Game World: Am I a toy of the system?

The news that Yao Jun led his troops to evacuate, or was spread by someone with ulterior motives, caused panic in the entire Yujing City.

Although the foreign army outside the city did not seem to be moving, they sent out more reconnaissance cavalry, frantically trying to find out the whereabouts of the Yao Kingdom's army. Their intentions were unclear.

At this moment, an army of princes that arrived ahead of schedule entered the vicinity of Yujing City.

Although they were very alert and careful, they did not rashly engage in battle with the foreign races, but instead camped near the Acropolis and waited for the arrival of other princes. Then they were discovered by reconnaissance cavalry.

The next moment, this vassal army of only 8,000 people was shot dead or wounded by the Northern Barbarian Rangers who came roaring in at the slightest attack.

If the Acropolis had not opened the city gates in time to allow the princes' army to retreat, the entire army would have been wiped out in an instant.

Looking at the foreigners shouting outside the city, and the pagoda they had built with the soldiers they had just killed.

The princes of the Song clan who led the army to support shouted with red eyes: "I swear to avenge this!"

The news here soon spread to Yujing City and was exaggerated by some people, making the people and the lower-level soldiers even more panicked.

At the same time, the nobles and high-ranking officials in Yujing City, who were already in a state of panic, were not of one mind, and it was normal for political enemies to attack each other.

But these are extraordinary times!

The emperor passed away, foreign enemies invaded, the Yao army withdrew, and rumors spread. This was enough to make people upset.

Some people also took advantage of last night’s banquet to openly target the political parties that were already at odds with each other and frame each other.

There were also people who secretly, under the banner of certain princes and the emperor's brothers, used bribery, threats, framing, and coercion to make the middle and lower-level nobles and officials attack each other.

The generals in the army received the greatest care.

In just one day, the situation in the entire Yujing City changed suddenly. The external enemies had not retreated, but internal troubles had already arisen.

Inside a side hall somewhere in the Heavenly Palace, after listening to the report from his men, Ji Hua felt a little upset. Before he could even take action, the news had already spread all over the city!

"It must have been that bastard Yao Jun who did it!" Ji Hua said with hatred.

"He is the only one who has this ability!"

Although Ji Hua guessed who did it, he couldn't think of how to solve the dilemma. He only had most of the imperial guards in the Heavenly Palace.

Ji Hua said angrily: "If only you could give me some more time! Ji You really deserves to die!"

There is a reason why he hates Ji You so much, because Ji Ming's drowning was caused by Ji You. Although it was an accident, it also destroyed many of Ji Hua's arrangements!

After calming down, Ji Hua stood up and walked out of the palace. Now, if he wanted to appease the nobles and ministers in the city, he had to ask the queen to come forward!

The queen was still in grief over the emperor's tragic death, but she had to pull herself together and ordered people to invite the three dukes, nine ministers, generals and others into the palace.

This time, Ji Hua also relaxed his stance and allowed the general and others to bring their personal soldiers into the palace, but there were still strict restrictions on the number of people.

All the movements in Yujing City cannot escape the eyes of the secret envoys and secret guards, and Jun Ye, who is rooted in the grassroots, is also taking action.

A dark-faced man knocked on the door of a farmer's house and asked in a simple and honest voice, "Old man, can you give me a bucket of water to drink?"

The old man was very old, but he still invited people into the yard and scooped a bucket of water from the water tank.

While drinking water, the man started chatting with the old man and learned that the old man's son was a sergeant in the army.

The man shook his head and sighed, "It's almost autumn harvest time. The food outside has probably been wasted by those foreigners. The price of food in the city is rising. Life is difficult this year."

"Who said it wasn't?" The old man frowned when he thought of the farmland outside the city, looking very worried.

The big man led the conversation and talked about the chaos in Yujing City in recent days. This naturally resonated with the old man, and he started to complain in a low voice.

As the two were talking, the big man suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Old man, your son hasn't been home for a long time, right?"

The old man nodded: "Yes, I heard that there are barbarians outside, and they are very fierce." Then the old man's face was full of worry.

Seeing this, the big man raised his lips and asked, "The old man should be very worried."

"Who wouldn't be worried? If a war breaks out, it will be a matter of life and death." The old man became even more worried.

"Then... why don't you write a letter home or ask someone to tell your son to write a letter back and report that he is safe?" The big man coaxed.

The old man was somewhat tempted, but he was not a man who knew nothing. He knew that defending the city was the most important thing now. Even if he asked someone to deliver a message, it was uncertain when he would be able to return. However, he could not read a single word and had no way of writing a letter home.

After hearing the old man's concerns, the big man smiled and said, "That's easy. The old man just offered me a bucket of water to drink, and I will help write a letter home."

"How can this be done?" The old man showed joy on his face.

The big man shook his head and sighed: "I am a foreigner passing through Yujing City. I heard that this is the most prosperous city in the world, so I came in to take a look, and then I was trapped."

"Now I have nothing on my body, but I still have some food in my stomach and the bucket of water the old man gave me just now!"

When the old man heard this, it was understandable that he didn't know, so he asked him to wait a moment, got up and went back to the house, told his wife about writing the letter home, and then asked her to prepare food.

But his wife held him back and whispered, "Wait a minute!"

Old man: "What's the matter?"

"We don't have much food at home, so why not..." The old wife was smart and immediately told the old man her idea.

The old man frowned: "Will he agree?"

The old man nodded and said, "Of course they will. Think about it. People in our neighborhood are all in the army and haven't been home for a long time."

"If you can write a letter home and ask someone to deliver it, that would be a good thing. Besides, there are so many people, so why not just get together for a meal?"

"Maybe that guy will thank you."

The old man thought what he said made sense, so he agreed, turned around and went out of the house to tell the big man about this. Of course, he did not tell the big man his wife's original words, but said them in a different way.

"Hanzi, since you can read and write, can you help write a few more letters?"

The big man was amused in his heart, but he pondered for a while, and finally nodded awkwardly: "Okay, but..."

The big man blushed with embarrassment and was too embarrassed to say the rest of the words.

The old man smiled and said, "Hey, since you helped us write letters, it's only natural that we should treat you to a few simple meals. Don't be shy. We have to thank you."

The big man's face turned even redder: "How can this be? I should be the one thanking the old man. They are just a few letters home, and they are written to our Daji soldiers. Logically, I shouldn't ask for compensation, but..."

At the end of his speech, the big man blushed and sighed deeply.

The old man comforted her with a few words, then went back to the house and told his wife what the big man had agreed to, and then quickly asked her to go around and ask around to see if anyone needed to write a letter.

The old man agreed, walked out of the house, glanced at the big man sitting in the yard, nodded, and walked out of the house.

The big man curled the corners of his mouth, lowered his eyelids, and looked at the scoop in his hand.

Afterwards, from early morning until sunset, the big man ate two meals and wrote more than twenty letters home on bamboo wooden boards.

To thank him, I invited him to stay, saying that there were many people today and some people had not written yet, so I hoped he would continue tomorrow.