Chapter 949: Siege

Zhou Ran came to Li City, which was the capital of the Qing Kingdom and the largest city-state besides the capital.

But even as a companion capital, Licheng was far inferior to any other city-state in Jingguo. Except for the slightly higher houses, it was still a bleak scene.

"It seems that apart from its strong military strength, the entire Qing Kingdom is useless in other places!"

Zhou Ran smiled bitterly and said that although the city-state of Licheng was bleak, since it was getting late, it would be better for him to stay here for one night.

After walking into Li City, Zhou Ran saw a lot of people.

Although the house is dilapidated, it is still a companion to the capital. Many dignitaries have villas in Licheng, so the streets of Licheng are also lively.

There are all kinds of tea shops and wine shops, and many city residents are chatting inside to kill boredom.

Zhou Ran was hungry, so he also walked into a wine shop and ordered some food.

The few diners around me didn't have the slightest concern and kept talking nonsense.

"The Qing army was defeated again, and they deserved it! It's a pity that the Qing army was not completely wiped out! If the Qing army is gone and other countries occupy the Qing country, then our good days will come!"

"Isn't that true? The devil of the country has never thought about the life and death of the citizens! If the army loses the battle, the citizens will suffer; if the army wins the battle, the citizens will still suffer! In this case, who still hopes that the army will win the war?"

"I heard that the Department of Taxation has also been taken over by someone. I'm really happy! Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes have made the people miserable. Those in the Department of Taxation should all go to hell!"

"I just don't know when the devil will die. If he doesn't die, all the people will live in dire straits!"

Those who can come to the wine shop to drink and eat meat are considered wealthy in the Qing Kingdom. It is a pity that such people have no one to help the king to speak, and they all keep abusing him.

After Zhou Ran came to Qingguo, he heard what he heard along the way and learned that in the minds of Qingguo people, the king was like a devil.

No matter what I did or my reputation, it was extremely bad.

The son of Immortal Donghua is indeed a bad person.

Zhou Ran didn't know why Dongli became like that, but he still had hope in his heart. Maybe there was a reason for all this to happen. The prodigal son could never return his favor. As long as Dongli wakes up, he can still fulfill Donghua Immortal's instructions. .

After finishing his drink, Zhou Ran left the wine shop and saw a drunk man sitting on the ground on the street, shouting at the passers-by.

"The Qing Kingdom should have been destroyed a long time ago! With a leader like that, it would be best to destroy it!"

"My daughter died in the palace. She was disheveled when she died. I went to argue, but was beaten half to death by the palace guards!"

"All those who help the evil tyrants will die a good death! Although I can't see it anymore, I know it will happen one day!"

"The devil will one day perish, I'm waiting for this day!"

Passers-by passed by the drunk man, but no one tried to stop or persuade him, and they all turned a blind eye.

Only then did Zhou Ran notice that the drunk man's eyes were already blind, and he was probably blinded by the palace guards.

Licheng was the capital of the Qing Kingdom, and no one stopped drunkards from talking nonsense on the streets, which surprised Zhou Ran.

It seems that not only the people, but also the guards of Li City do not think that the leader of the Qing Kingdom is worthy of loyalty.

Zhou Ran was not sure whether such a king could change.

The drunkard made a noise on the street for a while, and then a few people came over. They respectfully invited the drunkard into the carriage, and then the carriage drove away.

Zhou Ran was surprised for a while, grabbed a man on the roadside, and asked: "Brother, who is that drunkard? Why are you talking nonsense?

No one cares? "

The man looked Zhou Ran up and down and said, "You are from out of town, no wonder you don't know. That man is the father of the lord of Li City, and his eyes were gouged out by the lord of the country."

"The father of the city lord?" Zhou Ran was stunned, "Then his daughter is not the sister of the city lord?"

"Yes." The man nodded, "Everyone in Li City knows about this. The leader of the Qing Kingdom chose a concubine and sent the sister of the city leader of Li City to the palace. Unexpectedly, the sister died in the palace. , The death was terrible! The city lord’s father went to argue, but was injured by the palace guards and even lost his eyesight!”

"In that case, why didn't the Lord of Li City resist?" Zhou Ran asked again.

"How can it be possible?" The man sighed, "The king is very strong. Even if Li Cheng puts all his strength into it, he still can't defeat him. In addition, the king still has an army in his hands. Li Cheng fights hard. The only fate was destruction! Therefore, the Lord of the City could only swallow his anger and apologize to the Lord of the Kingdom, saying that his sister committed suicide and had nothing to do with the Lord of the Kingdom. His father's eyes were also accidentally blinded and had nothing to do with the palace guards. "

The man's words made Zhou Ran sigh.

The majestic lord of Li City, a prince from a certain area, actually lived such a useless life in front of the king.

This is not because of loyalty, but because of fear.

The entire Qing Kingdom has probably fallen into a deformed situation.

Zhou Ran stopped chatting with the man. Licheng was not far from Qingguo. As long as he stayed here for one night and set off tomorrow, he could reach the capital.

After arriving at the capital, we can wait until we meet the leader of the country, Dongli, to discuss other matters.

Zhou Ran found an inn and stayed there.

I was preparing to leave Licheng early the next morning, but I didn't want to sleep until late at night, but the whole Licheng became noisy.

"Run away! The army is attacking the city!"

"If you don't run away, you won't be able to escape!"

Zhou Ran woke up from his dream and saw that the waiters of the inn had all rushed out. He immediately grabbed the waiter and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

The waiter said with a bitter face, "Sir, you came at the wrong time. The army of Qing State went berserk, burning, killing, looting and abusing everywhere. Their target this time is Licheng!"

"The army went berserk? Why would the army of Qing State attack the city-state of Qing State?" Zhou Ran asked again.

The waiter saw that he could not break free from Zhou Ran, so he could only tell everything he knew.

"I just heard about it. It is said that Duan Xuan, the commander-in-chief of the three armies of Qing State, died inexplicably. The Qing army was leaderless, and everyone wanted to be the commander. In addition, the military pay for this month has not been settled, so the soldiers of the army can't sit still. They don't know how to farm, they only know how to fight, so they plunder the city-state of Qing State!"

The words of the waiter made Zhou Ran laugh.

The Qing army is really weird. They even want to plunder their own people. In this case, what is the meaning of the existence of this army?

Zhou Ran originally wanted to leave Licheng the next morning, but now he couldn't leave.

The Qing army had surrounded Licheng, and I'm afraid not even a fly could escape. .

"It seems that this time, we need to delay for some time."

Zhou Ran smiled bitterly and walked up to the city wall.