In a blink of an eye, we entered the palace and it was already the seventh day.

For the fate of the dynasty and the general trend of the world, seven days are just a gap in Bai Jun. In the blink of an eye, but these seven days are like years for everyone in the world, for everyone in the imperial city, for me, for Han Zitong and others, and even for Pei Yuanxiu himself.

But finally, on the seventh day, the last smell of blood in the imperial city was washed away.

The sun poked out from the clouds that had accumulated for many days, illuminating the glazed green tiles on the tops of the palaces in the imperial city, as if it was also indicating a new beginning.

Soon, more people walked in the palace.

In the first few days, the palace maids and eunuchs who had experienced slaughter and were as frightened as frightened birds all hid in every corner of the palace, just like the girls I saved before. When everything calmed down, they were re-summoned because I pleaded with Pei Yuanxiu, and these people were forgiven for their lives and could choose to leave or continue to serve in the palace.

Of course, some people couldn't wait to choose to leave.

And some, who are originally homeless or have lost their place to go in the war, have no choice but to continue to survive in this high wall.

Then, we will start repairing the palace, reorganizing the court, and issuing government decrees...

This is what I can see before my eyes, and I also know that all this is just a microcosm of the whole world.

All areas ravaged by war must be rebuilt. All people who have left their homes and lost their land to survive because of the war must find places and livelihoods to survive. Pedestrians are needed on empty streets, restaurants with few doors need to attract customers, and goods need to be placed on empty shelves.

But, how easy?

Just like Cangzhou and Tianjin, two cities closest to the capital, almost all the people have been exposed, nine out of ten families are empty, and now the court, which should be said to be the capital, does not have a clear attitude. How dare the people who have left their hometowns and become refugees come back easily?

The situation in Beijing is better than the previous two cities, but it is not optimistic.

Reconstruction after the war will take about one or two years, but it will take at least ten years to appease the people's psychology. But now, Pei Yuanxiu is facing not only the people to appease.

That morning, I heard Xie Houqi talking to him outside, neither of them had a very good attitude.

"Why are you hiding this from us!"

"What am I hiding from you?"

"Yangzhou, Huai'an, and several places in Jiangnan were all occupied after you left!"

“…”

"And not only these two places, they have now blocked the river surface. Pei Yuanxiu, your base camp has been taken over, and Jinling has now become an isolated city!"

Because I couldn't sleep well in the previous few days, the night before, he asked me to calm my mind. I finally slept a little more peacefully, but I was awakened by Xie Houqi's voice early in the morning. I opened my eyes and turned my head, and I saw outside the curtain, slightly opening the front line of the door, and the two of them stood there.

The sunlight also cast the figures of the two people on the window paper. I could see that Xie Houqi's chest was undulating rapidly when he spoke, as if he was very anxious. However, Pei Yuanxiu, who was facing him, heard these words, was so quiet that there was no movement at all.

Xie Houqi became even more anxious: "You have known these things for a long time, why did you keep hiding them from us!"

"Am I hiding it from you?" He seemed to raise his eyebrows, and was silent for a while before slowly saying: "When I learned the news, we were ready to go to the capital."

“…”

"Do you want me to make this news come out at that time?"

“…”

"Don't you know what the consequences will be caused by disrupting the morale of the army? Prince?"

Xie Houqi was froze by him.

Pei Yuanxiu's words certainly make sense. Although the people on Xie Houqi's side are all cavalry from Shengjing, one by one, they are like wolves and tigers. They went south to make money through wars, but Pei Yuanxiu's people are different. Most of his army was brought out from Jinling. Although these people fought south and north, their hometown was still in the south. If they knew that their hometown had been occupied and could no longer go back, they would be shocked. This is conceivable.

Xie Houqi was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone became a little calmer: "What should I do now?"

Pei Yuanxiu looked at him: "Hmm?"

"Did you just let them occupy Yangzhou and Huaian like this, and also block Jinling, and just ignore it?"

“…”

"Pei Yuanxiu, have you forgotten? When you asked us before, what conditions did we agree to Shengjing!"

“…”

"After 70% of the taxes in Jiangnan have to be sent to Shengjing, have you not forgotten?"

“…”

"I think you know very well why that emperor turned against Shengjing for the sake of his rebellion. If he hadn't gone back on his word and ruined his agreement with Shengjing for so many years, we wouldn't have the time to do anything to do with you. But now, our soldiers have also been out and the battle has been fought. Do you want us to go back empty-handed?"

“…”

"Pei Yuanxiu, don't forget that the several kings of Shengjing did not agree to our dispatch of troops before. It was because I tried my best to convince them and made that promise that they agreed to send troops. If you want to go back on your word now-"

At the end of his speech, his tone had already revealed a little danger.

Pei Yuanxiu looked at him quietly. His side face, reflected on the window paper, seemed particularly calm, and even his long eyelashes were motionless. After a while, he slowly said: "Prince, why should he be so impatient?"

“…”

"I have taken the capital, and the world is mine. Even if they occupy Yangzhou and Huai'an, what can we do?"

“…”

"These two places separate Jinling into an isolated city, but when you look around, aren't these two places lonely cities?"

“…”

"When we free up our hands and take down these two places, what's the difficulty?"

Xie Houqi immediately said, "Let's free up your hand? What are you still busy doing now? What else is more important than taking down these two hard bones? Pei Yuanxiu, Shengjing's people are not so patient, and have been waiting for your verbal promise. If you can't see the actual thing again-"

At this time, Pei Yuanxiu looked up at him.

Although there was a door and a window in the middle, I could not see his expression at all, but the chill that seemed to come from the cold ice and snow suddenly penetrated through the door and a window, and penetrated into my heart.
Chapter completed!