The autumn rain is pouring.

On the main road in Kyoto, Zhao Dingbian was riding a fire horse and walking slowly. The people passing by were staring at him with complicated expressions.

What happened last night has already spread throughout the streets.

Everyone knows that the only grandson of Zhao Dingbian, who guarded the wilderness and opened up territory for the wilderness all his life, was kidnapped.

That group of thieves sent out countless masters, and their methods were extremely vicious.

From the city gate to the gate of Zhenguo Mansion, both sides of the road were crowded with people, but no one spoke.

"despair!"

Zhao Dingbian jumped off his horse, splashing countless water splashes.

He looked up and saw that there were more than ten people with bruises hanging on the wall of the Zhenguo Mansion. They were all strong men of the third level and above who had been stationed in the wasteland from the four countries. They were all dying now.

Those from the Wei Kingdom seemed to have lost their limbs. If their main veins had not been artificially sealed, they would have died of excessive blood loss.

"Squeak!"

The door opened.

Zhao Wudi said anxiously: "Dad! Have you found Hao'er?"

A flash of pain flashed between Zhao Dingbian's eyebrows, and he slowly shook his head.

Zhao Wudi gritted his teeth, and then took out a piece of paper from his arms: "I found it on a person from the Wei State. It contains information on the river basins inside and outside Kyoto. The important figures in Wei Zhuhuang have left the Wasteland a few days ago.

Yes, it is definitely these Wei people who kidnapped Haoer!"

"knew!"

Zhao Dingbian tried hard to stay calm, but his voice couldn't stop trembling: "Take care of yourself and get ready to go to court!"

As soon as he heard the word "Shang Dynasty", Zhao Wudi couldn't hold back any longer.

"Go to court! Go to some barren court?"

"Hao'er hasn't been found yet, so where can I find the time to go to court?"

"You still want to wear mourning clothes? Why! Are you so eager for your grandson to die and have the whole country mourn together?"

"Does it appear that our Zhenguo Mansion has a lot of face?"

Zhao Wudi gasped and gasped, blushing and staring at the little old man in front of him: "Your Majesty is invincible on the battlefield, why are you so eager to surrender now?"

Zhao Dingbian looked at him, there was no anger in his eyes, only endless sadness.

He took out a piece of cloth and a life tablet from his arms and stuffed them into Zhao Wudi's hands.

"this……"

When Zhao Wudi saw the above content, he became sluggish. Although he couldn't figure out what happened for a while, he also felt that something was wrong.

Zhao Dingbian said in a deep voice: "This group of people not only want Hao'er to die, but also want to destroy our Zhenguo Mansion! Listen to my father and resign from the court! This Zhenguo Duke and General Shenwu, our old Zhao family, have long been

I'm tired of being an official! Without the burden of being an official, we, father and son, will dig up the deserted country three feet into the ground to find Hao'er. All those who are unfavorable to Hao'er will pay the price!"

Zhao Wudi was so angry that he was shaking all over, but finally nodded.

His first reaction was to immediately hand over the defense map of Xilongguan.

But ever since he was young, the four words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness have been engraved in his heart.

For Zhao Hao, he can be disloyal!

But once the Xilongguan defense map is handed over, it will not only harm the monarch's interests, but also millions of soldiers who have fought with him will suffer unreasonable disasters.

How could he bear it?

Besides, even if he handed over the defense map of Xilongguan, would Zhao Hao be able to survive?

For a moment, his face turned pale: "Okay! Go to court!"

Zhao Dingbian looked at him: "Where is Xiu Xiu?"

Zhao Wudi looked dejected: "She just woke up, her body..."

When his son was six years old, he was poisoned and his Dantian was destroyed. Although he saved a small life, Bai Xiu was exhausted and fell into a serious illness. The root of the disease was established from that day on, so he retired from the military intelligence service and devoted himself to taking care of his son at home.

Yesterday, when I heard that Zhao Hao was kidnapped, I fainted on the spot. Although I have woken up now, I am extremely weak.

When Zhao Dingbian heard this, he couldn't bear it, and there was constant pain between his brows.

