Chapter 1096: Divine Weapon Descends from Heaven

"What is Liu Zheng doing!"

"What is he doing! Does he not think of you at all?"

Returning to Kunning Palace, Zheng Fu was about to be angered to death.

Her face was so livid it was heart-wrenching.

Xie Chan, standing to the side, gave a chuckle: "Mother Empress, Chan'er never wanted to be emperor anyway! He must be thinking of me!"

"Thinking of you?"

Zheng Fu was so angry she couldn't catch her breath.

Previously, Liu Zheng had not consulted her at all regarding this matter. Thus, she knew absolutely nothing about the imperial edict... However, she also understood; after all, she was now merely a nominal Empress in Longyan, and the power she had cultivated for years, including her own son, was all gone. What did she count for? In fact, ever since Xie Ling died and she became Xie Chan's foster mother, she had completely withdrawn from the political stage of Longyan. Not only that, she had to rely on Xie Chan to maintain her position as Empress...

Otherwise, she would easily be defeated by Dong Guifei.

But...

She truly could not fathom why Liu Zheng would not fight for this opportunity for Xie Chan!

A Female Emperor!

The second Female Emperor in history!

He had actually just let the opportunity to tamper with the imperial edict slip away like that!

What on earth was he thinking?

"Mother Empress..."

Xie Chan knew what Zheng Fu was thinking. If she became emperor, then Zheng Fu would undoubtedly be the Empress Dowager in the future... But now, this made things awkward. According to the laws of Longyan, although Zheng Fu, the previous Empress, would still be an Empress Dowager, by the same token, Xie Ming's mother would also become an Empress Dowager...

In other words, a rather rare situation of having two Empresses Dowager would arise...

Longyan valued the distinction between primary and secondary wives and respected the first wife.

But...

Even so, in the future, the emperor would surely be closer to his own biological mother. If Xie Ming truly took power, how much longer could she remain an Empress Dowager?

Everyone was looking out for themselves.

Xie Chan could only persuade her: "Mother Empress, Xie Ming will not be too arrogant. After all, constitutional monarchy is about to be put on the agenda, and the parliament is already preparing..."

Zheng Fu glanced at Xie Chan and sighed deeply: "Chan'er, oh Chan'er, it is not as simple as you think..."

"Constitutional monarchy?"

"Heh... Longyan, we are Longyan!"

"Longyan has existed for thousands of years; which day has it been without an emperor? The common people cannot do without an emperor! The officials cannot do without an emperor either!"

"As long as there is an emperor, the emperor is the greatest. This is Longyan!"

She shook her head, a sneer flashing across her face: "Besides, now that Tsarist Russia is invading so fiercely, if Liu Zheng cannot solve this problem in a short time..."

She took a deep breath: "Then what follows will be the time for him to face a collective attack!"

"No one will let him off!"

"No one!"

As soon as she said this, Xie Chan's expression changed.

The National Mourning would be prepared together with the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

The entire Jinghua became busy.

Especially with the reading of the imperial edict, Longyan's constitutional monarchy and the establishment of Private Ownership also had to be carried out simultaneously.

The Cabinet, the parliament.

These all required a lot of tedious work and tedious preparation.

These were, naturally, mainly the responsibility of Liu Zheng.

The Prince of Qin, Zhu Zhen, was also helping.

Watching Liu Zheng formulate various regulations with such seriousness, the Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen were actually worried about one thing in their hearts.

That was, the more serious Liu Zheng was now, the harder it would be to clean up this mess later.

Regarding the constitutional monarchy, those Feudatory Kings already hated Liu Zheng to death.

Now it all depended on

The war.

It all depended on the outcome of this battle.

If Longyan once fell into a passive position, these people would certainly try every possible means to pull the currently powerful Liu Zheng down from his position.

It was just that...

Both of them held a pessimistic attitude at this moment.

Although those Feudatory Kings could not leave Jinghua for now, they had already begun various activities. Once any problem arose on Liu Zheng's side, what would greet him would be the overwhelming fury of the entire Longyan! At that time, no one would be able to protect him.

The constitutional monarchy would naturally die an early death along with him.

"General, should we retreat for a bit?"

"General!"

At this moment, in Fuyuan Town of Liaodong.

The war situation had reached a white-hot state.

The Qingzhou Army had been suffering losses, constantly suffering losses.

Xiao Qian's deputy generals were all shedding tears. The soldiers were having too hard a time. Knowing full well this was a death trap, they still had to go up, still had to maintain the advance!

This kind of situation was what made people the most desperate!

If they had even the slightest chance of winning, they would not be this desperate...

But the reality is, they know this is a dead end!

At this moment, their dignified Qingzhou Army can only serve to hold the opponent back here!

How stifling!

One must know, they are Qingzhou Armored Soldiers!

The world-renowned Qingzhou Armored Soldiers! They would rather fight the enemy fair and square, instead of having their brothers' lives end here in such a stifling way!

Retreat!

They looked at Xiao Qian one by one.

Only by retreating can they preserve the brothers' lives! Only by retreating will they have a chance to fight again!

Xiao Qian kept a cold face the entire time.

At this point, the blood has flowed who knows how far, and the brothers' corpses have piled up who knows how high.

Could it be that he does not feel heartache?

No.

His heart aches more than anyone's!

Which of these soldiers was not brought up by his own hands? Which of them has not braved life and death with him? Watching them die here with his own eyes, is that something he is willing to do?

But this is war.

The strategic significance of the Qingzhou Army right now is to hold back the Youzhou Sudden Cavalry.

"Advance!"

"Continue to advance!"

He gritted his teeth fiercely, his voice hoarse.

Advance!

Continue to advance!

The war drums are still issuing the order to advance! The soldiers are also advancing without a second thought; they are shouting, they are roaring, they have not the slightest hesitation, and likewise, not a single person is retreating!

This scene is incredibly stirring.

It also brings tears to Xiao Qian's eyes.

The brothers are all fine men.

Qingzhou has no cowards!

"General, we really cannot hold on much longer..."

"General!"

The situation is becoming increasingly disadvantageous.

The two-hundred-thousand-strong army is likely down to only one hundred thousand now...

Everyone thinks the Qingzhou Army is about to be defeated.

Including Xie Ping over there, who feels victory is already within his grasp; he is even somewhat excited in his heart. First, being able to defeat the world-renowned Qingzhou Armored Soldiers will surely make him famous throughout the world and boost morale significantly. Second, once this side is resolved, he will quickly rush to reinforce Kuye Island... and welcome the Tsarist Russia Army in; the entire Zhongyuan will be within his grasp!

"Fight!"

"Fight them to the death for this Mandarin!"

He roared, urging his men to launch a frantic, fierce attack.

However...

Just at this moment.

Just as both sides continued their close-quarters combat.

Suddenly, a series of Cannon sounds rang out from all directions.

"Who?"

"Who is it?"

"What is going on!"

The Cannons struck, and the situation on the field changed in an instant.

Another army has arrived?

Whose men are they?