The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1065: Chapter 1065: Aggrieved

A thousand households are at least a seventh-rank military officer. Qi Er and You Er are puzzled. Why has a good court official become a bandit leader?

You Er thought as much and asked directly.

Geng Zhong’s face showed some shame, but more often anger. "Back then, when the Jin Army besieged Dingjing, originally the National Duke held Dingjing City. If we could have resisted for some time until reinforcements arrived, the siege could have been lifted."

"Who would’ve known, the Former Emperor first trusted slander, dismissed the National Duke, and then fled with concubines and was captured by the people of Jin Country."

"Afterward, the Former Emperor issued a decree for the Forbidden Army returning to Capital City, then the Emperor on this side took a foolish move, claiming a Daoist could summon heavenly soldiers and swapped him to guard the city."

As Geng Zhong spoke, his anger grew, "These two foolish monarchs are simply a load of crap!"

"Originally, if we stayed defending without going out, we could have held for a while. But who knew that Daoist knew nothing and drove us soldiers out of the city to decisively battle with Jin Country."

"We only had twenty thousand facing Jin Country’s mighty army of two hundred thousand. How could this battle be fought? It was doomed to fail without reason!"

"In that war, I was injured and fell unconscious. When I woke up, I found myself lying in a pile of dead bodies."

"I took off my armor and hid in a civilian’s house for a few days. Only then did I know that Dingjing had completely fallen, and Jin Country’s soldiers were rampant in Dingjing City, burning, killing, and looting everywhere."

"All of this is the Former Emperor and Emperor’s fault—greedy, cowardly, ignorant, unworthy to be monarchs!"

"This Imperial Family is not worth my allegiance, and I am unwilling to be such a suppressed official."

"Back then, I thought, there’s war in the north, and we can only head south."

"When I got to Niu Tou Mountain, I originally planned to continue south, leaving Great Chu altogether, but ended up staying here by mistake as a bandit."

You Er and Qi Er had never heard from their elders about how Dingjing was lost. Great Chu always liked to conceal for those in power. The Former Emperor and Emperor made many mistakes that, although everyone knew, no one dared mention.

Upon hearing Geng Zhong’s words, Qi Er and You Er exclaimed in surprise, "How could this happen? In this way, losing Dingjing seems too unjust!"

Geng Zhong felt he had found kindred spirits, "Isn’t it? It’s terribly unjust!"

"You have no idea, back then, how stifled we in the Forbidden Army felt from top to bottom. Every time I think of this, I can’t sleep from being so angry!"

"Damn it, they don’t dare curse, but I dare! The Former Emperor and Emperor lost half of Great Chu’s territory, letting Great Chu’s Imperial Family, officials, and people endure utter humiliation—they are the sinners of Great Chu!"

Although You Er and Qi Er didn’t say anything, their hearts were also filled with indignation.

Geng Zhong cursed for a while, venting his anger, before his emotions gradually calmed down.

He waved his hand, "Enough of that. I’ve been away from Dingjing for many years; it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the National Duke. How is he now?"

You Er replied, "Grandfather’s health is quite good. He trains with the soldiers every day, only hoping to reclaim Dingjing soon."

Listening to this, a mocking smile involuntarily appeared on Geng Zhong’s lips. "Reclaim Dingjing?"

"Do you truly want to reclaim Dingjing? Why has the court not waged war against Da Jin all these years?"

"Fourteen years, it’s been a full fourteen years!"

You Er looked at Geng Zhong, not knowing whether he was dissatisfied with the court or grandfather, but he could understand him.

He seriously explained to him, "The court has always planned to send troops, accumulating food supplies, purchasing war horses, forging weapons, and recruiting soldiers every year."

"Now, in addition to the city defense army, Great Chu has more than four hundred thousand troops."