Game World: Am I a toy of the system?

The streets are bright and wide, pedestrians are walking in an orderly manner on both sides of the road, and flags of shops are waving on the street.

After entering the border of Yao Country, they no longer hurried on their journey and rested in the town every day. Chen Xi also attended many banquets for this purpose.

Chen Xi has a strong learning ability and under the guidance of Xiao Luo and Yue Si, he quickly became proficient in these small banquets.

But she still lacked a lot of knowledge about etiquette, and had recently been cramming this knowledge with four attendants including Chen Zhan and Feng Han. Sometimes she would also ask Yue Si for advice.

Although he was no longer on the road, Chen Xi became busy. He was either meeting visitors or studying.

Grandpa Chen shook his head when he saw this, but he didn't know what to say. Becoming a queen of a country is not an easy thing, and there are many things to be responsible for.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Just when Chen Xi was not disturbed by external affairs and was concentrating on enriching himself, the entire Yao Kingdom turned into a volcano about to erupt.

In the Hongcheng Palace, King Yao Shan and Queen Shao Rong sat high on the throne with cold expressions, and many civil and military officials stood in front of the throne.

Yao Chen, the Grand Marshal of Yao State, was the first to speak: "The various tribes of the Qiang people have gathered 50,000 troops and after entering the pass, they have headed straight for the border of our Yao State. Now they are at the gates of the city."

"And a small group of cavalry bypassed the border and entered the country. Fortunately, they were discovered in time by patrolling soldiers and eliminated by the temporarily assembled reserve forces, so no major disaster occurred."

"But now the border troops are empty. Do we need to transfer the Western Army and the Development Corps back? Please give us your instructions, Lord!"

Yao Shan frowned and thought for a moment: "Recruit 10,000 elite cavalry from the west, and let the rest continue the next operation. I will also temporarily appoint Mo Hai to take charge of the situation."

"The 50,000 elite light cavalry gathered by the various Qiang tribes must be quite weak internally. We just need to hold back these 50,000 troops!"

Yao Chen and the generals nodded in their hearts. With the rapid development of Yao Country in recent years and a large number of troops hidden among the people, it was impossible to tell the real situation. If they just wanted to hold back 50,000 light cavalry, they could do it with the reserve forces alone.

Afterwards, Yao Shan discussed matters concerning the Hundred Races in the Southern Region with the ministers. After all the important issues were dealt with, Ji Shaorong, who was anxious, spoke up, "How is the situation in Yujing now?"

What Shao Rong actually wanted to ask was Yao Jun, but as the queen, she naturally couldn't ask like that in this situation, so it would be better to ask directly about Yujing's overall situation. The ministers all knew the situation and naturally knew what to say.

General Xiong Qi of Yao State was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was not tall and looked elegant and easy-going. He did not look like someone who could command an entire country's army.

Xiong Qi led the crowd and reported: "Your Majesty, Yujing is safe and the eldest prince is also safe. I have ordered 20,000 elephants to ride fast horses to help and report to all directions. I hope all the cities can provide some support."

"Now the coalition forces of the Northern Barbarians and Western Regions are in the north of Yujing City, and the eldest prince is camping by the Pei River. The two sides are facing each other."

"..."

Outside Yujing City, under the bright sunshine, a fight between small groups of cavalry was unfolding.

Before the two sides got close, many arrows and crossbow bolts flew across the air.

A knight in black clothes and golden armor stood out from the crowd, waving a halberd. The speed of the fire cloud under his crotch was getting faster and faster. The sound of arrows breaking through the air could be heard in his ears. There was no trace of fear on the face behind the mask.

"Big ghost!"

The Northern Barbarian Cavalry leader only had time to shout out one sentence before his head was smashed to pieces by the halberd. He could no longer utter any further words, but it was enough.

When the Northern Barbarian cavalrymen who came to harass them heard the word "big ghost", they all panicked.

Since eight years ago, the legend of the big ghost has been circulating among the northern barbarian tribes. Some say he is an evil ghost from the Huaxia tribe, while others say he is a god from the sky.

