Thousands of miles with the wind

The news of Wan Wang's rebellion spread to the palace, but it didn't make people panic.After Zhong Liran received the news, he quickly summoned the ministers to discuss the matter and how to make a decision.

The scouts who went to inquire about the enemy's situation rushed to report, saying that Wan Wang personally led an army of [-] to make a quick attack and approached the Chaohui Palace.The experienced ministers figured out his intentions, and felt that King Wan wanted to make a quick decision, and entered the palace first to take down Zhong Liran and force her to abdicate.

Zhong Liran has been on the throne for eight years. It can be said that the veterans watched him grow up as a king. Regardless of his status as emperor, this kind of Zhong Liran is almost the same as their favorite nephew in the eyes of most courtiers.Even if he had dirty courtiers with the emperor on weekdays, he would despise King Wan's behavior at this moment.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the middle of the country, stabbing a conscientious monarch in the back is too ugly to write.

So a general came up with a very sinister idea, that is to use an ear city between the outer city and the inner city in the west as a bait, lure King Wan's army there, and gather most of the golden robed guards in the city. , Attack it with fire.

Zhong Liran felt that Huo Gong would hurt Tianhe, so he did not agree with this matter.But considering the strength of the troops in the city at this time, he had no choice but to nod reluctantly.

So the ministers who stayed in the city organized the young and strong men and women in the family to evacuate the people to various shelters before the king of Wan attacked.

After such a rush to tell everyone, everyone knew that King Wan rebelled while taking advantage of the state capital's soldiers and horses during the disaster relief.The people in Yuanzhou City are not vegetarian anymore. Most of their ancestors have lived here for generations, so they have experienced many palace changes and coups.

King Wan has no prestige among the people, which is better than the reputation of being unworthy of the emperor.Although the people complained a lot about Zhongli returning to blow up the embankment and draw up the flood discharge plan before, but at this moment, they still support the monarch who is now sitting on the throne in their hearts.

So when such an unpopular prince invaded Yuanzhou City, he faced a group of people who were passionate about defending their home and country.

Zhong Liran, who was far away in the palace, did not expect that she had such prestige among the people. After she had arranged everything, she went into the study and hurriedly wrote an imperial edict.

At that time, Gu Siyuan had just ordered the guards to bring the princes and princesses who were still in Yuanzhou into the palace. After dealing with this matter, he hurriedly went to the study to find Zhong Liran.

As soon as she entered the study, she saw Zhong Liran holding up a jade seal to cover the imperial edict.Gu Siyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he walked over and asked her, "What is Your Majesty doing?"

Seeing her coming, the emperor quickly received the imperial edict, tied it up and put it in front of the case, raised his eyes and showed a fake smile to Gu Siyuan, "Sisi, have all the brothers and sisters gone to Weiyang Palace?"

Gu Siyuan nodded, and replied, "I asked the guards to take them to Weiyang Palace. With grandmother watching, these children are not so scared."

Gu Siyuan raised his eyes, stared at Zhong Liran's thin face, looked at her black eyes and said distressedly, "Your Majesty has not slept for almost a day, and now everything is properly arranged, Your Majesty, why don't you take a nap."

Ever since Zhongli went missing after blowing the embankment, Zhongliran didn't sleep well.For Zhonglihui's disappearance, she has always been quite self-blaming, and she deeply felt that she should bear most of the responsibility for Zhonglihui's accident, so she sent people to spare no effort to find Zhonglihui.

After Zhong Lihui disappeared, Yuanzhou was flooded as much as a city, and she was busy with disaster relief again, so she could hardly breathe.Now King Wan rebelled again, and all these incidents happened one after another, which literally strangled the emperor's neck, making her unable to breathe.

Gu Siyuan followed her up and down for several days, but didn't sleep well.Seeing the emperor so thin now, I couldn't help but feel distressed and wanted to hug her.

But before she stretched out her hand, the emperor pulled her over and hugged her in his arms.

The emperor hugged her and sat on the chair, leaned on her shoulder and squinted his eyes slightly, and said softly, "Then let me rest for a while."

She seemed to be extremely tired, lying on Gu Siyuan's shoulder without moving.Gu Siyuan was afraid that he would be pressing her down, so he sat on her lap vainly.Zhong Liran noticed that there was no weight on his legs, raised his hand and slapped Gu Siyuan's buttocks, and said coldly, "Sit down."

This slap was very light, but it slapped Gu Siyuan honestly, and he just sat obediently on the emperor's lap, cuddling with her.

After a while, the emperor let go of the woman in his arms, pushed her up, and said softly, "Go to Weiyang Palace too, and take Gerqin with you."

Gu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, she looked at Zhong Liran in a daze, and searched every trace of expression on her face in a little panic.Zhong Liran looked away, handed the edict on the case to Gu Siyuan, looked at her and said seriously, "Take it secretly, and wait for me in Weiyang Palace. Don't worry, everything will end soon."

The emperor's hands were shaking, and Gu Siyuan, who noticed this detail, took a step forward, looked at the black and blue under her eyes and said, "Your Majesty"

Zhongli then retreated a little, pushed the edict into Gu Siyuan's arms, and said with red eyes, "Sisi, go to Weiyang Palace, the guards in the palace are there, even if" even if King Wan attacked, he would not dare to attack Weiyang. The palace started.

Gu Siyuan shook his head, and carefully reached out his hand, trying to hold Zhong Liran.Zhong Liran pushed Gu Siyuan away, and said forcefully, "Go Sisi, wait for me there, and I will pick you up."

"If I don't go, I won't go anywhere with Your Majesty." Gu Siyuan held the imperial edict in his arms, looked firmly at Zhong Liran in front of him, and said softly, "I don't need Your Majesty to come pick me up, and I don't want you to come pick me up either." Me. Please let me stand by your side and spend this moment with you."

