The Prodigal Son of the Mystical Sect

Kyoto, Forbidden City.

Ever since they received the news that the street pavilion had been lost, the government and the public were in an uproar. In the early morning of this morning, Zhou Chen was already in a state of excitement. Almost everyone had prepared a manuscript and prepared to criticize Chu Tianxiao. Among them, there were certainly enemies of the Chu family, but there were also some who were originally neutral. Seeing the development of the war, they were no longer interested in Chu Tianxiao. Chu Tianxiao was so disappointed that he joined the hostile camp...

They were either gloating over the misfortune, filled with indignation, or sighing...

Before Emperor Zhou arrived, they were already whispering and discussing.

"I have long said that it would be unwise to leave that prodigal son in Zhao! What now? Something happened!"

"Hey, who would have thought that Young Emperor Zhao would have the courage to actually..."

"Is this difficult to guess? Even Chu Tianxiao, a prodigal son, has the courage, why does Zhao Emperor not have the courage? To put it bluntly, it was Chu Tianxiao who did not think carefully and was greedy for success, which caused our army to fall into such an embarrassing situation. !”

"That's right! This time the street pavilion was lost and the situation worsened, Chu Tianxiao must take full responsibility!"

The crowd was excited, and those who occasionally defended Chu Tianxiao were silenced by the others and could no longer speak... After all, the bad situation is real now, and Chu Tianxiao used the "order of my personal presence" to It is also true that the defenders from all sides are mobilized...

While the ministers were discussing and quarreling, Emperor Zhou came to the scene with a shout and a ceremonial carriage.

I saw that he had a calm expression on his face, looked at the people below, and said in the same calm tone as before: "You have the right to submit a memorial, but you have no right to withdraw from the court."

Seeing this, many people's expressions changed slightly - they had submitted a memorial of attack yesterday, but they didn't expect that Emperor Zhou didn't even mention it!

However, even so, there were still some people who were unwilling to let go of this "god-given opportunity". They gritted their teeth and stepped out from the side: "Your Majesty, I have written a note!"

"Chu Tianxiao, the prince of the Marquis of Ziyi, has been greedy for merit and advanced rashly. He has more than enough to attack, but lacks discipline. He has lost the city and fallen into the ground, causing harm to the three armies. Your Majesty, please look into it!"

After these words fell, many people immediately jumped out and seconded their opinions.

"What Master Ling said is true. Once the street pavilion is lost, hundreds of thousands of our soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty will feel like they are stuck in the throat. They are in a dilemma. They are in an extremely unfavorable situation! If this matter is not investigated thoroughly, it will not be enough for the people to be angry and rouse the government!"

"Yes, Chu Tianxiao acted arrogantly and started a war, which made me, Zhou and Zhao, almost die. This is against the purpose of exterminating demons. This is greed for small gains and the loss of the overall situation! Even if he has small merits, he will not be able to outweigh his faults. It must be sanctioned!”

Seeing ministers one after another jumping out to second their opinions, Emperor Zhou stared slightly, but said in an orderly manner: "What is Chu Tianxiao's fault and what punishment he deserves? We will make a decision when he returns to the capital. The top priority is to discuss how to do it." To deal with the current situation..."

After hearing this, Prime Minister Wu came out and said: "I think that although the situation is not good for me, the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhao Dynasty may not really dare to take action. Their move is more of a coercion, waiting for Jia to be sold... At least , our hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty will never be destroyed."

"The top priority should be to negotiate with the Zhao Dynasty as soon as possible to avoid long-term changes..."

After hearing this, Emperor Zhou nodded and said: "What Wu Qing said is good..."

After a pause, he pondered: "Is there something happening over there in the Qin Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, the Qin envoy is on his way."

Wu Xiang quickly explained the matter... Just as Emperor Zhou expected, China's second empire, Great Qin, was indeed not willing to be idle - they had entered the situation a few days ago and made it clear that they were willing to be the mediator. They also stated, It is hoped that both Zhou and Zhao will exercise restraint as much as possible, focus on the overall situation of exterminating demons, and never engage in a large-scale deadly battle... At the same time, it is also recommended that the initiators of this battle be punished, otherwise, I am afraid that mediation will be extremely difficult.

"At this point, the southeast is no longer safe, and it goes without saying that Zhaodu... the only burning point in the negotiations should be Chu Tianxiao... whether to hand over or to stay?"

Many ministers at the scene felt like they were in a mirror. For a moment, the critics quickly gathered together and spoke together... They were very smart and did not insist on "handing over Chu Tianxiao", but focused on "recalling Chu Tianxiao for punishment". '——Because according to Zhou people's logic, if we make mistakes, we must be punished by ourselves, and others have no right to comment! So even if Chu Tianxiao was "heavy in sin", if he were to be handed over like this, it would be absolutely unacceptable to the Zhou people!

However, no matter what, in the eyes of the important officials present, Chu Tianxiao had already committed a serious crime this time, and there was no possibility of him turning around. It was just a question of how to die...

Just when everyone was talking heatedly, an idea suddenly appeared in Wu Xiang's mind...

"The current situation is like this, will Chu Tianxiao sit still and wait for death?"

Suddenly, he thought of some possibility, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes. Almost at the same time, Emperor Zhou also narrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something...

"I see……"

"Little loser, you actually want to..."

"But... what are you going to do? Could it be..."

Just as these thoughts emerged, Prime Minister Wu quickly came out of the queue: "Your Majesty! I..."

Emperor Zhou directly waved his hand to interrupt: "When talking to Zhao, don't be in a hurry, let alone be weak! Pass on my will, order the killing immortal to take action, pretend to be like a jade and stone, and delay it for a few days to dampen the spirit of those Zhao people. Say it again!”

After saying this, several important ministers with sharp eyes reacted, and immediately, there was an anxious cry in the room.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"We can't irritate Zhao Chao anymore!"

"Destroying demons is the most important thing. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

But this time, Emperor Zhou, who always accepted advice, showed the decisiveness of a king!

"I have made up my mind! Retreat from the court!"

When the words fell, his tone was firm and cold, which made everyone in the room tremble. No one dared to say anything more...

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At the same time, Duanyunya and the prodigal army camp were established.

Even the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty has learned the news of the deterioration of the situation, and this side is naturally no exception.

In the camp, all the generals of the prodigal army frowned. They looked at Chu Tianxiao with a faint worry in their eyes, and a determination of 'Whoever dares to touch the young master will fight to the death'... Only Chu Tianxiao heard that Jindu had fallen and Jieting had been lost, but he was not surprised, angry or worried. On the contrary, he had a faint smile on his face...

"very good."

"The bad news I was waiting for has finally arrived..."

Chu Tianxiao said, walked slowly, opened the curtain of the camp, and walked out.

It was already late autumn, and even though Zhao was located in the south and the water and soil were warm, there was still the slightest bit of cold wind in this high mountain place...

The weather... is already slightly cold.

Chu Tianxiao looked at the blue sky, subconsciously shook his sleeves, and said leisurely: "It's getting cold..."

"So."

He smiled faintly.

"Let Zhao be destroyed."