Chapter 1873 I Can't Become Emperor

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Qi Feng's body hit the ground heavily, his eyes widened, and he obviously refused to rest in peace.

Peng Chuan looked at Qi Feng's body with cold eyes, his expression a little complicated, but more importantly, he was relieved that his great revenge had been avenged.

Qi Feng finally died, and his death also represented the complete end of the Linshui City offensive and defensive battle.

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The soldiers who followed Peng Chuan knelt down one by one. They looked at Peng Chuan respectfully and said: "I implore the general to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Qi Feng's original guards, as well as the eunuchs and maids in the palace, were frightened and panicked when they saw this scene. They all knelt down while hesitating.

"I implore the general to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Everyone shouted in unison. At first, they were just scattered voices and not neat. But soon, these voices converged into one voice, which was neat and loud:

"I implore the general to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Peng Chuan stood next to Qi Feng's body, looking at the people kneeling on the ground, but he shook his head and said: "Let's not mention this matter for now. Let's clean up the mess in the city, recruit the army, and repair the city defense. This battle of Linshui City, It’s not quite over yet!”

There are two main reasons why Peng Chuan did not take advantage of the situation and proclaim himself emperor.

First, he had promised Wu Fan before that as long as Wu Fan helped him complete his revenge, he would serve Wu Fan as his master and obey Wu Fan's orders. Therefore, in Peng Chuan's view, Wu Fan should be the leader of the Blackwater Kingdom. emperor.

Second, as he just said, the battle in Linshui City is not over. Although he broke into the palace and killed Qi Feng, it is still unknown whether he can fully control Linshui City, because Shuiyue Kingdom The army is on the way, and those troops that are coming later will not help him like Hong Qingyun. They are on Qi Feng's side. Now that he has killed Qi Feng, he will definitely make them unhappy and angry. It is very possible to attack Linshui City.

Therefore, the battle in Linshui City is not completely over.

The people who were kneeling on the ground were unwilling to get up. One of the generals said to Peng Chuan: "General, we are about to face the Shuiyue Kingdom's army. This battle will not be easy. The general ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor at this time. It can also boost morale and strengthen the brothers’ determination to fight to the death.”

"Yes, the general proclaims himself emperor, in line with the morale of the military. You ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor can give us greater determination to fight against the Shuiyue Kingdom's army."

"General, Qi Feng has already lost the support of the people due to his crazy orders. Now that you are proclaimed emperor, you can calm the panic of the people."

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Everyone persuaded Peng Chuan to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

The reason why they did this was both public and selfish.

Publicly speaking, they all believed in Peng Chuan, otherwise they would not have followed Peng Chuan in the uprising before. Therefore, in their hearts, Peng Chuan was fully qualified to proclaim himself emperor. What's more, if they killed Qi Feng, if If other members of the Qi family were to ascend the throne, they would inevitably hold grudges against them, but if Peng Chuan ascended the throne, such a situation would not happen.

Privately, they also hope that Peng Chuan will ascend the throne. Since ancient times, Conglong Zhigong has always been the greatest contributor. They are all old men and loyal ministers who followed Peng Chuan in the uprising. Once Peng Chuan ascends the throne, they will naturally not treat them badly. Their identity and status will also be greatly improved.

Therefore, whether out of public considerations or selfish reasons, they all hope that Peng Chuan can ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

However, in the face of everyone's persuasion, Peng Chuan still shook his head, his attitude was very firm, and without any hesitation, he said: "The reason why I don't agree is not only the pressure from Shuiyue Kingdom, but also more importantly, among you, Someone knows."

As he said that, Peng Chuan looked at the generals who had escaped from Shanling Pass with him.

The other generals looked at those generals with puzzled faces, not understanding the reason.

The generals who knew the inside story looked at Peng Chuan and asked, "General, do you really want to serve Lord Wu as your master?"

What? !

The other soldiers who didn't know the inside story were shocked when they heard this.

Peng Chuan nodded calmly and said: "How can a man break his promise while he is still alive? What's more, this time I can get my revenge, thanks to Mr. Wu. I keep my promise, and it is right."

"General, what is going on?" Xue Jin asked quickly. He was also one of the people who was kept in the dark. This was the first time he heard about this, and he was shocked and surprised.

Peng Chuan looked at everyone and asked the eunuchs, palace maids, and palace guards to go down, leaving only some major generals behind, and then told what had happened.

"So, the person who sent us the letter was also Mr. Wu?" Xue Jin asked.

"Yes." Peng Chuan nodded and said: "Master Wu has helped us a lot in the matter of revenge. You may not know why the army at Yangyu Pass was so vulnerable before, right? That was also Master Wu's arrangement. "

"What?" Everyone was shocked again. This time, the shock on their faces was even more obvious than before. Except for Peng Chuan, no one knew about this before. They all thought that they were relying on their strength. Only now did the defeated Yangyuguan army realize that there was something inside that they didn't know.

"You don't think that the elite troops of Shuiyue Kingdom are so weak, do you?" Peng Chuan said with a smile: "If it weren't for Lord Wu's arrangement, we might have been defeated outside the city. Under the two-sided attack, the possibility of our winning is not great."

"General, do you mean that Lord Wu has secretly bribed the garrison commander of Yangyu Pass?" Xue Jin asked.

"Not bribed, but subdued." Peng Chuan said: "The man who came to our camp yesterday was Hong Qingyun, the commander of Yangyu Pass. From his words, I already know that he is now following Lord Wu's orders, and it was Lord Wu who asked him to cooperate with us to capture Linshui City."

Xue Jin and others stared at Peng Chuan in a daze, and their inner shock was simply beyond words.

According to Peng Chuan's introduction, Wu Fan was just a general of Nanping Kingdom. Although he had a high status in Nanping Kingdom, he was nothing in front of Shuiyue Kingdom.

However, this young man who was nothing in front of Shuiyue Kingdom actually secretly subdued the commander of an elite force of Shuiyue Kingdom. This ability is simply amazing.

"I have always been grateful to Mr. Wu." Peng Chuan continued, "I admire his ability from the bottom of my heart. I think he is more suitable for that position than me, not just because of the promise at the beginning."

Xue Jin and others were silent. If what Peng Chuan said was true, then Wu Fan was indeed qualified to sit in that position.

But the problem is that Wu Fan is not from Blackwater Country. He has no foundation in their Blackwater Country. Is it really good to sit in that position rashly?

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