It wasn't that Chu Yun didn't want to get involved; it was simply that Chu Yi had to resolve this matter himself. It was because her seventh brother had so many concerns that he hadn't told the people of Southern Chu the truth.
Chu Yi was furious and shouted, "Eighth Sister, I've always treated you so well, come back..."
Unable to bear the entanglement any longer, he simply shouted, "Where are my guards? Don't just stand there, move these people away!"
A group of guards slashed at him and rushed up from all sides, two of them against one minister, and they were all dragged away.
"Prime Minister, even if His Majesty is wrong, you cannot offend his health. Let go... let go."
"Your Excellency, you're lying in the puddle, and your disheveled appearance is a disrespectful offense. It's not unreasonable to pull you up, is it?"
The historian beside him wrote rapidly: "The ministers were loyal to the country, yet the emperor ordered the guards to drag them away... He showed no manners whatsoever as a ruler."
After finally managing to drag the ministers away, Chu Yi turned and tried to run away.
"Your Majesty!" the Prime Minister cried out in a heart-wrenching voice, making Chu Yi tremble.
The prime minister prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty is stubborn and unrepentant. This old minister is incompetent. I am willing to splatter Your Majesty with my blood to beg Your Majesty to follow the will of the people."
After saying that, he turned around and drew a scimitar from the waist of a guard with a curved sword, intending to cut his neck. Fortunately, the guard was quick enough to grab the sword and take it away.
Chu Yi said, "Put the knife down quickly. There's really no need to commit suicide."
The other ministers said one after another: "If Your Majesty still insists on going your own way, we ministers are willing to die for our country on the spot, so that our names will be remembered in history and our names will be remembered for generations to come."
Just as things were getting really heated, the chirping of magpies came from the sky.
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw a magpie with a black back and a white belly appear in the night sky, circle around, and land.
"It's a magpie, Mr. Jiang's magpie!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
Before Bai Zhiyi dug open the Guijiang Estuary, Jiang Wenpei rode a tiger across mountains and valleys to reach the capital of Southern Chu in time to warn the people and let them take refuge in higher places, saving many lives. At that time, these two magpies were with him, and everyone recognized them.
A magpie landed on the Prime Minister's shoulder, chirped twice at Chu Yi, and raised one claw. A roll of paper was tied to the claw.
Someone took the roll of paper down and presented it to Chu Yi.
Chu Yi unfolded the paper, glanced at it, and without saying a word, tossed it in front of the Prime Minister before quickly leading the Curved Blade Guards toward the city wall.
The prime minister picked up the paper and unfolded it. The ministers around him all crowded over to look, and some even thoughtfully lit torches.
There was only one sentence written on the paper:
"The Creator has gone mad and is determined to destroy the capital of Southern Chu. The entire city must be evacuated immediately."
The signature is Jiang Wenpei.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then they all realized what was happening and chased after Chu Yi in a panic, shouting, "Your Majesty, a terrible disaster has struck!"
Chu Yi walked very fast, leaving the group of ministers behind in the blink of an eye.
He arrived at the city wall and saw torches everywhere, with Jin soldiers moving about, all carrying stones to reinforce the wall. He spotted Su Wan, Wei Jingzhuo, and others in the crowd and quickly went to them.
"Jinzhi, I just received a message from Mr. Jiang..."
Su Wan held up the note in her hand and waved it: "Look, a magpie just delivered this."
"So Mr. Jiang notified us at the same time," Chu Yi said, looking at Chu Mingyao. "Third Sister, you knew about it too?"
Chu Mingyao nodded and said, "Seventh Brother, Zhang Ying has lost his mind. We must join forces with the Jin army to fight against him. Quickly tell everyone the truth and mobilize all the troops."
Princess Chu Yun, who was standing next to Chu Mingyao, said, "Seventh Brother, whether our Southern Chu can survive depends on whether we can defeat Zhang Ying. You can't take this lightly anymore."
Chu Yi said, "Third sister, eighth sister, don't worry, leave it to me."
He turned to Wei Jingzhuo and said, "Jinzhi, the enemy has a continuous stream of troops. We cannot fight them on the plains. The only thing we can rely on is this city."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "That's right, the key to success or failure lies in this city."
Chu Yi said, "You are in charge of the city's defense. I will have the generals gather the troops and prepare for battle. Someone come here."
A Chu general approached from the side: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"By imperial decree, summon the entire army and prepare for battle."
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