In the summer and autumn of this year, the situation is as unpredictable as the falling leaves, which makes people dazzled.

The matter of Mu thief seeking power and usurping the throne and placing the Son of Heaven under house arrest caused a lot of turmoil in the Chu State, and countless people rebelled against Mu Lao Thief.

However, Emperor Zhao Ruize was in the palace, in addition to fear, there was also self-blame. He finally understood that he had killed General Feng Rubing by mistake and let the patriotic general die unjustly. He sometimes dreamed at night, and he would dream of General Feng. He screamed and woke up from his sleep, but now there was no intimate chamberlain to comfort him, and he remembered that the chamberlain had also died at the hands of the thief.

Now, the Northern Wei Dynasty has launched a provocation again, but now there is no veteran like General Feng who has fought against Xiang Qiang for many years and has rich experience. Zhao Ruize looked at the sky, Da Chu was dying, he was ashamed of his ancestors and the people who sacrificed for Da Chu.

He was too useless, without the arrogance of Emperor Taizu to open the country, and without the thunderbolt means of Emperor Taizong to govern the country, he went from being an unappreciated sixth prince to being rescued by Qin Luo by chance and became the only surviving descendant of the royal family. He was put on the throne when he was ignorant, but he didn't know how to govern at all. Faced with the stormy half of the country, he was unable to protect his homeland, let alone regain the lost land.

In the first half of his life, there was a loyal old lady Xu who took care of complicated political affairs for him. There is a general Feng who is dedicated to the country, and he resists foreign invasion for him. Now, they are all away from him, and he is surrounded by villains, and there is no one to trust.

He was now locked up in a small room, guarded by soldiers, and he had long since died as emperor. The old thief Mu had the idea of blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and wanted everyone to obediently obey him. However, Zhao Ruize understands that he can no longer help the abuse, and the only thing he can do for the Chu State and the Chu people now is to end his life.

However, the thief had already prevented Zhao Ruize from committing suicide, his dishes and chopsticks were made of gold and silver, and he couldn't break them at all, and he couldn't cut his wrists. He wanted to hang himself, but all the ropes in the room were confiscated.

But if a person wants to die, there is always a way. Zhao Ruize has been cowardly all his life, and at the last moment of his life, he finally showed the courage to die. Since a few days ago, Zhao Ruize refused to eat anything, even if he was forced to eat something, but he vomited after eating, and he couldn't eat at all, and finally got his wish and died of hunger strike.

The death of Emperor Zhao Ruize marked the end of the state of Chu.

When the soldiers reported to the old marquis Mu that the emperor had died, the old marquis Mu was really a big one, and now the bargaining chips for coercion were gone, rebels were rising all over the country, and the Qinwang army that rushed to the capital was almost there. He had to find ways to conceal the emperor's death, and he could drag on for a while, for a while.

How could the emperor's death be concealed? Many palace maids and eunuchs already knew that the emperor had died of hunger strike, and the news was still spread from the palace to the people, from the people to the border pass, and from the border pass to Xiang Qiang.

When Qin Luo, Liu Changfeng and others learned that the emperor was dead and the state of Chu was dead, everyone was silent.

Qin Luo urgently summoned everyone, and seeing that everyone didn't say a word, he had to stand up first and say, "Your Majesty died on a hunger strike in order to prevent the thieves from succeeding. Your Majesty is young, has no heirs, and has no successor to Da Chu, we ...... The country is gone. ”

"Actually, the state of Chu has long since died, and after the old capital Yang City was broken by the Xiang Qiang clan, the Great Chu died." Liu Changfeng said, "Now, those of us no longer have our own country. If everyone wants to quit and leave Xiang Qiang and go home, they can leave now. ”

"Where can we go, my family died at the hands of the Xiang Qiang people in that battle." Someone said with tears in his eyes.

"My son is still in his hometown, but I haven't been back for years, and they think I'm dead. Forget it, more than ten years have passed, don't bother them. ”

"My family knows I'm in Xiangqiang. But I stayed in Xiangqiang for many years, and when I suddenly went home, I don't know what the people in the village think. ”

"I'm not leaving, the state of Chu is dead, but the Xiangqiang people are still attacking Wuping Pass, which is the land of our Han people, and we can't let foreigners step in."

"Yes, the soldiers of Wupingguan haven't given up yet, should we give up first?"

The only girl looked at Qin Luo, "Qin Luo, you won't give up, you will still stick to Xiang Qiang, right?" ”

"Yes." Qin Luo has a good impression of this woman who has always cared about him, "I will always be here, and I can't let the Xiang Qiang people attack Wuping Pass." ”

"Then what else to say, everyone stays and doesn't leave." The girl said.

"Okay, for the sake of the Han people, for the sake of the homeland, we can't go."

Qin Luo watched them come out of the gloom one by one and regain their confidence, and he was very pleased. He thought, fortunately they still have hope, the only thing they can have in this group is waiting and hope.

Hope for the light, wait for tomorrow,

In fact, in Wuping Pass, this matter was also discussed among the senior generals. The chief general of Wuping Pass said the same thing to everyone: those who are willing to go home are not considered deserters, and they can leave at any time. However, at such a critical juncture, no one left. Wuping Pass is their home, they have been stationed at the border for many years, and they have long had a deep relationship with this place.

"Okay, in that case, let's go all out." General Wupingguan said, "For General Feng, for the sake of the common people, resist foreigners, and rest until death." ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Resist the foreigners, and rest until death." Defend against foreigners until you die. ”

The soldiers of Wupingguan organized themselves spontaneously, and later rebels from other regions joined them. The strength of the defenders of Wuping Pass gradually increased, reaching tens of thousands, which exceeded the total number of troops and horses led by General Kutulu.

Kutulu quickly reported the news to Tuoba Yan. After reading the military newspaper, Tuoba Yan slapped the table and shouted: "Crazy, crazy, crazy." The emperors of Chu are all dead, what else are they resisting? ”

"Their emperor is dead, but they are more united." Wei Mu Basang said on the side, "Before, the generals of the Chu State were under the supervision of Wenchen, and they were constrained everywhere, and they couldn't fight wholeheartedly. Now they take care of themselves, and they have no scruples. ”

"It's really not good, the little emperor of Chu State, it's really not the right time to die." Tuoba Yan thought to himself, if he didn't die and was controlled by Old Marquis Mu, the situation would not be so chaotic.

Tuoba Yan was very disappointed in Mu Yun, and he was really a person who couldn't do big things. At this time, his and Old Marquis Mu's plans in the Central Plains were completely disrupted, and he didn't expect Old Marquis Mu to open the gate of Wuping Pass and let them attack the Central Plains.

Tuoba Yan remembered Mu Jingfeng, who was still locked up in Xiang Qiang, his father was useless, and he was useless. After eating and drinking for so many years, it is time to be content.

So, Tuoba Yan ordered that night that Mu Jingfeng be killed, and they Xiang Qiang did not raise idlers.

As for Old Marquis Mu, he has no time to pay attention to the affairs of Xiang Qiang and Wupingguan now. The capital has long been in turmoil, and many people in the forbidden army are also patriotic, and when they heard that the emperor was dead, they no longer obeyed the dispatch of the old marquis Mu, and fled the capital one after another.

Old Marquis Mu had no choice but to take the troops he had cultivated for many years to resist the Qinwang army from all directions in Pingcheng.