When Chen Keqiu and the officials heard this, they were stunned for a moment, thinking that they had heard it wrong. Several people even looked confused on their faces. Xue Huaian sighed: "Everyone, the emperor has passed away a few days ago. Now all the state affairs are handled by His Royal Highness!"

Xue Huaian said it was true, and everyone realized that Chen Keqiu had already gotten up from the chair and knelt on the ground. He cried loudly, and the other ministers also knelt down on the ground. In the hall, in a moment, there were already wailing waves. More than a dozen officials cried bitterly, beating their chests and stamping their feet.

The prince looked sad, and Xue Huaian also had red eyes. Seeing everyone crying loudly, he also cried a few times. Then he went over to support Chen Keqiu and said, "The old censor is old and the emperor has passed away. Everyone is sad. However, the state affairs are difficult next. The old man still has many things to do. Take care of his health."

The prince raised his hand and said, "My elder, my father's death is also heartbroken. However, the news of the father's death has not been announced to the world. As Lord Xue said, the current situation is difficult now, we must work together to overcome the current difficulties together."

Chen Keqiu was helped up by Xue Huaian, and all the ministers also stood up and wiped their tears. Chen Keqiu choked and said, "Your Highness, in the opinion of the old minister, the emperor's death will not only not need to hide it, but it should also be told to the world!"

Xue Huaian frowned and said, "My elders, now there are many thieves and the world is in turmoil. They don't know that the emperor's death is fine. Once they know that the emperor's death is gone, the consequences are...!"

"Your Highness, the southeastern half has been destroyed, so there is no need to say much." Chen Keqiu wiped away his tears and said seriously: "I already know that Feng Yuan broke the rebellion, and the court eliminated it with thunder. Now Hexi is controlled by the court. The next step is to rectify the northern troops and recover the capital...!" After a pause, he said: "Since the emperor has passed away, the yin and yang of the heaven and earth cannot be without a king for a day. If the news of the emperor's death cannot be announced to the world, the prince will not be able to inherit the great throne." , Then I, Daqin, will be in a state of no monarch in the empire, which is of no benefit to the current empire!" Looking at Xue Huaian, bowed and said, "Of course, Master Xue's concerns are not unreasonable. Under the current situation, there are some ulterior motives in the empire, and some may be afraid of the majesty of the emperor and dare not act rashly. Once the news of the death of the emperor is revealed to the world, there may be many chaotic bandits who will jump out of the table."

Xue Huaian nodded and said, "That's true, Your Highness is also worried about this."

"Your Highness, at this point, those who can obey the imperial orders are naturally loyal to the imperial court. Those who have ulterior motives will not obey the imperial orders even if the imperial orders arrive." Chen Keqiu said seriously: "Although there are also people with ulterior motives in the north, the situation is much clearer than the southern ones. It is better to tell the emperor that the news is announced. If someone really jumps out, it may not be a bad thing. At least it makes your highness and the court clear about the loyal and treacherous ministers."

The prince nodded slightly, and an official next to him bowed: "Your Highness, you are on the road to Hexi, but you have also discussed what the court should do next."

"Oh?" the prince asked immediately, "You can come and say it."

The man said, "The thieves in the Tianmen are vast and swept the southeast. Now everyone is talking about the Tianmen Dao, and they are disgusted by it. But my ministers and others think that as long as the court stabilizes its position in the north, gathers a heavy army, and drives south, the Tianmen Dao is actually vulnerable."

"oh?"

Chen Keqiu explained: "Your Highness, when we left the capital, a vanguard force of Tianmendao had entered the capital, and we actually met the so-called Tianmendao people."

The prince immediately asked, "I have also received news that Tianmen Dao has beaten Qin Shui, Lord Shen, Tianmen Dao is really brave and good at fighting? Even the old general Lei is irresistible?"

Chen Keqiu shook his head and said, "At the beginning of the court, he felt that Tianmen Dao was just a mob accumulated by a group of rioters. However, later, General Lei led his army to the southeast to suppress the rebellion, and suffered several setbacks, even the old general...!" He looked sad and hesitated slightly, and then continued: "It is precisely because of this that the court began to think that Tianmen Dao is difficult to deal with, and he is greatly overestimating the combat effectiveness of Tianmen Dao."

"Oh?" the prince frowned and said, "According to you, Tianmen Dao is weaker than the imperial court might think?"

"The old minister has died once after this disaster. He has some words to his Highness," Chen Keqiu said solemnly: "Although the old minister is just a civil servant, he also understands that the success or failure of a war has played a great role, but in the final analysis, it depends on the right time, place and people."

The prince said seriously: "What the old man said is not bad, that's exactly what he said."

"Although the old general Lei is a famous general of the world, the Tunwei Army transferred from the capital are also elite soldiers, but only these elite soldiers cannot be the condition for victory or defeat." Chen Keqiu said with a serious look on his face: "The Tianmen Dao originated from the Jianghuai River, but it soon expanded to the East China Sea. The people there are so easily bewitched by the Tianmen Dao. The reason is that it has a lot to do with the court."

The ministers looked at each other and didn't say anything, but they knew in their hearts that what Chen Keqiu said outside actually involved the emperor.

