Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Otherwise, Tiansheng would be faced with turmoil from both internal and external troubles, with the people suffering from the war and being displaced, and falling into chaos.

Once the news came out, it shocked the world.

All the surrounding countries, big and small, were shocked that Emperor Tiansheng had fallen into Dayuan's hands without anyone knowing when. It was truly shocking and heart-shaking.

However, even such a shocking thunder explosion could not match the invisible deterrence that the Dayuan gunpowder weapons brought to the various countries.

In addition, the loss of two cities in a row in the battle between the Jin Kingdom and Dayuan was really shocking. An army of 200,000 crushed only 50,000 soldiers. In a blink of an eye, more than half of them were killed or wounded. More than 30,000 soldiers were captured by Dayuan, and the rest were heartbroken and trembling with fear. This battle left an indelible shadow, and the Jin Kingdom was defeated.

According to Dingzi's report, the King of Jin was furious in the court and ordered all his ministers to raise troops to counterattack, but the people in the court were in a panic and everyone was afraid to avoid it. They either blamed each other or cautiously proposed to surrender to Dayuan.

Not to mention how the King of Jin severely punished the court officials who spoke ill of him, let's just say that the news about the abduction of Emperor Tiansheng in Dayuan was made public, and the Seventh Uncle was undoubtedly involved.

As for the exchange conditions proposed by the Seventh Uncle, Empress Tiansheng did not buy it. She refused to redeem the emperor without knowing what her intention was. However, the patriarchal courtiers in the court were inevitably very disappointed.

Empress Tiansheng rejected Uncle Seven's offer, but Uncle Seven was not in a hurry. He sent troops to take Emperor Tiansheng to the newly drawn border between the two countries, and cut all the tendons in Emperor Tiansheng's hands and feet in front of the Tiansheng garrison.

Amid the almost heart-wrenching wails of Emperor Tiansheng, the generals and soldiers of Tiansheng felt extremely resentful and indignant at Dayuan's humiliating behavior.

In fact, they forgot that they had joined forces with the Kingdom of Jin to invade Dayuan many times, constantly putting pressure on the border of Dayuan. This caused a lot of trouble and made the people on the border panic all day long. Did their actions make people feel uncomfortable?

Now it is just "using one's spear to attack another's shield", just a small venting of the anger in my heart, there is no such thing as humiliation or resentment.

Even though important officials in the court had objections to the Tiansheng court being controlled by the empress, the rest could only shut their mouths and shrink their necks like quails based on the previous bloodbath in the court.

Otherwise, no one can guarantee which unlucky person will die inexplicably next?

Of course, all this has little to do with loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and integrity.

After all, even ants try to survive, let alone humans.

Empress Tiansheng rejected the Seventh Uncle's exchange proposals one after another, and those cowards and good-for-nothings in the court could still hold their noses and pretend not to see or hear anything.

As for the border guards, who were very close at hand, they saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears how Emperor Tiansheng roared in rage, then scolded in fear, and then had his limbs and tendons cut. His shrill screams were deafening and heart-wrenching.

As a result, how could the soldiers at the border who wholeheartedly supported the male emperor not be so angry that their eyes turned red and they almost lost their minds.

Although they had heard a lot of news from the court about how cruel the empress was and how those who disobeyed her power were inexplicably killed one after another.

But after all, they had not seen it with their own eyes, so the soldiers in the army naturally still wanted to rescue Emperor Tiansheng.

However, no matter how many times the generals of Tiansheng Border sent people to negotiate with the Seventh Uncle, the Seventh Uncle ignored them and simply said, "Want to release them? No way." and rejected them.

Back at the Dayuan court, the emperor had naturally already received the news that his seventh uncle had abducted Emperor Tiansheng, and he also agreed to the deal proposed to Tiansheng to cede the city in exchange for the person.

Then, no matter whether it was Tiansheng or the Kingdom of Jin, the spies planted in Dayuan naturally would not give up easily, and they were always jumping back and forth trying to stir up a bloody storm in the court of Dayuan.

He tried to put the blame on the Seventh Uncle for monopolizing power at the border and overthrowing the court. At the same time, he rescued Emperor Tiansheng from the dire situation.

However, even if others didn't know, how could the emperor not know the character of the Seventh Uncle? Anyone could be eyeing the throne under his butt, but the Seventh Uncle was the only one who disdained it.

To put it bluntly, if the Seventh Prince Uncle really took his place, he would be chased around in circles in the huge imperial city by the Seventh Prince Uncle with a feather duster...

Therefore, when some court officials kept accusing his seventh uncle of plotting rebellion and committing treason, he did not feel the slightest ripple in his heart. On the contrary, the emperor was leisurely, with his hands folded, watching those officials with ulterior motives jumping up and down.

This winter has been extremely uneasy everywhere.

Regardless of how the Seventh Uncle fought with Tiansheng, the Crown Prince led his troops to rescue Heguan City and rescued the Third Prince from his predicament. Originally, he only wanted to wait until the rebellion was quelled before leading his troops back, and had no intention of competing with the Third Prince for a tiny piece of land.

Besides, although the struggle for the princes had been going on for many years, and it was also an inevitable bloody struggle for the throne in every dynasty, he was protected by the emperor, and the strife between brothers and fratricide was completely isolated from him. He was also appointed as the crown prince by the emperor early on. If he had not been in poor health before, his father would have intended to let him take over the throne.

Therefore, the Crown Prince, who had not really felt the bloody storm of rebellion, did not have too much suspicion towards the Third Prince who was gentle and humble. As a result, he was distracted and let others take advantage of him.

After Lin Xiaoyue and others had recovered from treating the wounded, Heguan City quickly resumed its construction with the concerted efforts of the Crown Prince and the generals. Time slipped to the end of the year unknowingly, but there were still many things to do.

Moreover, due to the war, the New Year atmosphere was very dull at the end of December, after all, every family had lost a few people in the war. Therefore, even at the end of the year, people's faces were full of sorrow, and there was not much joy.

The generals were not in the mood to celebrate the New Year because the Jin Kingdom had suffered from natural disasters in the previous year, including locust plagues and sandstorms, and was short of food and clothing. Now, affected by the war, the farmers had no intention of farming, and the output from the fields was not enough to cover the expenses.

It was winter, and the people were short of food and water, and also lacked supplies to keep warm. Even if they took over Heguan City, they were so poor that even a mouse passing by would cry and cover its face, and they would quickly pack up and run away.

The prince originally thought that after the rebellion was quelled, he would lead his troops back, but the garrison commander kept him there with a bitter face, hoping that the prince could help mediate and transfer some supplies to the court to help the people of Heguan City survive the current difficulties.

After all, Heguan City is now considered Dayuan, so the people are also Dayuan's people. Although, in theory, their status is lower than that of the original residents of Dayuan, but if it is well governed, within three to five years, who will remember that this place was once the old land of the Jin Kingdom?