I, the strongest poisoner, am called the living king of hell by the empress

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royal palace.

Wuying Palace.

In the dim hall, everything is illuminated by candlelight. This is the center of the entire palace, where the portraits of the Daqian emperors of the past dynasties are enshrined.

Except for Wu Zhao, no one is allowed to enter without permission.

"Father, the King of Wu rebelled, Longguan guard Xue Yi surrendered, and Chu's hundreds of thousands of troops passed Longguan and marched all the way towards Chang'an. What should I do?"

Wu Zhao stood in the center of the hall, looking at a portrait enshrined.

She, who had always been noble and majestic, actually showed a hint of weakness at this moment.

There was silence in the hall, and there was no answer.

Wu Zhao was silent for a while.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er carefully opened the door of the hall and walked in.

"His Majesty."

Wu Zhao looked at Shangguan Wan'er and asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation in Chang'an City?"

Shangguan Wan'er sighed and said: "Although I have tried my best to cover up the news, after hearing the news, the major families still packed their luggage frantically and prepared to flee."

There was a hint of ridicule in the corners of Wu Zhao's eyes, but she was calm.

"Ants can still survive, let alone humans? In the face of a powerful enemy, there is still no hope at all. This is human nature."

"Where is Gao Yuanwai Lang? Since he is a poisonous person who mainly seeks his own interests, he asked me to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River yesterday. I'm afraid I can run the fastest today."

Wu Zhao's voice was calm, but if you listen carefully you can hear a slight tremor under these words.

Obviously, her heart is not as indifferent as she appears on the surface.

Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyes and suppressed all the emotions in her eyes, "Gao Yuanwai Lang headed towards the Chang'an city gate before the sky was completely bright."

"It is estimated that in half an hour, as soon as the city gate opens, they will leave Chang'an City and head straight to the south of the Yangtze River."

After hearing this, Wu Zhao burst into laughter, "He really deserves his reputation as a poisonous warrior. Seeing that something was wrong, he ran faster than anyone else."

"Your Majesty, before the Chu army comes, your Majesty should quickly order an elite force to go to the south of the Yangtze River."

"The Chu army will definitely send elite cavalry to pursue them. The later they leave, the more dangerous they will be."

Shangguan Wan'er said eagerly.

When he heard these words, Wu Zhao's whole body was suddenly filled with endless imperial aura.

She said in an unquestionable tone, "I am the Emperor of Daqian, how can I bring shame to my ancestors!"

"Of course I can leave, but how can the hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an leave?"

"Can they run as fast as Chu's cavalry?"

Wu Zhao's eyes were firm, with unprecedented determination, "I can die, and Daqian can perish, but this country was conquered by our ancestors with their lives, and it was obtained with the blood of countless soldiers of Daqian. I would rather be subjugated. Your Majesty, you must not be so cowardly as to sacrifice your life for your country!”

In the Wuying Hall, the portraits of the ancestors of the past dynasties were blown by the wind, as if they were witnessing Wu Zhao's solemn oath.

Wu Zhao looked at Shangguan Wan'er and softened his tone, "You can leave the palace now and chase Gao Yang. I feel at ease with him by your side."

"If this battle can be won, God will bless me Dagan, and I will send people down to the south of the Yangtze River to pick you and Gao Yang up. If God does not bless me Dagan, then the army of the Chu State will bite my Dagan even if they want to. tooth!"

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes turned red, and she said word by word, "I won't leave!"

"I will work with His Majesty to face this unprecedented crisis in Daqian!"

"Even if I die, Shangguan Wan'er will have no regrets!"

Wu Zhao felt warm in her heart, she pushed open the door of Wuying Palace, walked out with her long slender legs.

Her eyes were firm and she looked into the distance, "Change your clothes and go to court in the morning."

"Today's morning is not peaceful."

Wu Zhao said quietly.

She knew in her heart how much resistance there would be to this decision!

Jinluan Palace.

Gao Tianlong, wearing battle armor, stood at the front.

He was motionless, but there was a chilling aura surrounding him.

Behind him, the civil and military officials were talking incessantly, their faces solemn, and a stormy atmosphere filled the entire Jinluan Palace.

