after being kidnapped by the general

Chen Wang made a mistake.

Climbing to a high position, with the seven states in hand, what else do you need to be afraid of?

In the face of absolute power, everyone will keep their mouths shut.

Yuan Li held Chu Hechao's hand openly and walked out with a smile on his face.

Now, he no longer needs to worry about anything.

Just like Jia Qing, Yuan Congyun, Gu Yue and the others who didn't know their relationship, even though they hesitated to speak all the time, they didn't say a word of rebuttal after all.

It took them two days to capture the enemy army and wait for the fire in Luling City to be extinguished.On the third day, the group left Luling and returned to the battlefield.

Yang Zhongfa, Guan Zhihuai, and He Lang are still leading troops to fight with Yangzhou soldiers. In the era of cold weapons, it is not uncommon for a battle like this to be fought for half a month or a month.

As soon as they appeared with King Chen's head, the soldiers in Yangzhou were in an uproar, the dragons had no leader, and most of them knew that the decline was inevitable.

But as Yuan Li expected, some of King Chen's subordinates really resisted desperately and wanted to avenge King Chen, but they were suppressed in the end.

By the time everything is over, this war has been going on for half a month.

Of the 30 elite troops brought by Yuanli, 400 died.

Yangzhou had more than [-] soldiers, and more than half of them were killed or injured.

In the First Battle of the Yangtze River, the total number of deaths was 700.

This is a huge number, and the bodies of those who died in battle can be seen almost everywhere, which can fill up the entire Yangzhou government, Jiankang.

On the bank of the river in Yangzhou, the river was dyed red, and it took a long time for the blood to dissipate.

Because too many people died, even if he won the war, Yuan Li's heart was very heavy.

700 people, more than [-] living people, every number is a human life, when witnessing the battlefield with your own eyes, these numbers are as heavy as a mountain.

Even if you only look at the army brought by Yuanli, 400 people died.

These 400 people don't seem to be many among the 30 people. Compared with Chen Wang's damage, they only killed more than 2 people. This is undoubtedly a proud achievement, which is enough to show the strength and elite of Yuanli's soldiers .But the attrition of this war is the largest casualty since Yuanli recruited troops.

There are 400 people, each of whom is a soldier cultivated by Yuanli with countless painstaking efforts.They helped Yuanli win, but their names will not be remembered by future generations. This war is destined to be recorded in the annals of history, but in the annals of history, the soldiers who died in battle will only become a series of cold deaths number.

Yuan Li completely won this battle, but he was not happy about the victory, he was only relieved that the war was over.

Fortunately, the attack on King Chen was considered a victory. Fortunately, the war could be ended early, and more casualties could be reduced.

it is finally over.

After this battle, they can rest and recuperate.

After finishing the battlefield, Yuanli and Chu Hechao went to Jiankang to find the emperor and two members of the royal family, Qin Pei and Qin Meng.

When he found the dungeon where King Chen imprisoned the descendants of the Qin family, Yuan Li knew that Qin Pei, Qin Meng and other descendants of the Qin family had died in the dungeon unbearably humiliated.

Yuan Li was not very surprised.

Since King Chen decided to rebel, he would definitely pave the way for his son.Chen Xi had a mediocre personality, and keeping these descendants of the Qin family would be bad for him after all. It was no surprise that King Chen got rid of these people and only left the emperor as a mascot.

Now that these people are dead, Yuan Li doesn't stay in the dungeon much.In a blink of an eye, he went to Chen Wang's mansion to find the emperor.

Chen Wangfu was transformed into a small palace of the emperor, full of extravagance, the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is full, rockery and flowing water, small bridges and flower forests, everything is exquisite and gentle every step of the way.

Even if the Son of Heaven is a mascot, it is also the nominal monarch of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.Regarding the emperor, Chen Wang naturally did not dare to imprison the emperor in the dungeon, but Chen Wang could imprison the emperor in Chen Wang's mansion, order the soldiers to guard him, prevent the emperor from going out, and prevent the emperor from communicating with outsiders.

No one dared to talk to the emperor all day long, and the two emperor uncles and other relatives were imprisoned because of him, and they also learned that Chen Wang was inconsistent with his appearance, and he was eyeing his own life... When Yuanli found the emperor, the emperor had already Being imprisoned by Chen Wang was trembling, and he had mental problems.As soon as he heard the sound of the door being pushed open, he shivered and hugged his head behind a chair in the corner, murmuring, "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Yuan Li and Chu Hechao looked at each other, and Yuan Li called softly, "Your Majesty?"

The emperor trembled all over, and turned his head cautiously.When he saw Yuan Li, he froze for a moment, as if seeing a savior, "Yuanqing..."

