The old east wind comes to dream

Emperor Tianshun looked at the people below. It was obvious that now he, a high and mighty emperor, had become the target of coercion.

He knew that many of them were Gu Quan's people, but apart from those, there were more loyal ministers who could no longer stand on the sidelines.Emperor Tianshun knew the reason why they did this, but it made him feel even more tired because of this.

Dazhao has been in peace for many years, and the past events of the former Chen Dynasty who were oppressed by foreigners have gradually been forgotten.Although some places are not stable/stable, speaking of it, even the storytellers at the entrance of the village can tell that the Great Zhao is a glorious country, and the Tai/Zu led the people to overthrow the tyranny/government, expel foreign aggressors, and no foreign thieves dare to covet and invade.Now, he was suddenly defeated by the barbaric aliens who looked down on him, throwing away his helmet and armor, and the mountains and rivers were lost. Just ask, who can swallow this breath?

Therefore, people long for the emperor, who is the lord of the people, who symbolizes the destiny of heaven, to be able to take the lead in proving this supernatural power, and to wipe out these invading thieves with a mighty force of thunder.Only in this way can their dreams of a prosperous age be fulfilled, and the majesty and prestige in their minds of the heaven/courtesy state can be fulfilled.

Most of the people are trapped in the struggle of food and clothing. For them, the imperial court, the emperor, and hundreds of officials are originally high above the Qingyun.How to deal with the evil of the Rong people should not be decided by them.However, the ministers who were supposed to share the king's worries, now only see everyone filled with righteous indignation, wishing to send Emperor Tianshun to the battlefield immediately, in order to gain the reputation of speaking honestly and directly.When those bloody memories fade, the peaceful days become a matter of course.

Therefore, everyone ignored that this high-ranking emperor is also a mortal.He doesn't have supernatural powers and spells, and he can easily wipe out the world, and it's not that he can scare off the thousands of troops on the opposite side with a single call.There are no eyes for swords and guns on the battlefield, and there are thieves in the court. Under the seemingly stable situation, in fact, there are already undercurrents and dangers.

Emperor Tianshun suddenly felt fear in his heart.And what's more, it's actually the loneliness of being too cold at the heights.

How ridiculous, there is no one in the whole world who can understand him.

Emperor Tianshun was silent for a long time, but the shouts in the hall did not stop.

Finally, Emperor Tianshun got up slowly, and said to Li Ruoyu who was beside him in a low voice: "I am tired. Retire!"

Li Ruoyu hastily raised his voice and shouted: "Retire!"

The courtiers only felt that their ears had heard it wrong!With such an urgent military situation, the Rong people have already occupied Yunzhou City, and the 10,000+ army of Dazhao has lost nearly [-]% of the total. The flames of war will soon spread to the hinterland of the Central Plains.At such an urgent juncture, His Majesty the Emperor did not dare to go out to fight, and even refused to listen to words of advice!

What's the point!

Immediately, the voices of the ministers became more violent!They don't allow the emperor to retreat, and they must come up with a countermeasure today!

Emperor Tianshun couldn't hold on any longer, so the dragon riders stepped forward to protect the emperor, fending off those excited courtiers.

Under the protection of the dragon riding guards, Emperor Tianshun walked out from the side hall in a bit of a mess, his steps were messy, and he almost started to trot.

Behind him, Li Weijie, Minister of the Ministry of War, shouted loudly: "Jizhao's national prestige cannot be compromised, his general's ambition cannot be seized, and the people of the people cannot be bullied! Your Majesty, please make a decision early!"

At this time, the prince did not leave with Emperor Tianshun.

He was still sitting on the side of the throne, watching the chaos in front of him, motionless.His body became thinner and thinner, the wrinkles between the eyebrows and the corners of the eyes were clearly visible, and a beard had grown on his pale face, making his cheeks more and more slender.

After watching Emperor Tianshun leave, the prince slowly got up.He has a tall and straight figure, and the generous prince's court clothes set off his majestic demeanor.Raising his arms, the prince didn't speak, just waiting for the noise in the hall to calm down.

The courtiers found that the prince was still there, and saw that he had something to say, so they stopped for a while, stood back in their seats, and waited for the prince, who had always been shrouded in the light of the emperor, to speak.Suddenly, seeing the prince's face stained with time, everyone realized that the prince had grown so old.

