The entire palace fell into a deathly silence, and no one could answer this sentence for the emperor.

The Emperor asked again: "Emperor, if I am not mistaken at the time, you also nodded and agreed." If Zhou Li and Ao Yu win this battle, you will abdicate. ”

All the officials present knelt on the ground, their foreheads pressed to the ground motionless.

At this time, it was as if there was a thunderbolt overhead, which could be split down at any time.

Emperor Wanyun's mind was spinning wildly, this was the most critical moment in his life.

Be sure to think well before answering.

Turn your face immediately?!

Not good.

Pretending to faint?

It's not good.

So the emperor immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Father, when Zhou Li and Ao Yu come back, I will definitely give you an explanation, and I will give an explanation to the people of the world." ”

The Emperor nodded and said, "Good, good!"

Then, Emperor Taishang waved his hand and said, "All of you go out, and I will say a few words to the emperor." ”

Immediately, the dozen or so ministers present all withdrew, and the old eunuch Hou Chen was still standing at the door, but he closed the door.

Emperor Taishang said: "Emperor, someone came to assassinate me yesterday, and another person died for me, I am very sad. ”

Emperor Wanyun still knelt on the ground motionless, as if he hadn't heard.

Emperor Taishang said: "I have given you many chances, I hope you will be a good emperor, but you really let me down." Tell me, how many times have you tried to kill me? Of course, that's nothing, and if you can use this killing decisively to govern the country, then there's nothing wrong with that. But you didn't, when someone threatened the imperial power, when it threatened your dignity and face, you behaved extremely decisively. But when imperial interests are harmed, you instinctively fear trouble and want to compromise. As an emperor, you cherish yourself too much. ”

Emperor Wanyun still knelt on the ground and did not move.

Emperor Taishang said: "Although Zhou Li is young, he has a mind and a tenacious will, he will be a good emperor." Now that the Great Zhou Empire is in crisis, some things require a resolute and stoic emperor to do. You're too selfish. ”

The emperor burst into tears and kowtowed: "Father, the son knows that he is wrong, and the son is guilty." ”

Emperor Taishang said: "Of course, sometimes I can't blame you, the throne has a kind of magic, and normal people may go crazy when they come to this position." Most people are narrow-minded, but as a king, you must be broad-minded. Do you know what the worst thing you have done since you ascended the throne is that you have been removed from the post of protector of the southern capital of Ao Xin, and with him as a direct minister, you can still have a moat between you and the nobles and ministers, and you can also be an arbiter. You dismissed Ao Xin, and let the noble and wealthy families go to the south to devour their interests and divide up countless fields. Of course, this has bought people's hearts all at once, and in a short period of time, countless noble ministers have shouted long live to you. But it also directly raises their appetite, you are too eager to do things, too utilitarian. ”

The emperor kowtowed again and said, "The incompetence of the sons and daughters has disappointed the father. ”

"Let's go. The Emperor said: "You can do the thing of killing your father, but I can't do the thing of killing your son." I will give you a decent place, and when Ao Yu and Zhou Li return to Beijing, you will take the initiative to abdicate at the court meeting. At this last moment, the wind is a little brighter, so that you can also get a good name. ”

The emperor kowtowed and said, "The retainers obey the order!"

Emperor Taishang said: "Okay, then you can go back." ”

The emperor said: "Father, you have been on hunger strike for so long, how can you do it if you don't eat, and your retainers will serve you to eat." ”

The Emperor said: "No need, if you win the battle over there, I will naturally eat." ”

The emperor said: "Tomorrow, the retainers will carry you to the court." ”

Emperor Taishang said: "No need, I'm too weak to have the energy to go to court, let's take care of my body." ”

The emperor burst into tears and said: "Please take care of the dragon body from my father, all the mistakes are the fault of the sons." ”

Then the emperor bowed heavily and withdrew.

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Soon someone brought a meal, and Okita Michicho fed the emperor porridge.

"What do you think?" said the Emperor.

