The awning reached the shore. Three old men got off the boat.
Two were holding swords, and one was being supported by others, holding the sword tightly in his hands.
Probably because he is older and walks very slowly. The Cangzhou officers and soldiers who were checking along the way asked for their names, and then they all frowned and made way for a passage.
When someone came to block him, Yang Xiu took out a copy of the imperial edict and yelled angrily.
The edict is false. This is undoubtedly a capital crime, but how can a dying person care about such things?
Along the way, many aristocratic families, the heads of the noble families in rich robes, squinted their eyes and looked at it. If they felt unhappy, they would order their soldiers to drag away the few servants who were walking behind.
The screams sounded, but Yang Xiu did not look back.
Without a servant, he and another old man continued walking, one on the left and the other on the right, supporting the terminally ill old friend.
The three of them stopped in front of the palace gate. Yang Xiu raised his head and looked at the splendor in front of him. A heart slowly sank.
"Yang Xiu, the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the past."
"Zhao Chun, the former third-grade minister of industry."
"Lei Duo, the former third-grade minister of etiquette."
"Please see your Majesty——"
The palace door did not open. The wind picked up, causing the three old men's silver hair to fly in the wind.
Su Waner walked out of the imperial study and stood on the exquisite balcony, listening to the announcement from the attendant.
"Mother, what should I do?"
"Molly."
The attendant turned and left. Ah Qi, the quick sword, swept down and stood beside Su Waner.
"If they leave Cangzhou alive, you will attack on the river."
Ah Qi silently jumped away.
Amelia Su closed her eyes, feeling suddenly uncomfortable. She never likes to see such loyalty. A dynasty in its last years should be more chaotic.
Once the pillars of the Epoch Times collapsed, the dynasty was hopeless.
"Your Majesty, can you be in the palace?"
According to this decadent life, that idiot emperor, who had several emperors last night, should have slept until noon. Of course, if there were any signs of pregnancy among the concubines who were sleeping with her, she would definitely kill them.
Only she can possess the dragon species of the Great Age.
"Queen, an old eunuch came into the palace just now. He said something, and your majesty, your majesty, walked out."
"Damn it."
With an angry look on her face, Su Waner pushed the little Gong'e away and hurriedly walked out.
As soon as she walked down the jade steps, she saw five or six old eunuchs running over, kneeling in front of her, kowtowing without saying a word.
"Step aside!"
The old eunuchs did not give in.
The fast sword Ah Qi came over coldly, several sword lights flashed, and the old eunuchs were lying in a pool of blood.
Su Waner continued to move forward with a cold face. After hearing the sound, three or four groups of imperial guardsmen also gathered behind her and followed her out.
…
Yuan An, who was wearing a dragon robe, rarely showed a trace of joy when he saw several honest and honest officials again. I just thought that Cangzhou was gaining momentum, and several old loyal ministers were willing to return to the court and serve as officials.
He wanted to reach out and help several veterans up.
But the three of them, Yang Xiu, knelt in front of the palace and didn't move an inch.
"Your Majesty, please open your eyes and take a look at this devastated country of Daji! The traitorous concubine is in power. Your Majesty, please quickly issue an order to kill the traitorous concubine! In this way, our Daji still has a glimmer of hope!"
Yuan An frowned, snorted coldly, and prepared to turn around and leave.
"Your Majesty, don't forget Marquis Yuan's instructions! My 400-year-old foundation may be destroyed at the hands of a woman!"
Hearing the word Yuan Hou, Yuan An paused inexplicably.
For a long time, he still had the thought of working hard, thinking of doing something great so that Lord Yuan in heaven could take a good look at it.
"Mr. Yang, the queen worked so hard for the sake of the court. You are wrong."
Yang Xiu burst into tears, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Cangzhou and listen to what the people outside are saying. This dynasty in Cangzhou has lost the hearts of the people!"
"If Your Majesty is like this, how will he be different from the young emperor Yuan Lu -"
"Shut up." Yuan An angrily interrupted, "If you say one more bad word about the queen, I will kill your whole family."
The three old loyal ministers who were kneeling on the ground paused, and suddenly pulled out the swords they were holding with difficulty.
"Your Majesty, please grant the death of the traitorous concubine and protect my country for four hundred years!"
The first old loyal minister, who was old, frail and terminally ill, seemed to have regained his strength when he died admonishing him. The long sword cut his throat, and the blood spilled by the loyal minister stained the palace gate of Cangzhou red.
The second one followed.
"If your majesty doesn't listen to my words, you may be the king of ruin!" Yang Xiu raised his sword and spoke in a sonorous voice. He cannot understand the general trend of the world, nor can he understand the many Dingbian generals and foreign kings.
In his heart, he could only pretend to be a rotten Ji Chao, but he followed him all his life.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, whether the blood of loyal ministers can cleanse the filth in the court! The old minister Yang Xiu, with the sword of integrity, remonstrates with Your Majesty to the death, kill the traitorous concubine as soon as possible, and revive the principles of our great era!"
Yuan An took a few steps back, too shocked to answer.
The last old loyal minister committed suicide with his sword in front of him. Even after taking a few steps back, there was still blood splattered on his dragon robe.
He looked down and saw that the five-clawed golden dragon on the dragon robe happened to have a dragon head covered with splattered blood.
When the wind blew, the blood-stained dragon head began to twist, as if it was alive.
Bang.
Yuan An collapsed to the ground in shock.
"Your Majesty, be careful." A hand helped him up.
When Yuan An turned around, he realized that his beloved queen had stood behind him at some point.
"Queen, these, these people——"
"They are all sycophants, instigated by common thieves." Su Waner showed a nice smile, "Your Majesty, please return to the palace. I will take care of the things here."
Yuan An nodded, still unable to suppress the panic in his heart. He took a few steps, then suddenly turned back and looked at the three corpses lying in a pool of blood.
For no reason, I thought of the young Marquis who died on the city wall that day.
Walking up the royal road, the bodies of five or six old eunuchs also fell in a pool of blood. One of them was the attendant who conveyed the message to him.
Yuan An coughed dryly and began to stagger. If someone hadn't been supporting him, he would probably have fallen down.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
"No, nothing happened. I was a little tired after reviewing the memorial last night."
Yuan An raised his head and looked at the magnificent palace in front of him. For a moment, his whole heart began to feel sad for no reason.
…
"There is a traitorous concubine in Cangzhou, a treacherous act! I force loyal ministers to death, and force to kill good generals! Today, I, King Xu Mu of Shuzhou, have raised fifty thousand of my army to fight against the thieves, obey the will of all the people, and do justice for heaven!"
"Publish the message widely and announce it to the world. The Qing emperor can't wait without delay, just like the law!"
Standing on the high platform in Shuzhou, after reading the proclamation, Xu Mu looked up at the sky in silence.
He didn't want this righteousness to fight against thieves. He even wanted to live in peace and quiet with the three old loyal ministers in Cangzhou. There should be a better career, a happy family, and happy descendants.
But in this shitty world, if you don’t kill with a sword, you can’t bring peace to the world.