But the next moment, the Son of Heaven saw Chu Hechao with a fierce look, and was so frightened that he buried his head down and trembled all over, "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Chu Hechao frowned, "Your Majesty?"

The emperor didn't even dare to speak now, his face was pale, as if he was about to faint.

Yuanli gave Chu Hechao a look and asked Chu Hechao to go out first and wait.

Chu Hechao lazily glanced at the servants in the room, and led them out as well.

The door was closed gently, and after a long time the emperor looked back timidly, and found that only he and Yuan Li were in the room. Finally, he mustered up the courage to stand up, held Yuan Li's hands and cried, "Yuan Qing, you Are you here to save me? I beg you to take me away quickly, whether you go to Youzhou or Bingzhou, even if you go to the grasslands to drink blood, I don’t want to stay in Yangzhou anymore... I, no, no, I don't want to be an emperor anymore, I really don't want to be an emperor anymore, Yuan Qing, please help me!"

Yuan Li's eyes flashed, and he gently comforted him: "You are the emperor, how can you not be the emperor?"

The emperor shook his head desperately, crying pitifully, "No, I don't want to be the emperor, Yuan Qing, can I not be the emperor?!"

Yuanli comforted him for a long time but did not calm the emperor down. He carefully observed the expression and state of the emperor, and determined that the emperor was not pretending to test him, but genuine panic and rejection.

It seems that what Chen Wang did really cast a shadow on the emperor.

Until it was dark, the emperor was still desperately clasping Yuanli's arm to ask for help, crying and crying, and finally passed out from crying. After passing out, he was still muttering "I don't want to be the emperor, don't kill me".

Yuan Li rubbed the center of his brows, and asked the servants to come in to serve the emperor.

Chu Hechao came over and asked in a low voice, "Crazy?"

"It's not crazy, but it's about to go crazy from fright," Yuan Li said with a wry smile, "I keep shouting not to be the emperor."

Chu Hechao frowned, and said in an unclear manner: "It's not a bad thing."

The smile on the corner of Yuan Li's mouth seemed to be there, and he was extremely charming in the darkness. He blinked at Chu Hechao lightly, "Guo Mao is eloquent, let him come to appease the emperor tomorrow."

Chu Hechao clicked his tongue, and his thin lips pulled into a smirk, "You have a lot of bad thoughts."

Yuanli thought for a while, and said sincerely: "I learned this from you."

Chu Hechao raised his hand to touch Yuanli's face without changing his expression, and pinched Yuanli's lips by the way. The bandit said in a tone: "You have learned well, and you will learn more next time."

The next day, Guo Mao was sent to meet the emperor.

Seeing that it wasn't Yuanli, the Son of Heaven was disappointed, and there was a bit of expression on his face.

Guo Mao noticed it with sharp eyes, and he smiled and greeted him, and he talked softly to get closer to the emperor.

One of the reasons why Yuanli went to conquer Guo Mao himself was that Guo Mao had a good eloquence, and the other was that Guo Mao was good at deception and didn't care about the way of a gentleman. .

How could the emperor resist his sweet words, but within a few days, the emperor had already treated Guo Mao as one of his own, and told Guo Mao all his worries.

The Son of Heaven was not made to be an emperor in the first place. He was a prince who was rushed to the throne after his elder brother was murdered. He was only twelve when he ascended the throne.Now because of him, the other descendants of the royal family have been relegated to common people, some died, some were injured, and the Qin family only left him as an only seedling.In his dreams, the Son of Heaven would always dream of the anger of his ancestors and emperors and the scenes of other members of the royal family being forced to death. He was so frightened that he would be the next to die.

Guo Mao pretended to be embarrassed and said: "You are the only one left in the royal family. If you don't become the emperor, who can be the emperor?"

The Son of Heaven stared wide-eyed like a frightened bird, and flinched behind him, "But I, but I..."

Guo Mao sighed, "You are the son of heaven, so naturally you must be the emperor well. There are no other people in the royal family. If you don't become the emperor, who else can be the emperor? Is it possible that you want to abdicate the throne like Yao and Shun? someone else?"

The emperor was taken aback, and gave way?

Guo Mao shook his head, and said earnestly: "Please don't say such things again, the world needs you now. Now there are constant wars and disputes everywhere, and the country is full of holes and devastation. The people are starving and dying everywhere, and bandits are everywhere. This needs to be rectified on your behalf. When I was handling government affairs in Youzhou, the government affairs of just one Youzhou made me extremely hard. I needed to deal with official documents day and night. Your Majesty will definitely be more tired, but this is what the emperor should do, and please prepare yourself to take on the responsibility of the emperor."

