Just the day after they started to accelerate their march, bad news came from the main city. After the outer city of the main city was broken, the inner city was also broken by rebels, and the time between the two was only one day apart.

The inner city was actually broken so quickly, which was indeed something that no one expected. Although they knew that the situation was dangerous, if it was broken in just one day, something must have happened. They have not obtained detailed information yet, but the situation is actually quite easy to guess.

Yes, it is probably an internal problem. After all, from the fact that the royal members were poisoned, we can see that there must be spies inside them. It has been a day or two for Duke Seleto to plan this matter. He has really done a lot of preparations, and this quick break of the city must have something to do with the internal ones.

Now they have not received accurate information, and they don’t know what the royal people are doing now, whether they escaped or were captured by Duke Seleto. However, the current situation is definitely not optimistic. After seeing it, Hejar was very anxious and ordered the marching to accelerate again. Of course, this is not useful. The marching speed is actually the fastest. In order to rush the road, the soldiers are really tired, but Hejar’s prestige is relatively high. Although he is very tired, the soldiers did not say much complaints.

Ye Junwen was of course very happy to receive this news. After all, everything was as expected. Now the rebels have captured the imperial city. According to the marching speed of their troops, they will basically reach the vicinity of the main city tomorrow afternoon, so there is no need to delay time by themselves. However, he still faces a problem, that is, convincing Hejar.

Ye Junwen didn't speak at first, until that night when the troops started to renovate, several non-commissioned officers also came to Ye Junwen to complain. Of course, the main content of the complaint was that the soldiers below were really unable to withstand it. It is said that many soldiers were left behind in the past few days, and of course the large army could not wait for everyone, so many of the soldiers who fell behind could not come back.

Hejar's prestige is only on the First Legion. Their Second Legion now believes in Ye Junwen, so the officers naturally come to Ye Junwen to complain. Ye Junwen also happened to be preparing to convince Hejar, so when he heard the general's complaints, Ye Junwen said that he was going to talk to Hejar.

When he came to Hejiaer's camp, the other party was not asleep yet. In this case, Hejiaer, a general who was worried about the country and the people, really couldn't sleep. Seeing Ye Junwen coming in, the other party would of course get up to greet him immediately.

"The current situation is not optimistic." Ye Junwen also entered the topic directly, "I didn't expect the main city to fall so quickly, which caught us off guard."

"Yes, who would have thought that in just two days, the outer city and the inner city fell one after another." Hejar also said, this was indeed too fast.

"In fact, it's not difficult to guess the reason. There are problems within the royal family." Ye Junwen said.

"I think so..." He Jiaer also agreed with Ye Junwen. After all, under normal circumstances, although the inner city is not as strong as the outer city, it should be no problem to defend for more than ten days. It is indeed too exaggerated to lose it in just one day.

"I don't mean the issue of spies." Ye Junwen said.

"Oh?" Hejar was stunned for a moment.

"Now it seems that the royal family has lost the hearts of the people." Ye Junwen said, "It must be the people's suspicion of the royal identity that led to the fall of the inner city so quickly. Otherwise, even if a traitor opened the city gate, the battle would not end so quickly."

"Well... this is also the conspiracy of the rebels!" Hejar nodded and agreed with Ye Junwen's statement. However, the people's loss of confidence in the royal family was also because of the conspiracy of the rebels. If they hadn't used strange medicine to turn the royal people into orcs, they would not have dared to explain. Of course, this would have made the people lose confidence in the royal family.

"This is also the problem we have to face now." Ye Junwen said, "Our current situation is very unoptimistic. First of all, from the direction of the troops, our current strength is not particularly advantageous than the rebels. Although we have indeed more troops and our weapons and equipment are better than them, the other party has already captured the main city after all. If we defend the city now, these advantages can be brought back. What's more troublesome is that we are still marching frantically, which has caused our soldiers to be extremely tired. I even feel that they can't take up their weapons when fighting. Such troops will not be able to fight against the enemy at all..."

