Yongqi was awakened by Xiaoyanzi. When he saw Xiaoyanzi in front of him, he felt a wave of fear and hugged her tightly in his arms.
Xiao Yanzi looked at Yongqi with some confusion, "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Yongqi nodded, "That nightmare was so scary!"
So there was a reason why Little Swallow committed suicide in her past life! Someone was already coveting them in their past life! And they knew nothing about it!
Little Swallow comforted Yongqi, "Don't worry, it's just a nightmare. There are so many of us here, we'll be fine!"
"Little Swallow, promise me, no matter what the reason, you will never harm your own life!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanzi keenly sensed something was amiss. "Are you hiding something from me?"
Yongqi knew he couldn't hide it from Xiaoyanzi, so he had no choice but to tell her the truth about his dream.
After a long silence, Xiao Yanzi glared at Yongqi, "...You idiot, why are you so impulsive and trying to kill yourself? Even if you want to die, you should at least wait a bit..."
Yongqi held Xiaoyanzi in his arms and sighed, "At that time, when I saw you lying coldly on the bed, I had completely lost my composure. I couldn't think of anything else. All I could think about was following you. I couldn't let you leave alone on the road to the underworld. I had to be with you!"
"Silly Yongqi, you mustn't do such a foolish thing again! Do you hear me? In this life, we have so much, no matter what demons or monsters try to separate us!"
Yongqi nodded and hugged Xiaoyanzi tightly. "As long as you're by my side, I won't do anything foolish!"
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"Knock knock knock!"
A knock sounded at the door, and Fu Erkang's voice came from outside, "You two inside, what time is it? Why aren't you up? Father Emperor wants to see you."
Upon hearing Fu Erkang's voice, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi finally stood up.
The Wanhesongfeng Hall was where Emperor Qianlong worked.
After Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi bowed and greeted Emperor Qianlong, he teased them, "What were you two doing last night? Why are you only getting up at this hour?"
Yongqi fell silent. He knew that nothing he said would make a difference now; he had too many past offenses!
Little Swallow explained, "No, Father Emperor, Yongqi was having a nightmare!"
“Some of the things in nightmares do correspond to reality, so I’m thinking, maybe his nightmares are prophetic dreams…”
Emperor Qianlong looked at Xiao Yanzi with suspicion, "Precognitive dreams? Could it be that he can know what will happen in the future just by having a dream?"
Little Swallow smiled and said, "That's possible. What if it's true?"
Yongqi looked at Qianlong and asked, "Father, what is it you want to see us about?"
Emperor Qianlong asked, "Do you have any updates on Li Chengyun?"
His words immediately made Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi serious.
Yongqi quickly asked, "Father, do you have any new information about him?"
Emperor Qianlong nodded. "News has come that he is reorganizing the army..."
Little Swallow asked anxiously, "Could it be that he wants to start a war?"
Emperor Qianlong frowned and said, "With Annam's national strength, it is not enough to contend with the Qing Dynasty, so Le Thanh Wan must have some secret weapon that he has not yet used!"
Yongqi continued his analysis, "That's right, Annam's strength is not enough to contend with us, but Li Chengyun's methods are too insidious, and he must have some tricks up his sleeve that he hasn't used yet!"
Xiao Yanzi looked at Yongqi and Qianlong, "If it were you, what would you do?"
Emperor Qianlong said, "With so many horses, we need provisions for war. If I were him, I would cut off the provisions first."
Yongqi continued, "The soldiers fight so hard simply because they want to go home safely, get their pay, and make their families' lives better!"
"If I were him, I would send people to impersonate court officials, embezzle military pay, and then send people to spread rumors in the military camp. If the morale of the army is unstable, how can we continue to fight this war?"
Little Swallow laughed and said, "To catch a thief, you must first catch the king. If I were him, once I've dealt with the commander, the rest of the small fry wouldn't be a threat!"
Emperor Qianlong asked, "Little Swallow, do you mean that Li Chengyun will still be keeping an eye on you and Yongqi?"
Little Swallow explained, "He knows Yongqi and my strength, so he will definitely target Yongqi and me!"
Emperor Qianlong pressed on, "Based on your understanding of him, what would his plan be?"
Little Swallow shook her head. "He never plays by the rules, so we can't be 100% sure what tricks he'll pull..."
Yongqi laughed and said, "No matter what tricks he uses, he will always use one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems."
Emperor Qianlong instructed, "Little Swallow, now that Li Chengyun is already reorganizing the army, it's time for your brother to get ready! If war really breaks out, be sure to minimize casualties!"
"Don't worry, Father Emperor, leave these matters to us!"
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Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi called together the rest of the Shufangzhai family for a small meeting.
“Ertai, Saiya is pregnant now, and you have to stay by her side. So if we really have to go to war with Annan, you are not allowed to go. You should stay at home to take care of Saiya.”
Both Fuertai and Saiya were completely shocked and dumbfounded!
Voltaire hurriedly asked, "What? Is there going to be a war? No, if there's going to be a war, how can I stay at home? I definitely can't sit still!"
"That's right, there are people at home who can take care of me, so Ertai has to go with you!"
Little Swallow frowned and said, "Saya, this is not a game, so listen to me, Ertai will stay home to take care of you!"
Fu Erkang looked at Fu Ertai and Saiya, "Little Swallow is right. Ertai, I'll be involved in the war, so you don't need to go. If anything happens to me, you'll have to take care of Father and Mother!"
Little Swallow glared at Erkang, "Erkang, what are you saying? The battle hasn't even started yet, how can you say such discouraging things?"
"With Yongqi and I leading you, how could anything possibly happen to you?"
Yongqi then said, "Ertai, if you really can't sit still, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on the military pay issued by the court!"
Fu Ertai asked, "Are you worried that someone in the court might embezzle the funds?"
Xiao Jian frowned and said, "Yongqi's concerns are understandable, so Ertai, if you can't sit still, you should keep a closer eye on the military pay issue!"
Xiao Yanzi looked at Xiao Jian and said, "Brother, the matter of leading troops into battle is your responsibility and that of Uncle Fu Liu!"
Xiao Jian nodded, "Don't worry! I know what to do!"
Little Swallow looked at Erkang and said, "Erkang and Ziwei, you two stay with Yongqi and me and act together with us."
Fu Erkang and Xia Ziwei nodded in agreement, "No problem."
"Let Liu Qing and Liu Hong be in charge of the grain and provisions."
Yongqi continued, "I will send more people to escort the grain supplies, just in case."
"The intelligence networks of Wuxiang Valley, Ziyun Sect, and Xiao Yanlou also need to be updated in a timely manner, and information needs to be summarized."
Benjamin timidly raised his hand. "Then, may I ask, what can I do?"
Yongqi looked at Benjamin and said, "Good brother, I'll trouble you to call Physician Chang over and help him treat the wounded soldiers."
“Yongqi, then I’ll have Qingyun come and help too. The army’s expenses must be huge, and we need someone to keep an eye on things to prevent anyone from embezzling funds.”
Yongqi nodded. "Okay, let's do it your way."
Then, Yongqi looked at everyone and said, "Once we get new information, we'll be able to determine whether today's discussion was useful or not."
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