The city of Bianliang has been fried, and the people have flocked to the notice boards in the major city gate market squares to watch the emperor's public edict. For the first time, they couldn't believe the rumors on the streets, because they had always believed the rumors on the streets, because that was the only way for them to understand the situation. But today, they must see is believing.

The billboards in the major squares and markets are crowded with people cramming in front of the billboards and stretching their necks to see the contents of the notices. But there were too many people, it was too noisy, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

The cries of mourning and examination came and went, and those who saw the edict finally confirmed the truth of the rumors, and their hearts inevitably fell into a collapse. Because, according to the content of the Great Zhou, the Great Zhou that they were once proud of, the prosperous and prosperous Great Zhou is coming to an end, and it is ending in a way that is difficult for people to accept.

"Sue the officials and people of the Great Zhou. Since I ascended the throne, internal and external troubles have emerged one after another, although I have tried my best, I have no choice but to lack virtue and ability, and I am unable to return to heaven. I also made the wrong decision to join forces with the Jurchens to attack Liao, which led to the defeat of the army and the decline of the country, which was taken advantage of by foreign enemies. Today, the Jurchens and the Liao State jointly attacked our Great Zhou, causing a situation in which thousands of miles of life in the Red Land of our Great Zhou were devastated, and I felt guilty and regretted myself. Today, the Jurchen soldiers are coming to the city, Baimadu is defeated, and the Northwest Army is defeated outside the city, and there are very few soldiers available in my Great Zhou. The Jurchens are imminent in breaking the city. At this time, I can't help but stand up and take this responsibility. ”

"The Jurchens came south this time, and they wanted to destroy my Great Zhou and then quickly. We, the military and civilians of the Great Zhou, have done their best. In today's situation, if the Jurchens break through Bianliang City, they will slaughter millions of soldiers and civilians in Bianliang. Although all the civil and military officials want to sacrifice their lives for the country, I can't be so selfish, knowing that I am invincible, but I want to gamble with the lives of millions of people in the capital. I've made a big mistake, and I can't do it again. Therefore, I sent an envoy to make peace with the Jurchens, as long as the Jurchens can spare the people of the Great Zhou, I have nothing to do. Although the conditions put forward by the Jurchens were harsh, as long as I could save the lives of millions of people, I could agree to any conditions. After negotiations, I agreed to the Jurchens' conditions. ”

"First, from now on, the two roads of Hebei and the two roads of Jingdong will be ceded to the hands of the Jurchens, and the land and cities of the people will be attributed to the Jurchens. The Jurchen chieftain Wanyan Agu promised to treat the people of my Great Zhou Dynasty well and would not kill innocents indiscriminately. Second, the Jurchens asked me to take my Guo clan to the Jurchen army as a hostage in the Beijing imperial family, and I agreed. I know that there will be no return, but I must do this for the sake of millions of lives, and this is the last blessing I can do for the people of my Great Zhou. Third, after I am gone, I have no heirs, but the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and I can only entrust my Great Zhou to someone I can trust. Lu Xiang is my grandfather and my great Zhou Xianchen, and at this time, he is the only person I can entrust to Jiangshan Sheji. He is also the only one who can cheer you up and keep my great week going. Although Lu Xiang asked the Jurchens to take me as a hostage, the Jurchens did not allow him to do so, and I did not allow it. I bear the calamity of my own burden, and I want to protect my people. Lu Xiang also refused to accept my concession because of his death, but I knew that he would put the overall situation and the people first. ”

"After I left, my Great Zhou was actually dead. I have buried the 150-year-old legacy of my Great Zhou, and I am ashamed and regretful. Let me use the last useless remnants to protect my people one last time. The only thing I hope is that you can pick yourself up, start over, follow the new emperor, and create a new situation. Maybe in the future, it will be a shame for me to snow today. Chin this! ”

Everyone who saw the edict was moved, and since Guo Xu ascended the throne for more than three years, the people have not had a good impression of him at all. Not only because of the widely circulated rudeness about him killing his father and brother to usurp the throne, but also because during his reign, the people's livelihood took a sharp turn for the worse, and there were many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the court was high-pressure, and he was convicted for his words, and there were endless incidents of indiscriminate killing of innocents. The upright ministers of the DPRK and the central government have long been lost in their lives. When the people mentioned Guo Xu, they had little affection except fear and hatred. But the content of today's edict is clear, the Jurchens want to slaughter the city, and for the sake of millions of people in the capital, he is willing to go to the Jurchens as a hostage. Willing to sacrifice themselves to save the people. This move is extremely surprising and moving.

Whether he is good or bad, he is the emperor of the Great Zhou after all. And this emperor is now going to sacrifice himself in order to save the people, and the people are already kind, and complicated feelings naturally swell up in their hearts. But what can they do as ordinary people? In the past few days, the news that the Jurchens are going to slaughter the city has been confirmed, is it necessary to risk the lives of millions of people for this last dignity? Moved to be moved, some people may come up bloody and vow to surround Bianliang and live and die with the emperor, but the vast majority of the people are thinking about how to protect themselves. The emperor's willingness to come forward to take responsibility for saving the people of the city is naturally touching and admirable, but I am afraid that there is no good way except for him to go.

