Chapter 1073 Queen Wan Returns to the Court

The Jingzhou Pass is about three meters high.

Su Mingzhe and the vanguard camp pushed the siege vehicle all the way across the moat, which was about ten feet wide. In less than two breaths, they were the first to climb to the top of the city wall.

With the first one, the second one soon followed.

In less than half an hour, the gate of Jingzhou city was opened.

Jingzhou was declared broken!

At this time, Pei Hong had already died, with blood foaming from his mouth.

Su Mingzhe didn't have time to look at Pei Hong's body. He just kept holding the knife and chasing the officer to fight.

Several captains looked panicked and crawled towards the palace.

“They are all devils!”

"The Han army is full of devils!"

Less than half an hour.

Li Xi (Emperor Li) also learned the news that the city gate had been breached.

The eunuch who was white-bearded and gloomy on the side hurriedly advised:

"Your Majesty, the city gate has been breached, it's time to retreat!"

"Retreat? Where to retreat?"

Li Xi is a vicious person. His eyes always exude a sharp and tyrannical aura. Ordinary people dare not look him in the eye.

As a result, Li Xi suddenly felt that all his strength was drained away. He sat down on the dragon chair with a look of dejection on his face, and sighed:
"Pei Hong has misled me!"

According to the original plan, Jingzhou City had to be defended for at least ten days to half a month, so as to dampen the morale of the Han army.

As a result, the mighty Jingzhou Pass could not hold out for an hour, so wouldn't the remaining Guizhou and Xiazhou be even less reliable?

So, Li Xi's mind went blank and he didn't have the strength to escape.

The dim hall slowly fell into a long silence as a long sigh ended.

I don’t know how long it took.

Li Xi suddenly felt that the already dim hall was completely dark, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Eunuch, it's dark, why don't you turn on the lights?"

The eunuch supervisor, who had a white face and no beard and a gloomy appearance, looked at his master in astonishment. His mind went blank for a moment, and then he said carefully:
"Your Majesty, the lights have been turned on..."

"What did you say?"

Li Xi was slightly stunned, then reacted:

"Eunuch, you said 'the lights have been turned on'? Then why is the hall still so dark?"

The eunuch looked at Li Xi, whose expression gradually became ferocious. For some reason, he felt panicked, but he dared not speak anymore.

……

"You said that Li Xi is blind?"

Su Mingzhe had just led his troops to the gate of the palace when he learned from the surrendered Yin Xuan that Li Xi, the "Emperor Li", was actually blind.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed so!"

Yin Shun did not dare to hesitate and quickly reported the details:
"This is the eunuch supervisor, who is usually responsible for serving the traitor Li Xi. Just now, he reported to Li Xi the news of the city's fall. For some reason, the traitor Li Xi suddenly became blind."

Su Mingzhe was silent for a moment. Seeing that the Han army had replaced Yin Sun's generals and controlled the palace gate, he asked:
"Since Li Xi is blind, there is no point in keeping him alive, just chop him off. By the way, where is your late king's queen?"

The power in Nanping State was divided into three parts.

As the sworn brother of King Nanping, Li Xi held military power.

The ministers in the court were loyal to the late king and Queen Wan.

There were also local aristocratic families, headed by Taichang Qing Yin Wujiu.

Yin Xuan had long known from his father that the Han Emperor knew the situation of Nanping State very well, so he did not dare to hide it and spoke directly:
"Ever since the death of the previous emperor, Empress Wan has been locked up in the bedroom by the traitor Li Xi, and she is not allowed to go in or out. Empress Wan should still be in the bedroom now!"

When Su Mingzhe heard the news about Queen Wan, he immediately lost interest in dealing with Yin Xuan and directly ordered the eunuch:

"Eunuch Supervisor, lead the way!"

Although the territory of Nanping State only included three states: Jing, Gui and Xia, its area was not small, with as many as 17 counties and a population of nearly one million.

The Jingzhou Imperial Palace was built with the efforts of the entire country and took more than ten years to complete. Naturally, it was extremely luxurious.

The eunuch led the way, smiling flatteringly, and explained to the man:
"Your Majesty, the bedroom in front is the Nanping King's bedroom. Since the death of the Nanping King, Empress Wan refused to submit to the traitor Li Xi, and was imprisoned in this bedroom by Li Xi for more than a month."