After a long time, I saw that all the officials in the ranks had calmed down.The prince spoke slowly:

"For a period of three days, Guding will invite His Majesty to give an explanation to all officials and people!"

That night, a secret letter from the East Palace was delivered to Gu's residence.

Chu Lan looked at the letter, there were only a few numbers, but the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

"The lonely general will fight on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and use his military exploits to welcome Ah Che back."

At the same time, Mrs. Chu was sitting in the study, quietly reading the letters from shopkeepers and managers of the clan's shops.

A dozen letters were spread out on the desk, all saying the same thing.

Someone in the south of the Yangtze River played the banner of the Chu family, took out tokens, and traveled all the way across the state and government to Fujun in the north.

Taifu Chu looked at these letters, slowly closed his eyes, and slowly leaned back in his chair.

Now that his daughter has shown up in the capital, it is self-evident who is manipulating this in Jiangnan.

Taifu Chu closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, and there was no sound in his ears, only his own breathing stopped and slowed, and it was heard in his ears.Really old and frail, this breathing sound is like a bellows pulling and a door shaft rusting, which makes me feel harsh when I listen to it.

In the end, I couldn't help but laugh at myself in my heart.With his current appearance, he no longer dared to dream about the past.The beautiful woman has a cold face, and the gentleman is a pulsatilla.Come to think of it, even if we could meet each other, we should, but we wouldn't be able to recognize them.

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound of a candle wick bursting.Taifu Chu was suddenly awakened from the memories, and felt a little palpitated for a moment.Fortunately, he calmed himself down soon.

Spread out the pen and paper, study the ink carefully, and with the ink, Taifu Chu slowly wrote a few words on the paper.

"This is the Chu family's top priority right now. It's a big matter and should not be leaked. Anyone who sees the token does not need to investigate the reason, and can only help him with all his strength."

Finally, we have reached this point!

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Gu Zizhan, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, had just sent off the second batch of soldiers who left for the northern border.The first batch of soldiers from the Xiaofeng Battalion had arrived at the northern border. At this time, under Duan Wu's arrangement, they should have seen the battlefield.Gu Zizhan also knew that Duan Wu would definitely not allow these people to directly fight against the Rong people, and would probably put them in the rear as a support.

Gu Zizhan is not in a hurry, she naturally understands the principle of taking things step by step and going too far.So this time, she sent [-] female soldiers from the Phoenix Nirvana Army, together with [-] male soldiers from the Xiaofeng Battalion, to the northern border, across thousands of miles.

For this expedition, after the soldiers of the Xiaofeng Battalion explored along the road last time, they have chosen a more convenient route for marching, and avoided slowing down as much as possible to deceive others.At the same time, Jiangnan officials such as Zhang Ming, who had been completely attached to Gu Zizhan, also used their own connections to make some officials along the way open the door to this army.

Gu Zizhan watched them go away. This time, it will definitely be much faster than the last time.

However, the next time she leads troops to the northern border, this speed will not be enough.Faster, faster still.

Yes, Gu Zizhan has already made a decision, her reappearance will be to lead these female soldiers together, in the flames of war, to be reborn with blood.

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Three days later, Qing Yuan carried the letter from Chu Lan to Gu Zizhan again, and it came from thousands of miles away between mountains and rivers.

Before she knew it, this was already the fifth letter A Lan had written to her.

In this letter, Gu Zizhan's guess was finally confirmed.Sure enough, the prince made a decision first.This time, although his move was risky, Gu Zizhan had to admit that what the prince thought of right now was the only feasible way out of this predicament.

The sudden increase in strength and unexpected attack of the Rong people caught everyone by surprise.Now, the matter of Yu Jia's personal conquest is on the verge of death, and he has to do so.On this point, Gu Zizhan and the prince agreed.

But at the same time, as early as last time, she followed the prince's expedition to guess what the parties might do next.Now, since this matter is imperative, it is necessary for her to prepare early.

Gu Zizhan couldn't help feeling a little bit of melancholy mixed with longing. It would be great if Ah Lan was by her side.

Shaking his head, Gu Zizhan can only talk about swan geese to comfort lovesickness now.

