Chapter 114 I Became the National God of War in Ancient Abuse Literature (30)
But once the Dengwen drum sounds, there is no reason to skip the bed of nails and go directly to the emperor.
This precedent has been set, what will happen in the future?
The civil and military officials disagreed, and Gu Mo and Gu Rong also disagreed.
Standing behind the brother and sister were the family members of the two hundred thousand soldiers. This was only a part of the family. Many soldiers were not from Beijing, so naturally they could not come.
Now these family members are still watching, and they have no reason to use their privileges to see the emperor directly.
So a bed of iron nails was carried out. The sharp tips of the iron nails gave off a cold light in the sun, and many people's scalps went numb when they saw it.
Gu Rong's heart tightened and he looked at Gu Mo, "Mo Mo, go and sue this imperial brother. You are a girl and you can't bear it..."
Gu Mo shook his head, "Brother, you and I are both members of the Gu family. This is not only your responsibility, but also mine. What's more, their deaths are more due to me. Not to mention the bed of nails, the mountain of knives and the pan of oil, I
And I will never back down.”
Gu Rong knew that his sister had made a decision and could not persuade her.
He could only hide his distress in his heart.
Gu Mo's words also deeply touched the families of the soldiers and the people watching. They all persuaded Gu Mo and expressed their willingness to roll the nail bed in Gu Mo's place.
Gu Mo refused. After Gu Rong rolled over the bed of nails, she also rolled over without hesitation.
Although I had severe brain damage for the first half of my life, after the brain water got out of control, I still lived with guilt and self-blame every day.
Even though Gu Mo felt that her so-called guilt and self-blame were useless.
But when using someone else's body, she couldn't ignore their feelings too much, so she wanted to use her original body to personally seek justice for her original father and more than 200,000 soldiers.
It’s just... this fucking hurts too much.
If he didn't feel that screaming would be detrimental to his temperament, Gu Mo would really want to howl at the top of his lungs.
When they got off the three-meter-high iron nail bed, Gu Mo was trembling all over. Xiangyao was standing on the side, crying so hard that he didn't even dare to help Gu Mo for fear of hurting him.
At this moment, the two siblings were covered in blood and their faces were extremely pale.
After rolling on the bed of nails, they had to walk step by step to the political hall. This walk was almost a blood mark every step.
The people at the palace gate all cried.
"The general and Mrs. Lu are suffering like this for us. If there is a spirit under the spring in my house who sees it, he will definitely not regret following the Gu family to the battlefield. I hope he can bless the general and Mrs. Lu.
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"The Gu family is righteous, I will never regret being the Gu family's daughter-in-law..."
"No matter what grievances there are, I hope that Your Majesty can make the decision for the General and Mrs. Lu and give them justice."
Except for the families of the soldiers and the Gu family, the people present at this moment still didn't know why Gu Mo and Gu Rong were beating the drum.
But I also know that there must be a huge grievance, otherwise who would be willing to roll on this bed of nails?
When Gu Mo and Gu Rong entered the main hall, the civil and military officials in the court couldn't help but take a breath when they saw their bodies covered in blood and crumbling.
The emperor's expression also changed. This was the first time he saw someone rolling a bed of iron nails. He didn't expect it to be so powerful.
"Call the doctor quickly!"
When the imperial doctor came to the palace to examine the injuries of the two of them, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
The two brothers and sisters came here for real, not adulterated at all, they were really bruised and bruised.
The imperial doctor suggested that the two of them should bandage their wounds privately, otherwise they would be afraid that the wounds would become infected and the situation would become more serious.
But to bandage a wound, you need to clean it, disinfect it, and apply medicine...
If you can't finish it in one day, why should you file a petition?
Both siblings refused, and the emperor also looked helpless. At this point, he had to face the fact that these two people were determined to file a complaint.
"Mr. Zhen Guo, Madam Lu Guo, what grave grievances do you have that you want to sound the drum for?"
The two brothers knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, today my brother and sister are beating the Dengwen drum, not for my Gu family, but for the more than 200,000 soldiers who died in two battles with the Hu people, and for the sake of the entire state of Jin!"
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emperor,"……?"
Immediately, a courtier present said: "Mr. Zhenguo, it is inevitable that the two armies will suffer damage during the battle. This is neither the fault of the country nor the fault of the soldiers. Why are you beating the drum?"
Gu Rong said sadly and angrily: "If the soldiers were not as skilled as others and died on the battlefield, they would have no regrets for their loyalty to the country. But these soldiers who died in the battle did not die in battle, they were tricked to death!"
Gu Mo also said: "There are more than 200,000 men. They also have wives and children, and they also have parents and relatives. But after they left, they never came back. How many families are in despair and pain behind this? They originally
They shouldn't have lost, they shouldn't have been buried on the battlefield forever
, they should have come back with military exploits, made wives and children, and become the glory of our Jin country, but because of some people's selfishness, they will never come back. Please ask the emperor to make the decision for the 200,000 soldiers, for the 200,000 soldiers
The women, children and children behind you make the decision, so that there is justice in the world!"
The emperor was a little confused, "Mrs. Lu, where do you start with these words? Who tricked those more than 200,000 soldiers to death?"
Gu Mo, "The first enemy who killed these more than 200,000 soldiers was the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
The Ministry of War and Household Department who was named, "...?"
Is this woman sick? What does it have to do with them?
The Minister of War and the Minister of Hubu immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. We were not the ones leading the troops. What does the defeat have to do with us?"
The Minister of War glanced at Gu Mo and Gu Rong, "Everyone knows that the battle at Wangu was led by the late Zhen Guo. Whoever tricked these 200,000 soldiers to death should be the late Zhen Guo.
Male?"
Gu Mo sneered, "A year ago, the Hu people invaded. My father led an army of two hundred thousand to fight. The Hu people were beaten back with overwhelming force. This is enough to show that my father's military ability and the combat effectiveness of this army are not Hu people at all."
Comparable, but three months later, the situation took a sharp turn
In a hurry, the Jin army was counterattacked by the Hu people. In the battle at Wangu, all 200,000 soldiers were killed. Your Majesty, are our Jin soldiers really so vulnerable and their combat effectiveness so low? With their morale so high, the two soldiers
Can one hundred thousand people not be able to defeat fifty thousand barbarians?"
The emperor's face was solemn. He had doubted this, but at that time, everyone in the civil and military circles said that there was something wrong with Zhen Guo Gong's tactics. It was because Zhen Guo Gong was arrogant and complacent, greedy for merit and rushed forward, and finally lost the battle.
At that time, he was also very angry by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. After the death of Duke Zhen Guo, he not only did not give comfort to the Gu family, but instead gave the Gu family a cold shoulder. When Gu Mo was still in his filial piety, he married Gu Mo to Nangong Jue.
But now that Gu Mo said this, something was really wrong.
His face couldn't help but feel hot, and he didn't dare to look into Gu Mo's eyes. He could only stare elsewhere and asked stiffly: "Mrs. Lu Guo, why do you think the former Zhen Guo Gong was defeated?"
