The next day.
The Ministry of Works and military generals arrived in Lingnan together, and a group of people came towards the city gate in a mighty procession.
Zhou Qichen, who had been waiting at the city gate, was on horseback. When he saw the newcomer, before he could even draw his sword, he politely said, "General Qin, ministers."
"The princess has prepared delicious food and wine for you all at the restaurant. Please come in, my lords."
The military generals and the Ministry of Works looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to confront each other.
What the hell is Qi Chen doing this week?
Instead of beating or scolding them or demonstrating, he simply opened the city gates and invited them to dinner. They couldn't respond coldly!
That's all.
After all, the emperor and the princess haven't reached a deadly stalemate yet, and the princess has saved the people of a city, so let's use courtesy first and then force!
Finally, the general cleared his throat and asked in a cold voice, "Zhou Qichen, why did you commit treason? Your Zhou family has been loyal and brave for generations!"
"Are you worthy of the Zhou family's ancestors and the word 'loyal and brave' by doing this?!"
As soon as this sharp and cold question came out.
Zhou Qichen not only didn't feel guilty, but his eyebrows raised, and he retorted with a clear conscience: "What is treason? Is betraying Pei Changying treason?!"
"What about when Pei Changying plotted to murder the late emperor and ascend the throne? What was that called?"
"Or is it that in this world, in this country, only the name Pei Changying can be engraved? The eldest princess is also a descendant of the Pei family and the eldest daughter of the late emperor!"
Zhou Qichen's eloquent words stunned several generals and ministers.
They opened their mouths, but found that they could not say anything in rebuttal.
It was the general who spoke out first, "The eldest princess's surname is Pei, but she is a woman! Throughout history, has there ever been a woman who ascended the throne?"
"Zhou Qichen, have you lost your mind?"
I'm so angry!
This week Qi Chen was indeed brainwashed by future generations.
It’s all Gu Sang’s fault for always saying that everyone is equal and men and women are equal. Now even the Zhou family, which is full of loyal and brave people, has rebelled!
You can rebel then, but, but, but he actually wants to help a woman get to the top?
Ridiculous!
Zhou Qichen: "Pei Changying disregarded the lives of the people. The whole city was ravaged by plague. It was the Princess herself who risked her own life to bring disaster upon herself. Who has the empire in mind?"
"The word 'loyalty' doesn't mean loyalty to one person, but loyalty to the world!"
Ministers:......
It's over.
They actually thought that what Zhou Qichen said made sense.
But, but this is against the rules!
In the end, the general was no match for Zhou Qichen. He glared at him coldly, then led a thousand soldiers into Lingnan City in a menacing manner.
Above the restaurant.
The eldest princess sat there with a dignified temperament.
Seeing the generals and ministers who came all the way, she remained calm and dignified, and instead sipped her tea.
"Princess!"
The general stood before the princess with full force, staring at her, and said in a loud voice: "The emperor is kind-hearted and orders you to take off your armor and return to the capital with me!"
"As long as you return, the Emperor will no longer pursue your charges of treason. Otherwise, we have the right to kill you without mercy."
As he spoke, the general placed his hand on the hilt of the sword.
It seemed that as long as the princess refused to return to Beijing, he would draw his sword and fight her.
Seeing this, General Zhou next to him stepped forward and stood beside the eldest princess!
The princess raised her eyes, a faint smile on her lips. She pointed to the seat next to her and said, "No hurry. General Qin must be tired from the journey. Please take a seat first."
General: "I will not sit down! Please ask the princess to return to the capital!"
The princess sighed, "General Qin, I still remember when my father was still alive, he said you were exceptionally brave and had a heart that cared about the world."
"Now that our father is gone, why is it that General Qin's heart is no longer concerned with the whole world, but only with Pei Changying?"
The general felt complicated as he stared at the woman in front of him without changing his expression.
That unhurried demeanor;
A fearless look!
Also, she just looked up at him calmly, and every word she said was certain. He didn't dare to kill her with his own hands!
He can't kill her!
Suddenly.
The princess smiled softly and said, "Well, I know that General Qin has the ability to distinguish right from wrong."
"Well, let's not talk about this today. We can talk about it in a few days."
"General Qin must have other matters to attend to in Lingnan. Once you have dealt with your affairs, please come back to me. I will then give you an answer."
The generals and ministers looked at the princess and then at General Zhou.
Then he looked at the shadows hidden in the darkness and the crossbows and short arrows projected on the ground.
The minister's face suddenly became very ugly.
General Qin took a deep breath, weighed the pros and cons in his mind for a moment, then sheathed his sword: "Okay!"
"I indeed had other business in leading my troops to Lingnan. Since the princess wants to delay for a few days, I will not rush and press you. I will consider it a courtesy to the late emperor."
"But I have a word of advice for you."
"This time, the Emperor has given the eldest princess a chance. If the eldest princess does not follow us back to the capital."
"In the future, the Emperor will announce to the world that the eldest princess is plotting a rebellion, and will then recruit those with lofty ideals from all over the world to fight against the eldest princess."
"Even though the eldest princess is of noble status, if she is accused of treason, I'm afraid she will end up in a bad situation!"
"That's all I have to say. Goodbye!"
After General Qin said these words to the princess in a sonorous and powerful tone, he flicked his sleeves and left.
After leaving the restaurant.
The generals and ministers rushed straight to the mountains and commanded the soldiers to search for sweet potato vines in Lingnan as quickly as possible.
But three days have passed!
Not to mention sweet potatoes, there wasn’t even a single leaf!
After some inquiries, they were shocked to discover that...the eldest princess had already monopolized all the sweet potato vines a week ago.
The generals and the Ministry of Works were so angry that they vomited blood, and could only go back to find the eldest princess.
But this time;
But he was not talking to Yan in the restaurant!
General Qin and the others who arrived at the city gate widened their eyes: "You——"
"You!! How dare you recruit soldiers? And you! Imperial Concubine Gu, as the Emperor's concubine, how could you do such a heinous thing?"
"Princess, are you so stubborn? Do you know what the consequences of treason are?"
"If you come to your senses now and hand over the sweet potato vines and other items to us, we will pretend we don't know about your military training and won't report it to the Emperor!"
In front of you.
A huge live broadcast screen was projected onto the city wall.
Gu Sang sat calmly at the desk, facing the live camera and looking at the generals and ministers.
And below the live broadcast screen!
Thousands of soldiers stood behind the eldest princess with great momentum.
After a period of combat training, the soldiers have changed. Their eyes are firm and powerful, and their momentum is no less than that of the imperial soldiers on the opposite side.
Thousands of soldiers and horses versus a thousand soldiers and horses?
The princess had a pre-planned appointment! She was determined not to go back with them!
Gu Sang smiled lightly: "How have I done anything wrong? Tell me."
"Also, do you think you are still qualified to make demands to the Princess at this moment?"
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