In Bianliang City, the battle between the East and West Battalions ended in the early morning. In fact, the two armies basically had no ability to fight back after falling into the trap. They were just armies, and their weapons and combat skills were inferior to those of the Luoyan Army. Far from it, the combat power of the two sides is not on the same level. The only possibility for them to win is to rely on sneak attacks. Facing the enemy head-on is no match at all, let alone being designed against them. How can they survive if they fall into the opponent's trap? Have the power to fight back.
Of the more than 30,000 soldiers, not many were killed or injured, but only about 5,000, and the rest were all taken prisoner.
In the inner city palace, Guo Kun was neatly dressed and nervously looking in front of the Daqing Palace, waiting for the news of victory. Tonight's action is both nervous and exciting. If everything goes well, tonight After that, he will be the real emperor, and there is no need to look at Lin Jue's face anymore. This is the biggest thing that Guo Kun has done in his life. This thing will have far-reaching impact and significance. Although Guo Kun is a little worried, But he firmly believed that tonight's operation would be successful. Thirty thousand troops entered the city, Shen Tan and Huang Jiang led them in a sneak attack, Lin Jue was absent, and the Luoyan army had no firearms. Under these various factors, it was impossible not to succeed.
There was no sound from the battle in the outer city in the inner city, and the personnel sent out could not go out of the inner city gate to inquire. The news sent back was only "The battle in the West Camp has started, the battle in the Dongying has started." No specific information. He didn't know anything about it. This made Guo Kun very anxious. Although he was confident in his heart, the feeling of being kept in the dark was very anxious. For several hours, he wandered back and forth in the empty Daqing Hall, Zou Dongfeng, and asked Zou Dongfeng from time to time. He came to the entrance of the palace and looked towards the dark outer city.
It's almost dawn. The dark sky has been covered with a faint layer of white, like the light shining through the thick curtain. The starlight in the sky has long faded, and there is already a bright color in the eastern sky. Slowly expanding, slowly smearing the eastern sky.
The sound of running footsteps came, and a panting figure of a chamberlain came running down the steps. Guo Kun stood at the door of the palace and stared at him. Guo Kun knew that the news he hoped for must have come.
The chamberlain gasped and responded in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen Tan and the others are back and have entered the palace."
Guo Kun took a long breath, and a smile appeared on his tense face. Shen Tan is back, what does that mean? Of course it means that the matter was successful. Guo Kun closed his eyes and bowed to the sky, thinking silently: "Thank God, God bless you." .”
"Please!" Guo Kun shouted excitedly.
No need to invite you, the rumble of horse hooves came galloping, shattering the tranquility of the palace in the early morning. A group of more than a dozen horses galloped from the imperial road inside Daqing Gate and turned into the square in front of Daqing Palace. The men on the horses were wearing cloaks and looking strong. .
Shen Tan dismounted from his horse, straightened his clothes, and inspected his clothes. Then he took a big step up the steps with more than a dozen palace generals, and walked towards the door of the hall where he stood at the top of the steps with faces filled with excitement and anticipation. of Guo Kun.
"Your Majesty, Chen Tan, is here to see you." When he reached the top of the steps, Shen Tan knelt down and kowtowed. Beside him, Li Kang and other generals also knelt down and kowtowed.
"Ping Shen Ping Shen, why do you need so many gifts at this time? Tell me, how is things going? Is it going well?" Guo Kun waved his hands and asked expectantly.
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"Reporting to the emperor, everything went well." Shen Tan said in a deep voice.
Guo Kun's brows were filled with joy and he said repeatedly: "Great, great. Has Lin Jue's mansion been raided? Have all his family members been taken? Have all Lin Jue's people in the court been arrested? The city gate needs to be sealed. Get up, don’t let them run away. Everyone from Lin Jue must be arrested, no one can run away.”
Shen Tan was silent and frowned.
"What's wrong? Why don't you say anything? By the way, where's Shen Fang? Where's Liu Sheng? Where are they? Where's Huangjiang? Why didn't you come to see me?" Guo Kun noticed something strange in Shen Tan's silence. , looking at the more than ten former generals in front of them, squinting their eyes to search, but did not find Shen Fang, Liu Sheng and Huang Jiang.
"Your Majesty, they are all here." Shen Tan said in a deep voice.
"They are all here? Where are they? Why didn't I see them?" Guo Kun said in shock.
Shen Tan shook his head slightly, and the two generals beside him threw a large package at Guo Kun's feet. The package spread out at Guo Kun's feet, revealing three black and hairy circles. Things.
The light was dim, and Guo Kun had to bend down to take a look. When he saw it, he was immediately shaken. He screamed and stepped back a few steps, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Shen Tan, what are you doing? This is a human head. You are trying to scare me with a human head." What to do?"
Shen Tan stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "The emperor wants to see Shen Fang, Liu Sheng and Huang Jiang. These are them. They have been killed by the minister, and these are their heads."
Guo Kun's horrified eyes were about to fall out, and he was speechless for a long time with his mouth wide open. His mind fell into chaos, and he didn't know what happened. But soon he woke up and realized that something had happened. What.
