Chapter 2690 There is still a little "thing"
Nan Yan suddenly laughed and said, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as just going to inform you of the news."
Zhu Feng had squinted his eyes and was about to fall asleep. Upon hearing this, he forced his eyes open a little, glanced at her, and said slowly, "What's wrong?"
Nan Yan lay on his chest, leaned close to his ear, and whispered softly, "The emperor must have sent a lot of troops."
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"Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone there in person to make the transfer so early in the morning before daybreak."
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"This time, we can take over the defense of Bailong City directly by sending a message, right? Actually, if we don't hurt them and bring back these people to discuss the surrender of the city, there's nothing left to discuss."
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Zhu Feng listened to her words, said nothing, and closed his eyes again.
Only the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Said: "What do you know?"
"Of course I know,"
Although she had just woken up from a dream and was still a little sleepy, she quickly woke up when this matter was mentioned. In fact, these days, ever since the letter and handkerchief sent back by Li Bushan made them realize that he might use Arslan to lure out the real murderer behind the scenes, so she helped him forge Arslan's documents in the language of the Dang country and sent someone pretending to be a spy from the Dang country to pass it to Xue Huai'en, she has been worried about this matter.
Now, this matter has finally come to fruition. Although she feels relieved, she is still a little proud.
At this time, it is naturally impossible to sleep.
She excitedly tugged at Zhu Feng's collar and said seriously, "These days, I've been studying with the emperor every day. Isn't it possible that I haven't learned a thing or two?"
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"The Emperor has long said that no matter how the peace talks unfold, the truly important bargaining chips are earned on the battlefield. If there are no advantages gained on the battlefield or during the confrontation, if there are no bargaining chips, then no matter how eloquent the negotiations are, no favorable outcome will be achieved."
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"However, even a confrontation on the battlefield requires a legitimate banner."
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"Now that Li Bushang has handled the murder, the people of Bailong City are now at fault. We have the upper hand here. Using this as an excuse to enter Bailong City, they will have absolutely no right and no room to refuse. Once we enter Bailong City and the Emperor's men take over, then even if these people come to negotiate, the outcome will have already been decided. Negotiations will only be a matter of face."
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"But we have to save face too."
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"Once we reach a 'result' through negotiation here and pass it back to White Dragon City, everything will then be completely logical and the people in the city won't have any more objections."
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"Advancing both civil and military affairs is the fundamental way to solve the problem."
Zhu Feng didn't move, as if he had fallen asleep, but the smile on his face was even more intense than before.
Then, Nan Yan felt a hand rising up, holding her shoulders and holding her in his arms.
She whispered, "Your Majesty?"
“It’s not just about solving problems.”
Zhu Feng closed his eyes and said slowly, "This is also the rule that a great country should follow when dealing with any external issues. Both civil and military affairs are equally important. Neither is negligible."
As he spoke, he lazily raised his eyelids and glanced at Nan Yan again.
He said with a half-smile: "I did learn something."
"snort!"
Nan Yan knocked her chin against his chest. Zhu Feng smiled and gently stroked her back, saying, "Okay, sleep a little longer. Get enough sleep these two days."
"What's wrong?"
"After this matter is resolved, Li Bushan and his men will definitely take the people from Bailong City who are responsible for the peace talks back to Handongwei. Although the matter is mostly resolved, we still have to save face. When the time comes, we will still have to talk."
"I understand. I will also have my subordinates prepare and redecorate the Duwei Mansion in the next two days."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Yeah."
After he finished speaking, Nan Yan leaned on his chest, yawned, and prepared to fall asleep.
But just as fatigue set in and he was a little dazed, he heard Zhu Feng slowly say, "In addition to discussing serious matters, there may be a small matter that requires our attention."
"Uh-huh?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan hurriedly opened her eyes and saw Zhu Feng also had his eyes open, staring blankly at the window on the other side through which the faint morning light was already shining.
She thought he was asleep, but to her surprise, he was still awake.
And it seems that he has been thinking about something, which should be the "little thing" he mentioned.
Nan Yan asked doubtfully, "What 'little thing'?"
Something that could make the emperor so sleepy and unable to sleep must not be a "small matter".
Zhu Feng looked down at her again.
Seeing that she was also a little tired, her eyes were red and her eyelids were drooping, but she was still forcing herself to ask him, he smiled faintly and said, "Nothing, let's talk about it when he comes back."
After saying that, he hugged Nan Yan a little tighter, closed his eyes and said, "Go to sleep."
This time, although he closed his eyes, Nan Yan became somewhat sober.
Zhu Feng said that when "he" came back, this "he" would definitely be Li Bu Shang. Could it be that the "little thing" he mentioned was related to Li Bu Shang?
What's going on again?
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A few days later, on a windy day, the Jinyiwei who went to meet the Bailongcheng negotiation team returned to Handongwei.
Although Nan Yan had been thinking about this matter all the time, she was very happy when she heard that they had finally arrived. However, she was a concubine after all. She could not openly meet these people about such a major event of the previous dynasty, even if Li Bushang had sent someone to tell her about it before.
Early in the morning, after helping Zhu Feng dress and watching him leave, she sat by the window, listening to the noise outside.
"Empress!"
Ruoshui walked in from outside and saw her like this. She immediately stamped her feet, pouted and came over to close the window.
Nan Yan was originally looking outside, but suddenly, everything in front of her eyes went dark.
"Hey, why are you closing the window?"
Ruoshui walked in from outside and said, "The Empress won't listen no matter what I say. It's so windy outside, and the windows are open for the breeze. If she gets sick, the Emperor will blame us servants."
Nan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not a beauty lamp, how can I be broken by the wind?"
"Your Majesty is not a beauty lamp, Your Majesty is even more precious than a beauty lamp!"
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"If the beauty lamp is blown out, it's broken, but if the queen blows it out even a little, we servants can't afford to pay for it even if we chop off our heads."
As Ruoshui spoke, she poured a basin of hot water for her to wash her hands. When she touched her hands, they were indeed as cold as ice. She could not help but say angrily, "Your Majesty, you don't care about yourself so much. We servants really can't serve you."
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"I'm going to tell the Emperor that I want to go back to my master!"
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