After Yang Qing left awkwardly, Jiang Nuan's smile faded considerably.
"Has the imperial court made any arrangements regarding the Northwest?"
"Perhaps the time was too short!" Huang Lao Er coughed lightly and explained.
The heavy snow made it difficult for letters and supplies to get in, but fortunately, the food supplies had already been delivered, so there was no need to worry about running out of food.
"That's strange!"
That shouldn't be happening!
The news has been out for so long, at least all kinds of supplies should be in place, right?
Yang Qing looked rather unwell after returning to camp.
"Has the defense line broken again?"
“No,” Yang Qing sighed, speaking in a sullen tone, “Don’t you think that the Lady Protector’s family is very difficult to get along with?”
Upon hearing this, Fang Han immediately became alert, "What have you done now?"
"How can you ask that?" Yang Qing said, displeased. "Could it be that they did something?"
"As far as I know, the Protectorate Lady's family are not troublemakers, nor are they difficult to get along with, unless you do something to annoy them."
"What did I do!" Yang Qing said indignantly. "I just asked Gan Dan for some information and wanted Huang Shu to give me some pills that would allow people to see clearly in the snow!"
It was all for the sake of the bigger picture, and Yang Qing didn't think he had done anything wrong.
Why would they hide away their good stuff at this point, waiting for Gandan to attack?
Upon hearing this, Fang Han was speechless. "That's something they brought from home themselves. Why should I give it to you?"
He finally understood that Yang Qing was using the guise of righteousness to try every means to take other people's good things, and people who didn't like it found him difficult to get along with.
"With a formidable enemy at hand, is this the time to concern ourselves with such things?"
"You're not going to mind?" Fang Han said irritably. "With a formidable enemy at hand, I'm short of a suitable weapon. How about I use that spiked club you've been keeping hidden away? You have other weapons anyway!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Qing's face darkened instantly. "Get lost! I paid a high price to have someone beat him up. Why should I give him to you?"
“That’s exactly the point,” Fang Han snapped his fingers. “Regardless of whether we’re facing a formidable enemy or not, why should we give you their things? If we really followed your logic, wouldn’t the army just rob the people of the Northwest if they ran out of supplies? After all, they’d be fighting for them!”
"How can these be the same? How much are these pills worth? You won't find another one like my spiked club in the entire Great Zhou!"
"Ha," Fang Han laughed angrily, "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you!"
How come I never noticed Yang Qing was so calculating before?
However, was it possible for him to reach out to the Lady Protector of the Nation?
Thinking of Yang Qing's recent actions, a sense of crisis suddenly arose. Without hesitation, he went straight back to his room and relayed his performance back to the capital.
He didn't know if the war would end, but he understood that Yang Qing's eagerness for quick success and instant benefits would not bring any good. No one likes a greedy person, and if others mistakenly thought that it was the emperor's doing, the situation would be even worse.
After Yang Qing left, Jiang Nuan immediately returned to Gandan.
"Alice, you're finally back!"
Upon seeing the eldest princess, Jiang Nuan immediately took a step back. "What are you doing here?"
"I've been waiting for you!" the eldest princess exclaimed with delight. "I thought you weren't coming back!"
What exactly is so good about the Great Zhou Dynasty?
The eldest princess was quite indignant; in her eyes, only the warriors of Gandan were worthy of the goddess's favor.
"No, I won't break my promise. How long have you been here?"
“A whole morning,” the eldest princess said meaningfully, “you’re the only person who can make me spend the whole morning waiting.”
hehe……
What does this have to do with me?
Jiang Nuan didn't take it to heart.
Seeing this, the eldest princess sighed softly and got to the point, "Alice, have you thought it over?"
"Excuse me for being blunt," Jiang Nuan said with a hint of helplessness, "you give me the feeling of being too dangerous, like a cheetah in shackles. If I agree, it would be like taking off those shackles myself."
She didn't know how much panic an unbridled cheetah could cause!
"So," the eldest princess said dismissively, "are you going to agree or not?"
A lingering tone, an upward inflection at the end of a sentence, an alluring gaze…
Jiang Nuantong remained unmoved.
He straightened his posture and spoke with utmost seriousness, "I need to see your sincerity!"
“Am I not sincere enough?” the eldest princess said with dissatisfaction. “Alice, from birth until now, I have never cared about anyone this much.”
"Don't dodge the issue," Jiang Nuan said impatiently, cutting to the chase. "You want Gandan, no problem, but Da Zhou must also get a guarantee. If we have to fight at the border every year, it's too wasteful of manpower and resources. We might as well fight to the end this time!"
If war breaks out, we will not stop until we have driven them all the way to the northern desert!
A nation that follows the law of the jungle is extremely harmful. While pursuing power, they will also wantonly trample on and bully the weak.
The slaves who were still struggling in Gandan at that time were the best example.
"I can guarantee that we will get along well with the Great Zhou."
What's the point!
Anyone can talk nonsense.
Jiang Nuan pursed her lips and stated her demands, "There are only two conditions: first, release all the citizens of Great Zhou within Gandan; second, agree to Great Zhou sending troops to eliminate the Alegen family."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess fell silent.
After a long silence, he spoke with a complicated expression, "This is impossible!"
"Forget it then," Jiang Nuan shrugged, "Let's fight on the battlefield instead!"
“Alice,” the eldest princess said hesitantly, “you understand, I cannot afford to offend all the people of Gandan. Even if I become Khan, not many people will obey me.”
“That’s not a problem,” Jiang Nuan explained with a smile. “Da Zhou is your strongest support and can help you unconditionally.”
How insidious!
The eldest princess looked at the smiling Jiang Nuan and felt very hurt.
If I really agree to this, I will have to rely on the Great Zhou from now on. In that case, what's the point of driving away the Alegen family?
Jiang Nuan knew what the eldest princess was thinking, and it took her a while to explain, "Don't think that the Great Zhou and the Alegen family are the same. They are dependent on the Great Zhou, but most of the power is in the hands of the Baturhui family. The Great Zhou doesn't care much about such a harsh and cold place. If it were the Alegen family..."
Jiang Nuan's words were quite clear, and the eldest princess also understood this principle.
However, she still couldn't make up her mind.
In her mind, Gandan was great and noble, and she could not accept that Gandan was dependent on the Great Zhou.
Seeing this, Jiang Nuan did not press the matter. "Princess, think it over carefully and give me your reply when you've made up your mind. There's no rush."
Jiang Nuan was in a good mood after finally winning a round, and her smile grew wider and wider, especially when she saw the eldest princess frowning and struggling.
"I need to go back and take care of things first. We can talk about this later if there's an opportunity."
"Go ahead, go ahead!"
After the eldest princess left, Jiang Nuan summoned Halqi and asked, "Besides her, who else knows I've left?"
“That’s all,” Harzi waved his hand hastily. “Many people have come looking for you, but the eldest princess has brushed them off. Currently, only she knows about it.”
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