Chapter 964: Attacking the City
If Yuan Yi asked whether he regretted coming to Zhecheng, he wouldn’t say he regretted it too much.
After all, only by coming here can he see what kind of person Fu Zhaoning is and what kind of behavior she has. He can also see what kind of relationship there is between her and Prince Jun.
And Fu Jinchen also gave him some surprises.
Originally he came here for Fu Zhaoning, but now he thinks Fu Jinchen is also a talent.
But even if he didn't regret it, he had to leave Zhecheng and return to the capital.
If he doesn't go back, his father will probably send someone to look for him.
"Prince Jun, it was wrong of me to follow you here without permission, but I never thought I would stay here for so long."
Yuan Yi looked at Xiao Lanyuan and said, "If I don't go back, my father will probably tell the Emperor Zhao and strongly ask him to send someone to take me back to the capital. By then, you won't be able to hide the situation in Zhecheng at all."
He felt that Xiao Lanyuan might also be afraid that he would tell others about the situation here when he returned to the capital.
"I can sign a contract to promise not to tell anyone about Zhecheng, not only Emperor Zhao, but also my father and the envoys. If there is anything else that I need to keep secret, you can also ask me, and I will agree to it."
Xiao Lanyuan chuckled when he heard him say that.
"If Lord Yuan comes, there will be no harm. After all, if you are here, I can use the envoy to negotiate with the emperor."
Is this ok?
Prince Jun is being a bit shameless. Is he going to take him as a hostage?
But looking at him, he really dares.
Yuan Yi suddenly felt that he had underestimated Prince Jun.
"Then what does Prince Jun want me to do in order to let me go?" He was now sure that he was not infected.
He takes preventive medicine with Baihu and the others every day.
No one around Fu Zhaoning has been infected yet. They have been in contact with those patients. This is a very impressive thing, so he believes that the medicine they take every day has a preventive effect.
"I don't have any conditions. As long as Master Yuan abides by the rules and stays here properly, that's all."
Xiao Lanyuan seemed unmoved, but Yuan Yi felt that he must have some conditions.
"As long as Prince Jun can say it, I will not refuse anything I can do."
Although preventive medicine is good, the disease is breaking out now, and who knows what will happen next?
Xiao Lanyuan tapped his fingers on the table, as if he was thinking of something at the last minute.
"Master Yuan, do you really want to go back?"
"real."
"Then it is indeed difficult for me to force you to stay. Although there is an iron rule in Zhecheng that you can only enter but not leave, you are the son of the envoy of Min Kingdom after all. If something happens here, it will damage the diplomatic relations between our two countries. I am afraid that our emperor will have a hard time explaining it."
This is what I said——
Yuan Yi's mouth twitched. He did have some requests in the first place, but he pretended to be very knowledgeable.
"Prince Jun, just speak frankly."
"First, tell me what your real intention is in coming to Zhaoguo."
Xiao Lanyuan's tone changed and became much more serious.
Yuan Yi paused.
The people of Zhao State had been guessing about their purpose, but they had originally wanted to wait until he had studied Fu Zhaoning and Xiao Lanyuan and went back to discuss it with his father before telling them.
He hadn't discussed it with his father yet, and he didn't know what was going on in the capital these days. What if he told his father the trump card?
"Is there a second one?"
"The second is to see whether Mr. Yuan's answer to the first question is satisfactory to me."
In other words, if his answer did not satisfy him, it would be in vain.
Yuan Yi felt that Xiao Lanyuan was a bit difficult to deal with.
But Xiao Lanyuan is now in the upper hand and is not in a hurry.
He was really not afraid that Yuan Yi would die here.
Yuan Yi himself also felt this. He felt that Xiao Lanyuan was really not afraid of taking responsibility for the rift in the relationship between the two countries.
Could it be that Prince Jun has never thought about sitting on the throne?
Otherwise, he shouldn't care at all.
"Mr. Yuan can take his time to think about it. I am not in a hurry."
Anyway, I will leave Zhecheng only when I have thought it over and given him a satisfactory answer.
Yuan Yi originally wanted to make up some impressive excuses, but he felt that if he really made up some random excuse, he might not have the chance to leave.
Prince Jun will only give him this one chance, there won't be a second one.
So he moved his mouth and didn't say anything nonsense easily.
"I'll think about it."
"Please."
However, before Yuan Yi had time to think about it, news came that a group of sick victims rioted and attacked the city gate, trying to break out of Zhecheng.
As soon as the incident happened, the whole city was nervous and the atmosphere instantly became tense, as if a violent storm was coming.
The officers and soldiers went to fight the victims, while others were blocking other resettlement sites to prevent more people from going there and escalating the intensity of the situation.
There was a fierce commotion on the other side of the city gate.
"We heard rumors that the emperor was going to abandon Zhecheng. The dignitaries in the capital were afraid that the disease here would spread over, so they wanted to seal us all here!"
Someone in the crowd screamed, and a feeling of despair instantly arose.
"Someone has reported to Beijing that many of our people have died of illness! They all say that we can't be cured and can't be released!"
"We don't have enough medicinal materials now, and we're running out of food. People are dying every day. If we continue like this, more and more people will die! If we stay here, we'll just be waiting to die!"
Another voice rang out, "The Emperor is afraid of Prince Jun, so his and Princess Jun's presence here is not a reassurance at all, but a threat. The Emperor can take this opportunity to get rid of them as well!"
These words made many people's hearts skip a beat.
Can it be said out loud?
The officer also immediately looked around, searching for the person who said this, but the crowd was so dense that people were hiding among them, so it was really difficult to find out who said this.
But these words were still heard by everyone.
Everyone even thought it made sense, so they became even more panicked.
"That means Prince Jun can't protect us here. We will all die here!"
"We don't want to die here, let us out!"
"I want to get out of town, I want to go home!"
Many people shouted out, and some began to cry.
"We'll burn in the city!"
The scene was in chaos, and many people rushed towards the city gate regardless of everything.
The officers and soldiers tried hard to stop them.
"Back off! Otherwise don't blame us for taking action!"
Even though the officers and soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, no one listened to them and tried desperately to break through the pass.
"If they don't move, we'll spit on them!" another voice in the crowd shouted, "Everyone is sick, it all depends on whether they are afraid or not!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the officers and soldiers changed drastically.
Although they all listened to Dr. Fu and wore sewn masks and gloves, it would still be difficult to protect themselves if they were really spit on!
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