At Grand Tutor Tong's residence, Grand Tutor Tong and Huang Jincheng sat together playing chess. Listening to the fighting in Yingtian Prefecture, the chess pieces took a long time to fall.
Huang Jincheng smiled and said, "No regrets after making a move, Master Tong cannot go back on his word."
"Whether it's right or wrong, I have never regretted anything in my life." Master Tong threw the chess piece into the chess box.
He looked at Huang Jincheng, who had jet-black hair and not a single wrinkle at the corners of his eyes, and couldn't help feeling a little jealous and envious.
"You are really lucky, kid."
As a child of an aristocratic family, under Gu Nanxi's command, not only can he protect his family, but he can also be valued. Who wouldn't be envious?
Huang Jincheng chuckled: "Who told me that I have a good brother, so I have to go to the Control Crane Mansion. I am a good brother who loves my brother, so of course I have to go to Yunzhou to see what is going on."
This sight completely determined him to support Gu Nanxi!
Master Tong withdrew his gaze, feeling sour in his heart.
What could he say? He could only say that he was unlucky and had met two emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, both of whom were extremely unreliable.
It is a great regret in life that a capable minister rarely meets a wise ruler.
Huang Jincheng comforted him: "His Majesty is in urgent need of people, there is no way he will let you go. Just give up the thought of retiring and returning home."
Master Tong laughed and shook his head.
He is not an ordinary surrendered minister. He is the prince's maternal grandfather. Which king dares to use him?
Even if Gu Nanxi dared to use it, would he dare to go to the court again?
Just as the two were chatting, puffs of green smoke rose from all over Yingtian Prefecture and went straight up to the sky.
This is the signal to attack.
What followed was overwhelming shouts of fighting and killing, as well as explosions like thunder.
The Great Zhou army was like paper in front of the invincible Dayun army and collapsed at the first touch.
Li Aotian had no choice but to withdraw his troops and guard the gate of the palace: "Hurry up and send someone to inform His Majesty to prepare for retreat."
Where else can we retreat to?
Li Aotian lowered his eyes. The area around Yingtian Prefecture was open. If the Dayun army captured Yingtian Prefecture, they would surely move south along the river.
The shores of Dongting Lake and many inland areas will probably be lost.
Next, we may have to flee to Nanjun to save His Majesty's life.
With the cooperation of certain forces, the Dayun army quickly took control of various areas of Yingtian Prefecture and formed a siege on the imperial palace.
Gu Nanxi rode on a tall white horse and stared at Li Aotian on the palace wall: "General Li, why are you so stubborn and insist on going down this path?"
Li Aotian looked at the person he had been thinking about day and night, and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.
Thinking back then, I warned her to act within her means and not to be ignorant of the current situation.
Now it seems that what I said was so ridiculous.
"Your Majesty Dayun is really brave, aren't you afraid that Li will kill you with one arrow?"
Gu Nanxi played with the musket in his hand and sighed, "At this distance, your arrows can't hit me, but my gun can hit you."
"You are like grasshoppers in autumn. How many more days can you jump? Why don't you surrender and I will spare your lives."
Li Aotian looked serious and said, "Your Majesty has been so kind to me. How could I be a traitor?"
"But your adoptive father is Grand Tutor Tong. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. The Great Zhou Emperor has repeatedly threatened Grand Tutor Tong. Are you only concerned with loyalty and ignore your adoptive father's life-saving grace?"
Li Aotian was silent.
In fact, he didn't know what he was insisting on. Maybe he just wanted to do his job.
Because he is a soldier, obeying orders became his duty and his instinct.
As for why he was fighting, he had never thought about it, nor did he dare to think about it.
The two sides were facing each other, and no one took the first move.
Gu Yunyan continued to persuade: "You can sacrifice your life for justice, but you have to consider the brothers who have followed you through thick and thin. Are they willing to sacrifice their lives for the Emperor of the Great Zhou?"
"Have you ever seen how women in a family without strong laborers survive?"
"I've seen it. In addition to struggling to survive, they also have to endure oppression from all sides. Even though they are relatives, their clans would extend their hands to eat them up and wipe out their entire family."
"Oh, why bother?"
"Your mother, wife and children are still waiting for your safe return at home. You came to the army to make a living, do you really want to be buried with the Great Zhou?"
On the palace wall, the guards looked at each other, with hesitation in their eyes.
They are soldiers who are used to running away. In a losing game, it doesn't matter if they run away again, right?
Li Aotian looked at Gu Nanxi solemnly. He did not give any speech, nor did he say anything to stabilize the morale of the troops.
At this moment, no matter how much you say, it is useless. Everyone can see clearly that in this battle, the Great Zhou will be defeated.
Twenty Dayun cannons were facing the palace walls, waiting for Gu Nanxi's order to reduce the walls and the people on them to ashes.
Gu Nanxi said so much, really just because she wanted to prevent as many people from dying.
She looked steadily in the direction of the imperial palace. It should be here soon, right?
In the Observatory, the Emperor of the Great Zhou heard that Gu Nanxi's troops were approaching the city, and he hurriedly stood up and wanted to go to the top of the city wall.
"Someone, help me change my clothes!"
He couldn't go to meet Gu Nanxi like this.
He should be solemn and dignified, full of prestige, and he should be more like an emperor than Gu Nanxi!
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
He covered his chest and squatted down: "Quickly call the imperial physician."
No one moved at the scene. They all looked at him indifferently. Only the Empress Dowager's eyes showed pain and reluctance.
"Mother, please go and call the imperial physician." The Emperor of the Great Zhou looked at the Empress Dowager expectantly and reached out his hand to grab the hem of her skirt.
The Queen Mother hurried forward a few steps, held his hand, her eyes filled with tears, and said distressedly: "My dear son, hold on a little longer, it will not hurt soon."
The Great Zhou Emperor's eyes widened in disbelief, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth: "You did it! It was that bowl of milk! Why? Why?!"
The Empress Dowager felt very upset, tears falling down her cheeks. She seemed to be talking to herself and the Emperor, "It will be soon, my son. It will not hurt soon. I have no choice. I want to be buried with the late Emperor, but you don't agree."
"Gu Nanxi said that after this matter is over, she will allow me to return to Kyoto and be buried in the imperial mausoleum after my death."
The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty never expected that his mother would easily kill her son for such a ridiculous reason.
"Hahaha, even if you are buried with your father in the imperial mausoleum, so what? You killed his son, and you handed over the kingdom of the Great Zhou to Gu Nanxi. How can you face your ancestors?!"
The Queen Mother shook her head and covered his mouth with force: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not my fault. The Great Zhou Dynasty was ruined by you! I am just a weak woman who can't even tie a chicken. What can I do?"
The emperor struggled hard.
But the Queen Mother's hands were like iron clamps, covering his mouth and nose tightly, and she did not let go until he stopped moving.
The Empress Dowager stood up in a daze and said sadly: "The Emperor has passed away!" (End of this chapter)
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