Thinking of what Zhou Yunke had said to her before, Su Liuyue felt a little suffocated.

If we say that the five major families of the previous dynasty were the most influential among all the families of the previous dynasty.

That old General Zhong was the most influential general in the army of the previous dynasty.

At the beginning, the emperor did not kill all the Zhong family because he wanted to appease the soldiers of the previous dynasty who had surrendered to them.

The Cui family is bent on rebellion. If he can incite General Zhong to join them in the rebellion, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

Even if General Zhong has a sense of the overall situation and no longer wants to reignite the war on this land, he is not a saint after all.

It was only natural that when he learned that his beloved youngest daughter had died in such a tragic way and that the powerful people of the previous dynasty were repeatedly suppressed by the current Daqing court, he would decide to pick up the sword again under endless grief.

Su Liuyue pursed her lips and said, "I'm afraid that before the Cui family was strictly guarded, they had already spread the news to the outside world, so that those who were hiding in the dark would go to General Zhong, so that General Zhong could occupy the three states in the northeast in such a short time.

Given General Zhong's prestige in the army of the previous dynasty, his incident would cause the remnants of the previous dynasty who had been displaced everywhere, and even some officials of the previous dynasty who had apparently surrendered to Daqing but were still loyal to the previous dynasty in their hearts, to begin to move closer to him.

Not to mention, he may have the last bloodline of the previous royal family in his hands."

Feng Qi was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at Su Liuyue with admiration, "We thought so too."

They made those inferences because they had previously followed His Highness to fight on the battlefield, confronting the army of the previous dynasty, and were very sensitive to the situation and developments on the battlefield.

But I didn't expect that the Queen, a woman who had never been on a battlefield, could deduce the seriousness of the matter so quickly.

Su Liuyue asked again: "This news should have been received today, right? How many days does it take for the news to arrive from the Northeast?"

In ancient wars, intelligence transmission was a big problem.

Therefore, in many cases, whoever can obtain the information first can seize the initiative.

Feng Qi said: "General Zhong was exiled to the border area northeast of Daqing. Even if the message is sent quickly at a distance of 800 miles, it will take at least three days to get the message to the capital.

The news that General Zhong had rebelled was delivered to the palace early this morning. Not long after the news was delivered, more news came one after another. Every time General Zhong occupied a state, someone would be sent from there to deliver a message.

The latest news was delivered to the palace just at noon, and that is the latest news."

It would take at least three days to send news from the northeastern border.

However, if General Zhong occupies the prefectures and towns, he will surely gradually move closer to the interior of Daqing. If he occupies the third prefecture, even if the distance from there to the capital is shortened, it will not be shortened a lot all at once.

In other words, the latest news is at least two days ago!

During these two days, who knows if any more states and towns in the surrounding areas have fallen!

Su Liuyue frowned and asked, "What is the attitude of the people in the palace towards this news?"

Feng Qi also frowned and pursed his lips as if he was a little uneasy.

Although this incident was shocking, it was somewhat unusual that Feng Qi ran back in such a hurry to tell her.

After all, she was not one of those officials who made decisions in the court, so there was no need for her to be the first to know the front-line intelligence.

The only reason he rushed back to tell her about this could be that this matter had something to do with her. Seeing his embarrassed and hesitant expression, Su Liuyue's heart unexpectedly calmed down and she said, "Your Highness is going to go to war? Your Highness sent someone to tell you this news, right?"

Feng Qi's eyes suddenly widened. Although he had long known that his wife was very good at seeing through people's hearts, he still felt incredible when he was seen through.

It took him a while to find his voice again. "Yes... yes, when the emperor heard the news, he was furious. He not only used this incident to mock Your Highness, saying that this was the official from the previous dynasty that Your Highness had always been protecting, but also demanded that Your Highness go back and reorganize the army immediately, lead 50,000 troops and rush to the front line in three days to capture the traitor."

Su Liuyue's heart shrank slightly.

Fifty thousand soldiers and horses!

Although it is not known how many soldiers and horses General Zhong has at his disposal now, he was able to occupy three states in such a short time, so the number of people must be considerable.

Zhou Yunke had told her before that because the war had just ended, there were more than 300,000 permanent soldiers in the Shenwu Army under his command.

It's not like they don't have soldiers available, so why do they only ask Zhou Yunke to take 50,000 troops to fight against General Zhong!
This is not to let Zhou Yunke go to fight, but to let him go to die as a vanguard!
Feng Qi was also furious, and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty did it on purpose!

It's all bullshit to say that 50,000 soldiers are enough for just a bunch of rebels, and the rest should be left in the capital to protect the safety of Xinjing!"

Su Liuyue pursed her lips tightly and was silent for a long time before she asked, "Where is His Highness?"

"After receiving the order from His Majesty, Your Highness went directly to the military camp outside the city to organize the troops. What I just said was what His Majesty asked Feng Yang to come back temporarily to tell me."

Feng Qi said: "His Highness also said... he probably won't be able to come back for dinner tonight, so he asked us to apologize to the Queen on his behalf."

Su Liuyue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

What is there to apologize for, idiot?
However, he will be going to the battle in three days. He doesn’t plan to stay away from home for these three days and just leave Xinjing directly, right?
She clenched her hands slightly at her sides and said decisively, "Fengqi, send someone to the Princess's Mansion to tell them that I won't be going there today. Please apologize to Princess Changxi on my behalf. I will go and talk to Her Royal Highness the Princess when I am free in the future.

Ersi, Er'an, help me find a set of men's clothes that are easy to move in."

As she spoke, she turned around and walked towards the room.

Er Si and Er An hurriedly followed her, looking uneasy, "Madam, where are you going in men's clothes?"

Su Liuyue said calmly: "The camp of the Shenwu Army outside the city."

How could she sit still after something like this happened?
After all this trouble, when Su Liuyue arrived outside the Shenwu Army's camp, it was already beginning to darken.

As soon as Su Liuyue got off the carriage, he clearly felt the difference between peacetime and wartime.

She had been here several times before, but the military camp at that time was calm and orderly.

However, at this moment, she only needed to stand outside to see the soldiers inside walking around busily, either delivering orders, or preparing for the expedition three days later, or counting supplies.

Although it was busy inside, it was orderly. Everyone had a serious and stern expression on their face, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.

Su Liuyue looked outside for a while before walking inside.

The soldiers guarding the door were two unfamiliar faces. They did not recognize Su Liuyue, but when they saw Feng Qi following Su Liuyue, they became a little hesitant.

Finally, they stepped forward, stopped Su Liuyue, saluted and said: "Who are you? The military camp is an important place, and it is a critical time. Without the permission of the commander, no one can enter or leave at will!" (End of this chapter)