After a fire broke out in the city last night, the Supreme Emperor, who had already rested, was awakened from his sleep. After being informed of all the surprises, the Supreme Emperor angrily ordered his attendants to summon the emperor to come for questioning.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the chamberlain who went to summon the emperor came back cautiously to report, saying that the emperor had taken a rest and said before going to bed that all important matters would not be discussed until tomorrow.
The Supreme Emperor was almost furious after hearing this. However, in the governor's mansion, looking at half of the sky burned red by the flames, in the end he could only choose to compromise, change his clothes in a hurry, condescend to the throne, and go to see the emperor in person. he.
I never thought about it but was still rejected.
The Supreme Emperor was furious and stepped forward in person, but the attendants did not dare to stop him and allowed him to move forward until they reached the residence of the Emperor and his wife.
The emperor and the empress had not rested yet, and the couple stood leaning on the railing, watching together the raging fire that was catalyzed by the dynasty's remaining national destiny.
At this moment, seeing the Supreme Emperor approaching, he still showed no timidity. After saluting, he looked at him leisurely, but was not in a hurry to speak.
Upon seeing this, the Supreme Emperor's anger gradually faded away.
He dismissed everyone and calmly negotiated with the emperor: "What do you want?"
The emperor said: "I want to be the emperor."
The Supreme Emperor frowned: "You are already the emperor, aren't you?"
"No," the emperor said, "you know, I am not."
The Supreme Emperor was silent for a long time: "I am already old, how long will I have? This world will be yours sooner or later..."
The emperor smiled, shook his head and said, "I don't want 'sooner or later'. I've had enough of these two words. I want it now."
The Supreme Emperor said flatly: "Impossible!"
The emperor shrugged: "Then there's nothing to say."
The Supreme Emperor looked at him silently, with a sinister look on his face.
But there was nothing he could do.
He could not depose the emperor - this would shake the image he had worked hard to create before, as a man who was forced to abdicate, sadly paid for his own mistakes, and could win some sympathy and understanding.
But he couldn't ignore the emperor's actions.
Because although this is stupid, it is indeed effective, and it is destroying the foundation of this dynasty at a speed visible to the naked eye!
What he wants is to have great power and ascend to the throne, not to be the emperor of the country despite being re-enthroned as emperor - such a hellish joke-like drama!
The emperor and the emperor were in a stalemate.
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Wang Shilang brought a memorial signed by many officials to visit the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, but found nothing, was not allowed to enter, and even the daily court meetings were stopped.
The situation remained at a stalemate for two days, and Wu Cuicui finally couldn't sit still.
Previously, she thought that this man-made disaster would not last long. In order to avoid causing chaos, she did not even send anyone to provide disaster relief. However, in the current situation, if she did not provide disaster relief, she might really starve to death!
She knew that she was not smart enough or thorough enough, so she went to the Minister Wang and the experienced wives for advice.
When Wang Shilang was disheartened, he simply no longer pinned his hopes on the father and son of the Tian family. He ordered dozens of petty officials from the Ministry of Personnel to register the number of people affected by the disaster, and then went to lobby the Minister of Household Affairs. , let him open a grain depot for disaster relief.
In addition, there are also many knowledgeable people who are walking around spontaneously, providing work for relief, calling the victims to repair their houses and distributing medicinal herbs.
In the end, even the emperor had to send imperial doctors to go among the people, and issued decrees to release food for disaster relief, which somewhat meant that Wu Cuicui and others were not as good as before.
During this process, it was inevitable that there would be a conflict with the emperor's imperial army, but one side was reasonable and the other was weak. In addition, Wu Cuicui's three thousand cavalry were not soft persimmons. They set off a bloody storm in the capital, which was obviously not what the Tian family wanted.
Therefore, this world's largest vanity fair maintains a fragile balance.
Until Wu Cuicui received news from the battlefield ahead.
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When the smoke started rising in Shunzhou City, the first thing they saw was Pingcheng, which was sixty miles away.
Li Qiao's subordinates who stayed here saw the smoke rising above Shunzhou City, and knew that this was a signal from the general to them. They quickly climbed onto the high platform. After a while, a plume of smoke also rose in the sky above Pingcheng. Wolf smoke...
In this way, the news was passed all the way to the west, and finally it reached the ears of a special person. All the information was collected and finally sent to the capital.
Wu Cuicui looked at the brief letter in her hand and was speechless for a long time. She fell back on the chair as if she had lost her soul, her pretty face as white as paper.
But at this time...
Exactly at this time!
If we don't send people to rescue Li Qiao, he will definitely be in trouble this time.
But if someone is sent to rescue Li Qiao...
Without these three thousand cavalry to press the formation, the balance that is difficult to maintain in the city will be broken immediately. At that time, what will the faces of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor look like? !
No matter how many times the father and son stumbled over each other in their struggle for power, once they discovered that their opponent had lost his fangs, they would immediately put aside their past grudges and join forces to kill them all!
On one side are the like-minded allies and relatives in the city, on the other side is her husband Li Qiao...
Wu Cuicui has never understood the dilemma so clearly.
They all say that one should be decisive in dealing with things, but how can she be decisive when she has to make two choices?
However, she didn't have much time to hesitate, because this hesitation itself was pushing Li Qiao to death.
Wu Cuicui covered her heart, probably because the pain was so intense that she couldn't shed tears.
The messenger invited Wang Shilang to come, and she solemnly bowed to him: "Sir, I know that your mind and strategy are far better than mine, and you are a saint-like figure, so I hope you can plan for me..."
Wu Cuicui told him her difficulties.
Wang Shilang did not ask her to keep the three thousand cavalry because he was in the capital at the moment. He just said: "Personally, no matter what decision my wife makes, I will not blame her." Your."
