"Go to the barbarians? But they are not even willing to send troops to help us suppress the rebellion. Where should we go, Your Majesty?" Jin Xuan frowned, looking puzzled.

"Hmph, no matter what, those barbarians and rebels have a deep hatred for each other. As long as I can go there, I will definitely be able to convince them!" Jin Feng shook his head and threw a strand of hair hanging from his bun to the back.

"But..." Jin Xuan's face was conflicted.

"No need to say more! Have you arranged a place for me to go? If not, then I can only go there! And now I have to leave the city immediately!" Jin Fengluan shouted angrily.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jin Xuan said no more and urged his horse to go towards the west gate.

Finally, after running all the way, the two arrived at the west gate, where a large number of soldiers had already gathered, all of them were the imperial guards.

Before Jin Fengluan dismounted, she whispered a few words to Jin Xuan, who nodded repeatedly. Then, Jin Fengluan got into one of the carriages. Then, the royal guards divided into several teams and dispersed in all directions.

The convoy galloped forward along the wide avenue. Jin Fengluan, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtains and looked back at the palace that was getting farther and farther away.

The towering imperial palace is the family foundation. It took several generations to become its current magnificent appearance. Although it is slightly inferior to the Imperial City of Jinling, the heritage here is incomparable to that of the Imperial City of Jinling.

Although he had lived in Jinling since he became king, he had spent his entire youth here. Now, due to the situation, he had to abandon this place again. Thinking of the sad situation, Jin Fengluan finally couldn't help but tear up.

She had tried her best to restrain herself in front of others before, but when she really had to escape from here in a panic, the pain in her heart still made her breathless.

"You have completely destroyed the Jin family's legacy that has been passed down for generations."

"You have put me in this situation this time, you..."

In the midst of grief, Jin Fengluan still gritted her teeth and cursed Qin Ze in her heart.

-

"Ah."

Qin Ze, who was galloping forward with the cavalry, sneezed and wiped away the hair on the tip of his nose.

Looking up and forward, the long Yudai River comes into view. This Yudai River is the river that surrounds the imperial city, and many willow trees are planted on both sides of the river.

It was the end of spring, and brilliant golden light sprinkled on the willow trees. Countless willow branches swayed in the breeze, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground. Suddenly, a breeze blew, and willow catkins fluttered in the wind, like snow falling under the scorching sun.

But compared with the cold snow falling in the barren and bleak Beiliang, the snow falling in the rich and beautiful Nanze today is as warm as the iron hooves galloped past, bringing up a cloud of fallen willow catkins that fluttered in the sky. At this time, Qin Ze had already led the cavalry onto the bridge.

A trickle of clear water flowed under the bridge. The colorful carp were startled by the rumbling sound of the hooves. They did not even bother to swallow the willow catkins floating on the water and hurriedly fled in all directions.

When the people on the bridge walked away, the fish surfaced again and chased and played on the water or swallowed willow catkins as usual, as calmly as if nothing had happened before.

As soon as they crossed the Yudai River, Qin Ze immediately ordered the cavalry to disperse and head towards the imperial city in the four directions of east, west, south and north. Of course, his troops were not the only ones crossing the river. On the way from the city wall, Qin Ze had already divided his troops and headed towards various parts of the city. The largest force headed straight for the west gate of Nanze.

How could Jin Fengluan, who is narrow-minded, stupid and selfish, not value his life?

Even if the situation was hopeless and all her subordinates were killed, Qin Ze thought she would not have the courage to commit suicide.

But this is the best way. If she were to die so simply here, it would be too easy for her.

Once they crossed the Yudai River, the imperial city was within reach. Qin Ze went to the east gate and, as expected, he soon met the imperial guards, but their number was very small.

Qin Ze raised his arm and the cavalry behind him rushed forward.

Ignoring the fighting here, Qin Ze went straight into the imperial city after the cavalry cleared a path.

-

The wheels were rolling and the sound of whips could be heard from time to time. Jin Fengluan was huddled in a corner in the carriage, trembling with fear for the sound of shouting and killing coming from outside.

