Chapter 264 Restoration of the Nation, Starting with the Retired Emperor
Zhou Xiaocheng and the Queen walked helplessly in the wild.
They didn't think they could survive, and when they left the palace, they didn't have a single penny with them.
The Queen cried and said, "Let's go find Jingchen. He and Xie are now the rulers of the Jiuzhou Empire. Let's go to him!"
Zhou Xiaocheng said: "No, that rebellious son has severed all ties with me. If he had rescued me, the Tang Dynasty would not have perished. I would rather die than look for him."
The Queen Mother said: "But he is our own son. Where else can we go? We are penniless now. If we don't find him quickly, we will starve to death or be beaten to death!"
"Even if I die, I will never bow to him."
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this? He is the Great Emperor of Jiuzhou, so you are the Emperor Emeritus. Your son is the Emperor. Even if we are only the Emperor Emeritus and the Queen Mother, what does it matter?"
The Empress said, "With your status, you can prepare your troops, accumulate capital, and then conquer the capital. We will restore the Tang Dynasty, and you and your son will each be emperors."
Zhou Xiaocheng is really desperate now, and no one else will take him in.
He felt that what the Queen said made sense.
"Why do you support me in restoring my country?" Zhou Xiaocheng said, "You could have lived a comfortable life of wealth and luxury as the retired emperor and empress dowager."
"I don't want to live a life of charity from Xie." The Queen said, "She is too overbearing. If she doesn't allow her son to marry a concubine, then he won't marry. She will do whatever she wants, even giving her half of the world. I don't want to accept her charity, and joining Jingchen is just a temporary solution."
There really is nowhere else to go now.
The two had not been walking outside for long when a courtier from the city came out in a carriage and caught up with them: "Your Majesty, I will give you a ride."
Zhou Xiaocheng felt warm in his heart. Although this was a very ordinary carriage, it was a timely help!
The two got on the carriage, and Zhou Xiaocheng kept opening the curtains and looking out.
The Queen was very embarrassed. How could she, as a king of a fallen country, have the nerve to look around?
Sure enough, within a few minutes, a clod of earth was thrown over, and someone yelled, "Damn Zhou Xiaocheng, waste!"
"It's useless to sit on the throne for only three days and then fall!"
"I cheated Prince Fu Hong of his kingdom, but I can't even keep it myself"
"You still have the nerve to look around. If you are incompetent, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Goodbye, I won't say goodbye"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, these people are brainless." said the minister driving the carriage.
"I don't care," Zhou Xiaocheng said dully, "One day, I will come back."
The Queen Mother huddled in a corner, listening to the "bang", "pa" and "bang" sounds in the carriage. These were all bricks, stones and dirt thrown by ordinary people, not official attacks.
They were very unwelcome, not only by the Song army, but also by the original Tang people and ordinary people!
Now she looked at Zhou Xiaocheng who was still anxiously looking out through the window, and suddenly she understood what he was looking at.
He was looking for Zhou Yan and Zhuge, and the pregnant Chen Yuanyuan and Shen Yangyang.
Then what am I?
The Queen stopped crying.
She wants to find her son and daughter, and they will not ignore her.
As the car drove for a while, the people gradually walked away and the cursing gradually died down.
After passing a forest, Zhou Xiaocheng got out of the car to relieve himself, when suddenly someone shouted, "Father."
Zhou Xiaocheng was so scared that he stopped peeing halfway.
Zhou Yan!
He immediately grabbed Zhou Yan excitedly and looked him up and down. Zhou Yan was not injured, but was covered in dust.
"Father, we have escaped from the cave, and I am about to go back to pick you up."
Zhuge also cried and said, "Your Majesty, it is so good to see you again. I am crying my heart out."
"Father Emperor"
"Father Emperor"
After two more shouts, his other two concubines came out of the woods with the two princesses.
"His Majesty"
"His Majesty"
Two more young women were crying bitterly. They were Chen Yuanyuan and Shen Yangyang.
Zhou Xiaocheng was very moved. Those who insisted on following him even when he was in such trouble were truly in love.
Moreover, Chen Yuanyuan and Shen Yangyang are pregnant with his child, so nothing can go wrong.
So he got out of the car, put on his hat, and asked them all to get in the car.
The Queen will never cry again now.
The carriage was the most common carriage on the street, and it would be very crowded with three or four people at most.
Now there are 5 women, 2 daughters and 1 son.
Even if Zhou Xiaocheng gave up his seat and sat on the shaft, there were still eight people in the carriage.
Zhou Yan was already fourteen years old, and the two princesses were about to reach marriage age.
You are all adults here, let’s squeeze in!
The ice and snow had melted, and the road was muddy. The horses struggled to pull the cart and the 10 people on it, and the tired saddles sank into the horses' high shoulder blades.
When the carriage finally arrived in Yichuan, Zhou Yan said to Zhou Xiaocheng, "Father, we'd better disguise ourselves. We should stop calling you father and mother, and call them master, young master, madam, and aunt, right?"
Zhuge pinched her fingers into her palm. She was the vice empress, and now that her country was destroyed, she became a concubine again! !
Zhou Xiaocheng nodded in agreement: "Yan'er is very thorough in his work."
Zhou Yan put the banknotes in his pocket and said to Zhou Xiaocheng, "Father, I will go to the town to buy another carriage. There are so many of us, and one carriage is too crowded."
Zhou Xiaocheng agreed.
There was no one selling horse-drawn carriages in Yichuan Town, so they had to buy an ox cart.
The Queen suddenly saw the Kyushu flag hanging on the street of Yichuan Town and shouted, "Master, Master, Kyushu flag, Kyushu flag."
Yes, there are two Kyushu flags hanging outside the high wall of the village.
Zhou Xiaocheng suddenly became alert and shouted to the head of the village: "Someone come here!"
The village chief looked at the man strangely and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Is this Kyushu's territory?"
"Yes! Did you see the flag? This is the flag of Kyushu."
"I am the father of the Great Emperor of Jiuzhou. Please contact the Great Emperor of Jiuzhou immediately and ask him to pick me up."
Having been emperor for some time, Zhou Xiaocheng was still very good at showing off his authority, and the head of the village was intimidated.
Is this true? He is the father of Emperor Jiuzhou?
Treat them well and send someone to the nearest Yicheng to find the city lord.
Soon, the mayor of Yicheng arrived.
Hearing that the person in front of him was Zhou Shaoyu's biological father, he looked strange and took out a notice with a seal:
All the city lords of the Kyushu Empire, please be informed: If the ruler of the Tang Kingdom flees to your city, treat him as an ordinary citizen. If he wishes to stay in Kyushu, let him build his own house and live on his own. If he spreads rumors and speaks rudely, he will be expelled according to the law. There is no need to treat him as the emperor emeritus. Those who violate this will be dismissed.
Zhou Xiaocheng was so angry that he smashed the table in front of him with his fist: "Rebellious son, rebellious son!"
The Lord of Yicheng said bluntly: "Every meal should be appreciated, and every piece of cloth should be cherished. Lord Tang, whether you are willing to stay in the Kyushu Empire or not, please pay for the broken table and dishes."
"What if I don't compensate you?" Zhou Xiaocheng roared fiercely.
"We will round you up and put you on display, so that the people can buy tickets to see the true appearance of the king of the fallen country, until we have collected enough compensation!"
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