With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Two more days passed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, the city gates have been breached, and the Canglan army has already stormed in."

Upon hearing the report from the palace servant, Yuan Cheng and Dou Yuexin showed little reaction. They had been prepared for this day and calmly waved the servant away.

"Keep your distance, lest you get caught in the crossfire." Yuan Cheng waved his hand, dismissing the palace servants.

One was the Emperor of Chu, and the other was the Empress Dowager of Chu; there was no way they could survive. From the heights of power to the depths of despair, they didn't seem to care. With their country destroyed, how could they possibly live comfortably? They doubted anyone would want them to live.

After the palace servants left, Dou Yuexin picked up the wine pot on the table, poured two cups of wine, and pushed one of them in front of Yuan Cheng.

"I had these specially prepared today. You must have been having trouble eating lately. Let's have a good meal together, mother and son."

Seeing Yuan Cheng rushing to get a wine glass, Dou Yuexin stopped him: "It's not good to drink on an empty stomach, eat some food first."

Yuan Cheng didn't insist, and the mother and son quietly enjoyed the meal.

After an unknown amount of time, they heard a commotion outside, so perfectly synchronized.

When the doors of the Golden Palace were pushed open, Yuan Cheng and Dou Yuexin raised their wine cups, clinked them together, and then drank them down in one gulp.

"Mother, I didn't fail this time, did I? I didn't disgrace you, did I?" Yuan Cheng said, his voice choked with emotion. "I once wanted to be a wise ruler and make Chu a powerful nation, but I failed and disappointed you. Being an emperor, especially a good emperor, is truly difficult. I lacked the ability and retreated in times of difficulty, losing the courage to confront them. I am truly afraid..."

At this point, Dou Yuexin, who had always been strong-willed, finally felt relieved.

The gate was fully open, and despite the large number of people guarding the entrance, it was very quiet.

Hearing footsteps approaching, they realized something; it must be the legendary King Canglan arriving.

The mother and son looked up at the same time and saw an extremely familiar face. They both froze on the spot. They had only known that Yuan Zhen and the Canglan King looked alike before, but they had never seen it with their own eyes, so they never really felt anything.

Now that they've seen it with their own eyes, if they didn't know the other person's identity, they would probably think that the person in front of them is Yuan Zhen.

The medication had taken effect, and the mother and son sat together, too weak to speak due to the pain.

Faced with all this, Azhen did not try to stop it, nor did she have any obligation to save them.

The clients have suffered their entire lives without any wishes, so their fate is entirely up to them. What is happening now is their end.

Azhen waved to the people around her, and everyone except Yinshuang left.

As the door closed, Dou Yuexin and Yuan Cheng looked up again and noticed that there was another person standing behind Azhen. Upon closer inspection, they realized that this person also looked familiar.

Dou Yuexin recognized her immediately. Wasn't this Yin Shuang? She knew Yin Shuang all too well.

She tried to say something, but vomited a mouthful of black blood, her eyes widening: "Silver...Frost."

Yuan Cheng also thought of Yin Shuang, his eyes widening as well. However, he was having difficulty speaking now, feeling pain all over his body. He stopped looking at Yin Shuang and stared at A Zhen, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You... are the imperial sister?" Yuan Cheng used all his strength to say these words.

"I am Yu Zhen, the King of Canglan," A-Zhen answered Yuan Cheng's question, but did not deny what he said.

She wants to destroy everything that Chu once had, and of course, she won't be Yuan Zhen anymore.

“So…” Yuan Cheng stopped struggling and fell down, muttering, “So…so, you…were not lying.”

It turns out that the princess was truly capable when she volunteered to fight against Liang.

Why didn't he believe her? He thought her confident demeanor was too fanciful and absurd.

Yuan Cheng wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. If he had agreed back then, things wouldn't be like this now. His younger sister was so capable; the powerful one should be the Chu Kingdom.

By the way, she is Yuan Zhen, his imperial sister.

So……

Yuan Cheng raised his head: "Royal sister..." "The State of Chu needs to be destroyed." A-Zhan's voice was soft, "To the people of the world, I am Yu-Zhan, the Canglan King Yu-Zhan who personally destroyed the State of Chu."

Yuan Cheng's eyes dimmed. He understood what she meant and realized why the other person was Yu Zhen.

His sister possessed all the courage he lacked.

She swept away all the forces that bound him as emperor, including him. Is the idea that if the old dynasty is beyond saving, it's better to destroy it and establish a new one?

Recalling the plight of the people of Yunzhou that he had heard about recently, Yuan Cheng silently lowered his head, but he still couldn't help asking, "If..."

"What if?" Azhen chimed in.

Given Yuan Cheng's arrogance and self-importance at that time, such a "what if" was impossible.

Even Dou Yuexin wouldn't believe it.

Azhen glanced at Dou Yuexin, whose expression was much calmer than Yuan Cheng's, and even carried a faint smile.

At this point, it's no longer meaningful to judge what kind of person Dou Yuexin really was.

However, it cannot be denied that the other party still has some backbone. If it weren't for Dou Yuexin, Yuan Cheng would probably have been led astray by certain people long ago, and would only have a reputation that would be infamous for eternity.

Now, sacrificing oneself for one's country will at least leave a decent mark on history.

Dou Yuexin didn't say anything in the end. After they all left, Azhen arranged for people to handle their funeral arrangements.

After quickly finishing up the affairs of the Chu Kingdom, Azhen handed everything over to Zhou Xue and the others, and then went to the Liang Kingdom.

It didn't take her long to reach the capital of Liang.

Upon arriving at the Golden Palace of Liang, they found a man sitting inside with a pot of wine in front of him, seemingly similar to Yuan Cheng and Dou Yuexin's choice.

Azhen observed Li Gufang's complexion and realized he hadn't drunk the liquid yet, so there was no need for her to go through the trouble of rescuing him. Having promised the client, she was determined to keep Li Gufang alive.

Li Gufang heard footsteps and was clearly also about to drink the poisoned wine.

Now, all he wanted was to meet the mysterious Canglan King and see what kind of woman she was who could have achieved such success.

Unfortunately, he was the emperor of Liang. No matter how kind King Canglan was to the people, he could not tolerate the emperor of Liang living.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry," Azhen's voice rang out, stopping Li Gufang's actions.

The familiar voice startled Li Gufang. As Azhen approached, he finally saw her face clearly.

"Yuan Jiang?"

“Yu Zhen,” A Zhen replied.

Li Gufang laughed: "Prince Canglan, Yu Zhen?"

"Ah."

Azhen walked over and casually took the wine from Li Gufang's hand: "I heard that you often praise my Yunzhou for being well-governed in front of the entire court, and even scold the entire court as useless. Don't you want to see what the Canglan Kingdom will be like in the future?"

"Actually, it's not bad to participate in it."

Li Gufang paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, the laughter growing louder and louder, but it was not the same smile he had given in the face of the court's sarcasm; it was a hearty laugh.

He straightened his robes and bowed to Azhen, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

[Ding—A host matching the binding criteria has been detected.]

[Host, hello. I am the Emperor System, capable of helping you become an unparalleled wise ruler. Would you like to bind yourself to me?]

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997: What is that? (End of Chapter)