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Chapter 696 Duan Heyu: What can I do? I'm desperate too! [2 Updates]

The capital of the Dali Kingdom, Yangjumei City.

"Failed?"

When the sixteenth emperor, Duan Heyu, learned of Gao Taiming's crushing defeat, he could hardly believe his ears:

"The Prime Minister personally took command, and General Gao Mingqing of Dingyuan possessed the courage of ten thousand men!"
"How could an army of 100,000 possibly lose an attack on a city?"

The deserter reported tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister was originally going to take Nanning Prefecture!"
"Who would have thought that the King of Qi would personally arrive, leading to our army's crushing defeat..."

Duan Heyu's expression changed drastically: "The Prince of Qi has come in person? How many troops did he bring?"

The deserter said, "He only brought ten generals, but he borrowed 50,000 Miao soldiers from foreign lands..."

Duan Heyu hurriedly asked his ministers, "How many troops are left in the capital?"

The three most prominent officials in the Dali Kingdom were Tanchuo, Buxie, and Jiuzan.

The position of Qingping Guan was equivalent to that of a prime minister, but it was later replaced by the position of Xiangguo, and the position of Qingping Guan became a nominal one.

Tanchuo Li Boxiang, who had once served as an envoy to the Song Dynasty, replied:
"Your Majesty, even including the defeated soldiers who escaped, there are only about 30,000 men..."

"Only thirty thousand?"

Duan Heyu was completely at a loss: "What should we do?"
"Would the King of Qi really attack Yangjumei City?"

"No way!"

Li Boxiang pondered for two seconds: "After all, the Miao soldiers from the foreign country were borrowed by him!"
"The Qi King's territory is far away in Shandong. Here, there is only one isolated city, Nanning Prefecture. How many troops can he possibly have?"

"We can only lend him troops once, we can't keep lending them to him forever, can we?"
"Without the help of foreign troops, what can those few people do even if they reach Yangjumei City?"

“That makes sense.”

Duan Heyu thought it made sense, but the Empress Dowager and the Empress were not happy about it and took the matter to the palace!

Empress Dowager Gao: "Your Majesty, please avenge my nephews and grandnephews!"

Empress Gao: "Your Majesty, please avenge my father and brother!"

It turns out that Duan Heyu's mother's surname was Gao, and she was the younger sister of Marquis Shanchan Gao Shengtai and the aunt of Prime Minister Gao Taiming!

Duan Heyu's empress also had the surname Gao. She was the daughter of Prime Minister Gao Taiming and the elder sister of General Weiyuan Gao Mingliang, sharing the same father and mother!
The Duan and Gao families have intermarried for generations, and in the future, Duan Heyu's daughter will marry Gao Mingliang's son, Gao Liangcheng...

So Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Gao made a scene in the main hall, leaving Duan Heyu in a real bind!
Gao Taiming's eldest son, General Gao Mingshun, also took the opportunity to kneel down:
"Your Majesty, please avenge my father and brothers!"

Duan Heyu was speechless: Didn't you hear that I only have 30,000 troops?
How can one take revenge when one can't even protect oneself?
Left with no other choice, Duan Heyu had to appease his mother and the Empress, and the day passed by in tears and tantrums.

The next morning, Duan Heyu, whose vision was already blurred from Empress Gao's antics, received bad news:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Prince of Qi has attacked!"

"what?"

Duan Heyu suddenly got up, but his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down before the eunuch:

"Where did they hit?"

Eunuch: "They've broken into the city!"

Duan Heyu: Σ(｀д′*ノ)ノ

Empress Gao crawled out of bed, feigning disbelief:

"Aren't there only ten of them?"

Eunuch: "There are also surrendered soldiers and Miao soldiers!"

"What should I do?"

Duan Heyu was dumbfounded: "Quickly summon General Zhenyuan to protect the emperor!"
"Guard the palace gates and do not let the King of Qi in!"

The eunuch scrambled out to find General Gao Mingshun, the General of Zhenyuan.

Empress Gao embraced Duan Heyu and wept, "Your Majesty, what should we do? What should we do?"

what can I do? I'm desperate too!

