At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 470 The Empress Patrolling the City
"no need."

The empress, wrapped in her coat, stood up tremblingly, took a long breath, pushed away the female official's arm, and said with a firm look: "Let's walk."

After saying that, he opened the gauze curtain and walked out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, please slow down."

The female official led a group of palace maids and shouted: "Your Majesty, please ascend the city wall."

As I walked out of the palace gate, a biting cold wind blew towards me, and heavy snow was falling. There was no sunlight, and the long street outside the palace gate was no longer as prosperous as before. There were almost no people on the street, and most of the original pavilions and towers had become ruins.

As we walked forward, we could vaguely see many ragged people wandering aimlessly in the wind and snow.

Many people in Haoyou are selling their children, or kneeling down to beg passers-by for a grain of food.

Just as the soldiers on the city wall said, it was good enough to have porridge to drink. In the Northern Wei Imperial City now, there was no food to eat, and countless people died of freezing and starvation every day.

In the distance, soldiers were driving away beggars on the roadside, beating them with fists, kicks, whips and scolding, leaving their skin torn and flesh exposed.

An elderly man fell to the ground after being whipped. He struggled to stand up, but the soldier next to him whipped him twice more.

The old man opened his eyes wide and wanted to scream, but he hadn't eaten for a long time and couldn't make any sound. He could only open his mouth slightly.

But it was not difficult to tell from his painful expression that his life was almost coming to an end.

At last.

The old man stopped struggling, opened his eyes wide, and stared blankly into the distance. The wind and snow fell on his body.

The wind and snow in the human world had nothing to do with him anymore. The soldiers waved their hands, and two of them dragged him to the snow nearby. The beggars around saw this scene and dragged the old man's body away like wolves.

"what are they doing?"

The empress watched from afar.

"His Majesty."

The female official lowered her head and did not answer.

The palace maid beside her just shed tears and sobbed softly.

"When did it start?"

The empress forced herself to suppress the many tremors in her voice.

"it's been a while."

The female official hesitated for a moment, but still answered.

"Is there no food in the city?"

The empress continued to walk forward. The scenes before her made her feel as if she was in another world.

Is this the imperial city of the Northern Wei Dynasty?

is it?

she asked herself.

Yes or no?
When did the imperial city become like this?

"There's some left."

The female official smiled bitterly: "But it's not enough to supply the garrison, where is the food for ordinary people?"

"Where did the food stored in the three large warehouses go?"

The empress frowned.

The female official shook her head and said, "The grain storage in the three large warehouses was false. Moreover, before the Xiliang army besieged the city, they sent spies into the city to set fire. Most of the grain in the two granaries was burned."

"It lasted for seven whole months."

The female official laughed bitterly: "At least half of the people in the city starved to death."

The royal nobles in the city should still have some food stored."

The empress sighed.

"His Majesty."

"They have already left or escaped."

The female official said helplessly: "Those who are still here cannot move. Many of the soldiers guarding the city are their private soldiers. If we ask them to borrow food at this time, there may be a risk of mutiny."

"They didn't deserve to die like this."

The empress looked at the bones scattered everywhere in the snow, her eyes reddened: "He shouldn't have died like this."

"Your Majesty, this is not your fault. You have done a good job."

The female official choked up and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame the people of Xiliang, blame that bastard Xiao Han, blame those villains who hoarded goods, and blame God. Why does he favor the people of Xiliang?"

What I saw and heard along the way proved one fact.

The entire Northern Wei Imperial City is not about to become hell; it has already become hell. The three-character evil has already been staged in this city.

The nightmare that had haunted the Empress countless times was now before her eyes. She walked to the foot of the city wall.

The towering imperial city was covered with smoke, heavy snow was falling, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"Your Majesty is here."

"Your Majesty is here."

The deafening sound echoed on the top of the city wall. Many soldiers stood up from the base of the city wall and looked at the woman who climbed up to the top of the city wall with blank eyes.

"His Majesty."

Even though they were starving and naked, these soldiers could not help but burst into tears the moment they saw the empress.

It was she who led the Northern Wei Dynasty to prosperity.

"His Majesty."

Looking at the thin faces and bodies, some soldiers were even missing an arm, a leg, or an eye.

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The empress's gaze seemed to have an inexplicable power, and everyone straightened their chests.

"You have worked hard, and I am sorry for you."

The empress cupped her hands and bowed deeply to everyone.

"Your Majesty, you cannot."

The soldiers knelt down in unison.

"You are my good men of Northern Wei."

The empress looked sad: "I am ashamed of you."

She looked at the soup, which was barely visible as a grain of rice, in the soldier's hand and shed two lines of tears.

"His Majesty."

The general guarding the city wiped the stains off his face and gritted his teeth: "It is our duty to defend the land for our country. We swear to live and die with the imperial city."

"Your Majesty, just sit back and watch us kill the people from Xiliang."

The deafening shouts of killing echoed on the city walls, tearing through the wind and snow, and lasted for a long time. They wanted to tell the world that the Northern Wei Dynasty had not yet fallen. As long as there was one person standing among them, the mighty Northern Wei cavalry would not fall.

For Xiliang, these defeated soldiers were enemies, but in a sense, such soldiers were the true backbone of an empire.

"Okay, okay, they are all really good guys."

The empress wiped her eyes.

"Your Majesty, it is very windy and snowy today. Please return to the palace and wait for good news from me."

The general patted his chest.

In the imperial city, anyone can leave and anyone can be defeated, but the empress cannot leave and cannot collapse.

She was the last pillar of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the last spiritual support for these soldiers.

And the empress did not disappoint them.

"Such a good boy should not be buried here like this."

The empress smiled miserably.

"His Majesty."

The general's expression changed slightly: "Your Majesty, you should not be so depressed."

The empress's eyes were gentle, as if she wanted to engrave everyone's face in her mind. She whispered, "Wei'er, go gather all the people in the city behind the city gate."

"His Majesty."

The female official felt a little bit reluctant.

"No."

The general hurriedly said, "The people in the city have been away for a long time. If they gather at the city gate, it will easily cause chaos."

"Go."

The empress's tone was unquestionable. This was the last time she displayed her dignity as an emperor.

"The current state of the Northern Wei Dynasty is due to my own failure, the failure of the princes, nobles, and dignitaries."

"We, the people of Northern Wei, are innocent people and should not suffer this great crime."

People eat each other.

Just three words, but such a horrifying hell scene?

The scenes she had just seen echoed in the empress's mind, and she couldn't help but shudder. What crime had those old and young who froze to death or starved to death committed?

(End of this chapter)