The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

Just when Chen Tingshu was delighted to think that he had found something to hold against the enemy, a noisy sound came from outside the county government office.

I could hear it clearly before I even left the house. You can imagine how loud the noise was, as it could be heard from outside the door to the inner courtyard.

The voices merged into one, and I could vaguely hear a few sentences.

"What's wrong with the court? What's wrong with the emperor? When the previous emperor was alive, the whole country was safe and sound. Now that this young boy has ascended the throne, the entire Qian Kingdom is in chaos every day."

"This emperor is doing a terrible job. The people are suffering! How can he be allowed to sit in such high esteem?"

"Yes, the North has harsh taxes and harsh policies. The money is in the hands of the officials, and the people are eager to get their share. How can they sit in the government office with the nerve to do so?"

When I went out, I saw that the people outside were already rioting.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, I saw the square outside the government office was crowded with people.

Shouts and curses were mixed together, and almost all the people were holding farm tools and sharp weapons in their hands.

They surrounded the county government office.

The group of people were frantically attacking the government office gate, and the sticks and stones in their hands hit the gate, making a dull thud.

The two heavy wooden doors were crumbling, and the guarding officers and soldiers were retreating step by step.

Seeing this, Chen Tingshu shouted sternly, "Come here, organize a defense! Protect the government office!"

He quickly commanded the officers and soldiers in the government office to form a defense line to resist the attack of the rioting crowd.

At the same time, he sent a messenger to rush to the outside of the northern city as quickly as possible to ask for help from Xiong Kuohai's army.

Inside the government office, Chen Tingshu was directing the defense while anxiously waiting for a response.

The riot came too suddenly, and he felt vaguely uneasy.

And the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and there seems to be a hidden force behind it.

On the other hand, He Sheng happened to be out on business and was not trapped in the county government office.

After capturing a rioter during the chaos, He Sheng took him to an alley and interrogated him.

Most of these rioters were ragged and had pale faces and thin bodies.

"Tell me! Who instructed you to cause trouble?" He Sheng asked sternly.

One of the rioters stammered, "No... no one ordered us to do this. We... we just couldn't survive anymore..."

He Sheng grabbed his collar and shouted angrily, "How dare you quibble! Tell the truth, otherwise..."

At this time, a loud shout came from the gate of the county government office.

"Eternal Heaven will protect us! We are here for immortality!"

"Changshengtian? Changsheng Sect!" He Sheng keenly caught this key word.

Just then, a man ran past him and stuffed something into his hand.

When I opened it, I saw that the notice written by Song Yuwei to reassure the people had finally reached the northern border.

Standing behind the rioting crowd, He Sheng shouted, "The court's arrangements have arrived."

All the people were quiet at this moment.

The sound from outside stopped, and Chen Tingshu felt something was wrong.

He solemnly ordered the guards around him: "Quick, go to the door and see what's going on outside."

Just as he finished speaking, a dusty messenger stumbled into the government office, shouting, "Report! Lord Song's public security notice has arrived!"

Chen Tingshu took the scroll handed to him by the messenger and unfolded it. He saw four big words written on it: "Notice to the People".

Quickly browse the contents of the public security notice.

In the letter, Song Yuwei explained in detail the causes of the unrest in the northern border and exposed the conspiracy of the Changsheng Sect.

It also stated that the court was taking active measures to appease the people and stabilize the situation.

At the end of the letter, she called on the people to remain calm and not be misled by evil people.

Chen Tingshu handed the public notice to the guards beside him and said, "Immediately organize people to post the contents of the public notice and send people to read it along the streets. Make sure all the people know it."

"Also, send people to strengthen the city's defenses to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble."

The master took the order and left, quickly arranging people to carry out the order.

The noise outside the government office gradually died down, replaced by the sound of the reading of the public security notice, which echoed over the northern border.

This unrest in the northern border was obviously planned long ago by the Changsheng Sect. The power and purpose behind it are terrifying when one thinks about it carefully.

He must deliver the evidence to the emperor as soon as possible so that the court can respond as soon as possible.

In order to ensure Chen Tingshu's safety, He Sheng specially left behind a team of elite soldiers to protect Chen Tingshu and the government office.

Chen Tingshu was about to interrogate the rioter that He Sheng had captured.

At this moment, a sound of heavy footsteps approached from afar, accompanied by a rough voice: "Where are the rebels? Let me see!"

With a group of soldiers, Xiong Kuohai rushed in aggressively.

His bearded face was full of murderous intent, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, scanning everything around him.

"General Xiong!" Chen Tingshu stood up and walked forward, bowing.

"Sir Chen, how should we deal with these rebels?" Xiong Kuohai asked in a rough voice, and waved his hand, signaling the soldiers behind him to bring the captured rebels up.

Chen Tingshu remained calm and said, "General Xiong, you've arrived just in time. I was just about to interrogate these rebels to find out who's behind them."

"Interrogation?" Xiong Kuohai raised his thick eyebrows and sneered.

"Such a trivial matter, why bother with it, Lord Chen? Just leave it to me!"

As he said this, he was about to step forward, but Chen Tingshu stopped him with his hand.

Pointing to the appointment letter in his hand, Chen Tingshu said.

"General Xiong, His Majesty has appointed me as the supervising official for this trip. Do you intend to disobey His Majesty's order?"

The letter of appointment was placed in front of Xiong Kuohai, making his eyes hurt.

This Li Chengfeng has actually been on guard against him since then.

After a while, he left unwillingly.

Chen Tingshu also found out from the rioters about a stronghold of the Changsheng Sect.

After this matter is settled.

He Sheng immediately led his troops there. After a fierce battle, they destroyed the stronghold and seized a large amount of Changsheng Sect propaganda materials and weapons.

……

In the capital, inside the palace.

Li Chengfeng frowned as he looked at the information sent by He Sheng.

The content of these propaganda materials is absurd but highly inflammatory and can easily mislead people.

Although those weapons were simple in style, they were numerous enough to equip an army.

The situation is roughly the same as that in Hexi.

After reading these things, Li Chengfeng summoned Song Yuwei to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the riots in the north are getting more and more intense. We must quell them as soon as possible."

Song Yuwei's tone was solemn. In her hand was a newly delivered memorial, which detailed the situation in the northern border.

This is of course, the matter of quelling the rebellion cannot be delayed.

But how to quell this chaos, and how to get Xiong Kuohai to cooperate in quelling this chaos.

There are other considerations.

"Of course the rebellion must be put down, and this time we must completely wipe out the forces behind the Changsheng Sect." Li Chengfeng was not in such a hurry.

Because there must be someone more anxious than him.

Seeing that His Majesty had his own ideas, Song Yuwei stopped talking.

Let's just wait and see what Your Majesty will do.