Shen 'du City.
The Ministry of Personnel.
In the main hall sat the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs Ge Bin, and below the hall stood a few elegant scholars, all of whom were members of the Shangguan family.
"Minister Ge, has His Majesty decided on a reward?”A scholar handed over the silver notes without leaving a trace and said with a smile.
Ge Bin took a sip of tea and looked around. He said carefully,
"It's not optimistic."
The Shangguan clansmen's expressions turned solemn, and the smile in their eyes gradually faded.
"If Su E'Liao surrenders, then General Shangguan will at most be promoted to an empty position, and His Majesty will reward him with gold and silver.”
"If the two countries really go to war and General Shangguan advances like a hot knife through butter and wins consecutive battles, His Majesty might bestow him with the title of Earl!”
Ge Bin remained calm as he told him everything he had heard.
Earl?
The Shangguan clansmen were delighted. With an additional title, their influence would increase.
"Dare I ask Minister Ge, will Su E'Liao surrender?”There was a scholar who was worried about his gains and losses.
"What do you think?" Ge Bin asked.
Everyone's expression was ugly. From the recent military reports, Su E'Liao was about to wag his tail and beg for mercy.
How hateful!
After all, he was once a glorious commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, but he was actually so useless.
"Trash!" A scholar with beautiful sideburns cursed.
"Uncle, you know?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man rushed over from outside the hall. His eyes were filled with fear.
The scholar with beautiful sideburns glanced at the Shangguan Family's junior and said coldly,"
"He's a useless piece of trash who can't be helped. To think that His Majesty trusted him so much in the past, gave him a high position, and condoned his arrogance!”
The young man was heartbroken and echoed,
"That's right. My brother is a sinner of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a scum of the Shangguan family!”
Clan brother?
Everyone was surprised. Wasn't he talking about Su E'Liao?
Could it be?
"Which clan brother?" The beautiful scholar's face was filled with panic as he grabbed the corner of the young man's clothes and questioned him sternly.
"Shangguan Rusong has suffered a crushing defeat. Only 4,000 soldiers are left from the 30,000 soldiers. What should our Shangguan Clan do?”
The young man became even more desperate and unwilling, and his voice was choked with sobs.
Bang!
The scholar's limbs were cold and stiff. He could not stand steadily and fell to the ground.
Ge Bin and the others felt as if they had been struck by lightning. Their facial muscles tensed up, and their arms trembled slightly.
Defeat?
……
At night, have you ever passed by a dark and gloomy cemetery?
Have you ever experienced that kind of deathly stillness that sent chills down one's spine?
It was at this moment!
There was not a single sound on the busy Imperial Road in the morning. It was eerily quiet!
"Do you think His Majesty and the princes are fools? Who actually dared to lie about the military situation in the Imperial Court? Was it the Chu Country?!”
In the majestic throne room, Prime Minister Pei Yuan's furious roar resounded as he stared at the Bureau of Military Personnel inspector.
The entire court was silent. The officials were dizzy and their eyes lost focus.
It couldn't be fake.
Such shocking news had already spread to the Great Zhou Dynasty through various channels. Shangguan Rusong could not hide it no matter how hard he tried.
Within two hours, Canglan City was breached!
The elites that the Great Zhou was proud of were like weeds that were waiting to be slaughtered. They were wantonly slaughtered by the Chu Country and surrendered in an overwhelming manner…
This was a complete defeat!
He was like a newborn baby facing a strong man. He had no strength to resist.
One had to know that there was a huge disparity in strength. The Great Zhou Dynasty had the advantage by defending the city!!
Why?
"Quickly tell me, why?"
The Great Zhou Empress, who had always been beautiful and dignified, had her crown hanging down and her black hair draped over her shoulders. She looked desolate and ferocious.
It was as if she had gone mad. Her voice gradually became louder, almost screaming her internal organs out.
His heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife!
Defeat was a common occurrence in the military, but she could not accept that 30,000 elites would be defeated in such a way, and at the hands of the man she abandoned like a shoe.
In this war, she, Wu Mingyue, had become the laughingstock of all the countries in the Nine Regions. It was a stain that she could not erase until now.
" Shangguan Rusong, you have failed me!!"
Wu Mingyue clenched her slender fingers tightly. A gush of blood rushed to her chest, and her heart ached as if it was being torn apart.
The piercing pain reminded her that this was not a dream.
Her ambition to expand her territory had just climbed halfway up the mountain when she suddenly fell into the endless abyss.
"Your Majesty, Shangguan Rusong's crimes are unforgivable and he should be cut into pieces!”
An imperial censor said with a trembling voice. In the deathly silent court, his voice was unusually sharp.
If it weren't for Shangguan Rusong, this trash, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
However, the officials knew very well that Su E'Liao was a sharp blade that stabbed into the heart of Great Zhou.
This demon had used an inconceivable method of war, a weapon that was beyond the reach of this era, to easily crush Canglan City!!
And he was originally a citizen of the Great Zhou, a loyal commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"The cycle of justice, retribution…"
An official cried out in his heart. In order to dispel the haze that had shrouded the court, he had gone against his conscience and was one of the people who had framed Su Guan.
It could be said that the entire imperial court, including the Emperor, was killing the donkey after it was done grinding. They all wanted Su Guan dead.
But now, that man had single-handedly caused the Great Zhou to suffer heavy losses.
On the throne, Wu Mingyue, who looked increasingly haggard, opened her reddened eyes and looked dejected.
Panic and helplessness swept through her body, and she felt desperate.
In the past, whenever she was afraid, there would be a silent man by her side to support her. But now, that man had become her opponent.
" Canglan City..." Wu Mingyue's eyes were sharp, and she felt extremely humiliated.
In other words, what did she get in return for losing a loyal subject who might never backstab her?
There was nothing left!
Canglan City had been occupied by the Chu Country, and the Great Zhou had lost nearly 30,000 elites. Moreover, the border was still facing the threat of an army.
At this moment, she seemed to see the number one beauty of the Nine Regions looking at her with a smile.
It was a mocking smile.
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