"I know..." Hejar is of course also a veteran. He naturally knows the current situation of his troops. Continuous rapid march will naturally lead to fatigue. Of course he knows the consequences of this, but what can he do? He is still slowly walking back to the main city?

"There is another more serious problem than this, that is, the issue of righteousness." Ye Junwen said, "Our current troops lack clear reasons for fighting."

"Alas? The biggest reason for fighting against the rebels." Hejar was very surprised. He really disagreed with Ye Junwen's statement.

"Now the royal family has lost the hearts of the people. Isn't it strange that we will quell the rebellion for them?" Ye Junwen said, "Now the people believe that Duke Seleto's faction is the real royal bloodline. If they are orthodox, can't we become rebels?"

"That was the plot of Duke Seleto," said Hejar.

"Of course I know, you know, but the problem is... we can't explain it clearly." Ye Junwen said, "Although the situation in the main city is not very clear yet, they have already attacked the imperial city. As long as they catch any member of the royal family and show the people the situation of this person, they will believe Duke Seleto's statement. What is important is what the people believe. At present, it seems that Duke Seleto's statement has at least substantial evidence to explain, but we do not."

"This..." Hejar gritted his teeth.

"If there is a way to catch a magician who refines this potion, we have evidence, but there is no evidence. We have no evidence. If it is just that this is the other party's conspiracy, it is not as good as the Duke of Seleto and the others. They have substantial evidence." Ye Junwen said.

Hejar had to admit that what Ye Junwen said made sense. Although they all knew that this was Duke Seleto's conspiracy, Duke Seleto directly turned the royal family into orcs to the public. Everyone would believe Duke Seleto's remarks at a glance, and even if they spoke, no one would believe it.

"What should we do now?" Hejal asked immediately.

"Let's give up on the royal family, too." Ye Junwen said. Yes, he came here mainly to say this, and the previous ones were just paving the way.

"What?" Hejar was shocked, "What are you talking about?"

"The Grafed royal family has lost the hearts of the people." Ye Junwen said, "If we continue to use their banner, we will only put us in a passive position. The rebels that have already invaded the city are definitely trying to find ways to continue to slander the Grafed family and win over the hearts of the people. If we continue to support the Grafed royal family, we will only stand opposite the people. This is a road to self-destruction. So the current solution is that we will also give up the Grafed royal family and agree with Duke Seleto's statement, so that the other party's efforts will be in vain."

"This...this is...this is betraying His Majesty..." Hejar said with difficulty. Yes, Ye Junwen's words do make some sense, but when he heard this, betraying the emperor was definitely an incorrect behavior, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"We are not the ones who betrayed Your Majesty, but the people." Ye Junwen said, "Since ancient times, dynasties have changed, and no family can do it for thousands of years. If the Grafed royal family has always treated the people well and made them trust the royal family, even in the current situation, the people will still believe them. However, now, the Grafed royal family has not actually gained the trust of the people. A little conspiracy makes them doubt the royal family. This is the problem of the Grafed royal family itself. Their behavior has led to their own destruction."

After saying that, Ye Junwen looked at Hejar again and continued, "It is not a certain family that constitutes this country, but the people. For the Grafadd royal family, we are indeed betrayers, but are we considered betrayals for this country? We have no choice to follow the destiny of heaven and the hearts of the people."

He Jiaer was silent for a while, neither of them spoke, and Ye Junwen was just waiting for He Jiaer's final decision. Judging from the previous situation, although He Jiaer was still very loyal to the royal family, he was not a person who was completely unresponsive. Ye Junwen should be the best way to convince the other party through the righteousness of the people's hearts. Of course, if it really doesn't work, Ye Junwen can only make the worst plan.

"Oh..." A little while, Hejar sighed heavily. When he heard the other party's sigh, Ye Junwen felt that his persuasion should have been successful. Sure enough, Hejar also spoke, "What you said is indeed correct, but... I think this matter should not be that simple. After giving up the Grafard royal family, who are you going to support... Or I will say another way, do you... want to become the emperor of the empire?"

He Jiaer was indeed not stupid. At this moment, the other party also saw Ye Junwen's purpose and asked in a questioning tone.
Chapter completed!