"is it?"

Su Mingzhe had no idea when Empress Wan would submit to Emperor Li. However, it would be best if Empress Wan had never been touched by Emperor Li.

Thinking of this, Su Mingzhe had already arrived at the door of the confined bedroom.

Inside the bedroom, under the light, Queen Wan was sitting in front of her dressing table in a daze. She heard the door of the palace being pushed open, but she didn't turn around to look.

These days, Li Xi comes to persuade her to obey him every day, and Queen Wan begins to get annoyed.

"Uncle, you came a little early today. Is there any news about the prince?"

The eunuch glanced at Su Mingzhe, and seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he quickly coughed lightly, reminded Queen Wan to turn around, and then helped to introduce:
"Your Majesty, the traitor Li Xi has been captured and killed by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Now it is His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty who has come to see you!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

When Queen Wan walked through the screen, she saw a young man with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, extraordinary heroic spirit, and upright posture, standing at the entrance of the palace and looking at her.

"Stand back."

Su Mingzhe noticed that Queen Wan was not panicked even though she was frightened, so he knew that it might take some effort to win her over tonight.

However, the more challenging something is, the more it can arouse your interest.

With a wave of his hand, Su Mingzhe signaled all the palace servants in the bedroom to leave.

Queen Wan became even more nervous when she saw this, but there was nothing she could do.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty has fled to his own bedroom. It is obvious that the Kingdom of Nanping has disappeared.

At this point, Queen Wan could only think about how to counter the enemy's moves.

The next day.

Su Mingzhe pushed open the bedroom window which had been closed for more than a month.

A ray of morning light came in, and Queen Wan's flawless white skin actually exuded a charming luster.

Queen Wan curled up her slender legs, raised her head to look in the direction of the man, but ended up facing the bright sunshine.

After being locked up for more than a month, Queen Wan suddenly saw the light. Her eyes felt sore and she actually shed tears.

"Haven't seen the sun for a long time?"

Su Mingzhe smiled faintly and was about to close the window again.

Queen Wan quickly raised her snow-white arms to stop him:

"Your Majesty, don't close it. It's better to keep this window open."

"is it?"

Su Mingzhe also liked the feeling of the sun falling on his body, and couldn't help but smile:

"I heard that Queen Wan was a virtuous queen of Nanping. She assisted the previous king for three years, and all the civil and military officials in the court were loyal to Queen Wan. Now that the Han Dynasty wants to take over the three states of Jing, Gui, and Xia, we still need Queen Wan's help to stabilize the people's hearts..."

"It is my duty to help Your Majesty!"

Queen Wan could bargain with the bootlicker Li Xi (Emperor Li), but she dared not go against the wishes of Emperor Han Su Mingzhe.

After all, Queen Wan had already experienced the consequences of resistance last night.

In the blink of an eye, it was early May.

Su Mingzhe was still immersed in the gentle embrace of Xiao Ai and Queen Wan, unable to extricate himself.

There was some news from the Imperial City Department.
First, Emperor Li Sheng of Tang, taking advantage of the great victory in destroying the Wuyue Kingdom, continued his southern expedition and destroyed the Min Kingdom.

King Ma Chu also gathered the strength of the whole country and took more than a month to swallow up the State of Wu (Nanyue).

Yang Ganzhen, a powerful official of Nanzhao, was instigated by King Ma Chu to rebel and usurp the throne and establish the Dayining Kingdom.

In just over a month, only three kingdoms remained south of the Yangtze River: Southern Tang, Ma Chu, and Dali.

The three countries formed an alliance with each other and prepared for war at the same time, ready to take advantage of natural barriers and fight a decisive battle with the Han army.

June.

Su Mingzhe led 200,000 Han troops and fought three consecutive battles with the Tang army in Anqing and other places.

Three battles, three victories.

Emperor Li Sheng of the Tang Dynasty was forced to move the capital of Southern Tang from Jinling to Hangzhou, the capital of Wuyue.

Su Mingzhe originally wanted to lead his troops to continue the march southward.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good and heavy rains fell, causing flooding of both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

In desperation, Su Mingzhe could only choose to return to the court temporarily and wait for a new opportunity to march south.

(End of this chapter)