Chapter 665 I can fight for this empire, or I can lose it.

"If you want to abandon me, you can forget about it for the rest of your life!"

His obsession and the coldness emanating from him startled Li Qingluo.

"Ah Shi, you've misunderstood."

Li Qingluo struggled to find a gap in his embrace to catch her breath.

"What I fear is... that I won't be a good queen for you."

Duan Rongshi's strength loosened, and the murderous aura on his body subsided.

A look of doubt crossed his eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

He even reached out and touched her forehead.

"My Luo'er, when did you become so humble and self-conscious?"

Li Qingluo grabbed his large hand and sighed helplessly, "Ashi, I'm just a wild girl who grew up in the mountains."

"Although I have a grandmother who loves me and is a highly decorated general, the world knows what my maternal clan is really like."

“Even though I have left my clan, I will always be surnamed Li.”

“My background will not bring you any benefits; on the contrary, it will make things more troublesome and difficult for you.”

"Furthermore, I lack the skills of a matriarch of a prominent family or a noblewoman, let alone be a good wife and mother. How much less so an empress?"

"I don't like confining myself to a small, square courtyard; I also enjoy practicing swordsmanship."

"Being a princess was already difficult enough, but being an empress like this would only attract more criticism."

"Is it still you, Ah Shi, who hope I can become a well-behaved, obedient woman who can sit within the four walls of the courtyard and manage your harem?"

Of course she was confused.

And I was confused for quite a few days.

Moreover, Li Qingluo has a very clear understanding of herself.

She was not an ordinary noblewoman from a prominent family; she achieved what she has today entirely through her own hard work and dedication in learning and earning.

Because she was so aware of her own abilities, she knew she was no longer capable of being a good empress.

Moreover, it was originally agreed that once everything was over, they would retire to the mountains and forests to live a carefree life, wandering the world like a hermit.

Now that dream is completely shattered.

The anxiety and worry in her eyes, and all the words in her heart, were revealed at this moment.

Duan Rongshi then understood what she was worried and afraid of.

Immediately, he tenderly stroked her face.

"It's because I didn't think things through enough that Luo'er is worried about these unnecessary troubles."

"I can fight for this country, or I can lose it."

"But not now."

"Luo'er, what I want is not some obedient empress, but you are my wife, so I want to join hands with you to govern this country and the world."

"You don't have to stay in the harem. You can continue to do whatever you want if you wish."

"Including handling state affairs with me."

Even if you're unwilling... I beg you to be patient for now, okay? You don't need to change anything about yourself.

"Whatever you choose to do, I will still support you in continuing to do it."

"Even if it's what you truly want... I promise you, I will never break this promise in my lifetime. But this matter requires a very long time."

"Wait for me."

"At least ten years, at most eighteen years."

"Your life will not have been in vain."

He solemnly made this promise, and it was only years later that Li Qingluo understood why it was eighteen years.

It turned out that he planned to raise Qingwu himself until she was eighteen years old, and when she was fully grown and able to safely ascend the throne, he would make her the first empress in the world.

However, little did anyone know that Qingwu had the same personality as her mother.

He has no interest in power or the world.

My only desire in life is to be free beyond the heavens.

Therefore, Duan Rongshi had no choice but to settle for second best and raise his son instead...

Furthermore, the process was accelerated very drastically.

However, at the moment, Li Qingluo did not understand his words.

What can we do if we don't agree?

Are we really going to abandon him, let him finish what he hasn't done, and run away with the child?

How could Li Qingluo bear to let her daughter be born without a father?

She couldn't bear to leave Duan Rongshi alone in that frigid high place.

In her attempt to appease everyone, she made only one request: "The three of us cannot be separated."

Madam Pei successfully recaptured Yuncheng.

And the flag of the Lanzhou Navy was planted on the city tower.

Thus, the news that General Xiuli had returned and was as valiant as ever, successfully capturing a city for the Lan Navy, spread throughout the world.

After Duan Rongshi returned, he personally fought against the remnants of the Western Regions army.

After all the troops from the Western Regions on the frontier were wiped out, the Western Regions sent envoys eager to seek peace.

They demanded that the Lan Navy release all the prisoners from the Western Regions and the three wolf kings.

The Western Regions agreed not to send troops to invade the Central Plains for ten years.

Duan Rongshi coldly laughed as he personally beheaded the envoy.

"ten years?"

"Does their imperial court consider it charity to me?"

"I will make sure that Marquis Gudu will never dare to set foot in the Central Plains again in his entire life!"

Duan Rongshi thought of the mentally challenged Nanping, and the anger and pain in his heart made him determined never to agree to peace talks with the Western Regions.

Even if I don't conquer the Western Regions in this lifetime, I will still cause the interests between the thirteen kingdoms and the imperial court to crumble.

This is the price the imperial court should pay for trampling on and humiliating the princess of the Central Plains!

When the Western Regions royal court learned that the new emperor of Great Chu, Duan Rongshi, had actually beheaded their envoy, chaos ensued amidst panic and anger. The Chanyu, Guduhou, could no longer remain seated and decided to personally lead the expedition.

This time, the Western Regions dispatched an army of 300,000.

Meanwhile, Duan Rongshi was also assembling and deploying large numbers of Chu soldiers, who were heading towards the border.

As for the Liang Dynasty, things were naturally in turmoil.

