After stepping on all the noble families, the empress asked me to marry her?

Chapter 14 I am also a barbarian

[May, the third year of Wanhe.]

[Empress Changning stands on the city wall. ]

[She looked at the innocent rebels outside Chang'an City, her eyes full of determination.]

[In fact, before this, some ministers had suggested that they should flee to the southwest first, wait for the governors and vassal kings of various states to suppress the rebellion, and then return to Chang'an.]

【after all.】

[Even Tongguan failed to stop the rebels. ]

[Not to mention Chang'an, which has no natural defenses to rely on! ]

【But Ji Changning directly refused on the spot. 】

[“I can be the king of a fallen country.”]

[“But you must not be a stray dog ​​that runs away in panic!”]

【She chose to fight the rebels to the end. 】

[Until the city is destroyed and everyone dies! ]

In the Jinluan Palace.

Ji Qingluo looked at Ji Changning.

Before conducting future simulations.

Ji Qingluo was actually not very satisfied with the eldest princess who ascended the throne after her death. It was because Ji Changning's methods were too weak and her character was too kind. Even after she came to the throne, she failed to fully control the military power!

but.

After so many simulations.

Ji Qingluo gradually changed his opinion of Ji Changning.

At least.

Ji Changning has the pride of the Ji family.

No matter which time the future is deduced.

She chose to live and die with Chengguo!

"If she could be left with a peaceful country, she might be able to do better."

Ji Qingluo had thought this in his mind countless times before.

And this time.

Looking at Chen Huaixin in the Mirror of Heaven.

She suddenly had another idea.

"If Chen Huaixin is allowed to assist her, or...if he becomes Changning's husband, then where will Chengguo go in the future?"

Ji Qingluo suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

But looking at the princesses and ministers who were still looking at the Mirror of Heaven, she temporarily suppressed this idea and continued to guide the deduction of the country's destiny.

[June, the third year of Wanhe.]

【Chang'an City was broken.】

【Chen Huaixin once again entered this city after many years away.】

【but. 】

[He did not feel nostalgic or go to the throne room, but walked up the city wall.]

[The corpse of the white-haired female emperor, Ji Changning, is on the top of the city wall. Although there are many innocent soldiers around her, no one approaches her. It is not out of fear, but out of respect.]

[“Bury her with a state funeral.”]

【Chen Huaixin said.】

[After hearing his order, the female Yin-Yang master found in Chang'an City, along with several female disciples, stepped forward to collect Ji Changning's body.]

[But this still made Chen Huaixin sigh. ]

[When he surrounded Chang'an City in mid-May, he did not immediately launch a general attack, but instead persuaded some people who were eligible to surrender to surrender.]

[He always believed in the saying: Make your enemies as few as possible and your friends as many as possible.]

【after all.】

【If a new country is established. 】

[Many things require help. ]

[And the last empress of Chengguo, Ji Changning, according to his investigation, is someone he can make friends with! ]

[Although Chen Huaixin was surprised, he did not intend to kill her. Even if she was unwilling to help him, he was willing to let her go because of the good deeds she had done for the people when she was the eldest daughter of the emperor and the empress.]

【pity. 】

【Ji Changning is very strong-willed.】

【When the city was broken.】

[Even if it means suicide.] [I would rather surrender or be captured!]

[“Your emperor is able to live and die with the mountains and rivers, but you ministers only want to live in disgrace?”]

【Chen Huaixin looked at the captured minister of Cheng State.】

【At this time, the ministers no longer had their usual arrogance. 】

[Their faces were full of flattering smiles, and they were servile. Even though Chen Huaixin was much younger than them, they licked him like pugs and tried to please him crazily.]

[But Chen Huaixin's expression remained indifferent, and he ignored their flattery! ]

【“Put them in jail.”】

[“We will execute them together later.”]

【Chen Huaixin gave the order.】

[The ministers' faces suddenly changed, they cried and begged for a way out.]

[However, the soldiers didn't care at all, and instead became even more ruthless, dragging them into prison.]

[The governor of Pinglu ignored the ministers' requests for his help in pleading for mercy. He stood beside Chen Huaixin and spoke with excitement on his face.]

【"gentlemen."】

[“Attack the Golden Palace immediately.”]

[“Then we can truly declare the demise of the Cheng Kingdom.”]

[The Pinglu Jiedushi can't wait any longer.]

[But Chen Huaixin still looked calm and unhurried. He shook his head and said there was no hurry, looking towards Suzaku Street.]

[Because the Yuanju Army had received special training, even after they entered Chang'an City, they did not burn, kill, or plunder the people like other rebels did. Instead, they maintained order. Therefore, even though the people in the city were panicked, they did not fall into chaos.]

[As for the families of the rich and powerful, it goes without saying that they were even more relaxed than the common people. They were not panicking at all, as if the rebels' attack on the city had nothing to do with them! ]

[“Because they know that no matter who comes to power, they will have to use their people, so they are so calm and don’t have much fear?”]

【Chen Huaixin narrowed his eyes.】

[Since ancient times, no matter how the dynasty changed, the aristocratic family could still stand in the world. At most, the side branch became the main family, but this was only a change within their family. The aristocratic family was still an aristocratic family! ]

[“A dynasty of a hundred years, a family of a thousand years.”]

[“As long as the dynasty needs someone to manage it, it can’t do without them no matter what.”]

[“They just changed their master. All they have to do is kneel fast enough.”]

[“That’s exactly the case.”]

[“They are so fearless!”]

【Chen Huaixin sneered.】

【And it was also at this time. 】

[A soldier came to report that the head of a noble family had come and seemed to want to visit him.]

[The governor of Pinglu looked at Chen Huaixin. For some reason, after hearing the report from the soldiers, he suddenly had a bad feeling, but he didn't know where it came from.]

[“It’s quite normal.”]

【“Attack the city.”】

[“The head of a local powerful family came to surrender.”]

【“There’s nothing wrong or strange about it!”】

[The governor of Pinglu comforted his uneasy heart. ]

[After Chen Huaixin nodded, the soldiers brought the family heads over. Just like the flattering ministers before, they also had flattering smiles on their faces and looked at the masters they would serve in the future.]

【Then. 】

[Chen Huaixin chopped off the head of the patriarch who was walking in front with one blow! ]

【Instantly.】

【All the family heads were stunned. 】

[They looked at Chen Huaixin, their bodies trembling subconsciously.]

【And the Pinglu Jiedushi finally understood where the uneasiness came from! 】

[When the Yuanju army entered Luoyang, Chen Huaixin did the same thing without hesitation and wiped out all the aristocratic families in Luoyang! ]

[But he originally thought that Chen Huaixin did this for the purpose of intimidation. Now that he has arrived in Chang'an, he should give these family heads some face, otherwise how will he manage the country in the future! ]

[But who would have thought that Chen Huaixin would still act quickly, ruthlessly, and without mercy, just like he did in Luoyang, without even giving others a chance to speak! ]

[He——has never cared about these aristocratic families!!!]

[The governor of Pinglu suddenly recalled the conversation he had with Chen Huaixin after he crushed the noble families in Luoyang.]

[“Sir, if you act like this against the aristocratic families, the scholars they have trained and who are related to them will certainly accuse and abuse you. You will not get help from knowledgeable people, and your reputation will even be completely ruined among the scholars. The history books of the future will even record that you are a tyrant!”]

[“So what? I am a barbarian!”]

(End of this chapter)