"Reward! A big reward!"
Emperor Wen was so happy that he immediately asked someone to draft an edict.
"Father, wait a minute!"
Yun Li couldn't bear it any longer and quickly spoke out to stop him.
"What are you going to say?"
Emperor Wen looked at Yun Li, seemingly displeased.
Yun Li's heart twitched, and he bowed quickly and said, "At present, Beihuan is only interested in exchanging Sanbian City for Princess Jiayao. This matter is still uncertain. I am worried that this is another trap set by Beihuan..."
"yes!"
Xu Shifu also quickly spoke out to help, "Beihuan is full of tricks. Before Sanbian City officially returns to my Da Gan's hands, this matter may still be uncertain."
As the two began to speak, many people also began to speak up.
...
...
"This matter is strange, Your Majesty, why don't you wait until it is confirmed before speaking!"
"Yes, Beihuan has suffered so many casualties, but now they are giving up the natural defenses of Sanbian City. This is obviously wrong!"
"If we give up the three border cities now, when our dynasty attacks in the spring, won't Beihuan be left with nowhere to defend?"
"This is most likely a trick of Beihuan..."
The vast majority of people feel that something is wrong.
Even Zhang Huai was a little skeptical.
Zhang Huai was not targeting Yun Zheng, he just felt that this matter was a little unlikely.
Logically speaking, Beihuan should have defended the three border cities to the death at this time.
After all, after the spring, the Baishui River thaws and horse racing is no longer possible.
If Da Gan wanted to attack Beihuan, he could only attack from the Beiyuan shallows.
Opposite the Beiyuan Shoal is Gobian City. As long as Beihuan fights to the death to defend Gobian, even if Dagan has a million troops, he will not be able to enter Beihuan's territory.
But now, Beihuan wants to exchange three border cities for a princess?
This doesn’t seem right at all!
After hearing what everyone said, Emperor Wen gradually calmed down.
After a moment, Emperor Wen looked at Xiao Wanchou, "Duke Yu, what do you think?"
Xiao Wanchou thought about it and replied: "This matter is indeed a little strange, but it is not impossible!"
"oh?"
Emperor Wen's heart was alight with hope again. "Tell me more about it."
Xiao Wanchou said: "In the battle of the Riftwind Gorge, the Shuofang Army captured a lot of prisoners. From those prisoners, we learned that Princess Jiayao is both civil and military, extremely intelligent, and is indeed very favored by the Great Chanyu of the Northern Huan..."
Yun Li frowned and said, "No matter how favored you are, you can't trade Bei Huan's safety for Jia Yao's safety, right?"
"Your Highness, please listen to what I have to say."
Xiao Wanchou chuckled and continued, "Now that Beihuan has suffered heavy casualties and is seriously short of food, they probably don't want to mobilize a large army to defend Sanbian City. Instead of doing that, it would be better to exchange Sanbian City for Princess Jiayao."
"Old Xiao is right!" Zhao Ji took over the conversation. "It is definitely disadvantageous to Beihuan to stockpile troops in Sanbian City to fight against us for a long time! It is a wise decision for Beihuan to exchange Sanbian City for Princess Jiayao..."
"If you put it that way, it does seem possible!"
Zhang Huai turned around and nodded, "However, Your Majesty does not need to rush to reward the Sixth Prince and Yu Shizhong. It will not be too late for Your Majesty to reward them after the three border cities are back in our hands."
"Yes, Elder Zhang is right." Xiao Wanchou nodded, and then looked at Emperor Wen with a smile, "Your Majesty has not yet rewarded the Sixth Prince for his meritorious service the last two times! Your Majesty doesn't know how to reward the Sixth Prince for the time being, right? It would be better to wait until the three border cities return to our hands before rewarding them. Your Majesty will have time to think about how to reward the Sixth Prince..."
Hearing Xiao Wanchou's words, Emperor Wen was slightly stunned.
Haven’t you received any rewards for your achievements the last two times?