Duan Heyu was almost in tears: "Weren't you crying and making a scene yesterday, wanting to take revenge on him?"

Why don't you go?

"Quack! Quack!"

A moment later, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside, and Empress Gao breathed a sigh of relief:
"Alright, my brother is here!"
"Your Majesty, my elder brother is skilled in both literature and martial arts; he will surely be able to protect the palace!"

Duan Heyu also thought so. Although Gao Mingshun was not as good as Gao Mingqing in fighting, he was still a great general.

"Boom—" The palace gate was suddenly smashed open, and a man and a horse brazenly barged in!

"Clatter, clatter, squeak—"

The fiery steed that had barged in slammed on the brakes, reared up, and roared arrogantly:

"Xilulu——"

"hiss--"

Duan Heyu and Empress Gao couldn't help but gasp, staring in disbelief at the rider on horseback.

With lion-like eyebrows and tiger-like eyes, a full beard, a broad back and a powerful build, wearing a golden helmet and armor, wielding a whirlwind saber, and riding a fiery dragon steed!

First of all, the Fire Dragon Horse is taller and more imposing than the Yunnan Horse and the Dian Horse, and Cai Fu himself is also tall and imposing!

With both of these factors combined, Cai Fu looked down at Duan Heyu and his wife as if he were a god descending to earth!

"Oh!"

Cai Fu casually tossed down a human head, and the blood-soaked head rolled to the side of the bed!
Duan Heyu and Empress Gao took a closer look and were shocked to see that it was none other than General Gao Mingshun, whom they relied on!

"Ow—"

Empress Gao screamed in alarm, then burst into laughter:
"It's all an illusion! It's all an illusion! There's no Dali at all, no His Majesty, no Empress, no elder brother, no Prince Qi..."

"Hahahaha, it's all fake! Fake! Get away, don't touch me, you fatso, let me go! I don't know you! Hahahaha, it's all an illusion!"

Cai Fu stared blankly as Empress Gao slapped Duan Heyu hard across the face, then ran away laughing.

Another one who's gone mad?

Duan Heyu expressed his understanding, after all, Empress Gao had just learned of the deaths of her father and two brothers yesterday, and today she had seen her brother's head with her own eyes. Most people would not be able to bear such a shock...

Duan Heyu, however, calmed down at this moment and gave a bitter smile:
"Are you the King of Qi?"

"Of course."

Cai Fu sized up the chubby man:

"Are you Duan Yu?"

"No, my name is Duan Heyu..."

Duan Heyu scratched his head: "Will the King kill me?"

Cai Fu laughed: This is the prototype of Duan Yu, the male protagonist of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". It's a pity that this is not "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Otherwise, I'd have to be careful of his "Six Meridian Divine Sword".

"Surrender."

Cai Fu gave him a choice:

"If you surrender your entire country, I will bestow upon you the title of Duke of Anle. This is the best of both worlds."

Duan Heyu glanced at Cai Fu's blood-dripping broadsword, smiled bitterly, and knelt down on the ground:
"I... am willing to surrender!"

If you don't surrender, the knife might be on your head!

……

"Hahaha, it's all fake! Fake!"

Empress Gao laughed heartily, singing and dancing, and ran barefoot towards the Prime Minister's residence without even dressing properly.

snort!
A sinister glint appeared in Empress Gao's eyes:

The Gao family's household guards and soldiers number over a thousand!
Although she has lost three brothers, her father, Gao Taiming, had a total of eight sons!

As soon as she returned home, she gathered her brothers and led her family retainers and soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the King of Qi...

"Pfft!"

A knife pierced her from the side!
Empress Gao turned her head in confusion and saw that it was Consort Wang.

Since Empress Gao herself had no children, she found an opportunity to kill Consort Wang's son.

Empress Gao did not think about retribution when she did this.

The Gao family held absolute power in the Dali Kingdom; what retribution could they possibly face?
Now, karma has caught up with them.

"Give me back my child's life!"

Consort Wang embraced Empress Gao and stabbed her repeatedly, turning her into a sieve...

(End of this chapter)