Chapter 617: Go south to quell the rebellion!

Eight hundred miles expedited.

A piece of intelligence was transmitted to Mingdu and landed on the desk of Emperor Sun and Moon, and the unconscious Emperor Sun and Moon was "awakened".

"The White Lotus Sect in the Southern Province rebelled, Prince Yongning died in battle, the palace was massacred, and many towns in the Southern Province were occupied by the White Lotus Sect. The situation was completely out of control..."

When Emperor Sun and Moon read out the contents of the report in a hoarse voice, all the civil and military officials in the court trembled and lowered their heads.

They all felt the solemn atmosphere.

Some officials in charge of the affairs of the southern provinces knelt down on the spot and admitted their mistakes.

Regardless of whether they were involved in this matter or not, they were definitely responsible, at least for negligence.

As an emperor who usurped the throne, the Sun-Moon Emperor was extremely cunning. Even though he was extremely angry, he did not show it obviously. But he was also not a good person. At this moment, the Sun-Moon Emperor had already sentenced the White Lotus Sect to death in his heart.

But what he is thinking about now is another question, that is, why did the White Lotus Sect rebel?

Who gave them the courage?

With such a big thing happening, the Crown Prince and a group of princes also came to the court meeting.

The others all looked horrified and angry.

Only the Crown Prince and the Third Prince remained relatively calm.

Xu Tianran had read the intelligence in advance, so he woke up the Sun-Moon Emperor and let him preside over the government.

If someone rebelled, regardless of whether he could suppress it or not, Xu Tianran would not shoulder the responsibility. When the crown prince was acting as regent, a rebellion occurred, which was an ominous sign and would inevitably cause setbacks in his succession to the throne.

Therefore, Xu Tianran decided to return power to his father.

The Third Prince was in the same group with the White Lotus Sect, and he knew more about the White Lotus Sect's rebellion than anyone else. There was no need to be surprised.

In addition, Huo Yuhao has no interest in the throne, which shows that he is strong because he has no desires.

However, Huo Yuhao keenly sensed that the Sun and Moon Emperor above was observing them and the officials.

Obviously, Emperor Sun and Moon suspected that the rebellion of the White Lotus was related to some people in the court, who had some ulterior motives because of his ill health.

He himself had obtained the throne through treason, so naturally he had to be on guard against anyone trying to replicate his actions and kick him off the throne.

The ones most likely to be suspected were the princes. His gaze stayed on Xu Tianran and Huo Yuhao for a longer time.

Who makes these two people behave differently from others?

Either they are really cunning, or they have planned it in advance and are involved in this matter.

Compared with the Crown Prince, the weaker Third Prince is more likely to use this method.

As for the other ministers, they were also suspected, but the possibility was not high. After all, the Sun and Moon royal family was not weak. Even if the Sun and Moon emperor was gone, a new emperor would be elected quickly. The throne would definitely not fall into the hands of an outsider.

Finally, the Sun and Moon Emperor spoke. He put down the intelligence and said in a deep voice, "We will discuss other matters later. My dear ministers, how do you think we should deal with the White Lotus Rebellion?"

To put it simply, it was about settling scores later and getting rid of the White Lotus Sect first.

Finally, we will divide the responsibilities based on the circumstances.

In response to the Sun and Moon Emperor's inquiry, both civil and military officials had only one answer - the White Lotus must die!

What level? How dare you rebel?

Don't you go to heaven?

The Sun-Moon Empire began to operate, and the horror of the empire's machine began to show itself before the world.

Even the Sun-Moon Empire did not use the Hand of National Defense, but only sent subordinate legions of the five major legions to the southern provinces to quell the rebellion.

The fourth prince volunteered to accompany the army.

The fifth prince was not to be outdone and followed closely behind.

As for the other princes, they did not join.

However, in order to build momentum for the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince secretly deceived a group of noble children and asked them to join the army to help the Fourth Prince quell the rebellion.

