Tang Yin was full of hope and ordered people to invite Di You into the Chinese army tent.
When Di You came in and saw the ceremony, Tang Yin greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Di You helped me a lot last time, so I should pay him a visit in person. Unexpectedly, Mr. Di You came here today."
Di You was not as excited as Tang Yin. He just smiled politely at Tang Yin. Tang Yin said again: "It just so happens that I have something to ask Mr. Di You for advice."
"I wonder if there is something unclear about His Royal Highness, King Feng?" Di You asked in confusion.
Tang Yin did not answer, but waved his hands with a smile and said: "Mr. Di You, you should first tell me what you want to talk to me about!"
Hearing this, Di You's face straightened, he raised his hands and said, "I have taken the liberty to come here today to beg for mercy. I am asking His Highness, King Feng, to release me."
Release him? His words stunned Tang Yin. Who did Di You ask him to release? Just looking at Tang Yin's blank expression, Di You immediately judged that he might not know yet.
He said: "Just last night, the coalition forces arrested three of the villain's subordinates. This is exactly why the villain came here. I hope that His Highness Feng Wang can look at the villain's face and open the net."
On the one hand, let the three of them go!"
It turned out that it was because of this and not to help his side find a way to enter the city. After understanding Di You's intention, Tang Yin and the other three kings were greatly disappointed.
After pondering for a moment, Tang Yin asked: "I wonder what the names of these three subordinates of Mr. Di You are? And why were they arrested?"
Di You took a deep breath and said: "Reporting to His Highness Feng Wang, the three of them are all clerks in Xiaoren's teahouse. Yesterday evening, a coalition army suddenly came to Xiaoren's teahouse, saying that they wanted to capture the mob that attacked the coalition forces. As a result,
, all the tea guests in the villain's teahouse, as well as the waiters and the manager, were arrested, a total of more than ten people, and they have not been released to this day. Therefore, the villain had no choice but to come in person to plead with His Highness the Wind King. Such indiscriminate arrest of innocent people is really true.
It will damage the reputation of the coalition forces!"
"There is such a thing?!" Tang Yin frowned, thought for a while, and said seriously: "I know, Mr. Di You, please come back first, I will find out the matter and report it to Di You
A satisfactory explanation sir."
Tang Yin was able to say this, which was enough to give Di You face, but he was not satisfied with such an answer. He said quietly: "This is not the first time that the coalition forces have entered civilian areas to arrest people, which has caused complaints from the people. If
If this matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Xin, who was sitting nearby, slammed the table and said angrily: "How brave! How brave are you to threaten us and other kings face to face?"
Di You is not a person who is greedy for life, otherwise he would not come to the door alone. He met Li Xin's angry eyes and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "What the villain said is the truth. The people are dissatisfied with the coalition forces."
It has become more and more intensified. If it cannot be resolved, large-scale riots may occur at any time. Of course, the coalition forces will not be afraid of unarmed people, but a riot of hundreds of thousands of people is enough to cause a lot of trouble to the coalition forces.
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"You..." Li Xin pointed at Di You's nose and was about to curse, but Tang Yin waved his hand to him, indicating that he should be calm and there was no need to get so angry. If Zhenren outside Xitang City
If a riot really breaks out, it will not be beneficial to the coalition forces.
He rolled his eyes, raised his head, and called, "Where is Cheng Jin?"
"The general is here!" Following the words, Cheng Jin walked in from outside and stepped in to salute.
Tang Yin said slowly: "Go and find out which country's army entered the civilian area to arrest people last evening. After you find out, come back and let me know."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cheng Jin responded simply, turned and left.
After he left, Tang Yin said with a smile: "The matter will be found out before noon at the latest. If our army really arrests innocent people indiscriminately, I will order them to release them. This time, Mr. Di You can rest assured
Alright?"
Di You was an intelligence dealer and was best at observing people's emotions. At this time, he could see that Tang Yin was not dealing with him, and the anger in his heart calmed down somewhat.
He took a deep breath, first held up his hands and said, "Thank you, His Highness the Wind King." Then, he continued, "I have one more thing to say, the current situation is probably not a long-term solution!"
Tang Yin asked: "What do you think Mr. Di You said?"
Di You said: "The reason why the common people frequently attack the coalition forces is because of the fear in their hearts. Most of the Zhen people living outside the city are from poor families and have limited food at home. Once the coalition forces besiege the capital for a long time, the common people will be killed first.
starving."
Well, this problem was something Tang Yin had never considered before. He thought for a while and asked, "In Mr. Diyou's opinion, how should we solve this problem?"
Di You straightened his waist subconsciously and said: "The best way is for the coalition forces to open a passage for the people and allow the people outside the capital to leave. In this way, the people will have no worries and no attack on the coalition forces will be possible.
It will be greatly reduced.”
Before Tang Yin expressed his position, Yue Ze shook his head repeatedly and said: "No! Absolutely not! If Li Hong or the ministers of the Zhenguo court mix among the people and escape from the capital, it will be troublesome."
