Chapter 1318
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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lu Yaoyao is approaching the capital with a hundred thousand soldiers."
Li Hang was discussing with the officials in the imperial study how to solve the predicament they were facing. Their army was losing ground and could no longer resist Lu Yaoyao. Should they surrender or fight to the death? This choice made Li Hang sleepless for the next few nights.
"What?" Li Hang stood up, his face turning even more livid. "So fast … Impossible!"
Would Lu Yaoyao be able to conquer the capital in less than three months? Since when did his Dongqing Kingdom become so vulnerable?
"Your Majesty, Ye Chunnan and Shen Luoyang have met up with Shui Yichen. They are coming to the capital," a soldier reported anxiously.
"Close the gates!" Li Hang ordered loudly. Cui Yang had died in battle. Only the Nine Gates Commander could protect the capital now. "Where is Fang Yu? Go get Fang Yu. "
"Your Majesty, Lord Fang is guarding the gates."
"We can't resist Lu Yaoyao's army. Your Majesty, let's surrender!"
"Your Majesty …"
Surrender? Li Hang's eyes were bloodshot. How could he surrender to Lu Yaoyao? Wasn't that admitting … admitting that without Ye Yiqing as the Prime Minister, he couldn't protect Dongqing?
"I will go to the gates myself!" Li Hang stood up and strode outside.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider. Lu Yaoyao's army is unstoppable. We can't resist them. You will be in danger if you go to the gates." The officials behind him chased after him.
Every official in Dongqing felt bitter. If they had known this would happen, the Emperor wouldn't have treated Ye Yiqing that way. Everyone knew how much Ye Yiqing valued his wife. The Emperor thought that a Prime Minister position could keep Ye Yiqing. Not only did Ye Yiqing leave Dongqing easily, but he also caused Li Yu's death. Now that his daughter was back, he wanted to destroy Dongqing. This was really … No matter how much they resisted, Lu Yaoyao would conquer the capital sooner or later.
Hearing that there was danger, Li Hang stopped and looked back at the officials behind him. "Do you all want to surrender?"
"Your Majesty, I don't want to surrender." But whether they wanted to surrender or not, was there a difference?
It would be a piece of cake for Lu Yaoyao to break into the city.
"Your Majesty, do you think Dongqing still has a chance to turn the tables?" Empress Fang's voice suddenly sounded.
Li Heng glared at her. "What are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty, you would rather become a vassal of the Dark North Kingdom than surrender to Lu Yaoyao. What's the point?" Empress Fang asked in a low voice. "Lu Yaoyao's 100,000 troops will break the city sooner or later. You won't even have a chance to negotiate then."
Li Heng looked at Empress Fang with hatred in his eyes. "If you had listened to me and gone to Lu Yaoyao, would we be in this situation today?"
"Do you think she will let Dongqing go if I go to her?" Empress Fang laughed self-deprecatingly. "If you hadn't been so full of yourself and allowed Li Yu to hurt Madam Ye, if you hadn't gone back on your word and sought refuge with the Darknorth Kingdom, Dongqing wouldn't be where it is today."
"What are you going to do?" Li Hang stared at Empress Fang and asked.
Empress Fang laughed in a low voice. "Why don't you ask the lords what I can do and what you can do?"
Li Hang's chest heaved violently. He and Empress Fang no longer had the friendship they once had. He knew that she hated him. "You want to force me to abdicate?"
"If your abdication can make Lu Yaoyao retreat, that would be a good thing." Empress Fang looked at him mockingly. Did he still think that his throne was so great? He was already in danger, but he still didn't know it. "Your Majesty, whether you want to save your life or fight to the death, it's up to you."
If Li Hang's abdication could save her child, Empress Fang would force him to abdicate no matter what. But she still didn't know what Lu Yaoyao wanted to do.
"I want to go out of the city to see Lu Yaoyao," Empress Fang said.
"If you can persuade her to retreat, I will treat you and the Crown Prince well in the future." There was joy in Li Hang's eyes. It seemed that as long as Empress Fang went to see Lu Yaoyao, Lu Yaoyao would definitely retreat.
Empress Fang glanced at Li Heng with a half-smile. She had married this man when she was fifteen. It had been fifteen years since then, and he no longer had any feelings for her. Every day, he only doted on the newlyweds. At this critical moment, he wasn't thinking about how to protect her and the child. Instead, he was counting on her to think about how to protect his throne.
Her heart was already cold. She shouldn't have any expectations.
"If I can't persuade her to retreat, how will you treat me and the Crown Prince poorly?" Empress Fang walked to Li Hang's side and asked in a very soft voice.
Li Hang looked down at her. "Empress, you know what I mean."
Conferring the title of Crown Prince was a helpless move. It was all for the stability of Dongqing.
Empress Fang smiled. "Of course I understand what you mean. Your Majesty, let Fang Yu send me out of the city."
Lu Yaoyao's army set up camp ten miles away from the capital city. They were not in a hurry to attack the capital city. After all, the entire Dongqing Kingdom was already in her hands. It was just the capital city. She had plenty of time to wait.
"Yaoyao, why don't you order an attack on the capital?" Ye Chunnan came in and asked.
"Li Hang is so afraid of death. The troops in the capital must be stronger than any other place before. We are not in a hurry. Let's rest for a few days and wait for Li Hang to come to us." Ye Zhen said lightly.
Ye Chunnan smiled. "We are camped here. It would be strange if Li Hang could be at ease."
"It doesn't matter if he can be at ease or not." Ye Zhen sneered.
"Heavenly Concubine, there is news from the capital. Their Empress wants to see you." Shen Luoyang came in and whispered to Ye Zhen.
What does Empress Fang want to see me for?
Ye Chunnan frowned. "Li Hang is a coward. Let a woman come out? No. "
"No, I want to see Empress Fang." Ye Zhen remembered what Ye Yiqing had told her. "She may not be here to persuade us to retreat."
"What else is there?" Ye Chunnan asked. If Empress Fang did not want them to retreat, why would she come here in person?
Ye Zhen looked at the distant city wall. "A woman can do something regardless of danger. Apart from her beloved, it would be her child."
"You mean, she is here for the Crown Prince of Dongqing?" Ye Chunnan asked doubtfully. "Even if it is for the Crown Prince, it should be Li Hang who appears."
"This Crown Prince … I'm afraid Li Hang will not pay attention to him." Ye Chunnan said lightly. "Ask Empress Fang to come and meet him."
Shen Luoyang nodded and turned to send a message to fetch Empress Fang of Dongqing.
"Yaoyao, what do you mean by this?" Ye Chunnan asked in a low voice.
"The Crown Prince is a girl." Ye Zhen said softly. "If not, how could Li Hang and Empress Fang have become less and less affectionate over the years? It must have something to do with the identity of the Crown Prince."
Ye Chunnan was surprised. "Li Hang actually made a girl the Crown Prince?"
"I'm afraid he had no choice at that time." Ye Zhen said.
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