Chapter 3260 Requesting a Battle
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
"I've heard of that, too."
The person who spoke was Old Li, who was sitting nearby and loved eating braised eggs. He was obviously someone who liked to join in the fun. He came over and interrupted, "My grandfather told me that the old Camel City was built by the river. It was convenient for getting water, but one year the boundary river changed its course and the entire river disappeared. I heard it went underground."
Nan Yan asked, "What happened next?"
"later?"
The old stall owner and Old Li exchanged a glance, and finally the old stall owner spoke up, "I heard that during the rainy season, the boundary river suddenly resurfaced, and the whole city—wow! It was completely submerged in water."
Old Li said quietly, "Now, even the shadow can't be found."
Nan Yan frowned and said, "Rainy season? There's still a rainy season in this place?"
She couldn't help but look up at the sky. The scorching sun in the sky was like a burning red fireball, scorching the dry earth and almost setting it on fire. The surroundings were also very dry and even hot. Even though they were sitting under the shade of the tree and drinking water, they could still feel their skin burning.
Speaking of which, this was not the first or second time that she had followed Zhu Feng on his tours of the northwest, and each time they stayed for a long time, but they had never encountered a rainy season.
Wouldn't it be a good thing if it rained here?
Old Li chuckled and said, "Madam, I can tell at a glance that you don't come here often. In fact, those of us who have lived here for generations rarely see the rainy season in the northwest, but it really does rain here, and once it starts, it won't stop for days and nights."
The old stall owner nodded and said, "Yes, it doesn't usually rain here, but when it does it can be fatal."
Nan Yan asked, "What do you mean?"
The old stall owner pointed to the corners of the city and said, "Madam, have you seen any ditches or anything like that in this city?"
Nan Yan thought carefully and realized she had only seen small ditches in a few places. She had almost never seen any in other places. However, she had grown up in Jinling and had seen many things like rivers and ditches, even in Beiping.
So he shook his head: "I haven't seen many."
The old stall owner said, "We in the northwest don't see a drop of rain year-round, so cities rarely build canals or ditches because they're useless. But think about it, madam. What if there's a heavy rain and there aren't any drainage ditches in the city? Wouldn't we be drowned?"
Old Li also said, "I heard that the old Camel City was flooded by the river for this reason."
Nan Yan listened, nodded slightly, and said, "That's a bit ironic."
Zhu Chengjun sat beside her, stuffing snacks from the plate into his mouth while mumbling, "I thought it was the strongest place, so I didn't set up defenses, and it was the easiest to capture. Father said that when fighting, this is also called attacking the enemy by surprise."
Nan Yan smiled and looked back at him, then reached out and ruffled his hair: "What nonsense are you talking about."
The old stall owner beside him said with a smile: "Young Master is so smart, he will definitely become a great man in the future!"
"From a general to a prime minister?"
Zhu Chengjun heard this and curled his lips: "I don't want it!"
The old stall owner even teased him: "Why not? That would make you a high-ranking official."
"What's the point of being a high-ranking official? I—"
Nan Yan was afraid that he would let something slip, so she quickly asked Ruoshui to pay for the tea and left with Zhu Chengjun. Before she stood up to leave, she thought for a moment and turned back to ask the old stall owner, "Will the rainy season you mentioned, which will swallow up the entire city, come soon?"
The old stall owner and Lao Li looked at each other, then looked up at the sky.
Then he laughed and said, "It doesn't look like it."
"Here, it might only come once every ten years. Handongwei has been here for so long, and we've never experienced one. If a rainy season like that only came every few years, Handongwei would have been gone long ago."
After hearing this, Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded gently: "I understand."
After saying that, he took Zhu Chengjun away.
They wandered around the city for quite a while, not returning to the Duwei Mansion until dusk. Nan Yan took Cheng Jun and the others to a restaurant for a quick bite to eat. When they returned, they inquired about Zhu Feng's condition and learned that he had been in the study the entire time, without even a sip of water.
Nan Yan frowned and immediately asked the kitchen to prepare the food and delivered it over personally.
As soon as he reached the door of the study, he heard the voices of several deputy generals coming from inside, all of whom were asking Zhu Feng to fight -
"Your Majesty, since Chao Lu has already drawn a map of White Tiger City, I believe we should seize the opportunity and deploy our troops immediately."
"That's right, let's take advantage of this opportunity to catch them off guard."
"If we're any later, I'm afraid Arslan will be prepared. By then, we'll have missed the opportunity to fight."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will fight you!"
There were a lot of chattering voices inside, all asking for a fight. Nan Yan stopped and listened for a while, but still didn't hear Zhu Feng's voice.
Obviously, he was silent.
The generals were obviously very anxious and were still talking about something. At this time, Nan Yan pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as he entered the study, he saw five or six generals standing in the study, while Zhu Feng was sitting behind the desk, silent, with a look of impatience on his face and in his eyes.
But he never said anything.
But when he saw Nan Yan walk in, he couldn't help but frown.
The generals around were also startled and knelt on the ground. Some of them looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces clearly said: How did the imperial concubine break in?
Zhu Feng frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Nan Yan said, "I heard that the emperor hasn't eaten anything since this morning, so I asked the kitchen to prepare some porridge and some side dishes, and I'll bring them to the emperor."
“Nonsense!”
Zhu Feng scolded lightly: "Is this the place you came from?"
Nan Yan said, "The emperor's health is more important. If you want to punish me, wait until I have eaten."
Hearing her say this, Zhu Feng was speechless. After a while, he sighed and shook his head, then said to the generals, "All of you go down."
Although everyone wanted to say something, seeing that the imperial concubine had arrived, they could not say much and could only retreat in silence.
As soon as those people left and the study door closed, Nan Yan immediately walked to the table with a smile: "I saved the emperor, didn't I?"
Zhu Feng glared at her.
In the end, I couldn't help laughing.
"If you don't come again, I will get angry."
Nan Yan smiled as she took the bowls and dishes out of the food box and placed them on the table one by one, saying, "If you're angry, just vent it on me. The emperor still needs to keep them for war."
Zhu Feng glanced at her with a half-smile.
"How do you know?"
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