Chapter 252

This made him feel lonely.

"Junior Official Gao, the court officials all want me to strategically retreat and retreat to the Jiangnan area."

"What do you think about this?" Wu Zhao asked.

Lu Wen smiled, looking at Gao Yang with earnest eyes.

The peace faction was full of expectation.

Soon, Gao Yang's voice sounded, carrying an unprecedented domineering spirit.

"An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood. This subject requests Your Majesty to stay in Changan. The Son of Heaven guards the national gate, and the monarch dies for the country!"

"Fight to the death!"

The words fell.

Lu Wen and Xu Xuanji's faces changed, and they looked at Gao Yang in disbelief.

An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood?

Fight to the death?

Changing faces so fast?

Didn't you say yesterday that the Chu army cannot be defeated, Changan's interior is empty, and we should retreat to the Jiangnan area to temporarily avoid the edge? This is the wise approach.

Today, you say the Son of Heaven guards the national gate, the monarch dies for the country, and you want to fight to the death?

"Ahhh!!"

Lu Zhen let out a violent roar, only feeling the hot blood in his chest surging left and right.

Although Qin Zhenguo was also excited, he looked at Lu Zhen and said, "Old Lu, what do you want to do?"

Lu Zhen's eyes were red, "I don't know what I want to do either."

"These words are really to this old man's taste."

Gao Feng and Gao Tianlong were moved. Compared to the officials and Wu Zhao, they knew better.

Until this morning, Gao Yang was still focusing on his own plans and getting out in time.

But now his attitude has suddenly changed.

Gao Tianlong's deep gaze looked straight at Gao Yang.

Gao Yang stood in the center of the hall, looking straight ahead, with a calm and indifferent appearance.

But Gao Tianlong's eyes were inexplicably a little moist.

Even though he had long been accustomed to life and death, and almost nothing could make him shed tears, he still couldn't help but feel his eyes sour at this moment.

Causing countless grain merchants in Linjiang City to go bankrupt, governing disaster relief with corrupt officials, smallpox rushing into the city, trapping and killing hundreds of thousands of captives, cutting off rivers, wanting to cut off the water of Chu and Yan.

The name of the "Living Yama" is well-deserved.

But it was such a "Living Yama" who went against the current and chose to stay.

He came to this Jin Luan Hall and said, "The Son of Heaven guards the national gate, the monarch dies for the country!"

How could he not know that once the Chu army enters the city, the officials might kneel and surrender to survive, but he, who proposed cutting off the water flow of Great Chu, would likely have no life left.

But Gao Yang still came, a "poisonous scholar" who proposed fighting to the death.

He, Gao Tianlong, has no regrets in death.

A touch of movement also appeared on Gao Feng's serious face.

"This wicked son..."

He looked up, and his eyes were also a little sour.

Hearing this, Wu Zhao stood up straight suddenly.

"The Son of Heaven guards the national gate, the monarch dies for the country!!"

"Good for you, Gao Yang! I really didn't misjudge you!"

Wu Zhao was excited, and she turned her gaze to Lu Wen and other peace-seeking ministers.

She spoke, "Are the words Minister Lu just said still valid?"

Lu Wen was embarrassed and smiled awkwardly. He looked at Gao Yang and said, somewhat unable to step down, "Junior Official Gao, that's not what you said yesterday."

He was confused.

Gao Yang looked at Lu Wen, his voice ringing through the hall, "Retreating to Jiangnan is indeed a path, but this official tossed and turned last night, and my conscience really couldn't take it."

"Changan has hundreds of thousands of commoners, and the northern land has tens of millions of commoners. Once Your Majesty retreats to Jiangnan, Changan is no different from handing it over to others!"

"Even the entire northern land will be slowly eroded by the Chu army."

"The Chu army is brutal and often slaughters cities. Once they enter Changan, what will be the fate of the commoners in the city?"

"What should the commoners in the entire northern land do?"

"The warm wind in Jiangnan is intoxicating, and the court officials, along with Your Majesty, can enjoy glory and wealth, but what about the commoners of the world?"

"Gao Yang is untalented. Since reading the books of sages, I have made a vow to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue the lost learning for the past sages, and to open up peace for all generations!"

Hiss!

After Gao Yang said these words, the civil and military officials were all unsettled.

Everyone looked at Gao Yang in horror, as if they had seen a ghost.

In fact, everyone knew the words Gao Yang said.

But under such a crisis, when they couldn't even protect themselves, who would care about the commoners?

And if these words were said by anyone else, they would respect them and feel ashamed!

But this person is Gao Yang, which is quite terrifying.

You, a "Living Yama" known to the world, whose reputation for vicious plans has long spread throughout the world, actually use the reason of asking for the people to fight to the death!

It's really turning the world upside down!