After the fire broke out in the city last night, the Emperor Tai, who had already rested, was awakened from his sleep, and after being informed of all the alarms, the Emperor was furious and ordered his attendants to summon the Son of Heaven to come and ask questions.

How do you know that after waiting for a long time, the chamberlain who went to summon the Son of Heaven returned cautiously, saying that the Son of Heaven had rested, and said before going to bed that there were big things to wait for tomorrow.

When the Emperor heard this, he almost burst into rage, but in the Assassin's Mansion and looking at the half of the sky burned red by the flames, in the end he could only choose to compromise, hurriedly change his clothes, condescend to his dignity, and go to the Son of Heaven to meet him in person.

I didn't think about it, but I was still turned away.

The Emperor was furious and stepped forward in person, but the attendants did not dare to stop him, and he approached all the way to the place where the Son of Heaven and his wife lived.

The Son of Heaven and the Empress had not yet rested, and the couple stood on the railing, watching the raging fire that was catalyzed by the few remaining national fortunes of the dynasty.

At this moment, when he saw the Emperor Taishang coming, he still did not show timidity, and after saluting, he looked at him for a long time, but he was not in a hurry to speak.

Seeing this, the Emperor Taishang's anger gradually faded.

He sent everyone back and calmly negotiated with the Son of Heaven: "What do you want?" ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I want to be the emperor." ”

The Emperor frowned: "You are already an emperor, aren't you?" ”

"No," said the Son of Heaven, "you know, I am not." ”

The Emperor Taishang was silent for a long time: "I am already old, how many years will I live?" Sooner or later, this world will be in your pocket......"

The Son of Heaven smiled, shook his head and said, "I don't want 'sooner or later', I'm fed up with these two words, I want to be now." ”

The Emperor said categorically: "Impossible! ”

The Son of Heaven shrugged: "Then there is nothing to say." ”

The Emperor looked at him silently, his expression gloomy.

But there is nothing to be done.

He could not depose the Son of Heaven – it would shake the image he had worked so hard to create, of a man who had been forced to abdicate and who had paid for his own mistakes, who could garner some sympathy and understanding.

But he couldn't ignore the Son of Heaven's approach.

Because it's stupid, but it's working, and it's cutting the foundations of this dynasty at a speed that is visible to the naked eye!

What he wants is to be in power and ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, not to be the emperor of the dead country even though he has re-ascended the throne and become an emperor - such a hellish joke-like drama!

The Son of Heaven and the Emperor were at a stalemate.

……

Wang Shilang brought a number of officials to visit the Emperor and the Son of Heaven, but he found nothing, was not allowed to enter, and even stopped his daily court discussions.

After two days of such a stalemate, Wu Cuicui finally couldn't sit still.

Previously thought that this man-made disaster would not last long, in order to avoid causing chaos, she did not even send people to provide relief, but in the current situation, if she does not provide disaster relief, she is afraid that she will really starve to death!

She knew that she was not smart enough or thoughtful, so she went out of her way to ask Wang Shilang and the experienced wives for advice.

Disheartened, Wang Shilang simply stopped pinning his hopes on the father and son of the Heavenly Family, and ordered dozens of officials from the Ministry of Officials to come and register the number of people affected by the disaster, and then went to lobby the Ministry of Household Shangshu to open a grain depot for disaster relief.

In addition, there are also many people of insight who spontaneously walk around the place, work for relief, call on the victims to repair their houses, and distribute medicinal herbs.

In the end, even the Son of Heaven had to send the imperial doctor to walk among the people, and issued an edict to release grain for disaster relief, which was quite a bit of a meaning that did not make Wu Cuicui and others specialize in the past.

In this process, it is inevitable that there will be a conflict with the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, but one side is reasonable, the other side is weak, and Wu Cuicui's 3,000 cavalry is not a soft persimmon, and it is obviously not what the heavenly family wants.

Therefore, the biggest vanity fair in the world at the moment also maintains a fragile balance.

It wasn't until Wu Cuicui received the news from the battlefield ahead.

……

The wolf smoke in Shunzhou City is rising, and the first thing you can see is Pingcheng, which is sixty miles away.

When Li Qiao's subordinates who stayed here saw the wolf smoke rising into the air above Shunzhou City, they knew that this was a signal transmitted by the general to themselves, and they quickly climbed to the high platform......

In this way, the news was transmitted all the way to the west, and finally reached the ears of the special person, and all the information obtained was summarized, and finally the horse was sent to the capital.

Wu Cuicui looked at the short letter in her hand, was speechless for a long time, and sat back in her chair as if she had lost her soul, her pretty face as white as paper.

At this time......

At this time!

If he doesn't send someone to save Li Qiao, he will definitely be more auspicious this time.

But if someone is sent to save Li Qiao......

Without these 3,000 cavalry, the balance that the city had struggled to maintain would have been shattered immediately, and when the time came, what kind of faces would the Emperor and the Son of Heaven have?!

Regardless of how many stumbling blocks the father and son have made to each other in the struggle for power and profit, once they find out that their opponents have lost their fangs, they will inevitably abandon their previous suspicions in an instant and join forces to kill the rest!

On one side is her like-minded allies and relatives in the city, and on the other side is her husband Li Qiao......

Wu Cuicui has never so truly experienced what a dilemma is.

It is said that things should be decisive, but the choice between the two sides, how can she be bold?

However, she didn't have much time to hesitate, because this hesitation itself was pushing Li Qiao to death.

Wu Cuicui covered her heart, probably because the pain was too intense, and she couldn't shed tears.

The envoy invited Wang Shilang to come, and she solemnly bowed to him: "Sir, I know that your mind and strategy are far superior to mine, and that you are a saint-like figure, so I hope you will plan for me......

Wu Cuicui told him about her difficulties.

