Luo Youdu was full of regret when he said this. He really wanted to give up. It would be extremely difficult to regain it again.
In any case, at least the next opponent they encounter will not be Xiao Siwen who knows nothing about military skills.
But given the current situation, that's all it can do.
We can't be like Wei Yan who said, "Although the prime minister is dead, I will still be alive."
What's more, the person who had the problem was not Zhuge Liang, but Guo Rong, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty.
Can you still say, "I don't care about the emperor, I will fight on my own?"
Do you think you have a long life?
What's more, the times are completely different. In today's world, something strange has happened to Guo Rongzhen. How can these generals with heavy troops be in the mood to continue fighting?
How can an army without the desire to fight win?
Retreating is the only way.
Zhang Yongde didn't say anything.
He is not very interested in whether he can win Youzhou.
The Zhou Dynasty now has such a large territory, so what if there are many Youzhous but one Youzhou is missing?
Zhang Yongde has great abilities, but he is a man of nature and does not have strong desires. Apart from being unhappy about being stepped on by his old enemy Li Chongjin, he has no other special requirements.
After receiving Luo Youdu's attitude, everyone stopped talking and waited patiently for Guo Rong to wake up.
The atmosphere is somewhat depressing.
"Uncle Wen!"
Suddenly, a cry of sorrow came from the inner tent.
Zhang Yongde, Luo Youdu, Zhao Kuangyin, Fan Zhi, Wei Renpu and others were all refreshed.
It's a good thing that he can wake up. If he really can't wake up, then everything will be in chaos.
After all, Guo Rong has not yet established a crown prince.
Although he had children, and there were quite a few, there were four: Chai Zongxun, Chai Zongrang, Chai Zongjin, and Chai Zongjie.
But the eldest, Chai Zongxun, was only five years old and was not old enough to be named a heir apparent.
"Why did you leave me so early!"
Guo Rong choked and cried.
After Guo Wei proclaimed himself emperor, Guo Rong was particularly frightened for a period of time.
That's when Wang Jun came to power.
Guo Wei proclaimed himself emperor, and Wang Jun ranked first in meritorious service.
Guo Wei appointed him as the privy envoy, and also worked with Zhongshu to make peace with him, and he was in charge of the military power.
Wang Jun is two years older than Guo Wei, and Guo Wei also respects him very much and often calls him brother, even after he became the emperor.
Wang Jun disliked Guo Rong very much and feared that he was decisive and fair.
Guo Wei's biological sons were all killed by Liu Chengyou, so he wanted to make Guo Rong the crown prince, but Wang Jun blocked him in every possible way.
Even when Guo Wei wanted to see his adopted son Guo Rong, Wang Jun refused to let him.
Once they finally met, Wang Jun stepped forward and drove Guo Rong back to Chanzhou, without even a chance to stay in Bianjing for one night.
At the same time, Li Chongjin, Guo Wei's nephew, and Zhang Yongde, the son-in-law, were given important positions, and there were signs of competing for the crown prince.
Guo Rong was not sure whether the bad treatment he suffered was Wang Jun's intention or Guo Wei's own intention. He couldn't sleep or eat well.
Wang Pu faced Guo Rong together at this most difficult time, analyzing the situation for him and designing Wang Jun for him to seek the crown prince.
This kind of friendship that shares adversity cannot be expressed by the ordinary relationship between a monarch and his ministers.
Guo Rong was indeed deeply shocked by Wang Pu's death.
A great man, a majestic emperor, cried like a child.
Since he had fainted before, Zhang Yongde, Luo Youdu and other ministers were outside the curtain to persuade and comfort him.
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The inner part of the curtain belonged to the emperor's palace, and foreign ministers were not allowed to enter except under special circumstances.
It seemed that the persuasion had an effect, and Guo Rong's crying gradually became quieter.
Footsteps sounded, Guo Rong opened the curtain and walked out, his eyes swollen like walnuts.
"I'm worrying you all! Wenbo and I met in Chanzhou and depended on each other through thick and thin. It's really hard to accept that he passed away."
With that said, he walked to his seat and sat down.
Seeing that Guo Rong could walk on his own made most people feel devastated.
Fan Zhi said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please express your condolences. Mr. Wenbo doesn't want to see your Majesty so upset for him."
Guo Rong nodded and said, "I understand, and I will pay attention to it in the future." He glanced at the generals in the tent and said, "It seems that today's expedition meeting cannot be held."
Zhang Yongde was about to speak.
Guo Rong stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "We'll discuss things tomorrow. Please step aside first. Let me be alone for a while. Now that Uncle Wen is gone, I have no intention of dealing with other things at the moment."
"His Majesty!"
Zhang Yongde, Luo Youdu, Zhao Kuangyin, Fan Zhi, and Wei Renpu all tried to persuade him.
Guo Rong smiled and said: "If you are really worried, just let Dr. Huangfu stay. You can't be more confident in taking care of me than Dr. Huangfu, right?"
Guo Rong had finished speaking, and everyone could not say anything more, so they all left.
After the footsteps outside the tent had faded away, Guo Rong put his hands on his forehead and said, "Imperial doctor, my head is tingling in waves, and my brain feels like being pricked by needles. I wonder what disease I have?"
Huangfu Hua said tremblingly: "Your Majesty's illness must be a headache."
Guo Rong breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is it the one Cao Cao got?"
Huangfuhua said: "It's not much different."
Guo Rongdao: "That's okay, it's just a little pain, it's bearable."
"Your Majesty!" Huangfuhua was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and sobbed: "This wind disease is difficult to cure, and it can be severe or mild. Some people who have this disease are fine in their seventies or eighties, and some are..."
He didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Guo Rong's face was gloomy and he said: "Tell me, I understand the principle of concealing illnesses and avoiding medical treatment, and I won't blame you."
Huangfu Hua said: "I just left without any sign. There are also cases where the pain is unbearable and painful to death. There are all kinds of situations."
Guo Rong looked at Huangfu Hua solemnly and said: "You know this and I know it, and we must not let a third person know about it. I am not a person who likes to kill. Since I came to the throne, I have never killed innocent people indiscriminately. But it concerns the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I don't care about it.
A bad person once."
Huangfuhua was so frightened that he trembled and shouted: "I don't dare."
Guo Rong nodded and said: "From today on, you will be my personal physician. Go and wait outside the tent. If anything happens, I will call you."
Watching Huangfuhua leave, Guo Rong's eyes became sharp and fierce, as if he had become a different person.
To be precise, this change in mentality has made him become a different person.
Before today, Guo Rong was open-minded and magnanimous, powerful and ambitious, and had the ambitions of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.
He doesn't care at all what happens to the people under his command!
Because he has enough confidence to suppress all arrogant soldiers.
As long as he is here, no one can change the world.
But this fainting gave Guo Rong an inexplicable fear.
He couldn't even imagine what the world would be like if he were no longer here.
He always thought that death was far away from him.
But this accident made him realize that death might be close at hand.
He had never thought about the aftermath before, but now he was already thinking about the next generation of Zhou Dynasty.
After receiving the Huangfu Hua Shi acupuncture, Guo Rong faintly woke up.
This change in mentality made him not say anything, but wanted to see and hear how the civil and military ministers under his command would react and what their attitude would be if he fell.
Especially Luo Youdu's reaction is worth paying attention to.
Guo Rong pondered for a long time, wrote down a series of questions, and asked his confidants to send them out.