The Path Toward Heaven Chapter 122: The storm is evil
The death of General Pei directly changed the situation in the world.
Qin's iron cavalry successively defeated several defenses of Chu's army, and soon passed Baihe County, and the capital was in sight.
The reason why the army has advanced so smoothly is that besides the strength of the Qin army and the insufficient combat strength of the Chu army, there is another important reason.
——The pioneer of the Qin Army is the army of King Jing. They know too much about Chu and are full of hatred for the court.
Under Zhao Guo’s silent attack, Xi Daying failed to hold on for too long. The once elites of all wars lost their backbone, and the rate of collapse exceeded everyone's imagination, even the generals He Zhan and Zhao Guo. When the remnants of the Chu State fled and evacuated, the white banners of General Pei's death were even hung in the barracks.
Whether it is going from Baihe County or Xidaying to the capital of Chu State, it is all ten thousand miles of plains. The land is fertile, but there is no danger to prove. By now, the state of Chu is gone.
The fighting situation ahead kept passing back to the capital, and the air was filled with tension and despair.
The people stood on the street, looking at the signs, looking numb and at a loss. The officials in the court and the ministries looked erratic, not knowing where they were looking. The scholars in the academy no longer lost their spirits, holding the scrolls in despair and looking into the distance, not knowing what they were thinking.
The business of the brothel has turned out to be very good. Every night, the buildings on the banks of the river and lake are brightly lit and full of lights.
On the occasion of the survival of this nation, the grief and despair are present, and I have to sing songs every night, only to dream of drunken life and death, which seems to be a thing worthy of understanding for the people of Chu.
The blue bird flew across the night sky of the capital, overlooking these bizarre pictures and humans, and landed in the deepest part of the palace.
There are no lights in the hall, it is very dim, and you can clearly see the lights outside the palace in the night sky.
The blue bird walked to the end of the couch, looked at Jing Jiu's eyes and said, "You have no time."
Jing Jiu gave a hum and didn't say anything.
If there were no Qin Zhaoqi and other countries, Chu people could live well on their own, but if the strong enemy stood there, there would always be problems.
If Bachelor Zhang is still alive, this day may come later.
But he died, and now even General Pei is dead.
No one can control things like life and death, and neither can Jing Jiu.
Even in the real world outside Qingtianjian, he can only strive to control his own life and death as much as possible, without affecting others.
The Jing family in Chaoge City, such as the Liu family in a small mountain village, will one day die.
Blue Bird quietly looked into his eyes, without turning into a little girl.
Soon it will leave again, to take a look at the magnificent scene of Qin's army going south for outside practitioners.
Jing Jiu was silent for a while, flicking his finger, and the oil lamp on the pillar was lit.
After a while, footsteps came from outside the hall, and the little **** knelt on the ground, waiting for instructions.
Jing Jiu said: "Tell the people outside the palace that I will attend tomorrow's meeting."
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I can't even talk about Meng Mengliang, the sky is pitch black, and there is only a remnant of joy and despair remaining in the light.
The sound of wheels crushing bluestone slabs on the road. Many cars came from Nancheng and gradually gathered on the straight road in front of the imperial city.
Some cars stopped, and the officials raised the curtains to turn their eyes off, or whispered, guessing about each other's thoughts, and more importantly, your Majesty's thoughts.
In fact, in the current situation, many officials, including civilian scholars, have already had that idea in their hearts, that is, surrender.
Under the attack of Qin and Zhao, it was impossible for Chu State to sustain it, not to mention that even the last Pingzhixi camp was gone now. The White Emperor was extremely cruel, and the **** He was cold and perverted. If Chu Kingdom really persisted and angered the two, it would be a scene of blood flowing in a river, and such tragedies like massacre could happen.
Now Qin’s striker is King Jing’s army, and many of them are from Chu people. It is better to surrender to them than to surrender directly to foreigners. King Jing and his subordinates can never do too extreme. The Qin State even helped the Chu people block Zhao Guo Qingqi on the side of Xidaying, if they still wanted to unify the world.
How to think of surrendering is the only option for Chu State at present, and the sooner you surrender, the better the result will be.
This idea lingered in the hearts of all officials, lingering.
But they didn't tell their colleagues or friends, even the closest people didn't know what they were thinking. Because whoever proposes to surrender first will be a sinner in the history of Chu, no one wants to die with such a reputation-it would be better to just die in the wine tank of the brothel.
The most important question is, what will the Emperor do?
Negotiating with King Jing to surrender is the best choice for Chu, but King Jing will definitely kill His Majesty to avenge his son...
With all kinds of thoughts and speculations about the emperor's mind, the officials walked into the palace in silence like a suffocating fish, and lined up in two rows in the palace.
On the imperial chair at the highest point, the man was wearing a bright yellow robe, and his black hair was simply tied behind his head by a cloth belt, revealing his pure and beautiful face.
The picture that has not been seen for a long time reminds some ministers of the **** palace change five years ago. Some were pale because of fear, and some people gave birth to hope because of this, and two blushes appeared on their pale faces. , For example, Zhou Dazhi, who has been exhausted by government affairs and wars, and has not returned home for 50 days.
Jing Jiu's gaze swept across everyone's faces.
He saw fear, that was the war officer who was afraid of being ordered, he saw excitement, that was the Yushi doctor who thought he was going to conquer himself, he also saw fear, that was the fear that the **** story would repeat again, The most unruly guy he sees is numbness, which is boring after despair and confession.
The hall was very quiet, and there was no sound, until he said: "Plotting the purpose, I've got it."
