"Eunuch Wang, what's wrong?"
"There is an imperial decree."
Upon hearing Wang Zhen's words, the five of them immediately bowed.
Wang Zhen immediately conveyed the imperial decree to allow them to enter the palace.
After the five men received the imperial decree, Yang Shizhong immediately stepped forward and asked:
"Eunuch Wang, His Majesty has summoned us for some business."
After hearing Yang Shizhong's words, Wang Zhen sighed and said with a dejected look:
"His Majesty has just received an urgent report from the Jinyiwei in Liaodong, saying that Li Qin in Liaodong has rebelled."
"What!"
"Hi."
Upon hearing Wang Zhen's words, everyone present, except for Yu Gan, showed expressions of shock.
Only Yu Gan showed an expression that seemed to have expected this, and let out a sigh.
Then Yu Gan immediately walked up to Yang Shizhong, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and said:
"Your Excellency, we must advise His Majesty as soon as possible to send reinforcements to Liaoxi, especially to Jinzhou, which is a key town in Liaoxi."
As long as we hold Jinzhou, we hold western Liaoning, and we will have complete control over eastern Liaoning.
Moreover, in order to be on the safe side, Shanhaiguan also needs to increase its military strength. With Liaodong and Liaoxi as its front lines, Shanhaiguan has not seen any fighting for decades and its military preparedness has long been neglected.
Especially now, He Xiuwu, the garrison commander of Shanhaiguan, comes from three generations of noble families and has been pampered since childhood; he is truly unfit for any important task.
After hearing Yu Gan's words, Yang Shizhong calmed down from his initial shock and waved to Yu Gan, saying:
"It's alright. Li Qin needs time to assemble his army and gather supplies. We still have time to react."
"I will immediately send someone to summon the high-ranking officials of the Six Ministries, and we will go together to meet the Emperor."
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