Chapter 487 The victor is king, the loser is villain.
Old Li glared fiercely at Qin Shi'an, "Heaven has no eyes! Qin Ziyi ruined my family and caused my death, and I can't even kill the daughter of my enemy!"
Qin Shi'an looked at Old Li with indifferent eyes, "What benefits did Huangfu Su give you?"
Old Li looked at Qin Shi'an and laughed, "Since I can't avenge Xiao Hua, then I'll go and join her!"
Having said that, he desperately rammed his head into the sword of the soldier beside him.
Qin Shi'an ignored the corpses on the ground.
When the soldiers around saw Old Li's body, they not only sighed but also felt sorry for Qin Ziyi.
Qin Shi'an quickly tore off a strip of cloth from his body and wrapped it around Shou Zong's hand.
She simply said, "Uncle Shou, you saved me."
He then turned and left.
"Get ready, assemble, and set off tonight!"
"yes!"
Shouzong looked down at his bandaged hand and stood there quietly.
A moment later, water droplets appeared to have spread on the cloth strip.
Shouzong seemed to have lost all his strength and knelt on the ground, holding his hand and unable to lift it for a long time.
Qin Shi'an mounted his horse and shouted, "Soldiers, let's conquer Chu and go home!"
Gillian Chung and Ah Man grinned, their lips cracked by the cold wind.
The weapon made a rustling sound as it was rubbed together in his hands.
"go home!"
Amidst deafening shouts, the army marched towards the capital of Chu.
Upon receiving the news, Huangfu Su collapsed onto the dragon throne.
The State of Chu is finished.
She looked at the night outside and got up.
The emperor of Chu is now lying in bed as if he had suffered a stroke.
He could not speak, could not move his body, and could only move his eyeballs.
Huangfu Su sat down by his bedside with a bowl of sweet osmanthus soup.
"Brother, do you still remember this osmanthus sweet soup?"
In the palace, people fawn over the powerful and bully the weak. When I fell ill, I couldn't get a doctor to come and treat me. I thought I was going to die, and I longed to drink the sweet osmanthus soup that my mother used to make.
For my sake, you, a prince, actually had to beg a eunuch. I swore then and there that if I didn't die, I would kill all those who had humiliated you.
Heaven has been kind to me; it spared my life and allowed my brother and I to serve it together.
Finally, you ascended the throne.
But you followed in your father's footsteps, favoring a dancer.
She also gave the power I held to her son.
Brother, do you still remember this path to heaven? How exactly did you reach the top?
The Emperor of Chu stared intently at Huangfu Su.
Huangfu Su chuckled as he looked at the hateful look in those eyes.
“That’s right. I was the one who had that dancer executed. I was the one who instigated the royal family to prevent her from entering the imperial mausoleum. As for her son, I was the one who ordered the city gates closed, trapping Huangfu Nanfeng outside the city to death! Qin Jinzhi cut off his head and hung it on the flag of the Zhenbei Army.”
The emperor of Chu's eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was almost popping out of his head.
Huangfu Su stirred the sweet soup in his hands. "Brother, it's all in the past. You don't know yet, do you? The Jin army has already reached the city gates. Chu will soon be unable to hold out. When we were young, you begged me for a bowl of sweet soup. Now, I'm returning the favor. Don't worry, I will be reunited with you soon."
The Chu emperor tried to struggle, but Huangfu Su eventually forced the bowl of sweet soup into his mouth.
His eyes were filled with a thousand kinds of resentment, but in the end he still breathed his last.
Huangfu Su watched quietly as the Chu emperor breathed his last.
She spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "Draft an imperial edict."
The chief eunuch who was waiting nearby immediately stepped forward.
"I, in my humble state, have succeeded to the throne. Thanks to the blessings of Heaven, Earth, and our ancestors, the world has achieved a modest level of prosperity."
However, I am saddened by the passing of time, my advancing age, and my declining energy. I fear I am no longer able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the ancestral temple and fulfill the hopes of the people.
Those who think of the nation do not mean the nation of one person alone.
We should select virtuous and capable individuals to pass on our knowledge and skills in order to secure the stability of the nation.
Princess Huangfu Su is benevolent, filial, intelligent, and naturally gifted. She has long been accustomed to government affairs and enjoys the support of the people. She is qualified to inherit the throne.
I now submit to the will of Heaven and observe public opinion, and hereby abdicate the throne to the eldest princess.
He ascended the throne that very day to uphold the ancestral temple and bring peace to the people.
The announcement was made to the whole world so that everyone would know.
So be it.
The State of Chu is now in complete chaos.
The emperor died suddenly last night, and before his death, he passed the throne to his eldest daughter, Huangfu Su.
How can an emperor be a woman!
Huangfu Su's appearance in the main hall wearing a dragon robe caused a huge uproar.
But now, the palace is already under Huangfu Su's control.
When the guards outside the main hall rushed in.
Huangfu Su looked down at everyone from his high vantage point.
"Gentlemen, in this Chu Kingdom today, who is capable of holding the throne? Who is more qualified than me, Huangfu Su!"
The courtiers who had already submitted to Huangfu Su immediately shouted, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Huangfu Su coldly looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground.
"Now that the enemy is at our gates, I have decided to personally lead the army into battle."
The court officials had not yet adapted to her status, and were stunned by Huangfu Su's words.
"Your Majesty, you must not! The Jin Kingdom is now strong and well-equipped. Your Majesty must preserve your health!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, we should move the capital as soon as possible, protect ourselves, preserve our strength, and then fight back when we have regrouped!"
Huangfu Su coldly looked at the crowd below.
"Move the capital? Where are there any cities we can move the capital to?"
Huangfu Su appeared outside the city gate, clad in armor, and looked at Qin Shi'an with his massive army.
"Qin Jinzhi! Do you dare to have a match with me?!"
The flowing clouds beneath Qin Shi'an were poised to unleash their power.
Breath turns into thick white mist in the cold winter.
Qin Shi'an simply smiled and looked at her.
Huangfu Su stepped forward, holding a long spear.
“If I win, you shall not kill a single person in the city.”
Yun Que Yun Jin handed Qin Shi An's Guan Dao to her.
"drive!"
Clouds rose into the sky.
With just one strike from Qin Shi'an, Huangfu Su's arm was already numb from the shock.
There was no fear on her face.
"If Qin Ziyi had married me back then, you would be my daughter. We both have the same ambition. Qin Ziyi wouldn't have had to die. I would have given you the best of everything in the world. Wouldn't it have been a wonderful story for us to conquer the world together? It's just a pity that Qin Ziyi mistook a fish eye for a pearl. So I had no choice but to let him die."
Qin Shi'an struck again, knocking Huangfu Su's spear away and causing him to fall from his horse.
Her eyes were filled with resentment. "Qin Jinzhi, we are both women. What I can't have, you can't have either."
Qin Shi'an's long sword slashed across the snow, splattering blood onto the ground.
Huangfu Su lay on the ground, her eyes filled with resentment, staring intently at Qin Shi'an.
"I am Huangfu Su, the Emperor of Chu. I have lived up to the expectations of our ancestors, and the whole world will know my name!"
Qin Shi'an looked at Huangfu Su, who had lost all life.
"The victor is king, the loser is villain."
The soldiers behind her immediately stepped forward, "Young Master, should we still behead her as a sacrifice to the flag?"
Qin Shi'an looked at the city gate, "As a monarch, one who never retreats until death can be granted a complete corpse."
The gates of the Chu capital were opened from the inside.
The people of Chu knelt on both sides of the street.
Qin Shi'an led his army into the city.
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