The Pei family sent out the letter for help more than half a month ago, but still could not wait for reinforcements. Seeing that their troops were beaten to pieces, not only suffered heavy casualties, but also a large number of defectors, at this time the Pei family finally panicked.

Compared with the peace and stability of Xizhou, Dongzhou at this time is in dire straits, wars are raging everywhere, people are in dire straits, and a large number of refugees from Dongzhou pour into Xizhou and Gyeonggi.

Nanrong's family quickly mobilized people from various cities and counties in Xizhou to gather and resettle the refugees, opened warehouses to release food, and all rescue work was carried out in full swing.

Compared with the benevolence of the Xizhou government, the refugees who tried to enter Gyeonggi were not so lucky. The emperor ordered Yu Wenfeng to lead the imperial guards to surround the city gate tightly. If any refugees trespassed, they would be killed on the spot.

Yu Wenfeng did not agree with the emperor's approach in his heart, but the emperor's order was difficult, so he had to carry out the order.

Within three days, dead bodies piled up at the gates of the major cities. Refugees who were not afraid of death rushed towards the gates, ruthless weapons greeted them, and blood flowed into rivers at the gates.

Going back to Dongzhou is also death, and going to the city is also death, it is better to forcefully break into Beijing, there is still a glimmer of hope for life.

The common people living in Gyeonggi sighed and couldn't bear to see such a tragic situation. They brought some food and daily necessities to the gate of the city and begged the guards to let them go so that they could save the refugees.

The guard said: "Letting you out is disobeying orders, and our heads will fall!"

The common people had no choice but to leave unwillingly.

A few days later, the number of people who starved to death outside the city gate increased a lot. Starvation was everywhere at the gate of the city.

Those refugees who had lost their relatives cried and shouted one by one, scolding the current saint for being devoid of conscience.

No matter how cold-hearted the guards were, they couldn't stand it any longer, and asked Yu Wenfeng to retreat one after another. Under pressure, Yu Wenfeng could only enter the palace to face the saint.

"Father, outside the city gate..."

Yu Wengan interrupted him impatiently, frowned and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, let alone have sympathy, just do what those refugees do!"

Yu Wenfeng couldn't help asking: "Father, why can't we help refugees like Xizhou?"

"Xizhou and Gyeonggi are different after all. Nowadays, the current situation is changing, and all aspects are ready to move. How can you ensure that there will be no murderers with malicious intentions among the refugees? What if they enter the city to make trouble, endanger the public security of Gyeonggi, and threaten the people in Gyeonggi?" personal safety..."

After hearing this, Yu Wenfeng finally understood the meaning of the emperor's move. How could this be for the safety of the people?Killers take people's money and do things for them, but they are not interested in ordinary people!

To put it bluntly, the emperor is at war, and he is afraid that the killers who sneak in will kill all the relatives of the emperor and officials of the government, thus endangering his rule!

Yu Wenfeng couldn't agree with such a cruel practice of refusing to rescue most of the refugees just to guard against a few killers.

He pondered for a moment and said: "I have a suggestion. I think we can set up checkpoints, strictly check the household registration of refugees, put real refugees into Gyeonggi, and prevent suspicious people from entering. This will not only win the hearts of the people, but also ensure the safety of Gyeonggi. Safety!"

The emperor looked at him for a long while and sighed inwardly.

His son is good everywhere, but his heart is too soft, which is a taboo for an emperor.

"The Pei family lost." The emperor said suddenly, skipping Yu Wenfeng's topic.

"What?" Yu Wenfeng froze for a moment.

The emperor picked up a booklet from the table and threw it to Yu Wenfeng, saying, "According to the secret report from the frontline spies, the entire Pei family in Dongzhou was wiped out three days ago, and none of the five members of Pei Mansion 310 survived."

"What?" Yu Wenfeng's face turned pale, he couldn't believe it, he hurriedly opened the booklet, and after reading it, his face was serious.

"Does the eldest brother and empress know?" He asked.

The emperor's face was unprecedentedly indifferent, "So what if we know, they can't change anything!"

Seeing the emperor's indifferent look, Yu Wenfeng felt chills in his heart. It's okay to be indifferent to innocent refugees, but Empress Pei is his wife, and Yu Wenxun is his eldest son. His father, the emperor, is also like this. The appearance of hanging high!

Yu Wenfeng's heart turned cold, he suddenly felt that his father had become very strange.

But what Yu Wenfeng didn't know was that the emperor was not only ruthless, but he was even happy when he learned that the Pei family was wiped out.

The Pei family plotted to rebel, but the emperor couldn't move them in the slightest. Now that the Pei family has been destroyed, the other party has relieved him of a serious worry. He is too happy!

Yu Wengan is such a person who regards imperial power and life as extremely important, and he will not let go of anything that threatens his rule!

But I heard Yu Wengan continue: "The tree fell and the monkeys scattered. Once the Pei family fell, the remnants of the Pei family who fought with the Pei family fled everywhere. Within ten days, the entire Dongzhou will completely change hands."

After the emperor finished speaking, he sneered and said, "If my predictions are correct and there is such a big battle, they won't stop here. As expected, according to reports from the front line, their next attack target is Xizhou!"

Yu Wenfeng secretly lamented that the emperor was so clever that he actually planted secret agents among the rebels.

