In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

After Yang Chenhe left, Emperor Chongming sat alone in the empty hall, feeling unprecedented powerlessness and frustration. Since its founding, the Dakun Dynasty has always been known for its strength, and his ancestors had never thought of negotiating, marrying or paying tribute to the nomadic peoples in the north.

"I have tried my best! Why is the result still like this!" Emperor Chongming was filled with resentment and anger. He could not accept that he was the first emperor of the Dakun Dynasty to bow to a foreign race, which made him feel deeply ashamed. He angrily threw the vase on the table to the ground. The loud noise made the palace maids and eunuchs guarding outside even more scared. They all knew that this emperor was not a soft-hearted person. Since he ascended the throne, countless eunuchs and ministers have died at his hands.

However, after venting his emotions, Emperor Chongming seemed to have regained some sense. He sat back on the couch and shouted loudly, "Someone! Send the commander of the secret guards over!" He knew that there were people waiting for his orders outside at any time.

The so-called secret guards were the emperor's eyes and ears. They were spread throughout the Dakun Dynasty and even penetrated into the nomadic peoples in the north. Through caravans and other forms, the secret guards provided the emperor with a lot of intelligence. These secret guards were not only responsible for collecting information, but also controlling the military operations of the army. Therefore, Emperor Chongming was able to accurately grasp the specific locations of the generals leading the army.

When Emperor Chongming issued the order, Ji Gang, the leader of the remaining secret guards, quickly came in. His arrival meant that the emperor was about to take new actions to deal with the current predicament.

Ji Gang was wearing a black suit with a barely perceptible smile on his face. He knew that every crisis was a good opportunity to demonstrate his abilities. He walked up to Emperor Chongming, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, what do you want?"

Emperor Chongming took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and said slowly: "Ji Gang, I remember that there are your people in Henan, Northwest County, and Southwest County. Please tell me the battle situation there in detail! Is it true that most of the Han army has been wiped out by him as Sun Ting said in the battle report?"

Ji Gang's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he immediately understood the emperor's intention. He stood up and answered confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Lord Sun first posted a notice to let the rioters return to their hometowns! This will reduce the number of troops of the rebels! Many rebels have dispersed before they were attacked! Lord Sun also brought 5000 cavalry and troops transferred from surrounding areas, and he marched all the way! He wiped out many mountain strongholds! In the entire northwest, except for a few scattered rebels who escaped, he has wiped out all of them."

"Sun Ting is indeed a talented person! In just over two months, he was able to quell the rebellion over there so quickly! By the way, I remember that the strongest among these rebels seems to be the descendant of Yuan Chong, the rebellious one! How is it now!" Emperor Chongming knew very well. The reason why Sun Ting was sent this time was largely because of the appearance of Yuan Chong's descendant.

"Your Majesty! After Lord Sun arrived there, he headed towards the Northwest Prefecture! But on the way, he was ambushed by Yuan Quan and his men! The troops Lord Sun transferred from the surrounding areas were vulnerable! They quickly ran away! But Lord Sun responded calmly. He used 5000 cavalry to ambush the rebels! The main force of the rebels was strangled in one fell swoop! But Yuan Quan took a small number of people and ran into the mountains! After more than a month of encirclement and suppression, I think their people have been almost depleted! It's just that Yuan Quan has not been caught yet!" These secret guards not only have their own people in the army, but also in the local government and various government offices. So he is very clear about the situation on Sun Ting's side.

"So, the rebels in the northwest are no longer a concern!" Emperor Chongming's brows relaxed at this time. This is finally good news.

"The rebels in the northwest are the strongest. Now that the situation in the northwest has been settled, it seems that we can also mobilize troops from the surrounding counties in the southwest to start a siege! As long as we pacify the rebels in the west, we can concentrate our forces to deal with these barbarians!" Emperor Chongming said while looking at the map!

"Your Majesty is right. Yuan Quan and the generals who led the troops are all former subordinates of Yuan Chong. They are the most powerful among all the bandits. As long as we wipe out the Yuan bandits, the rest of the bandits will be terrified and surrender without a fight."

"What's the situation in the southwest? I heard that the rebels there have grown to tens of thousands of people!" Emperor Chongming looked towards the southwest. He also made a mark in Lengshui County. This was mentioned in the intelligence that the granary in Lengshui County was seized by the rebels.

"I have also sent people to get information from him! The judges there are fighting on their own, so there is no need to worry!" Ji Gan said confidently at this time. In fact, this is mainly because of Lin Kunlun. Their actions are not big. Although they have attacked several county towns, they have never attacked the prefecture city or expanded their territory. This makes them judge that these people do not have big ambitions. In addition, Lin Kunlun and his men do not have a clear leader that everyone knows. This also makes these secret guards judge that this rebel army is a mob composed of many rebels.

"It's a pity that I don't have any elite troops to mobilize now! Otherwise, I could have wiped out these rebels in the southwest and northwest at the same time!" Emperor Chongming thought that the situation in the northwest county had been completely resolved. The only thing left was the insignificant ones in the southwest.

"Your Majesty! Have you ever thought about recruiting these rebels? Most of the rebels in the southwest are starving to death because they have no food! As long as we offer conditions to recruit them, they will definitely surrender! Then we can let this rebel army pacify other rebels! We can pacify the entire southwest without a single soldier!" Ji Gang then spoke out his idea.

"Didn't you just say that the rebels in the southwest are a mess? What's the point of appeasing them? Do you know who is the strongest among them?" Emperor Chongming was obviously tempted. This idea was indeed good. At most, they could abolish a title and add some money and food to make a rebel fight for them. In this way, more people could be freed up to deal with the barbarians! Although he also wanted to negotiate with the barbarians, he still had to be prepared for both situations.

"According to our investigation, the reason why so many rebels united to attack Lengshui this time is because a man named Sun Ying played a very important role in it! We can send someone to greet Sun Ying!" Ji Gang said at this time.

"That's a good idea! Let your secret guards handle this matter. If you do it well, I will give you a great credit!" Emperor Chongming nodded. In this way, the problems in the northwest and southwest counties were solved. It also solved a big worry for him. From the beginning to the end, he never thought about how to appease those refugees. As long as there are those rioters who are about to starve to death, even if he pacifies all the rebels, new rebels will rise up immediately! This is also the case in the Dakun Dynasty. These officials from top to bottom have not thought clearly. They only know that if these people want to rebel, they must suppress them. But they have never thought about why these people want to rebel.