After a long time, Old Yuan looked at his youngest son and said, "No, it can't be!"
The Yuan family had been living in Lin He village for five generations. Their ancestors had settled down here in this village since the establishment of the Great Yin. He had deep feelings for the village.
Most importantly, where could they possibly escape once they set foot on the road of escape?
"If the imperial prince can turn the tide and suppress the chaos in Jiangnan," Yuan Yin Di said, taking a deep breath, "Then our Great Yin can still be saved. Only, I don't think the prince can do it."
"Little five, aren't you looking down on people?"
Yuan Pan Di glanced at his younger brother, "Our Great Yin has been established for over a hundred years and has never encountered any major natural or man-made disasters. How could the fate of the country suddenly be destroyed?"
"That's right, little five, aren't you overthinking things?" Yuan Zhao Di also spoke.
"Prevention is better than cure. Do we have to wait until the world is in chaos before we start fleeing?" Yuan Yin Di shrugged and said.
"Yin Di, even if you're right, where should we run to?" Old Yuan looked at his youngest son and asked a crucial question.
They needed a plan if they wanted to escape. Without planning, they could run into the rebel army, which would be walking right into the trap.
"In the mountains!" Yuan Yin Di smiled, "We should start preparing everything while it is still early. We'll store grains in the mountains and open up new lands in case of emergency!"
"Then it's decided!"
Old Yuan thought about it for a while and decided, "I'll tell your uncles about this later. We, the Yuan family, should make preparations first."
"Also, in addition to arranging people to go into the mountain to make preparations, we also have to arrange people to guard the road leading to our village!"
After all, his fourth brother was a survivor of the pirates' massacre at the dock of dragon head dock. If someone wanted to silence him, or if someone wanted to dig into the big case of the pirates' rebellion, they might come to them.
For many reasons, it was better to be prepared first than flustered when troubles came.
"Alright! Yin Di, you'll make the arrangements."
Old Yuan simply handed all the responsibility to Yuan Yin Di. After all, out of all his five sons, his youngest son was the smartest.
"Father, don't worry. I'll make sure our family remains safe!"
Although they had lived in Lin He village for many years, at this time, it was only fitting to help their own family first. After all, no one could guarantee that the villagers would agree with their suggestions. If someone were to talk behind their back and expose the situation, the lives of the Yuan family could be lost.
The pirates had burned down dragon head dock. If the Yuan family wanted to buy food, they could only go to the county.
The Yuan family members entered the county in batches to prevent themselves from getting exposed. They bought different amounts of grain from different grain stores and then secretly sent them into the mountains.
...
News came just as the members of the Yuan family were secretly preparing to escape.
The pirates attacked the seventh prince, who was ordered to investigate the Qingyuan river attacks. All the imperial guards died in battle, and the seventh prince's whereabouts were unknown.
As this news spread, the imperial court deployed an army to go south. The fourth prince, the eighth prince, and the ninth prince came along with the army.