Great work in the imperial city.
Emperor Wen was in a particularly good mood these past two days, always hiding away and laughing secretly.
Look, Emperor Wen was hiding in the imperial study and laughing secretly again. He took out the letter of surrender from Beihuan that Yun Zheng had sent back and read it again.
After reading it, I read the battle report again.
Currently, he is the only one who has read this battle report.
Many people knew that Shuobei had won another victory, but only Emperor Wen knew the results.
Next to him was a battle report.
That was the battle report written by Crown Prince Yun Li himself.
The rebellion of Prince An has been put down, and they are returning to the capital.
Emperor Wen read Yun Li's battle report once and never looked at it again.
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The battle report on suppressing the Prince An's Rebellion is really nothing to look at!
If he can't even put down Prince An's Rebellion, Xiao Wanchou can really go back to selling rice cakes!
Although Emperor Wen was very happy, he still pretended to be very sad in front of outsiders.
To be honest, it was actually quite hard for Emperor Wen to pretend.
It’s all the fault of the rebellious son Laoliu!
Emperor Wen cursed in his heart.
Before he knew it, Emperor Wen stared at the battle report with a smile on his face and muttered to himself: "My rebellious son, at least I didn't waste my investment in giving you Shuobei..."
As he spoke, Emperor Wen felt unhappy again.
What a rebellious son! Couldn’t he have attacked the Beihuan royal court earlier?
In that case, when I went to Shuobei, I could also visit the Beihuan Royal Court.
It hasn't been long since he came back from Shuobei. If he goes to Shuobei again, the third brother will probably be on pins and needles!
But it would be a pity if I didn’t visit the Beihuan Royal Court in my lifetime!
There is also the Wolf God Mountain in Beihuan.
Isn’t it said that it is the holy mountain in the hearts of the Beihuan people?
If only I could go there to offer sacrifices to the heavens!
Just as Emperor Wen was thinking about how to go to Shuobei again, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has returned, and has come specially to pay his respects to Your Majesty!"
The third brother is back?
He came back pretty quickly!
This unprogressive thing must have left the main army behind and gone ahead, right?
Is he so impatient to come back and report his great achievements to me?
Emperor Wen pondered for a moment, then immediately ordered, "Bring him in! Also, summon Xu Shifu!"
"yes!"
Mu Shun's voice came from outside the door.
Emperor Wen put away Yun Zheng's battle report, rubbed his face slightly, quickly wiped away the smile on his face, and put on a worried look.
Not long after, Mu Shun brought Yun Li in.
"Your son greets His Majesty."
As soon as Yun Li came in, he bowed and saluted.
"Get up!"
Emperor Wen sighed softly and waved his hand weakly.
"Thank you, Father."
Yun Li stood up and glanced at Emperor Wen quietly, but he was secretly confused.
What’s going on, father?
Could it be that my father hasn't received my battle report yet?
Impossible!
The Ministry of War has received the battle report, how could it be possible that my father didn’t receive it?
Could it be that the Emperor is not satisfied with my performance in supervising the war?
Could it be that old guy Xiao Wanchou secretly reported to the emperor and said bad things about me?
Emperor Wen looked Yun Li up and down, and then nodded with satisfaction: "After this experience, you seem to be a lot more stable! It seems that you, the crown prince, still need to gain more experience!"
"Thank you, Father."
Yun Li was overjoyed, and said humbly, "After this experience, I found that I have many shortcomings. Thank you, father, for giving me the opportunity to experience this."
"Well, it's good to find the shortcomings!"
Emperor Wen nodded slightly and sighed inexplicably.
His sigh immediately confused Yun Li.
Yun Li thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Why is Father sighing? Is there something troubling you?"
“It’s a bit annoying indeed.”
Emperor Wen nodded slightly and asked again: "Through this rebellion of Prince An, can you see the shortcomings of our dynasty?"
"this……"
Yun Li didn't understand what was going on, so he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am stupid, please forgive me."
"Family and clan!"
Emperor Wen frowned and said worriedly: "The Zhao family alone is willing to join forces with Prince An to rebel. If they cause chaos, the court will lose a year's tax revenue..."
As he spoke, Emperor Wen took out a memorial and handed it to Yun Li.
This is the memorial submitted by Xu Shifu.
The Ministry of Revenue made a detailed calculation of the money and grain spent on suppressing the Prince An Rebellion.
Prince An's rebellion brought great losses to Xuzhou.
The imperial court needed money and grain to provide pensions to the families of fallen soldiers, provide relief to victims left homeless by the war, and repair the city walls of various cities in Xuzhou and the destroyed government offices.
By this calculation, the cost to the court in suppressing Prince An's Rebellion was indeed not small.
Yun Li had no idea what Emperor Wen meant, and he didn't dare to speak rashly. He could only sigh, "Prince An's rebellion has indeed brought huge losses to the court..."
"yes!"
Emperor Wen sighed worriedly and handed Beihuan's letter of surrender to Yun Li, "Take a look at this!"
Yun Li did not dare to delay and quickly took the letter of surrender.
After just opening it and taking a look, Yun Li's pupils suddenly shrank and his head started buzzing.
He and Xiao Wanchou had just put down Prince An's rebellion, and that beast Lao Liu had already forced Beihuan to surrender?
This letter of surrender... is it fake?
However, the emperor has handed over all of Shuobei to him. No matter how great his achievements are, the emperor will never reward him. What's the point of him falsely reporting his military exploits?
This beast!
Couldn't he send the battle report and letter of surrender a few days later?
At least wait until you get the reward!
Once his contribution comes out, can my own contribution still be called a contribution?
This beast, will he feel uncomfortable if he doesn't cause trouble for himself every day?
Yun Li was furious, but he still had to force a smile, "Congratulations, Father!"
"Congratulations!"
Emperor Wen suddenly exploded, glaring at Yun Li in anger, "Beihuan has surrendered! Without Beihuan to hold him back, if this rebellious son has the intention of rebellion, he can march south at any time! When the time comes, will you, the crown prince, give up the throne, or will I, the emperor, give up the throne?"
"this……"
Yun Li was slightly choked and suddenly didn't know what to say.
yes!
The beast Lao Liu destroyed the Beihuan!
If he leads his troops south, who can resist?
Emperor Wen smiled secretly in his heart, and then sighed leisurely: "I went to Fuzhou a few days ago and met with the rebellious son Lao Liu. I agreed to lift the blockade of Shuobei and set up an official market at the frontier of Fuzhou to trade with Shuobei..."
"What?"
Yun Li's expression suddenly changed, "Father, you are not..."
"Shut up! Listen to me!"
Emperor Wen glared at Yun Li and continued, "The rebellion of Prince An made me see the drawbacks of the aristocratic families and clans. I originally wanted to stabilize the rebellious son Lao Liu first, so that I could free up my hands to deal with those aristocratic families and clans. I didn't expect that this rebellious son would make Beihuan surrender so quickly! What do you think, should I continue to open up the trade with Shuobei now?"
"Of course not!"
Yun Li said without hesitation: "If we open up the trade, Shuobei will have money and food, and it will be even more difficult to check and balance!"
"That's what I thought, too."
Emperor Wen nodded gently, rubbed his head and said, "But if we don't open up the trade now, the rebellious son Lao Liu will probably lead his troops south at any time! This rebellious son forced the Northern Huan to surrender. If he breaks in, those aristocratic families and clans will become fence-sitters at any time. At that time, the best outcome for me will be to become the emperor. As for you brothers..."
At this point, Emperor Wen sighed heavily again...
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