After Xiahou Xuan understood the situation, he immediately cursed,"Zhou Zhongyuan, what a good-for-nothing!”
Li Changqing did not dare to say anything more. He continued to kneel on the ground and let Xiahou Xuan continue to scold him.
Anyway, the person being scolded was not him, but Zhou Zhongyuan. There was no need for him to interrupt.
After cursing for a while, Xiahou Xuan said,""Once Dongyuan City falls, all of Xuanzhou will be exposed to the Northern Barbarian army. Why would this idiot transfer his troops back to Liaoyang?”
Everyone knew that they couldn't casually transfer troops. Even if they were to transfer troops, they had to go to Dongyuan City. Why were they transferred to the state capital instead?
Was he that afraid of death?
If he was afraid of death, why would he dare to take up his post back then?
No matter what, Xiahou Xuan was really angered by Zhou Zhongyuan's actions.
I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen such a stupid person. How dare this bastard take up his post?
A disciple of the Zhou Clan? Was this what a disciple of the Zhou Clan looked like?
Trash, all trash!
Xiahou Xuan felt extremely aggrieved.
He had never thought that the younger generation of the Zhou family would be so useless. He had thought that Zhou Zhongyuan had some ability, but he did not expect that he was just that. They were all trash.
Li Changqing knew that Xiahou Xuan was in a fit of anger. He could only hope that the ministers would arrive soon so that they could share the firepower.
At this moment, the ministers finally arrived.
The Prime Minister, the Great General, the six ministers, and other important officials of the court were all present.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Xiahou Xuan was annoyed and didn't have the time to respond. He waved his hand and said,"Alright, there's no need to be so polite."
The ministers had already received the news and naturally knew why Xiahou Xuan was angry.
However, regarding this matter, he really didn't say anything.
"What's wrong? Are you mute?"
Xiahou Xuan was furious when he saw that none of the ministers spoke.
I'm so anxious, but you guys are so relaxed. What do you mean?
The ministers looked at each other and finally looked at the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Wen Tiren cursed in his heart, but he knew that he had no choice but to go up. He could only say,""Your Majesty, regarding this matter…cough cough, we still have to see the situation in Dongyuan City.”
"What else can Dongyuan City be like?" Xiahou Xuan asked coldly. It was already like this. The city must have been broken and all of them died in battle, right?”
"Yes, that must be the case."
Wen Tiren knew what the Emperor meant, so he could only do this.
Xiahou Xuan snorted coldly and brought up Zhou Zhongyuan again.
"Also, Zhou Zhongyuan is useless. We've recalled him, but who will take over? Who do you think is suitable?"
The current situation in Xuanzhou was unknown, and Zhou Zhongyuan had been withdrawn. It was unknown if anything would happen to him.
However, the situation in Xuanzhou was deteriorating. Who would take over?
Obviously, this was a mess.
Xiahou Xuan became even angrier when he saw that no one spoke.
"Do you have no one to recommend?" he asked angrily. But why are you so talented when you are in other positions? Could it be that the Prefecture Overseer of this prefecture is a very low official position in your eyes?”
Wen Tiren had no choice but to speak up when he saw the Emperor's thunderous rage.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. It's just that the current situation in Xuanzhou is unclear, and Zhou Zhongyuan still has at least 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers. Therefore, I suggest that we first mobilize the army to support him. As for removing Zhou Zhongyuan…uh, it will have to be done slowly.”
If Zhou Zhongyuan withdrew, who would take the blame?
One had to know that the other party's actions were bound to be a huge responsibility.
If the emperor recalled him, he would probably be released after a few days.
After all, although Zhou Zhongyuan was a good-for-nothing, he was a descendant of the Zhou family and the younger brother of the current Empress. Even if this fellow was a good-for-nothing, so what?
In short, he would let Zhou Zhongyuan take the blame for now. Even if the Emperor wanted to investigate later, with Zhou Zhongyuan as a bad example, the various forces would not be too miserable.
If the Emperor really wanted to deal with him strictly, he would have to deal with Zhou Zhongyuan first. Otherwise, he could only continue to deal with him.
If he went down, he would have to control the area within Xuanzhou.
When the time came, wouldn't it be over if he could get a few scapegoats?
"It seems that Xuan Zhou has rotted in all aspects. The West Mountain camp has been destroyed, and the situation in Dongyuan City is unknown. I hope that all of them have died in battle.”
Xiahou Xuan understood what these officials were thinking.
However, Xiahou Xuan couldn't just dismiss Zhou Zhongyuan at this moment, because what the other party was doing wasn't human affairs. The only thing he could do now was to send reinforcements.
After pacifying the Northern Barbarians, he had to get this idiot back immediately.
Out of all the descendants of the Zhou family, only the eldest and second brother had some ability. Unfortunately, they died early. The third and fourth brothers were trash, and the fifth brother, Zhou Zhongyuan, was trash among trash.
But this guy can put on an act and actually deceived me.
Zhou Zhongyuan was really good at acting before he became the Prefecture Overseer of Xuanzhou. Xiahou Xuan thought that Zhou Zhongyuan had some ability, but he didn't expect him to be a good-for-nothing.
"Your Majesty, there has been no news from Dongyuan City for such a long time. It is obvious that the Northern Barbarians have either surrounded or massacred Dongyuan City. If the Northern Barbarians have surrendered, then the entire Xuan Province should be in turmoil. However, there is no such news now, which means that it is still fine.”
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, Wang Shiyou, understood what Xiahou Xuan meant, but there were only a few situations, so he simply said them all.
Either they had voted, or they were still holding on, or they were all dead. There were three possibilities.
Of course, there was another possibility, which was that the Northern Barbarians had retreated.
However, Dongyuan City only had less than 10,000 soldiers. How was that possible?
Besides, if they retreated, why didn't Dongyuan City send any report?
If he had been rescued, there should be news, right?
Just as Xiahou Xuan was thinking about what to say, Jin Xi rushed in. When he was in front of Xiahou Xuan, he whispered,""Your Majesty, the Deputy Envoy of the Martial Virtue Department, Yan Tong, requests an audience.”
Xiahou Xuan couldn't help but frown."What happened?"
A moment later, Xiahou Xuan ordered,""Announce!"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Changqing. The latter was waiting at the side with a respectful expression. He couldn't tell what was going on.
Yan Tong, the deputy envoy of the Department of Martial Virtue, saluted Xiahou Xuan as soon as he entered.
However, Xiahou Xuan was not in the mood to look at these things. He let him speak directly.
"Speak, what is it!"
Yan Tong replied," Your Majesty, there is a report from Xuanzhou. Qiao Feng, the leader of Beggar's Sect, appeared in Dongyuan City. According to him, Su Mu, the general of Dongyuan City, has defeated the Northern Barbarians and lifted the siege of Dongyuan City?"”
"What?"
Xiahou Xuan was stunned.
Prime Minister Wen Tiren and the other ministers were also bewildered, wondering what was going on.
After a moment of silence, Xiahou Xuan asked in a deep voice,""Are you sure?"
"Your Majesty, I'm sure." Yan Tong said solemnly.”
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