Chapter 1667: He Is Very Good at Playing the Emperor's Mind

Fu Zihan didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

But Liu Wei had already split open the blocking stone pile with his bare hands, stepped forward, and stepped in.

The tunnel is not too narrow and can accommodate two people standing side by side, but it is really inconvenient for two people to walk together, so Liu Wei walks in the front and Fu Zihan walks in the back.

Baitou Mountain occupies an extremely wide area and has deep and long tunnels. Liu Wei didn't know when Fu Zichen prepared this tunnel, but looking at the workload alone, it cannot be completed overnight.

It is very likely that from the day he took over as Chief Secretary of Qingzhou, Fu Zichen was already prepared for danger in times of peace and began to plan for himself.

When he reached the middle of the tunnel, his breathing began to become suffocated. Liu Wei knew that this might be a low-lying place in the mountains where the air was not very circulated. After persisting for a while, his breathing became smoother as he continued forward. This meant that it was at the end. , is almost here.

The two of them walked in the tunnel for nearly an hour before finally seeing the end with great difficulty.

The sound of rushing water filled my ears, and a little further forward, a curtain of water covering the sky came into view.

"Really, I can come out..." Fu Zihan murmured to himself, incredible.

Knowing yesterday that his father and brother might be alive, Fu Zihan speculated whether his father and brother were hiding somewhere in the city. But hiding for half a month was not a long-term solution. Why didn't his father and brother contact him? Why didn't he use Baxiu? Fang Yang Qing's line, sending a rescue signal to the outside? Why is there no news about my father and brother even though they are not dead? Where are they?

Now Fu Zihan knew that after they escaped, they left the city directly without trying to take him or save him. The only hint that Fifth Brother gave him was to tell him that there was something different in the hunting ground. If he was smart enough, he might be able to save him. Save himself, but if he is not smart enough, he will have no choice but to die in the city with the fall of Qingzhou.

Fu Zihan felt a little uncomfortable. He saw that Liu Wei had walked to the entrance of the cave and was about to jump out of the waterfall, but he didn't move. He stood there with his eyes secretly red.

The pride of childhood, Fu Zihan suffered his first setback three years ago. But times have changed. He paid the price for what happened back then and admitted his mistakes. Although admitting his mistakes does not mean that he will be forgiven, in the end, he still has his own flesh and blood. His family, why were they so cruel... Why did they really ignore him?

Forget it about the fifth brother. The fifth brother left Qingzhou when he was young and is not close to him at all. But what about his father? Can his father also let him go?

Fu Zihan couldn't figure it out. He sniffed but didn't cry. After all, he was a competitive young man. Even if he was abandoned by his family or betrayed by his closest relatives, he would not shed tears.

Liu Wei had already planned to pass the waterfall and go out to check out the situation. When she turned around, she found Fu Zihan standing still far away.

She called out and shouted: "You jump first."

Fu Zihan was already sad. When he heard this, he got angry and yelled: "Why do you want me to jump first? Let me try it for you, right? If I don't fall and drown, if I don't fall to death, you can't do it again." Jump, right? You, you people...really, really go too far!"

Liu Wei didn't know why this child was so crazy and frowned: "There is something wrong with you. If you jump first, I can protect you from behind and jump in the same place with you. If I jump first and you jump wrong, I How can I pick you up down there? Don’t you know that your martial arts skills are poor?”

Fu Zihan got angry: "Yes, I'm not good at martial arts, who wants you to control me!"

As he spoke, he turned his face to one side, looking very angry.

Liu Wei finally realized something was wrong, walked over and looked down at his face. It was just getting light and I could barely see clearly.

Fu Zihan simply turned his back and didn't look at her.

Liu Wei was stunned: "Why are you crying?"

"Who's crying!" Fu Zihan wiped his face and stared at her with red eyes: "You're the one who's crying!"

Liu Wei muttered: "Even if you can leave the city, you don't have to be so moved. As for crying?"

"I'm not crying anymore!" Fu Zihan shouted.

Liu Wei said "tsk", obviously helpless to the child.

Fu Zihan held it in for a while. It was too uncomfortable, and his eyes became redder and redder. Finally, Liu Wei didn't dare to bully him anymore and could only respond perfunctorily: "Okay, you didn't cry, you didn't cry, then can you dance?" "

"Don't jump!" Fu Zihan said stubbornly. After saying that, he turned around and went back the way he came.

Liu Wei asked from behind: "If you don't want to go out and take a look, your father and brother may be down there."

"What does it matter to me where they are?" Fu Zihan exploded, turning around and yelling: "They don't care about me, I don't care what they do! Since they keep me in the city, they probably want me to die, and I will live. Standing in front of them, they may not be happy, so why should I go to the back bridge and return to the bridge? They will take their Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge!"

Liu Wei was confused by the kid's nonsense. It took her a long time to understand what Fu Zihan was angry about. She was speechless and said with a smile: "They don't want you, who did you listen to?"

Fu Zihan didn't tell Wei Chou's name, and he didn't remember that the middle-aged man was called Wei Chou. He pursed his lips and said sadly and angrily: "Isn't it true? You cheated yourself by not telling me, and you didn't tell me in the tunnel. He didn't tell me anything and just left me in the city. He even sent the outsiders who were staying in the house out of the city, but even his own son and his own brother..."