Okita said long: "I think the Emperor Taishang has done the right thing, my Great Zhou Empire is already terminally ill, and it is no longer possible to use fierce medicine, and this big poisonous sore must be cut off." ”

Emperor Taishang said: "But an old and frail person, once he cuts off the big poisonous sores, he is afraid that he will bleed to death, and the country is like this." My Great Zhou has been a country for hundreds of years, and it can be regarded as old. ”

Okita Michicho said, "Logically speaking, this is indeed the case. For a terminally ill country, it may be able to survive for decades if it is left to decay. But if you toss, you may die immediately. But the situation of our Great Zhou is also different, which is equivalent to a complete blood change, but it can gain vitality. ”

The Emperor Taishang sighed and said: "I hope so, do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven, right and wrong, let the future generations comment." ”

Then, the Emperor asked, "Then what do you think of yourself?"

Okita Michicho was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know, I don't know what else I can do." ”

The Emperor Taishang suddenly smiled and said, "Why are you confused at this time?"

Okita Michicho was silent for a moment and said, "I was so busy before, I never stopped, and I never was idle. Now that I've been idle for a long time, my brain has time to think crankily, and I don't know what to do for a while. ”

Emperor Taishang said: "Then what do you think of Ao Yu?"

Okita Michicho said: "It is a great blessing for a monarch to be able to obtain his allegiance." ”

The Emperor said: "I think so too, this is a very willful young man, it's really likable." ”

Okita Michicho said, "I also like Ao Yu Gongzi more and more." ”

"If they were all like Ao Yu, there would be no traitors. The Emperor said slowly: "Once such a person is loyal, he will almost not betray, because no matter how big the interests are, he can't be bought, and willfulness and emotion are his greatest interests." ”

Chongtian Dao said: "The Emperor is wise. ”

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In the emperor's study, there was silence.

"Let's talk about it. The emperor said, "The situation has not only entered the most dangerous moment, but has even entered a desperate situation. ”

As soon as these words came out, several people present looked at Ao Ming again.

The bigwigs present are all descendants of the emperor, and once the emperor abdicates, they are basically finished.

Even if it doesn't end immediately, it will be purged next, and the court struggle is extremely tragic.

The emperor said: "Emperor Taishang means to let me take the initiative to concede, and after Zhou Li and Ao Yu come back, canonize Zhou Li as the crown prince, and then Chan concede to him, and Zhou Li will directly ascend the throne as the emperor." ”

"Didn't anyone speak?" the emperor said: "Ao Ming, then you still say, among the few people present, only the two of us are the most decisive, because there is no way out at all." ”

Although Prime Minister Lin Gong has framed Ao Yu many times, and even dealt with Emperor Taishang, his attitude on the surface has never been fierce, so even after Zhou Li ascended the throne, there is still a little room for relaxation.

But the emperor and Ao Ming are different, one loses the throne and has nothing, and the other is a mortal enemy with Ao Yu.

Ao Ming said: "Your Majesty, the minister still recommends that you leave the capital immediately, go to the south, and set up another Great Zhou. Of course, you don't have to take the initiative to shout for another Great Zhou, you just leave the capital and go south in the name of Nan Hunting. In this way, the ball will be kicked to the side of the Emperor Taishang, and if he canonizes Zhou Li as the new emperor, then the charge of splitting the Great Zhou will fall on his head, and you will become a victim, and you can be the emperor of the Great Zhou in the south with peace of mind. ”

The Emperor groaned.

Ao Ming said: "Your Majesty, you have lost your righteousness in the capital. The name of your southern hunting is ready-made, although the sea battle failed, but the Shi family is still there, you went south to quell the rebellion, completely cut the domain, and drive the expedition in person. Under this great righteousness, can the Emperor Taishang still abolish your position as emperor thousands of miles away? Therefore, as long as you leave the capital to hunt in the south, then Zhou Li can only be the crown prince. Although the Great Zhou was de facto split into north and south, it was still the same Great Zhou on the surface. This way you have most of your army in your hands, and you don't lose the right thing. ”

The Emperor still did not speak.

Ao Ming said: "Your Majesty, now is a battle of trapped beasts, you can only have a chance to win if you jump out of this predicament." ”

Lin Gong and the cabinet deputy minister still didn't speak, in fact, what Ao Ming said was what they wanted to say, but they just said it through Ao Ming's mouth.