Wang Shilang did not ask her to leave the 3,000 cavalry behind because he was in the capital at the moment, but said: "As far as I am concerned, no matter what choice Madame makes, I will not blame you." ”

He said: "It is good to be able to protect the people in the city, but if you choose to rush to the aid of General Li, with his ability and mind, he may be able to play a better role in this troubled era than the thousands of people in the city." ”

"It's just Madam," Wang Shilang said, "no regrets, no matter which one you choose, please stick to the end, don't regret it again after you finish choosing." ”

Wu Cuicui smiled bitterly: "I originally wanted you to make a decision for me, but I didn't want to hear what you said, but I became even more indecided. ”

Wang Shilang said: "It's the old man who is incompetent, and he is outside the bureau, and he can't help." ”

On the one hand, there are many people of insight who trust themselves and choose to be with them in the same boat, as well as the children entrusted to him by his brother before leaving......

One side trusts himself, so he leaves the back road to his husband......

Wu Cuicui sat in silence for a long time, and finally got up and knelt down in front of Wang Shilang, who was still waiting on the side: "I still have a few nephews, two younger sisters, and several aunts in my family, can I entrust them to my husband?" ”

Wang Shilang's expression was shocked, and Zhengse admitted: "But as long as I have a breath of air, I will definitely take care of them!" If this is not true, heaven and man will kill it! ”

Wu Cuicui solemnly bowed to him: "The court is a big deal, Mr. is better than me, naturally I don't need to advise, but there are many relatives in the family, and I need to say more." When I leave, I entrust them to my husband! ”

Wang Shilang's expression was not without respect: "Mrs. Li......"

Wu Cuicui got up and wept and said, "I, I can't leave behind so many people in front of me, I can only ...... Li Qiao is a genius who can do things that ordinary people can't, and without these 3,000 people, he may not be able to save ...... But I can't sit here and wait for news......"

She held the dagger that Li Qiao had given her to defend herself before leaving, and her expression was firm: "If he can get out of trouble smoothly, I will go to Shunzhou City to meet him...... If he can't get out of trouble, I'll die with him! ”

Chapter 134

Wu Erlang went to look for people along the route originally planned by Li Qiao's troops, but found nothing, and when he was at a loss, he felt even more uneasy.

If it is just a time of peace, and the news is cut off in such a time of chaos, how can it not make people anxious?

Li Qiao did not march east to conquer the king of Wei, so where did he go?

Wu Erlang held the map in his hand and unfolded it, his eyes wandering around the possible military targets nearby, and his heart suddenly moved—could it be that he was going to attack the rebels?

In that case, it's going to be a big problem......

Wu Erlang was a literati in the end, and although he was proficient in horsemanship, it was because the men of this dynasty were martial arts, but he really didn't know how to lead troops to fight.

He had no way to guess where Li Qiao would march from and where he would be stationed, and what was even worse was that there were some roads where Li Qiao would lead the army, which would naturally be unhindered, but if they were replaced by a dozen or so people in their group, there would be some twists and turns if they could not prepare for it.

The more distraught he was, the more he had to settle down, and after discussing with several subordinates who had joined the army, Wu Erlang agreed on several possible routes and rushed to the place.

The first line turned out to be wrong, and they raced to the second.

This time it was right.

Because they caught a glimpse of wolf smoke rising to a height of tens of feet in the established direction of travel, it was particularly evident in the clear sky.

That's in the direction of Heijo!

Wu Erlang couldn't help frowning when he saw this, - the wolf smoke is used to ask for help!

After entering the city, he first went to find out the news, and after learning that Li Qiao's office had been trapped for several days, he was first overjoyed, and then worried.

The reason is that if there is nowhere to ask for help, Li Qiao will certainly not light the wolf smoke, and as far as Li Qiao's character is concerned, it is obvious that igniting the wolf smoke after being trapped for a few days will not be a desperate move.

The reason why he was so worried was because of the news that he wanted to bring to Li Qiao on his trip-Li Qiao had already made preparations, but when he made such preparations, he was bound to be limited by what he knew and what he had gained.

The Emperor Taishang and the Son of Heaven are actually a nest of snakes and rats -- will this truth have an impact on Li Qiao's prior arrangements?

If it were, at this life-and-death juncture, a small mistake that seemed insignificant in the past might be a fatal cause of death!

The group hurried to Pingcheng, but it only added another layer of trouble.

Pingcheng and Shunzhou City were 60 miles away, and they were only a dozen people, but there were tens of thousands of rebels besieging Shunzhou.

Help, a dozen people can't help anything, if they can help Li Qiao deliver the letter, he doesn't know anything about the current situation in Shunzhou City, how can he cooperate?

But if you don't help......

Lips and teeth are cold!

The battle ahead is urgent, and every quarter of an hour of delay will make the danger even heavier, and this knife is not only on Li Qiao's neck, but also on the neck of the Wu family!

Wu Erlang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but he also had nothing to do, so he sent his men out to find out how the war was going, but he never thought that there would be two fewer servants who would return that day.

When Wu Erlang saw this, he knew that it was not good, and he hurriedly wanted to flee here, but it was too late, and a group of fierce soldiers came to the inn where he was staying on horseback, and they seemed polite, but in fact they could not refuse to invite him away: "My parent Shi Xiang, Mr. Wu, please?" ”

At that time, Pingcheng had not yet fallen, which was also the reason why Wu Erlang dared to lead people to stay here for a long time.

Changshi is a civilian official, how can he lead the army?

He was also deeply disturbed by the reason for his own visit.

Wu Erlang was taken all the way to a simple military tent outside Pingzhou, and the military man who came with him raised his voice: "Changshi, I have already brought Wu Erlang here!" ”

A deep and powerful voice came from within: "Come in!" ”