Return to Jingping Lane from the City Affairs Office.
Wei Yunlan saw Ningshuang waiting at the door, she glanced at him, then pointed in the direction of the backyard.
I immediately understood that this was someone from Tianshu Pavilion.
"Mr. Yu and the others will be back later. Please prepare some more hot water. They will definitely need to wash up first when they come back." After giving the instructions, Wei Yunlan hurried to the backyard.
Since the battle began, the members of Tianshu Pavilion stationed in the Beiguan area have become increasingly busy. Even Zou Yun, who was previously responsible for liaison with the Wei family, is often so busy that he is not seen for two or three days.
The person who came to inform the Wei family of the battle situation on the front line two days ago was another member of the Shadow Department of Tianshu Pavilion. During the time when Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun went to the northwest, it was this member of the Shadow Department who was responsible for maintaining contact with the Wei family.
Wei Yunlan thought that the person who came today was still the "Shadow Seventeen".
She was wondering if there was something special happening today. Otherwise, if she just wanted to know the situation at the front line, she could tell her mother Gao even if she was not at home.
Then I saw Zou Yun standing in the room.
Surprised, "Why are you back today? Have you finished the work you were doing?"
Wei Yunlan didn’t know what tasks Zou Yun had received recently, but the tasks at this critical juncture would definitely not be easy.
"I went to the border two days ago." Zou Yun looked exhausted, with some dark circles on his face from not getting enough rest.
I must have been traveling very fast these past two days and had little rest.
Wei Yunlan hurriedly asked, "Why don't you go back and rest? Why are you in such a hurry to come to my place?"
"It won't take a moment." Zou Yun followed Wei Yunlan to the inner hall and sat down. Sui He had already closed the door and was guarding it like a door god.
There were only the two of them in the room. Zou Yun sat down and relaxed, took a sip of tea, and said, "I just reported the information I brought back to An Jiu and Lord Lu. The master had already instructed that such information should not be concealed from Miss Wei. This matter is of great importance, so I thought I should come here today and tell Miss Wei the news."
"What's going on?" Wei Yunlan looked at Zou Yun in surprise.
The news that she treated so seriously must be very important.
The news was brought back from the border. Could it be about the movements of the northern barbarians?
Seeing the doubt in Wei Yunlan's eyes, Zou Yun nodded and said, "The Helian tribe sent a message to our secret sentries on the border while transporting fodder to the army."
"Half a month ago, the Northern Barbarian Chanyu was poisoned and fell into a coma. Currently, the Huyan tribe is controlled by the most popular eldest prince, and this battle was led by the eldest prince alone."
"Then... the second prince who is now leading the troops to stay on the front line?" Wei Yunlan's eyes sparked with speculation.
It seems that the royal struggle among the northern barbarian tribes is no less intense than that of the Dayong royal family.
The second prince is most likely the eldest prince's rival.
Now that the eldest prince is in power temporarily, he should take advantage of the opportunity when the Chanyu cannot intervene and eliminate the biggest threat first.
This battle to attack Dayong.
I'm afraid that the second prince of the Huyan tribe was not sent here to boost morale or gain military merit.
But... he was sent to die!
"Miss Wei is indeed smart." Zou Yun nodded and said, "According to the information we have so far, the heirs that the Northern Barbarian Chanyu values most are the eldest and second princes who have always been the most trusted, the young seventh prince, and the adopted son, Prince Nanxing."
"The seventh prince is only thirteen, and the Chanyu has not yet assigned him any tasks. Although Prince Nanxing is also highly valued, he is not the Chanyu's biological son, nor is he from the Huyan tribe."
"Once the Chanyu dies, the next king of the Huyan tribe will be chosen between the eldest prince and the second prince."
That's why the eldest prince was so anxious to send the second prince to death!
The second prince may also have his own plans.
He had a full 20,000 cavalry under his command. If he could really control these cavalry, capture the North Pass of Dayong, and make military achievements, as long as the Chanyu woke up, he would be rewarded greatly, and the position of leader in the future would most likely fall on his head.
Listening to Zou Yun's analysis of the relationship between the first and second princes of the Huyan tribe, Wei Yunlan frowned slightly and reminded him, "You should be more careful with that young master Nanxing. In my opinion, although he is not the son of the Chanyu, he is more dangerous than the first and second princes of Huyan tribe. You must not be careless with any clues about him!"
Zou Yun nodded seriously, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "What Miss Wei said is exactly the same as what the master sent back two days ago."
Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise.
Wei Yunlan muttered silently in his heart.
She made her current guesses and judgments based on what she saw and heard when she wandered over the Jinyang Marquis Mansion as a ghost for ten years in her previous life.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was able to judge the same result based solely on the clues sent back by Tianshu Pavilion and the current situation, which is enough to show that he is resourceful and far beyond ordinary people.
"Your Highness, are you doing well in Jeju now?" Wei Yunlan asked.
"Everything went smoothly. The original 3,000 troops from Jeju and the 2,000 men sent from the capital have been divided into smaller units and dispersed to various places to assist in disaster relief. In addition, the master discovered that the soil conditions near Qingtan County are suitable for growing potatoes, and has organized refugees to renovate 100 hectares of land for planting potatoes."
"Does he have enough grain seeds?" Wei Yunlan asked.
"Most of the crops you gave me last year were successfully planted. It's warm in the south, so the harvest time is much earlier than here. The master specially set aside a lot to take to Jeju."
"It's good that Your Highness has a plan. If it's not enough, you can talk to me. Huangzhou has also reserved a lot of grain seeds in case of emergency." Wei Yunlan was not stingy with these sweet potato seeds.
According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's current approach, as long as sweet potatoes can be successfully promoted in Jeju, Jeongju and other places, then these severely affected states will be able to alleviate many of their food problems in the coming year.
If we could achieve self-sufficiency in food by relying on potatoes, people would not have to be displaced, leaving their homeland for food and fleeing famine.
The scene of nine out of ten houses being empty and people starving everywhere, as in the previous life, will no longer exist!
After seeing Zou Yun off, Doctor Yu and others had also returned from the City Affairs Office.
Compared to when Wei Yunlan left, when they had just researched the uses of alcohol and everyone was excited, now everyone has a dark face and looks angry.
Wei Yunlan glanced at Liu Quan, who was walking at the end and couldn't even hold back his heavy movements when closing the door, and asked, "What happened in the City Affairs Office?"
"Who provoked you after I left? Why are you all so angry?"
"The City Affairs Office is fine..."
Doctor Yu sighed heavily, "It's the capital. News just came in. Because the grain collection caused riots among the people in several states, the capital is temporarily unable to collect enough grain and grass to transport to the North Gate."
"The Emperor actually wants the Northern Army to solve the food and grass problem on their own..."
“That’s ridiculous!”
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