Chapter 34 Tuogu
Because Andeokjeon, which was originally used as the king's bedroom in the royal city, had part of its walls collapsed due to the shock wave caused by the explosion in the arms depot and could no longer be used, Lee Jae-won temporarily lived in Deokseonjeon, which served as a side palace.

As soon as he walked into Deoksun Hall, Park Kyung-won saw that the young Crown Prince had red eyes and looked very excited, while the King sitting on the main seat looked a little lonely and unwilling.

Seeing this scene, Park Jingyuan couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart...
"General Park, no need to be so polite!"

Park Kyung-won was about to salute, but Lee Jae-won stopped him, and before he could say anything, he looked at him earnestly and said, "I have something I want to ask the general to agree to!"

Upon hearing this, Park Jingyuan, who was loyal to the royal family, knelt on the ground without the slightest hesitation and said in a deep voice:
"My family, the Park family, has been blessed by the royal family for generations. We are willing to go through fire and water for the king, without hesitation!"

Li Zaiyuan was somewhat moved by what he said, and personally helped Park Jingyuan up, and slowly said:
"There is an underground secret passage in the royal city. I want you to take some capable soldiers with you to protect the prince tomorrow. Stay in ambush and wait for an opportunity to recover our palace..."

Before Li Jae-won could finish his words, he heard the crown prince Li Xuanchang crawling over, hugging his legs and letting out a cry.

"Father, if we are going, we will go together!"

Li Zaiyuan smiled, touched his son's head, and said calmly;

"Silly boy, those people want my life. If I leave, they will find me even if they dig deep into the ground. Besides, I am the king of the palace. If the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed, I should sacrifice my life for my country. How can I be afraid of death?"

After hearing this, the young and inexperienced Li Xuanchang didn't know what to do. Heartbroken, he could only look to Park Kyung-won with red eyes for help, hoping that his father's most trusted confidant could make his father change his mind.

Feeling Li Xuanchang's gaze, Park Jingyuan sighed in his heart, but still spoke:
"Your Majesty, it's not the last moment yet. As long as we get out of Liujing, there may be a glimmer of hope!"

Li Zaiyuan shook his head and said:
"Although Xu Zhaojie doesn't want to annex Gongdu, Liujing has been destroyed now. Even if he is unwilling, he has no room for maneuver."

"I think he has received the news by now and has sent troops from Wanfeng Prefecture. It will take five days at the longest and three days at the shortest for his army to reach Liujing. By then, none of us will be able to escape!"

"I have made up my mind. Don't say anything more. Just do as I say!" At the end, Li Jae-won, the king of the palace who had been in power for decades, spoke in a firm and unquestionable voice.

As the saying goes, "When the lord is humiliated, the minister dies." Seeing that Lee Jae-won had made up his mind to sacrifice his life for his country, Park Kyung-won's resolute face was filled with grief and indignation.

But in the current situation, he was powerless alone and could only bow deeply to Li Jae-won, kowtow and leave.

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It was noon and Ye Mingsheng, who had woken up naturally from a good sleep, opened his eyes comfortably. However, he was a little surprised that he was sitting on the chair with a quilt covering him and a soft and fragrant body in his arms.

Looking down at Pei Zhixiu who was sleeping soundly in his arms, Ye Mingsheng felt a little warm in his heart. Because he still had military affairs to deal with, Ye Mingsheng did not delay any longer. He got up carefully, put Pei Zhixiu on the chair, and covered her with a quilt, fearing that this sickly-looking woman would catch a cold.

Only after doing all this did Ye Mingsheng walk out of the military tent. However, he would not have expected that just a few seconds after he left the barracks, Pei Zhixiu, who was sleeping on the chair, opened her eyes, and a sly smile appeared on her delicate face...
"Hello, Master!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming out of the military tent, Ye Kui and Ye Dong, who were guarding not far outside the tent, greeted him with a smile.

Seeing the two people's winking expressions, Ye Mingsheng shook his head helplessly. He naturally understood that these two little guys might have seen that he and Pei Zhixiu were alone in a room last night.

However, this matter cannot be explained clearly, and Ye Mingsheng himself does not want to explain it. As a normal man, when a delicate beauty like Pei Zhixiu takes the initiative to throw herself into his arms, Ye Mingsheng cannot deceive himself if he says that he has no thoughts.

If it weren't for the recent troubles and the fact that his head was forced to be tied to his belt, which really made him lose interest, Ye Mingsheng would probably have executed the little devil Pei Zhixiu on the spot.

After eating some dry food and taking care of his personal hygiene, Ye Mingsheng, along with several of his personal soldiers, first went to the defense zone of Wang Xian, the sentry chief of the North Gate, to inspect.

(End of this chapter)