Zhong Liran bit her lower lip fiercely, and said, "Why are you disobedient? If I tell you to go, you go." She raised her head suddenly, looked straight at Gu Siyuan with her red eyes, and said sharply, "Gu Siyuan, you Do you understand? King Wan is forcing the palace! The entire Yuanzhou City has less than 2 horses, and I have no chance of winning."

Her rare gaffe stunned Gu Siyuan, and the woman holding the imperial edict was stunned for a moment.

With tears in his eyes, Zhong Liran seemed to have finally found an outlet, bursting out the panic that had been accumulated in his heart for the past few days, "Aunt Huang is gone, Yuanzhou drowned hundreds of thousands of people, and last year, I did it for Lane 53." Killed three officials in one incident."

"I'm not a good king at all, I'm not"

"Now, I can't even protect you, my grandmother, and even those younger brothers and sisters. Do I still deserve to sit in the Zhaohui Palace and be the king of a country like this?"

Gu Siyuan's tears fell immediately, she shook her head desperately, and hugged Zhong Liran.The imperial edict in her arms fell, and she said loudly, "No, that's not your Majesty."

"You have done your best, Your Majesty"

Zhong Liran was hugged tightly by her, so he could only smile sadly, "Yes, I did my best. That's why Brother Wan Wang rebelled with blood on my hands. This may be the punishment of God. If I enter the history books, I must be a fool." A wicked king."

"This is not a punishment from God." Gu Siyuan hugged her tightly, with tears shining firmly, "Your Majesty, Aunt Huang's order, the hundreds of thousands of people who drowned in Yuanzhou, and all those who died in the country before and who served the country afterwards I will share all the lives I sacrificed with you from the moment we get married."

"If you feel that you are a sinner, then as your wife, I am also guilty with you."

As Gu Siyuan said, he let go of Zhong Liran slightly, raised his hands to hold Zhong Liran's cheeks, raised his head slightly and kissed the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic, I will always be by your side."

The sudden kiss made Zhong Liran stunned for a moment, she held the woman in her arms vaguely, especially in her dream.At this moment, Gu Siyuan suddenly let go of her and said, "Your Majesty, you are not yet old enough to need a crown prince. This edict should be destroyed here."

As the woman said so, she picked up the imperial edict that fell on the floor and put it on the desk.Zhong Liran's gaze followed her, but he saw that the woman, who had always been powerless, walked to the weapon case on the left side of the study and took off the emperor's saber.

Gu Siyuan slowly drew out the long sword, and the sword light reflected coldly on her face, making her look firmer.Holding the sword in both hands, she went to the case and slashed at the imperial edict, chopping the imperial edict written by the emperor to pieces.

There were sword marks everywhere on the emperor's book case, which made Zhong Liran stunned for a moment.The tears in the emperor's eyes froze, and through the tears, she saw the firm expression of the always weak woman on the other side of the desk.

Gu Siyuan chopped up the edict, lifted his sword around the case, took the emperor's hand, and said briskly, "Follow me, Your Majesty, and we will go to Chaohui Hall to welcome your victory together."

As she spoke, she dragged the emperor out of the study with a sword in one hand and the other in the other.

In the evening of midsummer, the setting sun was very bright, and it slanted on the promenade, stretching the figures of the two holding each other.Zhong Liran followed behind Gu Siyuan, vaguely remembering the past many years ago.

By the way, that's the feeling, no matter what time it is, as long as she needs it, Gu Siyuan will always hold her hand and lead her forward.Let her feel nostalgic and have something to rely on.

Zhong Liran blinked, and the stagnant tears in his eyes slid down.She looked at the long sword in Gu Siyuan's hand, and suddenly felt that the panic in her heart dissipated like a cloud.

Even the confusion and fear disappeared because of this holding hand.

So Zhong Liran raised his hand, wiped away the tears from his eyes, wiped away all the confusion, grabbed the queen with his backhand, and dragged her towards the throne together.

The setting sun shone into the Zhaohui Palace, and then gradually disappeared.Soon night fell, and numerous branch lamps were lit all around.The palace people guarded the palace, listening to the faint noise coming from outside the palace, showing a look of panic.

At this moment, the emperor holding the long sword embraced the queen, leaned on his throne, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

As night fell, a blood-stained horse rushed straight into the palace along the palace road, shouting while running, "The rebels have been pacified, and King Wan is captured alive!"

The palace lanterns were lit up with the voice of the herald, and soon the entire quiet palace was filled with light.The leading herald passed into the Zhaohui Hall, entered the hall together with the servants and said loudly, "Return to Your Majesty, the rebels have been put down, and we have captured King Wan alive."

She shouted loudly, startling the emperor to wake up from his dream.Zhong Liran's hand trembled, and the long sword placed aside fell to the ground with a bang.

The crisp voice woke up Gu Siyuan who was beside him.The two woke up together, opened their eyes and saw the herald kneeling on the ground, still confused.

The emperor blinked, saw the people below clearly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How is King Wan?"

"Return to Your Majesty, we have captured King Wan alive." The voice of the herald was extremely joyful, and everyone was shocked when he heard it.

The emperor was dumbfounded at first, and then overjoyed, but thinking of the problem of manners, he coughed lightly and said calmly, "Press Wan Wang into Dali Temple first, and discuss it tomorrow morning."

After she finished speaking, she hurried to the council hall with the queen, and said loudly to all the officials guarding the place, "Prince Wan has been captured, all loves have worked hard."

The emperor looked extremely calm, and the ministers waiting in the government hall were relieved to see her calmness, and their admiration increased a little.

Except for Gu Siyuan, no one has ever seen the slightest gaffe deep in the emperor's heart.But after today, Chu State will usher in a stronger emperor.