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"I am Hai Dazhu, the Zhejiang Provincial Historian of the Ministry of Personnel, and I am honored to meet the Governor Xia!"

"I am Jiang Cheng, the Zhejiang director of the Ministry of Personnel, and I am honored to meet the Governor Xia. Please come in, Xia!"

The two spoke one after another, with respectful expressions on their faces.

The two men in front of him were both fourth-rank officials of the Ministry of Personnel. Although their official titles were not high, they were bona fide Beijing officials.

Seeing these two people so respectful, Xia Yun nodded.

After a while, Xia Yun and his group entered the office.

Xia Yun took out a report on his work that had been prepared long ago from his arms.

In fact, according to the court regulations, local officials of the second rank and above who came to Beijing to report on their work only needed to send someone to deliver the report to the Ministry of Personnel.

However, the content of Xia Yun's report was about his actions during his tenure as the fourth-rank prefect of Hangzhou, so Xia Yun took the initiative to come to the Ministry of Personnel.

"Please rest here for a while, my Lord. We two subordinates will copy your memorial."

Hai Dazhu and Jiang Cheng respectfully took the memorial from Xia Yun, and then started working on the desk according to the procedure.

The waiting process is boring.

Xia Yun sat on a specially designed lounge chair with his eyes slightly closed.

The reporting process was much simpler than he had imagined.

But this peace did not last.

About a cup of tea later, Xia Yun suddenly heard a noisy sound outside the office.

Seeing this, Chen Ming took the initiative to get up and go out to check.

However, the moment Chen Ming opened the door, a series of extremely clear sounds came directly into the room.

"Northern Border is in danger! The Tatars are invading Shenyang and Changchun! By order of His Majesty, summon the officials of the six ministries to discuss the matter immediately!"

"What! The Tatars are attacking?"

"Where is His Majesty? We need to go to the palace to see him!"

"..."

In the room, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard the news of the Tatar invasion.

Tatars?

In his impression, this was a northern barbarian force whose history was even longer than that of the Daliang Dynasty.

At this moment, except for Xia Yun, Chen Ming and two officials from the Ministry of Personnel all showed a look of shock on their faces.

"Please forgive me, my Lords. Your Majesty has urgently summoned the officials of the six ministries, and we two have no choice but to enter the palace to see Him immediately."

"But rest assured, sir. The report has been delivered, and your mission of reporting has been completed."

Hai Dazhu and Jiang Cheng put down the brushes in their hands, looked at Xia Yun with a guilty look on their faces and said.

"It's okay, you guys go ahead."

Xia Yun nodded.

Since the empress ascended the throne, there has never been any foreign invasion in the Daliang Dynasty.

The Tatars are coming with great force this time, directly attacking Shenyang and Changchun, so I'm afraid the situation will be very serious.

Hai Dazhu and Jiang Cheng immediately left the desk and walked out of the office with Xia Yun and Chen Ming.

After locking the door, Hai Dazhu and the other man bowed to Xia Yun and Chen Ming again.

Not long after, Hai Dazhu and his companion left the Ministry of Personnel in a hurry along with a large number of officials from the Ministry of Personnel.

"Brother Xia, the Tatars are invading. I expect that there will be some reaction in my Inspectorate. I will leave first."

Outside the lobby of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Ming looked at the streets full of court officials running around, his eyes full of worry.

"Brother Chen, just go ahead."

Xia Yun nodded.

Then the two of them parted ways, and Chen Ming quickly returned towards the Inspectorate.

After Xia Yun walked out of the imperial city, Jiang Wenzhong quietly appeared behind Xia Yun.

"Sir, I heard that the Tatars have invaded. What should we do now?"

Jiang Wen asked in a deep voice.

"Go back home first."

At this moment, Xia Yun's expression was also gloomy and solemn.

......

At noon, Xia Yun returned to the mansion.

As soon as he appeared in the hall, he found Xu Wan'er and others, who were all waiting for him.

Obviously, Xu Wan'er and the others also knew the news of the Tatar invasion.

But just when Xia Yun thought that Xu Wan'er would report to him about the Tatar invasion.

However, Xu Wan'er brought an unexpected news.

"Sir, General Qin Tianye has led a thousand troops into Zhili and is now stationed in Changshan City, awaiting your instructions."

As Xu Wan'er spoke, she took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Xia Yun.

Hearing this, Xia Yun raised his eyebrows, and a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

Previously, when he was in Zhili, he ordered the urgent dispatch of two thousand troops from Dai County, with one thousand going to Hangzhou and one thousand heading directly to the capital.

And now it’s finally here.

Xia Yun opened the letter and saw that it was Qin Tianye's handwritten letter.

"Very good, the notification is wrong, be ready to pick us up when we leave Beijing."

Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Chong Heihu and Jiang Wenzhong, who were standing by, showed a bit of respect on their faces when they heard Qin Tianye's name.

Under Xia Yun's command, if the two of them are the most capable generals, then Qin Tianye is definitely a talented commander.

Even when they were in Dai County, the two of them were Qin Tianye's subordinates.

"Sir, there is one more thing. I'm sure you already know that the Tatars have invaded Changchun and the court is urgently mobilizing. What should we do?"

Immediately afterwards, Xu Wan'er continued to ask.

"Is there any news from the Ninth Prince's Palace?"

Xia Yun did not make a decision immediately, but instead asked about the movements in the Ninth Prince's Palace.

"We have already sent someone to ask, but an hour ago, the Ninth Prince entered the palace to meet the emperor."

Xu Wan'er responded.

Xia Yun immediately fell into deep thought. He was not too worried about the Tatar attack.

If he dispatched the troops from Dai County to fight, it would be easy to defeat the Tatars.

But he was a local official after all, and it was impossible for him to directly participate in the court affairs.

What he is most worried about now is that the invasion of the Tatars will cause the court situation, which had originally calmed down, to be disturbed again.

However, just as Xia Yun was thinking about it, the guard guarding the gate of the mansion suddenly appeared in the hall in a hurry.

"Your Excellency, there is a messenger outside who claims to be delivering a letter for the Governor-General of Zhili, Zhao Gongming, and hopes to see you."

The guard followed up with the report.

"Come in right now!"

Xia Yun's eyes lit up, his thoughts were brought back to reality, and he quickly gave orders.

Soon, a burly man wearing a black helmet and black armor appeared in the hall of Xia Mansion.

"General Zhang Chunlei greets Lord Xia!"

The man knelt on one knee in front of Xia Yun and spoke in a very respectful voice.

"General Zhang, please stand up quickly."

Looking at the person who came, there was a lot more surprise in Xia Yun's eyes, because the person who came was a general under Zhao Gongming.

"Thank you, sir. My governor has arrived in Beijing and has sent me a letter."

Zhang Chunlei stood up respectfully and handed a letter to Xia Yun.

"Where is Lord Zhao now?"

Upon hearing that Zhao Gongming had already arrived in Beijing, Xia Yun suddenly became curious.