Because this is a split week, if it is investigated in the future, it will be a heinous crime.

And Ao Ming is just a bachelor of Hanlin, and he is also filial piety at home, so it doesn't hurt to say it.

After a long while, the emperor said: "Ao Ming, I understand what you said, and I also think that you are a peerless warrior, and in this current situation, you can still come up with such a clever strategy for me." ”

To be honest, Ao Ming's strategy is indeed very wise.

The emperor hunted in the south, and the royal driver personally went to exterminate the ground forces of the Shi family, which is a great righteousness.

Although he gave the capital and one-third of the territory to the north, he got two-thirds of the southern territory, and the heavy task of fighting against the Great Winning Empire was also lost to the Emperor.

Ao Ming said: "Once you hunt in the south, my Great Zhou is still nominally an empire. If the Emperor Taishang appoints a new monarch, he will bear the responsibility for splitting the Great Zhou. If he doesn't set up a new king, then how many years can he live? As long as he survives to death, you will be your father in the face of Zhou Li in the future, and you will have the weapon of loyalty and filial piety. ”

The Emperor closed his eyes and made an extremely difficult choice.

What Ao Ming said is a wise saying, and it is also a perfect strategy.

But...... The emperor is not reconciled!

"Two-thirds of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are loyal to me, and more than seventy percent of the army in the capital supports me. The emperor said: "I really don't want to give up like this." Just giving up the capital like this, I am not reconciled, I really have a huge advantage. ”

Ao Ming said: "Your Majesty, you have mastered more than seventy percent of the troops around the capital, more than 100,000. The army that is truly loyal to the Emperor will not exceed 20,000 at most. But you have lost the righteousness, can you launch a mutiny to eliminate the emperor? If you lose the righteousness, will the army still obey the order? In this world, there are princes who rebel and courtiers who rebel, how can there be emperors who rebel?"

These words went to the emperor's heart, and he felt that he was bound at this time, with empty military power and sharp weapons in his hands, but he could not use them.

The emperor said coldly: "Ao Ming, I don't want to leave the capital. You can think of another way, a way to turn defeat into victory, and it is better to solve the problem once and for all. ”

Hearing the emperor's words, Ao Ming's eyes trembled slightly, and the cabinet minister, Prime Minister Lin Gong, and the two privy envoys also trembled violently in their hearts.

Solve the problem once and for all?

In the final analysis, your emperor just wants to kill the king and kill his father, and not only that, you also want to kill Zhou Li, so that it is truly once and for all.

But Emperor Wanyun was reluctant to take the initiative to speak out, and wanted others to say it.

So he wanted Ao Ming to give a plan to kill Emperor Taishang and Zhou Li, but not let the emperor bear the charge of killing his father and son.

You can't mutiny openly and go directly to kill Emperor Taishang and Zhou Li, right?!

Ao Ming knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please hunt in the south, this is the best strategy, and it can also protect the officials and troops loyal to you." ”

The emperor said: "Ao Ming, I have said it, I will not take this road, and I am unwilling to give it up." ”

The audience fell silent.

Lin Gong and all the bigwigs want the emperor to hunt south, so that they are still prime ministers and privy envoys.

But the emperor doesn't want to hunt in the south, and he doesn't want to drive in person, so you can't tie him up.

And the emperor already had an idea in his heart, but he still had to drag a few bigwigs into the water together.

The emperor said again: "Ao Ming, you and Ao Yu are mortal enemies. If I am defeated, others may be able to surrender, but you can't. ”

Ao Ming knelt on the ground motionless for a long time, Ao Ming gritted his teeth and said, "That...... That can still only kill the emperor. ”

Without saying a word, the emperor left the study and entered the compartment.

What does this mean? Take off your pants and fart?

The emperor meant to mean an alibi, and asked Ao Ming to say his, but the emperor did not respond and was not at the scene, so the crime of killing his father had nothing to do with him.

This is even more ridiculous than covering your ears and stealing the bell, but this Emperor is so selfish.

