After we conquer Zhao County and eliminate Yang Qiu and Wang Yue, our army will march north together to eliminate Zhang Rang and his followers. At that time, the matter will be settled!
Han Yuan, with a smile, explained in detail the situation in Qing and Yan provinces to the imposter Lu Qing.
Upon hearing this, the imposter Lu Qing couldn't help but show a delighted expression: "Great! In that case, our great undertaking can be accomplished!"
Han Yuan laughed and said, "Yes, then we scholars will be able to assist His Majesty and create another prosperous era!"
"Haha~, Brother Han is absolutely right!"
The imposter Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh and agree.
That night, Lu Qing relayed the information he had gathered through the intelligence bureau.
A day later, Liu Kui's 30,000-strong army and the 10,000-strong force led by the Zheng family of Qinghe gathered in Xindu.
After the armies joined forces, Liu Kui took command of all the rebel forces in Ji Province, including Lu Qing and Han Yuan.
Five days had passed since Liu Kui launched his rebellion.
When the news reached Luoyang, it caused an uproar in the court and among the people. Everyone had anticipated that Liu Kui and the scholars would rebel, but no one had expected the scale of the rebellion to be so large.
The rebels' swift attack on the city caught everyone off guard.
Inside the Chongde Hall, all the officials gathered, their faces grave as they discussed the matter amongst themselves, making the entire hall incredibly noisy.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"
With a loud shout, Liu Hong and Dou Miao walked out of the back hall together.
Before the officials could even bow, Dou Miao spoke with a frosty expression: "Now that someone has rebelled, I wonder if any of you gentlemen have any suggestions?"
Dou Miao's icy voice echoed throughout the hall, causing all the officials to tremble involuntarily.
Chen Fan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty and Empress Dowager, Jizhou has Yang Qiu's five thousand Imperial Guards, nine thousand new soldiers, and ten thousand Youzhou soldiers, which are sufficient to resist the rebel army's eastward advance."
"The immediate priority is to order Lu Zhi to dispatch 30,000 troops from Youzhou south to join Yang Qiu and the others in quelling the rebellion!"
"There are still 15,000 new soldiers in the capital, who can be transferred to Dongjun and Jiyin!"
"Your Majesty should immediately issue a conscription order, calling on young people to join the army to quell the rebellion!"
In an instant, all the civil and military officials in the hall offered their suggestions, and not one of them expressed any hesitation or concern.
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