OBS Chapter 117 Wu Tianyang Resigns
Chapter 117 Wu Tianyang Resigns
When Xuanyuan He saw that the situation was hopeless, he fled on horseback from the north gate of the imperial city.
All the soldiers surrendered and were arrested.
Xuanyuan He was protected by secret guards. Although he was defeated, the secret guards always protected him. After all, they were death warriors trained since childhood.
They escaped through the north gate, intending to flee to another country.
By the time everyone realized Xuanyuan He was missing, it was too late to catch him.
The gate of the imperial city slowly opened. The people were extremely excited because they finally saw the emperor return.
Officials of all ranks inside the imperial city wept bitterly and indignantly condemned Xuanyuan He - that vicious, unscrupulous villain. Now he has finally been defeated, and their emperor has finally returned!
Crowds of people rushed out of the imperial city and respectfully welcomed the emperor into the palace.
However, what came into view was a scene of devastation: the palace had been destroyed beyond recognition by these soldiers and was no longer habitable;
The palace maidens suffered inhumane torture and were exhausted both physically and mentally, while the eunuchs were tortured to the point of being covered in wounds and bruises.
They are no longer capable of serving the emperor.
After being humiliated, most of those poor palace girls chose to commit suicide.
Because in ancient society, if a woman lost her chastity, she would be despised and scorned by the world and would find it difficult to survive.
As palace maids, they were originally selected from the concubines' daughters of the princes and nobles, and their fates were already unfortunate.
The palace was dead silent, with corpses lying in every corner, and every courtyard in a state of devastation.
The once magnificent palace has now become dull and its walls are covered with mottled marks, as if telling of the fierce battle that once took place.
The flowers and plants in the imperial garden had all withered and died. The once beautiful and gorgeous flowers had now dried up into a dry mass, lifeless.
Not to mention the palace, even the entire imperial city was in a horrible state.
The soldiers defending the city looted food and property like a group of bandits. If anyone dared to resist or refused to hand it over, they would smash that house to pieces without mercy.
Wang Jingru stood on a high place, overlooking the dilapidated imperial city in front of her, feeling a deep helplessness and sadness in her heart.
She let out a long sigh, and the sigh echoed in the empty imperial city, sounding particularly desolate.
But thinking about the money and food in my space, I regained my confidence. If it's not good, I'll rebuild it.
So, at Wang Jingru's command, all the soldiers began to work non-stop and devoted themselves to the construction of the imperial city.
They first dragged all the bodies on the battlefield to the mass grave outside the city, and then dug a huge pit to deal with all the bodies together.
Not only that, even the corpses in the palace were cleared away.
Then, they launched a carpet search of the entire palace, leaving no corner untouched.
After completing the cleaning of the corpses, the soldiers did not stop, but continued to engage in a comprehensive cleaning of the palace.
All the bodies and bones, whether they died in the past or died recently, were completely removed from the palace.
Afterwards, they carried out a deep cleaning of the entire palace and even sprinkled a large amount of lime powder for disinfection and epidemic prevention.
Finally, they renovated and repainted the entire palace, giving it a brand new look.
Next, the focus of work shifted to the homes of the people in the imperial city and the shops on various streets.
For those shops that need repairs, Wang Jingru promised that when the shop owners resume business in the future, they must return the repair costs to her.
Repairing houses for the people is a completely free service, and at the same time, the people also actively participate in it.
In addition, Wang Jingru distributed relief grain and seeds to the people of the entire Dayu Dynasty to encourage them to grow crops.
Thanks to her efforts, the country gradually recovered.
The civil unrest has been quelled, and several neighboring countries have all become obedient.
The few tiny countries around, seeing that defeat was inevitable and the situation was hopeless, withdrew their troops like frightened birds.
Wu Tianyang rushed back from the border without stopping.
As soon as he returned, the first thing he did was to kneel down and kowtow respectfully to the emperor, and acknowledged the emperor Xuanyuan Tianci as his adoptive father on the spot.
When the three princesses heard the news, they were all shocked and immediately knelt down on the ground without hesitation to express their firm opposition.
They believed that their father should not easily adopt someone as his adopted son.
Although other royal brothers have unfortunately passed away, they are still alive and are fully qualified to inherit the throne and become the new generation of empresses of the Dayu Dynasty.
Xuanyuan Tianci shook his head, firmly disagreeing. "You are not suitable. You don't have that ability."
The three princesses knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Xuanyuan Tianci, and said in unison: "Father, why don't we have that ability? We are extremely noble princesses!"
Xuanyuan Tianci responded angrily: “If you have the ability, then what do you plan to use to rule this country?
Do you have enough wealth to support yourself?" His voice was full of majesty and questioning, as if it could penetrate the other person's soul.
However, the three princesses were not intimidated by his momentum, and they still firmly insisted on their own opinions.
They answered in unison: “When we become queens, we will naturally ask those rich people to contribute.
For example, Wang Jingru, since she is rich, she should donate money to contribute to the country.
As subjects, they must obey the orders of the monarch, as the saying goes, "If the monarch wants his subjects to die, they must die."
How can a minister sit on wealth but be unwilling to give? If she refuses, we can kill her and seize her property, and in this way, we can still govern the country well. "
These words exploded in the air like thunder, shocking everyone. Xuanyuan Tianci's face showed deep disappointment. He had originally placed high hopes on these three princesses, but now it seemed that their ideas were so narrow-minded and cruel.
Wang Jingru, who was standing by, was so angry that she was shaking all over. She stared at the three princesses with wide eyes and looked at them in disbelief. She felt an irrepressible anger in her heart. She had never thought that she would become a target in the eyes of others and even face a threat to her life.