Ao Ming continued: "Didn't Ao Yu stage a heavenly curse before? The meteor meteorite smashed a big hole in the Temple of Light, and it has just been repaired, so we will also stage a heavenly curse." ”

Damnation? That's interesting, and it sounds great.

After finishing speaking, Ao Ming was silent.

The emperor in the compartment really listened to it, why didn't he continue? Suddenly, the emperor coughed lightly.

Ao Ming continued: "There is a kind of moonfire thing, Your Majesty should be familiar with it. At that time, the big win empire attacked the city of Tangtai, and this was the thing used. In Roulan City, Jing Zhongyue, a female madman, buried tens of thousands of catties under the entire hall. The formula of this thing is not as complicated as the magic medicine of the crane in the clouds, it has already been studied by alchemists, and it is charcoal, sulfur, and nitrate. Even if we don't have it in Da Zhou, Baiyun City must have it. ”

The emperor coughed again, don't stop you, continue talking.

Ao Ming said: "Now the Emperor Taishang will not go to the court, but when Zhou Li and Ao Yu return to Beijing, he will definitely go to the court, and we will stuff the moonfire under his golden throne in advance." ”

The emperor frowned, because when he was in the last dynasty, he also had to sit next to the emperor.

If the gunpowder is detonated, not only will the Emperor be killed, but won't even him, the emperor, be affected?

Ao Ming continued: "Didn't the Emperor Taishang say that you should take the initiative to abdicate and make concessions? So after canonizing Zhou Li as the crown prince, you immediately left the side of the Emperor Taishang, came to the main hall and knelt down to ask the Emperor Taishang for guilt, and made a Zen concession, this should be reasonable, after all, you are going to make a Zen concession." After Zen, you are no longer a king, but a minister. ”

At this time, the emperor couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "Do I have to make this concession? Do I have to take the initiative to abdicate? Just to leave the emperor's side and avoid the impact of the explosion, it will inevitably be too costly." ”

Ao Ming said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you must abdicate yourself and make a concession, not only to let you leave the Emperor's side and avoid the impact of the explosion, but also to pave the way for the next heavenly curse." ”

The emperor said, "Go on." ”

Ao Ming said: "You stepped down from the throne and pushed Zhou Li to the side of the emperor, and then you came to the middle of the court and knelt down, asked to abdicate, and made a Zen concession." In this way, you have redeemed some of the righteousness. ”

The emperor can understand this, as an emperor who takes the initiative to concede, it means a high wind and bright festival, and it means that the moral standard is very high.

Ao Ming said: "You want to give in, but God doesn't allow it, so there was a heavenly curse, and a meteorite fell from the sky and smashed through the Hall of Light." And at this time, the moonfire under the throne of the Emperor Taishang exploded, and the Emperor Taishang was already old and frail, and he was directly blown to pieces. But it's not like you killing your father, it's a curse. This weapon of heavenly damnation, Ao Yu can use it, and we can use it. That way, at least on the surface, you'll be able to get away with the charge of patricide. And Zhou Li has already been pushed to the side of the emperor, so when there was a big explosion, he was also killed, and even if he didn't die, he was already half dead and disabled. ”

The audience was silent, just waiting for Ao Ming to continue.

"After the Emperor Taishang was killed, but at this time, the Chan Rang is not completely over, you are still the emperor. Then Si Tianjian, as well as the cabinet, and the officials of the Privy Council knelt down and begged, saying that it was because of your abdication that you wanted to make a Zen concession, which turned the world upside down, and this happened to heaven's curse, and we can't disobey the will of God, so the Zen concession is over, you are still His Majesty the Emperor, and Zhou Li was also blown up, and you will be completely done once and for all. ”

"Your Majesty's move is called putting yourself to death and then being reborn, and the minister's plan is finished. After Ao Ming finished speaking, he immediately knelt completely on the ground and did not move.

"There is still a period of time before Ao Yu and Zhou Li come back, we can gather more than 100,000 troops to guard every place in the palace and the capital, and at a critical moment, we can completely wipe out Zhou Li's army. Ao Ming added a few more words: "As long as the army is in hand, the capital will not be able to turn the sky." ”

The audience was silent, and the gaze looking at Ao Ming was really breathtaking.

