Wanfu, the Reborn Empress

Chapter 748
Time passed quickly with the increasingly cold winter, and the humanistic anecdotes in the capital were replaced by the flames of war set off by the rebels.

In the face of survival and war, everything and everyone will appear extremely small; the capital that was originally deliberately controlled by the imperial court, and the capital that was deliberately whitewashed by Emperor Wu of Liang, when the first snow came after winter, all the maintenance Both balance and illusion are broken.

Just because of the news from Jiuyang City, more than half of the imperial army was killed or injured in the battle of Jiuyang City, and General Lu, the leader of the army, was unfortunately ambushed while chasing the enemy, and his life and death are still uncertain. Nanhou and Heping Nanhou's son were both injured in this battle. When the news spread to the capital, the two were still in a deep coma and hadn't woken up for a long time; Like, trying to turn the tide at this time, I am afraid it is just a dream.

When this news reached the capital, the entire capital was eerily silent amidst the sound of falling snow.

In this quiet and panic-stricken atmosphere, everyone understood a fact in their hearts, that is, the climate of the rebels had risen, and with such momentum, the fall of the capital was only a matter of time.

At the moment when this awareness spread in everyone's heart, many people were thinking and recalling, looking at the momentum of the rebels today, is it very similar to the forced palace more than ten years ago?

Emperor Wu of Liang, who was only King Yu back then, suddenly rebelled in his fief because of the military power he held tightly in his hands. He went all the way from his fief to the capital, slaughtered his own brother's East Palace overnight, and forced himself to death His biological father, and then risked the disgrace of the world to proclaim himself emperor, and sat on the throne of the Son of Heaven for more than ten years.

Today, the orphan of Prince Zhaowen is also rebelling from the border, leading an iron-blooded army to the capital. This scene is very similar to that of the past; only this time, people will no longer regard this "rebel army" as a dishonorable name. The anti-thief, but two words 'retribution' popped up in my heart.

Presumably the cold-blooded emperor who killed his brother and father would have other thoughts at this time. I don't know if he thought of himself back then when he saw the current situation in Daliang?Have you ever thought that he himself will have today.

Today, when Gu Yanxi came back from Lu Mansion in a carriage, she was silent all the way, obviously she had something on her mind.

Luomei and the maids who were waiting on the side helped take off the cloak and veil she was wearing, then took the hand stove that was almost cold in her hand, and helped Gu Yanxi to sit on the round stool closest to the brazier, After handing over the ginger tea to keep out the cold, Luo Mei finally opened her mouth: "I didn't expect the fourth girl to lose so much weight in just two months, and Mrs. Lu, the servant girl looked sick at her. It's very serious. I heard that even the imperial physicians in the palace were alarmed. They lived in the Lu Mansion day and night to treat Mrs. Lu, but they couldn't make her better. Girl, when do you think this war will stop? The servant heard that not only in the Many people have already died in Jiuyang City and other places where wars broke out. In today’s capital city, because the emperor suppressed it, no one dares to talk casually, but everyone is afraid in their hearts; There is no darkness, and there are no people on the streets. Even if someone walks outside, they are in a hurry and dare not stay outside. Such a restless capital, such a restless people, there is no trace of the prosperity and excitement of the past. Girl, the slaves are really afraid, afraid that those rebels will appear under the towers of the capital tomorrow, so what should we do?"

Listening to Luo Mei's ramblings, Gu Yanxi was also listening, thinking about his own thoughts: "Yingying is stronger than we imagined, and now all the men in Lu's mansion are out to fight, although Yingying is a girl, but She grew up trained in the military camp since she was a child, and she is much more resolute than ordinary women in terms of knowledge and character; she knows very well that the current Lu Mansion needs to be supported by her, so she will not let herself fall. As for Mrs. Lu, what she suffers from is heart disease. Even if Hua Tuo is still alive, as long as she can't let go of her heart and figure it out, a genius doctor can't save her. What should I do, and I also know what she needs to bear as the mistress of the general's mansion, so although her illness seems dangerous, I don't think it should be that bad. And the battle report ahead didn't say it? General Lu It's just missing, what is missing? It means that no one is alive but no dead body, as long as the body is not found, there is still a possibility of being alive; Madam Lu is a person with a weak appearance and a strong heart, she will definitely support herself and wait for the news."

Speaking of this, Gu Yanxi sighed softly, and looked at Luo Mei: "As for you asking me when this war will end? In fact, I don't even have a definite answer myself. I only know that the person who started the war He shouldn't have the heart to watch innocent people suffer. He must be thinking of a way to resolve this war as soon as possible. In fact, this war has already laid the lead for more than ten years ago. Our emperor is a A cruel person, if he hadn't killed his brother and father, and robbed everything that didn't belong to him, how could he have allowed so many innocent people to pay for his greed and ambition."

