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Chapter 1698: One Hundred Thousand Troops
With the death of Wu Zetian, the 10-strong army suddenly found themselves in a very embarrassing situation.

The purpose of their trip was naturally to save Wu Zetian, even if it meant killing all the Li Tang royal family and all the ministers at the scene.

But now that Wu Zetian is dead, it is meaningless to kill as many people as you want. Even those who are most loyal to Wu Zetian have to admit that with Wu Zetian being killed in front of them, their actions have lost their value and meaning, and they don't even know what to do.

However, the answer to this question does not seem difficult. If we follow the path forward, since Wu Zetian is dead, the next natural thing is to avenge Wu Zetian.

Wu Chengsi obviously thought so too. After seeing his invincible aunt being killed, Wu Chengsi couldn't help but reveal a hidden joy on his face. Now that his aunt was dead, as long as he avenged her, wouldn't he be the next emperor of Wu Zhou?
So Wu Chengsi rushed to the front and led his 500 servants to shout loudly, "All soldiers, listen to my orders, kill these traitors immediately and avenge the Great Empress Wu Zetian!" Wu Chengsi was very confident and felt that with just his shout, these 10 soldiers would follow him and the world would belong to him, Wu Chengsi.

After Wu Chengsi finished shouting, he turned his head and looked, and then he was confused to find that the 100,000 soldiers behind him did not charge with him. Even though some soldiers subconsciously rushed forward, when they saw that their officers did not speak or even move forward, they couldn't help but retreat.

If the officers don't shout "charge", why should they charge? Military orders are as heavy as a mountain!

After all, whether to charge or not depends on Lou Shide. Once this truly popular commander gives the order, the soldiers will naturally follow suit, but Lou Shide said nothing at this time.

"Lou Shide, what are you doing? Don't you want to avenge His Majesty?" Seeing that he was the only one rushing forward like a clown, Wu Chengsi turned his horse back and questioned.

"Of course I am willing to avenge your majesty!" Lou Shide sighed, "But I also have to consider the 10 brothers under my command!"

"What is there to consider? After we kill them and avenge His Majesty, I will inherit the throne, and you, General Lou, will be my general. The soldiers under your command will all receive rewards in cash, and all the generals will be promoted three levels. What else is there to consider?" Wu Chengsi was not stupid either. He started to make promises loudly on the spot.

"Prime Minister Wu! Do you think you can sit firmly on the throne?" Lou Shide asked with a sigh.

"The world belongs to my aunt! There is nothing I can't do!" Wu Chengsi said loudly.

"But Empress Wu has not yet ascended the throne, nor has she officially announced it to the world. Her current status is still the Empress, and the world is still the world of Li Tang!" Lou Shide looked at Wu Chengsi as if he were a fool and said, "Also, you know that Empress Wu is just your aunt. The throne has always been inherited by one's own descendants. Your Majesty has two biological sons, and they are originally princes. Even if they want to inherit Empress Wu's throne, it should be them, not you!"

"You..." Wu Chengsi stared at Lou Shide angrily for a long time before he said, "I just need to kill them all, and then I will be the only heir."

"Then the world will be in chaos!" Lou Shide said expressionlessly, "Prime Minister Wu, you killed the crown prince and succeeded to the throne. No one in the world will obey you. You have never managed the army, and you have no foundation for the armies in various places!"

"Once you kill all these people, all the remaining members of the Li Tang royal family will rise up in arms, and some ambitious people will also take the opportunity to start a rebellion. This will lead to another chaotic Sui and Tang dynasty. I don't know how many people will die in this monstrous chaos!"

"Then wait until I become the emperor first..." Before Wu Chengsi finished speaking, he saw the majestic general who had grabbed Wu Zetian's neck just now came out with a scroll of imperial edict. After glancing at everyone, he read the edict in a voice that could be heard by almost the entire Chang'an City. "General Lou Shide of the Left Guard, did you hear this edict?" After reading the edict, Cheng Yaojin stared at Lou Shide and asked.

"I heard it! I heard it clearly!" said Lou Shide.

"Then are you willing to obey the imperial edict?" Cheng Yaojin asked again.

"Long live the emperor!" Lou Shide knelt down without any hesitation and performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows to Li Yi.

"Lou Shide, are you crazy? You surrender just because of a crappy imperial edict? We have an army of 100,000!" Wu Chengsi was furious when he saw Lou Shide's reaction, and pointed his weapon at Lou Shide.

"Prime Minister Wu, calm down!" Lou Shide sighed and said, "Prime Minister, you have heard the decree just now. This crime only involves the Wu family and Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen. The rest of them are innocent and have made contributions!"

"What do you want to say?" Wu Chengsi's eyes widened suddenly, and then he ordered his guards, "Come here, kill this traitor!"

Wu Chengsi's guards did not execute the order immediately, but paused for a moment. Lou Shide took the opportunity to stand up and said, "You have all heard the decree. If you follow His Majesty and only kill the Wu family, it will have nothing to do with you. If you tie up Wu Chengsi and present him to His Majesty, you will have made a great contribution, and promotion and wealth will be a piece of cake."

"If you dare to kill me, my 10-man army will chop you into minced meat immediately, and you will all follow the Wu family in rebellion, and your entire family will be executed. Don't expect a single person in your family to survive!"

Although Wu Chengsi was accompanied by his personal guards, who were naturally loyal to him and would kill anyone Wu Chengsi asked them to, these personal guards also had family and friends, so who would be willing to watch their entire family being executed?

These people would naturally hesitate, and after only a short while, Lou Shide's personal soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward, broke through the encirclement of Wu Chengsi's personal guards, and protected Lou Shide.

And those bodyguards did not use their swords from beginning to end. By the time they reacted, Lou Shide was already safe. At the same time, they were completely surrounded by an army of 100,000.

"We surrender!" At this point, there was no need for them to fight to the death, so they all surrendered very quickly. A few clever ones even pressed down on Wu Chengsi, tied him up and presented him to the new emperor.

"Just kill him! I feel sick just looking at him!" Li Yi didn't hesitate for a second and ordered people to behead Wu Chengsi on the spot. The Wu family, which had been prosperous for more than thirty years, finally came to an end.

(End of this chapter)