Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

By the time Guo Buren, the defender of Loge City, heard the various rumors circulating in the city, the rumors about Dayuan's kindness to his people had already spread far and wide.

Talk about how Dayuan built bridges and roads for the people, reclaimed wasteland and built good settlements, so that every household could live and work in peace and contentment;

In the year of famine, the imperial court opened its granaries to release grain, saving countless lives from disaster;

It also tells the story that when facing the invasion of Dayuan territory by the Jin Kingdom and the Tiansheng coalition, the emperor had a fortuitous encounter and obtained powerful gunpowder weapons, which protected Dayuan's territory without losing any part and without fear of foreign enemies.

At the same time, it also promoted the benevolence of those in power in Dayuan, emphasizing that even prisoners of enemy countries did not have to be executed unless they committed heinous crimes and were cruel and disregarded the lives of the people of Dayuan.

As long as you are willing to turn from evil to good and behave well, you will have the opportunity to become a citizen of Dayuan and enjoy the same care and respect as the people of Dayuan.

On the other hand, Tiansheng was aggressive and aggressive, and in order to expand his territory, he did not hesitate to let the people suffer. Various forces exploited and levied heavy taxes, causing the people to have no food to eat. Now they are forcibly conscripting able-bodied men, leaving countless families torn apart.

The new empress of Tiansheng is ambitious, cruel and unjust. She only cares about conquest and plunder, and doesn't care about the lives of the people. In order to satisfy her own selfish desires, she pushed countless lives to the battlefield, allowing the war to continue to spread, bringing endless pain and disaster to the people.

Under the influence of various rumors, the already uneasy people of Tiansheng began to waver in their hearts.

They compared the war and suffering in their own countries and imagined how Dayuan was full of hope and warmth.

Gradually, the people changed their minds and crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, overcoming layers of obstacles, yearning to run towards that peaceful paradise.

The Seventh Prince Uncle listened to the information brought back by the scouts with satisfaction, and ordered the Crown Prince and Lin Xiaoyue to lead 50,000 troops to recapture Loge City.

At that time, the Lord General of Loge City, Guo Buren, was also worried about defending the city.

However, he was so worried that he vented his frustration in his concubine's room at home in broad daylight.

The noise of the daytime sexual intercourse caused unrest in the entire mansion, especially the head wife, who was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick, and she smashed many things in the room.

But the main wife didn't know that the guard was in a daze and had a scruffy beard at this time. He came to the concubine not only to vent his anxiety, but also to hope that the understanding concubine would comfort him.

After all, after he was defeated and fled back, he saw with his own eyes how powerful the Dayuan gunpowder weapons were. Facing such "magic weapons", even a veteran with many years of experience in battle would be defeated.

Still expecting to suppress Dayuan by numbers?

Are you kidding me? Didn't you see that battle where Dayuan used new weapons as fireworks? The entire front line was filled with rumbling explosions. If he hadn't been concerned and stayed in the rear, he would have been blown to pieces like the other soldiers.

In just over a month, he originally wanted to steal the formula of Dayuan gunpowder weapons through the rebel general Qian Hui, but he could not get in touch with him.

According to the news from the secret agents there, Qian Hui had recently found out the person who developed the gunpowder weapon, and wanted to abduct his relatives to use as a threat. Unfortunately, the people he brought were either killed in the explosion or captured alive, and Qian Hui's whereabouts have been unknown since then, and it is unknown whether he is alive or dead.

Guo Bu Ren had a severe headache.

When the news came from the imperial city that the new emperor was missing and the queen wanted to take his place and ascend the throne herself, he was in a daze.

A woman takes the top position?

Chicken Sichen!

Seizing power and disrupting the government!

Isn't this a mess?

Not to mention that the princes of the fiefdoms could no longer hide their ambitions and took the opportunity to rebel under the banner of purging the court, or those who had some power and were qualified to take the stage, and were thick-skinned and not afraid of moral constraints, all stood up and took the opportunity to start a rebellion.

Today, Tiansheng can be said to have become a big sieve with holes everywhere. Since there is a woman in the imperial city who dares to claim to be the emperor, how can those local rulers who already have rebellious intentions not end up in trouble?

Anyway, chaos is about to break out, so of course the more opponents there are on the stage, the better. As for who will become the master of the world in the end, it all depends on their abilities.

While warlords were vying for supremacy, the empress in the imperial city did not seem to be in a hurry to subdue these forces. She only issued a series of messy decrees one after another. The most outrageous ones were the taxes and the repeatedly revised conscription orders, which made the water in the pond even more turbid.

At present, all factions rebelled, and even he, a small garrison commander, was instigated by his subordinates to rebel. At first, he thought he was overthinking it, but over the past month, his subordinates have rebelled one after another. The capable ones took their trusted followers away, while the incapable ones are still waiting and watching, waiting to see how he will act.

How can he act?

He couldn't deal with Dayuan's gunpowder weapons, and he couldn't afford to provoke the various rebellious forces in Tiansheng, but the military advisor asked him to join the rebellion. He was sandwiched between the Dynasty and Dayuan, and he couldn't afford to provoke anyone on either side. What could he do?

I’m afraid that once he raises the flag, he’ll be beaten down.

With a knife hanging over Guo Bu Ren's head and feeling overwhelmed and with no place to vent his stress, he had to escape to the gentle and considerate concubine's room to seek comfort.

Seeing Guo Bu Ren's listless and depressed appearance, the concubine felt very distressed. She served him tea and water, massaged his shoulders and back tenderly, and after a good time of making love, Guo Bu Ren temporarily dispelled his depression.

"Master, look how tired you have been these days. I am so distressed."

Guo Bu Ren patted his concubine's delicate and white little hand and sighed, "Ah, Grandpa's little darling, you are the only one who loves me so much."

"Master, I know you have been very busy lately, but there are some things I must say."

Guo Bu Ren rubbed his rough big hands back and forth on the concubine's delicate and smooth waist. He closed his eyes and did not interrupt her, which was a disguised encouragement for her to continue.

The concubine raised her upper body, leaned on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Master, I noticed that Madam has been in close contact with the outside world recently. I don't know if I am being too suspicious. I hope you can pay more attention to it."

Guo Bu Ren, who didn't care about what his concubine said, suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Master, I went to pay my respects to Madam recently, but was hastily sent away. After that, I saw Madam's uncle frequently coming in and out of our mansion. Every time he came out, he brought a large box with him. It looked very heavy and required several servants to help carry it. I don't know what was inside."

The concubine's voice became lower and lower, but it obviously caught Guo Buren's attention. The next moment, she jumped off the bed, put on her clothes and was about to go out, but when she reached the door, she hesitated and stopped.

The lady's eldest brother is a deputy general in the army, whose power is second only to his. Recently, many of his subordinates have defected, but the eldest brother-in-law has always been on the same front with him. Although he has not expressed his position, he has remained consistent with him in actions and has not shown any signs of abnormality.