This battle lasted until the 15th month of the following year, and the army was ultimately defeated with the loss of two states and heavy losses to the people of Dacong.
In less than a year, riots broke out in various places and there were refugees everywhere.
In July of the eleventh year since Shen Heng came to this era, the emperor finally sent Ouyang En to the battlefield. Liu Xinyue, with a big belly, reluctantly saw him off on the city wall.
As riots broke out, noble families from all over the country submitted memorials, hoping that the court would send troops to quell the rebellion. However, the court was unable to take care of itself and had no idea where to get the troops, so it issued an order for the noble families to find a solution on their own.
The aristocratic families had no choice but to organize their own guards to start a resistance.
In November, the emperor could no longer bear it and went to Xie's house in person to ask Xie Jian to take charge of the situation. Unfortunately, no matter how capable Xie Jian was, he was only one person after all. After more than two years, he could not reverse such chaos by himself.
Another year has passed.
After Ouyang En went to the battlefield, the situation did not stabilize. He only managed to seize Changzhou in the front. Fuzhou in the rear was in cahoots with Northern Qi due to riots, which made him attacked from behind. There was a shortage of food on the front, and the court could not supply it in time. The war was often deadlocked.
For a whole year, Xie Jian went out early and came back late to maintain the stability of the imperial capital. He was powerless to do anything about the situation outside.
In the thirteenth year since Chen Heng arrived in this era, the Great Cong had been torn apart, and various aristocratic families had risen one after another. Among them, the Si family was the most powerful. Under the governance of the Si family, the entire Yuezhou was even more prosperous than the imperial capital. Many old people with the surname of Lao who had been tortured by the war in many counties and prefectures came to join them, and the Si family's army became increasingly powerful.
What the Zhou family admired most about the Si family was that they also supplied General Ouyang with military rations so that he could concentrate on fighting foreign enemies.
Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
At this time, the Si family already had an army of 100,000, and the surrounding aristocratic families were merged together, with the Si family as the leader. The speed of its development was so fast that some people had already seen the ambition of the Si family.
That night, when Chen Heng entered the hall with tea, she heard several adults cursing, "Prime Minister Xie, the Si family has probably harbored ambitions for a long time. The riots back then started in Yuezhou. The officials suspect this was a setup by the Si family."
"Yes. The Si family has evil ambitions."
"Thank you, Prime Minister, please think of a solution quickly."
"Lord Lu, please think of a solution."
Lu Ji comforted Xuzi without saying anything. Although he was still the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, the current situation was no longer under his control.
Xie Jian signaled his servants to bring up three baskets of things. After removing the cloth from the baskets, they found a memorial from Shang Yu: "Show it to the eight lords."
"yes."
The servants handed each adult a memorial.
The adults looked at each other, and then they all started to read the memorial. When they saw it, their faces changed and they all looked quite uncomfortable.
"Over the years, the Prime Minister has reminded you about everything. Have you all taken it seriously?" Xie Jian asked.
When Chen Heng left with her maid, she glanced at Xie Jian. Over the years, he had become more and more amiable. Even if faced with a crisis, he would remain calm and composed. However, his occasional glance would inadvertently have a hint of sharpness that made people shudder inexplicably.
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