Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

She quickly activated the communication talisman and reported the news to Chen Qingzhu.

However, Chen Qingzhu left the palace and went into seclusion at this time.

She is at the critical moment of breaking through to the foundation-building stage and cannot tolerate any disturbance from the outside world.

Feeling that the situation was now stable, he left some means for Rong Niang and important subordinates to protect themselves, and also gave them communication talismans to contact him urgently.

There wasn't much risk in her being gone for a month without anyone knowing.

Therefore, the news eventually reached the cabinet.

There was considerable controversy within the cabinet over how the matter was handled.

The old-school bureaucrats headed by Yan Qingzhi believed that this matter would greatly benefit the expansion of the Divine Lord's territory.

Not only should the big families who mobilize the people not be punished, they should also be given appropriate rewards.

The reformist party led by Yuan Songbo believed that since the God had made such a statement, such behavior should be stopped in time and wait until the God returned to take charge of the situation.

The two sides were deadlocked and arguing until they were red in the face, but they were unable to come to a conclusion that would convince everyone.

But Hui'an is still waiting for a reply.

Finally, Young Master Chen Rong made the decision that since the incident had already happened, it would be better to use punishment as a way to gain some benefits for the sacrificed civilians and soldiers.

Therefore, Nandu quickly conveyed the cabinet's order to Guangping and Hejian:

Since General Hui'an had already conveyed the Lord's intention to the Xie family, the Xie family knowingly violated the rules.

Then the Xie family will be punished by paying double compensation for all the dead and injured civilians and imperial guards.

Hejian was not guilty of ignorance, but the deaths and injuries of the people had already occurred, and they had to pay compensation to all the dead and injured people and the imperial guards according to the standards of the Du'e Army.

In addition, the Du'e Army will conduct a review, and any fraud will be severely punished.

This is a happy outcome.

The civilians and imperial guards who died or were injured in the uprising following the great families received generous compensation.

The big families who rebelled would lose a large sum of money. After learning a lesson, others who wanted to follow suit would be more cautious and would no longer regard the lives of the common people and soldiers as worthless.

But at the same time, the loss was just financial, which was acceptable to the rebel clans.

After all, a fine is the lightest punishment.

What does this prove? It proves that the gods still remember their contributions.

Moreover, they paid for the relief of the people and the imperial guards, which won the hearts of the people and the army.

With these, you will be more confident in gaining a foothold in the Divine Lord’s court in the future!

Therefore, Nandu’s punishment did not dampen the enthusiasm of other big clans to join the God.

When Chen Qingzhu came out of seclusion, Hui'an had already led the Du'e Army and 100,000 newly joined volunteers, all the way through Shuntian Prefecture, and reached the foot of the capital.

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This happened very suddenly for Chen Qingzhu.

It was even more sudden for Emperor Yong'an.

He deeply experienced what it meant to be defeated like a landslide.

It was clear that a month ago, he still had the vast Northern Zhili and 200,000 imperial troops to protect him.

The Du'e Army that was heading north left behind people to distribute the land along the way, and when they arrived in Jeju Prefecture, there were only more than 60,000 people.

He felt that no matter how brave the Du'e Army was, he could still hold them back for several months with the help of the Imperial Guards.

In this way, as long as he saw that the situation was not right, he would have enough time to transfer troops from other fronts back to defend the capital.

However, ever since the rebellion in Daming Prefecture and its occupation by the Du'e Army, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, with bad news coming every day.

He had just received military intelligence of a rebellion in Daming Prefecture and ordered the garrison of Guangping Prefecture to work with troops from other places to quell the rebellion. Within two days, Guangping Prefecture was lost.

He could only ask Hejian Prefecture to concentrate its forces to intercept the rebels.

A few days later, a rebellion also broke out in Hejian Prefecture.

The Hejian defenders were directly attacked from both sides by the Du'e Army and the rebels. A small half of them were annihilated, and most of them surrendered to the Du'e Army.

The garrison commander of Shuntian Prefecture was loyal to him, but he could not resist the generals under him and the families behind them who had their own thoughts.

The garrison general and deputy general who were loyal to him were beheaded in the tent by the middle and upper-level generals who had different ideas and united to rebel.

After some incitement, these rebellious generals directly surrendered to the Du'e Army with the 50,000 defenders of Shuntian Prefecture.

Suddenly, the capital city became an isolated city.

Upon learning of this incident, Emperor Yong'an vomited blood.

More than 20 days ago, he sensed that the situation was not good, so he issued an imperial decree to summon the troops that were resisting the rebels in Qin Province to return to defend the capital.

But the army moved so slowly that it might take a month to get from the capital to Qin Province.

Moreover, we don't know what the situation of the war ahead is, so we can't escape immediately if we want to.

Now, I don’t know if it’s still too late.

After all, the influence of the evil demon Du'e in the capital is far greater than that in other prefectures in northern Zhili.

Other prefectures have rebelled and surrendered, how long can the capital city remain stable?