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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 1059

    Dark and thick clouds enveloped the capital, and a heavy rain that never happened in a century attacked the capital, turning the capital into a swamp.

    The pouring rain washed the ancient palace, and all the princes and ministers in the Qinzheng Hall were also in a solemn mood.

    The urgent documents from several provinces in the west arrived in the capital like snowflakes, making the already precarious and stubborn situation even worse.

    The Far Eastern court was like a dilapidated house full of holes. The people in the house were trying to keep the house from collapsing.

    But now the precarious Far Eastern Dynasty has reached the point of exhaustion, which makes these princes and ministers feel helpless.

    Although the Far Eastern imperial court fought on two fronts with rebels and rebels, they still had a rear area in the west where they could recruit money, food and soldiers.

    But now that there is a problem in the rear of the west, they also feel that it is quite difficult.

    They used to tear down the east wall to patch up the west wall, but now there is a hole in the east wall. They looked around and found that there was no way to fill the hole.

    When the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were frowning, there were footsteps in the side hall, and an internal official came out.

    "My lords, Your Majesty is not feeling well, and I cannot summon you today." After the internal officer stood still, he bowed slightly and said.

    Everyone was quite astonished to hear that Emperor Long Jun could not come to Qinzheng Hall to discuss how to deal with the affairs in the west.

    After all, since the Dragon King ascended the throne as the emperor, it can be said that he has been quite diligent, and such a thing has never happened.

    At this juncture, the emperor was actually ill, making everyone seem to have lost their backbone.

    "Does Your Majesty have any instructions for the west?" Asked Yan Jing, Prime Minister Zuo.

    The internal officer replied respectfully: "Reporting to Mr. Zuoxiang, His Majesty ordered that for the affairs in the west, Mr. Zuoxiang, Mr. Right and all the ministers will discuss a disposition and report to him later."

    After the internal officials left, Prime Minister Zuo Yan Jing also faced the crowd, and sent the rest of the princes and ministers back, leaving Prime Minister Right Liu Zhao and others to discuss countermeasures together.

    "The area that the imperial court can control now is only a few provinces in the west. If the west is unstable, the imperial court will be in danger. Therefore, we must dispatch troops as soon as possible to quell the chaos in order to stabilize the rear." Prime Minister Liu Zhao  A suggestion was made to send troops to suppress it.

    "It's easy to say, where to deploy troops?" Grand Master Li Yi asked.

    After all, all the troops that can be transferred by the imperial court are deployed on the front line of fighting the rebels and bandits.

    Previously, because of the Qinghe Army's attack on the Hexi Province, the troops on the front line were tense. They also transferred more than 50,000 people from several provinces in the west to the Hexi front line.

    But what I didn't expect was that as soon as 50,000 troops were transferred from the west to the Hexi front line, something went wrong in the west.

    "The rebels are now fighting with the wolf riders in the Baishan province. They are too busy to take care of themselves. We can draw some troops from the front lines in Pingyang and Hezhong to go back to the west." Prime Minister Liu Zhao said.

    "This method is not advisable." Yan Jing, Prime Minister Zuo shook his head.

    "Far waters can't quench the near thirst. If troops were dispatched from the front lines of the river and Pingyang to the west to quell the chaos, it is estimated that they are still halfway, and several provinces in the west have already been taken by the bandit army."

    "Then transfer troops from the Hexi front?"

    "Hexi was originally short of troops, and hundreds of thousands of rebel troops were overwhelming the border. I am afraid that once the troops are mobilized, Hexi will not be able to protect."

    "Then can we just watch the bandit army take over the western provinces?" Sun Dong, the crown prince's Taibao, couldn't help but snort coldly.

    "There are still 20,000 forbidden troops in the capital, and they can be dispatched for emergency." Prime Minister Zuo Yan Jing said.

    "No, there are only 20,000 forbidden troops in the royal capital. Once transferred to the west, there will be no soldiers to defend the important areas of the royal capital. Wouldn't it be a dangerous place for your Majesty?" Liu Zhao, the right prime minister, also shook his head hastily.

    Although the Imperial Guard continued to expand, the troops after each expansion were transferred to the front line.

    It turned out that the imperial guards stationed in the royal capital were also withdrawn in sevens and eighties, resulting in the lack of troops in the royal capital.

    "This is just a stopgap measure. We can also send some troops back from the front line to fill the gap in the defense of the capital." Yan Jing said.

    Yan Jing's method is still to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and then tear down the north wall to make up for the east wall.

    The imperial guards of the royal capital were transferred to the west to quell the chaos, and part of the troops were transferred from the front line in the river to guard the royal capital.

      Such a compromise plan prevents the army in the river from traveling too far to the west.

    More importantly, Yan Jing can take this opportunity to transfer the army loyal to the emperor away from the capital, and transfer the troops attached to him to the capital for defense.

    As long as he is in charge of the power of guarding the royal capital, he can manipulate the emperor in his hands and achieve the effect of coercing the emperor to command the princes.

    At that time, I will become a figure under one person and above ten thousand people. If I kill Generalissimo Hu Ziyang and others, I will become the emperor myself.

    Of course, everyone didn't know Yan Jing's ambition, but they were thinking about the feasibility of his proposal.

    "The walls of the royal capital are high and thick. As long as we close the city gates, one man will be in charge of the city, and no one will be able to open it, so you don't have to worry about the lack of troops at all."

    "Besides, the troops in the capital are transferred to the west, and the army in Hezhong will come over soon. In ten days and a half months at most, the capital will be safe and sound." Yan Jing continued.

    "The situation in the Western Province, Nanchuan Province, and Beichuan Province is critical. Even if the 20,000 imperial guards from the capital are dispatched to quell the chaos, the strength of the troops is still insufficient." Sun Dong, the Crown Prince Taibao, said.

    "Besides, the treasury of the imperial court is empty now, and the army is marching out, and there is no way to do without money and food." Li Yi also nodded.

    "There are tens of thousands of rich and powerful families in the capital. When the country is in crisis, they should help with all their money." Yan Jing set his sights on the wealthy and powerful families in the capital.

    Although the royal capital experienced the power struggle between the crown prince and the fourth prince, thousands of aristocratic families living in the royal capital were wiped out, which also allowed Lord Long to expand the imperial guards by relying on the huge amount of wealth confiscated.

    But after all, the Far Eastern Dynasty has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the capital of the king is also the location of the capital.

    In addition to those aristocratic families, there are tens of thousands of wealthy merchants, and their financial resources are not underestimated.

    Moreover, these merchant clans not only possess wealth that rivals the country, but also keep a lot of family soldiers and private slaves. As long as these people are organized into an army, they can also be used.

    "The country is in crisis. As important ministers of the court, we should do our best. I propose that the whole city raise military expenses for soldiers." Sun Dong also agreed with Yan Jing's proposal.

    Li Yi echoed: "I am willing to donate my three-year salary for military use."

    After hearing Li Yi's words, everyone cursed inwardly, because although they are high-ranking and powerful, their salaries are not high, they can only maintain food and clothing, and they can't even support a servant.

    That's because the founding emperor formulated the rules, and the salaries of officials are all customized.

    Their real source of income is elsewhere, and the little salary donated is not much different from no donation.

    "I am also willing to donate my three-year salary."

    Since Li Yi made the first move, Sun Dong naturally did not want to be left behind, so he followed suit.

    Everyone quickly reached an agreement. Under their leadership, military supplies were raised in the capital to make up for the shortage of military supplies.

    Of course, they will not ask for the property of those merchants and wealthy households in vain. Those who donate a lot of money can be awarded the honorary title of official in the name of the emperor.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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