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true.
The battle of Death Valley a few days ago, the merit was recorded, but there was no reward!
If Lao Liu really made another contribution to recovering the territory, he really didn't know how to reward him!
If he continues to reward more, even Wei Wenzhong, the General Zhenbei, will have a lower rank than him!
Suddenly, Emperor Wen had a headache again.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Wen ordered Mu Shun to "draft an order to order Wei Wenzhong..."
Emperor Wen suddenly stopped speaking halfway.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Wen continued, "Let Lao Liu be fully responsible for the initial exchange matters, and Wei Wenzhong will assist! After the three border cities are recovered, Wei Wenzhong will be responsible for appointing generals to guard the three border cities..."
"Father, this is not good, right?"
Yun Li said worriedly: "Wei Wenzhong is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army. Asking him to assist my sixth brother is not too..."
"Too what?"
Emperor Wen glared at Yun Li and said unhappily, "I only asked Wei Wenzhong to assist Lao Liu in handling the initial exchange matters. It is still Wei Wenzhong who has the final say on how to send people to guard the place. Don't you even understand this?"
"Your Highness, the emperor is right." Xu Shifu said quickly, "The emperor is worried that something unexpected might happen during the exchange, so he wants Mr. Leng, who is beside the Sixth Prince, to help with some advice..."
Yun Li paused for a moment, then bowed quickly: "It is my ignorance that I did not understand Father's intention."
"If you know you are stupid, use your brain more!"
Emperor Wen said with a sullen face: "I don't care what you are thinking, but you must remember this: nothing is more important than recovering lost territory! I still want to go down to see our ancestors with dignity!"
"Yes, I know I was wrong."
Yun Li bowed again, unable to stop cursing in his heart.
Looking at Yun Li's appearance, Xiao Wanchou couldn't help but shake his head secretly in his heart.
This prince is really not that good.
National interests always take precedence over personal interests!
Ordinary people may not see this point or may ignore it.
Because, the common people are just struggling to survive!
It's hard for them to even survive, so how can we expect them to consider national interests?
But Yun Li is different!
He is the prince!
It’s the crown prince!
Also the future emperor!
After all, this big move is the big move of their Yun family!
In the face of national interests, he still thinks about those messy things, then why is he the crown prince?
On the other hand, although Yun Zheng was extremely dissatisfied with Wei Wenzhong, he was still very clear about the major issues.
After this comparison, Xiao Wanchou became more determined in his thoughts.
The Xiao family will never get involved in this mess!
“Ahem…”
Suddenly, Xiao Wanchou started coughing without any warning.
Xiao Wanchou's cough actually eased Yun Li's embarrassment.
Emperor Wen looked away from Yun Li and turned to look at Xiao Wanchou, "Duke Yu, are you okay?"
“Ahem…”
Xiao Wanchou coughed violently twice again, then waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I just rushed too fast and caught a cold. It's nothing serious... cough cough..."
Xiao Wanchou said it was okay, but he coughed even more violently.
"It's all my fault. I made you rush too much!"
Emperor Wen looked at Xiao Wanchou apologetically and said, "Well, you go back and rest first. I will order the imperial physician to come to your house to check on you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Ahem..."
Xiao Wanchou bowed and said, "Then I will take my leave first... ahem..."
Xiao Wanchou kept coughing as he took his leave.
When Emperor Wen heard this, he felt even more apologetic.
Xiao Wanchou returned home and immediately called his youngest son, whispering a few instructions to him.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
The younger son asked in confusion.
Xiao Wanchou glared at his son and said unhappily, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and do it. The imperial physician from the palace will be here soon! Remember, do it quietly and don't let anyone find out!"
The younger son had no choice but to do as he was told.
Soon, the youngest son filled a large wine bag with boiling water and gave it to Xiao Wanchou.
Xiao Wanchou stuffed the wine bag into his bed, pretended to be depressed, and quietly waited for the imperial physician to arrive...
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