The officials of the peace faction and the war faction are clearly divided. Everyone knows that the next fate of Daqian will be decided in the morning meeting.

Soon, Wu Zhao, wearing a golden dragon robe, walked out from one side and walked towards the dragon chair.

She spoke directly to the officials, "The situation is urgent. Let me make a long story short. The situation in Daqian is critical!"

"The King of Wu and Longguan Guard Xue Yi colluded with Da Chu. Hundreds of thousands of troops from Da Chu have quietly entered the hinterland of Da Qian, and their swords are pointing at Chang'an."

"In three days at most, troops will be approaching the city. Lords in the court, do you have any plans to retreat?"

A pair of Wu Zhao

The phoenix eyes swept over the officials and threw out this explosive news.

Almost instantly.

The entire Jinluan Palace was like a pot of boiling water, and the faces of the civil and military officials all changed.

Even Gao Tianlong was also solemn. Xue Yi rebelled, the King of Wu colluded with the State of Chu, and hundreds of thousands of troops were about to arrive at the city.

Chang'an was caught off guard and was empty inside.

How to fight this battle?

He was even a little fortunate that Gao Yang left, otherwise in the face of such a big situation, it would be just one more corpse.

Lu Zhen had a murderous look on his face and couldn't help cursing, "These two traitors, they'd better not fall into my hands, otherwise I will crush their baskets!"

Lu Zhen's face was full of hatred, murderous aura, and his back teeth were sore.

Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, "General Lu, it is meaningless to talk about this now. The most urgent task now is how to retreat. You have been on the battlefield for a long time. Do you have the confidence to repel the enemy?"

Lv Zhen thought of the huge disparity in military strength, and he said helplessly, "I think that the only way for Chang'an now is to defend and wait for reinforcements!"

Lu Wen, the Minister of Dali Temple, stood up after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, King Wu and Xue Yi colluded with the State of Chu, allowing the Chu army to pass through the first pass of our Daqian quietly. Chang'an is now empty and difficult to defend. I think we should retreat strategically."

The so-called strategic retreat is just running away, but it sounds better.

Wu Zhao's face was cold, and she looked at Xu Xuanji, the prime minister of Daqian, "Does Prime Minister Xu have any good ideas?"

Xu Xuanji was named, and he could only stand up and said, "Your Majesty, I support Lord Lu's strategic retreat."

Wang Hao, the Minister of War, also stood up and said, "I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

Except for several military generals such as Lu Zhen, most of the civil officials in the court spoke out.

For a time, a huge wave of voices attacked Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao held the armrest of the dragon chair with her jade hands, and her heart sank.

But she looked at the officials and said word by word: "If I don't want to leave, I must fight with the Chu army?"

As soon as the words fell.

The officials were shocked, but then a bigger wave of voices attacked.

"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"

"This is too dangerous!"

"As the sages said, a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. It is a taboo to do something knowing that it is impossible!"

"If your Majesty insists on fighting this battle, I can only crash my head into this palace and die. If I can use my blood to make your Majesty wake up in time, why should I fear death?"

For a moment, Wu Zhao's words were like poking a hornet's nest.

All the officials spoke out at the same time, with a face full of righteousness.

Some censors were even willing to die.

Wu Zhao was also angry. In her eyes, this was forcing the emperor to abdicate.

It was fortunate that Prince Rong died. If Prince Rong had not died, she would not have had any say.

She suddenly sat up straight, her face full of anger, "What a bullshit strategic retreat, it's just like a dog being chased by the Chu army!"

"Today I have made up my mind to defend Chang'an and fight the Chu army. Those who make irresponsible remarks will be killed!"

Wu Zhao did not retreat at all. For a time, the entire Jinluan Palace fell into a confrontation.

Lu Wen, Xu Xuanji, Wang Hao and other ministers also felt a headache.

They got the news that the living devil had run away, which shows the seriousness of the matter. Staying here is tantamount to a life and death.

But Wu Zhao refused to withdraw to Jiangnan.

But at this moment, the eunuch's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, Gao Yang, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is asking for an audience outside the palace!"