The Great Queen Mau Lewat
Chapter 143
Wei kingdom, wei kingdom,
A soldier riding a horse at full speed. With the speed of the wind, he broke through all the obstacles that were in front of him. Including when passing through the city streets, some people fell because they avoided the soldier's horse.
Arriving in front of the palace gate, he immediately threw the rope of his horse's handle, and jumped down. While the other soldiers, looked at him with a puzzled look.
" Look! Important news Your Majesty. " Shouted the soldier in the middle of the hall. All the ministers who were discussing the royal matter were shocked by the soldier's screams.
" Sassy! Don't you know who you're dealing with? " Say one of the ministers. While the soldier who had been riding all day seemed to not care and actually kneeled while walking with his knees giving the scroll in his hands
" I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I brought important news from the border. "
Emperor Wei's eunuch took the scroll and gave it to the master.
Emperor wei opened and began to read the scroll, his hands shaking from the bad news he had just read. The ministers who saw the pale face of Emperor Wei started to worry. They began to whisper asking what the scroll contained.
" Defense Minister, send in soldiers. Strengthen Defense. We'll accept the bar-bar tribe attack. Immediately evacuate the citizens, as much as possible we have to reduce the number of casualties. "
Emperor Wei's command line was like a time bomb that shocked everyone. How not? in the near future, their kingdom will receive a guest, not an invited guest but rather a ruin.
And sure enough, in less than a day, the bar-bar tribe along with the queen mother's secret soldiers had entered the city gate. Fortunately, most of the residents were evacuated.
Because of the sudden attack, making the kingdom of wei less prepared, the defense of the city became weak, and was easily destroyed. The enemy soldiers head straight to the Imperial palace to take over the kingdom.
The battle in the palace area was inevitable. The bodies of fallen soldiers were seen everywhere.
" Your Majesty, we must flee immediately. Otherwise your life will be in danger. " Said emperor wei.
" How could I escape. While my soldiers are still fighting to protect the kingdom. " Emperor wei protest.
Emperor Wei's hands clenched, in his seat of greatness he stared straight at the entrance. All his ministers have gone to save themselves. Now only he and the eunuch along with some loyal servants accompanied him. He knew that his kingdom would not last long. But as emperor, he could not just go save himself while his soldiers sacrificed their lives to protect the palace.
" Have my orders to evacuate Shuwang been executed? " Ask the emperor.
" It's His highness. They had already left the palace a moment ago. " Answer the eunuch Emperor wei.
Emperor wei breathed a sigh of relief. At least if he dies, Shuwang can still survive. Luckily he has not yet sent the annulment of shuwang's engagement with sima yan. Later the Jin kingdom would probably be the last hope to reclaim the wei kingdom from the bar-bar tribe.
A commotion began to sound from his throne, it meant that the enemy soldiers had already managed to barge into the palace.
" You all go. Save yourselves. " The Emperor Wei's orders to all the servants who were still accompanying him.
" I'm sorry, Your Honor, but we're not leaving here. If you have to die. We would rather die here than live as losers. We are ready to serve His Majesty until the end of our lives. " Say one of the maids.
" Eunuch Li, don't you want to leave either? " Emperor wei saw his eunuch who had not moved from his place at all.
" I will stay here, Your Majesty. So please don't tell me to go save myself. I have to finish my job to the end. "
Emperor Wei's eyes felt hot, hot lava as if it was going to come out of his eye pellets. He was so touched by his subordinates who still faithfully accompanied him.
As soon as Emperor wei finished his sentence. The soldiers of the bar-bar tribe had already entered the palace. A man in his iron robe walked in front.
" You.. " The Emperor cried when he saw the man. He was so shocked he stood up from his chair.
" It's been a long time since Emperor Wei. How do you feel seeing the destruction of your own kingdom. " Say the man with a sneer full of ridicule on his lips.
" You're a traitor! How can you destroy your own kingdom Chu BaiJi. "
Baiji was stunned to hear Emperor wei's words. " Are you not ashamed to say that to Emperor Wei, after what you did to my family. "
" They were punished for their crime, your family has committed a great crime. The corruption and enslavement that they do is very detrimental to the people. Do you think all of those actions are the right thing. Former royal general wei. You should know very well how great their crime is. "
Baiji spit. " You clearly know what's really going on. You know it's all a former prime minister's trap. But after knowing the truth. You did not clear my family name at all and turned a blind eye to let Chu's name continue to tarnish. "
Emperor Wei's face turned pale. He did not expect that Baiji would know the truth. His brain recalled what happened a few years ago. Although it has been many years, but the memory is still clearly recorded in the memory of Emperor Wei.
Early flashback, though,
That night the chu residence that was always quiet suddenly crowded because of the ambush of royal soldiers.
" no. We're in a trap. I never committed that crime. " Mister Chu continued to thrash as his body was forcefully carried by the soldiers to his courtyard courtyard.
Everyone in the Chu residence knelt down, sobs sounded from the women lamenting the end of his fate.
" Minister Chu, evidence and witnesses prove that you have committed crimes of corruption and human trafficking. Therefore, as Emperor of the kingdom of wei, I give the death penalty, following with all your family members. "
Bak was struck by lightning, master Chu's body gagged at the indictment that the royal eunuch had just read.
" No, it's all a trap. I never did any of that. Please, tell the Emperor to investigate the case once more. Pl-please... " The old man was crying. He didn't expect someone would target him and kill his entire family.
" I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, I'm just following orders. " Without much to say, the eunuch immediately left.
The screams of pain began to sound. Even when the eunuch came before the main gate of the Chu residence. He could still hear the screams of pain in the Chu residence. Although it looked calm, eunuch Li's body was still slightly trembling as he imagined how the soldiers were slaughtering the entire occupants of the residence.
He walked towards the horse-drawn carriage that stopped right in front of the residence.
" Your Majesty, it's all done. " Eunuch Li bowed.
Emperor Wei's complicated gaze fixedly stared at the Chu residence's name plate. Somehow he felt a strange feeling, as if something bad was going to happen because of this decision.
' Am I in too much of a hurry? should I investigate it again? ' thought Emperor wei full of regrets.
But suddenly he remembered the speech of his prime minister. " Your Majesty, as the leader of this country you cannot be weak-hearted. You must be firm so that no one will dare to step on you. Never regret your decision. Remember that what you do is for the good of the kingdom of Wei. "
End flashback
Emperor Wei did not expect that his decision would create a traitor who would eventually destroy his own country. He regretted closing his eyes to the case. It was supposed to be while he was secretly investigating the case, and eventually learned that it was just the trap of his former prime minister. He should fix it right away. But just because he did not want to be judged as a stupid Emperor for making the wrong decision, he chose silence. And before long, the former prime minister chose to go home after the threat of Emperor Wei and replaced by the minister Guan Li.