Chapter 1324

The people of Changan discussed it one after another, their brows filled with worry.

For a time, the atmosphere was low.

Da-da!

The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and the soldier also rushed over.

Long-distance galloping was too exhausting, so the soldier's eyes were a bit red, and his face was covered with an unhideable look of fatigue.

But as he stepped onto the Vermilion Bird Avenue leading to the imperial palace, a monstrous flame burned in his eyes, and his expression rapidly shifted from exhaustion to irrepressible excitement.

Because he knew clearly in his heart that Changan would be shocked by this news, and Da Qian would be shocked by this news!

This messenger soldier shouted with almost the loudest voice of his life.

"Great victory!"

"Great victory at the front line!"

"Piao Yao Captain Gao Yang, used a surprise force, led eight hundred personal guards to detour five hundred miles on the grassland, and launched a surprise attack on the Xiongnu's rear!"

"In this battle, we captured the Xiongnu Great Chanyu's grandfather, uncle, and Great E'shi alive, and on the spot beheaded the Xiongnu Prime Minister, and captured the Xiongnu Commandant and several Danghu alive, crushing the Xiongnu!"

The warhorse galloped on Zhu Que Street, and the soldier's voice rang out like a sonic boom.

Instantly.

The people of Changan were all stunned.

They stared with wide eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.

The next instant.

A huge clamor suddenly exploded throughout Changancheng.

"What?"

"Great victory?"

"Piao Yao Captain Gao Yang used a surprise force and crushed the Xiongnu? Brother, did I hear wrong?"

Someone picked at their ears and looked at the people on the side in disbelief, asking.

The people next to him were stunned at first, then laughed loudly, "Haha, brother, you didn't hear wrong. Piao Yao Captain Gao Yang, this is the Living Yama! He led eight hundred personal guards, launched a surprise attack on the Xiongnu's rear, and even captured the Xiongnu Chanyu's grandfather alive!"

"Refreshing, truly refreshing!"

"For a hundred years, our Da Qian has finally washed away our shame and crushed the Xiongnu!"

"Lord Gao is truly a god-like man!"

The young man who had previously questioned Gao Yang, saying Gao Yang was not a god, had his brain go blank, and he said blankly.

"From now on, I will never say there are no gods in the world again, because... my god has come!"

On Zhu Que Street, the people were different; some were excited, some were crying, some were stunned like wooden chickens.

But what couldn't be hidden was excitement and refreshment.

The conflict between Da Qian and the Xiongnu had been accumulated for a long time. In the past, the Da Qian Taizu Emperor was almost captured alive.

This was one of the shames; Da Qian paid a lot of gold and silver, as well as a large amount of silk.

After this battle, not long after, the Taizu Emperor passed away in depression.

At that time, the Xiongnu were powerful and sent envoys, arrogantly stepping into Changancheng, acting haughty.

At that time, the Son of Heaven was young, and the Empress Dowager was listening to politics from behind the curtain. The envoy also brought a letter from the Xiongnu Chanyu, the content of which was extremely humiliating to the Da Qian Empress Dowager.

But there was no way; Da Qian didn't have many warhorses and couldn't contend with the Xiongnu, so they could only bow their heads.

At that time, Da Qian sent a princess to marry and exchange for peace. At that time, this princess was named Yinyue Princess. When she went to the Xiongnu, the people sent her off one after another.

When the Yinyue Princess reached the gate of Changancheng, she suddenly ran out of the carriage, crying and shouting that she didn't want to marry the grassland barbarians, crying and shouting that our vast Da Qian, why should we marry the barbarians.

That heartbreaking cry echoed at the city gate.

But after saying only these few words, the Yinyue Princess was pulled back into the carriage and her mouth was covered.

But this scene was witnessed by many people in Changan. Afterward, the people were filled with righteous indignation and requested to fight.

These shames were deeply engraved in the heart of every Da Qian person; they didn't fade with time, but on the contrary, became even more unforgettable.

At this moment, hearing the great victory at the front line, Gao Yang had captured the Xiongnu Great Chanyu's grandfather alive—how could they not feel refreshed in their hearts?

The soldier went all the way unimpeded and rushed into the Imperial Palace amidst the cheers of the people.

Imperial Palace.

Inside the Jin Luan Hall.

The officials were passionately memorializing, their words quite intense.

Wu Zhao was wearing a black and red mysterious dragon robe, and that beautiful, noble face had long been as gloomy as water.

Under the dragon robe, a pair of slender, fair hands slowly clenched, nails piercing into the palms, bringing heart-drilling pain.

But Wu Zhao seemed not to feel it, only coldly scanning the officials below.

As she had expected, Wang Xin rebelled, the front-line army fell into a stalemate, and the news of Gao Yang's disappearance exploded the entire court.

In these two morning courts, the peace-seeking faction in the court stood up one after another, blaming her for not being impulsive in sending troops and wasting national strength in vain.

And now, they had begun to coerce her, asking her to order Gao Tianlong to withdraw his troops to avoid greater losses.

The speech officials spoke, citing classics and references, their mouths extremely sharp, directly scolding her as a muddled ruler.

But as it happened... she couldn't easily get angry.

This involved the struggle for power. In the court, if the Son of Heaven was too powerful, the power of the officials would decrease accordingly; conversely, if the officials were too strong, the Son of Heaven's right to speak would be small.

Wu Zhao's momentum was too strong, threatening the power in their hands, so the peace-seeking faction and the neutral faction all turned against her.

There were also Gao Yang's enemies who came to watch the fun.

Yan Zheng stood up, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, it is not that this old minister blames Your Majesty, but Your Majesty trusts the Living Yama too much and underestimates the Xiongnu too much. Little did you know that the battlefield is too dangerous. The Living Yama certainly has ability, but he is ultimately too young!"

"Now, our Da Qian has painfully lost a great general!"

Cui Xinghe also stood up, his face filled with sorrow, and said, "Lord Gao has shocking talent, but to launch a surprise attack on the Xiongnu's rear with eight hundred people—the danger of this move is too great."

"Now I don't know how Lord Gao is doing. Since this news reached Changan, I haven't been able to eat a meal and haven't been able to sleep at night!"

Cui Xinghe pounded his chest, his face filled with sorrow.

But he was full of energy; he didn't look like someone who couldn't eat or sleep at all.

Seeing this, Lu Wen also spoke up, "Your Majesty, this minister as well!"

"If Lord Gao has any mishaps, what should be done!"

"Lord Gao is also—he is a ruthless strategist, why would he take such an impulsive move! This minister has also been quite worried these past few days, just like Top Scholar Cui, I can't eat and can't sleep!"

"Alas!"

Wu Zhao found it truly annoying to listen to.

This group of bastards, their mouths were full of worry for Gao Yang, but where did they look like they couldn't eat or sleep?

Wu Zhao stood up, intending to end the court directly.

But it was also at this moment.