"Protect the princess!"
"Screw your court! The princess saved our lives, no one is allowed to hurt her!"
At the critical moment, someone among the victims shouted, and at the same time, tens of thousands of victims rushed over aggressively and surrounded the eldest princess.
The victims all over the city glared angrily at the people from the court.
This scene made the court generals' eyes widen.
The imperial soldiers all looked shocked and confused.
The general stopped his horse in time and angrily scolded the tens of thousands of ungrateful people: "Are you all going to go against the imperial court? Don't forget, the relief food you eat is provided by the imperial court."
"Hold the bowl and praise the imperial court, but put it down and support the rebels! What kind of magic potion did the princess give you?!"
The curse had just ended.
“Beep—”
"Connection open!"
Gu Sang just woke up after a nap and had time to contact the eldest princess.
But I never thought that I would see such a sensational scene as soon as I connected.
As heavy rain fell, tens of thousands of people confronted the court.
Gu Sang's connected screen was projected in the air. Because it was not a live broadcast, the screen was only the size of a movie screen. He made eye contact with the court generals.
Gu Sang looked around and asked, "Why are there only so few people here?"
The general's face flushed with anger: "How dare you!!"
"Empress Gu, what are you doing here again? Are you trying to instigate these people to rebel again?"
"And you, the victims of this disaster, are you really going to fight the imperial court for this traitor? This is a heinous crime against all of your clans!"
Under the general's harsh threat.
The people did not retreat at all, and stood straight in front of the princess.
Someone inside mustered up the courage to shout, "Stop being so hypocritical! Yesterday we asked the court to send troops to rescue us, but you refused. Why are you arresting our savior now?"
"Yes, I didn't eat your disaster relief food either. My family and I were saved by the princess. If you want to kill the princess, you have to step over all of us."
"Sir, please, please don't kill the princess!"
"Why beg them? Yesterday we knelt on the ground to rescue these people and their loved ones, but they didn't take any action. Instead, they beat us up!"
"Even if I die, I will protect the princess!"
"Protect the Princess!!"
The people's eyes were red as they glared angrily at the soldiers on the opposite side.
The warhorse under the imperial general neighed, and the mud and water splashed by the horse's hooves directly splashed all over the faces of the victims who were standing in front.
Seeing this scene of being supported by the people, the general was furious. He pointed his gun at the victims in front of him and said, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"
"Anyone who dares to defend the rebels will be killed without mercy!"
The next sentence was suddenly spoken to the soldiers behind him.
"yes!"
"Kill without mercy!"
A heavy and solemn voice uttered from the mouths of the imperial soldiers.
The people, feeling oppressed by the soldiers, swallowed nervously, hesitation and fear flashed in their eyes, but after a moment they still stood firmly in their places without moving.
They were afraid of death, but they were also betting that the soldiers would not kill civilians.
What’s more, the city is full of disaster victims!
"Good! Good! Good! You have backbone!"
When the general saw that no one moved aside, he laughed out of anger and said three good words repeatedly.
The raised hand was about to fall.
Suddenly——
Gu Sang's few casual words came out from the connected screen: "General, have you thought it through? Have you thought it through?!"
"If you fire this shot, only a few civilians will die. Or if you're even more ruthless, thousands or tens of thousands will die. But what will be destroyed is the morale of the entire city, and even the morale of the entire world!"
"I just finished talking to Pei Changying a few days ago. I remember he asked you to win over the people, not to kill innocent people."
"You failed to win the hearts of the people and were incompetent in the first place. Now you want to take human lives?"
"I now suspect that you are the traitor within the court. Otherwise, how could you force tens of thousands of people to rebel?"
The general was shaking with anger at Gu Sang's words that turned the tables on him.
Now it's a tit-for-tat situation.
He really didn't know what to do!
After all, the people standing in front of him were not enemies, but civilians, helpless victims of the disaster. Could he kill one, two, ten, or even ten thousand or a hundred thousand of them?
But looking at the expressions of these victims, they are clearly determined to die.
The general was furious and shouted at Gu Sang, "Nonsense! How could I possibly kill thousands or tens of thousands of disaster victims? I killed the rebels!"
"Besides, your words are too unbelievable."
"Now everyone in the court knows that you are in cahoots with the eldest princess!"
Gu Sang glanced at the general lightly, and the sneer and disdain in his eyes were deeply reflected in the general's pupils.
Gu Sang chuckled and said, "General, the situation has come to this. Does it matter whether you believe it or not? You only have two options now. The first is to retreat and pretend nothing happened."
"As for the second option, you can only step on the corpses of these people to kill the princess. How many corpses would that require? If it were only a few, it would be easy to explain. But what if it were thousands? Tens of thousands? What about all the victims?"
"General, you must think carefully. These are tens of thousands of civilians. Even if Pei Changying is incompetent, he will not let you kill tens of thousands of disaster victims at will."
"If this matter were to be spread, how do you think the people of the world would view the court?"
"Do you want the Zhao Ronghua incident to happen again?"
The general's pupils contracted violently. He knew that in the matter of Zhao Ronghua, all the people in the capital were shouting for an explanation from the emperor.
Even the emperor was forced to release the Zhao family and a group of imperial doctors under such pressure.
Thinking of this, the general couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
If he really killed so many civilians, even if he had a reason, he was afraid that in the face of public outrage, the emperor would use him as a scapegoat.
The imperial general could not help but calm down and looked at the victims opposite him again. He found that their eyes were full of determination. They would not retreat or give in, and would rather die than fear!
this.......
The court general hesitated for a moment. He was a general who protected the people and the world. Did he really want to kill the people?
Moreover, the eldest princess does not seem to have committed any serious crime so far. She just saved the plague and the people trapped in the flood!
It’s just finding sweet potatoes!
That’s all!
There are no two paths to choose from, there is only one path.
He was powerless in the face of tens of thousands of people.
"Okay." The general took a deep breath and looked at Gu Sang. "I can withdraw my troops in this matter, but how can you guarantee that the emperor won't blame me for my incompetence?"
Gu Sang smiled and said, "I will explain the situation to you, General. You have no other choice. Retreating is the only way. You can only trust me."
The general took a deep breath: "......"
"Okay, then I'll believe you this time."
The general felt uneasy after hearing Gu Sang's words, but he had no other choice.
Pei Changying ordered him to kill the princess at all costs, but he didn't tell him to kill the disaster victims at all costs! This is going to be a big deal!
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