At this moment, a man in white clothes walked out from the gate of Zhenguo Mansion.

The father and son looked over and saw that it was Bai Xiu.

At this moment, her face was as pale as paper, her steps were staggering, and her body was extremely weak, but she still bit her lip and walked step by step into the rain.

"Let's go! Go to court!"

Bai Xiu's eyes were red, and she put the mourning clothes in her arms into the hands of the father and son, and then walked north, which was the direction of the palace.

The father and son looked at each other, put on mourning clothes together, and followed.

The three members of Zhenguofu's family walked towards the palace on foot under the cold autumn rain.

After they left, the people in front of the Zhenguo Mansion finally couldn't help but began to whisper.

"When my home was searched just now, I heard two government soldiers talking, as if the gangsters were threatening the government to deliver something."

"What exactly?"

"I don't know, but I'm afraid it's very important."

"It seems that Duke Zhen is no longer planning to hand over, then Zhao Hao..."

"The Duke of Zhen Guo has devoted his life to serving the country and the people, but God is so unfair!"

"What do the Feiyu Guards do? They are such a bunch of rubbish. Even some of the bad guys from the Wei Kingdom can't guard against them!"

"Since Princess Jiang Huai went into seclusion, the Military Intelligence Office still has some role to play, but the Feiyu Guards are becoming more useless every day!"

"You can't say that. We haven't had any major problems in Kyoto for decades, and the Feiyu Guards have contributed a lot, but this time it's really a waste!"

"I heard from a person from the Qi State that Princess Jiang Huai suffered a life-threatening injury before going into seclusion. I'm afraid she is not in seclusion now, but has died a long time ago. She announced her seclusion to the outside world just to frighten other countries!"

"If the eldest princess were here, these gangsters would have been caught as soon as they entered the territory of the wilderness. How could they kidnap Zhao Hao?"

"Forget about the eldest princess, it's all over! Now I only care about whether Zhao Hao is alive or not."

"I used to look down on this dude, but these days I realize that no one in the Zhao family, whether they are generals or dudes, is a coward when facing other countries!"

"well……"

From Zhenguo Mansion to the Imperial Palace, the three members of the Zhao family walked heavily through the water on the road.

On both sides of the road, the people all looked grave and silently watched the three members of the Zhao family enter the palace.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

There was silence!

All civil and military officials have arrived. Everyone's heart is extremely complicated, but no one dares to speak out.

The hall was obviously crowded with people, but it was eerily silent.

On the high position, Jiang Zheng was extremely anxious, but he could only sit firmly on the dragon chair, not wanting to make any rude behavior.

But his eyes still looked outside the hall uncontrollably.

He hopes to see a person's figure.

But he was not ready to look into that person's eyes.

finally.

Three figures appeared outside the palace. The three members of the Zhao family were already in a state of distress due to the heavy rain.

Seeing that the three of them were all wearing white clothes, all the officials present had their eyes fixed, and even their hearts seemed to skip a beat.

Many of them have heard inside information from various channels.

Xilongguan defense map!

This completely turned into a question of whether Zhao Hao should die, or whether the whole family should commit treason.

Now it seems that the three members of the Zhao family all wore mourning clothes to go to court, and it is self-evident what the meaning is.

Everyone was mourning in their hearts, even the civil servants were heartbroken for the Zhao family.

Although they are opposed to the military commander system represented by Zhen Guogong, in the final analysis, they are just the inevitable choice for civil servants who want to gain a greater say.

They did not have any disrespect towards Zhao Dingbian.

People's hearts are made of flesh. Seeing the Zhao family wearing mourning clothes, they couldn't help but think that if this kind of thing happened to them, could they be like Zhao Dingbian and fight for the sake of the desert country?

When Jiang Zheng saw these three pieces of white clothes, his heart trembled.

The three members of the Zhao family walked to the front of the palace and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Meet the Emperor!"

Jiang Zheng quickly stood up to greet them and reached out to help the three of them: "Please get up quickly, please get up quickly!"
To be continued...