The emperor trembled, only to feel that several mountains were pressed down on his body, making him unable to breathe.

He didn't want to deal with official documents, and he didn't want to be tired day and night, and he couldn't bear the responsibility of calming down the flames of war and appeasing the people.

The emperor was restless, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said cautiously: "But I have never handled official documents, can I hand over official documents to other people?"

"Of course not," Guo Mao said with a straight face, "These things need to be done by the emperor himself, how can you refuse? Don't worry, Your Majesty, no one is born to do these things, just learn to do them as soon as possible. Dare I ask?" Your Majesty, have you studied the Four Books and Five Classics? Have you studied the laws of the Great Zhou?"

The emperor shook his head with a bitter face, "I have never learned it, I don't like reading and writing."

Guo Mao sighed again: "You are the Son of Heaven, so you have to learn these things. If you haven't learned these things on weekdays, what are you doing?"

The emperor submissively said.

In addition to sleeping, he usually eats, either watching beauties singing and dancing, or watching comedians to relieve boredom, fighting crickets and cocks, whatever he enjoys.

He has enjoyed the beauty of Yangzhou's hot springs all over the place!

If King Chen hadn't suddenly exposed his fangs, which frightened the emperor into a state of restlessness, the emperor would have been so happy in Yangzhou that he wouldn't even want to leave.

King Chen did it on purpose, wanting to raise and depose the emperor.But the emperor really likes these, who doesn't like the extravagant and carefree life?

Therefore, when he heard that the emperor had to deal with official documents and study the Four Books and Five Classics, the emperor suddenly felt repulsed.

"This..." Guo Mao looked heavy and frowned, "Your Majesty, don't do this again. The country is not yet stable, and it is because of external and internal troubles. When the people are in dire straits, fighting crickets, cockfights, watching songs and dances and comedians Stop all this, Your Majesty should put his mind on the world. If one of the emperors can't do well... Think about the rebellious Bai Mizhong, think about Li Li, Wu Shanshi and Chen Wang, these ambitious people, They will try their best to take away the emperor's position from you, and make you face the same ending as the late emperor!"

The more he said, the more frightened the emperor became, and the more his body shook.

The scene of his father's death came to his mind, followed by the scene of his elder brother being killed, followed by other members of the royal family, Li Li's gloomy face was different from Chen Wang's...

There was more and more cold sweat on the emperor's face, and his face turned blue.Suddenly, the Son of Heaven stood up abruptly, his eyes sparkled, and he grabbed Guo Mao's arm in ecstasy and said, "I can take the throne! I can give up the throne of the emperor to others!!!"

Guo Mao seemed to be taken aback, he stuttered and said, "Zen, Zen position?"

The emperor nodded excitedly, his face flushed, and his smile couldn't be suppressed, "Isn't it enough for me to hand over the position of emperor to someone else?! I can't be the emperor, but someone must be able to!"

In order to get Guo Mao to agree with his idea, the emperor was so anxious that he would say big words, "I know that I have no ability to stabilize the world, save the people from fire and water, and I don't have the talent to make the world's talents obey my orders. I will soon be here this year. Li Guan, but he can't even recognize the characters. He has never read the Four Books and Five Classics, and he has never learned how to handle government affairs. Having an emperor like me is a disaster for the people of the world! This position should be given to those who are capable. Only those who are talented and virtuous should do it, so that the world can be stabilized! Although I am stupid, but for the sake of the people of the world, for the great Zhou, this is what the emperor should do!"

Guo Mao nodded in his heart, you are right.

When you are the emperor, it is indeed a disaster for the world and those who support Yuanli. The only correct thing you can do is to let their lord ascend the throne without any stigma, and replace the world with the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Guo Mao pretended to be moved, hesitated for a moment before asking hesitantly: "Then who do you want to surrender to?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment.

Guo Mao casually said: "You are the Son of Heaven, if you really want a Zen seat, you must find someone who is loyal, filial, righteous, kind and kind, and can make the world submit to you. You can still live a happy life as before without any worries. After he becomes Zen, it would be even better if he can ennoble you as a vassal, give you countless gold and fertile land, and block all dangers and schemes for you. There is no shortage of food and drink, no shortage of money, and when the time comes, just eat, drink and have fun."

The emperor couldn't help showing a longing look.

That's right, in this way, he doesn't have to worry about being killed one day after becoming an emperor, and he doesn't have to study the Four Books and Five Classics to govern the world and handle government affairs, and he can enjoy life happily.Isn't such a day what he dreamed of?

Who could be the one who made him live like this?

As soon as the emperor had a flash of inspiration, he immediately cheered excitedly, and said with joy, "I have decided, I want to give the throne to Wen Gong!"