internal guards to discover that there was a problem. Even if some of the internal guards loyal to the emperor sensed that something was wrong, they would probably die in the line of duty under Xiao Qingfang's arrangements, right?
However, Xiao Qingfang still had to think of a way to deal with Wu Zetian's anger.
Otherwise, if he lost his position as the Head of the Internal Guards Manor, it would be too disadvantageous for the Snake Spirit, who was still in the dormant stage!
Therefore, Xiao Qingfang could only plead guilty and admit her mistake with a good attitude.
Moreover, the internal guards had actually found out some news, but the enemy was too cunning and hid too deeply. They had never made any substantial progress, resulting in a series of major incidents recently.
In any case, after Xiao Qingfang's words, Wu Zetian did not pursue the matter.
After all, in Wu Zetian's heart, Xiao Qingfang was still very loyal and capable.
In order to work for her, she was still unmarried in her thirties and was about to become an old virgin who could not get married…
Just as Wu Zetian asked Xiao Qingfang to leave, Hu Jinghui came to report," Your Majesty, General Zhang Dingguo requests an audience!”
"Oh, it must be Di Huaiying!”
It was no wonder that Wu Zetian was not excited. After all, she had not seen Di Renjie for many years.
Although it was impossible for Wu Zetian to take a fancy to Di Renjie, this old man, Di Renjie was, after all, a famous official of his generation. Not only was he highly valued by Wu Zetian, but to a certain extent, Di Renjie was also a rare friend of Wu Zetian. The relationship between the two sides was not bad.
Moreover, the official document mentioned that Di Renjie and Zhang Dingguo had abandoned the main force and rushed to Luoyang without any guards. Wu Zetian was really worried that the two of them would be attacked by evil people again.
Even if Zhang Dingguo was a brave man in her knowledge, who knew that the thief still had troops? What if he sent another one or two hundred killers to intercept and kill him?
Fortunately, she came back in time, so she could rest assured.
Following the orders of the eunuchs, Di Renjie and Zhang Dingguo entered the main hall not long after and came to pay their respects to the Emperor.
Wu Zetian and Di Renjie were like old friends who had not seen each other for many years. Even though they were different, they still greeted each other with all kinds of greetings. Moreover, one could see the true feelings between them.
Zhang Dingguo was definitely not interested in this. He subconsciously looked left and right, only to see Xiao Qingfang, who was left to the side and still kneeling…
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