Hearing this, Chu Yan blushed again.

As for the bad thing that happened tonight...it was indeed something he did not expect.

Before he could say anything to defend himself, Chu Yi suddenly patted his third brother's shoulder in a very serious tone.

"Actually... the reason I wanted you to lead the Beijing Camp north to defend against the enemy was because I had a very special plan..."

"It's a bold plan, but it's feasible."

"Oh? What are your plans?" Chu Yan couldn't help but be curious.

"Although I have given up the idea of ​​becoming emperor...but..."

A mysterious smile appeared on Chu Yi's face. "You are indeed qualified. You have nearly 200,000 troops, which is enough to establish a country in the Bei'an area..."

This statement was so sudden and bold that it took Chu Yan a long time to come back to his senses.

"Brother, are you crazy? Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"

Chu Yan was panicked, very panicked.

I don’t know if it’s because a certain thought deep in my heart was revealed…

Or is it because I always feel that that position is too far away from me.

"No, I think it's quite reasonable."

Chu Yi explained patiently:

"To put it bluntly, your men just hope that someone will become emperor and grant them official titles and nobility."

"Through this incident, I can actually see that your men may be truly loyal to the Chu family, but more of them are actually loyal to you, the great general. Civil officials and military generals have always been in opposition. Even if I really rebelled and became the emperor, they would still be a hidden danger to me and even in the future."

"So, having you as emperor will make it easy to resolve conflicts among the military commanders... As for those civil officials, you don't have to worry about them. I have plenty of ways to control them."

He said this with great sincerity, and it was something he had actually considered in his heart.

But Chu Yan had no intention of imagining the possibility.

His heart was in turmoil, and he finally said with a somewhat embarrassed and guilty tone:

"Brother, you...know everything?"