Yue Ze's concerns are not unreasonable. Once hundreds of thousands of people are allowed to leave freely, the situation will be extremely chaotic. Li Hong, his descendants, and his cronies can disguise themselves as ordinary people and get through. If they are allowed to escape, they will be surrounded by themselves.
Western soup becomes meaningless.
Seeing that all the kings agreed with Yue Ze's statement, including Tang Yin, Di You secretly sighed. How many people can understand the suffering of the people in the outer city? The coalition forces did not dare to let them leave because they were worried that Li Hong would escape among the people.
, and the Zhen army guarding the city also did not dare to let them into the city, because the defenders were also worried that the coalition forces would disguise themselves as common people, sneak into the capital, and wait for opportunities to cause trouble. The people in the outer city have now become a thankless burden on both sides, without any protection.
Reliance, if you want to survive, you have to rely entirely on yourself.
Di You smiled bitterly and shook his head, retreating to the next best thing, and said: "Even if the coalition forces can't let the people leave, they still have to distribute food to the people. We can't just watch hundreds of thousands of people starve to death, right?
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Yue Ze and Li Xin looked at each other and chuckled in unison. Their side had finally occupied Huaning and Tongcheng. They had finally overcome the food crisis for the time being. How could there be any leftover food to feed the hundreds of thousands of people?
A chaste person?
Li Xin said coldly: "Our army's food and grass are also seriously insufficient. It is difficult to fill our own stomachs. I am afraid that we will not be able to distribute the remaining food."
This won't work, that won't work, the coalition forces are going to kill all the people! Di You clenched his fists, as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest. He turned to look at Tang Yin to see what he meant.
Tang Yin was not as decisive as Li Xin. He rubbed his chin and pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Brother Li Wang is right, our coalition army does not have much food and grass, but these hundreds of thousands of Zhenguo people also
We can't ignore it, let's do this, our army's daily rations will be reduced by 30%, and the 30% of food saved will be enough for the people."
Ling Shuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin all knitted their brows. Reducing the rations by 30% was equivalent to changing the three meals a day for the army officers to two meals a day. The result of working so hard for our own soldiers was just to feed the West.
Those loyal people outside Tangcheng are really hard to accept.
"Brother Wang (Brother Wang)..." The three kings Ling, Yue and Li all showed dissatisfaction and wanted to speak. Tang Yin gave them a secret wink, indicating that he would talk later. Seeing this, the three of them did not
No matter what you say, just be patient and remain silent.
Di You did not expect that Tang Yin would be willing to make such a big concession and be willing to distribute the food of the coalition forces to the people of Zheng Kingdom. He was surprised and happy, and asked uncertainly: "Does His Highness Prince Feng really mean what he said?"
"You have no joke!" Tang Yin said word by word.
Di You said no more, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang is so kind, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness Feng Wang on behalf of the people!"
Tang Yin stood up, helped Di You up, and said: "Mr. Di You, you don't have to be polite. The people of the Zhen Kingdom are also the people of the Emperor. We, under the orders of the Emperor, punish traitors and traitors, and it is natural for us to try our best to avoid harm to the people."
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His words were so righteous, and Di You was deeply moved. He had heard people say that Tang Yin was treacherous and cunning before, but when he came into contact with him, it was not the case at all. Compared with princes like Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin,
Tang Yin is simply the Mingjun Holy Master.
Of course, if he could see what Tang Yin was thinking now, he would never have such thoughts.
Tang Yin said quietly: "Mr. Di You, please come back first. Since the king said that the arrested innocent people will be released before noon, it will definitely be done. Mr. Di You no longer has to worry about this matter."
Di You nodded and said: "I believe in His Highness the Wind King!"
As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Tang Yin again, and was about to say goodbye when he suddenly remembered that when he and Tang Yin first met, he said that he wanted to ask him something. He asked, "His Highness just said that he wanted to ask me something, I don't know."
What is your Highness referring to?"
Tang Yin smiled and said calmly: "Actually, it's nothing. Xitang City is well-defended and easy to defend but difficult to attack. I don't know how long this battle will drag on. I know that Mr. Di You is very familiar with the environment of Xitang, so I want to ask
Mr. Deyou, is there a secret passage outside the city that can lead into the city?"
After hearing this, Di You shook his head repeatedly and said: "As far as the villain knows, there is no secret passage from outside the city into the city. The moat of the capital is wide and deep. If there is a secret passage, it must be dug through the moat. It is so huge.
Unless the imperial court orders it to be done, no one can complete the project."
Tang Yin had no hope at all. After listening to Di You's words, he didn't feel disappointed. He smiled lightly and said, "I understand. I'm really sorry to trouble Mr. Di You to come here in person this time!"
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"His Royal Highness Feng Wang killed this villain, it is the villain who should be grateful to His Highness Feng Wang!" Di You hurriedly bowed and replied, then said goodbye to Tang Yin and left.