There are ten roads and twenty-eight towns in Daqian, and Youzhou is the northernmost. The terrain is remote and the land is barren. In addition, there are often disturbances here, so it has never been taken seriously by the imperial court.

When Wei Zihua mentioned Youzhou, the only ones he could think of were the former prince who was recently demoted to Youzhou as King You, and Zhao Kang, the son of Taiwei Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan's influence spread throughout the court and inside. If Zhao Kang had news, he could pass it on directly without using a fool.

Then this person was probably sent by King You Li Feng.

Thinking of the mediocre and tyrannical former prince and now King You, Wei Zihua's brows knitted into several knots.

Although he is His Majesty's eldest son, if something happened to him, I really don't want to report it to the police.

Although Wei Zihua was reluctant in his heart, he still chose to go to the palace to report to His Majesty.

After passing through the Duanmen, Wei Zihua happened to bump into Li Yuan coming out of the palace.

Li Yuan's reputation in the court was much stronger than that of Li Feng. He behaved dignifiedly, treated virtuous officials, and treated his brothers with respect. When Li Feng failed and was demoted, the emperor originally wanted to demote him to a commoner, but Li Yuan tried his best to dissuade him, so he was allowed to remain. took the throne.

All the civil and military ministers believed that Li Yuan was the leader of the revival of the Daqian Dynasty and the future wise king.

Wei Zihua disagreed with this point, because he always felt that Li Yuan was deeply scheming, so he always stayed away from Li Yuan's kindness.

"Master Wei."

Li Yuan greeted Wei Zihua first. Wei Zihua hurriedly cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"If you are not in court at this time, Master Wei does not need to be polite."

Wei Zihua nodded slightly and wanted to go sideways, but Li Yuan asked: "Why did Master Wei come to the palace?"

"Looking for Your Majesty."

Li Yuan reminded: "Your Majesty is resting in Hanliang Hall."

After Wei Zihua thanked him, he ignored Li Yuan, entered the Hanliang Palace, and informed the emperor about what happened in Youzhou.

Not long after Emperor Li Rui of Daqian Dynasty came to Hanliang Hall to rest, he heard Wei Zihua's arrival and got up to summon him again.

Li Rui was a little unhappy: "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, a person from Youzhou was captured today. He said that he wanted to find your Majesty. When I wanted to interrogate him, he was taken away by the Ministry of Punishment, but the Ministry of Punishment did not see him."

"You're from Youzhou? Come to see me?"

"Yes, this man was born with supernatural powers and very strong martial arts, but he had some bad brains. He killed several guards when he came up, and was later captured by the prison guards. When he was captured, he kept shouting that he wanted to see His Majesty."

Li Rui frowned: "Did something happen to Prince You? What's going on in Youzhou recently?"

Wei Zihua did not answer because he did not know and this was not his responsibility.

"Go to Shangshu Province and see if there are any memorials in Youzhou recently."

Not long after Wei Zihua left, he came back and reported: "Your Majesty, there have been no memorials from Youzhou in recent months, but the military report from Anxi Military Town mentioned Youzhou, saying that bandits were attacking the city in Youzhou, and Youwang Li Feng asked for support. The garrison envoy of Anxi sent Cavalry Commander Wei Ze with two thousand troops to support us. Since the matter is serious, we can only do it expeditiously."

"Bandits attacking the city?"

Li Rui's expression was extremely strange: "Have the gangsters in Youzhou become so arrogant? What does Liang Feiyang do for food? That's all. I think that person came to the capital for this reason. Send someone to find out what's going on."

Wei Zihua said: "Your Majesty, I think there is something fishy about this matter."

"you say."

"After the stupid man entered the city, he was pulled into a house on one side by the guards. Then he violently killed several people, and then casually inquired about His Majesty's whereabouts in the city as if nothing had happened. He was later captured by the prison guard, and waited for the ministers to go and ask for his Majesty's whereabouts. But the person was arrested by the Ministry of Punishment."

