Chapter 184 I want to hit you as soon as I see you!
"It seems that the Crown Prince's words are more true. This lie must have been made up by the Emperor himself. We should not be deceived."
"I also think what he said makes sense. The emperor is confused now. He said that he would spare us if we lay down our weapons, but what if we give up and the emperor goes back on his word? I have elderly parents and young children to support, and I want to fight for a good future for my family. I don't want to die."
The emperor smiled and said, "I am not possessed by anything, and everything I said is true. The Heavenly Master is indeed the son of my Xiao family's third-generation ancestor, born to a palace maid."
"That maid was originally the next witch of the Beining Imperial Family, but for some unknown reason she escaped to the Great Zhou Palace and became a maid. Later, by some strange coincidence, she became the Heavenly Master."
"My Xiao family's ancestors did something wrong. After learning that the palace maid was pregnant, they gave her a position but did not favor her. As a result, the Heavenly Master and his mother suffered some unfair treatment, which led to the palace maid and the Heavenly Master escaping from the palace out of resentment."
"The Heavenly Master came back this time to seek revenge. He wants to kill everyone in my Xiao family and overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Not long ago, at the Royal Ancestral Temple, the Heavenly Master told me personally that after all the Xiao family members died, he would sacrifice himself to transfer all the luck and fortune of our Great Zhou to Beining."
"Soldiers, you are all military commanders. You know that our Great Zhou and Beining have been fighting for generations. How many soldiers have died in the war with Beining? How many soldiers' families have lost sons, fathers, and husbands because of Beining's invasion."
"The Heavenly Master has already mastered incredible sorcery. If his son were to ascend to the throne, the people of the Great Zhou would be trapped in endless war and subjected to the relentless plunder of Beining. The people of the Great Zhou... would be forced to live under the protection of others, no longer having a home of their own."
"Can you possibly bear such a result?"
Bu Ruo looked at the generals whispering under the city wall and couldn't help but say, "Although the emperor is not a good person, he is still very good at bewitching people. Although Xiao Jingrui was brought up by the emperor and taught as the crown prince, he is still far behind the emperor."
"We don't need to take action. If this continues, Xiao Jingrui will definitely lose, and we won't even be able to fight this battle."
"It's just that... your Xiao family's royal veneer has been torn off, and your reputation is definitely not as good as before."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yulan smiled and shook his head after listening to Bu Ruo's words: "The Xiao family did not sit on the throne by relying on reputation. Except for the one sitting on the throne now, every generation of the Xiao family's ancestors made contributions to the Great Zhou during their reign."
"Take the third generation, for example. Although his handling of the harem was... inappropriate, during his reign, he not only withstood two of Beining's fiercest border attacks, but he even personally led a counterattack and captured two of their cities."
The third generation ancestor of the Xiao family cried: "See? I did have some achievements when I was in power. I wasn't useless except sleeping with palace maids."
Founding Ancestor: "How dare you say that? If it weren't for you, would my great-grandson's wife, who is so much heavier, have to worry about all this while pregnant?"
"You can't say that..."
"What can't I say?" In the Xiao family ancestral temple, the founding ancestor blew his beard and glared, "I conquered the Great Zhou Dynasty single-handedly. You conquering two cities means nothing! Shut up! I want to hit you the moment I see you!"
"My poor great-great ...
The third generation ancestor said aggrievedly: "Well, I am also your grandson, a proper grandson, and I have never seen you care about me so much... I am not as partial as you are. If this happened to that kid, you would definitely not say this."
The ancestor kicked him fiercely and said, "Bullshit! How can you compare with that brat? He is a natural emperor. In the future, he will take Beining into his possession and include it in his territory!"
"If this happened to that kid...believe it or not, even if he gets that position in the future, there will only be Bu Yatou in his harem. Do you think everyone will be like you, unable to control their own little thing?"
"Woo woo..." The third-generation ancestor of the Xiao family hid silently in the corner, not daring to speak out to defend himself.
Under the city wall, the leading general's expression changed when he looked at Xiao Jingrui when he heard the emperor's words.
"You...you shouldn't listen to his nonsense. He must have been under a spell. How...how is it possible for someone to live for hundreds of years and still look like they're in their thirties? This...this is simply impossible."
"Don't be fooled by him. If you put down your weapons, he will immediately order you all to be shot. He won't keep anyone who has betrayed him around. Your only way out now is to help me take the throne."
"I promise that as long as I take that position, everyone present here today will be promoted to a higher position, rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and made a marquis or a prime minister!"
At this moment, a general suddenly used his Qinggong skills to come to Xiao Jingrui's side and put his sword across his neck. He did it so fast that no one could react.
"Your Majesty, do you mean what you said? If we lay down our weapons and hand Xiao Jingrui over to you, will you really let us go?"
The emperor looked down, his voice trembling with excitement. "I am the Son of Heaven, and my words are final. You are all good men of the Great Zhou. You are only being misled and making the wrong judgment now."
"I swear here that if you lay down your weapons and submit to me again, I will forgive you all your past mistakes. If you break my promise, I will not live for more than three days, and even after death, my soul will not rest in peace."
The 50,000 soldiers below looked at each other and slowly put down their weapons. When Xiao Jingrui was captured, Prime Minister Lin slowly retreated and no one knew where he went.
Bu Ruo looked at the generals who had captured Xiao Jingrui and turned to ask, "Is that your man?"
Xiao Yulan did not hide it: "Yes, he is a secret guard beside the king. The king was afraid that the emperor would not be able to defeat Xiao Jingrui and die too early, so he deliberately let him go."
"Now that this is over, the next few days will be a fight between the Emperor and his other two sons. I can rest assured and accompany you to take care of your pregnancy. Everything else will be discussed after you give birth."
Xiao Yulan did not say this behind anyone's back, so the secret guards around the emperor heard it and told the emperor.
The emperor turned his head and looked at Xiao Yulan, not knowing what kind of mood he was in. If he thanked her... she was still thinking about his throne. If he didn't thank her... it was indeed thanks to her that he was able to win today without fighting.
Bu Ruo immediately saw what the other person was thinking and said with his inner strength, "You better be more motivated. If you can live longer, we can have more fun together."
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