"Okay, I'm stupid, and I'm still thinking about other things." Liu Wei couldn't listen anymore and interrupted: "Your brother sent the outsider away because this matter has nothing to do with them. This is the matter of Qingzhou Mansion. He As an official of Qingzhou Prefecture, I don’t want irrelevant people to be implicated. That’s all. What’s the point of competing with some outsiders for favor?”

Fu Zihan immediately responded: "Who is competing for favor! I mean..."

Liu Wei was too lazy to listen to his insistence and interrupted him again: "Let me ask you, where is your mother and where are your other uncles?"

Fu Zihan froze suddenly.

Liu Wei snorted: "Your fifth brother hinted that there was something wrong in your hunting ground? I hope you can take the rest of your family and escape from the city through this road. But you are a fool. After you found out that something happened, the first thing you did was Find someone to take revenge, instead of protecting the family. After taking revenge, you found that Leng Yi had also entered the city, so you ran to save him. You said that your father and brother were ruthless and unjust. As for you, do you still remember the other people in your mansion? ?”

Fu Zihan hurriedly explained: "After rescuing Brother Leng, I went back and looked for him, but the building was empty. My brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts were all missing. The homes of other officials were also ransacked. I haven’t seen anyone…”

"Of course you didn't see it. The first step for the rebels to enter the city was to kidnap senior officials of the state government. Your father and brother faked their death to escape. The other officials and their families must have been captured."

Fu Zihan lowered his head.

Liu Wei added: "Before the fall of Qingzhou, the three Jiangnan continents were also invaded. You said that your fifth brother had been talking secretly with your father in the last few days. This is probably what they said. If they can confirm, the officials in the three Jiangnan continents were not If they are dead, then they can be sure that even if the Qingzhou officials stay, they will not die, so they dare to leave others alone. "

Fu Zihan hurriedly said: "Then in the final analysis, they are still greedy for life and afraid of death... Since we all know the development of the situation in advance, why not send everyone away, why not notify Brother Leng to fight?"

"I didn't think about this matter yesterday, but today, I understand it." Liu Wei sighed: "Sending the others away is too big a goal. The rebels are bound to be angry. Will they take over the city?" No one knows that the people are angry. As for informing you, Brother Leng, to fight, it is even more impossible."

Fu Zihan frowned: "Why?"

Liu Wei said: "If you fight, the people will inevitably be injured. The three continents in Jiangnan fell, but no one in the city was injured. The rebels' intention is to replace them. They don't want a dead city, and they are not even willing to kill officials in the state capital." , because their master wants to be emperor. A good emperor will not kill good people, and good officials will be kept for his own use. And at this time, if your fifth brother encourages Qingzhou City to resist, the people will be affected by the war, and the officials will die in the city, and they will die like this. Whose life should be counted?”

Fu Zihan said: "But Brother Leng..."

"Brother Leng has soldiers, and the rebels also have soldiers. The bigger the fight, the more people will die. The people in the other three continents are not dead, but so many people died in your Qingzhou City. Will the people be willing? The people will blame you. , blame you for being nosy. The people don't care who becomes the emperor. As long as they can live a stable life and have peace, whoever stops them from having peace will be their enemy. When the people find out that they will not die if they don't resist, they will die if they resist. At that time, they will have a rebellious mentality, and they will feel that it is better to surrender to the rebels. Let me ask you, when the people's hearts are lost and the people's hearts turn against the emperor, who will bear this responsibility? "

Fu Zihan was a little scared when he heard this: "People, will this happen?"

"We people will be selfish under certain special circumstances." Liu Wei said: "So, your fifth brother knows that he has no ability to save the lives of everyone in the city, so he can only find someone who can take responsibility. , the powerful king of Liaozhou and the Seventh King of the capital, he has two choices. Your fifth brother knows very well that if you cannot assist a wise king and support another huge force equal to the queen, the Qingyun Kingdom will not be saved at all, even if you defend Qingzhou The city is just resisting in vain... Fu Zihan, you have to understand that your fifth brother is just a small Chief Secretary of Qingzhou. He alone cannot save the entire country. "

Fu Zihan took in too much information at once and was completely confused.

Liu Wei added: "But in this matter, I have to say that your brother still made a fatal mistake, that is, he should not have told you about this tunnel. This road is where he will take his power with him in the future. The king or the seven kings' army will use it when they come back for rescue. Now I tell you, if you leak it and the road is blocked, how will they enter the city in the future? Can they break through the city gate? ? The rebels are threatening the lives of the people in the city. Do you think how passive they will be then? "

Fu Zihan was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "I, I won't say it, I definitely won't say it!"

Liu Wei shook his head helplessly and said: "And your brother Leng, Fu Zichen probably didn't expect Leng Yi to come to the city. If Leng Yi stayed in the garrison camp, he would probably be controlled now, but definitely His life was not in danger, but he suffered a terrible disaster when he entered the city. However, the rebels captured him and did not kill him. After all, the queen was reluctant to let him go. "

Fu Zihan was puzzled.

Liu Wei sneered: "We rely on soldiers to fight wars, develop the country, maintain border defenses, and promote domestic production. All these rely on officials and generals. Only by being able to command and move good officials and generals can she be the emperor for a long time. That woman , I haven’t become an emperor yet, but I’m very good at playing the emperor’s game.”