After he finished speaking, he pulled out the imperial seal from his sleeve and held it in his hand. "Today, the imperial seal and Wan'er are both before you. I want to see what you will choose? Will you watch Wan'er being humiliated and then hand the imperial seal over to the northern invaders? Or will you fight with all your might and live up to your ancestors?"
Li Youzhen and the court officials had been enslaved by Helian Jiu for these days. Seeing their families being humiliated, their anger had already accumulated like an ocean. They knelt down and begged, "Prince Daoan, you must not do such a foolish thing. The Gu family is a century-old prestigious family. Do you want to hand over the empire that the Queen Mother has painstakingly maintained for decades to the northern invaders?"
Hearing this, Gu Tingchen's heart moved slightly, and when he looked at the jade seal in Emperor Zhaolie's hand, there was a lot more light in his eyes.
Helian Jiu sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted, "You bastards, who gave you the courage to deceive Prince Daoan?"
Li Youzhen had long since lost all hope in the people of Daegu. She gritted her teeth and continued to urge him, "Prince Daoan, do you want to be a shameless traitor who sells out his country for personal gain? How will you face the ancestors of the Gu family in the future after you've watched His Majesty and your beloved suffer humiliation?"
Helian Jiu felt extremely angry after hearing this, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he waved coldly at Changrong.
A group of Daqiu soldiers rushed into the crowd of ministers with swords in their hands. With a wave of their swords, Li Youzhen and many court officials fell into a pool of blood.
"Whoever dares to spread false rumors and mislead the public again will receive this fate," Helian Jiu threatened, pointing at the bodies of Li Youzhen and others.
But at this time, the crowd was already filled with outrage. Many people knelt down and pleaded loudly, "Please, Prince Daoan, kill Princess Daqiu."
"Kill." Helian Jiu gave the order, and many people were chopped to the ground.
The dripping blood dyed the entire street red.
"Gu Tingchen, what are you still hesitating about?" Helian Jiu said coldly, "Invite the Emperor and Princess of Daye to perform the sheep-leading ceremony immediately."
Gu Tingchen slowly walked towards Emperor Zhaolie and Ye Wanshu, but his eyes were fixed on the jade seal.
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