Li Xingzai was stunned for a long time, and then burst into laughter.
"Song Bokang, Song Bokang, I really admire you. Now that you can think of such nonsense, you are the one who believes me."
"Your Highness has already believed it in his heart, hasn't he?" Song Bokang said.
Li Xingzai's disguise was broken. He stood between the two armies, looking a little lonely. Then he shook his head fiercely.
"No, this is impossible, you are lying to me."
"How dare I lie to Your Highness? The news was indeed obtained last night. Just seven days ago, bandits broke into Chang'an City." Song Bokang.
"Where is my father?" Li Xingzai asked in a voiceless voice.
"His Majesty Emperor Ming has died at the hands of bandits."
"ah!"
Li Xingzai let out a scream, like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He shook his head violently, trying to deny this fact.
"No, this is absolutely impossible. Chang'an cannot be broken."
"Your Highness, Chang'an has been destroyed." Song Bokang.
Li Xingzai fell into a huge fear. He was surrounded by a thick black soup that could not be broken away, making him unable to breathe. He had touched the edge of the truth, but the truth was the abyss. He didn't want to get close, but he went to the deepest part by accident.
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He looked at Cheng Dalei, hoping to get a negative answer from Cheng Dalei. Is this obviously a joke? Chang'an city is strong, and how can Chang'an be breached with a mere hundred thousand people?
In the dim skylight, Cheng Dalei looked at Li Xingzai and nodded helplessly.
After all, Cheng Dalei and Song Bokang got the news at almost the same time. After receiving the information, Ah Xi reported it to Cheng Dalei as soon as possible.
Half a month ago, the Righteous Religion began an all-out attack on Chang'an City. There was no way around it. With no ammunition and food supplies, the Righteous Religion faced the situation of either retreating or attacking the city.
After breaking the cauldron and dying, the Justice Cult broke out with a powerful fighting force, and the imperial soldiers also resisted desperately. The battle lasted for seven days and seven nights, and the walls of Chang'an City were filled with corpses.
Just seven days ago, the Righteous Cult, which suffered heavy casualties, finally knocked on the gate of the greatest city in the world. Street fighting ensued, and the greatest city in the world became the greatest killing field in the world.
The leader of the Righteous Cult, Lin Shaoyu, personally led his bodyguards into the palace and came into direct contact with the Imperial Fish Dragon Guards. Lin Shaoyu showed unprecedented fighting power and stabbed Emperor Ming's heart with his own spear.
He avenged his father's murder.
As Cheng Dalei nodded, Li Xingzai's heart was like a rising balloon, pecked by the sharp beak of a flying bird at high altitude. The bright red balloon instantly shriveled up, became lifeless, and fell to the ground.
Time passed too long, the long night was coming to an end, the sun appeared in the east, and it was almost dawn. However, Li Xingzai felt that the surroundings had never been as dark as today.
Darkness without hope.
In Chang'an, Li Xingzai was often regarded as a useless prince. He indulged in drinking and debauchery. In the competition for the throne, he was eliminated very early. Princes such as Li Letian had a group of supporters for a long time.
From the beginning to the end, Li Xingzai was always alone by his side.
But no matter whether Li Xingzai is a waste or not, he will never think that he is a waste. However, there are some truths that he cannot understand, and there are some things that others tell him that he does not believe, so he has to try them himself before accepting them.
The descendants of Emperor Ming all have a gene in their bones that takes the world as their own responsibility. This is true for Li Waner, and the same is true for Li Xingzai. When he was very young, he faced such an empire: the Rong clan was rampant, the princes were disobedient, and the people were worse than dead. The imperial power
Aging day by day.
Ultimately, only one question remains: How did the Empire become what it is today?
In order to find the answer to the question, he traveled to many places and had many teachers. He went to Youzhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and grasslands, wandering like a beggar. He used refugees as teachers, deserters as teachers, and Rong people as teachers.
...Take Cheng Dalei as a teacher.
He stayed in Toad Village for three years, but no one knew when he started this process.
Three years ago, the Rong tribe invaded in a large scale. Li Xingzai tried to turn the tide, but failed miserably. Now it is three years later. During these three years, he has been a deserter, worked hard, and done business with the Rong tribe. As for his failure, he was despised.
, being down and out is a common occurrence for him.
Li Xingzai doesn't care about failure. People who can survive each failure will always be stronger than others.
Now, he feels that he is strong enough and capable enough to change some things.
However, reality slapped him hard.
The city of Chang'an was destroyed, and Emperor Ming was killed by bandits. After all, he had done nothing, so he was imprisoned in Liangzhou City and treated as a waste.
Maybe, I am just a waste.
Li Xingzai stood there alone, his clothes were ragged, and his whole body was filled with the stench crawling out of the sewers. He really did not have the slightest bit of dignity for a prince.
"Your Highness, the city of Chang'an has been destroyed. The princes from all walks of life have taken up the banner of destroying thieves. Chang'an is waiting for you to take charge of the overall situation." Song Bokang.
Li Xingzai laughed wildly: "Thief, if you were willing to send troops, the thief would have been defeated long ago. Now, you are willing to send troops!"
Song Bokang arrived at the scene and said respectfully: "As soon as His Highness gives the order, I will lead my troops to Chang'an to defeat the thieves. I will devote my whole life to it and will not give up even if I die."
The anger in Li Xingzai's eyes was going to burn Song Bokang to ashes. If he hadn't dragged him here, even if he rushed to Chang'an City alone, even if he couldn't defeat the thieves, he could still do something. Even if he lived and died with Emperor Ming...
...But in the end, nothing could be done. The Li family had been destroyed for hundreds of years.
Song Bokang didn't seem to notice the anger in Li Xingzai's eyes, but he still said calmly: "Your Highness, Liangzhou's one hundred thousand elite soldiers are waiting for His Highness's order. We are willing to take you as the leader and fight against the traitors together."
Behind Song Bokang, more and more people gathered, and they gradually formed a formation. At the same time, they held their hands and shouted one sentence in unison.
"Serve Heaven as our Lord and fight against the traitors together."
Zhao Zilong frowned and took advantage of the chaos to attack. His side still had a chance of winning, but if time went on like this and the opponent's army gathered, it would not be easy to win.
He looked at Cheng Dalei and asked him if he wanted to take the initiative. Cheng Dalei shook his head and looked at Li Xingzai from afar, waiting for his decision.
Li Xingzai was indeed faced with a difficult choice. From his own heart, he wanted to crush Song Bokang to ashes. But the way of the emperor is ruthless, not only ruthless when killing others, but also killing his own feelings.
Now the two armies are facing each other. Although the three thousand dragon-shaped troops are small in number, they are as powerful as dragons. Although the Liangzhou troops are numerous, they are in chaos.
But the powerful Longzi Army is not our own soldiers. The Liangzhou soldiers at least treat themselves as their own, and they may not be able to become their own people in the future. And it is not easy to pull up a team of people after leaving this place.
The two armies faced each other, one from the east and the other from the west. Li Xingzai didn't know where to go.