Chapter 1112: Rebels Clean the City
Nan Yan smiled and said, "No need to thank me. I just hope that everyone will not have any misunderstandings. It would be wrong if one of us hurts another."
After hearing what she said, those who had fought and been injured were speechless for a moment.
However, those women showed disdain on their faces. One of them sneered, "Humph, you were the ones who beat the man and delivered the medicine. You've got all the good things to say."
"Yes, if you really want to be a good person, open the city gate and let us out!"
"What's the point of saying this nonsense?"
Under normal circumstances, no common people would dare to say such "treasonous" words in front of the imperial concubine, but now that the fight has begun, and everyone has the confidence that "the law does not punish the masses", their attitude towards the imperial concubine has become arrogant.
Ran Xiaoyu couldn't bear to see Nan Yan being wronged, let alone being besieged like this.
She immediately frowned and was about to rush over.
Nan Yan gently shook her head at her, signaling her not to act rashly. Then, looking at the women, she smiled and said, "You hope the soldiers guarding the city will open the gates and let you out."
"certainly."
"After you get out, can you guarantee that you can survive?"
Several women immediately sneered and pulled out the slips of paper that had been shot in from outside the city from their sleeves. They put them in front of Nan Yan's eyes and said, "Look carefully. It's clearly written here. As long as we leave the city, we won't be killed."
"Yes, if we are locked up in the city, we will be slaughtered!"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Do you believe what the rebels say?"
Although she was smiling, she was full of energy when she said this. Coupled with the towering walls on both sides behind her, the words resounded all around, and were deafening to everyone's ears.
Everyone was a little stumped by her question for a moment.
Nan Yan said, "Outside the city are the rebels, they are attacking Crane City, and you actually believe their words; while inside the city are the king's army, they are protecting Crane City, and you don't believe them."
“…”
"Don't you think you don't trust the government when you encounter problems, but trust the bandits instead?!"
This issue is actually very complicated.
It was difficult to explain it in just a few words, but she directly used the identities of the rebels and the king's army to contrast the government and the bandits, which made everyone suddenly wake up.
Someone in the crowd murmured, "Yes, they are rebels..."
Nan Yan immediately followed up on this, speaking aloud, "It's good to know what the word 'rebellion' means. Prince Ning is deliberately plotting rebellion against his superiors. A man like him doesn't even care about his own brothers, the current emperor. How could he care about your lives?"
“…”
"I'm asking you again, throughout history, have you ever seen a rebel army enter a city and not harm a single person?"
"this--"
Everyone was left speechless by the question.
Nan Yan's expression darkened slightly as she spoke word by word, "If you're not sure, then I'm here to tell you—no!"
When everyone heard her say this, a look of panic suddenly appeared on their faces.
Nan Yan took another step forward.
Although she was petite, she took a step forward at this time, which invisibly put some pressure on people, causing the women who were originally surrounding her in a fierce manner to involuntarily take a step back.
Nan Yan said: "Let me tell you why there is none."
“…”
"Because they are rebels, and the purpose of rebels is to revolt. This means they are destined to break the rules, have no order, and have no restraint."
“…”
Nan Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a dangerous glint. She said, "A group of people who don't follow the rules and have no restraints, yet they have swords in their hands. What do you think is the difference between them and bandits?"
“…”
"These people have been working tirelessly, trying every possible way to break into the city. What do you think they want to do?"
Someone in the crowd said, "Of course they want to kill the emperor."
Nan Yan said: "Yes, and no."
Everyone asked in confusion: "What's right? What's wrong?"
Nan Yan said, "Prince Ning, as the leader of the rebels, aims to slay the emperor and take his place. But his subordinates, and the thousands of soldiers under his command, can't all become emperors. Especially those ordinary soldiers, they risk their lives. What are they fighting for?"
When she said these words, she referred to King Ning's army as "several thousand soldiers". Everyone's attention was focused on her explanation, so they naturally didn't notice this.
I have implicitly accepted this.
Looking at the anxious eyes of these people, Nan Yan continued, "They just want to attack the city and plunder your wealth!"
"ah!?"
Everyone was shocked.
Nan Yan said, "This is the Clean City. The rebel leader will receive a reward, but ordinary soldiers won't receive any. To keep them fighting and appease them, the leader will allow the rebels to burn, kill, and loot in the city once they capture it."
“…”
"When the time comes, your money will become theirs; your wives and daughters will become lambs to be trampled upon by them; and your lives—"
Nan Yan raised her voice.
"It will become mud under their feet!"
“…”
Everyone was stunned by her words. They were about to rush out in anger, but after hearing her words, they couldn't help but tremble and stepped back little by little.
Before, they had rushed almost to the city gate, but at this time, there was some space left.
The soldiers on both sides immediately ran up and guarded the city gate again.
After saying so many words, Nan Yan's throat was almost at its limit, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough twice.
The sound was like a knife scraping her throat.
Wen Ye and the others immediately surrounded her: "My Lady, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
She calmly waved her hand, signaling them not to panic.
After all, the people around her were already frightened by her.
However, not everyone was frightened by her. Some people even clung to the notes in their hands, saying, "What the Queen said just now does make sense, but the current situation is that the rebels are still attacking the city. If we don't have any way to deal with them, won't the outcome be the same if they break in?"
After hearing what he said, the people around him were already scared enough, and now they were even more worried.
"Yeah, what can we do?"
"It's death anyway!"
"Why are we so miserable? Are we really going to die here?"
"Instead of sitting here and waiting to die, it would be better to open the city gate and let us out. At least we can have a chance."
Hearing their dejected words, Nan Yan frowned slightly.
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