Chapter 2847 Leaving the City
Before dawn the next day, a huge team left the palace and left the imperial city through the Nangong Gate.
This incident caused an uproar in the entire capital.
Although it was still pitch black at that time and there were almost no people on the streets, the people in the capital had already become like frightened birds after experiencing the chaos caused by the attack on the Nine Gates by the troops of the Dian State the day before. As soon as they heard the sound of horse hooves on the street, they tensed up.
Many people dare not go out and can only open a little window at home and look down.
What they saw was a team of gorgeous carriages, surrounded by thick curtains. Large groups of people followed the team in front, behind, and on both sides. It took more than half an hour just to leave the city.
You can see how many people and horses there are.
This scene surprised everyone.
After daybreak, everyone gathered together to discuss the matter and immediately guessed the truth.
His Majesty, the Emperor of their Great Yan Dynasty, has left the capital with his princes and princesses, as well as the concubines in the harem, to escape the war!
This fact was like a spark thrown into an oil tank, which immediately ignited a huge fire.
Everyone was shocked and angry.
People are talking about this in the streets, teahouses, and taverns, wherever there are people.
"The emperor ran away! The emperor really ran away with his men!"
"How can this be?"
"If the Emperor escapes, can we still defend the capital?"
"Can you hold it? Dream on! Haven't you seen that half of the three squads of detectives patrolling the capital have been reduced? I'm afraid they've all been transferred to protect the emperor."
"Damn it, they're gone, what are we going to do?"
"Yeah, wouldn't that leave the entire capital to the people of Dian? We're just meat in their mouths!"
Although the people in the capital are just ordinary people, Beiping City is not an ordinary place. As the northern gate of Yan State, it has experienced too many wars, and the people here have become accustomed to wars. From the sudden attack of the Neng people on the Nine Gates and then the sudden retreat, they keenly realized that this matter was definitely not over.
I'm afraid the capital city will have to go through another big war.
But now, the emperor is gone.
Moreover, he took away a large number of soldiers to protect him.
This is completely different from the Prince of Yan who shared weal and woe with the people and always led the troops in every battle - but it's hard to say, after all, he was the Prince of Yan back then, but now he is the emperor, so naturally he has to protect himself first.
Since he only protects himself, what should the common people do?
One of the people sitting in the restaurant drinking suddenly threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, breaking it into pieces, and the clothes of the people around him were splashed with wine.
"Damn it, let's go too!"
Everyone around was shocked.
"Wang Laoliu, what did you say? Are you leaving too?"
"If you don't leave, what should I do?"
"He's right. What if we don't leave? Are we really going to wait for the Neng people to attack the city? By then, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
"But it's not easy to leave. The city gate is still closed."
"Yes, the imperial court has always strictly prohibited the opening of the city gates."
"The imperial court doesn't care about us anymore, so why should we obey them? If they tell you to die in the city, will you really die?!"
Listening to the angry words of those people, the people around them also started to think.
That’s right, staying here is a dead end.
If the court is unkind, don't blame them for being unjust.
At this time, someone immediately stood up and walked out, saying, "Go back and pack your things, and hurry to the East Market to hire a carriage. If it's too late, I'm afraid I'll have to hire a carriage!"
When they heard him say this, the rest of the people looked at each other, left the restaurant one after another, and ran anxiously towards their homes.
At the same time, several shops in the East Market that hired horse-drawn carriages and mules were crowded with people.
The price of hiring a car has now increased five times compared to before, but there are still people offering higher prices. Everyone is scrambling to get in, and the whole street is in chaos.
Before long, the city gate was crowded with people.
Some small families with little property packed up everything in a few bags and gathered at the city gate, demanding that the soldiers open the gate.
The soldiers blocked the gate and said to the people, "The city gate cannot be opened. Go back and stop causing trouble!"
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "Why can't it be opened?"
"That's right. It's been closed for so many days, and they still haven't opened it. Are they trying to trap us to death?"
"Open the city gate, we want to get out."
The people were already very angry during the days when the nine inner and outer gates were closed. At this time, there was an urgency in their anger, which made the soldiers dare not confront them head-on.
In fact, their hearts were also pounding.
But they could only obey the orders from above.
Then he repeatedly said, "The imperial court has ordered that the city gates cannot be opened and no one can leave the city. Are you going to disobey the imperial court's order?"
"fart!"
A hot-tempered man in the crowd shouted angrily, "No one is allowed to leave the city? Then who left the city before dawn this morning?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers were immediately speechless.
The people around were even more excited.
"That's right, someone has already left the city, why can't they let us go out?"
"Only the officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps!"
"Aren't our lives lives?!"
"Let's get out of town!"
As they were talking, these people crowded forward. The soldiers held their spears across to block their way, but these civilians were not afraid at all. After all, everyone knew that if they stayed, they would probably die. If they tried to break through, there might be a way to survive.
Just as the two sides were about to collide with each other, a messenger suddenly came running down the avenue.
Seeing this scene, he immediately said: "All of you stop immediately, stop!"
The crowd was noisy, and when they heard his voice, they turned around.
The soldiers immediately understood that there was news from the palace and restrained the civilians who were rushing forward. One of the leaders stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what do you want to tell me?"
The messenger opened the document in his hand and said, "The court has ordered the city gates to be opened."
"What!?"
The soldiers were all shocked.
When the people around heard this, they immediately became excited and kept rushing towards the city gate.
"Open the city gates quickly! The imperial court has issued an order!"
"Open the city gate and let us out!"
The soldiers were still puzzled, but the imperial order was right in front of them and they had no choice.
So, he had no choice but to walk over and pull down the huge bolt. Then he heard a creaking sound and the red door slowly opened.
Suddenly, the people in the city poured out like a tide.
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