Chen Qingzhi cannot deny this point.

He replied coldly: "Unfortunately, the loser today is your country, Tang, and not my country, Wei."

Emperor Tang is not talking.

He has to wait for Zhao Changqing to come.

He wanted to see for himself what his opponent's mentality was like after conquering Tangdu.

He wanted to leave the last moments of his life to this opponent.

Otherwise, even if he dies, he will not be willing to do so.

Chen Qingzhi ordered people to stay here in person, and he went to inform his emperor about the Tang Emperor's stay in the palace.

At this moment, Zhao Changqing had just arrived outside the palace.

Sunset in the west.

Smoke filled the air.

There are fires everywhere.

There is also the stench of corpses in the air.

When Zhao Changqing stepped into the Tang Dynasty's imperial palace, for some reason, the sky that was supposed to be dark turned bright and fleeting, shining on him.

He looked up and saw the sun in the distance, which seemed to peek out of the mountains again, but soon it sank.

Zhao Changqing smiled slightly and walked deeper into the palace.

Currently, the entire palace is filled with soldiers from Wei.

Those eunuchs and maids who had not had time to escape were already firmly under the control of the Wei army.

The overall situation has been decided.

Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu accompanied the emperor on both sides, following closely.

When Chen Qingzhi saw the emperor's figure, he immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Li Qingcang has been found and is in his palace."

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "He is self-aware and did not take advantage of the chaos to escape. Now the capital of the Tang Dynasty is under the control of our army. Even if he wants to escape, he cannot escape."

Chen Qingzhi was about to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped talking.

Zhao Changqing naturally noticed his expression and asked: "What's the matter?"

Chen Qingzhi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, you should go and have a look for yourself!"

Zhao Changqing nodded, stroked his beard and smiled: "The capital of the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed. I just want to see if there is anything else that can stump our General Chen."

Chen Qingzhi remained silent.

Along the way, Zhao Changqing saw countless corpses.

They are all dressed up as eunuchs and palace maids.

He looked at Chen Qingzhi curiously, "What? Did you order someone to kill him?"

Chen Qingzhi shook his head, "This was all done by the Emperor of Tang."

"Um?"

Zhao Changqing was slightly surprised, then relieved.

He came to Li Qingcang's palace and saw him.

Similarly, we also saw the corpse in the palace.

Most of them wore clothes that could only be worn by members of the royal family.

It is not difficult to infer that these are his relatives.

When Zhao Changqing came in, he asked Chen Qingzhi and others to guard outside the hall.

This was his last bit of respect for the subjugated emperor.

Zhuge Liang and others naturally had no doubts and all stayed outside the palace.

When the two emperors were talking, there were some things that they, as ministers, were not easy to interfere with.

Moreover, with that Li Qingcang, it is impossible to hurt His Majesty alone in the hall.

On the contrary, it would be easy for Your Majesty to kill him.

Li Qingcang laughed loudly when he saw Zhao Changqing entering the hall.

A smile can be as desolate as it is.

Zhao Changqing looked at him and frowned, "Why don't you commit suicide? Stay alive and wait for me to insult you?"

Li Qingcang said: "I just want to see you. This is the first time I have kept such a close distance with you. Mainly, I want to see how the Emperor of Wei, who can defeat me and destroy the Tang Dynasty, will

What kind of person is he?"

Zhao Changqing said expressionlessly: "A person who is completely opposite to you."

"That's a pretty good answer." Li Qingcang smiled bitterly and pointed at the corpses on the ground. He didn't know whether he was mocking himself or Zhao Changqing, "How about what I did today, compared with the Xuanwumen Incident that you launched?

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Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "Are you worthy of being compared with me?"

Li Qingcang stood up suddenly, moved the prince's body to the bed and asked him to sit upright. Then he looked at Zhao Changqing and said: "To be honest, I am more ruthless than you in doing things, but I just don't understand why I lost."

Gave it to you."

Zhao Changqing's eyes were blazing and he said bluntly: "You have lived until now just to find out why you lost to me?"

Li Qingcang nodded, "In terms of military strength, I am almost equal to you, and in terms of generals, I am not inferior to you. When I fought with your Wei State with all the strength of the country, I thought of the worst outcome. What a big deal."

Even if your Wei army occupies half of the country, you don’t know why, but the country is destroyed?”

Zhao Changqing said calmly: "Time is also destiny."

"That's right." Li Qingcang smiled bitterly again, and then he bowed deeply to Zhao Changqing.

Zhao Changqing frowned and said, "Why are you doing this?"

Li Qingcang said seriously: "As an opponent, I have only one thing to ask of you, and I hope you can agree."

Zhao Changqing chuckled and said: "You have something to ask of me? To this day, what else do you have to ask of me?"

Li Qingcang sighed and said solemnly: "We, the Tang Dynasty, as well as the civil and military officials, are all outstanding men of their time. I beg you, treat them kindly and spare their lives. They can help you govern the Tang Dynasty."

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"We, the Wei Dynasty, are never short of talents."

Zhao Changqing stood with his hands behind his back and continued: "As for the talents to govern the Tang Dynasty, I will select them from within the country. For your civil and military officials, I can only promise you that you will use those who can be used, and those who cannot be used will only die."

Li Qingcang nodded, cupped his fists and said, "I, thank you! Thank you, Emperor Wei!"

He said the last four words especially loudly.

Zhuge Liang and others outside the palace thought something had happened inside the palace, and quickly asked: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Chen Qingzhi even wanted to open the palace door.

Zhao Changqing looked at Li Qingcang and shouted outside the hall: "I'm fine, don't come in!"

Now Li Qingcang no longer has the appearance that an emperor should have.

However, he is still an emperor after all, and he should live a dignified life in the last few moments of his life.

Li Qingcang put the sharp sword in his hand on his neck, and said helplessly: "I actually really want to see what your situation of dominating the world will be like. After all, the history books of later generations will record you as the leader of the Qin Dynasty.

You are as great an emperor as the emperor, but I don’t know if your Wei Dynasty will also die in the second generation like Qin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved the sharp sword in his hand and killed himself.

Zhao Changqing shook his head and sighed.

He slowly opened the palace door.

Zhuge Liang and others saw him and quickly asked: "Your Majesty, you..."

All the soldiers looked at him with radiant eyes.

Zhao Changqing looked at the ministers, and finally turned his attention to Zhuge Liang, and said: "Let the world know that the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Li Qingcang has died. In three days, he will discuss with all the soldiers a plan to completely annihilate the Tang Dynasty."

Zhuge Liang bowed solemnly and said: "No!"

The Tang Dynasty now exists in name only.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Changqing issued another order, "Let all the civil and military officials come to the palace. If anyone does not obey, they will be killed without mercy. Ask them who is willing to surrender. If they do not surrender, they will be killed without mercy."

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Chapter completed!