Everyone tilted their heads to look inside the box: "What is this?"
"This can't be a weapon, it looks too weird."
"Yes, I've never seen such a weapon appear in the Shenjiying. Could it be a newly manufactured weapon recently?"
"King Xiao, you are not deliberately deceiving us by taking out some things that none of us recognize." Someone nearby questioned.
This kind of thing does happen, especially with Xiao Shunan from Prince Xiao's Mansion. His grandparents and grandchildren are all the same, just like those ruffians outside, and they are very good at cheating people.
"Deception? Well, I will let you, who have been dumbfounded by reading books, broaden your horizons." King Xiao took out a pistol from inside.
The emperor, sitting on the high platform, did not stop him and said, "The thing in Prince Xiao's hand is indeed an extremely high-quality weapon."
"Your Majesty, what kind of weapon is this? It looks so strange." The official asked in surprise.
"This is an ultimate weapon with immense power that can kill people without them even noticing," the emperor said.
He was about to ask Prince Xiao to take everyone out to see the situation when a guard hurried over from outside the court and shouted, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"
"A large number of Turkic enemy troops have gathered outside Bianjing City and are now attacking Bianjing!"
"What? How could the Turkic enemy suddenly appear in Bianjing? Did Xiao Qinmo's side fall so quickly?"
"That's impossible. Why hasn't any news reached Bianjing?"
"Yes, isn't General Xiao still guarding the city? How did they suddenly attack Bianjing?"
All the officials in the court were panicked.
What should we do? Almost all the generals and soldiers in Bianliang have been sent out to provide support, and Bianliang does not even have enough troops to resist.
"Is this a sign from heaven? A sign that the country is in danger?"
"First, all kinds of disasters befell us, including cold, famine, and even plague. Now the Northern Rong and the Turks are attacking our country. Could it be that God wants to destroy us?" Several alarmist civil servants knelt on the ground and said in panic.
"Your Majesty, the best solution now is to withdraw from Bian Jing immediately. As long as you have the green mountains, you will never worry about having no firewood to burn!" someone else said immediately.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Now the Northern Rong Turks are definitely allies. We can only take a step back for now. We will recover the lost territory in the future."
"God wants to kill us! You guys are such cowards when you encounter problems." King Xiao raised his eyebrows and glanced at them.
"They haven't even reached Bian Jing yet, and they're already saying such discouraging things. Could it be that they already have ulterior motives?"
When the man heard this, his shoulders trembled. "Your Highness, I am only speaking according to the facts."
"Report! Your Majesty, 300,000 Turkic troops have gathered outside the city of Bianjing. We only have 100,000 people. We are no match for them. The battle is now fierce..." The guards who were eavesdropping outside hurried over and spoke.
"Boom boom!" A series of deafening noises resounded throughout the entire city of Bianjing.
"This... could it be that the Turks are invading?"
"It's too fast. It's only been an incense stick of time since we received the news. It seems like they came prepared in advance." The officials in the court spoke nervously.
"Your Majesty, please issue an order quickly. If this continues, our country will be destroyed."
The situation outside was like an earthquake. The sound was deafening and the entire hall was shaking. The emperor stood up from the dragon throne and felt the ground he was standing on was shaking.
There were even sounds of palace maids and eunuchs fleeing in panic.
"Your Majesty, please leave Bianjing immediately and go to Yingzhou!"
"Your Majesty, please withdraw from Bianjing!"
The emperor glanced at Prince Xiao, and the two exchanged glances in tacit understanding. "How could I abandon and leave the people of Bianjing to their fate?"
"Do you want me to bear this eternal infamy? I would rather defend Bianjing to my death."
The official said, "This... Your Majesty, as long as you are still here, when the time is right, there is no need to worry about not being able to recover the country."
"No, I would rather die than surrender!" The emperor waved his hand and insisted.
"Father, why are you doing this? What's the point of staying in Bian Jing?" a voice rang out.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Prince Qing standing at the door of the hall. He waved to the people behind him, and they immediately rushed into the hall.
Seeing his attitude, Chunxi immediately said, "You bold Prince Qing, what do you mean by this? Are you planning a rebellion?"
"Isn't it obvious now what I'm doing?" Prince Qing walked over and said with a smile.
"Do you think I'm going to just sit there and wait for you to come and capture me?"
"You evil beast! You actually colluded with the Northern Rong and plotted to kill the Duke of Zhenguo. If I had known you would do such a heinous thing, I should have strangled you to death when you were born." The emperor looked down at him, slammed the table, and roared angrily.
"Hahahahahaha!" Prince Qing threw his head back and laughed.
He lowered his eyes and looked up at the emperor with a cold expression, and said, "Father, I have no choice. You think so highly of my brother. If I want to sit in that position, I have no choice but to take a risk."
It's because he was born late and his mother was not the queen. Without these innate advantages, he could only try in other ways.
Originally, he wanted to show himself more in front of his father so that his father would take a liking to him. However, he didn't know that his father only had his elder brother in mind as the crown prince and only saw his elder brother.
He is obviously the emperor's son, so why can't he take this position just because of these reasons?
He is not convinced!
The emperor's face flushed with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You unfilial son! How could I have given birth to a shameless, treacherous, and ungrateful person like you, worse than an animal!"
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