"Dayan Liu Yingshi, the prefect of Baochang, sent 30,000 mercenaries to request Emperor Yuankang to move the capital to Baochang to build a new capital. Emperor Yuankang refused and dismissed the petition. Liu Yingshi rebelled and appointed his relative Yuchi Xujie as the emperor of Dayan. He changed the name of the dynasty to Kaiyuan, and Liu Yingshi was named as the regent. All the southern provinces and counties responded to the Kaiyuan Emperor … Dayan lost most of its land, and Later Yan controlled the waterways.
Liu Yingshi's grain was stolen … "Huzi finished reading the secret report in a low voice. He clicked his tongue and said," This Liu Yingshi is too daring. He failed to request to move the capital, so he elected an emperor. He even stole the grain that Jingdu collected and took care of the waterways. Won't Jingdu and the surrounding cities be starved of grain? "
Pang Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "This is a chaotic world. So, such people are bound to exist. This Liu Yingshi is quite a scheming person. His actions are extremely disadvantageous for us. "
"Why?" Huzi asked curiously. "The Later Yan cut off the Dayan's grain. Isn't it the perfect time for us to attack the city?"
"That's right. However, my initial focus was on the entire Dayan. After Liu Yingshi's actions, the Dayan was split in half. In the past, as long as we took Jingdu, the Dayan would be ours. Now that we've taken Jingdu, there's still a Later Yan."
Pang Xiao stood up and paced around. "Our national treasury is also hard to support. If we only took Jingdu and controlled the Yuchi Yan, we could still grit our teeth and hold on. But now, even if we take down the capital, we can only capture the ones in the capital. Only the former Yan Dynasty will be destroyed. I'm afraid this is not good. "
Huzi thought about it and understood. "This Liu guy really knows how to pick a time."
"We can't care that much. Let's take Jingdu first. Even if the Later Yan dynasty has the word Yan, the Dayan will still fall at the hands of Da Zhou. "
"Exactly. Now that the capital has become an isolated island without food, it won't last much longer." Huzi was in high spirits.
"We have to hurry."
Pang Xiao walked to the map and carefully studied the countermeasures. He had to end this war as soon as possible, because Qin Yining was in the middle of the capital, which was about to run out of food.
He didn't want her to starve and suffer.
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At this moment, Jingdou City was in chaos.
The court had just auctioned off a large number of idle jobs to improve the status of the merchants. During this period of time, provisions had been continuously transported into the capital. The common people had not been happy for more than a few days before news came that the provisions on the road had been robbed and that the Later Yan had established a dynasty in Baochang.
The citizens of Jingdu fell into an incomparable panic!
The capital of the Dayan Dynasty was the capital, and the emperor was Emperor Yuankang. What was that Later Yan?
This was nothing more than a farce by the traitors. It was just an excuse to steal food from the people of the capital and the garrison.
The panicked people filled the yamen and Xuansu Temple's gates, wanting to find someone to give them an explanation. However, this time, both the yamen and Xuansu Temple's gates were tightly shut.
The people went to the grain stores to buy food, but all of the grain stores were closed and hung signs saying they were closed. Even the granaries of Jingdou were surrounded by layers of guards.
The people excitedly charged through the streets and returned home in disappointment. After a few days, some people began to take their families and leave Jingdou.
However, after three days, the outer city gates were heavily guarded. Everyone who entered or left the city had to go through strict checks. If anyone wanted to leave Jingdou with their families, they were ordered to be sent back.
Someone had a conflict with the garrison and shouted, "Jingdou is about to be taken. We commoners have nothing to eat or drink. Are we waiting to die here? We want to go to the south and join the Later Yan! "
Before this person could finish shouting, he was dragged away by the garrison. His pants were pulled down and he was beaten 40 times. He was beaten until he was gasping for air. His wife and children cried as they carried him back into the city.
This kind of situation happened at every gate in the outer city.
While the people were panicking, they were also dissatisfied with the imperial court.
They couldn't protect them and didn't allow them to escape. No wonder some people said that the Dayan Dynasty deserved to be destroyed.
At this time, Yuchi Yan was in a terrible fix.
He rushed into Retired Emperor's bedchamber in large strides and said to his face, "Father Emperor! Yuchi Xujie has declared himself the emperor and turned the south of Baochang to the coast into his territory. He has established a Later Yan dynasty! Father, if you still refuse to tell us the whereabouts of the silver, our Dayan will really be destroyed! "
The emperor emeritus lay on his side on the bed and leisurely smoked a water pipe. He inhaled and exhaled clouds and smoke with his eyes closed.
"You are the emperor of Dayan. Whether the country is destroyed or not, it's up to you. What does it have to do with me?"
Yuchi Yan looked at the emperor emeritus in disbelief. "Father, don't you have any feelings for this country? After all, you were once the master of Great Yan! What's the use of you being greedy for such a large sum of silver? Do you still expect to go out and establish a dynasty? How much silver can a person use in a lifetime? Do you still want to enjoy it for yourself? Can you be at ease with your conscience? Taking out this large sum of money to preserve Dayan is the right thing to do! "
"Tsk! Even if the country is destroyed, I won't be the emperor. Why should I be anxious? Don't bother me again. Get out! "The emperor emeritus took another puff of his water pipe and waved his hand at Yuchi Yan as if he was shooing away a fly.
Yuchi Yan was so angry that his brain buzzed and his vision turned black. If it weren't for Eunuch Lu's quick reflexes, Yuchi Yan would have fallen to the ground in anger.
This was his Imperial Father!
This was the real reason why his father abdicated the throne for him.
It wasn't because of his talent, but because there was no other candidate. It wasn't because his father really wanted to abdicate the throne, but because his father didn't want to be the emperor of a destroyed country. He wanted him to take the blame!
He couldn't beat or scold him. He couldn't argue or persuade him. Yuchi Yan walked down the street in a daze and looked at the blue sky. His eyes were full of desolation and despair.
Could it be that the Heavens wanted the Dayan to be destroyed?
"Say, should I agree to move the capital?" Yuchi Yan asked Eunuch Lu beside him.
Eunuch Lu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, if you agree to move the capital, you might be ambushed once you reach Baochang! That Liu Yingshi doesn't have good intentions. Maybe he doesn't want you to move the capital, but wants to trick you. He wants to be the master of Dayan! "
Yuchi Yan smiled bitterly and said, "How could I not know? That's why I refused at the beginning. But if I agree, maybe the Dayan will be fine. Maybe I won't have to be the emperor of a destroyed country. The history books won't record me in such an unbearable manner. "
Eunuch Lu lowered his head. These words weren't something that an eunuch like him could say.
At this moment, a guard rushed in and reported, "Your Majesty! The Tiger Army has launched a general attack. Although Duke Anguo has closed the city gates and refused to meet them, the Tiger Army is coming fiercely and has surrounded the capital from all sides! "
When Yuchi Yan heard this, his face turned pale. He looked up to the sky and roared, "The Heavens want me to die, the Heavens want me to die!"
While Qin Huaiyuan was helping Duke Anguo, Li Mian, defend the city, Qin Yining gathered everyone in the Family Qin in Ci Xiao Garden and announced his decision.
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