Chapter 230

Da Qian.

Changancheng.

The morning sun enveloped the entire Changancheng, and the people of Changan carried carrying poles, their hawking voices resounding through the sky; it was a scene of peace and beauty.

But Wu Zhao in the imperial palace was even more uneasy, as if something bad had already happened.

This premonition came inexplicably, but it was very real; ever since returning to the palace from the Dingguo Duke Prefecture, as time passed second by second, this premonition became more intense.

Wu Zhao put down the memorial in her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, "This Gao Yang, his mere guess has made me suspicious and paranoid."

"Wan'er!"

Wu Zhao called out.

"I am here."

Shangguan Wan'er wore a green official robe and walked forward quickly.

Wu Zhao looked out the window and said indifferently: "Order Cui Xinghe to draft an edict, pass the edict to the Seventh Army of Changning, and order them to come to Changan to guard."

Once these words were spoken.

Shangguan Wan'er was full of shock.

"Your Majesty, now that the scouts are all out, the edict for the major passes of Da Qian to strictly guard and increase vigilance has already been issued; is it too much to summon the Seventh Army of Changning to Changan?"

Wu Zhao's expression remained unchanged; she didn't explain, just intensified her tone, "Do as I say."

"I always have a very bad premonition."

Shangguan Wan'er didn't dare to delay and immediately said, "I obey the edict!"

She hurried away.

"Gao Yang, if there is no war, you have caused me a lot of trouble; I..."

But once these words were out, Wu Zhao felt something was wrong; for her, these were certainly means to guard against war, but no war would naturally be better.

It was really because Gao Yang's population expansion was like placing rice on a chessboard, and the current special situation of Da Qian, that made her have to be cautious.

She now had a certain degree of control over the imperial court, but over the entire Da Qian world, her control was still too weak.

This was also the fundamental reason why she issued this edict.

The Changning Army belonged to imperial power; although it was far away, it was her own army, and its loyalty was guaranteed.

Their coming to Changan to guard was justified.

Even if it was a false alarm, for her, the loss was not great.

Soon, Shangguan Wan'er returned to the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, the edict has been drafted and issued."

Although she felt that Wu Zhao was being overly cautious, as Wu Zhao said, some things can be chosen not to be believed, but cannot be chosen not to be guarded against.

"What has Junior Official Gao been doing these few days?"

Wu Zhao suddenly asked.

"Apart from researching gunpowder, Junior Official Gao has been exercising at home these few days, but I don't know exactly what he is exercising."