From the day Nanguan was lost, ministers began to come to Mochuan one after another to persuade him and persuade him to grant Chu Shaoyang a great benefit and allow him to surrender to Western Chu again. Many people also proposed to cede territory and pay compensation to South Vietnam. Bowing down and professing the throne, even if it is like being defeated by the Eastern Qin Dynasty and paying annual tribute every year, it is better than the disaster of national subjugation.
Mo Chuan heard these words not ten but eight times a day, which only made him feel angry and angrily scolded those who came to admonish him.
But there is still an endless stream of people coming to remonstrate.
Mo Chuan knew what the ministers were afraid of. They were afraid of Chu Shaoyang, afraid of the 100,000-strong South Vietnamese army, and afraid that if they fell into the hands of the South Vietnamese, they would lose their official positions and lives!
But the courtiers were afraid, but he was not!
Everyone can surrender, but he must never surrender!
At such a critical moment, if he leaves Kyoto, it will inevitably cause an uproar among the government and the public. I am afraid that everyone will think that he ran away because of fear!
And those with ulterior motives can even take advantage of the chaos to rise up. When the time comes, there will be internal and external troubles, and there will no longer be peace in Western Chu!
Can't go!
Mo Chuan gritted his teeth tightly, his heart burning.
He stood on horseback, looked far away in the direction of Shuanglu, gritted his teeth and said: "Ning'er, Ning'er, no matter what, you have to take care of yourself. If you dare to come back with a hair missing, I won't spare you!"
Turning the horse's head, he walked slowly towards the imperial study, but his heart was heavy, as if he was getting further away from Shen Ning with every step he took.
He suddenly thought of Chu Shaobai.
If Shao Bai was still here, he would definitely be able to bring Shen Ning back safely.
Shaobai, Shaobai, where have you been
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Mo Chuan's guess was correct. Shen Ning was not kidnapped, but sneaked out of the palace on her own.
She had long made up her mind to go to the front line to help in the battle, but Mo Chuan mercilessly rejected her repeated attempts.
In this case, she could only hide the truth and sneak away secretly.
It happened that Mo Chuan had been waiting for military information in the imperial study every day these days, which gave her a good opportunity to steal. She only needed to avoid the eyes and ears of the secret guards Mo Chuan arranged to protect her.
She knew that this trip was very dangerous, so she couldn't take Xiaoru with her anyway, so she put some sweat medicine in the snacks. Little did Xiaoru know, she ate happily and fell asleep without knowing it.
She returned to her room, put on the little eunuch's clothes that she had prepared long ago, left another text message for Mo Chuan, and then left the palace without anyone noticing.
The secret guards only saw a young eunuch coming out of the queen's bedroom, but they didn't pay attention. No one thought that the young eunuch was Shen Ning in disguise.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Shen Ning left the palace empty-handed, went to the market, bought a horse and some men's clothes, and found an inn to change into.
When she came out of the inn, she had transformed from a young eunuch into a young young man with ordinary appearance.
She wore a human skin mask stolen from Mo Chuan, revealing only a pair of bright and clear eyes. Her face was expressionless. No one would take a second look at this ordinary face.
This is the effect she wants. The less noticeable she is, the safer she will be along the way.
She bought a bag of dry food and put it in a leather bag, got on her horse, galloped out of the city, found the direction, and headed south.