According to her thinking, if the East Palace personally went out on behalf of the emperor, it would definitely bring a lot of soldiers and horses, and even the dragon riders, Emperor Tianshun would definitely send some personal guards for the prince.In this way, there will be vacancies in the guards of the capital.Such a signal is indeed somewhat dangerous.Who should I go to?Gu Zizhan pulled out the key figures in the court and thought about it for a while, then he suddenly grinned and couldn't help laughing.

Since I already owed a favor, I don't have to worry about debts, so this time, I can just entrust him to him!

Holding the wolf hair in his hand, Gu Zizhan wrote down his thoughts carefully in the reply letter to Chu Lan.Afterwards, he kept writing, and the topic changed.

"The matter of the female army is our joint painstaking effort. We have been planning for many days, and now we are finally waiting for the curtain to rise. I will personally go to the battlefield and wash away my stigma with the blood of the enemy. Lan'er and my wife can be safe in the capital, Waiting for the good news."

"I have Duan Wu in front of me, and I am followed by soldiers, and I will always be with you in my heart. I will be careful in everything and don't dare to provoke Lan'er."

"The meaning of lovesickness is to be of the same heart with you. When I am triumphant, I only hope that Lan'er will wear a red dress and wait for me in the downtown. I will ride a white horse together, share the glory with you, and comfort lovesickness!"

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Ever since he retired from the court that day, Emperor Tianshun simply began to complain of illness, and he never showed up at the court meeting for two consecutive days.

The officials couldn't bear it any longer, and the remonstrances were like flying snow and random arrows, and they smashed at Emperor Tianshun's imperial case without stopping.The leading generals stationed in various places also wrote letters one after another, imploring to follow the emperor and drive out foreign insults.

In addition, in the past few days, there have been urgent military reports from eight hundred miles back to Beijing, all of which are saying that the Rong people have a large number of people, their offensive is strong, and they are very cunning.They bypassed Youchun Pass to the west of Yunzhou City, changed their old style of not daring to fight at night, and launched a surprise attack in the dark, and they have already approached Xiguan, a border town of Hexi Prefecture!

Suddenly, even the people in the entire capital rioted.Everyone knows that Hexi Mansion is not too far from the capital, and there is no dangerous terrain to defend!Originally thought that the Rong people were just harassing Nine Sides as usual, and would leave if they took advantage of it, but they didn't expect that it would develop into such a chaos!

What are those officials and lords in the imperial court who are enjoying the fat and anointing of the people doing!What is that high-spirited sage monarch doing!How come even bandits are coming to the door, and they are still shrinking inside this high wall to pretend to be a turtle!

All of a sudden, public resentment boiled over!Even on the second day when Emperor Tianshun did not go to court, more than a thousand people in the capital gathered in front of the Meridian Gate to make trouble.They shouted for the emperor to come forward and give an explanation to all the people in the world!The dragon riding guards stood firmly in front of the city gate. At some point, someone in the crowd raised their arms and shouted. These unarmed civilians collided with the dragon riding guards.

The sunset of that day slowly descended from the sky, casting a huge shadow on the palace.The setting sun is like blood, and the wet blood in front of the Meridian Gate is heavier than the setting sun.

Soon, there were riots in some places in the southwest and northwest that were not peaceful.Some bandits took over the mountains as their kings, and even dared to charge against the government. In an instant, the land of Dazhao was violently shaken.

On the third day, Emperor Tianshun still did not go to court.

Above the court hall, the prince who presided over the court meeting, took out an order from the Eastern Palace in public.

Li Ruoyu took it over and read it out, but the more he read it, the more frightened he became.After stumbling through the reading, Li Ruoyu knelt on the ground with a bang, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you, your precious body, must not be in danger!"

The prince didn't go to see him at all.He stood up and looked towards the courtiers in the hall.There was dignity in the cold voice, "Master Tai Tuo, General Lian and the ministers of the Six Departments, please follow Gu and ask His Majesty for orders!"

He strode over Li Ruoyu and walked towards the outside of the hall step by step.When the door of the hall was opened, the sunlight outside the hall was instantly unobstructed and shot straight into the solemn and dark hall.

Li Ruoyu went limp all over and collapsed to the ground.His cloudy eyes hurt from the sunlight, and what made him feel cold all over was, is this pair of father and son who were originally harmonious, really going to confront each other this time?