The news that Du Qi had led his troops to attack Diuhuan City and then left soon spread throughout the city. However, this news did not cause much of a stir. Instead, countless citizens were still enraged by the arrogance of the Turks.
Since last night until this morning, many citizens had been bullied by the Turks and their homes had been destroyed. All the news in the city was gathered in Lai Ji's hands.
Lai Ji hid in the city and observed everything carefully.
He was now in control of the situation.
He was the one who instigated the Turks' rebellion.
Time passed slowly.
When it was close to five in the afternoon, Lai Ji was reading when the person in charge of the bad people, Qiu Huan, entered. He bowed to Lai Ji and took out a letter from his sleeve. He handed it to Lai Ji and said, "Mister Lai, this is from Emperor Xia."
Lai Ji took the letter and opened it to read. The letter contained Du Qi's arrangements. The arrangement was simple. It was to let Lai Ji not be in a hurry and to plan slowly.
Lai Ji heaved a sigh of relief.
Du Qi's army had arrived. To be honest, he was quite stressed. Now that Du Qi had sent him a letter saying that there was no hurry and that he should plan slowly, Lai Ji could continue with the original plan and not be in a hurry.
Lai Ji calmed down and ordered Qiu Huan to continue fanning the flames.
Time passed.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In these two days, Diuhuan City had undergone earth-shaking changes. Countless citizens were robbed by the Turks. Countless citizens went to the county office to complain. In return, the officials comforted them and apologized. They also asked them not to clash with the Turks. Countless people were disappointed by the government's decision.
You Qilin and Zhennan died mysteriously. With the Turks robbing everywhere, many citizens did not dare to go out on the streets. The once bustling Diuhuan City was now in danger.
Resentment had already been born.
Countless citizens hated the Turks. They were also extremely dissatisfied with Tian Chen's alliance with the Turks to resist Du Qi. Moreover, at this time, there was news that the people under Du Qi's rule were exempted from three years of agricultural taxes and corvee labor, allowing the people to enjoy many benefits. However, Tian Chen led the wolf into the house and allowed the Turks to harm the people.
The resentment of the commoners grew.
On this day, as the sky darkened, the Turks began to run around like rabid dogs released from their cages. Some of them still went straight to the brothels, while others went along the streets to knock on doors with the intention of robbing.
While the Turks were wreaking havoc everywhere, in Lai Ji's courtyard.
Lai Ji stood under the eaves.
In the courtyard stood Huang Shi, Qiu Huan, and more than 20 hoodlums.
Huang Shi had only managed to sneak into the city recently. Due to the past few days, the city gates had already been tightly shut, and commoners were forbidden from entering or leaving. Huang Shi climbed over the wall and quietly came to Lai Ji's side to assist him.
Lai Ji looked around and said, "Everyone, tonight's operation is the most crucial part of our plan. Previously, all of you have already familiarized yourself with the map of the city. According to the streets in the city, two people will form a group and act separately. If you encounter any Turks, attack with lightning speed and kill them directly. Tonight, we will make the Turks pay the price. "
"We will not let Emperor Xia down!"
Huang Shi, Qiu Huan, and the others replied in unison.
Lai Ji instructed, "Since we are clear, let's act separately. Go to the designated location and ambush. Then, when the Turks appear, we will attack separately."
"Yes!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Then, one by one, the hoodlums in black with swords on their backs quietly disappeared from the courtyard.
Lai Ji returned to his room and quietly read a book while waiting.
Tonight was destined to be a wonderful night.
In the side hall of the palace.
Tian Chen was still dealing with government affairs. Two days ago, he was worried that the city would be attacked, so he and Tian Buqi had been on the city tower. However, after waiting for a long time, Du Qi's army did not attack, so Tian Buqi and Tian Chen left.
Tian Chen had been very busy these few days.
Even his own situation was as if he was living in an abyss of suffering.
This was because it involved too many government affairs.
It was all the people who complained.
However, Tian Chen could not deal with the people. Otherwise, if he dealt with the people, he would really lose the hearts of the people. This was not worth the loss. Therefore, Tian Chen could only try his best to appease the people and maintain the status quo.
This made Tian Chen mentally and physically exhausted.
It was extremely troublesome.
Tian Chen was dealing with government affairs and dozed off in the midst of his busyness. Unknowingly, he fell asleep on the table. The chamberlain who was serving at the side gave Tian Chen a thin outer shirt and waited quietly at the side.
Tian Chen entered a dream, but he dreamed that he was in a sea of blood. There was killing everywhere, and there were enemies everywhere. He called out to the heavens and the earth to gather his people, but there was not a single person.
In the end, all the enemies surrounded him, and then he saw a person slash at him with a knife. However, the moment the blade fell, Tian Chen was woken up in fright. His face was filled with fear, and there was even a head full of sweat on his forehead.
Seeing this, the attendant said, "Your Majesty, you must have had a nightmare."
"I'm fine!"
Tian Chen waved his hand. He thought for a moment and ordered, "Go and invite Marquis Gu Mo over."
"Yes!"
The attendant immediately went to pass the order.
Even though it was quite late now, Tian Buqi's residence was near the Royal City, so the attendant arranged for someone to inform him. Not long after, Tian Buqi entered.
Tian Buqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"
Tian Chen said, "Sir, I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I was in the middle of a group of enemies. The surrounding soldiers were all slaughtered, and in the end, I was the only one left. The enemies all swung their knives at me. The moment the blades fell, I woke up. "
Tian Buqi said, "Your Majesty, it's just a nightmare."
Tian Chen said, "At this time, my nightmare is an ominous sign. Sir, I'm worried that something will happen tonight. Accompany me to the city tower. We'll go to the city tower and watch to avoid any problems. "
"Yes!"
Tian Buqi immediately agreed.
For Tian Buqi, he naturally agreed to Tian Chen's arrangements.
The two of them immediately left the palace and went straight to the east side of the city. When they reached the east side of the city tower, Tian Chen and Tian Buqi patrolled for a while before returning to the room on the city tower to sit down and wait for news. However, waiting like this was really boring. At the beginning, the two of them had some things to talk about. They talked about the Turks and the people's livelihood.
Gradually, they had nothing to say.
Especially since Tian Buqi was already a little old. In addition, he had been so busy in the past few days that his feet did not touch the ground. Therefore, he kept yawning. Tian Chen let Tian Buqi rest on the city tower. Tian Chen's heart was still thumping, so he continued to stay on the city tower. He was worried tonight, so he had to keep an eye on him for a while.
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