Xuanyuan Tianci frowned, and he felt a chill in his heart. The remarks of these princesses were completely contrary to the qualities and moral concepts that a wise ruler should have. He couldn't help but worry about what kind of suffering and disaster would be brought to the people if such people were allowed to take charge of the country.
At this moment, the whole scene fell into a tense atmosphere. Everyone's heart was filled with doubt, disappointment and anger, and the future fate seemed to become confusing.
Wang Jingru has been very busy these days, but these three princesses live in the best houses, enjoy the best treatment, and do nothing.
Now that you still want to be the queen, then go ahead and be one!
Wu Tianyang was going to kneel down and kowtow to the emperor as his adoptive father, but the three princesses stopped him.
The ministers also knelt on the ground. These ministers were none other than members of the royal family.
Wu Tianyang stood up and said, "In this case, Your Majesty, this matter ends here."
Wu Tianyang grabbed Wang Jingru and quickly stepped aside.
Wang Jingru also stood up and said to the princesses fearlessly: "You actually want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor, waiting for me to use my money to save the country and pave the way for you to ascend the throne of the empress?
It's just a foolish dream! As long as I don't agree, even if you kill all of us, you won't get a single cent!
Since you three are so eager to become queens, go for it!
From today on, my husband will resign from his position as King of War, and we will return to the countryside to farm and make a living, and will no longer have anything to do with court affairs.
You can just abolish my princess title." Wang Jingru bowed deeply to the emperor, indicating that she had no intention of making things difficult for him, then took out the jade seal from the space and respectfully handed it to the emperor.
Then, she held Wu Tianyang's hand tightly and left this place resolutely.
At the same time, Wang Jingru handed over all the money she had previously lent out to Xuanyuan Lei for management, and personally found Xuanyuan Lei to take back all the money.
She had no choice but to give up the wealth that had been squandered, but she was determined not to continue investing in the rest of the funds.
At this moment, the decoration work in the palace had not yet been completed, but Wang Jingru and others had already been impatient to leave the imperial city.
The emperor watched Wang Jingru and the others leave, the anger in his heart erupting like a volcano, and he was furious.
Now, they fell into extreme poverty, and the emperor just threw away his sleeves and ignored everything.
He pointed at the three princesses and shouted angrily: "If you want to be the empress, go ahead!" Then he pointed at the royal family members and shouted: "If any of you think you can find a more suitable person to be the emperor, then go ahead and try!
Let's go find the one who has the wealth! The palace has not been completed yet, and the imperial city is in chaos.
You guys can do whatever you want!" After saying that, the emperor turned and left, leaving all the royal family members and the three princesses dumbfounded.
The three princesses were equally shocked. They stared with their eyes wide open, their mouths open, and expressions of disbelief written all over their faces.
They were originally full of confidence, believing that they could realize their ambitions with the emperor's support and endless wealth.
But now he suddenly found himself in a hopeless situation from which he could not escape.
Faced with this sudden and huge change, they were completely at a loss, their hearts were filled with confusion and fear, and they had no idea how to deal with such a difficult situation.
At the same time, the royal family members were also in deep confusion and panic.
Without the emperor's correct guidance and strong financial support, they felt that the future was dark, full of unknowns and dangers.
The future of the imperial city has become confusing and worrying, and all these problems require them to explore and find solutions on their own.
However, what made them feel even more devastated was yet to come.
The place where they currently live is actually the luxurious princess mansion that was previously awarded to Wang Jingru.
But what they didn't know was that even in this seemingly wealthy princess's mansion, the stored food was only enough to sustain life for about ten days.
Once the time exceeds ten days, they will face the dilemma of running out of food, and even the most basic food and clothing will become a problem.
Not only that, in the cities, the amount of food distributed to ordinary people was pitifully small.
What's worse is that the life-saving food that should have been distributed to people across the country to alleviate their urgent needs is still piling up and has not been distributed in time.
This series of difficulties has made the entire situation extremely difficult, and people's survival is facing unprecedented threats.
Even if all the existing food were distributed to feed the people in the city, it would not last more than ten days.
Ten days later, what awaits them will be endless pain and torture.
After bidding farewell to Xuanyuan Lei, Wang Jingru and Wu Tianyang rode away slowly side by side, leaving this once familiar yet unfamiliar imperial city.
At this moment, there was nothing worth lingering in the imperial city for him, and there was no one or anything he cared about.
The moment he stepped out of the imperial city gate, he solemnly handed the princess's token to Xuanyuan Lei.
The two of them left the imperial city and headed towards Wang Jingru's hometown, Wangjia Village.
Along the way, the two chatted and laughed, enjoying the time without any constraints or pressure.
Not being an emperor is a good thing! Not being a general is even better.
They can live as they please without any constraints and pursue what they really want.
After all, they were not short of material wealth and had no worries about food and clothing, so it had no practical impact on them who became the emperor.
Whenever they feel tired, they will enter the mysterious space to rest and adjust themselves; when they are full of energy, they will continue their journey.
This kind of free and carefree life made them feel unprecedented happiness.
In contrast, the imperial city was in chaos.
Due to food shortage, the hungry people gathered in front of the palace and begged the emperor to solve their urgent problems.
However, the emperor had no time to take care of these trivial matters and allowed the situation to get out of control.
Although the three princesses managed to maintain the situation in the court, they lacked financial support and faced the dilemma of food shortage, and were unable to control the overall situation.
Every day he could only sit helplessly on the emperor's throne, angry but powerless.
They have limited abilities of their own, but expect ministers to come up with solutions to the problems.
Unfortunately, these ministers themselves were also poor and destitute, and even basic food supplies were difficult to guarantee.
Despite this, they still had to bite the bullet and face the current predicament and try to find a way out.
There is no way out. If Wang Jingru doesn't have the food in the space and the gold, silver and treasures in the space, it will be difficult for her to survive.