"Chen Tan! You...you are so bold, you killed them? You...this rebellious minister, how dare you do this? You dare to betray me. Why did you do this?" Guo Kun shouted loudly.
Shen Tan sighed deeply and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I can't help you, but I have to do this."
Guo Kun cursed angrily: "You rebellious minister. Your life was saved by our palace. Is this how you repay us? How can you be loyal to outsiders? What benefits did he give you to betray me regardless of your loyalty?" ?What makes you so bold?"
Shen Tan shook his head gently and said: "Your Majesty, Lin Jue did not make any promises to me. I did this entirely for the great Zhou Sheji and all the people of the world. Your Majesty, you have gone too far and gone too far. You have already done it for yourself." I completely ignore the people of the country. I can only do this. The people of the world are already suffering. They have finally ushered in the hope of peace and prosperity, but you want to destroy them. Your Majesty, if I tell you something you don’t like to hear, this world can be without it. Your Majesty, you cannot live without Lin Jue. Lin Jue is the pillar that stabilizes the Great Zhou Dynasty. With him, there is hope for the great Zhou Dynasty to be revived. Without him, the world will return to chaos. You should know this, and you should have complete trust in him. , let him do something, but the emperor is suspicious of him in every possible way. Your Majesty, you are disregarding the world for your own selfishness. Although I come from a martial arts background, I also know the principles of justice in the world. I only I can no longer be disloyal to the emperor."
Guo Kun's face was livid, his hands were shaking with anger, and he shouted angrily: "Thief, thief, ungrateful, ungrateful. We saved your life, you
How dare you betray me? Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of my father? Do you not have a trace of guilt in your conscience?"
Shen Tan took a few steps forward, reached out and slowly pulled out the sword from his waist. Guo Kun said in horror: "What are you doing? Are you going to kill the king?"
Shen Tan slowly turned the hilt of the sword and handed it over, and said softly: "Your Majesty is right. My, Shen Tan's life was indeed saved by Your Majesty. What I did today was indeed an ungrateful act. I am indeed disloyal to Your Majesty." .Although Shen Tan has been working with the prince and the emperor for more than 20 years and worked hard, he still can't repay the prince and the emperor for their life-saving grace. I did this today, and I feel a lot of pain in my heart. Therefore, I will do this today. Return your life to the emperor. If the emperor kills me, I will repay your kindness."
Guo Kun stared at Shen Tan and suddenly snatched the long sword from Shen Tan's hand. With a flick of his wrist, he stabbed Shen Tan in the chest. Shen Tan refused to dodge and closed his eyes to wait for death. Guo Kun's sword thrust When he reached Shen Tan's chest, he stopped. It wasn't that he didn't want to kill Shen Tan, he wanted to cut this traitor into pieces, but he also thought that killing Shen Tan at this moment would not help, but would completely make things worse. It's out of control. Since Shen Tan feels guilty, it means that he has not completely turned to Lin Jue, but there may still be something to be done. If he is killed, there will be no one left to return to the world. This kind of It was already an extremely critical time and I couldn't act impulsively.
With a 'clang' sound, the sword fell to the ground. Regardless of his image, Guo Kun sat down on the ground, covered his face and burst into tears.
"Father, Father, have you seen it in the spirit of heaven? All the misfortunes you said are true, they are going to betray the child, they are going to rebel. The child's life is not long, and the child will go to see you soon. The child is incompetent, the child Incompetent. Father, my son is unfilial."
Shen Tan opened his eyes and looked at Guo Kun beating his chest and beating his feet, crying, and the muscles on his face were shaking.
"Your Majesty, Lin Jue will not kill you. He promised me that he will not kill you. From the beginning to the end, he has no intention of killing you, let alone usurping the throne. On the contrary, the Emperor... His intentions in the waterside pavilion that day Assassinate him, and there is always a suspicion that he wants to usurp the throne. Your Majesty, all of this today is actually your own fault. No one wants to rebel against you, it is you who wants to rebel against yourself." Shen Tan said in a deep voice.
Guo Kun was stunned and shook his head: "Don't comfort me. How can Lin Jue spare me now? He will kill me. Are you still blaming me? I am the emperor, and Lin Jue did help me. I have indeed made great contributions, but with him here, who am I? I don’t want to doubt him, I have to doubt him, and I have to deal with him.”
Shen Tan sighed softly. From Guo Kun's point of view, it was indeed the same. Lin Jue's light had long overshadowed Guo Kun. He, the emperor, could not compare with Lin Jue in all aspects. If he was a magnanimous person, People can just sit back and let Lin Jue do whatever he wants in Diaoyutai, but Guo Kun himself is a pushy person with an impatient, narrow-minded and vulgar personality. How can he be so self-restrained? The only way he can think of is to kill Lin Jue. Before he can From a personal perspective, his behavior was indeed reasonable. Unfortunately, he never realized from the beginning to the end that he was responsible for the country and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty and for the welfare of the people. He had no such awareness at all. He did not even understand his own Ability and strength, that's why he took such stupid actions.
