In Hexi County, on a plain in the east, farmers are harvesting in autumn.
Although there has been a "change of dynasties", the war has always been quick and decisive, and has not had a great impact on people's livelihood.
Of course, this "not very big" impact is from a national level, and it is still a life-and-death disaster for the people of Shengdou.
Those soldiers who fled fled everywhere, burning, killing, raping and looting in order to survive. If they met, their whole families might be killed.
Zhao Yanxun knew about this situation, so when he sent his army to the capital, he left an elite army to clean up these people.
After capturing the capital, most of the Yong troops who withdrew from the capital were resting and recuperating, while some were sent out to restore order.
After the imperial court resumed operations, the officials in Hanoi and Gyeonggi Province began to exert their efforts and also organized young men to attack and contain the defeated troops.
The guilty will be punished on the spot, and the innocent will be directly incorporated into the local area and will be punished in the form of hard labor and join the team to restore production.
The Yong army and the government's double suppression of the traitors not only eliminated the legacy of the defeated army, but also made the fleeing Zhao Weilong miserable.
Previously, he hoped to go to the nearest Yongshun Mansion. After Lu Liqing and others surrendered, he continued on the road to escape.
It's impossible not to escape. If you stay in one place for too long, you'll run the risk of being discovered.
During this period, Empress Zhen Xiangyu suggested giving up her status as emperor and integrating with the people in order to survive.
At this point, Zhao Weilong naturally gave priority to staying alive, so he agreed to this method.
But once it was actually put into practice, it was discovered that it was simply not feasible.
Most of the people in Hanoi moved here from other places. At first, the place where the show was played was considered a "dangerous place", so many people fled.
In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, the imperial court ordered the local officials to organize all the people into households, with five households as one, and to implement joint confinement for those who escaped.
The strict management system makes it impossible for extra people like them to get in.
Of course, there are definitely ways, such as offering enough benefits to bribe officials into assuming false identities.
But by doing this, it is too easy to reveal your identity, and it is easy to get yourself involved.
The more critical point is that they can't offer benefits at all to bribe those officials who are so open-minded.
After all, Zhao Weilong couldn't even afford to eat.
At this moment, Zhao Weilong was sitting in a bush, with the sleeping queen in his arms.
There was no one around them at the moment. After several days of fleeing, the soldiers were almost scattered.
This is actually normal. Following Zhao Weilong to escape for his life makes ordinary soldiers lose hope, so they will naturally flee if they should.
Even if Yuan Zheng kills people to establish his authority, he cannot change people's hearts.
"Husband...husband!"
"Liao'er, you're awake!"
At this moment, the emperor and empress were on par with ordinary couples in terms of titles, and they could be considered a friend in need.
The next moment, Zhen Xianglian's stomach growled, causing her face to turn red.
It is said that shy women are more beautiful, but now Zhao Weilong is not in the mood to appreciate it. He only feels guilty for his own incompetence.
"Liao'er, if you bear with me a little longer, Yuan Qing will find something to eat and come back!"
At the moment, the only ones protecting the two of them were Yuan Zheng and three other soldiers. All four of them were looking for food.
Now that they were close to Jishui, the government's power was relatively weak and their safety was higher, so Yuan Zheng dared to take everyone away.
The couple cuddled together, the summer wind was particularly cool, it was an extremely pleasant moment.
But at this moment, there was movement in the distance, breaking the tranquility here.
"Could it be that they are back? I wonder what they hunted today!" Zhen Xianglian smiled.
Every time Yuan Zheng went out before, he would always come back with prey, giving the emperor and empress a feast.
Seeing the majestic queen overjoyed over a full meal, Zhao Weilong only felt sad.
"I'm just afraid that like yesterday, I'll be half-cooked... which will turn off your appetite!" Zhen Xiangli said sheepishly.
Growing up, Zhen Xianglian rarely even went to the kitchen, let alone cooked. This behavior is actually normal.
Carrying his pregnant wife into his arms, Zhao Weilong said firmly: "Liao'er, if you and I can escape with our lives this time, we will become a normal couple!"
Zhen Xianglian raised his head, smiled and said: "Husband, we will definitely escape!"
While the two were talking to each other, the noise in the distance began to get louder, which made Zhao Weilong alert.
"There are a lot of people, maybe it's not Yuan Zheng and the others!"
With this suspicion in mind, Zhao Weilong and Zhen Xiangliang lay down and observed the situation outside through the gaps in the bushes.
Unfortunately, the sight was so poor that I couldn't see anything at all, but I was certain that someone was coming, and it wasn't Yuan Zheng and his party.
"Who's coming here?"
There are no fields nearby, so no one would come, unless...
Zhao Weilong had a bad expectation, which made him feel uneasy.
"I'll go outside and take a look..."
"Husband..."
Seeing that his wife was about to speak, Zhao Weilong immediately said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Just wait for me here!"
Zhen Xiangli nodded and said nothing more.
Carefully, Zhao Weilong sneaked out of the bushes.
When he came to the edge of the forest and hid in the bushes, Zhao Weilong reached out and opened the branches and looked at the crowd appearing in the distance.
The next moment, Zhao Weilong's pupils shrank, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he fell back.
"They...how did they find it!"
Looking through the branches and looking at the approaching Yongzi flag, Zhao Weilong couldn't help but tremble. This was a sign of extreme fear.
The next moment, he thought of escaping, so he didn't even look back, not daring to waste any time.
"Didn't you say it's nearby? Why haven't you even seen a single person after searching for so long?"
Beside the forest, the leader of the team, Bai Hu, spoke sternly and reprimanded a man next to him loudly.
If Zhao Weilong looked carefully at the person being reprimanded, he would find that he was one of Yuan Zheng's three men.
This man went out to look for food today, but he directly betrayed Yuan Zheng, intending to lure Yong's army to capture Zhao Weilong, in exchange for a fortune for himself.
According to Zhao Yanxun's official statement, the young emperor was actually dead in the hearts of the Yong army.
So when someone reported that the little emperor was alive and on the run, the hundred households were suspicious, so he rushed over with a hundred of his subordinates and more than 300 garrison troops.
But now, after searching the forest for so long, they still haven't seen the so-called "little emperor", which makes these hundreds of households not only suspect that they have been deceived.
"Boy, Mr. Qianhu will be here soon. If we don't find anyone yet, you will die!"
As soon as the hundred households finished speaking, they heard someone from their subordinates shouting: "Sir... there is something going on over there!"
"Hurry up and take a look!"
Zhao Weilong's escape was ultimately unprofessional, and his movements were captured, which led to a search by Yong Army soldiers.
Looking at her husband who called back in a hurry, with a look of fear mixed with panic, Zhen Xianglian couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
"Let's go... follow me quickly, Yong Jun is coming!"
Originally, Zhao Weilong could have run away by himself, but he did not do so simply because he could not do such a thing.
As soon as he heard that Yong's army was coming, even though his stomach was growling with hunger, Zhen Xianglian could only get up from the ground and follow Zhao Weilong to escape.
"People come from the east, let's run to the west!"
When the two escaped, the soldiers who let Lin Nei search all over found their traces again.