It's really a poisonous warrior, it's come to this critical moment, and he can still come up with such a terrible poisonous plan.

The key is that this poison plan is very feasible and has a high probability of success.

Is the Ao family so strong? Two extremely smart people have emerged at once.

Fortunately, the two are enemies, if Ao Ming and Ao Yu join forces, then I am afraid that they will really be invincible.

The emperor didn't speak, but Empress Fu in the compartment was trembling with excitement, and she was about to speak, but the emperor covered her sin.

The emperor said: "What do you think of Ao Ming's strategy? I think it is normal for me to have a heavenly curse when my Great Zhou Dynasty is reversed. ”

The cabinet minister said: "Then how to create a heavenly curse, how to send meteorites from the sky?"

Ao Ming said: "It doesn't need to be too realistic, because everyone was in the hall at that time, and they couldn't see clearly, just use a trebuchet." As for the meteorites, we have more meteorites now, and we use the meteorites that were smashed down by the last curse. ”

The cabinet minister said: "Your Majesty, the minister also feels that when the world is reversed, there will be a curse. ”

Prime Minister Lin Gong said: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal. ”

The privy envoy said, "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal. ”

Another privy envoy said, "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal. ”

Several bigwigs present all agreed, and after a long while, the emperor sighed and said: "Alas! I am also for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the reversal of the universe will definitely cause heaven's curse." ”

The emperor decided, and so did it.

Although leaving the capital to hunt in the south was the best strategy, the emperor was unwilling, and when his throne and imperial power were threatened, the emperor would kill more decisively than anyone else.

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In the next few days, the army of the capital began to move, and the troops of several large battalions around it were all transferred into the capital.

For a time, there were more than 100,000 troops in the capital, guarding every city gate as if they were facing a great enemy.

At the same time, the curfew in the capital was introduced, and the people of the capital were prepared to welcome Zhou Li and Ao Yu for an unprecedented celebration of victory.

Then the palace also began to change its guards, adding 20,000 guards.

The Fu family's private soldiers continued to enter the palace and fill the guards.

The emperor got enough gunpowder from Baiyun City, enough to completely blow the Emperor Taishang and Zhou Li to pieces.

All the meteorites are also ready, and the trebuchets are also ready.

The drama of damnation is also ready.

Of course, there will definitely be no total solar eclipse, but don't pay so much attention to it, the heavenly drama of meteorites is enough.

Anyway, after the last curse, everyone already has an idea.

Emperor Taishang, Ao Yu, last time you used the curse of heaven to seize power, and this time I will use the curse to kill you.

Emperor Taishang, you may be condemned for success and condemnation for defeat.

Now that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and they are waiting for Zhou Li and Ao Yu to return to Beijing.

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Time is like water, time is like a shuttle, and more than 20 days have passed.

The crane in the clouds walked through the city with a swagger along the way, eager to pass through every county, let all the officials kneel, and let all the people come to send off the army.

During this time, the great victory has spread throughout the Great Zhou, and countless people in the world have already known that Ao Yu has once again created a miracle, the sea rebels of King Zhenhai have been wiped out, and King Zhenhai himself has been captured and surrendered.

Finally on the second day of the second month of February, Ao Yu and Zhou Li escorted Shi Bian's family of three to return to the capital.

Early in the morning.

The emperor took the civil and military officials, the nobles of the capital, out of the capital, outside the south gate, built a triumphal platform, waiting for Ao Yu and Zhou Li to appear.

It's really a big scene, thousands of officials and nobles, all standing neatly and motionless.

Even the emperor stood on the high triumphal platform and waited. There are not only nobles and officials, but also representatives of the people, a whole tens of thousands.

This scene is almost about to lift the crane in the clouds to the sky.

As the minutes ticked by, the sun rose higher and higher.

Suddenly, a knight ran over and shouted, "Prince Yin is here, the Marquis of Fulang is here, here, here." ”

"Playing music!"

With an order, the band of hundreds of people began to play the movement, the Triumph Order.

