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From September 13th to September 17th, five days were spent in the city of Shendu, as if in hell...

The streets and alleys are filled with the breath of despair, garbage and excrement everywhere, houses filled with smoke, and blood stains that have not yet been washed away in front of each house, all telling a shocking tragedy.

On September 18th, the chaotic plunder finally came to an end. On September 19th, Yuan Min took more than 13,000 Qiang cavalry on the way back to Liangzhou.

A car of cars robbed from the people's homes and countless wealth, as well as a young girl who was young and fifty thousand years old.

Many of these wealth are the hard work accumulated by the people for a lifetime, and those girls are most likely to never return to this homeland where they gave birth to them. They will spend the rest of their lives in the torture of aliens...

The majestic city still stands under the gloomy sky, but the city is full of life, no longer as vibrant as the capital should have.

Meng Gong dragged heavy steps and walked staggeringly on the corner of the street of this city that symbolized the pride of the empire. He swept around with expressionless face, and what he saw in his eyes hurt his heart all the time.

On the streets of the city, women with unclothed clothes and stinking stinking all over their bodies were seen everywhere, with messy hair and a dull expression sitting in front of their homes, without any reaction to all the pedestrians passing by.

"The lights are just coming, and my daughter is back home..."

Passing by a girl without any trace, a silly song came from Meng Gong's ear. He was stunned and couldn't help looking back.

But when the girl was mentally broken, she kept muttering songs in her mouth, Meng Gong's eyes couldn't help but feel a little wet...

He took off his cloak and covered the girl's body. Looking at her miserable appearance, tears from the corners of his eyes slid silently. He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know how to speak, so he could only turn his head and get up and leave.

"Daughter~ My miserable daughter~"

When passing by another private house, a shrill cry came from inside. Meng Gong looked up and saw that a woman in disheveled clothes could not stand the inhuman insult and found that she had a short opinion of herself.

Listening to the heart-wrenching cry of the two old people in the house, Meng Gong's heart was even heavier, his cheeks twitched constantly due to excitement, and he closed his eyes and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

"Why is this?" Meng Gong gritted his teeth and said to himself, "What's wrong with my Dazhou? What's wrong!"

With anger, Meng Gong suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and folded him into two pieces.

At that time, Liu Ce was allowed to stay in the military city for three days by the Great Zhou royal family. Instead, he refused to agree. Instead, he restrained the discipline in the army more. When he finally left, he was still the prosperous capital.

Later, after Gaomi rebelled and entered Shendu, he was also strict with himself and did not rob the city. After the Great Zhou recovered the capital, what he left was the center of the dynasty as intact.

But why did the "King Army" who was the owner of this city come back here and bring endless disasters to the people in the city? Is this what a dynasty orthodox should do? Why is it not as noble as the warlords as Liu Ce and Gaomi?!

Meng Gong didn't understand. He really didn't understand why things turned out like this. Are the people in the city not the people of the Great Zhou? He was so willing to watch them be humiliated but indifferent?

Suddenly, Meng Gong recalled a passage Huangfu Zhai said to him in his mind.

"General Meng, whether you want to listen or not, I can tell you that the Great Zhou Dynasty is exhausted. If you continue to stay in this building that is about to collapse, there is no future.

I know that you have thought of being a good minister of ZTE, but you are destined to be alone and futile. After you see his decayed true nature, I believe you can make the most correct choice!"

Huangfu Zhai's words were like a muffled thunder, deeply hitting Meng Gong's mind.

"I really regret it. I still fantasize about reviving the Great Zhou Dynasty. This Great Zhou, which ignores the lives and deaths of the people, is really not suitable for me to continue to serve him, but where can I go?"

Disheartened, Meng Gong had the intention to retreat, but he was only twenty-two, and he was unwilling to just bury it like this. He wanted to do his part for the people, but what to do was to do was difficult for him...

"General Meng, this military governor can tell you that the reason why my Jingwei camp is invincible is entirely because they care about the people in their hearts, and even if they die, they must protect the people's integrity.

You can ask if this military supervisor has disturbed the people since he entered the pass. A scum who can point the blade of the enemy at his compatriots will not deserve to be a soldier!

This kind of person and robber beast are undoubtedly. Even if he kills hundreds of thousands or millions, I will not frown! This is my Jingwei Camp's belief!"

In the past, I asked Liu Ce about his way of using troops and uncontrollably attacked my mind and instantly pointed out the direction for Meng Gong.

"I see!"

The next moment, Meng Gong knew where he should go, so he waved his sleeves and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall in the inner city.

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In Taiji Hall, Wei Ran met with all the officials and granted titles to all the aristocratic families who were serving the king this time.

As for the disaster that the people in the city have just passed, the monarch and ministers seem to avoid talking intentionally or unintentionally, and obviously they are also embarrassed by this.

Only Li Suwen, who signed this agreement with Xia Kingdom, was still calm and unsatisfied. In his eyes, those people were just stepping stones to his own path to power.

Wei Ran sat on the dragon throne and glanced around the hall, and suddenly asked, "Why haven't you seen Meng Gong come yet? I have something important to announce today..."

After hearing this, the ministers looked around and did not see Meng Gong appear. You should know that Meng Gong also made great contributions in the recovery of the capital this time, second only to Li Suwen. How could this award ceremony be without his shadow?