What is even more surprising is that the emperor did not say that he would entrust the throne of the Great Zhou to the other royal relatives of the Guo family. There is one person who is most qualified to ascend the throne in front of him, that is, Guo Kun, the son of King Liang who rebelled out of the capital. On the contrary, the emperor entrusted the throne to Lu Zhongtian, which had to make people feel abrupt. But perhaps, in the emperor's mind, Guo Kun is already a traitor to the imperial family, and he is no longer qualified to be the emperor. Therefore, the emperor should follow the example of Yao Shunyu and give the throne to Lu Zhongtian to ensure that the people can have a qualified leader. Although this matter is confusing, maybe the emperor has no other good way.

But in any case, the common people have no way of judging these things. Although I felt hopeless, sad and fearful, I was also a little happy. When the sky falls, someone is holding it, and it is always a good thing to not hit yourself.

In the early afternoon, the Suzaku Street outside the Daqing Gate was crowded with people. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on both sides of the street, stretching their necks and wiping tears in the direction of the palace gate. Because there is news that the emperor Guo Xu is leaving the palace and going to the enemy camp.

No matter what kind of emotions he has, Guo Xuken sacrificed himself in exchange for the lives of the people in the city, which is admirable and grateful, so at this moment, it is also appropriate to come and give him a ride.

Led by Lu Zhongtian, a cadre of civil and military officials stood outside the Daqing Gate and waited, Lu Zhongtian's face was sad and thoughtful. The civil and military officials were also mourning, crying and mourning one by one. Finally, the palace door slowly opened, there was no huge pomp and circumstance of the ceremony, there was no accompaniment of drums, only a few guards carried a sedan chair and walked out, and the sedan chair sat Guo Xu, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty who was dressed in an ordinary cotton robe and had a pale face and a stiff body. As soon as Guo Xu appeared, Lu Zhongtian and others knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty." ”

The people on the long street also knelt on the ground, and hundreds of thousands of people shouted in unison: "Emperor, Emperor." "It was a very touching scene.

Lu Zhongtian even knelt on the ground and kowtowed and shouted: "Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent and can't protect the Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji, and the old minister is ashamed and landless." Now the emperor wants to risk his life, and the old minister can't accept it. As a minister of the Great Zhou, the old minister died as the ghost of the Great Zhou, and today the old minister first crashed to death in front of the emperor, in order to fulfill the righteousness of the courtier. ”

As he spoke, Lu Zhongtian got up and slammed into the stone pillar on the side. The commander of the front division of the palace on the side made Chen Jue's eyes quickly hug him.

"Lu Xiang, Lu Xiang can't, the emperor entrusted the heavy responsibility to Lu Xiang, although we all know that Lu Xiang is brave and loyal, and he can't wait to replace him, but the matter has come to this, we should focus on the overall situation and the lives of millions of people in the capital. Don't live up to the emperor's entrustment, you can't die. As soon as you go, what will happen to the people of the city? What should I do about the Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji? Chen Jue and a group of ministers cried.

Lu Zhongtian burst into tears, beat his chest and said: "Our courtiers can't even keep the emperor, so what face do they have." The old man wanted to die immediately. ”

Everyone hurriedly persuaded one after another, and the scene was noisy for a while. Guo Xu didn't seem to react at all, his whole expression was dull, without any sadness or emotion, without any emotion. With the support of several guards, he was put off the chair, and then mechanically boarded the black carriage that had been waiting beside him. The curtain fell, and no face was revealed.

The carriage moved slowly, and the officials cried as if they were crazy, and the people also cried out like crazy. Some people were impulsive, rushed to the street to stop the car, the palace guards were strictly protected, the whip was like rain, and they were not allowed to approach. Some officials were so emotional that they shouted the slogan of serving the country with loyalty, but they really crashed to death on the stone pillars, and some people committed suicide by stabbing themselves in the chest with scissors. The scene became extremely chaotic. However, under the strong maintenance of the forbidden army, it did not affect the movement of Guo Xu's carriage in the slightest.

Half an hour later, amid the cries of the city, the carriage arrived at the Fengqiu Gate. There were already dozens of carriages waiting in line, and there was a sound of shouting and cursing in the carriage, all of which were the county kings and horses of the Guo royal family in the capital. They all had to follow Guo Xu to the Jurchen army, which was said to be a request made by the Jurchens.

The drawbridge was lowered and the gates opened. Dozens of carriages, surrounded by cavalry guards, drove out of Bianliang City and came to the outside of Bianliang City. As the gates slowly closed, the cries of the city were also shut in the gates. Guo Xu in the carriage sat stiffly on the car, his brain was clear, but his body was paralyzed, before leaving the palace, he was forced to pour numbness and boil, he could hear and see but his body could not move or speak. The dignified Emperor of the Great Zhou is at the mercy of others like a zombie, allowing others to act in front of his eyes, but he can't reveal a word about them.

The cold wind blew in through the crack in the carriage door, blowing the two lines of tears on Guo Xu's face to the bone. The carriages and horses rolled and bumped, thinking that the camp of the Jurchen army was slowly driving away a few miles away.