Before the deputy general who led the troops expressed his opinion, the surging soldiers behind him laid down their weapons one by one, and a continuous rustling sound rang out in the woods.

"We surrender."

"We lay down our weapons."

"We are all from Xiling, and we shouldn't fight against each other."

"We won't go into Moore City."

"We no longer work for the Gu Party."

The sounds rose and fell, one wave higher than the other, and the team of 20,000 people collapsed in an instant.

The deputy general looked at the soldiers who had no fighting spirit and sighed that the game was over. He was wiped out before he even reached the agreed location.

But, we can’t blame them for this, right?

The general leading the troops in the East Territory asked the soldiers in the North Territory to separate into teams and keep on standby.

Hundreds of generals, both big and small, were tied up and taken to the city of Moor to await His Majesty's decision.

But he promised that if they voluntarily laid down their weapons, he would report this to His Majesty and strive for lenient punishment for them.

In this way, the soldiers and generals coming from the four directions were blocked halfway, and their military power was stripped without any struggle.

Gu Chong, who was leading a team of a thousand people and was about to approach Moore City, had no idea what was happening at this time?

Still a hundred miles away from Moore City, Gu Chong pulled the reins.

"Let's rest here. Where are the four teams today?"

"Report to the General, today's letter has not been received yet."

The messenger was just wondering why he hadn't received any of the letters today when the agreed time had already passed.

"what reason?"

Gu Chong was a little impatient and frowned.

"Your subordinate, I haven't found out yet."

"Go check. Find out the situation within an hour. Where are the four teams now?"

"Yes!"

The messenger ran away in a flash.

"General, are we going to camp here?"

The personal guards stepped forward.

This is a dense forest, perfect for camping.

"Set up camp first and wait for news from the four teams. Take a hundred people to explore Moore City first, contact the Prime Minister's Mansion, and coordinate the following arrangements."

"Yes, I obey."

The guard left in response.

Gu Chong sat on the ground, took out a piece of bread and ate it, then drank a sip of cold water.

The closer he got to Moore City, the more panicked he became.

This was a feeling he had never experienced in his more than ten years of guarding the border and traveling back and forth to Moore City.

One hour, two hours, until noon of the second day, the signalman had not received any news from the four teams, and the hundred people sent to Moore City had not returned. Gu Chong really couldn't sit still anymore.

What he didn't know was that the forest was already surrounded by soldiers, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the archers were already ready.

He was restless and planned to go back and join up with the main army.

As soon as we came out of the forest, we saw dense archers and a fully armed team, which was estimated to be more than 10,000 people.

"Gu Chong, your four teams, totaling 80,000 people, have laid down their weapons and stopped a hundred miles away. They will not move forward one more step.

Thousands of generals, both big and small, have been tied up and escorted back to the city of Moore, awaiting His Majesty's judgment.

I advise you to do the same as them, lay down your weapons and surrender.”

"Han Yi, what exactly happened?"

Han Yi appeared here with people from the Military Department. Gu Chong was extremely panicked, and the panic of the past few days reached its peak.

"Okay! You asked a good question! I'll tell you now.

The fifth princess Ling Lu coveted the Emperor of Dong Cang, miscalculated the shameless medicine of her subordinates in the hunting ground, and conspired with your brother Gu Feng. The two of them took revenge and designed to lure the wolves to murder the Princess Nanqi, causing her to almost die, and almost provoked a war between the three countries.

Your father Gu Yuandong deliberately concealed the mistakes made by your brother and destroyed all traces, and was found guilty on the spot.

When Your Majesty ordered the search of Prime Minister Gu's residence, a brand new dragon robe was found in the secret room. You must know what His Majesty's intention was, right?

Otherwise, you wouldn't have received Ling Ji's secret letter and hurriedly returned to Moore City with 80,000 soldiers without any orders. You have already prepared for rebellion!"

Gu Chong's head was buzzing.

He fell into the trap; the letter was not written by his cousin.

"How are they doing now?"

He asked with difficulty, already having a guess in mind.

“Such a serious crime has been verified, can Your Majesty still stay here to celebrate the New Year?

Hundreds of people in Prime Minister Gu's mansion were beheaded at Caishikou ten days ago, and Prince Ji and Concubine Gu were sentenced to death. The fifth princess was stabbed to death by her brother Ling Ji at the hunting ground. Now all nine clans of the Gu family have been executed, and you are the only one left. I am here to send you off today.

Also, let me tell you one more thing so that you can completely give up.

Among Gu's party, the Minister of Rites Xie Xu was an accomplice in this incident. His Majesty ordered that all male members of the family be killed and all female members be made official slaves.

The rest of the officials, all those who had contacts with Prime Minister Gu, have taken the initiative to submit reports to Your Majesty, confessing their mistakes and promising to turn over a new leaf. This is why no one has passed on any news to you for more than ten days after the incident.

Can you give up now?"

After Han Yi finished speaking, he raised his hand and a round object was thrown at his feet.

Gu Chong kicked it with his foot, and the thing covered in black blood revealed some color.

"what!"

A shrill scream echoed through the forest, causing the leaves to rustle.

"General!"

Upon hearing this, the guards around him were all in panic.

Gu Chong fell to the ground, staring at the round head with bloodshot eyes.

It was his son's blood-dried head, with his eyes wide open in panic.

“Now I will say it again, if these people who followed you voluntarily lay down their weapons, Your Majesty promises to forgive them.

But if you resist, there are 20,000 soldiers outside, and 100,000 soldiers from the East Territory ready to fight thousands of miles away. Think about whether you can still return to the North Territory.

Let me tell you again, there are another 200,000 troops stationed in the southern border heading to the northern border with an imperial edict to change guard. Even if you go back, the northern border is no longer your Gu family army. The era when the Gu family held sway over the government is gone forever. You should recognize the situation and lay down your weapons now, so that you can save your lives.

The situation is hopeless. There is no future for me following your general. Do you think I will be buried with the Gu family?"

Han Yi's strong internal strength caused the leaves in the dense forest to fall down.

The small team of less than a thousand people suddenly fell into disarray.

Everyone was a little confused by this sudden news.

They relied on the Gu family's place in the army, but now the Gu family is gone, are they going to sacrifice their lives for it?

Some people hesitated and stepped back, tentatively putting down their weapons.

Then, the second person, the third person...

Only the hundred or so people around Gu Chong were still struggling.

"Come here if you lay down your weapons."

Hundreds of people rode out of the hunting circle and looked worriedly at their former brothers in the circle.

"shoot!"

Dense arrows covered the sky, and Gu Chong waved his sword to fight back desperately.

The people around him fell one by one, and more and more people fell in front of his horse.

The mount was shot and fell to the ground with a neigh, and he was shot in the right chest and right shoulder at the same time.

The strength he used to swing the sword became weaker and weaker, the gaps became more and more, and he was hit by more and more arrows.

Until he knelt down and looked up at the sky, and saw what he had seen in his dream that day, a vast expanse of white.

"Ah! Father and mother, wait for me!"

The sound of arrows became less and less, until it stopped.

More than a hundred lives were harvested in the forest, foreshadowing the decline of an era in Xiling and the rebirth of another era.

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