Han Yiyi followed Nangong Yuan back to Yanlang City. The two little ones stayed in Nangong Yuan's arms the whole way.
Looking at the three people in front of her, Han Yiyi had some doubts. She wondered if the original owner of this body had cheated on that scumbag Fan, otherwise how could these two children look so much like Nangong Yuan?
Han Yiyi really did recall the original owner's memories in this regard carefully, and confirmed that the original owner did not know Nangong Yuan, so she could only regard it as a coincidence.
Ye Yi and Ye Er had already given Nangong Yuan a general report on the current situation in Kyoto.
The current Emperor of Beichen has not attended court for over a month for some unknown reason. The grain and fodder prepared by the Ministry of Revenue were supposed to have been sent to the border half a month ago, but Ye Yi and Ye Er did not see the grain and fodder transport team when they rushed to Shaoyang Mountain.
Because of the previous shipment of grain and the fact that the Ministry of Revenue had also arranged for grain to be sent out of the city, the Nangong family assumed that there was enough grain on the border and therefore did not continue to make preparations.
After all, the last preparation had almost used up most of the Nangong family's assets. If the Nangong family were to continue preparing, they would probably lose all of their assets.
When Nangong Yuan learned that Emperor Beichen had not attended court for over a month, his eyes were filled with gloom. At this time, their 200,000 soldiers had been drinking rice porridge for three or four days in a row. Even the rice used to make this porridge was something Nangong Yuan had managed to collect from the surrounding towns.
But if the military rations don't arrive, the army might not even have rice gruel to drink within three days.
If Dongli attacks the city now, the soldiers will be too weak to hold Yanlang City.
"You saw with your own eyes the Ministry of Revenue's grain transport team leaving the capital..."
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes..."
Upon hearing their answers, Nangong Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Since the group had already left the capital, they could not possibly return. They must have hidden somewhere.
Presumably, the Beichen person who colluded with Dongli has already reached an agreement with the Dongli people. Once they run out of food and completely lose their fighting capacity, Dongli can then attack the city.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yuan frowned again. Could it be that person, for his own selfish desires, was willing to hand over Yanlang City to Dongli?
At this time, Nangong Yuan was also worried that Dongli would attack the city at this time. Therefore, he not only increased the defense, but also sent a hundred elite troops, led by Ye Yi and Ye Er, to go back to the capital to check the whereabouts of the military supplies.
Then he wrote several more letters and sent them to the capital with great urgency. Because the Dongli people who were lying in ambush at Shaoyang Mountain had all been wiped out, the letters were no longer intercepted.
Before setting off, Ye Yi glanced at the two little ones who were always around Nangong Yuan, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he kept it closed.
Thinking that the matter of military rations was extremely urgent, and that the background of the two little ones could not be explained in a few words, he decided to wait until the military rations were transported back before telling his general.
Meanwhile, in the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Emperor Beichen lay on his dragon bed with his eyes closed, while two people beside him were doing something that would make anyone blush and their heart race, completely oblivious to the fact that no one else was around.
Hearing the sounds coming from the inner chamber, the palace maids and eunuchs outside the hall all lowered their heads expressionlessly, not daring to approach or make a sound.
Two quarters of an hour later, the man got up with a satisfied look on his face. He then glanced at Emperor Beichen on the dragon bed, his eyes full of provocation and mockery. He then slapped the emperor across the face and said.
"Hmph, so what if he's the emperor? He still has to watch me make love to his most beloved woman right in front of him..."
The woman waited for the man to get up before straightening her clothes. Her face was still flushed, and she had a languid expression as she spoke.
"Alright, you're the best. Once this is done, this position will be yours. Why bother arguing with a piece of trash? Well, have you hidden those military rations from the Ministry of Revenue well...?"
The woman speaking was none other than Ye Li, a spy from Dongli, while the man was Prince Yong'an.
Prince Yong'an was the youngest son of the late emperor and the half-brother of Emperor Beichen. In the past, he had only shown himself to be an idle prince who was neither learned nor skilled. Unexpectedly, he had such ambition. When he heard Ye Li's words, he curled the corners of his mouth and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
"Of course, you can rest assured about that. The Minister of Revenue is now one of my men. Nangong Yuan will definitely not be able to find those grain supplies..."
Upon hearing Yong'an King's words, a hint of mockery flashed across Ye Li's eyes. He thought to himself that the person in front of him was indeed, as the rumors said, an ignorant and incompetent fool.
Without supplies, Nangong Yuan will surely be unable to hold out in Yanlang City. As long as Dongli takes Yanlang City and kills Nangong Yuan, the Dongli army can advance unimpeded and directly attack Beichen Capital. It's pitiful that the person in front of me is still dreaming of being the emperor.
It turns out that the Dongli people had confirmed that Nangong Yuan was not dead, so they sent a letter asking Ye Li to manipulate their military rations.
Even if she was favored, she was still just a concubine and had no say in the matter of military provisions. Originally, she had used her charm to bewitch Emperor Beichen, which did delay the preparation of military provisions for some time, but this also aroused the dissatisfaction of many court officials.
Moreover, after those ministers were imprisoned one after another, Emperor Beichen actually showed signs of wanting to break free from her seductive arts. Unable to do anything else, she directly made Emperor Beichen unconscious, and then went to Prince Yong'an.
Ye Li believed that there was no man in the world who didn't want to be emperor, especially a member of the royal family, so the two reached a cooperation agreement.
Ye Li promised that as long as the Yong'an King's gang could organize the transport of grain to Yanlang City, and the Dongli people took Yanlang City, Dongli would support him to sit on the throne of the Beichen Emperor.
However, what Ye Li didn't know was that the Prince of Yong'an was not as simple as he imagined. He simply did not believe the promise made by the Dongli people that they would support him to become the Emperor of Beichen after they took over Dongli.
However, he still used tricks to turn the Minister of Revenue into his own man and to hide the military rations instead of sending them to Yanlang City. His purpose was to let everyone know that Yanlang City was lost in the hands of such a Beichen Emperor, and that it was because of the instigation of the Dongli spy Ye Li.
Yes, at this time, the Prince of Yong'an had already planned it out. Once Nangong Yuan's army was defeated and Dongli attacked Yanlang City, he would capture Ye Li and then send troops to drive Dongli out of Yanlang City.
At that time, he can rightfully take the throne of the Northern Star Emperor.
As for the civilians of Yanlang City and the soldiers of Beichen who sacrificed their lives during this period, they were not even within his consideration.
Thinking of this, the corners of Prince Yong'an's mouth couldn't help but turn up. Looking at the charming and beautiful woman in front of him, he pulled her into his arms again...
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