Queen of the Black Phoenix

Chapter 399 The Bad News of Pingshui City

Emperor Shen had a nightmare all night.

Empress Xiao Zhao was alarmed in the middle of the night.

Only after Xiao Zhao comforted her did she fall asleep.

Empress Xiao Zhao looked at Emperor Shen who was like a child, and there was a moment of disgust in her eyes.

Men should stand upright.

And Emperor Shen, even an emperor, is weak and incompetent.

She had prepared so many things, but Shen Huang failed to succeed.

He has evil thoughts in his heart, but he is extremely timid.

Empress Xiao Zhao looked down on him very much.

But beside Emperor Shen, Empress Xiao Zhao actually slept peacefully.

She is usually a light sleeper when she is alone.

Originally, she came to appease Emperor Shen, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Once it was dawn, I didn't wake up halfway.

When she opened her eyes, Emperor Shen had already gone to court.

Outside, it was daylight.

This feeling is very strange.

Xiao Zhao lay on the bed for a long time before remembering to get up.

Listen to the flattery of the little eunuch.

"The emperor is sympathetic to the exhaustion of the empress, and specifically told the maidservants not to disturb the empress to rest. Looking at the harem, only the empress is treated like this. When it comes to the other concubines, which one is not careful to serve the emperor. The emperor and the empress have always loved each other. , is really a model for Shen, the great fortune of the country."

Xiao Zhaohou had a slight smile on his face, because he slept well and looked good.

But at this moment, Emperor Shen's complexion was not so good.

Because he was so angry, he closed his eyes and didn't look at the courtiers below, but his hands were trembling while holding the dragon chair.

The beads on the crown were also shaking violently.

"Pingshui City was defeated. All the people in the city were slaughtered. There were mass graves outside the city and their bones were buried. The Jing army invaded, and Wang Xiayang, the first courtier who surrendered and opened the gate, was also lived in dead wood by the king of Jing. He was skinned and exposed, and hung in the city. The door was exposed to the sun. The military general Xie Li who stood firm and resisted, and his family of 76 were cooked and fed to the beasts."

Pingshui City is already a hell on earth, and the flag is changed to Jing.

The courtier who finished reading the memorial fell down with tears running down his face.

For a while, the entire court was silent.

Only a quiet sob was heard.

"Where is the prefect of Pingshui?" After a long time, Emperor Shen suddenly asked.

"Report to the emperor, the prefect of Pingshui knows that he has committed a serious crime, so he has already resigned and is old."

Shen Huang laughed out loud.

"Resign to sue the old man, what qualifications does he have to resign to sue the old man, what face does he have to live, I want him to be buried with Pingshui City. According to my will, the prefect of Pingshui neglected his duties, disregarded the life and death of the people, regarded him as collaborating with the enemy, and sentenced him to death. The family members were all sent to the army."

After Shenhuang finished speaking, no one refuted.

Although it is very unreasonable, such a serious sentence normally involves the entire family, and the prefect of Pingshui City is a civil servant, so it should be considered again and the specific conviction should be given.

But Emperor Shen was obviously in a hurry at the moment.

No one dared to ask for mercy.

It is estimated that the pleading at this time must have been vented directly.

"Minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Jiang, tell me what to do now?" After venting, Shen Huang regained a little bit of reason and asked.

Wu Jiang, who had experienced the wild war back then and successfully completed the task of escorting Lu Xun to the country of Jing, was also gilded in the Yulin Army and was promoted quickly.

But now none of the officials of the Ministry of War wants to do it, and the old Shangshu above is now empty.

Because of the original Shangshu, Emperor Shen did not agree with his resignation, and when he heard the news of the massacre in Pingshui City, he was frightened to death at home.

Wu Jiang was called out, and he had already prepared for it.

Even if Emperor Shen didn't call the roll call, he wanted to come out.

It's just that military generals have never had an advantage in the court. Usually, when their military generals put forward an opinion, the civil servants will put forward a hundred rebuttal opinions.

Can't pass at all.

