The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

After the New Year, Ge Yu sent letters to the capital one by one.

"Liping is short of food..."

"There is no food in Liping, and the people are complaining..."

"People began to eat grass roots and tree bark..."

"The people besieged Prince Chen's palace..."

A malicious smile appeared on Chu Ze's lips.

The content of this letter is exactly the same as what was stated in the memorial submitted by officials from towns surrounding Liping.

After enduring a long, cold winter, Liping is really on the verge of collapse.

Chu Heng, ah Chu Heng, it depends on what choice you will make this time.

You can only choose one between the common people and Cheng Jiuyuan.

There are indeed some problems in Liping. Some people do not rely on farming but only on selling handicrafts and embroidery for a living. Now that the city is closed, their livelihoods have been cut off.

But fortunately, there is the Pei family.

Because they knew in advance that the city would be closed, the Pei family was well prepared.

A large amount of grain had been stored in Liping long ago, and when the products were made, the Pei family would accept them, but they would exchange the silver for grain of equal value and give them to them.

Many shops on the street were affected as they could not leave the city to purchase goods, but the people had no complaints, as this was to protect the princess and their Princess Consort Chen.

Chu Heng registered these merchants and sent some food to them every once in a while.

In this way, we endured three or four months. Liping has been under lockdown for four months. From the freezing cold to the warm spring, the vegetables in the fields are green and full of vitality.

But according to rumors from outside, Liping has become a living hell.

Liping is far away from other towns and is blocked by mountains. Apart from the newly built official road, there is no way to the outside world.

Now this official road is guarded by layers of Black Armor Army, separating the inside and the outside, just like two worlds.

Some people outside sighed, while others gloated over other people's misfortune.

It's a pity that lychee developed rapidly and then declined rapidly.

Some people were happy and felt that this was their opportunity, so they applied Liping's development plan to their own towns.

During the morning court session, many ministers spoke up to plead for Liping.

"Your Majesty, the people of Liping are also your subjects. I heard that they have reached the point of eating their own children."

"Your Majesty, the one who made the mistake was Princess Yongle. The people are so innocent!"

Chu Ze snorted coldly: "This matter is not my business, the decision is up to Prince Chen!"

"What if Prince Chen refuses to compromise even if he dies?"

"Then continue to block the city until he compromises!"

He knew Chu Heng. Chu Heng would not watch Liping become a dead city.

Soon, he will succeed!

Upon hearing that the people of Liping were forced into a desperate situation, Concubine Chun felt upset and clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand.

It was all because of her selfishness that she harmed the people of Liping and Prince Chen.

Prince Chen did not let her down. Even in this situation, he did not hand over Yongle.

But now the people of Liping are exchanging their children for food. She doesn't want her daughter to suffer, so she lets tens of millions of people suffer this disaster. She feels guilty about it.

She slowly stood up and walked to the door.

The soldiers outside the palace stopped her, and Concubine Chun said coldly: "I want to see the emperor."

In the imperial study, Chu Ze looked at Concubine Chun who had a calm face: "What does Concubine Dowager want to see me for?"

Concubine Chun took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Ze: "Send this letter to Liping to Yongle, she will come back."

Chu Ze took it, opened the letter and read it. The content was persuading Chu Heng to send Yongle back to Beijing.

"Princess, if you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place." Chu Ze said with a curled lip.

Concubine Chun raised her eyes and said, "I didn't expect you to be so ruthless!"

He completely disregarded the feelings between brothers and did not care about the lives of the people of Liping.

He could have solved the problem by adopting a sister, but he insisted on forcing the entire city's citizens to death.

Chu Ze shouted: "Someone come!"

A guard came in.

"Let the Prime Minister, his wife, and everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion write a letter of 'hope for your return'."

"Yes!"

A cruel smile appeared on Chu Ze's lips.

He just didn't believe that in such a huge Prime Minister's Mansion, there was no one that Cheng Jiuyuan cared about.

Within a few days, Chu Heng and others received dozens of letters.

Everyone looked at the table full of letters, with a hint of excitement on their faces.

The time has come!

Jiang Xiubai said: "Prince Rui said that as long as Princess Yongle and Miss Cheng are handed over, he will not touch a single blade of grass or tree in Liping."

Chu Heng curled his lips: "Then it's as he wishes!"

Jiang Xiubai bowed and said, "When will Your Highness leave? I will go and make arrangements."

"Three days later!"

……

Prince Chen finally compromised in the fifth month of the city lockdown for the sake of the people of Liping.

On the day the news came out, the gate of Prince Chen's Mansion was crowded with people.

"My Lord, please don't worry about us, we can still hold on!"

"Your Majesty, why do you want to surrender when you have not yet run out of ammunition and food?"

"Your Highness, don't go to the capital. There must be a trap waiting for you there!"

The red door slowly opened, and Chu Heng and his wife and Chu Wan came out together.

"Everyone! Everyone, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."

The people's voices gradually became quieter.

"Liping has been under lockdown for five months. If it continues like this, your lives may be affected."

“We don’t care!”

"Yes! We are not afraid!"

"Anyway, we can't let the princess and Miss Cheng go back!"

Chu Wan looked at these people and her eyes became hot.

These were also her people. For the sake of such people, she was willing to marry into the Northern Qi Dynasty and even sacrifice her life.

She stepped forward, folded her hands and bowed to the people, and said slowly: "Thank you all for your love and care. Yongle is very ashamed. As a princess, Yongle has the responsibility to protect the people. For the sake of peace, it is also Yongle's duty to marry. But Yongle is afraid. Now I have caused you to suffer for me. Yongle feels guilty."

"Hiding behind the people and my brother and evading responsibility is a shame to my father and mother's teachings. Yongle knows he is wrong."

"It's time to restore peace to Liping." Chu Wan said and bowed deeply again.

The people just felt very upset, and the scene was inexplicably tragic.

Chu Wan pretended to be relaxed and said, "Don't be like this, I'm going to Northern Qi to be the queen."

"What about Miss Cheng? Can Miss Cheng not leave?"

Cheng Jiuyuan smiled slightly: "You don't have to worry about me, His Highness is here, I believe he will protect me."

Chu Heng took Cheng Jiuyuan's hand and said, "This trip to the capital is not a compromise, but I want to negotiate with him face to face."

Seeing that they were determined to leave, some people knelt down and shouted: "I wish your Highness all the best on this journey!"

"Your Highness, may everything go well on this trip!"