"At this time, life and death are unknown. Wei Chen believes that we should first find the stupid person and interrogate the cause of the matter."

Li Rui thought about it for a while and felt it made sense: "You can handle this matter. I'll see you in person, Prince Xuan, Zhao Yan."

When Wei Zihua heard that Zhao was about to be announced, he hesitated. For some reason, he had the courage to say: "Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate."

"What's wrong?"

"Wei Chen believes that this matter may be related to Captain Zhao, and Captain Zhao should avoid suspicion."

Li Rui was shocked. This Wei Zihua had never participated in court struggles. Why did he go out of his way and openly accuse Zhao Yan today?

If something goes wrong, there must be a monster: "Wei Zihua, do you know what the crime is for conspiracy to speculate on the current imperial prince? If there is no evidence, you, the lieutenant general, will be in trouble for the rest of his life."

"Weichen has no empirical evidence, just a feeling."

Li Rui laughed angrily because Wei Zihua, who had always been steady, could say such ridiculous things.

"Go back and check your case."

Wei Zihua exited the palace and found that his back was covered in cold sweat. Recalling his recklessness just now, sweat broke out on his forehead. What had happened to him just now? Why did he uncharacteristically speak ill of Zhao Yan in front of His Majesty?

In the palace, Li Rui thought carefully for a while, and finally decided not to call Zhao Yan. Instead, he found an official who was unreliable in the court, appointed him as the censor of the city, and sent him to Youzhou to check.

What happened in the capital has long gone beyond Li Feng's expectations, and what happened in Youzhou City is also on the verge of collapse.

Although he repeatedly reduced the food supply and shared the suffering with the people, the fact of hunger did not change. Even Li Feng was hungry, not to mention the people below.

The situation that had just stabilized two days ago, and after the lack of food, saw that the people were about to leave again, Li Feng was completely helpless.

It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. If you go south to buy food, you will be intercepted halfway. Don't worry about going north, the food from the military town is even less likely to arrive.

At this time, Youzhou has become an isolated island of civilization, which can only be left but not entered.

Liu Ji, who had been hungry for two meals, saw that Li Feng was very haggard, and finally had the courage to express his thoughts: "Your Majesty, there is actually no other way."

"you say."

"The bandits along the way south are arranged by Lieutenant Zhao. As long as Zhao Kang says a word, food can be transported in."

Li Feng was furious: "Fart, you want me to surrender to Zhao Kang?"

"Your Majesty, if the stalemate continues and the people are displaced and leave Youzhou in large numbers, and Your Majesty blames you, both you and Zhao Kang will end up losing."

"It's better to give in first, get over the current difficulties first, and then make plans later."

It is true that what Liu Ji said made sense, but Li Feng would not listen, because there was a reason why he dared to boast in front of the people that Haikou would definitely be able to get food.

The reason was that the Cavalry Commander Wei Ze was going to exterminate the bandits. He would definitely be able to get food and tide over the difficulties by then.

However, there has been no news about Wei Ze for a long time. If he doesn't come back, the people will really leave.

Li Feng was worried at the door of the mansion as he became more and more worried about something. The people outside didn't know who started it first. Others got up one after another, carrying their luggage and leaving.

"Stop them quickly."

The guards hurried to stop them, and Liu Ji knelt in front of Li Feng: "Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. You must submit once and get over this difficulty, and then you will have a better future. Otherwise, you will be demoted to a commoner, and everything will be lost." It’s all over.”

Li Feng gritted his teeth, and then sighed deeply. This time he did not lose to Zhao Kang, but to Zhao Yan. It was not a shame.

"Okay, let's go to prison..."

Li Feng stood up and suddenly saw a fast horse galloping towards him. When he saw Li Feng dismounting from his horse, he said, "Your Majesty, General Wei was ordered to wipe out the bandits. He defeated the Erlong Mountain group and seized countless supplies. Please come and check, Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!