Chapter 75: Da Jing's fate is coming to an end, I have the final say
In June, the temperature gradually rises.
The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was extremely depressing. All the ministers were silent and no one said a word. Chen Li and Yang Che also looked extremely ugly.
Jiang Ziyu sat on the dragon throne, also silent. He had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, a civil official stood up and said with gritted teeth: "Your Majesty, how about we... surrender..."
He couldn't utter the last word.
According to the latest intelligence obtained by the White Guards, armies from four other dynasties have crossed over to the Northern State and are stationed at the border. They already have more than three million troops, and their strength is still increasing.
It wasn't five dynasties that besieged Dajing, but nine!
Excluding the Chen Dynasty which has already surrendered, there are still eight dynasties!
There have been continuous wars in the past two years. Although Dajing has not suffered a disastrous defeat, the number of casualties among soldiers is just as great, and the consumption of food, fodder, weapons, and horses is also huge. There is already resentment among the people. If this continues, the country will be unstable.
Jiang Ziyu glanced at the civil official, scaring him so much that he shut up and lowered his head quickly, as if he was in a cold cellar.
Han Tianji also had a gloomy face and said nothing. This situation could not be solved by any strategy because the gap in strength was too big.
"Come here, drag him away and beat him with eighty sticks!"
Jiang Ziyu said this expressionlessly. As soon as he finished speaking, two guards ran in and dragged the civil official away.
Since no one pleaded for mercy, the civil officials did not dare to protest their injustice, at least it was not a capital crime.
Jiang Ziyu glanced at everyone and said in a cold voice: "I will say it again, you are not allowed to retreat. If anyone dares to surrender again, he will be thrown into prison at the very least, or his entire clan will be imprisoned at the worst."
He stood up, looked down at the ministers, and said: "Eight dynasties have besieged Dajing. Do you really think that surrendering will bring peace? Dajing has no way out. Either we go all out, kill the enemy, and fight to the end, or we will be humiliated and destroyed!"
"Pass on my decree to recruit another million soldiers. All men over the age of sixteen can join the army!"
"All troops on the Northern Zhou front should withdraw and support other battlefields! Let the coalition forces of various dynasties attack the capital. I will be waiting in the capital!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was moved, and the ministers were excited, and they all tried to dissuade him.
Once we give up, the enemy will surely march straight in and aim for Sizhou. If Sizhou is captured, the Dajing Dynasty will be destroyed!
Han Tianji, Chen Li, and Yang Che all understood Jiang Ziyu's intention and remained silent without objection.
At this point, I can only take a gamble!
Jiang Ziyu snorted, "I have made up my mind. I will adjourn the court. The seven ministers will follow me into the imperial study!"
He turned away and left, and all the ministers knelt down and saw him off respectfully.
…
Under the Earth Spirit Tree, Jiang Changsheng sat in front of the medicine cauldron, and Li Min stood beside him, bending over.
"Now the enemy troops in the north are huge. My people can't count how many enemy soldiers there are from afar. What is certain is that the flags are not only from the Four Dynasties, but the Dajing army close to the Northern Zhou is retreating. This is not good. Once the defense is withdrawn, the enemy will definitely attack Sizhou."
Li Min worriedly said that the situation in Dajing was extremely bleak, and even the common people could feel it, especially those in the capital.
Jiang Changsheng stared at the medicine cauldron and said, "It's not bad. The enemy hasn't crossed the border yet. It's nothing compared to thirty years ago, when the Gu Khan and the Jin Dynasty had already entered Dajing's territory."
Li Min said helplessly: "But there are more enemies, Taoist priest, should we prepare to evacuate the capital as soon as possible?"
Eunuch Li did not tell him about the relationship between Jiang Changsheng and Jiang Ziyu. In his opinion, there was no need to stay in the capital all the time.
Jiang Changsheng replied: "No, if you are afraid, you can evacuate your family first."
Hearing this, Li Min became anxious: "Master, how could I leave you? In this life, I will definitely follow you, and depend on you through life and death. Since you don't want to leave, I won't leave either."