Although Yao Jun also knew about the rumor, he only knew it, and he himself could not understand the northern barbarian language, so he did not know what the general said before his death.

Moreover, when in front of the battle, Yao Junben would let go of everything and concentrate on destroying the enemy in front of him, and would not be disturbed by external things.

The fire cloud moved forward fearlessly, and the knight on its back killed all the enemies in front of it.

This Northern Barbarian cavalry of about a thousand men was defeated by Yao Jun in a blink of an eye, leaving behind a field of dead bodies of men and horses.

The Four Elephant Cavalry that followed immediately dispersed the team and also broke the morale of the Northern Barbarian Cavalry. In addition, the big ghost was also there, so they wanted to escape immediately, and then they met Yao Jun who had turned his horse around and rushed towards them again.

This encounter came and went quickly. Looking at the hundreds of Northern Barbarian cavalrymen fleeing, Yao Jun did not lead his team to chase them. Instead, he took his men to clean up the battlefield and returned to the camp.

On the tall city wall of Yujing, Zi Baixing watched the black-clad golden-armored knights who had cleaned up the battlefield and left in silence. The soldiers guarding the city around them also felt a little strange.

In the past few days, several rumors have begun to spread in Yujing City. The source cannot be found and it cannot be extinguished. It is like rootless water, washing away the entire city.

"I heard that the man was killed by his younger brother whom he raised."

"No way, isn't he fine now? If he really killed him, would those adults just ignore it?"

"Do you think it's possible that they are in the same group?"

"Shh, you don't want to live? Is that something you can just say?"

In an instant, the people who were drinking sobered up, paid the bill and left the tavern quickly, fearing that they would be caught and beaten to death.

This scene happened in the streets and alleys. The number of soldiers patrolling the streets was several times more than usual. If anyone was heard doing this, they would be caught and beaten in the street or sent to jail.

Even the defenders in Yujing City looked at Shangguan differently. There was less respect and more scrutiny.

In private, they would not talk about the emperor being killed. After all, everyone cares about their own lives, so they talk about other things.

"Do you know the Chilong Seal?"

"I heard that this is a token between the emperor and the young master, a token of being able to become the emperor!"

"I heard that life in Yaoguo is very good, the salary is high, and they even pay for corvée labor."

"If the young master became the emperor, what would you say..."

"Shh, don't say that."

"Know, know."

The soldiers standing guard on the city walls at night would occasionally chat while looking at the campfires in the distance.

"Why don't you let us fight outside the city?"

"I can't figure it out either. I heard that Yaoguo has 50,000 elite soldiers and more than 10,000 Four Elephant Cavalry. Add the defenders in the city and the city, and there are almost 150,000."

"We have to take into account the various princes, so the number will definitely exceed 300,000 by then."

"Do you remember that Wangjing City was almost burned down before? It's the same this time. The big shots in Yujing are eager to kill Gongzijun."

"Is this happening?"

"I just heard it from others, but looking at this situation, it seems to be somewhat true."

The rumors became more and more intense, even to the point that it was Daji who let in the foreign coalition forces. From the queen to the generals, everyone was involved in the discussion.

In other words, it was only after the emperor passed away that people did not suspect him. Instead, they said that the emperor's death was a conspiracy. He had a good relationship with Prince Jun, and no one else could do anything unless he died.

In just two days, the people of Yujing began to doubt the Daji royal family and ministers, and it had already affected the morale of the army!

Although Yao Jun didn't quite understand the various conspiracies and intrigues, he still learned a lot from the Internet during the booming modern Internet era.

“This is a war of public opinion!”

Yao Jun put down the wine cup in his hand and said: "Don't underestimate the people's will. Who doesn't have parents and family? When danger is about to affect your family, what will you do?"

"When the nobles stand high up and cannot see below, that is when they are about to fall to their death."

"After this meal, order the soldiers to break camp and retreat fifty miles!"

Yao Jun narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness appeared on the corners of his mouth: "Order the secret guards and secret envoys, and we can proceed to the next step."

"Estrangement!"