He said: "It is good to be able to protect the people in the city, but if he chooses to rush to the aid of General Li, with his talent and mind, he may be able to play a greater role in this troubled time than thousands of people in the city." .”
"It's just madam," Wang Shilang said: "You have no regrets. No matter which one you choose, please stick to it until the end. Don't regret it after you choose it."
Wu Cuicui smiled bitterly and said: "I originally wanted you to make suggestions for me, but I didn't want to hear what you had to say. Instead, I became even more undecided."
Wang Shilang said: "I am incompetent. I am on the outside and can't help."
On one side are many wise people who trust him and choose to work with him, as well as the children his brother entrusted to him before he left...
One party believes in himself, so he leaves the way out to his husband...
Wu Cuicui sat in silence for a long time, and finally stood up and knelt down in front of Wang Shilang, who was still waiting on one side: "I still have several nephews, two sisters, and several aunts in my family. Can I entrust them to sir? "
Wang Shilang's expression was shocked, and he promised sternly: "As long as I have a breath, I will definitely take good care of them! If you violate this word, both heaven and man will kill you!"
Wu Cuicui bowed to him solemnly: "My husband is infinitely better than me in court affairs, so of course I don't need to give you any advice. But there are many relatives at home, so I need to say more. When I leave this time, I will entrust them to your husband!" "
Wang Shilang looked full of admiration: "Mrs. Li..."
Wu Cuicui stood up and cried: "I, I can't leave so many people in front of me, I can only... Li Qiao is a genius who can do things that ordinary people can't. Without these three Thousands of people, he may not be able to protect them...but, I can't just sit here and wait for news..."
She held the dagger Li Qiao gave her for self-defense before leaving, with a firm expression: "If he can escape smoothly, I will go to Shunzhou City to meet him... If he cannot escape, I will accompany him." Die with him!"
Chapter 134
Wu Erlang followed Li Qiao's army's original route to search for people, but found nothing. When he was at a loss, he felt even more uneasy.
It would be fine if it was a time of peace, but if the news was cut off at such a time of war and chaos, how could it not make people anxious?
Li Qiao did not march eastward to conquer the King of Wei, so where did he go?
Wu Erlang held the map in his hand and unfolded it, his eyes roaming around the possible military targets nearby, and his heart suddenly moved - could it be that he was going to attack the rebels?
In this case, the trouble will be big...
After all, Wu Erlang was a scholar. Although he was proficient in riding, that was because the men of this dynasty were good at martial arts. But when it came to leading troops in war, he knew nothing about it.
He had no way of guessing where Li Qiao would march from or where he would station his troops. What was even more terrible was that there were some roads that Li Qiao would take to lead his army. Naturally, there would be no obstacles. But if it were replaced by a group of ten of them, they would be unprepared. What kind of twists and turns are going to happen?
The more upset he became, the more he needed to calm down. After discussing with several retinues who had been in the army, Wu Erlang decided on several possible routes and rushed there quickly.
The first route proved to be wrong, and they quickly switched to the second route.
This time, I was right.
Because they saw the wolf smoke rising to a height of tens of feet in the designated direction of travel, which was particularly obvious in the clear blue sky.
That's the direction of Pingcheng!
Wu Erlang couldn't help but frown when he saw this - Langyan was used to ask for help!
After entering the city, he first went to look for people to inquire about the news. After learning that Li Qiao's troops had been trapped for several days, he was first happy and then worried.
The reason for the joy is that if there was nowhere to ask for help, Li Qiao would definitely not light up the smoke. And given Li Qiao’s character, he would obviously not light up the smoke after being trapped for a few days. He would not be desperate. Most of his helpless actions were due to his early preparations, and it should not be difficult for him to solve Shunzhou's difficulties.
The reason why he was worried was because of the news that he was going to bring to Li Qiao during his trip - Li Qiao had already made preparations, but when he made this preparation, he was bound to be limited by his What you know and what you get.
The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor are actually a den of snakes and rats - will this truth affect Li Qiao's advance arrangements?
If so, at this critical moment of life and death, small mistakes that seemed trivial in the past may become fatal causes of death!
The group of people hurriedly and slowly arrived at Pingcheng, but it only added another layer of trouble.
Pingcheng and Shunzhou City were sixty miles apart. There were only a dozen of them, but there were tens of thousands of rebels besieging Shunzhou. Wu Erlang was helpless.
Help, more than a dozen people can't help much. If they can help Li Qiao deliver the letter, that's all. Since he knows nothing about the current situation in Shunzhou City, how can he cooperate?
But if you don’t help...
My lips are dead and my teeth are cold!
The war ahead is urgent, and every quarter of an hour of delay will increase the danger. This knife is not only placed on Li Qiao's neck, but also on the Wu family's neck!
Wu Erlang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but there was nothing he could do. He sent his men out to find out how the war was going, but he never expected that two of his followers would be missing when they returned that day.
Wu Erlang knew something was wrong when he saw this, and hurriedly wanted to escape, but it was too late. A group of powerful soldiers came to the inn where he was staying on horseback. They seemed to be polite, but in fact they couldn't refuse him. Please leave: "My parents Shi Xiang invites you, Mr. Wu, please?"
At that time, Pingcheng had not yet fallen, which was why Wu Erlang dared to lead people to stay here for a long time. At this time, he heard that the leader of this group of soldiers was a certain long history, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Chang Shi is a civil servant, how can he command the army?
And I felt deeply uneasy about finding the reason why I went there.
Wu Erlang was taken all the way to a simple military tent outside Pingzhou City. The military man who came with him said loudly: "Chang Shi, I have brought Wu Erlang here." !”
A deep and powerful voice came from inside: "Come in!"
