Chapter 72 The Emperor Asks for Peace, but It’s Too Late

Seeing this, all the court generals present were ashamed and roared in their hearts: It is bad luck to have such an emperor.

At this time, you still care about whether a concubine is suffering.

If you don't think of a countermeasure quickly, you may not be able to sit on the throne!

"Your Majesty, wake up, it's time, and you are still obsessed with women!"

Suddenly, a thunderous voice came from outside.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites who was demoted to the imperial groom, with his hair disheveled, his head held high, his chest puffed out, and walked towards the emperor with firm steps.

As Sun Heling walked, he said, "Your Majesty, the expedition has come to this point, and this farce should also end. It's not too late to stop now!"

"Your Majesty, you treated the expedition as a joke, and turned a blind eye to the suffering of the people!"

"Have you forgotten, Your Majesty?"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it!"

Sun Heling's words were heart-piercing, and he pointed out Zhao Gan's crimes with sharp words.

At this point, he had already put his life and death aside, and just wanted to be loyal to the new dynasty he was loyal to one last time, so that the people would be spared from the disaster of war, and the Han Dynasty, which had finally achieved great unification, would not fall apart.

Sun Heling continued, "Your Majesty, it's not too late to issue a self-criticism edict. I am willing to be your envoy and go to Tumubao to negotiate peace and stop the war with the Jingnan army of Chen Huaian, the prince of Jin!"

Clang!

As soon as Sun Heling finished speaking, Zhao Gan, who was originally slumped on the ground, suddenly attacked, drew his sword and swung it at Sun Heling.

Finally, the sharp sword stopped less than an inch away from Sun Heling's neck.

The sharp sword energy even cut off a strand of Sun Heling's loose white hair.

Zhao Gan finally regained his sanity under Sun Heling's scolding.

He stared at Sun Heling and said, "Sun Heling, what did you say? You asked me to issue a self-criticism edict. Are you saying that the army that ambushed me outside Tumubao was the traitor Chen Huaian's army?"

Facing the sword in the hands of Emperor Zhao Gan, Sun Heling was not afraid at all, but asked back, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"Shen Guangming!"

"Ah——"

"I, your humble servant is here!"

Shen Guangming, the Minister of War who was suddenly named by Zhao Gan, stood out tremblingly, with fine beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.

Zhao Qian said: "You are the Minister of War of this dynasty, and you are also the one who has the full authority to prepare for my personal expedition. I want to ask you, are the people who ambushed me outside Tumubao the remnants of the Dragon City Po Lu Army led by the traitor Chen Huaian?"

This question made Shen Guangming's heart beat fast.

To be honest, when facing the enemy army that ambushed the imperial army just now, Shen Guangming, as the Minister of War, was only concerned with dodging the arrows in the sky, and did not notice who the enemy was at all.

But, looking at the entire Daxin Dynasty, the only one who had the courage and strength to ambush the current emperor was probably Chen Huaian, the prince of Jin.

As for why Chen Huaian's Dragon City troops suddenly appeared behind the imperial army, Shen Guangming has not figured it out yet.

"Shen Guangming, are you speechless? Speak——"

"Reply, reply to the emperor. I think the bandits who ambushed the emperor are the remnants of the Longcheng Po Lu army led by the bandit Chen Huaian!"

At this moment, Shen Guangming could only bite the bullet and answer.

Haha!

Hearing this answer, Zhao Gan suddenly sneered and said, "Good, very good, very good!"

As he said this, he took back the sword on Sun Heling's neck, but did not put the sword back into the scabbard. Instead, he pointed the sword in front of the accompanying court officials and continued:

"You, have you already colluded with that villain Chen Huaian and colluded to take advantage of the opportunity of my personal expedition to deliberately lead me into Chen Huaian's trap."

"After the matter is done, did Chen Huaian promise to let you be a loyal minister, be granted a title and be appointed as a general?"

"Your Majesty, it's unfair to your Majesty!"

For a while, the officials of the six ministries of the court who accompanied the expedition knelt down and kowtowed and cried out that they were wronged.

On the contrary, Sun Heling, who had already made up his mind to die, still advised earnestly: "Your Majesty, those who are righteous will have many supporters, and those who are unrighteous will have few supporters!"

"Such a simple truth, don't you understand it until now?"

Humph!

Zhao Gan snorted coldly, looked at Sun Heling again, and said: "Sun Heling, you are a unique and wonderful person in this dynasty. From the beginning, you have been thinking about dying for your remonstrance, so that you can leave a good name in history, right?"

"But I won't let you do as you wish!"

After that, Zhao Gan changed the subject and said sternly: "Kang Yang, how many imperial troops are there in Tumubao?"

Kang Yang said: "Reporting to the emperor, there are more than 15,000 imperial guards, and there should be about 20,000 soldiers ready for the Japanese invasion. The rest of the troops have been dispersed by the enemy army!"

"Before entering Tumubao, I have ordered the messengers to disperse and gather All departments, order the army to return to Tumubao to rescue the emperor!"

"Good!"

Zhao Gan cheered, and then said: "Kang Yang, I order you to arrest all the officials from the six departments who are accompanying me, and I will investigate them after I put down the rebellion!"

"Immediately, the imperial guards and Japanese soldiers who stayed in Tumubao will be under my personal command."

At this point, Zhao Gan raised the sword in his hand, raised his arm and shouted, "From now on, there is no Emperor Zhao Gan of the Great Xin Dynasty here-"

"There is only General Zhao Gan of the Great Xin Dynasty who went north to suppress the rebellion!"

"All generals, listen to my orders-"

"I am here!"

"Follow this general to line up and quell the rebels!"

"I have received your order!"

......

At the same time.

The Dragon City Iron Pagoda and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Chen Huaian also rushed to the outskirts of Tumubao, and joined forces with General Wang Jian and General Huo Qubing.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Jin, the main force of the imperial army to quell the rebellion has been besieged in Tumubao!"

"The dog emperor Zhao Gan is also besieged in Tumubao, please make a decision!"

At this time, General Wang Jian stood up and reported the latest battlefield situation to Chen Huaian.

Twenty thousand Qin elite soldiers, under the command of Wang Jian, have lined up outside Tumubao, and large siege crossbows and equipment are also ready.

Just wait for the order of King Jin Chen Huaian to launch the siege.

Suddenly, the simple gate of Tumubao was pushed open from the inside.

A general riding a Ferghana horse and wearing the same golden armor as Chen Huaian rode out of the city.

It was Zhao Gan, the emperor of Daxin and the self-proclaimed general of Tiance.

"Your Highness, it's the dog emperor Zhao Gan!"