The prince pondered for a moment before sighing: "After the father was old, some things were done... it was indeed inappropriate..." He naturally knew that at this point the empire came from the emperor, but after all, as a son of man, and in front of everyone, saying this was acknowledging the emperor's stupidity to everyone.

"The empire's taxes are added one more and another, and the people are struggling to survive. Tianmen Dao takes advantage of the situation, so it is naturally easy to deceive the hungry and poor people." Chen Keqiu's expression was solemn and his tone was also heavy: "Tianmen Dao has been active in the southeast for many years. Once it rises, the people of Tianmen Dao quickly gathered like ants. For Tianmen Dao, when war started in the southeast, they occupied the right time, place, and people, and it is absolutely difficult to deal with."

The prince nodded, and Chen Keqiu continued: "In contrast, the troops of the court, the Tun Guards led by General Lei, will be suppressed in the southeast. If the officers and soldiers work together and the logistics supply is timely, even if the Tianmen Dao has occupied a certain degree of time, place and people, it may not be impossible to win. However... Hey, the officials in the southeast are greedy and incompetent people can be found everywhere. Tianmen Dao threatens and tempts them, and they can easily become puppets of Tianmen Dao. The empire had not fought for many years before, and the great Qin tiger and wolf army was no longer as good as before. .They were negligent in training and had no fighting spirit. As far as I know, local officers and soldiers even had serious problems with empty wages. The troops in many places were not as full as the staff. When they suddenly fought, the troops were insufficient. In addition, they were a group of soldiers with no fighting spirit. Not only could they not help General Lei, but many soldiers suddenly rebelled, causing great trouble to the court. It is precisely because of this that General Lei was defeated in the southeast. Although General Lei was a famous general,...!" Shaking his head, the other ministers also sighed.

During the emperor's lifetime, the empire was full of holes and crises. Many honest and loyal ministers advised him. The emperor was ruthless and killed many honest ministers. The remaining people kept silent since then. The entire empire was full of death. Who would dare to say more? Although many people knew where the war in the southeast was at a low point, not many people dared to say it.

Now that the emperor has left, the prince is in charge, and Chen Keqiu and others were mostly members of the princely party at the time, so they had no scruples at this time. Moreover, the empire is now in this way, and the emperor has an unshirkable responsibility. However, the prince is closed and unable to leave because of his fast legs. Chen Keqiu said that he would not be taboo to the prince.

"You just said that the Tianmen Dao is actually vulnerable, so why did you assert that way?" asked the prince, "You met the Tianmen Dao people in the capital. What exactly do they do?"

Chen Keqiu sat upright and said, "Your Highness, although there are many people in Tianmendao, we see that their soldiers are not strict and their discipline is loose, and their combat effectiveness is almost the same as that of the mob holding weapons. Moreover, we have seen with our own eyes that although there are only a few thousand soldiers who entered the city, they are already fighting on their own. Even because of the plunder of property, they all started to take action."

Xue Huaianqi said: "My elders say, Tianmen Taoists kill themselves?"

"That's right." Chen Keqiu nodded and said, "The composition of Tianmen Dao people is all local rioters. A team of soldiers is mostly fellow villagers from each village and county. Once a dispute arises, the ones in one village will be hugged together and meet the people from another village. If there is a dispute arise between one county and another county, then the ones in one county will be hugged together... Once the fight begins, even the generals of Tianmen Dao will be difficult to command them."

The prince sneered: "It's indeed a piece of loose sand."

Xue Huai comforted his beard and said, "They rebelled together, and at the beginning they were hungry and poor, and they might be able to unite together, but when they plundered a large number of property, the contradiction emerged."

"And according to the old minister, although Tianmen Dao is known as one million people, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people who can fight in wars." Chen Keqiu said: "There are also some capable people in Tianmen Dao, and a group of elite soldiers were trained, but the number was too small. Most of the Tianmen Dao people were just under the banner of Tianmen Dao. Just like in a village, there were about a hundred people led by people. They raised a flag and were considered as Tianmen Dao soldiers. When they heard that the main force of Tianmen Dao was, they ran over and fled. The battle was smooth, but once they failed, most of the Tianmen Dao people scattered... The Tianmen Dao people had almost no clear combat target. Their purpose was to gather together because they were hungry and poor, and they gathered, lit the banner of Tianmen Dao and plunder other people. Many Tianmen Dao people plundered all directions and wandered around...!"

The prince looked solemn, listened carefully, and nodded slightly from time to time.

"The hundreds of cities in the southeast were plundered by them, and even many were burned down." Chen Keqiu said in grief and anger: "They won a city and it was impossible for them to announce it. Instead, they plundered everywhere, killed officials, robbed the rich, and even the poor, just like locusts, walking through one place, and then harming one place...!"

The prince frowned and said, "The Heavenly Lord of the Tianmen Dao, since he bewitched the people's rebellion, he is of course ambitious and even wants to take my Daqin and replace him... But he instigated his subordinates to plunder without any restrictions. If he killed officials and robbed wealth in order to gain the support of the people, but now he doesn't even let the people go, why is that?"
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