At this moment, I stepped forward, looked at the faces below, coughed lightly, and said, "What the Empress said is fake."

The people below thought I would come up to agree with what Chang Qing said just now, but when I heard me suddenly say these two words, they were all shocked. Even Chang Qing was stunned for a moment and turned to look at me.

I sneered: "I said it was fake, will you believe it?"

“…”

"Or, are you willing to believe that those are fake? You hope that the rebels will attack the city without any offense, and will not kill anyone, and will respect you very much, right?"

The sarcastic words in my words, the common people frowned even more, and everyone looked at each other, and seemed to know what to do for a moment. When they were all bowing their heads and thinking, I immediately shook my head and sneered: "The Empress is a daughter-in-law. She came here to persuade you without hesitation. Is it that you want to stay and die? What good will that be for her? Her mother treats the world, and she regards all the people as her people, so she cares about your life and death, and your ancestral property and ancestral hall. But you doubt her words and her intentions."

“…”

"And what do you believe? You would rather believe in the rebels coming to attack Linfen?"

“…”

Hearing my words, the people below became even more uneasy.

I sighed and said, "You just asked me if the Queen's words are true. I only ask you, if the rebels attack the city and do not rob the wealth that is in front of you, will you still help you see the house?"

“…”

"Do you think about these principles by yourself and you can't figure them out?"

I asked questions one after another, and the more I asked, the more heavier the questions were, the people below were just clamoring, but at this time they couldn't say a word. Some even lowered their heads with regret.

I know that blind persuasion sometimes doesn't work. After all, human nature has weaknesses, and it is easy to be comforted and incited. At this time, they need to convince themselves.

After all, the truth is right in front of you.

Seeing that the people below didn't say anything, the atmosphere seemed a little dull. Chang Qing understood that my words had already risen a little. She calmed down gently and turned to look at me. There was still some uneasiness and blame in her eyes - what I said just now did scare her.

I smiled softly.

However, before we could breathe a sigh of relief, we heard someone in the crowd say, "Miss Yan said this, will Linfen City be broken?"

We immediately turned our heads and looked down.

Unfortunately, there are too many people and I can't see who is talking.

And this sentence is like a little spark, reigniting a bunch of flames that had been extinguished. When it comes to Linfen City being broken, the common people below immediately became nervous again and whispered to each other. Although no one dared to question Chang Qing, everyone was talking, so we couldn't tell who was saying what.

One by one, a sound came out in the crowd—

"Don't the imperial army protect us?"

"Can't you protect Linfen City?"

"Yes, can you really let the rebels break in and robbery unscrupulously?"

However, these words angered Chang Qing and me. Seeing that Chang Qing's brows frowned, and was about to say something, my hand hanging down gently pulled her, indicating that she should not get angry, and the queen should stay calm at this time.

I stepped forward, stared at the person below and said coldly: "Of course the soldiers of the imperial court should protect Linfen. Their duty is to defend the land they garrison."

“…”

"But the land is dead, and the man lives!"

“…”

"Are they really going to protect these lands that are cold and will not hurt even if they are burned? You are the ones they want to protect, and you are also their belief!"

“…”

"If you all leave, who will they protect?"

“…”

"Have you ever thought about whether they want to protect empty houses, empty cities, or live lives?!"

My words are heavier than the next, and the sound echoes among the city walls, just like this ancient city asking them one after another.

The soldiers probably didn't expect that I would talk about them in my words. Some of them looked up at me with surprise, and I pointed at the soldiers who had just stood firm at the gate of the city, pointed at their faces, and had a clear wound on their bodies, and said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that before the enemy came, they were hurt first!"

“…”

Everyone's eyes were all the same as my fingers and looked at the soldiers who were still standing at the gate of the city. The scratches on their faces and torn clothes on their bodies seemed even more dazzling at this time. Many people just took a look and lowered their heads, with a look of regret on their faces.

