Chapter 503: Want to die, but don’t have the courage
The Royal Court of Udan.
A general ran up to King Wudan and said, "Your Majesty, none of the people we sent out have returned, and the master has disappeared.
There was no unrest in the Wei army camp, so our plan may have failed."
"How could it fail?"
King Wudan pushed away the concubine who was leaning on his arms and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. That expert has magic skills that can deceive the eyes of all the guards and easily come to me. You also saw with your own eyes that he and a group of assassins successfully entered the Wei army camp.
The assassins I sent are all top-notch experts from Wudan. They swear they will not be defeated. Let's go investigate and see what's going on."
He thought Wudan had reached a desperate situation. When he was considering whether to be ruthless and die together with the Wei army, a master appeared and gave him hope.
The Wudan army had been defeated by the Wei army in the past few months. He had been depressed and anxious for several months and finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could take the eldest prince as a hostage with the help of an expert, he would be qualified to negotiate with the Emperor of Wei.
The worst that can be done is to cede some cities, so that there will be no shortage of firewood for the people. As long as there is a chance, Wudan will make a comeback.
But it's only been one night, and telling him now that hope is only short-lived.
How does he accept it?
Seeing that the general hadn't moved, he swept away the food and wine on the table in front of him and asked, "Are you still waiting for me to go there in person?"
The general understood King Wudan's mood and did not dare to disobey him, so he had to retreat and send someone to investigate the situation.
"Your Majesty." The concubine tried to please him carefully.
King Wudan no longer had any romantic thoughts in his mind. He waved his hands irritably and said, "Go away. I just want to be alone."
The silence lasted until the next day.
The general who had been trying to get the news but never came back finally returned, but he was so panicked that he couldn't even speak clearly this time, "Your Majesty, this is not good, this is not good.
It's Wei Qingyan, it's Wei Qingyan who's here. No wonder the assassin failed, it's the God of Death who's back."
"Wei Qingyan?"
King Wudan just stood up and fell back onto the throne. "Why is she here? Is it possible that I saw it wrongly?"
I heard that the eldest prince and Wei Qingyan are twins and look 70% similar.
King Wudan held a glimmer of hope.
"Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes. I was not mistaken. She appeared at the city gate with the eldest son of the Great Wei Emperor and rushed into the city."
The general trembled. He had also participated in the battle when Wei Qingyan defeated Wudan four years ago, but his rank was not high at that time. Therefore, Wei Qingyan did not take him seriously when he killed the Wudan general.
But he could never forget the scene where the young general swung his spear and stabbed two people in an instant.
I heard that she has improved a lot over the years. Back then, Wu Dan was no match for her, but now...
The general's body and face were pale. He was able to save his life in the past because of his low-ranking position. This time, he was a close minister to the king and was involved in this incident. Wei Qingyan's spear would not spare him.
If he had known this, why would he support Wang in joining this matter? Wouldn't it be better for him to just keep quiet?
Coincidentally, King Wudan also thought so at this time.
Wudan was originally a powerful country. After the battle four years ago, Wudan surrendered and became a vassal state of Wei. With the cession of the city, the king of Wudan changed his self-proclaimed title from "Zhen" to "Gu".
He was originally a prince of Wudan who had no power from his mother's family and was not favored by the previous emperor. After the previous emperor Wudan was killed by Wei Qingyan, he was favored by the previous crown prince of Wei, who reported to the Wei emperor and let him sit on the throne.
In fact, he is just a puppet of Wei.
Although such a life of losing power was frustrating, for him personally, it was more comfortable than when Wudan had not surrendered, so he was not unhappy about it.
But a year ago, Chi Lie came to him, Feng Zhao, and even the Wei Dynasty sent people to visit him.
They imagined with him a beautiful picture of the Great Wei being swallowed up and divided up by other countries. In that picture, Wudan could return to the past and govern himself as a country. The cities occupied by the Great Wei would be returned, and he could also call himself "Zhen" like his father.
Such temptation emboldened him, but it was not enough to make him take risks. It was not until Feng Zhao suffered repeated losses at the hands of Chi Lie and until his people saw the power of Marquis Enhua in the Wei Dynasty that he gained confidence.
But the reality is far from as easy as they thought.
Now Wei Qingyan has come to his door in person, and his fate will be the same as his father's, and he will be killed by Wei Qingyan.
No, perhaps he would be even worse off than his father, because he tore up the contract, broke his promise, and slapped Wei in the back.
The Great Wei will not let him off easily, and Wei Qingyan will not let him off easily either.
"Oh no, oh no, the city gate has been breached, the Wei army is breaking in..."
There were panicked sounds outside again.
King Wudan looked at the general and said, "I want you to swear, with the lives of your entire clan, that you will do everything in your power to take my two princes and escape."
After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "If it is difficult, try to rescue the eldest prince. No matter what method you use, you must leave some blood for me.
If I am still alive, I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future. If... I am gone, you can flee to the Great Wei. The Xie family of the Great Wei will not ignore you."
"The Xie family of the Great Wei?" The general was astonished.
There was nothing left to hide at this point, so King Wudan told him that Princess Wudan was the daughter of the Xie family of the Great Wei, and that the Xie family of the Great Wei had played a role in inciting Wudan to join the war.
Now that Wudan was defeated, Xie Jiading dared not let the Emperor of Wei know about his relationship with Wudan, as this secret could become a handle for him to control the Xie family.
The general seemed to see some hope and kowtowed hurriedly, "I obey your order."
The fall of Wudan Kingdom was inevitable, and the king gave him this important task, which was also a chance for him to escape. How could he care about anything else?
He hurriedly led his men straight to the harem. There was a secret passage leading to the outside of the imperial harem. He had to escape with the prince before Wei Qingyan led his men in.
As for his family, the Wei army would not kill innocent people.
Even if the Wei army wanted to kill his family, he would be powerless to do anything. Going back would only result in another life.
As the general ran away, he was comforting himself in his mind.
King Wudan looked at his minister who was always flattering him, and finally ran away without even looking at him.
He felt very uncomfortable, but time was running out and he had no time to choose a more suitable candidate.
He closed his eyes and shouted, "Someone, come, bring me some alcohol."
Anlezui is a poison only available in the Wudan Imperial Court, which can make people die in a peaceful dream.
If there is no possibility of survival in the end, he would rather end his life himself than be beheaded by Wei Qingyan.
When the food finally arrived, he held it in his hand but still didn't have the courage to swallow it.
He doesn't want to die.
But the treacherous king of a fallen country was destined not to die easily. When he heard the shouts and screams outside, he finally mustered up the courage to escape, but a long spear flew from outside the palace, startling King Wudan so much that the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.
All the poison in the cup spilled onto the ground.
He recognized this spear; it was Wei Qingyan's Posha. His father and several of his arrogant brothers had died under this spear.
As if he saw his own head being lifted high by a spear, King Wudan's eyes were filled with fear, and he held his head in his hands, "Don't kill me, I was wrong, don't kill me..."
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