Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

"You bastards! You rebels all deserve to die!"

"Qiang!"

Zhao Shixiu drew his sword without hesitation.

He chopped directly at the lobbyist Ma Guowen's neck. Ma Guowen covered his bleeding wound and died soon.

Zhao Shixiu's face was full of sternness:

"Damn it! I thought your rebel army's military advisor was so powerful! He kept saying that the King of Zhenbei would definitely seize the military and political power of Xiangzhou, and he has already set up a dragnet in Xiangzhou."

"The King of Zhenbei is already in my Ezhou Provincial Administration Office, and you still come to instigate me to rebel! You bitch!"

Zhao Shixiu looked at the city defense soldiers and said, "Feed his body to the dogs!"

"Yes! I will do it now!"

Zhao Shixiu had heard in Ezhou that Zhenbei King Hongxuan was good at making extraordinary plans, like a military god descended to earth. But he did not believe it before, thinking that these were just rumors.

Today, Mr. Zhao, a scholar, has a deep understanding of this.

“What should I do!”

There are only two ways out now. The first way out is to immediately gather the Ezhou soldiers and fight a decisive battle with the King of Zhenbei in the city!

But he is still the governor of Dafeng State and has not surrendered to the enemy.

Moreover, not many soldiers and officers responded to the call to gather troops to kill the seventh prince of Dafeng Kingdom.

The second way is to go to the Provincial History Department right now.

After all, he was the highest official in Ezhou. King Hongxuan of Zhenbei had already arrived at the Provincial Administration Office. If he, the governor, did not go there, disaster would befall him immediately.

Zhao Shixiu immediately put away his sword, went to the stable, rode his own horse and headed to the provincial government.

When Zhao Shixiu arrived at the Provincial Administration, he found that all the guards here had been replaced by the personal guards of the Prince of Zhenbei.

He dismounted quickly.

When he was about to enter the government office, he was stopped by the guards with swords drawn:

"Who is coming!"

Zhao Shixiu said respectfully: "Your subordinate! Governor Zhao Shixiu!"

The guards glanced at Zhao Shixiu.

"Take off your weapons! King Zhenbei has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhao Shixiu's heart trembled, and he felt a chill down his spine. He took off his weapon consciously.

Entered the Provincial History Department.

When Zhao Shixiu arrived at the Provincial Administration, he found that all the military officers in Ezhou had been summoned.

I was thinking of gathering officers to revolt, and now they are all here.

On the left and right sides there are two teams of soldiers carrying crossbows and swords.

In the main hall, King Hongxuan of Zhenbei, wearing a dragon royal robe, sat high on a chair.

Zhao Shixiu came to the center of the hall and bowed his head respectfully:

"Your humble servant, the Provincial Governor Zhao Shixiu, pays respect to the King of Zhenbei!"

Hongxuan looked at the governor Zhao Shixiu who was bowing respectfully and said:

"Master Zhao! You are not here to handle official business at the provincial government. Where did he go?"

Zhao Shixiu broke out in a cold sweat: "Reporting to the King of Zhenbei, I will take a day off today!"

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan chuckled:

"Haha! What a great day off! Being an official is quite relaxing and enjoyable!"

"Since Lord Zhao himself said that he was on leave, then I will approve it. From today on, Zhao Shixiu will be removed from his post as the governor."

"All military and political power in Ezhou is commanded by me, the King of Zhenbei!"

Zhao Shixiu's face was ashen, as if he had suddenly aged ten years. He restrained his emotions and looked at the King of Zhenbei on the high seat:

"King of Zhenbei! Why do you want to dismiss me? I am an official appointed by the imperial court of Dafeng! Even if you want to dismiss me, your majesty must issue an imperial decree in person."

Hongxuan looked at Zhao Shixiu with a raised corner of his mouth:

"Hahaha! Zhao Shixiu! Zhao Shixiu, I'm already in this position, and you still don't have any self-awareness! If you don't respond and just leave, you can end up retiring and returning home."

Tang Tianyou's tone turned cold and he said:

"The rebels in Yunzhou have gathered 400,000 soldiers, and the eldest prince Hongli has also been held hostage. Your Ezhou is only separated from Yunzhou by a mere state!"

