Chapter 3613 Going to Xichuan is a temporary solution
The two of them immediately became at loggerheads.
But the room was still filled with the aroma of soup, rice, and side dishes. It certainly didn't sound like a quarrel. The two glared at each other for a while, then sat with their backs to each other for a while. Finally, Zhu Feng sighed and said, "Alright, it's nothing serious. Did you really come here to get angry with me?"
Nan Yan turned around and glanced at him.
After thinking for a while, he said, "If it's really not important, why would the emperor call Liu Yueze back?"
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"Your Majesty, the more you keep silent, the more worried I become."
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"When you worry, you get angry."
After hearing this last sentence, Zhu Feng was originally a little annoyed, but he couldn't help laughing and said, "You are angry because you haven't practiced enough. Why are you blaming me?"
Nan Yan turned around, sat up straight, and said to him, "What's the matter?"
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This time, Zhu Feng's jokes didn't work. He looked at Nan Yan for a while before finally sighing softly and saying, "I asked Liu Yueze to come back because I really wanted to ask about someone—"
When Nan Yan heard this, her back tensed up.
But then Zhu Feng continued, "But it's neither Yan Ye nor Xue Yun."
Nan Yan looked at him: "That is——"
Zhu Feng said, "It's Xiu Yun."
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Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head to think for a while, and suddenly seemed to wake up.
Xiu Yun! The concubine of Emperor Meng Ke of the Neng Kingdom. When Yan Ye's plan came to fruition, she followed Yan Ye and fled, living far away in Shu.
Although the three of them left together, over the years, whenever they mentioned Shu, the two of them would be sarcastic to each other because of Yan Ye and Xue Yun. In comparison, Xiu Yun's presence seemed very low, and gradually, they even forgot about this person's existence.
But now, Zhu Feng suddenly mentioned her.
Moreover, it was because of her that Liu Yueze was suddenly called back from Shu.
Nan Yan's heart suddenly tightened. She knew very well that Zhu Feng was wary of Liu Yueze. If it wasn't a matter of great importance, he would never let him return to Beijing easily.
So he immediately asked, "Xiu Yun, what happened?"
Seeing her face change with nervousness, Zhu Feng waved his hand to tell her not to be too nervous, and then said slowly: "Don't worry, if something really happened, I wouldn't sit here and talk to you so quietly. Do you remember I mentioned to you before that Monk has always been restless?"
Nan Yan nodded hurriedly.
That was more than two years ago, when they talked about it on the way back to Beijing from Yongzhou. But at that time, Zhu Feng did not tell her in detail, just saying that he would tell her when the time comes. However, in the past two years, nothing major had happened in the Kingdom of Neng, and the two sides were at peace, so Nan Yan did not remember to ask more.
But I didn't expect it to be brought up suddenly at this time.
Nan Yan thought about it and suddenly came to her senses. She said, "Is Monk going to cause trouble for Xiu Yun?"
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "He has never forgotten Xiu Yun."
Nan Yan frowned.
Zhu Feng sighed and said, "Over the years, his concubines have given birth to children, but for some reason, none of them have ever raised them. Now this matter has become a taboo in the palace of the Neng Kingdom, and no one can mention it. He has killed countless people because of this matter."
Nan Yan said, "Back then, when Xiu Yun ran away with Yan Ye, she aborted the baby in her womb..."
Zhu Feng nodded.
Nan Yan thought for a while and sneered, "So that's why."
Zhu Feng said, "If he had a child in the future, he probably wouldn't care so much. But now, he's like possessed by a demon, and Xiu Yun's past actions have become a knife in his heart that he can never pull out."
Nan Yan said, "So, he's going to cause trouble for Xiu Yun."
Zhu Feng said: "In fact, he has never stopped over the years."
Nan Yan frowned: "Oh?"
Zhu Feng said: "Over the years, he has never stopped sending people to Shu, but since Yan Ye dared to take Xiu Yun away, he is naturally not afraid of him looking for him. But -"
Nan Yan asked, "But what?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and suddenly sneered, "Your brother Ye is a real jerk. He's unwilling to stay in seclusion in the court or in the wild, but he insists on going to Shu to make a fortune. He's even made it big. If someone wants to find him, isn't that a sure thing?"
If she had heard him taunt her like this at other times, Nan Yan would have definitely argued with him. But this time, when she heard that Monk was going to go directly to trouble Yan Ye and the others, she didn't care about Zhu Feng's tone and only asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Zhu Feng sneered again before saying, "I've already informed Liu Yueze that the Shu officials will protect them. Of course, Yan Ye also has his own retainers. However, no matter how capable he is, he's only a commoner now. Even if Monk, with his imperial dignity, wants to cause trouble for him, it will be difficult for him to handle it."
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"The previous few times, there wasn't much trouble, but in the past two years, Monk has sent more and more people to Shu, and they don't even care about the government. They have fought with Yan Ye's people a few times, and the casualties were not large, but this is not a good sign."
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"Given Monk's current temper, he won't give up easily. Next, more people will be sent over."
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"If this continues, I'm afraid that before fighting breaks out in Beiping, Shu will be the first to break out."
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Is this person crazy?"
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "Maybe."
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"Once a person has an obsession, their mindset changes. The more they can't get something, the more they want it. At that point, everything in the world seems empty. They only see what they want, even if it means getting bruised and bloodied, or even leaving corpses everywhere."
Nan Yan thought for a while and said seriously, "So, the emperor called Liu Yueze over to ask about this matter."
Zhu Feng said: "What else?"
Nan Yan asked, "After asking this question, what are the emperor's plans?"
Without waiting for Zhu Feng to speak, she tentatively said, "Ye...Yan Ye is not incapable of protecting himself."
Zhu Feng couldn't help but sneer at her insincere words, and then said, "You don't have to be so hypocritical with me. This matter is certainly their grudge, but if I really let them touch Yan Ye, it would be a violation of my dignity."
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Nan Yan asked, "Then, the Emperor is going to Xichuan?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said, "Going to Xichuan is only a temporary solution."
Nan Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Going to Xichuan is just treating the symptoms but not the root cause. If we want to treat the root cause, then it is——
She gasped and said, "Your Majesty...is going to use military force against the Kingdom of Dian?"
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