"Hmph, isn't Xizhou and Guangming Temple unwilling to send troops to help? When the situation changes, they can't let them!"

Yu Wenfeng asked: "Father thinks that the combined army of the capital, Xizhou and Guangming Temple will definitely defeat the rebels?"

There was no trace of tension on Yu Wengan's face. He said to himself: "What do you think? The rebels are all made up of a bunch of mobs, most of whom are undead and uprising civilians. It's just a piece of cake for mere undead to be handed over to the Temple of Light. And civilians are easier to deal with, they have never received orthodox military training, and in the end they have to die tragically under the real iron cavalry?"

Yu Wenfeng was silent, he always felt that something was wrong, and his father seemed to be overconfident.

"So in the state of war, there is a shortage of food, and there is not enough for the army. How can it be wasted on refugees?"

"Feng'er, send some troops to the border of Dongzhou, let the rebels see what real military power is!"

"My son... my son takes orders."

The more Yu Wengan talked, the more excited he became. In his mind, he even began to conceive how to carve up Dongzhou and how to expand his rule after victory in the future.

Yu Wenfeng looked at the emperor's crazy appearance, his heart gradually cooled down, he looked at the emperor for a while, his lips moved, but he bowed and left without saying anything.

His father, I'm afraid he has been blinded by power!

……

At the same time, the secret room of the main government of Dongzhou.

Yu Wenrui sat at the main seat making tea, Yu Wenjue sat at the bottom, Song Shu and Yang Mujin stood beside them, Yan Jing and Zong Xiong stood in front of them.

After getting Nan Rongyue's permission, Yu Wenrui rushed to Dongzhou alone to make relevant arrangements. The first thing he did was to order someone to destroy the Pei family and pass the news to the emperor.

"Sister, what should we do next?" Yu Wenjue looked at Yu Wenrui who was making tea, and asked anxiously.

Yu Wenrui was calm and composed, "When you do things, you should be as calm as making tea, and at critical moments, you must never rush." ​​She said, and handed a cup of tea to Yu Wenjue.

Yu Wenjue drank it in one gulp, grinning even more hotly.

"Dareless!" Yu Wenrui scolded with a smile.

Yu Wenjue smiled embarrassedly.

Yang Mujin and Song Shu looked at each other, watching the interaction between the siblings with great interest.

Yu Wenrui asked: "Was the news of the attack on Xizhou spread?" After she finished speaking, she raised her teacup and sipped it.

Yang Mujin replied: "It has already been passed on to the Gyeonggi side with the secret work, and the emperor should have received it by now!"

Zongxiong said loudly, "The emperor thought we were going to attack Xizhou, but we caught him off guard!"

Song Shu pursed her lips in disdain, "The emperor doesn't even think about it. We just finished the battle and we are in vain. How could we attack Xizhou immediately?"

That's right, Yu Wenrui deliberately leaked the news to the emperor that he was going to attack Xizhou, so that the opponent would enter a state of combat readiness, so he would not care about the life and death of the refugees outside the gate of Gyeonggi City.

Yu Wenrui said blankly: "The fake news has been spread, the next step is to play the role of victim and philanthropist!"

"Send someone to the concentration of refugees outside Gyeonggi to spread the news, saying that the Pei family is unscrupulous, causing you to be oppressed and fleeing everywhere, and the emperor is even more ruthless, and refuses to accept refugees. Now that the Pei family has been removed, Dongzhou The new regime welcomes you home."

The emperor predicted that the war would break out soon, and he refused to help the refugees. Presumably the people's grievances accumulated, and the people must be dissatisfied with the emperor. When the people were most desperate, Dongzhou threw an olive branch to them.

Yu Wenrui said earnestly: "You must remember that water can carry a boat or overturn it, and the people's will is the foundation!"

After Yu Wenrui finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

"At that time, do we want to fight Xizhou and Gyeonggi?" Yan Jing asked.

Yu Wenrui's eyes were treacherous and he said: "No, fighting wastes people's lives and money, and a peaceful settlement through dialogue and negotiation seems to be a good choice!"

Yu Wenjue frowned and said, "Negotiation? Will the emperor and Xizhou agree to negotiate?"

Yu Wenrui smiled mysteriously, "Whether they agree or not, we will break down the negotiation."

Yu Wenjue was discouraged: "What's the difference between that and starting a fight without negotiating?"

"Of course there is a difference!" This time, it was Yang Mujin who answered him.

Yu Wenrui glanced at him and signaled him to continue talking with his eyes.

"Anyway, the ultimate goal is to overthrow the Yuwen Dynasty's rule, but in this process, whoever gets more external support will have a greater chance of success."

He cleared his throat and continued: "When we ask for negotiations, we are expressing our position: our rebellion is just against tyranny. After occupying Dongzhou, we no longer want the war to continue. During the negotiation process, we put forward conditions for the emperor to decide. .”

Yan Jing said clearly: "You mean...we want to put forward a condition that is reasonable on the surface, but in fact the emperor will not agree to it, and then push the fault of the breakdown of the negotiation to the emperor?"

Yang Mujin said coldly: "That's right, if anything happens then, the emperor will have to take the blame. We can't blame us for that!"

The author has something to say: The emperor exposed his true nature!

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