But fortunately, no one has heard of it until now. This time, she fled the imperial city in a hurry without wasting any time. She can't care about those ministers now. At this moment, life and death are determined by fate. Those who can't escape can only wait for death.

But he couldn't die. He had no children until now, and his family had also been decimated in the previous rounds of fighting with the rebels. If he died here, the Jin family would be cut off.

For this reason, no matter what, no matter how bad the situation is, we must escape from Nanze.

In fact, Jin Fengluan had no idea whether it would be feasible to go to the barbarians. After all, the barbarians had not shown any response when she asked them to borrow troops from them before.

But this is the only way now. She only hopes that the barbarians can understand the principle of "the lips and teeth are interdependent". If Daqian is destroyed, the barbarians will not be able to survive far. She is still the emperor of Daqian. Just with this reputation, she is orthodox wherever she goes.

Just as I was thinking about all sorts of things, a nervous voice came from outside the curtain.

"Your Majesty, hold on tight! We have to speed up!" Jin Xuan, who was riding a warhorse, said in a deep voice beside the curtain, but his eyes were always scanning the streets.

It has been nearly an hour since they left the imperial city. Unlike Jin Fengluan who was sitting in the carriage, he could already hear the sounds of fighting coming faintly from behind while riding a horse.

There is no doubt that the rebels were fighting with the guards he had arranged.

When he left the city earlier, he followed Jin Fengluan's instructions and divided the guards into several teams, heading towards different directions of the city in order to confuse the rebels and slow down their pace.

And this has indeed been effective. At least for now, his team of about 200 people has not been caught up by the rebels.

But the sounds of fighting were getting closer and closer, and were coming from many places. It was obvious that the rebels had dispersed their forces and were chasing after them.

It would take more than an hour to reach the west gate of Nanze. With such a long time, they might not be able to make it in time, so Jin Xuan had to split the team into three groups and march separately again.

In this way, another half hour passed.

The houses along the road gradually became higher and lower and uneven. Compared with the eastern part of Nanze, this place is obviously more chaotic and dense, and even the road is much narrower.

What is even more obvious is that there are many more people around, and some people hiding can be vaguely seen in the houses.

The area near the east city tower was a war zone, so many people fled to the west.

Just like now, in some hidden corners, Jin Xuan could sense that many eyes were being cast towards him. These timid people had previously refused to accept the conscription and openly disobeyed the order. Now they were fleeing everywhere, but gradually gathered here.

He sighed. If these people had been willing to take up arms and fight for their country, Nan Ze would never have been conquered so quickly.

Looking up and looking forward, we will reach the suburbs in a short distance.

There were few houses there and mostly farmland, so all of them would be exposed to the pursuers behind them.

At this moment, a nervous voice came from inside the car:

"How long will it take to get out of the city?"

-

"Keep working hard, we will definitely finish planting before noon."

The sun was shining brightly. Hu San straightened his aching back tremblingly. Looking at the farmland that was already mostly planted, he felt relieved and turned to his son and said.

After escaping from the east of the city the day before yesterday, he wanted to go back to work as soon as he got home, but he was beaten badly by the soldier. Hu San really couldn't hold on, so he was delayed for a day.

Early this morning, even though he was still in pain, he could no longer lie down and went to the field with his son. However, his son was still too young and the seedlings could not be planted deep enough. If the seedlings he had worked so hard to grow floated on the water, they would all be ruined. That was why he was worried about handing them over to his son.

"Dad, have a drink of water." The son said on the other side of the field. That was a small piece of paddy field that Hu San specially left for him to plant. After planting, he would have to check it again.

The sun was too scorching and Hu San was indeed a little thirsty, but he still bent down.

"Drink after planting."

"It's almost noon. Let's finish planting early and go back early."

He hunched over, picked up a seedling, and plunged it heavily into the yellow mud.

-

There was a "pop" sound.

The warhorse leaped up, Qin Ze held the reins in his hand and jumped over the corpse under him.

Jin Fengluan was not in the imperial city, and the people he had sent to search for her were also doing their best to pursue her. At this moment, Qin Ze looked straight ahead with sharp eyes. The soldiers who came to report had already pointed out the direction, so he did not hesitate and shouted loudly:

"Closing the net!"

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