Liaoxi County.
There are ruins and corpses everywhere.
In this battle, almost all the monks of the third grade and above in Beimang died, and only a few of them fled back to Beimang.
This is true for high-level monks, but the casualties for ordinary soldiers are even more severe.
The Beimang army fled in panic after losing nearly 300,000 lives.
During the escape, nearly 100,000 people were killed or injured due to various reasons. In the end, less than 100,000 people escaped back to Beimang.
After chasing the deserters in Beimang, the defenders, under the command of Zhang Yuanfang, began to repair the fortifications, gathered the bodies of their comrades in an open space, and began to count the number of dead.
As for the corpses of Beimang's army, after they stripped them of useful trophies, the corpses were all piled up into a hill. The monks who were proficient in fire spells ignited them all with a fire.
Zhang Yuanfang came to the open space where the corpses of the dead soldiers were collected. Looking at the more than 10,000 corpses, his heart felt like a knife. He stood there with his head lowered for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Soldiers, let's go!"
"
Haoran's righteousness exploded in mid-air.
The mournful voice spread throughout Liaoxi County, and everyone involuntarily gathered in this open space.
Everyone at the scene bowed their heads in silence when they saw this scene. The soldiers in military uniforms all shouted loudly: "Rest in peace, my comrades!"
"RIP comrade!"
...
In mid-air, Yang Qing and Liu Yue'e watched all this silently with solemn expressions.
"Husband, the matter here is over, shall we go back?"
Liu Yue'e asked.
"Um!"
Yang Qing nodded, said no more, turned around, and left the place first.
After seeing these fallen soldiers, there was a big stone in his heart that could not be dissipated.
Liu Yue'e also rarely went after the foreigners who had fled back to Beimang, but followed Yang Qing obediently and left Jizhou.
...
In the talisman space, He Ping'an glanced at Emperor Longqing beside him, then at Duke Zhenguo, and chuckled: "You two should have a lot to say, I'll give you two hours, please... Talking about old times."
"After we say goodbye today, I don't know how long it will be before we meet again."
He Ping'an said slowly, and then pointed with one hand, the talisman space was automatically divided into two, isolating him from the other two people.
Two hours later.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
As soon as He Ping'an opened the barrier of the talisman space, he saw Duke Zhen Guo furious and arguing with Emperor Long Qing about something.
Seeing He Pingan appear, Emperor Longqing shut up and stopped talking.
When the Duke of Zhen Guo saw He Pingan, he walked over directly and said hurriedly: "Senior, you can judge for this junior."
"The Holy One actually wants to..."
Emperor Longqing quickly interrupted him and said, "My lord, this is my family matter, so there is no need to trouble Senior Martial Saint."
"Fart, Your Majesty is the king of a country, your family affairs are national affairs!"
Duke Zhenguo ignored Emperor Longqing's obstruction at all, and told the story of how the two of them were reminiscing just now.
At first, it was normal for the two of them to reminisce about the past. Duke Zhen Guo knew that Emperor Longqing was dead and had now turned to the ghost path and could no longer continue to be the Daxuan Emperor.
We say goodbye today, maybe we will never see each other again, we are one person and one ghost, holding each other's hands and crying.
But then, Emperor Longqing proposed that since he was dead, he could just let the Duke of Zhen call him Zhao Ying from now on.
And he changed his title from me to me, which means that he has completely given up the throne.
Especially when talking about the successor of Emperor Longqing, Emperor Longqing said that after experiencing the disaster of life and death, he had regarded power very lightly.
He also asked his heirs to be idle princes from now on and stop striving to be emperor.
Before Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he originally had three children, two boys and one girl, all born to his concubine Hu. Later, Princess Li's Sanyin Juemai was cured by He Ping'an, and she was pregnant three months ago.
In other words, at the very least, Emperor Longqing now has four heirs.
It doesn't matter if he dies, he still requires these four heirs to give up the throne, which is simply unacceptable to the Duke of Zhen.
Emperor Jiaming originally had few heirs, and the eldest princess disappeared. Finally, during the battle at Wuxian Ridge, she seemed to appear for a moment, and then disappeared again.
Couldn't find it at all.
King Jing was defeated in the previous battle for the dragon, and then disappeared for no reason, and he still cannot be found.
Moreover, even if he can be found, this person is by no means a wise man.
And Prince Jing's heirs are dead and scattered, and now none of them can be found.
Princess Yifang also disappeared when she was married to the East China Sea by Emperor Jiaming, and now there is no news.
