The Minister of War received the order and immediately sent people to investigate.

However, with the fall of Taohua Town, the news from Nanjun lagged behind.

There had been no news from Nanjun for several days, but the emperor was very concerned about this matter and asked about it almost every time.

The Minister of War was in great pain.

No one would be able to do anything about this matter!

It’s really damn it. I don’t know where so many refugees came from and they formed the prototype of an army that seems to be quite powerful.

If this continues to snowball, I'm afraid by then we'll have an army of at least 10,000 or 20,000.

The Minister of War finally got some news and immediately sent a message to the palace.

When the Minister of War came to the Emperor's study, he happened to see Zhao Ji there.

Zhao Ji was here for no other reason than to be the queen in the harem. They wanted to organize a beauty contest, saying it was to help the emperor have descendants and to fill the palace with people.

But in reality, it's probably that the ministers in the court can't hold back and want to send more people to the emperor's harem.

After all, the emperor now vaguely values ​​Zhao Ji, and coupled with the incident with the virtuous concubine, the emperor has made the waters in the court very muddy.

Some ministers could not grasp the emperor's intentions, so they thought of putting some people into the emperor's harem to find out some news from the harem.

In fact, the emperor knew what was going on with this kind of beauty pageant every year. It was simply to balance the relationship within the court.

The reason why Zhao Ji was called over today was to discuss this matter.

It is just a coincidence that the Minister of War chose to speak at this time today.

"But has there been any progress regarding the affairs of Nanjun?" Compared to such a minor matter as selecting a concubine, the emperor was naturally more concerned about the news about those who wanted to rebel.

The Minister of War quickly took out the letter that was delivered today at full speed from his sleeve.

"The latest news is that another town has been attacked three or four times by these rebels. But the good news is that after hearing about the situation in Taohua Town, everyone in that town is extremely rebellious against these rebels. As a result, everyone is preparing for war and no one is relaxing. Therefore, the town has not been taken down yet."

"It was through these three or four battles that we got to know a little bit about the refugees in Nanjun. They said that when these refugees started fighting, they seemed to know no fatigue at all. Everyone worked hard like crazy, as if they were possessed by a demon. Even if they were stabbed or shot, they were excited as if they didn't feel any pain!"

"It's as if these refugees don't care about life or death at all. They are so cruel!"

The description given by the Minister of War frightened the emperor.

"Are the rumors true? How can someone not care about pain? If a team like this is well-trained in the future, wouldn't it be very scary?"

The emperor quickly realized the key.

Everyone is afraid of pain, but if someone can overcome the discomfort caused by the pain, then these people are human weapons!

How could there be such a person among these rebels?

“What percentage of people are like this?”

When the Minister of War heard the emperor's question, he quickly stepped forward and replied, "According to the news from over there, almost all the rebels are in this state. Every one of them is like a monster who is not afraid of pain, bleeding or injury!"

"The battle was very exciting. If it wasn't for the timely support of the army from Nanjun, I'm afraid the other Jinhua Town would have become the second Taohua Town!"

"Even so, they still say they are struggling to hold on. Those refugees are not afraid of death at all. It seems that they have even recruited young and strong men from Taohua Town to join the rebels."

"The amazing thing is that after these people joined the rebels, they turned into monsters that didn't feel pain. So now people are saying that this army seems to have the help of gods!"

When the emperor heard this, he threw everything on the table to the ground and said, "What do you mean by having the help of gods? Are you letting these rumors spread? Then the rebels will become justice sent from heaven?"

"Zhao Ji, take your men to search the capital right now. If anyone dares to say such treasonous words, you can kill them first and report later. If the prison in the capital can't hold these rumor mongers, I will provide you with another place!"

It can be seen that the emperor was extremely angry, and Zhao Ji would never disobey the emperor at this time.

He reached out and took the order.

The Minister of War was in a state of trepidation, mainly because he had no idea what the Emperor would do next.

"Nanjun is not very far from the Imperial Palace. Minister of War, go get my order and transfer 8,000 Kyoto guards to Nanjun for support!"

"It is already the middle of the month. I hope to hear your good news by the end of the month!"

The Minister of War had no choice but to accept the task.

At this time, Zhao Ji stopped the Minister of War and said, "Speaking of people who don't feel pain, I seem to have seen this situation in a certain miscellaneous note."

Hearing what Zhao Ji said, the Minister of War and the Emperor became interested.

After all, what these rebels rely on most is that these people are not afraid of pain and can charge forward without fear of death.

Moreover, the emperor is the emperor of such a big country.

Naturally, I want such an army from the bottom of my heart.

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "It is recorded in the miscellaneous notes that there is a plant called opium poppy. If the poppy shell is crushed into powder and taken with water, it can make people excited and not afraid of pain."

“So is it possible that this is because these people took this drug?”

When the Minister of War heard what Zhao Ji said, he nodded thoughtfully: "We can't rule out this possibility. It's even the hypothesis that is most likely to be close to the truth."

"After all, the young men in Taohua Town didn't know any martial arts, but they were as ferocious as tigers on the battlefield. This is strange in itself!"

The emperor's first reaction to the news was: "If there is such a powerful thing, can we let my army take it? Wouldn't it be more powerful when we conquer the world?"

Zhao Ji heard this and sighed, "The book says that although this thing can block pain, it is addictive. That is to say, once you start taking it, you have to keep taking it. And the longer you take it, the more confused you become. You may even have hallucinations and become crazy!"

"In the later stages, he started to have hallucinations and talk nonsense, and his physical condition also deteriorated. He was basically out of breath after walking a few steps, and even became weak and sickly, losing the ability to take care of himself!"

After hearing this, the emperor gave up the idea of ​​using this medicine.

"If it's so bad, don't use it on my army! But the rebels who dare to use this thing must be extremely vicious!"