After unsuccessful discussions with Xu Shifu and others, Yun Li hurriedly went to see Emperor Wen with Yun Zheng's battle report.
Unlike Yun Li who is busy all day long, Emperor Wen is now very relaxed.
Recently, Emperor Wen no longer eats and drinks for free, but has become obsessed with farming.
To this end, Emperor Wen specially opened up a piece of land in the imperial palace, and summoned Zhang Xu to the palace from time to time to serve as a technical instructor, teaching him and his concubines how to grow potatoes.
When Yun Li came over, Emperor Wen was weeding the potato field with his concubines, and Zhang Xu was also working in the field with his chubby body bent.
Seeing Yun Li coming, Zhang Xu immediately looked at Yun Li for help.
It's fine to let him make money, but making him work in the fields is really going to kill him!
Yun Li winked at Zhang Xu and trotted over to Emperor Wen.
"Your son pays respects to Father, Emperor, and Mother..."
Yun Li bowed and saluted.
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"The prince is here!"
Emperor Wen looked at Yun Li with a smile, and pointed at the potatoes that had grown quite a bit, and said to Yun Li: "Look, my potatoes are growing pretty well, aren't they?"
Sweet potato?
How could Yun Li care about Di Shu right now?
"My father is cultivating the land himself, how can the potatoes not grow well?"
Yun Li gritted his teeth and flattered Emperor Wen.
"This is not my credit, it's all Zhang Xu's credit!"
Emperor Wen laughed loudly, "Although Zhang Xu is not good at studying, he is definitely a great talent. You must train him well!"
"I will remember your father's teachings."
Yun Li bowed again and said, "Father, my sixth brother sent someone to deliver the battle report from the Northwest Protectorate."
"Northwest War Report?"
Emperor Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then waved to the concubines, "Okay, you are tired too, go back and rest first!"
"I'll take my leave!"
All the concubines bowed and took their leave, as if they had been pardoned.
Emperor Wen liked to grow potatoes, but they didn't.
If Emperor Wen had not forced them to farm, they would not even want to look at the potatoes.
"Your Majesty, then... I will take my leave first..."
Zhang Xu bowed miserably and just wanted to go back and lie down to rest.
"You take a rest first and have dinner with me in the evening."
As Emperor Wen said this, he ordered the eunuch beside him to take Zhang Xu away to rest.
Zhang Xu secretly groaned in his heart, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only follow the eunuch and leave.
Damn it!
I have to find an opportunity to go to Shuobei quickly!
If I continue to be tormented by this father and son in the imperial city, I will die sooner or later.
After Zhang Xu left, Emperor Wen took Yun Li to a pavilion on the side.
The two men came to the pavilion and sat down, and Yun Li immediately presented Yun Zheng's battle report to Emperor Wen.
Emperor Wen took a quick look and his face suddenly fell.
Bang!
Emperor Wen suddenly slapped the table with his palm, and roared with his eyes spitting fire: "Threat! This rebellious son is clearly threatening the court! Is he so eager to sit on the throne?"
Emperor Wen looked extremely ugly.
It looked like it wanted to eat someone.
"Father, please calm down."
Yun Li tried to comfort him, "Since the Sixth Master didn't send troops south directly, it means he still has some concerns! Father, please don't get so angry about this that you make yourself sick..."
"His concerns are nothing more than that his name is not right!" Emperor Wen panted heavily, "I am sure that if the court does not give him money and food, he will definitely order his elite troops to disguise themselves as rioters and march south!"
"By then, if the imperial court sends troops to suppress the so-called rioters, they will most likely be defeated by the so-called rioters, thus further strengthening his power!"
"When the imperial court is unable to clean up the mess, he can legitimately send his army south..."
Hearing Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Does the emperor’s judgment follow the same one as Xu Shifu and the others?
Does Lao Liu really want to take this step?
However, if the Sixth Brother really takes this step, the imperial court will have no way to deal with it!
This is a dead end!
Unless the imperial army can defeat those so-called rioters!
But since Yun Zheng is determined to take this step, how could he allow the scumbags to become the rioters?
Those rioters must be his elite troops!
With the current strength of the imperial court, it would be quite difficult to defeat the elite troops in his hands.
Unless all the troops under Zhao Ji's command are called back!
But the army under Zhao Ji's command is a border army!
That is to guard against the tribes in western Mo!
If even the border troops were called back, those aristocratic families and clans would probably launch an uprising.
However, if the imperial court really gave that bastard financial support, wouldn't that be aiding the enemy?
Besides, the imperial court doesn’t have that much money and food to satisfy that bastard’s appetite!
The more Yun Li thought about it, the more panicked he became. He looked at Emperor Wen in bewilderment, "Father, what should we do? The court really has no money or food to give him now!"
"Even if there is money or food, we can't give it to you!"
Emperor Wen growled, "The more money and food the court gives him, the more troops he will have! In the end, he will have a strong army, but the court's army will be hungry. Aren't they just waiting to be slaughtered by him?"
"Your Majesty, father, is right!"
Yun Li nodded in agreement, but his face became even more worried.
If you don't give him money and food, do you really want Lao Liu to make that move?
The imperial court may not necessarily lose.
But he didn't dare to gamble!
He is not ready to go to war with Yun Zheng yet!
If we want to start a war, we need to give him at least three years to prepare!
When the treasury is full and the army is strong, we will have another battle to destroy that bastard!
If we start a war now, even he, who doesn't know much about military affairs, knows that the chances of winning are very slim.
It is estimated that veteran generals like Xue Che would not dare to start a war without authorization.
Emperor Wen frowned as he thought, his face looking extremely ugly.
After pondering for a long time, Emperor Wen ordered in a deep voice: "First send someone to rush to the Northwest Protectorate to confirm whether he has really defeated the coalition forces of the Great Yue Kingdom and the Western Desert tribes! If so, I am afraid I can only go to the Northwest Protectorate in person..."
“Father…”
Yun Li's face was filled with sorrow. "How can a son let father put himself in danger?"
"He doesn't dare to kill me!"
Emperor Wen shook his head slightly. "Isn't he trying to appease the people? The court has no money or food to give him, but I, the emperor, personally went to the Northwest Protectorate to appease the people. Isn't that enough?"
"this……"
Yun Li opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"The current situation is already very unfavorable to the court."
Emperor Wen's face was full of worry, and he said in a deep voice: "If that rebellious son really captures Dayue, I can only place my hope on Dugu Ce and Qin Qihu! By the way, let's go to Beihuan again to cause some trouble for him! If Dugu Ce and Qin Qihu can't be relied on, I'm afraid we have to be prepared to give it a try..."
Yun Li felt flustered when he heard Emperor Wen's words.
He knew that what Emperor Wen said made sense.
However, he didn't want Emperor Wen to go to the Northwest Protectorate!
He was afraid that Yun Zheng would threaten Emperor Wen and use the emperor to control the princes.
If that happens, he will be in a really passive position!
Yun Li tried hard to keep himself calm. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I will first send someone to confirm whether it is true that he conquered Dayue! Father may not have to take this step. We still have time and can think about it carefully to see if there are any other countermeasures..."
"Um."
Emperor Wen nodded slightly, his face full of sorrow...
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