Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

Xuan Moyin and Su Luoxue's strategy towards the Hongnan Kingdom is still to surround but not attack.

As the capital of a country, the capital city naturally has its own unique features. Not only is the military here strong, but the combat capability is also first-class. Moreover, this is the last line of defense of Hongnan Country. If the old emperor surrenders easily, it means that he will bear the shame of losing his country. Therefore, even in the face of difficulties, he will never give up easily.

This is exactly why Su Luoxue and his team chose to attack other cities first. Now, the capital has become an isolated city with no help.

Although they surrounded the capital, they were not in a hurry to attack.

Because they knew very well that the capital's material reserves were limited, and as long as the connection with the outside world was cut off, the food and grass in the city would soon be exhausted. And they only needed to wait patiently for the opportunity.

At the same time, the lives of the people in the capital were in trouble. The officials had stockpiled a lot of food in advance, while the poor families could only make a living by digging wild vegetables and picking tree bark.

The palace also fell into a difficult situation. In the past, every day, people from outside the city would bring grain, vegetables, and various kinds of fish and meat into the capital. Some were sent to the palace, and some were sold in the market.

Now, the supply in the capital has been cut off. If we hold on for a few days without any help, no one can bear it any longer.

There are so many masters and servants in the palace that the old emperor can only let the servants eat one meal a day, and the masters can only eat two meals a day.

However, the palace servants were hungry. They had to serve their master every day and had endless work to do. For several days in a row, some of the palace servants fainted from hunger.

The people in the city are having an even harder time. Even if you have money, you can’t buy food now, and the owners of the grain have to eat themselves.

Many families have been out of food for several days. Some children are crying with hunger. The adults feel sorry for them but there is nothing they can do.

Some elderly people are weak and sick in bed because they have no food to eat and have no money to buy medicine, so they can only leave everything to God.

At this time, Su Luoxue felt that the time was almost right. She discussed with Xuan Moyin and asked An Yi and Mei Xiangyi to come and help.

Meixiang couldn't write, so she ground ink for them. Su Luoxue wrote one first, and then asked Xuan Moyin and An Yi to copy it according to what she wrote.

The four people worked for a whole day and wrote several thick stacks of flyers. Yes, that's right, flyers.

Su Luoxue wrote on the leaflet that they had no intention of attacking the Hongnan Kingdom because the old emperor condoned Princess Yong'an to go to other countries and kill innocent people indiscriminately. She also promised that after they entered the city, they would not take a single needle or thread from the people, would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and would give them food and let them live a better life in the future.

The four of them rested for only two hours before heading straight for the capital of Hongnan Kingdom under the cover of night.

They used the function of space to distribute leaflets to various places in the capital city just after dawn.

On the streets, in the alleys, in the markets, even in the mansions of officials and the imperial palace.

When the people in the capital saw so many pieces of paper covered with words falling from the sky, many of them went to the ground to pick them up. Some illiterate people took them and asked literate people to read the contents to them.

At first, people who read the content of the flyer were also shocked. What is this? This... They didn't even dare to read it out loud.

But they could not bear the procrastination of those illiterate people, so they could only read it in a low voice to everyone in groups of three or five. All of a sudden, the people in the capital understood why the enemy wanted to attack their Hongnan Kingdom. It was because the old emperor indulged his daughter in doing evil and harming others, and now the enemy had come to their door.

Also, it said that they would not kill the common people, would not oppress them, and would give them food. Really, is that a lie? Many of them have been out of food for several days, and the elderly and children are starving and lying in bed waiting to die.

"A relative of mine in another city wrote to me not long ago and said that after their city was occupied, the enemy's army did not disturb their lives at all, did not burn, kill or loot, and even sent food to those who had no food at home, and provided free medical treatment to sick elderly and children." said someone in the crowd.

"Is it true? Don't they kill ordinary people?" someone asked in disbelief.

"Really, I've also received letters from relatives. Not only will they not kill civilians, they won't kill soldiers either, as long as you hand over your weapons. How can you say this is not killing you if you hand over your weapons? If any of you have children serving in the army, let them surrender quickly so they can still save their lives." Someone else said.

When the officials who picked up the leaflets saw the contents on them, they were so frightened that they rushed into the palace to discuss the matter with the old emperor.

In the imperial palace, a lot of leaflets also fell from the sky. When the palace servants and guards saw the contents on the leaflets, they were so scared that they quickly threw them away like hot potatoes. Even if they thought what others said made sense, they didn't dare to read them. If they were discovered by their masters, they might be executed immediately.

In the study of the palace, the old emperor of Hongnan Kingdom looked at the flyers on the table and was so angry that his whole body was shaking. How did these things float into the palace? Even in the heavily guarded palace, there were these things. It was conceivable that the capital city must be full of them as well.

The old emperor knocked over everything on the desk, sweeping all the memorials, writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstone, tea, etc. to the ground, while the prince knelt trembling on the side.

When the ministers came to the emperor with a leaflet each to discuss what to do, they saw this scene.

As soon as these ministers entered the study, they couldn't wait to kneel down on the cold, hard ground.

"Your Majesty, it's bad! These leaflets are now floating all over the capital like snowflakes. I am really worried that the people who don't know the truth will cause trouble!" A minister shouted loudly in panic.

"Yes, Your Majesty! We have been trapped here for many days. Many people in the city have even been out of food for several days and are starving. However, the enemy has promised in the leaflets that they will provide food to everyone as long as they surrender. Your Majesty, you must come up with a solution as soon as possible!" another minister echoed anxiously.

Think of a solution? What good solution could he have? Now he could only eat two meals a day and was also hungry. Faced with such a predicament, what food could he take out to fill the hungry stomachs of countless people in the city?

Just as everyone was lost in thought, a guard suddenly came rushing in to report: "Your Majesty, the guards at the city gate just sent a message that the people in the city have started to make trouble! They strongly demand that the city gate be opened to let the enemy in."

Upon hearing the news, the old emperor's eyes widened in anger.

Don't these ignorant people know what they are doing? They actually asked to open the city gates and let the enemy army march in? Are they going to rebel? Do they really think that the enemy army will give them food after entering the city? How stupid! It's just a despicable trick used by the enemy to deceive people and shake the morale of the army.