Some people said that he was saved by the Dragon-riding Martial Saint, but the Dragon-riding Martial Saint didn't say anything, and it was hard for the Duke of Zhen to ask.
Emperor Jiaming's lineage now only has four descendants, Emperor Longqing.
If Emperor Longqing no longer allows his heirs to inherit the throne, then Daxuan will have no choice but to find a successor among those royal families.
And this is also the most helpless choice.
The Duke of Zhenguo said angrily: "Senior, please tell me, a country cannot live without a king for a day. If the successor is not found among the four descendants of the Holy Emperor, how can it be found among the royal family members?"
After listening to Duke Zhen's narration, He Ping'an nodded repeatedly, then turned to look at Emperor Longqing and said, "I remember, back then, you were more dedicated to the throne than King Jing, so why are you giving up now?"
Emperor Longqing smiled calmly and said, "Before I experienced the calamity of life and death, I believe that nothing is as important as power."
"But it is not until I have experienced the calamity of life and death that I understand that power and throne are nothing but the smoke of the past."
"Only strength is your own."
"That's why I asked my senior to turn me into a ghost cultivator and embark on the path of cultivation again. Without the shackles of the Ninth Five Lords, I believe that my cultivation will definitely improve by leaps and bounds."
He Pingan nodded, feeling that what he said made some sense, but then asked: "Even so, there is no need for you to let your heir give up the throne?"
Emperor Long Qing seemed to have thought of his words a long time ago, and said slowly: "Junior has already said that without strength, you can't control your own destiny."
"The children of the younger generation are very young now, and some are even in their infancy."
"Even if they sit on the throne, how can they control their own destiny?"
"You're not someone else's puppet!"
As soon as these words came out, the Duke of Zhen suddenly trembled all over and quickly fell to his knees, not daring to raise his head for a long time.
"My lord, don't worry too much, I'm not talking about you."
Emperor Longqing floated in the air and said expressionlessly: "The emperor's family is the most ruthless. I felt it deeply when my father was in power."
"Now I don't want my children to make the same mistake again."
"From such a young age, I have been fighting for power with others until death!"
Hearing this, He Ping'an couldn't help but sigh: "The world has only seen the splendor and wealth enjoyed by the emperor's family, but it has never thought that if this throne is given to him, he can really sit down and sit well?"
"Zhao Ying, you really impressed me. I didn't expect that after a life and death, you suddenly became enlightened."
"My lord, get up!"
He Ping'an waved his sleeves and directly lifted up the Duke of Zhen who was still kneeling on the ground: "Both Pindao and Zhao Ying know that you don't have this intention."
"But just because you don't have this intention doesn't mean that others don't have this intention."
"Don't talk about it far away, Mrs. Hu, have you ever
Seen it? "
He Pingan asked.
When the Duke of Zhenguo heard this, the appearance of the noble concubine Hu suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but nodded and said: "I have seen her before."
"Then do you think that if the Hu family's son ascends the throne, will the Hu family get involved in politics?"
He Ping'an looked at Duke Zhen Guo with burning eyes.
"this......."
Duke Zhenguo's expression suddenly changed. He had also heard about Hu's reputation as a competitive master. Before Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he wanted to replace Princess Li.
If her child ascends the throne, the consequences...
Duke Zhen Guo suddenly shuddered.
"But......"
Duke Zhen still wanted to work harder, after all, there was Queen Li's unborn child.
"It goes without saying, I've made up my mind!"
Emperor Longqing coldly interrupted Duke Zhen Guo's words.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, He Ping'an quickly pulled the two away, and then persuaded him: "The most important thing now is not the succession to the throne, but the people in the west."
"My lord, the people in the west are still waiting for your rescue."
"It's better to put the matter of the throne on hold for now. With Pindao and Daxuan Sword Immortal in charge, and you, Liu Sheng, and Chongyang Zhenxian presiding over the government affairs, Daxuan won't be able to cause chaos in a short time."
"You go and drive the demons out of Daxuan first. We will discuss the matter of the successor to the throne in detail after you come back."
"yes!"
When the Duke of Zhen heard this, he also felt that He Ping'an's words made sense, so he took the order and left.
Under the guidance of He Pingan, he caught up with the army that had entered Daxuan territory and joined Liu Sheng and Chongyang True Immortal.
...
After sending Duke Zhen away, He Ping'an looked at Emperor Longqing, his eyes gleaming: "What on earth do you think?"