"I believe that the immediate plan is to prepare the whole country for war, cancel other matters, call all young men of the right age to the army, and fully prepare for the war. Jing Guo is ambitious. If we take one step back, they will advance ten steps forward."

As soon as Wu Jiang finished speaking, someone retorted.

"If all the people join the army, then we are still the most dignified country in the world, Shen Kingdom? Then what is the difference between us and the barbaric Jing people?"

"Master Wu's words are wrong. The Jing army has attacked Pingshui City. It is obvious that the army is insufficient, and it is impossible to go south."

"Master Wu's suggestion was ill-considered. Even if men of the right age are anxious to join the army at this moment, it is too late to resist the Jing army."

"A majestic country, why should you be afraid of that army? As far as I know, Master Lu Xunlu has summoned at least half of the people in the Jing Kingdom and started to conquer the mountains and rivers. The Jing army has always burned and killed, they can only attack the city, they will not defend the city."

"Master Liu is right. As long as the Jing army has a bit of brains, they will defend the city, and they will not kill all the people in the city. Leaving an empty city is useless."

"I feel that right now, the most important thing is to unite with Xi State and deal with Jing State together. Shen State has talents, and Xi State has money. As long as our two countries work together, we will definitely be able to drive Jing State back to the wild jungle, so that they will live together. Dare to step in."

"The people of Jing country are ignorant and barbaric. I feel that Shen Xuegong has taught the people of Jing country all the important strategic knowledge of our country in the past few years, so that the people of Jing country will grow stronger. In the future, Shen Xuegong should prohibit the admission of students from other countries."

"Shen Xuegong didn't consider the situation of the country at all, and leaked secrets privately, which was the biggest reason for the destruction of Pingshui City. I implore the emperor to thoroughly investigate Shen Xuegong, in case there are spies from other countries."

"Shen Xuegong is a wolf with ambition. It is really rebellious for a school to put its own status above the country. I implore the emperor to investigate and punish it severely."

……

More and more courtiers jumped out.

Emperor Shen frowned.

He hates it.

Although what the courtiers said seemed to make sense, it was absurd and ridiculous when examined carefully.

Pingshui City was destroyed, so what's the point of shutting down a school.

But I remembered Shen Xuegong's comment to Shenyou.

Shen Huang did not stand up to object.

Instead, he agreed with an ambiguous attitude.

Wu Jiang has been overwhelmed by the opinions of a large number of courtiers.

It was clearly talking about the invasion of the Jing Kingdom, but why did it turn out to be a unanimous crusade against Shenxue Palace in the end?

What is Shen Xuegong's crime?
……

"What is Shen Xuegong's crime?"

"What are we guilty of?"

A group of students stood enthusiastically in front of the green pine forest at the entrance of the student dormitory.

The court is criticizing with words and pens.

Youjijiu had already had a premonition, so he held a meeting of the entire Shenxue Palace.

"Shenxue Palace will no longer exist. Let's all find our own way out. Flying separately in the face of adversity is the normal state of life. We don't hold any grudges, sir. We just hope that after you leave, you will still remember that you are a student of Shenxue Palace."

You Jijiu analyzed the current situation, and finally sighed.

There are densely packed students in the audience.

At the front are some gentlemen.

Some are upright and middle-aged, some are gray-haired, some are skinny, some have blurred vision and their eyes are always squinted, and some are chubby and kind.

But the young and young students, dressed in the uniform Shenxue Palace uniform, are very tall and straight.

Like the green pine forest in front of you.

Even in winter, it still stands upright.

Ah Lu is also here, he is still a student of Shen Xuegong.

It's just that the students in the preparatory class have become the seniors of Shen Xuegong.

You Jijiu's voice fell.

The students didn't move.

for a long time.

One gentleman left, another gentleman left, three or four gentlemen left one after another, and then, among the student group, a few people, a dozen people, dozens of people...

Those people left, as if they didn't exist.

There are not too many people left, they are quieter, more united, and more magnificent.

Also more desolate.

Silent for a while.

Green pines sway in the forest.

(End of this chapter)