Jiang Changsheng glanced at him and smiled.
Li Min then left in a hurry. He was ready to recruit a large number of people and could not just sit there and wait for death if he did not leave.
Bai Qi said in amazement, "Could it be that the emperor deliberately let the enemy troops come to Sizhou and wait for you to kill them?"
Its worship of Jiang Changsheng has now reached the point of blind worship. Millions of troops sound terrifying, and it feels that Jiang Changsheng may not be unable to defeat them.
"Perhaps ."
Jiang Changsheng said casually that he didn't care about the armies of the Eight Dynasties, and even hoped for more.
The more people there are, the greater the survival reward!
He was waiting for the enemies to gather, and then the survival reward would reach an unprecedented peak.
Bai Qi rolled his eyes and asked, "Master, do you need me to support the Dajing army?"
"No need for that. You just guard the mountain. Besides, if you, a demon wolf, go to the front line, it might cause panic."
Jiang Changsheng replied that the number of warriors in the capital had been increasing recently, and many of them had even gone up the mountain many times. They were obviously spies. As long as they did not harm the disciples of Longqi Temple, he would turn a blind eye and let the enemy spy.
Until their death, they could not imagine that Jiang Changsheng was not in the Golden Body Realm.
Bai Qi felt a little regretful. He was not kind-hearted. He just wanted to take this opportunity to make a contribution and then study under Jiang Changsheng to learn those magic techniques.
Ming——
A hissing sound came from the sky, which startled the white dragon so much that it raised its tongue and spit out its snake tongue towards the sky. Then a goshawk was seen circling above the Longqi Temple.
The goshawk loosened its claws, and a scroll fell from the sky and landed accurately in Jiang Changsheng's courtyard.
Bai Qi immediately pounced over, picked it up in his mouth, and brought it in front of Jiang Changsheng.
Jiang Changsheng took it and first used his spiritual power to sweep the scroll to avoid any danger. Although he was strong enough, it was always better to be careful.
Bai Qi said in amazement, "This eagle is quite intelligent. It is very likely the martial eagle of Tongwu Valley. Tongwu Valley likes to declare war first when facing an enemy. When they annex a martial arts sect, they will send a martial eagle to declare war."
Jiang Changsheng opened the scroll only after he was sure that it was not dangerous.
"Master Changsheng, I am Wei Huo, the master of Tongwu Valley. Tongwu Valley and Juxing Tower have gathered the Nine Dynasties to attack Dajing. I have also invited a powerful person in the Golden Body Realm. At the beginning of August, the army will gather. The two dynasties will follow the Golden Body Realm to launch an attack and sweep all the way to Sizhou. The Thirteen States will be turned into a sea of blood and corpses. If you don't want Dajing to be destroyed, you can come to stop me. If you are afraid, you can leave early. Tongwu Valley will not bear a grudge against you. I hope you will make a careful decision!"
After reading this, Jiang Changsheng laughed.
Bai Qi came over to take a look and said with emotion: "No wonder they dared to gather together. It turns out that they have recruited strong men in the Golden Body Realm. They are not afraid of being caught by you. Taoist priest, a fierce battle is coming."
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "That's good. I was looking forward to it as well."
He threw the scroll into the fire.
Bai Qi looked at his smile and couldn't help but shudder.
What realm is he in?
Hearing about the Nine Dynasties joining forces and the Golden Body Realm, he was not afraid or nervous at all, and even seemed eager to try.
Could it be that he has reached a realm above the Golden Body Realm?
Bai Qi could not forget Jiang Changsheng's inquiry to Yu Yanyi. He was very concerned about whether Chaozong had any warriors above the Golden Body Realm.
It began to observe a moment of silence for Tongwu Valley and Juxing Tower.
Why pick on the evildoer when there are so many people to pick on.
However, it is understandable from the perspective of the two parties. How could such a person exist?
Bai Qi looked at Jiang Changsheng's profile and vowed to himself that he must hold on to this important figure, as this was a great opportunity.
