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Tang Yin sent someone to invite Di You into the Central Army Tent with hope.

When Di You came in and greeted him, Tang Yin chuckled and greeted him: "Mr. Di You had helped this king a lot last time, so this king should have personally paid you a visit. I didn't expect that Mr. Di You would actually come looking for me today."

Di You was not as excited as Tang Yin, he merely smiled at him politely. Tang Yin continued, "Coincidentally, this king also has something that I need to ask Mr. Di You about."

"May I know what is the matter with Feng King?" Di You asked, puzzled.

Tang Yin did not answer, but smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Di You, please tell me why you are looking for this king!"

After hearing that, Di You's face turned serious, he cupped his hands and said: "I have the temerity to come and beg for mercy today, I ask Feng King to release me."

Release him? His words caused Tang Yin to be stunned. Who did Di You want him to release? Seeing Tang Yin's blank expression, Di You immediately determined that he did not know anything.

He said: "Just last night, the allied forces arrested three of my subordinates, and this time, I have come precisely for this matter. I hope, Feng King can give me some face and let go of those three, and let them go!"

So this was the reason, and not to help them think of a way to enter the city. Hearing the reason behind Di You's visit, Tang Yin and the other three kings were all disappointed.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Yin asked: "I wonder what the names of Mr. Di You's three subordinates are? And because of what? "

Di You took a deep breath and replied: "Reporting to Feng King, the three of them are all shop assistants in my little shop. Yesterday evening, an alliance troop suddenly came to this little one's teahouse, saying that they wanted to catch the mob that was ambushing the alliance army. In the end, they captured all the teahouses of this little one, along with the waiters and the people in charge, a total of more than ten people, and did not release them until today, so this little one could only personally plead with Feng King. Such indiscriminate capture of the innocent would really damage the reputation of the allied forces! "

"There's actually such a thing?" Tang Yin frowned. After pondering for a while, he said seriously: "This king knows, Mr. Di You please return first. This king will investigate this matter thoroughly and give Mr. Di You a satisfactory explanation."

Tang Yin being able to say something like this was already giving Di You face, but he was not satisfied with the answer, he continued to speak: "This is not the first time the allied forces are going to arrest people in the residential area, and this has caused the citizens to complain, if this matter is not resolved smoothly, I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve this matter peacefully."

Before he could finish his words, Li Xin, who was seated at the side, slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Audacious! How dare you threaten us kings? "

Di You was not a greedy person who feared death. Otherwise, he would not have come looking for him alone. He faced Li Xin's furious gaze and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "What I have said is the truth. The discontent of the people towards the allied army had become more and more intense. If it could not be resolved, a large-scale riot could happen at any time. Of course, the allied army would not be afraid of the unarmed civilians, but the riot of hundreds of thousands of people is enough to cause quite a bit of trouble for the allied army. "

"You ?" Li Xin pointed at Di You's nose and was about to curse angrily, but Tang Yin waved his hand at him, signalling for him to calm down. There was no need to get so angry. If there was really a riot in People of Zhen Country outside the Xitang City, it would not be beneficial to the allied army.

He rolled his eyes, raised his head and called out: "Where is Cheng Jin?"

"This lowly general is here!" Following that, Cheng Jin walked in from outside and interfered in the greeting.

Tang Yin said slowly: "Go check out which country's army went into the residential area to arrest people in the evening yesterday. After finding out who it was, come back and report it to me."

"Yes!" "Great King!" Cheng Jin replied straightforwardly as he turned around and left.

After he left, Tang Yin laughed and said: "At the latest, before noon, we will investigate this matter. If our army really captures any innocent people, I will order them to release them. This time, Mr. Di You can relax, right?"

Di You was an informant, he was an expert at observing people's expressions and expressions. At this moment, he could tell that Tang Yin was not dealing with him, and the anger in his heart had more or less been quelled.

He took a deep breath and cupped her hands together: "Thank you, Feng King." He then continued, "I still have something to say. I'm afraid this is not a long-term solution."

Tang Yin asked: "What do you mean by that, Mr. Di You?"

Di You said: "The reason why the citizens frequently attack the allied army, is because of fear. The majority of the people living in People of Zhen Country outside the city are poor, and the food stores in their homes are limited. Once the allied army besieges the capital city for a long period of time, the commoners will starve to death. "

Oh, this question was one that Tang Yin had never considered before. He pondered for a moment, then asked: Then, in Mr. Di You's opinion, how do you think we should solve this problem?

Di You subconsciously straightened his back, and said: "The best way is for the allied army to open up a path for the citizens, allowing them to leave the capital city. This way, the citizens would have no more worries, and the attacks on the allied army would also be greatly reduced."