Seeing the ministers in the hall whispering, Wei Ran said at the right time: "Forget it, maybe Meng Aiqing is too busy. Before the reward ceremony begins, let's discuss some other government affairs first..."

As soon as he finished speaking, an official in his fifties immediately stepped out and said to Wei Ran: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report..."

Wei Ran looked at the person who spoke with the new general Shao Dongyang, so he asked, "What's the matter with Shao Aiqing?"

Shao Dongyang said: "The plague spread in the Emperor, Taizhou and Tengzhou, and nine out of ten villages are empty. According to local officials' reports, the number of people affected by the disaster has reached more than four million, and at least two million people have died.

Please be sure to control the epidemic, otherwise, the plague is likely to expand in a step closer, and then millions of people will die from this disaster..."

"What? The situation is so serious!" Wei Ran was shocked and said hurriedly, "What should I do now? Do you have any good plans?"

Wei Ran is still young after all, and she is not easy to handle government affairs. She is naturally extremely nervous when she hears such terrible news, so she can only ask for help from the ministers...

Li Suwen immediately replied: "Report to the emperor, in order to prevent the spread of the plague, the people of the two provinces should be ordered to move around. The minister suggested taking military control measures and make a decision after winter comes and the disaster situation is controlled..."

Wei Ran nodded and said, "What the Duke of Zhenguo said is reasonable, so you will do it according to what you said, and pass on the orders to Feng Gu Zhaoliang temporarily take over the military and political affairs of Taizhou and Tengzhou provinces to assist the court in controlling the epidemic."

After dealing with the plague, Wei Ran said again: "Now there are still Ganzhou in the capital, and the two provinces of Shengzhou have not been destroyed. The remnants of the pseudo-Qi army are very tenacious. Governor Xue has ordered people to send letters of help for help many times.

Now that the gods have recovered, it is time to wipe out the remnants of the evil spirits. I intend to conquer the two provinces in one go, and completely annihilate the remnants of the pseudo-Qi Qi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Suwen and Xu Chongming came out at the same time and said, "I will go there at the end!"

Wei Ran nodded, and after thinking for a while, he had another plan.

"Li Suwen is a relative of the foreign country after all. He has made great contributions to the recapture of the capital this time. If he is allowed to stand up, he will be really powerful. Why not let Xu Chongming and Meng Gong go..."

After making up his mind, Wei Ran immediately said to Li Suwen: "Duke Zhenguo, you must be exhausted when you fight along the way. Besides, you have just reunited with the emperor girl, so you should spend more time with her. Don't go out again..."

Li Suwen frowned when he heard this, and felt disappointed in his heart. At the same time, he thought that this young new man intended to not want him to make new contributions, are he afraid that he would be more successful than the master?

However, what Wei Ran said next completely confirmed his inner judgment.

Wei Ran said: "My emperor sister, Princess Yiyang, is also at the age of marriage. I plan to betroth her to Meng Gong and recruit her as the royal prince-consort! When she comes to Tai Chi Hall, she will issue an imperial edict to declare the world."

As soon as these words came out, the palace was shocked. Except for Xu Chongming, who had known the inside story, everyone else was surprised, including Li Suwen.

Although Meng Gong was born in a noble family, he was born in the Meng family and was not qualified to inherit the family business. What exactly did Wei Ran want to do with this trick?

Of course, the ministers would not understand what Wei Ran was trying to do. He did like Meng Gong's ability to make strategic layout, but apart from that, he thought that he could not inherit the family business, which made Wei Ran feel relieved and did not have to worry about him using his family to threaten the royal family.

At this moment, an inner room hurried into the Tai Chi Hall holding a plate with official seals and official uniforms.

"Report to the Emperor, General Meng ordered people to send these things to the emperor for his examination..."

Wei Ran and his ministers were shocked when they looked at it. Isn’t the plate the golden seal of the official uniform and the troops? What does he mean?

When Wei Ran saw the things on the plate, the corners of her eyes were pounding and asked, "Have you ever said anything?"

The guard said, "The person who came said that General Meng saw that the people of Shendu were suffering this disaster, but the court sat on the verge of beings and ignored them. He was dead and had no intention of serving the Great Zhou again. He resigned and wandered around with his seal..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers immediately discussed it, and they were very puzzled by Meng Gong's resignation and leaving.

Li Suwen felt ecstatic. He was worried that Meng Gong would threaten his position, but he didn't expect that he would resign and leave now. It was simply a big enemy to be eliminated without any effort.

But in order to pretend, Li Suwen immediately said to Wei Ran: "Emperor, Meng Gong has no laws on the king. Please arrest him and ask him to be punished~"

After a long time, Wei Ran sat back on his seat weakly. After thinking for a while, he said quietly: "Forget it, let him leave for the time being. I believe that one day, Meng Gong will understand my difficulties and return to my side again..."

After saying this, Wei Ran calmed down and continued to discuss the matter of destroying the remnants of the pseudo-Qi army...

At the same time, under the grace and power of the Liu Ce Group, the seven provinces in the Far East seized the final rule, laying an extremely important foundation for the establishment of a powerful prosperous empire...
Chapter completed!