…
The armies of eight dynasties gathered, with millions of soldiers, and both sides paid homage to the emperor!
Except for the Northern Zhou battlefield, enemy troops in other battlefields began to retreat, leaving some troops to garrison, and the rest of the troops all rushed to the Northern Zhou.
The news spread wildly in Dajingjiang Mountain, causing panic among the people, uneasy soldiers and turmoil in the martial arts world.
Complaints broke out in various places, claiming that the emperor was unkind and had brought such a disaster to Dajing. Jiang Ziyu had to withdraw his troops and suppress the situation within the country first to avoid a bigger trouble.
In the Golden Palace.
Just as the morning court session began, a guard in white handed over a secret letter. After reading it, Jiang Ziyu's face instantly turned ugly, and his eyes were filled with fire.
All civil and military officials had their own informants. They knew and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Jiang Xiu was also allowed to attend the court. Standing at the bottom right side of the stairs, he looked at his father with concern.
Soon, another guard in white came to deliver the letter. Jiang Ziyu just glanced at it and put it down.
Jiang Ziyu glanced at the ministers and asked, "Are you scared?"
Wenwu lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye.
The elderly Chen Li stepped forward and said, "Chao Zong and Wang Chao have joined forces, but they are deliberately spreading the news. They obviously want to win without fighting, which means they are afraid of Da Jing and are afraid of suffering great casualties. Now that they are gathering their forces, then we should also gather our forces. At worst, we will fight to the death. If we meet on a narrow road, we may not be defeated!"
One of the ministers could not help but sneer, "Why are we meeting on a narrow road? They have tens of millions of troops, and both sides have sent a large number of experts. If we clash head-on, won't we just die?"
His words were agreed by many people, and they spoke out one after another, mostly blaming the enemy and the generals, which almost angered Chen Li to death.
Jiang Ziyu said expressionlessly: "The land of the former Jin Dynasty began to rebel, and the royal family of the Chen Dynasty fled overnight and gathered troops in the north. In other words, Dajing is still facing the power of the Nine Dynasties, as well as rebellions in various places."
He directly spoke out the current predicament, making the atmosphere in the court extremely depressing.
Jiang Ziyu stood up, looked at the ministers and said coldly: "Do you really think that I have nowhere to go and Dajing's fate has come to an end?"
The ministers dared not say a word; their attitude was already very clear.
It’s not that they are unfaithful, it’s just that the current situation is really beyond redemption.
Han Tianji broke the deadlock and said, "Your Majesty still has a trick up his sleeve, which may turn the tide."
A young civil official sarcastically asked, "How can we turn the tide? Do we rely on your Ministry of Transport?"
As soon as these words were spoken, other civil officials began to mock him.
The Ministry of Transport was newly established, and it was said to gather fortune, but no results have been seen for many years. Its salaries are still very high, which made many officials from the other six ministries unhappy, and all of them exploded today.
"presumptuous!"
Jiang Ziyu suddenly shouted angrily, and his Tongtian realm power shocked the court, causing tinnitus in the ears of all the officials, who covered their ears in shock.
King Kong roars!
Jiang Ziyu glared at the ministers, his eyes full of murderous intent, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you want to rebel?"
All the ministers knelt down and said in unison that they dared not. They were also aggrieved and terrified, and had behaved in a very ugly manner just now.
"Who says your majesty can't turn things around?"
A light and casual voice was heard, startling everyone and making them turn their heads to look. They saw a figure coming from the clouds and flying into the Golden Throne Hall. After the clouds dispersed, the figure landed on the ground.
Everyone's eyes widened at this scene.
It’s Jiang Changsheng!
The great feather robe of Gou Chen Tian Gong emitted a faint glow, making Jiang Changsheng look like an immortal in the world, which shocked all the ministers.
What did they see?
Flying through the clouds?
How is that possible!
What kind of light skill is this?
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Whether Da Jing's fate is about to end is up to me. Longqi Temple has not yet moved, so how can you say you have failed?"
The ministers were shocked, Jiang Ziyu smiled, and Han Tianji raised the corners of his mouth.