In this triumphal music, Zhou Li and Ao Yu appeared on the road.

Seen, seen.

Six thousand troops escorted Zhou Li and Ao Yu and were walking neatly. (Li Huamei's army went back)

In the three prisoner cars, they are Shi Bian, Shi Chen, and Shi Bian's side concubine.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

"Long live the Great Zhou!" tens of thousands of people shouted loudly.

When there were still a hundred meters to go, the emperor stepped down from the triumphal platform and came to greet him personally.

And the eldest prince Zhou Li and Ao Yu hurriedly dismounted and trotted all the way towards the emperor.

His Royal Highness Zhou Li came to the emperor and knelt down in front of him and said: "The son sees his father, long live, long live, long live." ”

The emperor helped Zhou Li up, his eyes were full of love, and said, "The emperor has lost weight and is dark, but he is in good spirits." ”

The crane in the clouds stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Okay, good, good ......" The emperor helped the crane in the cloud up again and said: "Ao Yu, you are really the hero of my Great Zhou, your achievements are high and the world is high, with a courtier like you, why don't I prosper in the Great Zhou?"

Yun Zhonghe hurriedly said modestly: "Thank you Your Majesty for the compliment, but this battle is all the credit of His Royal Highness Zhou Li, and it has nothing to do with me at all." ”

The emperor said: "You are too modest, Zhou Li is handsome, you are a general, both of you have made immortal achievements, I want to thank you, you saved the people of the Great Zhou." ”

Zhou Li and Ao Yu bowed down again, showing their modesty, and said that all this was the kindness of the Emperor Taishang and His Majesty the Emperor.

Next, the emperor came to Shi Bian, the king of Zhenhai, and said, "King Zhenhai, don't come unharmed." ”

Shi Bian, the king of Zhenhai, knelt down in the prisoner car and said, "The guilty minister sees Your Majesty. ”

The emperor ignored Shi Bian, but he was scolding in his heart, what a waste, an army of more than 100,000 was defeated by 30,000 or 40,000 people.

But the smile on his face did not diminish at all, and he said to the civil and military officials and nobles: "What are you waiting for? Prince Yin and the Marquis of Nulang have suppressed the rebellion, saved hundreds of millions of people in the Great Zhou, and made my Great Zhou's 10,000-mile sea frontier finally peaceful, shouldn't you kneel down and thank you?"

With an order from the emperor.

Thousands of officials and nobles, and tens of thousands of people knelt down in unison, shouting: "Prince Xie Yin, thank the Marquis of Nulang for his great kindness." ”

This is really an unprecedented courtesy, civil and military officials and the people, all kneeling to Zhou Li and Yunzhonghe, even a few young princes are no exception.

Then, the emperor held Zhou Li and Ao Yu's hands respectively and said: "You have been gone for a few months, the emperor wants to annoy you, his old man has lost weight, and he has already woken up before dawn today, just waiting to see you." ”

Zhou Li's eyes were red and said, "Erchen also misses the emperor's grandfather." ”

The emperor said: "My son is worried about my mother, my father and grandfather are the same, it's good to come back now, it's good to come back." ”

Then, the emperor grabbed the hands of Zhou Li and Yun Zhonghe and said, "Come, the two of you follow me to the imperial crown, and follow me into the palace to see the emperor." ”

Zhou Li postponed it several times, but the emperor still forcibly dragged Zhou Li and Ao Yu to the crown.

"Get up and go back to the palace!"

In the magnificent music, His Royal Highness Zhou Li, the crane in the clouds, and the three emperors, rode the imperial crown together, entered the city gate, and went to the palace.

At the same time, in the palace, all 30,000 guards were in place.

The golden throne on the Hall of Light didn't look unusual, and no one could see that there were thousands of catties of gunpowder under the throne.

Several trebuchets were also prepared, as were dozens of meteorites.

Ready to stage a great drama of heavenly punishment at any time, killing the Emperor Taishang and Zhou Li.

The final duel of the Great Zhou Dynasty is about to be staged.

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Note: It's finally finished, and these chapters are the final climax of the plot of Da Zhou, so each chapter has been conceived for a long time.

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