The ministers were very surprised. They were silent and didn't understand what your Majesty meant. What is this plan? What are you going to do?
"You can talk about anything, but don't talk to Cangzhou, let Xianyang come."
After Jing Jiu said these words, he got up from the imperial chair and left the hall.
The hall was still silent, until the figure of Dao Minghuang disappeared in the depths of the hall, the officials didn't realize what they heard.
Your Majesty... is talking about... surrender? !
The officials were shocked and speechless, with countless complex emotions, looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
Senior Chou sighed, eyes full of pain and guilt.
He felt that he had lived up to the high hopes of Master Zhang, and I was sorry to the people of Chu State, for putting His Majesty in such an embarrassing situation, it would be beyond redemption.
He knew why his Majesty convened a court meeting and said this to the court officials.
Chu is bound to lose, and surrender is the best choice, but no official dares to make such a decision.
Like those stories in history, everyone knows that in the war between the two countries, the courtiers and the people can surrender, but the emperor cannot surrender... His Majesty offered to surrender because he did not want the ministers in the DPRK to assume historical responsibility. Solve the current chaos as soon as possible.
The decision was wise and clear. The question is which emperor would be willing to do this?
Who could not think of what Zhou scholars could think of, these clever officials in the DPRK and China? After a long period of silence, several cries suddenly sounded in the hall.
Even if there is no official crying, his eyes are flushed, his face is apologetic, and painful, although he doesn't know whether it is true or not.
Taichang Temple Qing suddenly turned and stared at these useless officials, and sternly shouted: "Weeping! Your Majesty is still alive!"
The mother of Mr. Zhang passed away four years ago. He is now an old man with silver hair, but his majesty is far superior to that of the past, and he even has his father's legacy.
Under his harsh shout, the crying in the temple finally stopped, and the ministers woke up and looked at Zhou's academician.
The academician Zhou's lips trembled slightly, and he squeezed out a sentence with difficulty: "Make peace with the Qin people, and all the forbidden troops will be mobilized in the direction of Xidaying."
Then he stared at the officials with the harshest eyes, and said in a cold voice.
"No one is allowed to talk outside, don't tell me any nonsense that can't be kept, can you tell me if a day is a day, have you heard it!"
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A Qin mission secretly entered the capital of Chu.
According to the request of Chu State, King Jing did not appear, but there were still many Cangzhou old people in the mission. Some officials in the imperial court had many ideas and tried every means to establish a relationship with those people, whether they were in the same year or in the same country, in order to protect themselves, and even hope to get a good position in the future new dynasty.
Those old people in Cangzhou used to be officials of the State of Chu, but they were officials elected by Tong Yan, the son of King Jing, and they were in contact with officials in the imperial court with a smile, only when their eyes fell on the imperial palace. , Will reveal the meaning of coldness and hatred.
No matter how secret the mission is, it is impossible to hide everyone from it. The news gradually spread in Kyoto, and the turmoil gradually rose. The scholar of Zhou, who is known for his generosity, finally had some courage as a scholar of Zhang, and he was extremely tough to behead the three ministers, and the situation was temporarily stabilized.
The so-called peace talks are surrender. Chu State has no confidence. Qin State is stepping forward. It is difficult to discuss clearly in a short time, but there is one thing that does not need to be discussed, and both sides know it well, that is— -The Emperor of Chu must abdicate.
The sky has no two days, and the country has no two masters.
If the White Emperor wants to become the co-lord of the world, naturally he will not allow Jing Jiu to sit on the throne.
The best outcome for Jing Jiu in the future is probably to get the title of a county king and be guarded by heavy soldiers. When the people of Chu gradually forget him, they will be slowly poisoned or starved to death, or accidentally dropped into the water. Death, just like his father.
At this time, a decree suddenly spread from the deep palace. His Majesty the Emperor wanted to talk to the Qin delegation in person.
As soon as the will came out, many officials and the old Cangzhou people in the Qin mission gave birth to a lot of shame, thinking you, the king of the country, do you want to ask for some good conditions at this moment? The bigger house or the silk satin? Or a sixteen-year-old concubine and a house full of wine?
One morning, several officials from the Qin delegation entered the palace and came to the quiet hall.
Jing Jiu waved his hand, motioning all the eunuchs and palace ladies to retreat.
Those officials of the State of Qin thought about some rumors, their expressions changed slightly, and immediately thought that even if you kill all of us, what's the use?
At this time, an official of the State of Qin who looked very ordinary suddenly said: "You all leave first."
The Qin officials looked a little uneasy, but did not dare to object, Yiyan withdrew from the hall.
Jing Jiu looked at the Qin official and said, "I didn't expect it to be you."
The official of the State of Qin raised his head, lifted his disguise, revealed his beautiful and pleasant face, and smiled at him.
"If I don't come this time~IndoMTL.com~I think I might never see you again."
"This is over."
A sound suddenly sounded behind the pillars.
This time it is no longer lazy, but a little frustrated.
Zuo Rusui walked out and looked at Jing Jiu angrily and said, "Since she is here, please pack your luggage and go."
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(I went to Shanghai to receive an award. I have 20 works on the 20th anniversary of online literature, and I’m very grateful. In the first two chapters, I wrote chestnut from the fire as taking millet from the fire. To the friend named Li I apologize, but I once again prove that I used five strokes to cover the forehead... The last good news is that the TV series of Jiang Ye should be broadcast on October 31st. It is exclusive to Tencent Video. I strongly recommend that you pay attention. I am more confident. ...Of course, expectation and tension coexist.)
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