Tang Yin had not expressed his opinion yet, but Yue Ze had already shook his head and said, "No! Absolutely not! If Li Hong or the ministers of the Zhen Country court were to mix with the commoners and escape from the capital, it would be troublesome. "

Yue Ze's considerations were not unreasonable, for hundreds of thousands of people, once they were released, the scene would become extremely chaotic. Li Hong, his children and his trusted aides could all disguise themselves as a commoner to get away, and if he escaped, the surrounding Xi Tang would become meaningless.

Seeing that all the kings agreed with Yue Ze's words, Di You sighed secretly. How many people could understand the suffering of the common people in the Outer City? The reason why the allied army did not dare to let them leave was because they were worried that Li Hong would flee amongst the citizens, and the Zhen Jun Army guarding the city also did not dare to let them enter, because they were worried that the allied army would disguise themselves as a commoner and sneak into the capital, waiting for the opportunity to make trouble. The citizens of Outer City had now become two undesirable burdens. They had lost their security, had no one to rely on, and if they wanted to live, they had to rely on themselves.

Di You laughed bitterly and shook his head, he then said: "Even if the allied army cannot let the citizens leave, they still have to distribute food to the citizens, they can't just watch as hundreds of thousands of citizens starve to death right?"1

Yue Ze and Li Xin looked at each other, and laughed out at the same time. Their side had finally managed to take over Huaning and the city gates with great difficulty, and they had finally overcome the crisis of having food and fodder. How could they still have food left to support the People of Zhen Country which numbered in the hundreds of thousands?

Li Xin said coldly: "Our army's rations are also insufficient, filling their own stomachs will be difficult, I am afraid that we will not be able to distribute the leftovers."

This won't do, it won't do, the allied army is going to kill all the civilians! Di You clenched his fist tightly, as if there was a giant boulder pressing on his chest. He turned to look at Tang Yin to see what he meant.

Tang Yin was not as resolute as Li Xin. He rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then said slowly: "Royal Brother Li is right, we do not have much fodder for the allied army, but, we cannot ignore the hundreds of thousands of People of Zhen Country. How about this, our army's daily rations will be reduced by 30%.

Ling Shuang, Yue Ze, and Li Xin frowned. To reduce the rations by thirty percent was equivalent to making the soldiers eat two meals a day three times. So much work for their soldiers, and in the end, it was only to feed the People of Zhen Country outside the Xitang City.

"Royal Brother (Royal Brother) ?" Spirit, Yue, and Li all revealed dissatisfaction on their faces. They wanted to speak, but Tang Yin shot them a glance, indicating them to speak first. Seeing that, it was not good for the three of them to say anything more. They forced themselves to be patient and to remain silent.

Di You never thought that Tang Yin would actually be willing to make such a big concession, and be willing to give the allied army's food to the People of Zhen Country. He was both surprised and happy, and asked uncertainly: "Is what Feng King said true?"

"Jun Wu Yi is lying!" Tang Yin said word by word.

Di You no longer said anything, he kneeled on the ground and said with a trembling voice: "I thank you on behalf of the citizens for your kindness!"

Tang Yin stood up and supported Di You up, saying, "There is no need to be courteous, Mr. Di You. People of Zhen Country is also a citizen of the Son of Heaven, so it is only right for us to follow the orders of the Son of Heaven and punish the traitors.

His righteous words moved Di You greatly as well. In the past, he had heard people saying that Tang Yin was crafty and cunning, but when interacting with him, it was completely different.

Of course, if he could see what Tang Yin was thinking right now, he would never have such a thought.

Tang Yin said faintly: "Please return first Mr. Di You. Since this king has said that he will release the innocent civilians that have been captured before noon, then he will definitely be able to do it. Mr. Di You no longer needs to be worried about this matter."

Di You nodded and said: "I believe in the Feng King!"

As he said that, he bowed deeply towards Tang Yin, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered that when he had just met Tang Yin, he said that he had something to ask of him. He asked, "Just now, His Highness said that he had something to ask of me. What does His Highness want?"

Tang Yin laughed and replied nonchalantly: "Actually it's nothing much. Xitang City were sturdy in defense, making them easy to defend against and hard to attack. It was unknown just how long this battle would drag on. This king knows that Mr. Di You is extremely familiar with the environment of the Xi Tang, so I wanted to ask Mr. Di You if there are any secret passages outside the city that can enter the city. "

After Di You heard, he shook his head and said, "According to my knowledge, there is no secret passage into the city outside the city. The moat of the capital is wide and deep, and if there is a secret passage, one must dig the moat. Such a vast project, no one can do it unless the Imperial Court orders it. "

Tang Yin did not have much hope in the beginning, but after hearing what Di You said, he did not feel dejected, either. He smiled indifferently and replied: "This king knows. This time, I have troubled Mr. Di You to come personally.

"This lowly one should be grateful to Feng King for killing this little one!" Di You quickly bowed and replied. Then he bid farewell to Tang Yin and left.

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