Many people could no longer sit still.

In the imperial court, the eldest princess and the crown prince once again argued fiercely, and even nearly came to blows.

The reason was that the eldest princess knew that her daughter had not been treated well in the Western Regions, and that Princess Nanping might have even died in Hala City.

She was heartbroken and nearly went mad, demanding that the Great Liang also send troops to join forces with the Great Chu to fight against the Western Regions.

However, the crown prince and most of the court officials disagreed.

First of all, they never expected that Prince Su had faked his death!

Not only did he fake his death, but he has now gone to the Great Chu to inherit his uncle's throne!

He's a prince of the Great Liang Dynasty!

Now he has become the emperor of the Great Chu, and he has led the soldiers of the Great Chu to reclaim all the cities that the Great Chu had lost. Not only that, he has also created the Lanhai Army!

The rumors that Lan Haijun was invincible at the border and had repeatedly defeated the Western Regions army, leaving them unable to return home, were spreading more and more widely throughout Daliang.

Not only that, even the very old General Xiuli went to the border to join in the fun.

What is their Great Liang now?

A clown?

Were they specially sent to help the Great Chu Dynasty turn its fortunes around, with the divine general, the prince, and the old general as their guide?

ah! ?

Who wouldn't be furious?!

Who can accept this!

Moreover, who knows if he might turn around and attack Daliang?

Let alone joining forces to deal with the Western Regions, it would be best if they went to fight the Western Regions on their own, and then both sides were severely weakened. At that time, their Great Liang would naturally be able to reap the benefits.

Crown Prince Duan Rongjue not only disagreed with sending troops, but also declared Duan Rongshi to be a traitorous villain!

The people of Daliang will never forgive and tolerate Prince Su for faking his death and abandoning his soldiers and civilians. They will even punish him for faking his death in the future!

Even though he is now the emperor of Great Chu, Great Chu has always been under the control of their Great Liang. Great Liang is the most powerful country in the Central Plains!

The Great Liang court presented itself as unwilling to get involved in the conflict between the Great Chu and the Western Regions. However, this matter not only caused a great uproar in the court, but the truth is now known throughout the common people.

The people worshipped King Su as if he were a god descending from heaven, not only defeating the Western Region army and causing them to flee in terror, but also taking back the cities of their Great Liang from the Western Region army.

Although it now flies another country's flag...

However, the people in Yuncheng did not suffer any mistreatment from the Lan Navy!

I heard that the Lanzhou Navy treats the people of Yuncheng just like the people of Mantuo City, with scenes of mutual love and respect between the military and the people!

On one hand, it was naturally a pity that Prince Su had faked his death and left Daliang.

Otherwise, would the Western Regions Imperial Court still be able to humiliate their Great Liang like this?

Of course, some people also called him a traitor.

"As a citizen of Daliang, being sentenced to death for leaving for another country!"

"To be loyal to the Great Chu is to betray our Great Liang! All traitors should be executed by every citizen of Great Liang!"

But this voice quickly faded amidst a chorus of support: "Bullshit! Don't forget, His Highness Prince Su originally had the blood of the Great Chu royal family!"

"Her birth mother is Consort Yue, Princess Qingyue, the younger sister of the late Emperor of Great Chu! Her status is far more noble than that of Princess Qinyu."

"It is only natural for him to return to the Great Chu."

"Moreover, I heard that the Chu Emperor was originally an extremely cruel tyrant, but since our Prince Su returned to the Great Chu, the Chu Emperor has gradually changed his temperament and trusts Prince Su very much. He not only gave him the three armies, but also cleared away all obstacles for him."

"The Chu emperor originally had his own son, but he insisted on giving the throne to his more capable nephew. Tell me, which emperor in history could have done that?"

"It has to be because our Prince Su is exceptionally outstanding, otherwise the Emperor of Chu is not crazy, why would he do such a shocking thing? Moreover, I heard that the entire court of Great Chu has not opposed this matter."

"Now the people of Great Chu love and respect His Highness Prince Su even more than we do, and they also support His Highness Prince Su in inheriting the throne."

"How could we not support him? His Highness Prince Su is like a divine warrior descended to earth, leading the Great Chu to rout the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Western Regions. Having such an emperor is a blessing for all the people!"

"This empire was also won by His Highness!"

"Moreover, His Highness Prince Su has not forgotten us. He has redressed the grievances of our Princess Nanping, who was sent to marry into the royal family!"

"I've heard that the princess was treated worse than pigs and dogs in the Western Regions, living in a sheepfold and eating and sleeping with animals. She had no dignity as a human being, and now her fate is unknown. This is clearly the Western Regions' way of insulting our Great Liang as if we were livestock!"

"I heard that His Highness Prince Su killed the Western Regions envoy in anger because of this matter, which can be considered a serious humiliation for the Western Regions."

“Look at those powerful figures in the imperial court, who would dare to speak out about this?”

"In peace talks between two countries, envoys should not be killed. Unless one wishes to forge a deep-seated enmity!"

"His Highness's attitude of preferring to make a complete enemy of the Western Regions rather than bow down is clearly for the sake of our Great Liang!"

"Our true Liang court is turning a deaf ear and refusing to send troops. Is this still the Liang that once had such a strong and unyielding spirit?"

"They're not even as good as His Highness Prince Su, so what right do they have to insult him?"