While everyone's mood was a little depressed, I said louder: "His Majesty the Emperor has been committed to implementing the new policy over the years, reducing taxes and providing people with livelihood, so that you can live and work in peace and prosperity and avoid being displaced during the famine. But how do you treat yourself?"

“…”

"If you really want to leave, then leave, but remember, after you lock the door and escape, you will come back in the future, everything will be different from before!"

This time, they seemed to be really shocked by my words, and none of them spoke again.

For a moment, the entire city gate was so quiet that it seemed that even the sound of the wind could be heard.

Although I clearly saw that some ordinary people standing in front had a hesitant expression on their faces and hesitated to look around, because no one left, they could not move, and everyone was crowded there dullly, as if they were at a loss.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! However, it is precisely because everyone has calmed down that I can see more clearly that Zhesheng and the others have already squeezed into the center of the crowd, approaching the people who have questioned me and Chang Qing several times and incited the emotions of the people around me.

Although I couldn't see the appearance of those people and the expressions on their faces, they seemed to be very cautious. When they saw someone approaching and hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, Zhesheng and the others naturally would not give up and all followed. This created the illusion that some people had already returned.

As soon as someone took the lead, some ordinary people began to hesitate and walked back with their bags.

In this way, it was like a big wave washing away the sand, and people kept leaving. Some people seemed to hesitate and wanted to persist, but as they saw people walking away one by one, they were worried that they would be targeted by the government and did not dare to make any big moves. Zhang Ziyu and the others immediately mobilized the soldiers who had been defending the surroundings to replace the soldiers who had been injured in the process of guarding the city gate. The troops here suddenly increased several times, and the number of people was getting fewer and fewer.

It was not until this time that Chang Qing and I were secretly relieved.

I saw cold sweat on her forehead. When she relaxed, she felt like she was feeling a little exhausted. She had to reach out to support the city wall next to her to support herself. She turned to look at me, her face was a little pale, but she still forced a little smile: "Qingying, are you okay?"

I hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course I'm fine."

"It's fine."

She said, looking down again. Once someone left, the people would quickly take it. After a while, at the gate of the city that was just squeezed out, there were only a few people who were still persevering. As long as there were not many people left, it would be easy to solve it. We had greeted Zhang Ziyu and the others before, and asked the civil servants in the official office to take a few soldiers to come over, and to make sense of the truth. If you really can't chew hard bones, you will use tough measures to deal with them, as long as you don't make things worse.

Seeing everything calm down, Chang Qing's smile became deeper, and she turned around and said to me, "Then let's go back quickly. For this matter - we have to apologize to the emperor."

Indeed, she was the one who took the initiative to deal with these things as the queen, which was a breach of the situation. She really wanted to go back and give the emperor an explanation.

After saying that, she walked down.

However, just as she stepped down the first ladder, her feet became weak and she fell down in a mess.

"Empress!"

Her hand was originally holding the city wall, but at this time the palm of her palm was slashing across the rough wall, but she couldn't grasp anything. She was about to fall down. Fortunately, Kua'er and Xing'er were quick-eyed and hurried over to support her. I also grabbed her arm from behind.

Three people supported her hard.

My face turned pale so scared that I hurriedly reached out and hugged her: "Empress, are you okay?!"

Zhang Ziyu and the others rushed over, but did not dare to get too close. They could only stand under the steps and asked nervously: "Empress! What's wrong with Empress?!"

Chang Qing saw everyone around, but there were still some ordinary people who didn't leave. When she heard the noise here, she looked at the place. She hurriedly raised her hand and made a gesture of not making a sound, and then whispered in my ear: "I'm a little tired. Send me back first."

I nodded quickly: "Yes!"

I greeted everyone and said a little lower. Kuoer and Xing'er supported her. I walked behind her and asked Zhang Ziyu and the others to send a few people to protect them on both sides. They escorted us hurried to the end of the street and finally got on the carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, I kept holding her hand tightly. I felt cold sweat all over her palms, and so on her forehead, so I took out a handkerchief and wiped her gently.
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