Chapter 415 Cleaning up the mess
Ji Yunshu glanced at him sideways: "What do you mean by reluctant? Everyone's life is life."
It would be fine if Bilige could be killed by sacrificing many people, but the probability is not high.
In this case, why should people die in vain?
Besides, they don’t have to kill Bilige now.
After all, some things cannot be solved by just one person's death.
Bilige died in Daxia, and if the King of Mobei keeps holding on to it, it will cause trouble.
Zhao Shen was not surprised by Ji Yunshu's words. He just looked at her with deep eyes without saying anything.
Ji Yunshu was thinking about what they should do if they got to Mobei first.
The most important ones are father and brother.
Although Zhao Heng was gone, she felt that King Yong's plan should not change much.
There must be someone in the army who plays the same role as Zhao Heng.
Even the fact that Zhao Heng was able to succeed so easily in the book might not have been without the help of someone in the army.
No matter when, the stab from someone close to you is the most deadly.
So this spy must be dug out as soon as possible.
Seeing her keep her eyes downcast and silent, Zhao Shen knew what she was thinking and comforted her, "I've mentioned this to my father-in-law several times in my letters. He told me to be careful with the people around me. He'll be fine."
Ji Changlin is very powerful in martial arts, so it is not easy to harm him as long as you are careful and vigilant.
Ji Yunshu sighed, "I'm afraid that person is someone my father would never suspect."
The battlefield is different from the court, and the friendship of life and death together is hard to doubt.
Zhao Shen also understood this: "We will arrive in Mobei soon. If you are worried, you can stay by your father-in-law's side."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "There can't be women in the military camp. Even though my father loves me, he will never make an exception for me. When the time comes, he will definitely be the first one to kick me out."
Zhao Shen said helplessly: "How can I comfort you like this?"
When he said this, it seemed as if he didn't understand the situation. Ji Yunshu said angrily: "I didn't ask you to coax me."
Zhao Shen held her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "I like to coax you. Don't think too much. We've changed so much. There's no reason why your father-in-law can't get over this."
They have actually taken the initiative and made so many arrangements, so how could they not win?
These words did ease Ji Yunshu's mood a little.
"I'll lend you my blessing."
After traveling for several days in a row, Ji Yunshu was hot and tired, and he was completely exhausted.
That day they finally entered Youzhou and were not far from where their father and brother were stationed.
When Zhao Shen received the news that the Mobei delegation had been left far behind them, he was no longer in a hurry to continue his journey.
That night, I found the largest inn in a county town and stayed there.
After finishing the meal, Ji Yunshu noticed that there were almost no people in the inn. He asked Zhao Shen curiously, "Why are there so few people here?"
They were disguised as merchants going to the north to sell goods.
The route I chose is also a place with many people.
This county town is not small, and this is the largest inn in the county town.
There were no people inside, which didn't make sense at all.
Zhao Shen also found it strange. Just as the waiter came to serve the dishes, he asked, "Is there something wrong with your family? Why are there so few people?"
Finally, a well-dressed guest arrived. The waiter quickly whispered, "Sir, you're from the south, aren't you? I'm afraid you don't know the situation here. They say the Mobei people are about to attack, and many wealthy people have packed up and fled. Not many people come to Youzhou anymore."
Ji Yunshu was surprised. "What do you mean? Isn't General Ji stationed in Youzhou? With him here, how could the people from Mobei break in?"
The Ji family is a living signboard here. The people have always believed that as long as General Ji is here, people from Mobei will not be able to enter.
The Ji family has never disappointed anyone over the years.
This is also the reason why the Ji family is feared by others.
The waiter sighed, "General Ji is powerful, but the court wants to negotiate peace with Mobei, and the emperor even married a Mobei princess. The Mobei people came and burned, killed, looted, and then went back. Aren't we the people the ones who suffered the most?"
Ji Yunshu had no idea that this was how the peace talks between the two countries looked in the eyes of the common people.
"Since the two countries are negotiating peace, the people of Mobei should naturally abide by the rules. Why would they come here to burn, kill, and loot? General Ji can't just watch the people of Mobei being bullied and do nothing, right?"
The waiter asked, "Do the people of Mobei keep their word? Didn't they sign a treaty with us back then, promising not to invade? Yet, they continue to invade our borders year after year. This year, we're facing a severe drought in the north, and the situation in Mobei isn't looking any better. How can they truly negotiate peace?"
The waiter left after saying this. Ji Yunshu was puzzled. "It's okay that the people of Mobei have a bad reputation, but why don't they trust the imperial court at all?"
Zhao Shen's face darkened. "A few years ago, the imperial court issued an edict to restrict border troops, forbidding any conflict with Mobei."
Ji Yunshu immediately understood that this decree had tied the hands of the border troops, and they had no way of controlling the small-scale cross-border looting by the people of Mobei.
Of course, the border troops could not take the blame themselves, so they could only push it onto the imperial court.
Over time, the suffering people naturally stopped trusting the court.
"What is the Emperor thinking? Is he afraid of my father's achievements, and even more afraid of him rebelling, so he suppresses the border troops and would rather let Mobei act tyrannically here?"
Zhao Shen drank a sip of tea without saying anything.
It’s really hard to say. Over the years, the emperor had many conflicts with the empress dowager over the empress.
The emperor subconsciously believed that the empress dowager's confidence came from the Ji family, so he naturally had to suppress the father and son of the Ji family.
But those in the court could never have imagined that an imperial decree would lead Yongzhou to its current situation.
Even without him saying anything, Ji Yunshu could guess what was going on. He said coldly, "Now it's good. The war hasn't even started yet, and the people have all fled. They don't trust my father, and they don't trust the court even more. I'm afraid Prince Yong would wake up laughing in his dreams."
There was indeed a reason why she disliked the emperor.
Because of his own mistakes, the emperor ignored the people living on the border.
Zhao Shen said: "The emperor didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Ji Yunshu refused to accept this explanation: "He is the emperor, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. He is unaware of the consequences of his decree. This in itself is a huge disaster."
Zhao Shen also knew that there was no way to explain this situation, so he said, "No wonder those people have been trying to alienate the relationship between the general and the emperor. A mere decree has led to such a result. The emperor has been taken advantage of."
"Isn't this a loophole?"
Ji Yunshu felt uncomfortable anyway.
The Ji family father and son have lived in this poor place for so many years, and rarely return to Beijing even during the Chinese New Year, all for the sake of the people here.
But the emperor acted entirely according to his own wishes and completely disregarded the lives of the people.
Seeing her like this, Zhao Shen knew it was not easy to reason with her, so he picked up a piece of food and gave it to her with chopsticks: "When he left this time, the emperor handed all the affairs here to me. Don't worry, I will never let my father-in-law suffer any more grievances."
Ji Yunshu's expression improved a little, but he still said, "He will let you clean up the mess."
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