This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 725 Wu Guogong

The news of Yunzhou City's collapse was sent back to Yanjing, and the court was suddenly gloomy.

Emperor Zhou immediately decreed that Xie Shan, the commander of the black cavalry battalion, took five thousand soldiers to meet the people of Yunzhou, led the left and right patrol battalions to give up patrolling in the city, and took all the soldiers to the Yanjing city wall to fight.

Afterwards, Zhou Tianzi put on his whole body even more, and the three thousand Imperial Forest Army left one thousand to guard the palace, and he personally took the remaining soldiers to the city wall.

The same was true for all the generals who stayed behind in Yanjing, and the nobles such as Zhen Guogong Chen Ling brought out all the soldiers in their homes, and the atmosphere on the Yanjing city wall suddenly became extremely solemn.

At this time, the civil servants were not idle either. Prime Minister Su Dinghe led a group of officials to appease the emotions of the people in Yanjing. The news of the collapse of Yunzhou City made all the people panic.

Many merchant families in the city began to transfer their assets, for fear that the family business they had worked hard for generations would be destroyed in this battle.

Of course, many merchants not only did not do such small tricks, but tried their best to cooperate with the officials to appease the emotions of the people, such as the Fei family, the first merchant family in Yanjing, and the Liu family, the second merchant family.

The two families have been fighting in the business field for many years, but now that the enemy is in front of them, the two families seem to have abandoned all grievances tacitly. It is unreasonable for a family like this not to prosper.

On the Yanjing City Wall.

Zhou Tianzi, who was fully clothed, held the Tianzi sword on the attic and stared into the distance solemnly. Except for those officials who were taken away by Prime Minister Su Dinghe, the rest of the civil servants and military generals were also listed. After all, the emperor came in person. Is there any reason not to follow?
However, compared to the calmness of the military generals, some civil servants were extremely anxious.

After struggling for a long time, some officials stood up and bowed to Emperor Zhou, gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, and said, "Your Majesty, please return to the palace. There are many generals guarding here. The city of Yanjing will be safe and sound. Your Majesty is a man of gold." , don't be arrogant!"

As soon as his words came out, many officials immediately responded, and then several officials stood up and echoed.

Zhou Tianzi frowned slightly and was about to speak, but at this moment he suddenly heard someone shouting from the attic: "Wu Guogong is here!"

As soon as the voice came up, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Wu Guogong, the veteran of the three dynasties, the general of the former emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!Since joining the army at the age of 14, he has fought on the battlefield for nearly 60 years. He has fought hundreds of battles, large and small, and all three of his sons died in the battlefield for the country.

He was conferred the title of Wu Guogong by the late emperor, and until the late emperor passed away and Zhou Tianzi succeeded to the throne, Wu Guogong had to fight for seven or eight years before he completely withdrew from the military camp stage.

Now the old man is more than eighty years old, with white hair and old-fashioned, for several years he only knew how to play with flowers and plants at home and thank guests behind closed doors.Except for Zhou Tianzi and the general Yang Zhong who occasionally came to see him, the rest of the officials have almost forgotten the appearance of the old prince, even the Prime Minister Su Dinghe is like this.

Hearing the arrival of Wu Guogong at this moment, Emperor Zhou wanted to go down to greet him personally, but when he just reached the stairs, he heard a thumping sound.

Then an old man with white hair and stooped body but also full of vigor walked up and appeared in the sight of everyone. Behind him was a general with an embarrassed face. He wanted to help the old man just now. , but he was reprimanded angrily, leaving only a wry smile on his face.

The crowd dispersed, and Zhou Tianzi came forward and said directly, "Why did the old Duke come here?"

Wu Guogong looked up at the civil and military officials around him, and then said: "I heard that the city of Yunzhou is broken, and the Huns will attack Yanjing in a few days. Although I am old, I still have the courage to fight the enemy, so I came here I want to fight the Huns with Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, many officials around covered their faces and wept, and the generals present seemed to be holding a big stone in their hearts, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Although the people present haven't seen the old man for many years, but who doesn't know about his deeds?

Fighting for the country for many years, all three of his sons died in battle, and now he is more than eighty years old and draped all over the city wall, who can not feel emotional?
Emperor Zhou took a deep breath at that time, then turned to look at the few officials who sent him back to the palace just now and said: "The old Duke is now over eighty but still has the courage to fight, how can I go back to the palace?"

Those officials sighed a long time, then bowed to Emperor Zhou, but they didn't speak anymore.

Zhou Tianzi stepped forward to help Wu Guogong, but he refused.

"I can still kill the enemy, so why do I need help? Your Majesty please first, I am willing to stand by His Majesty's side, advancing and retreating together!"

Emperor Zhou immediately laughed: "Okay! Since the old man has such courage, then I can't fall behind!"

The news of Wu Guogong's arrival spread to the ears of all the soldiers in an instant, and the soldiers of Da Zhou, whose morale was high because of the arrival of the Emperor Zhou, were even more excited at this moment.

Which of these young soldiers has never heard of the name of Wu Guogong?They grew up listening to his stories, and now that the protagonist in the story appears here, they can even have the opportunity to see his true face. How can these soldiers not be excited?
on the attic.

Standing beside Zhou Tianzi, Wu Guogong looked at the powerful Zhou soldiers below, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. How can I be defeated by the Huns with such a young man?"

Emperor Zhou nodded confidently and said, "I never thought that my Da Zhou would lose!"

"I heard that before the city of Yunzhou was destroyed, some officials advised His Majesty to move, and His Majesty was able to angrily reprimand them for saying that they would never let him go if they opened their mouths again. This really makes me admire!"

After saying this, he turned around and glanced at the officials who were still far away from the two of them, then smiled and leaned into Zhou Tianzi's ear and whispered: "Now Xiaoque'er has really become the pillar of my great Zhou. Yes, the old man is very relieved, very relieved!"

As soon as his words fell, Zhou Tianzi felt ashamed suddenly, he turned his head to Wu Guogong and said: "I am over 40 this year, and you always make fun of my baby name."

"Hahahaha." Wu Guogong laughed heartily at that moment.

The officials behind looked at them in surprise, but they didn't know what they said just now that made the old man laugh so happily.

In fact, whenever Emperor Zhou visited the old Duke, they talked like this, and the Emperor Zhou would not call himself "I" in front of the old Duke, and the old Duke would not regard Emperor Zhou as his majesty.

When the two get along, Zhou Tianzi has always been called his nephew. Firstly, Zhou Tianzi was raised by the old Duke, and secondly, because the old Duke fought for the country for so many years, all three of his sons died. On the battlefield, every time Zhou Tianzi saw him, he felt guilty.

But in front of everyone, Wu Guogong still gave Zhou Tianzi a lot of face. After all, the majestic king of a country must have majesty, otherwise how can he control the court officials?
"What's going on at Pingyang Pass? Can that boy Yang Zhong withstand the pressure?"

(End of this chapter)