"At this time, as the governor and the highest official in Ezhou, you don't gather your troops to prepare for the battle! You even let yourself rest. Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"

"If you had kept silent and left tactfully, I would not have killed you. But now that you are questioning me, you are the one who is killing me!"

Tang Tianyou gave him a look.

His personal guards immediately arrested Zhao Shixiu and put on the handcuffs and shackles that had been prepared.

King Zhenbei looked at all the military officers in Ezhou and said:

"Whoever accuses Zhao Shixiu of treason will be reinstated."

"Anyone who thinks Zhao Shixiu is innocent can stand beside him and support him!"

As soon as Hongxuan said this,

The military generals and officers mentioned in the hall all accused Zhao Shixiu of treason.

Even though Zhao Shixiu was innocent and had no intention of treason, he was still regarded as an unforgivable traitor with evil ambitions who wanted to rebel in the eyes of those generals who wanted to be reinstated.

What's more, Zhao Shixiu knew that he was not an innocent white lotus.

He had just conspired with the Yunzhou rebels' lobbyists.

Only before his death did Zhao Shixiu realize how terrifying Zhenbei King Hongxuan was.

Not only did he instantly seize military and political power, but he also targeted his highest official, the governor. If he killed the governor, how could other lower-ranking officials dare to rebel?

Zhao Shixiu only heard his subordinates scolding him in an abusive tone:

"The governor is colluding with the Yunzhou rebels! I saw that the ten beautiful women kept in Zhao Shixiu's mansion are from Yunzhou!"

"Zhao Shixiu received a huge amount of gold and silver treasures. He not only extorted money from the people, but also accepted huge bribes from the Yunzhou rebels."

"Zhao Shixiu is preparing to have all officials pay homage to the Emperor of Yunzhou!"

All the irrelevant evidence was thrown at the Provincial Historian Zhao Shixiu.

Everyone's mouth is golden!

Zhao Shixiu, who was standing, could not stand steadily and collapsed to the ground.

"shut up!"

Hong Xuan had achieved his goal, and his majestic voice rang out;

"Jin Falin! Send someone to kill Zhao Shixiu at Caishikou!"

"Yes!"

Jin Falin respectfully carried out the orders of King Zhenbei and followed King Zhenbei all the way from the northern border to Ezhou. He was deeply impressed by King Zhenbei's command.

Beside the King of Zhenbei, none of the soldiers were timid or afraid, and each soldier had an extremely fanatical will to fight.

Following the footsteps of King Zhenbei.

Fearless!

He had witnessed with his own eyes that King Hongxuan of Zhenbei led 120,000 infantrymen to fight against the 300,000 cavalrymen of the Northern Shang Kingdom, and achieved a brilliant record that was unprecedented and unparalleled.

If Zhao Shixiu knew that the King of Zhenbei had already beheaded 180,000 cavalrymen of the Northern Shang Kingdom at the northern border,

State Master Yun Yi and Northern Shang Emperor Ba Xin were like stray dogs when they fled for their lives.

Zhao Shixiu had just arrived at the Provincial Administration Office and would have immediately knelt down and confessed.

He also actively cooperated with Zhenbei King Hongxuan, and wisely helped Zhenbei King gain the highest military and political power in Ezhou.

How dare you question it?

The methods used by the King of Zhenbei sent chills down the spines of the officers in Ezhou.

I didn't dare say any extra words.

Jin Falin led his men to personally escort Zhao Shixiu to Caishikou.

Jin Falin smiled and told Zhao Shixiu about the brilliant achievements that Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan had made in the northern border.

"Impossible! General! I am about to be beheaded. If you want to kill me, just do it. Why lie to me?"

"How can 120,000 infantrymen be a match for the Northern Shang cavalry? Without losing a single soldier, they wiped out 180,000 Northern Shang cavalrymen!"

All the guards who escorted him to Caishikou showed extreme admiration for Zhenbei King Hongxuan.

Zhao Shixiu looked at these looks and understood.

The commander of the Royal Guards was not lying to him.

"This! How is this possible! How is this possible? If I knew this news, would I still think that the fate of the Dafeng Kingdom has ended? It's too late to regret!"