Luo Mei squatted beside Gu Yanxi, looked at the flames jumping in the brazier, and said: "I also heard a lot of people talking behind my back, saying that today's world is unkind, and today's disaster is inseparable from him; girl, you Said, if the imperial court proposes peace to the rebels at this time, will this war stop sooner?"

"Negotiate peace?" Gu Yanxi was amused by these two words: "As far as I know, whether it is the emperor or the orphan of Prince Zhaowen, they are not the characters who will take the initiative to stand up for peace negotiations. There is blood and deep hatred between them. This kind of hatred , only the blood of the enemy can be extinguished. Especially our emperor, he has been fascinated by that dragon chair all his life. Well prepared, waiting for the verbal criticism from the historian in the future. He sacrificed so much to finally get what he wanted. Do you think such a person will easily stand up and say a compromise? Luo Mei, just wait and see, this The outcome of this battle must be endless; however, judging by the momentum of the rebels, it shouldn't take too long before the capital will become theirs."

Thinking of what she had heard about the rebels' cruel methods, Luo Mei's face turned pale from fright, and she looked trembling, like a little quail beaten by rain.

Gu Yanxi looked at Luo Mei like this, smiled softly, and said, "Don't worry, our Gu family will be fine, father and elder brother are still here, and they will protect us well."

Hearing the girl say this, Luo Mei finally felt a little more at ease. The little girl stretched out her hand and rubbed her face, and after trying to make her expression a little more relaxed, she said to the girl: "Let's not talk about those serious things. The topic is over, girl, let me tell you something interesting."

Gu Yanxi turned to look at Luo Mei, her bright eyes were full of water, as if she was quietly waiting for the interesting thing she had to say next.

Seeing that the girl was interested, Luo Mei quickly cleared her throat and said, "Miss, do you know that the second girl of the Sun House was brought back from the village outside the city by Mr. Sun again."

Although Gu Yanxi had expected that Sun Yueshan would return to the capital for a long time, he just didn't expect that she would come back so soon: "Oh? Sun Yueshan is back? Can Mrs. Sun agree? You must know that Mrs. Sun would rather fight herself to be the head of the house. Even if you don’t want to be a mother, you have to send this woman out of the city; now, how long has it been since she was sent out, why was she brought back so soon?”

Thinking of the news she heard, Luo Mei held her mouth shut and said, "So what if Mrs. Sun disagrees, who made Sun Yueshan so capable that she found herself a somewhat capable backer."

When Gu Yanxi heard this, he became very interested: "Backer? You don't mean that Yao Jiting meddled in this matter, do you?"

Luo Mei said: "That's right, who would have thought that two months ago, the Qingping Marquis Mansion was still the laughing stock of the capital, but only two months later, this Marquis Mansion started to dance again; it can be seen that the girl is still alive." It is really foresight, the Hou Mansion protected by Dan Shu iron coupons is indeed not easy to fall down, otherwise, how dare Shizi Yao start hooking up with Miss Sun Er after the turmoil in Qingping Hou Mansion calmed down a bit. The servant girl heard that it was Yao Shizi who took the initiative to go to the Sun's mansion and talked with Mr. Sun in the study for a long time. The next day, Mr. Sun sent someone to pick up the second girl from the Zhuangzi. When the carriages all returned to the Sun residence, the eldest girl and Mrs. Sun received the news, and Mrs. Sun cut her feelings first, and did not discuss this matter with his wife in advance at all."

Gu Yanxi folded his arms across his chest, and raised the corner of his left eyebrow slightly: "It seems that Yao Jiting must have provided some kind of temptation to Mr. Sun, which made this Mr. Sun, who likes to exploit but has little ability, make up his mind to take his The abandoned daughter was taken back to the house."

"This servant doesn't know. The servant only knows that after the second girl was brought back, Mrs. Sun went to make a fuss. Mr. Sun calmed down and asked Mrs. Sun directly in front of everyone, saying that the rebels are making trouble now. , wars are happening everywhere. As a mother, how can she be so hard-hearted that she leaves the concubine outside the city? If the rebels attack the capital, the village where the concubine lives will definitely be tortured. When you come back, you will just watch the concubine die. Master Sun reprimanded Mrs. Sun for not being tolerant, and said that Mrs. Sun was suspected of harming the concubine."

(End of this chapter)