The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince are allies.

Emperor Sun and Moon also agreed to the two princes' requests.

In fact, the two princes also had their own calculations. They both felt that they were getting credit for suppressing the rebellion this time, after all, the main force was the imperial legion.

The Fourth Prince already has close ties with the military, and he can use this incident to further deepen his ties with the military.

Having carried guns together and fought together, they will soon gather a group of loyal followers in the army.

It was just that the Fifth Prince's interference made the Fourth Prince feel that the Fifth Prince was also eyeing the military's power and that the Fifth Prince had crossed the line, so the Fourth Prince was very unhappy with the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince did have some ideas about the army, and those individual soul masters he recruited also needed a platform to display their talents.

But on the surface, both sides still had smiling faces and agreed to join forces to suppress the rebellion.

In fact, both sides wished that the other side would die in the battle to quell the rebellion so that they would have one less opponent.

Throughout the entire process, Xu Tianran and Huo Yuhao did not express much opinion, and at most they just provided a batch of supplies.

Xu Tianran must have some plan, but no one knows what he is thinking.

Huo Yuhao didn't want to get involved in this matter at all.

In fact, Huo Yuhao was still considering whether or not to drag the Holy Spirit Church into the water. After all, the Messenger of Death founded the White Lotus Sect, and the White Lotus Sect was originally a branch of the Holy Spirit Church. If he threw dirty water on it, it would indeed cause trouble for the Holy Spirit Church.

The Sun Moon Empire's top brass only knew about the existence of the Holy Spirit Church, but not its strength. They all thought that the Death Messenger and the White Lotus Church were unexpected events, so they rebelled against the Holy Spirit Church.

If the Holy Spirit Church was really powerful, how could the Death Messenger and the White Lotus Sect dare to betray them?

Therefore, not many high-level officials care about the Holy Spirit Sect now, and they have no intention to calculate and deal with the White Lotus Sect. It would be more practical to consider how to divide the interests of the southern provinces in the future.

In the end, Huo Yuhao still did not speak.

If the Third Prince mentions the Holy Spirit Church, it will attract the attention of the imperial high-ranking officials to the Church, but the Empire will not go all out against the Church. Once the Holy Spirit Church reacts, it will instead seek revenge on the Third Prince.

Now is not a good time to face the Holy Spirit Church.

After the court meeting, Huo Yuhao did not leave the palace, but went to pay his respects to the Sun and Moon Emperor. After all, his character cannot be destroyed.

Some officials felt that now that Emperor Sun and Moon had woken up, perhaps the Third Prince’s chance of a turnaround had really come, and it seemed that he had made the right bet!

This is indeed the case. After Emperor Sun and Moon learned about the Third Prince's concern for him during this period, his suspicions about the Third Prince were dispelled a lot, and he also had a vague idea of ​​favoring the Third Prince.

After a show of filial piety between a father and a son, Huo Yuhao did not disturb the Sun Moon Emperor’s rest but left the palace.

"There is still more than a year until the next Soul Master Competition. I hope that during this time, the Sun-Moon Empire can have fun."

……

The news of the White Lotus rebellion in the southern province spread throughout the Sun-Moon Empire at once, as if someone was pushing it behind the scenes.

Everyone thought that the people in the southern provinces were going to suffer, but in fact, not only did the people in the southern provinces not suffer, but they lived a better life.

The ones who really suffered were the nobles who were unwilling to cooperate and submit.

Even Zhang Lexuan, who was in the Southern Province, had not yet realized the rebellion in the Southern Province, and the towns in the Southern Province were still stable.

In this atmosphere, Zhang Lexuan and Huo Yuhao were still investigating in secret, but in a more covert way.

On the one hand, it was because they wanted to prevent the evil soul masters from coming to their door again, and on the other hand, they wanted to avoid being discovered by the White Lotus Sect. They were investigating the secrets within the White Lotus Sect.