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Gu Xingcheng was so anxious that he stood up from the dragon chair: "How is General Tang Shi?"

The military messenger was filled with grief and choked up, saying, "Old General Tang Shi was killed in action..."

Everyone was shocked. They had just been discussing that the Ministry of Revenue would raise food and fodder, and General Liang would be the commander-in-chief. Ten days later, an army of 300,000 would set out for Rangcheng.

The echo was still there, and Rangcheng had actually been lost. Even the old General Tang Shi, who had guarded the border for decades, was killed in the battle.

An army of one hundred thousand was completely wiped out!

With tens of thousands of civilians massacred, Rangcheng would have become a ghost town filled with corpses!

When everyone heard the military report, they choked up and burst into tears.

Zhao State has gone too far in bullying others. How terrible it is!

Gu Xingcheng felt his eyes go dark and he fell heavily back onto the dragon chair. He felt dizzy and a sweet and fishy taste was about to rush out of his throat and he began to cough violently.

The ministers in the hall were shocked when they saw this. His Majesty had just ascended the throne. It would not be possible for him to...

No one dared to think further, they just felt their legs and feet become weak and their thighs tremble.

On the contrary, Gu Xingyan still stood there straight as a pine tree. Seeing that his brother was acting strangely, he immediately ordered the eunuchs in the palace to do their work in an orderly manner.

First, he ordered someone to help the messenger who reported the military news away and take good care of him. Then he ordered someone to bring tea to Su Chaoquan and asked him to serve the pills that Doctor Qiao had prescribed a few days ago to his brother.

Su Chaoquan was also terrified. Ever since the Ninth Prince came back, the Emperor had not been ill for more than a month. With the presence of Doctor Qiao, he thought the Emperor's illness was slowly getting better.

How do you know...

Without caring about thanking His Highness Jiu, he quickly took the tea and gave it to Gu Xingcheng to moisten his throat. He then took out a black pill from the box he carried with him and served it to Gu Xingcheng.

Gu Xingcheng's head felt heavy and his nails dug deeply into his flesh. He was the emperor of Daliang, and he couldn't faint at this moment!

He took the medicine from Su Chaoquan's hand, took a few deep breaths, and closed his eyes. Only then did he feel less dizzy and suppressed the blood rushing to his throat.

"I'm sorry to have worried you all. I'm fine."

Gu Xingyan clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves. His brother's illness could not be delayed, and he could not withstand the blow.

The ministers were relieved to see that His Majesty was indeed fine.

Shen Zhong, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, said: "Your Majesty, we must immediately send troops to recapture Rangcheng and drive the Zhao army out of Daliang. General Tang's death cannot be in vain, and the people of Daliang cannot become the victims of his Ava army in vain, Your Majesty!"

The Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War received Chen Shouye's gaze and snorted coldly: "Humph, Tang Shi failed to defend the city. In my humble opinion, the emperor should immediately arrest his family and punish them!"

Gu Xingyuan's heart sank suddenly. He looked towards Chen Shouye and saw him raising his eyebrows at him proudly, as if he was asking for credit.

Gu Xingyuan was so angry that he was fuming. Chen Shouye was such an idiot, such an idiot!

They have already lost a Minister of War today, and now they are going to take in the Right Vice Minister of War as well!

He is a bastard who is incapable of doing anything and always causes trouble. Who allowed him to act on his own?

When Shen Zhong heard this, he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He pointed at his nose and cursed: "You, you, you are simply unreasonable!"

"General Tang has been stationed in Rangcheng for decades. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. Moreover, in the past few years, there have been constant wars between Daliang and Zhaoguo. It was he who led the border soldiers to keep the enemy out of Rangcheng."

"Now, he has just sacrificed his life for the country, and you are actually going to arrest and punish his family members. This is outrageous, outrageous! You are abominable, abominable!"

He was panting heavily, obviously very angry about what the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War had just said.

"If our Daliang generals are defeated in battle, they can't even protect their families. Who would be willing to guard the borders? Who would be willing to fight the enemy in battle?"

Neither the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War who was being scolded nor the other people in the hall could get a word in.

"Since you are the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, don't stay in the Fortress of Fortresses like a coward, hiding under the wings of military generals. You can now ask the emperor for permission to lead the troops to drive the Ava army out of Daliang. I will watch from this Fortress of Fortresses to see if you can guarantee that you will never be defeated in a hundred battles, and whether you can drive Ava, the invincible general of Zhao State, out of Daliang!"

Without waiting for the others to speak, Shen Zhong scolded again: "If you can do it, when you return victorious, I will kowtow three times and nine times to welcome you fifty miles away, and personally lead your horse. Let's see if you dare! Don't show off your skills of talking. If it weren't for General Tang Shi and his men who were resisting the enemy at the front, how could you be here to slander them like this!"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War was scolded as if he had been hit on the head with a stick. His face turned blue, purple, and red. He couldn't utter a word for a long time. Finally, he lowered his head and retreated cowardly.

Shen Zhongyou was still angry, so he bowed to Gu Xingcheng, then pointed at the Minister of War and said, "Your Majesty, I want to report to the Right Minister of War, Fu Sanquan!"

Fu Sanquan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, your humble servant, your humble servant..."

Their Shangshu Gao Yarong just died in this hall. He didn't want to die.

Before Shen Zhong could say what crime he wanted to accuse him of, and before Fu Sanquan could say anything in defense, Gu Xingcheng immediately said, "Approved!"

He gave another order: "Come here, take off Fu Sanquan's official hat, strip him of his official uniform, and expel him from the palace. Daliang will never employ such a despicable villain again! The Ministry of Justice will conduct a thorough investigation of Fu Sanquan. If he has violated the law or discipline, he will be severely punished!"

The Minister of Justice immediately responded, "Fu Sanquan, Fu Sanquan, are you out of your brain or have you been kicked by a donkey? How dare you say such things?"

Fu Sanquan was so frightened that he fainted. Two guards with swords came in immediately, stripped off his official hat and uniform, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

With the lesson of Fu Sanquan, the other anti-Chen faction silently withdrew their legs, looked at their noses and their hearts, and dared not say another word. Even the issue of women serving as officials that had been raised just now was no longer dared to be mentioned.

Gu Xingyan cupped his hands and said, "Brother, what Elder Shen said is absolutely right. The most urgent task is to send troops to recapture Rangcheng and avenge the dead soldiers and civilians. I am willing to lead 300,000 troops and swear to drive the Zhaoguo Ava army out of Daliang!"

General Liang said anxiously: "Your Highness, you are trying to snatch it from me, the old minister."

Gu Xingyan smiled faintly: "The old general has been a soldier all his life, Gu Xingyan can't admire him enough."

Chen Shouye, the grandson of Chen Tinghua, was fully confident that his aunt, Concubine Chen, would be able to capture the Shu mother and son in one fell swoop, and that his position as the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards would be in his pocket. However, he never expected that something went wrong along the way.

It’s all that bastard Gu Xingyan’s fault.

He sneered, "Ninth Prince, do you think leading troops to fight is just a game? Just pick up a hoe and dig a few times, and Awa, the great general king, will let you slaughter him obediently? I'm afraid you have just learned how to ride a horse from Ou Jianglin, huh? Hahahaha, it's ridiculous. Even the experienced general Tang Shi died at the hands of Awa, who do you think you are?"