The Emperor thought about what the secret guards had discovered about Yuwen Tianci and explained, "Yuwen Tianci possesses a combination of innate divine power and acquired internal strength. In terms of sheer force, there are few in the Tianyuan Kingdom who can rival him."
Maybe your uncle can win."
When the Second Prince heard his father say this, his eyes widened at first, and then he was in disbelief, "This son's uncle is the father of cousin Shuxian?
Father, are you kidding me? My uncle doesn't look like he can handle a sword. He's just a good horseman at best.
Instead of calling him uncle, you should call him Fu'an!"
"Fu'an's martial arts skills are good, but he has never been on the battlefield. His body doesn't have a conditioned reaction to dodge danger. He probably can't defeat Yuwen Tianci.
Yu Wen Tianci is arrogant, but she does have the capital to be arrogant.
Don't underestimate your uncle, he's a good knifeman."
The emperor almost wanted to say, "Zhou Wencan is an expert at murder and arson." Fortunately, he changed his mind before the words came to his lips.
The Emperor would never underestimate a woman's abilities simply because she was a woman. He had experienced turbulent times and had seen many brilliant women who were far superior to most men.
He can even be compared with many talented men.
The Second Prince had never experienced such a time before. He only interacted with a few women on a daily basis. His cousin was probably the only one he could admire.
Anyway, he didn't find anything special about the other people. Including the concubine who was said to be able to predict the future, the Second Prince didn't think she was that smart.
So when the Second Prince heard his father praising Yuwen Tianci so much, he was shocked:
"Is this Yuwen Tianci really that powerful? Even though Yuwen Tianci is so powerful, the Emperor of Shenggan Kingdom still sent her out for marriage. Has he lost his mind?"
The emperor had some guesses about this. "Yuwen Tianci should have other tasks on his plate. I guess after Shenggan Kingdom has cleaned up the current chaos, it will be time for him to take action against us!"
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince immediately put down the ink stick in his hand, his blood boiling. "Let's fight. If we could win more than ten years ago, we can win more than ten years from now."
The second prince had long disliked the Shenggan Kingdom and had been harassing their border for no reason. Yuwen Tianci was even more arrogant.
“It’s not that simple. Not many people in Tianyuan Country can really eat their fill every meal. Many of them just eat a little at each meal, just hanging on to their lives.
The Tianyuan Kingdom still hadn't recovered from the war more than a decade ago. War was always a waste of food. If you started it carelessly, you never knew how many people would be killed.
Just endure it for now! If the war had been delayed a day, perhaps Tianyuan Kingdom would have had many more children. These are the future of Tianyuan Kingdom.
You must remember not to start a war out of sheer passion. Unless you have no other choice, you should plan ahead."
After hearing the emperor's words, the second prince's face instantly turned red. He still thought it was too simple. He promised seriously: "Your son will remember the emperor's teachings."
The emperor smiled with satisfaction. He had always been pleased with this son. He was a man of courage and willing to listen to others' advice. The most important thing was that he was smart enough to admit his mistakes.
Although the topic had gone off track, the Second Prince still chose to bring it back. After all, his father praised Yuwen Tianci so much, and he was even more worried about his father's safety:
"Father, so the name Yuwen Tianci is due to her innate divine power?"
"Yes, it is said that Yuwen Tianci broke a midwife's hand when he was born, so the emperor of Shenggan Kingdom was very pleased and named him 'Tianci'.
In Shenggan, a country that advocates the use of force, Yuwen Tianci was born with great strength, which was the foundation of his foothold.
After that, she was trained by the royal family and became the famous Princess Guardian of the Country.
Don't be fooled by Yuwen Tianci's performance this time. This princess is not as simple as she appears this time."
Anyway, the emperor himself did not believe that the princess who could win so many battles was just an idiot. There must be something wrong here.
The emperor explained this to his son carefully because he was afraid that the second prince would underestimate the enemy and fall into the trap of the princess again.
The Second Prince nodded thoughtfully after hearing his father's instructions. "Don't worry, Father. I will also tell Fu'an about this."
When the emperor saw that the serious business was finished, he began to dismiss the people. "Well, if there is nothing else, you can leave! You don't need to interfere with the matter you and Fu'an are thinking about. I will solve it myself when the time comes."
The second prince touched his stomach, and the meaning was obvious: he had not yet had his snack!
The emperor saw the second prince's actions and could no longer bring himself to ask his son to leave. He could only order, "Whatever you want! Just don't disturb me while I'm working."
The second prince was in a good mood when he saw that his father did not ask him to leave. At least it proved that his father cared about him.
He suddenly had an idea, "Father, since we will go to war with Shenggan sooner or later, can I store food secretly?"
The emperor looked at the memorial and said without looking up, "The treasury has no money to store grain for you."
Doesn't the emperor want to stockpile food? In recent years, there have been disasters here and there, and the national treasury is even emptier than his own private treasury. What can he do?
"Instead of using the money from the national treasury, can I find someone to work it out myself?" When the second prince said this, the face of his 'sucker' cousin popped up in his mind. No, the face of his kind cousin.
The emperor did not take the second prince's words to heart. As his father, he knew how much silver the second prince had. The little bit of grain he stored was not even enough to fill his teeth!
However, the emperor doted on his children. He did not want to discourage the second prince's enthusiasm, nor did he want his son to be wrongly accused one day out of kindness.
"Alright then. I'll write you a secret decree. Even if someone with ulterior motives finds out, you won't be wrongly accused."
The Second Prince was even happier. This time, he quickly walked to the center of the hall and solemnly thanked the emperor, "Thank you, Father!"
Seeing his son so happy, the emperor immediately wrote a secret decree to the second prince, affixed the imperial seal on the spot, and handed it directly to the second prince. He also encouraged the second prince a few words and asked him to do a good job.
As for whether the emperor was afraid that the second prince would use this excuse to raise food and support the army, the emperor's answer was that he was not afraid, and he was already preparing to appoint a crown prince.
The Emperor originally wanted to hone the Second Prince's skills, but seeing that war was about to start again, it was better to decide on the national leader as soon as possible!
If the Second Prince could shoulder this responsibility, the Emperor would think it would be a good idea for him to be the Emperor Emeritus. He has already cleaned up enough messes.
The Second Prince didn't even bother eating the snacks he'd been craving. He simply bowed and left. He wanted to share this joy with Fu'an. The main thing was to meet his kind and well-connected cousin.
Yuan Bohua: I'm not a sucker, don't hit me.
The emperor looked at the second prince's hurriedly leaving figure and shook his head, "Young man!"
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