Chapter 696 The Stubborn Eldest Princess(1/3)
The situation in the world is undercurrent.
As the war broke out between Nanzhou and Beizhou, people in Jokhang were panicked and countless people were uneasy.
In the land of Beizhou, the old Northern Qi party was in a stalemate with the Jokhang Army led by He Wansheng.
No one expected that the old Northern Qi tribe, which was not favored by anyone in the past, could actually push He Wansheng to such an extent.
As the former God of War of the Jokhang Dynasty, He Wan had numerous military exploits in the first half of his life and was known as the undefeated God of War. However, faced with the overwhelming force of troops from the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was unable to capture the enemy for a long time and was entangled in a stalemate with the rebels of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
It is not known whether He Wansheng was born in vain or whether the Northern Qi Dynasty came with force.
But because of this, more and more people in Beizhou saw that something was wrong. The people of the former Northern Qi Dynasty continued to defect to the old army, further strengthening the power of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
As a result, the entire Beizhou area is almost in danger of falling.
But Dazhao was powerless. Now Dazhao was dragged into the quagmire of fighting on two fronts. In Beizhou, except for He Wansheng's hard support, there was no reinforcement.
No one knows what the future will be like!
But in the eyes of many Jozhao people, it is now a time of despair.
In addition to the Jiangnan area, the rebels of Prince Zhaonan entered Nanzhou and had a stalemate with the Jokhang imperial army.
Under such circumstances, the world was boiling, and the capital city was particularly affected.
Even under the suppression of Jingzhao Mansion and Qin Tiansi, once the panic news came, it could not be stopped no matter what.
For a time, public opinions about the emperor's guilt continued to spread.
Since the new king of Dazhao came to the throne, the world has never been at peace. Now it is because of the emperor's wrong decision that Dazhao is in such a predicament that the people are in dire straits.
Countless people with lofty ideals came forward, which greatly reduced the prestige of the imperial court, and there were vague signs of collapse.
In the past few days, there have been many people with lofty ideals walking around and demonstrating in the capital. They have united with many scholars in the capital to criticize the traitorous officials of the imperial court and petition the emperor to issue an edict against them.
Although the demonstrators were quickly captured by the Jingzhao Prefecture and the leaders were thrown into jail, they still could not stop the fermentation of public opinion in Beijing.
As the number of refugees outside the capital increases, even the city defense army seems to be insufficient.
The entire Jokhang River is on the verge of collapse.
Under such circumstances, in the early morning of this day, several figures secretly entered the palace from Qintiansi in the capital.
at the same time.
Su Mansion.
A figure dressed in white fell silently into the courtyard.
The moment she first appeared, two figures appeared around her.
However, soon, when the two figures saw each other's appearance, their hearts trembled and their whole bodies tensed up, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Zhao Ying stood quietly in the courtyard, ignoring the two people around her, and looked at one of the rooms with cold eyes: "Is Su Xiang here?"
At the same time, the closed door slowly opened, and Su Jianan, with white hair and an old look, slowly walked out of the room.
He seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable, and his whole body was quite rickety. This prime minister, Su, who had dedicated his whole life to Dazhao, was now extremely old.
"I have met Her Royal Highness the eldest princess!"
Su Jianan's eyes fell on Zhao Ying, seeming a little surprised.
"No need to be polite, Prime Minister Su!"
Zhao Ying spoke calmly.
"I wonder what the eldest princess has to do when she comes in to see the old minister?!"
A few months ago, the eldest princess left the capital and disappeared.
Now, I didn't expect the eldest princess to come back here again. For some reason, Su Xiang felt vaguely confused.
"Xiang Su, there is someone who wants to see you!"
Zhao Ying spoke with a cold tone.
"see me?"
Su Xiang was startled, but when he saw Zhao Ying's calm eyes, he was silent for a moment and nodded.
"good!"
"..."
In the dim secret room, Su Xiang walked through the complicated corridor and came to the outside of a secret room.
"arrive!"
Zhao Ying stopped and glanced at the room.
Su Xiang glanced at Zhao Ying, hesitated, opened the door and walked in.
There were only two oil lamps burning in the dim room, which looked particularly strange.
When Su Jian'an walked in, he saw a figure sitting among them, with his back turned to him. But this figure looked vaguely familiar.
who is it?
"Your Excellency, who is it?"
Su Xiang's cloudy eyes stared at this burly figure, and he didn't recognize it for a moment.
At the same time, the figure with his back to Su Jianan slowly turned around, revealing the familiar look of a middle-aged man.
At this moment, Su Jianan's pupils shrank suddenly, as if he saw something unbelievable and shocking, and his whole body almost trembled.
"you you……"
"What? Su Xiang doesn't recognize me anymore?"
Emperor Zhao sat on a chair, looked at Su Jian'an calmly, and spoke.
At this moment, Su Jianan was trembling all over and staring at the person in front of him.
His Majesty?
Emperor Zhao?!
Hasn’t Your Majesty already...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Su Jianan's voice trembled and he couldn't believe it: "You, you are still alive?"
"Yes, I am still alive."
There was a hint of sigh in Emperor Zhao's tone: "I thought I was dead, but I didn't expect..."
Su Jianan froze on the spot, staring blankly at Emperor Zhao in front of him. With that familiar appearance and familiar temperament, he was clearly His Majesty!
Your Majesty... is not dead?
At this moment, even Su Jian'an, who was as steady as an old dog, felt an uproar in his heart.
After a while, he fell to his knees with a plop: "Old, old minister, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"..."
Streets, alleys.
Li Beifeng leaned at the entrance of the alley and glanced behind it.
Not far over there, there is a mansion. Near the mansion, there are many masters hiding around.
"I didn't expect that you would end up together?"
A chuckle came to his ears. Li Beifeng turned his head and saw a delicate and pretty face.
She looked at him with a half-smile.
"No!"
Li Beifeng shook his head gently.
"Then what's going on?"
The girl followed his line of sight and glanced at the mansion behind her, with a smile in her eyes: "Didn't you break up your friendship and become old friends from now on? Why are you involved together again now?"
Li Beifeng glanced at her, "Isn't this what you want to see?"
"Yes!"
The girl nodded, and then asked a little curiously: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Li Beifeng looked a little lazy: "I don't want to say it."
The girl bit her lower lip lightly, with a hint of resentment emerging. But soon, she rolled her eyes and smiled: "If you didn't tell me, I would have guessed..."
"Emperor Zhao wakes up. If nothing else happens, you should have made some kind of deal with him, right?"
Zhou Qiuning touched her chin and said thoughtfully: "Now that Emperor Zhao is in your hands, he can't escape your grasp. This means that he doesn't have many bargaining chips with you. Zhao Ying is one of them.
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To be continued...