Chapter 468 Zhizhi, will you blame me?
The conversation in the study lasted for two hours. As the sun set in the west, Jiang Yubai, suppressing his fatigue and impatience that he could not tell anyone, was the first to walk out of the study door.
Xu Yu followed behind him at a leisurely pace, saying calmly, "The people in Kyoto are already moving. Now it's a race of speed."
It depends on whether the emperor can pave the way for the prince faster by eradicating the roots, or whether the greedy and useless prince can destroy the Great Wall faster.
Jiang Yubai let out a breath with an ambiguous tone and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you sure the Bai family is available?"
"Whether it really works, wouldn't it be clear if you just give it a try, young prince?"
Xu Yu changed his address to Jiang Yubai and said slowly, "The prince can't resist greed."
The excessive desire for power and the excessive fear of losing everything will all become fuel for the prince to lose his mind.
As long as the pressure is in place, the prince will become a legitimate thorn in Lingnan's side.
The storm brought about by this nail is much greater than that caused by these people's random actions.
The people Xu Yu left in Kyoto were already playing a role, and some of the remarks that were appropriate and inappropriate had even reached the ears of the Crown Prince.
As long as he is given some more time, the prince will make the choice that Xu Yu wants.
Jiang Yubai thought quickly but couldn't find any flaws. His tense shoulders slumped silently. He looked at the Xu brothers in front of him and said, "The wind is turbulent in the world. Even if a tree wants to be still, the wind is hard to stop."
"I know it wasn't easy for the Xu family to establish their current roots in the Northwest. The Northwest is also an indispensable asset to me. But if possible, I hope you will consider moving your family to Lingnan as soon as possible."
As if afraid that Xu Yu and Xu Minghui would misunderstand, Jiang Yubai quickly said, "I'm not trying to control your family and use this as a threat. I just want to avoid the crisis as much as possible."
Once the flames of war are ignited, there will be no peace anywhere in the world.
The Northwest may not be involved at the beginning, but the premise is that it cannot be noticed by others, because the Xu family’s foundation is here.
Under such circumstances, Lingnan is a place completely controlled by Jiang Yubai, and it is the safest place for the Xu family.
Xu Yu understood Jiang Yubai's intentions and said after a pause, "I'll consider it."
But not now.
Sang Zhixia and he had just returned to the northwest, but Sang Zhixia's physical condition could not withstand the long journey.
Even if we want to leave the Northwest, we must wait until Sang Zhixia gives birth safely.
Jiang Yubai knew what he was worried about. He curled his lips into a smile, raised his hand and patted Xu Yu's shoulder, and said hoarsely, "My sister-in-law is probably resting now, so I won't disturb her."
"Once I have sorted out the outside affairs, I will come in person to apologize to my sister-in-law."
Xu Yu nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. After Jiang Yubai left, he turned around and met Xu Minghui's playful eyes.
Xu Minghui brushed off the nonexistent dust on his sleeves and said slowly, "The wind is about to pick up."
"When I was young, I heard my grandfather say that the scenery of Lingnan is unique, different from many other places in the world. If you don't experience it yourself, it's hard to express its meaning in words."
"What do you think Lingnan is like? Is the gap between it and the Northwest really as big as the rumors say?"
Xu Yu didn't care much about these things, and just said: "It's hard to say how much the specific scenery is different, but it's not good to fight a battle without preparation."
"Pull the people you're dealing with back at once, and remind Second Aunt to make preparations early."
Once the world is in chaos, the Northwest will not be a safe place.
They must prepare early.
When Xu Yu returned to the North Courtyard, Mr. Qi had passed away at some point.
Sang Zhixia sat at the table and slowly looked through the things Xu Yu brought back. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and her eyes were filled with smiles before she said anything.
"Has the discussion concluded?"
Xu Yu nodded and walked over. He put his arm around Sang Zhixia's waist and sat down. He rested his chin on her shoulder and looked at the thing in her hand. He tilted his head and gently kissed Sang Zhixia's earlobe: "Have you finished reading it?"
Sang Zhixia's fingertips twitched slightly, and she tilted her head to look at Xu Yu. "Eighty percent of the grain is not a small amount. I'm not worried that the young prince won't give me the silver, but how are we going to transport so much grain to Lingnan?"
"Have you figured out the route? Are you sure we don't need to get involved?"
Xu Yu closed his eyes and shook his head: "The young prince said no."
Jiang Yubai seems careless and sounds completely clueless the moment he opens his mouth, but in fact he is as meticulous as anyone.
The matter of transporting grain is of great importance, and he cannot joke about such a thing.
There were people to take care of the matter, so Xu Yu was too lazy to worry about it.
Sang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief, then finished checking the last page of the account book. She took Xu Yu's hand, which was wrapped around her waist, and whispered, "I think the world is going to be in chaos. I don't know what the future holds."
"Why don't we sell the remaining food and keep it for ourselves?"
Once a war breaks out, whether it is the soldiers fighting on the battlefield or the unarmed civilians, the most important thing is food.
Those who are hungry have no strength.
Those who don’t have enough to eat will starve to death.
Sang Zhixia had witnessed the terrible effects of famine, and it was almost a conditioned reflex that the first thing he thought of was to save some food.
In troubled times, the food in the bowl is as important as the weapon in the hand, as they can both cost lives.
Xu Yu heard the worry in Sang Zhixia's words, sighed silently, and then said softly: "We can keep what we have for now, but it's still not enough."
Of course, the Xu family has enough food for themselves, but if one day...
Who can predict the future?
Sang Zhixia unconsciously kneaded Xu Yu's wrist, stroking the prominent carpal bones, and said thoughtfully, "Actually, I was thinking about this before. The situation in Lingnan is different from that in the northwest. Why not let the people transporting grain take some rice seeds with them first and try it out?"
Xu Yu was slightly stunned.
Sang Zhixia was thinking to herself, "I heard from Elder Qi today that Lingnan has abundant rainfall and it's like spring all year round. Although there are many poisonous insects and miasma, the forests are dense and the grass is abundant."
"A place like this has the best timing and the best terrain, which can be modified by human effort. There are far more things that can be dug out of the soil than in the northwest."
Lingnan must not make any further moves before reaching an agreement with Jiang Yubai.
But isn’t it different now than before?
Jiang Yubai was short of food and also wanted to improve the local farming conditions in Lingnan, otherwise he would not have been obsessed with wandering around the farm ridges and fields after entering the village.
So Sang Zhixia concluded that Jiang Yubai would not refuse her proposal.
Xu Yu didn't expect that Sang Zhixia had already thought about something further. After a moment of silence, he said in a hoarse voice, sounding incoherent: "Zhizhi, will you blame me?"
Sang Zhixia told him that she did not seek wealth and honor, but only hoped to choose a place to live out her life in peace.
But since marrying him, Sang Zhixia seems to have never really had a worry-free and leisurely day.
First came the suffering of having his property confiscated and being exiled, and then came the charge of treason.
Xu Yu didn't know what the future would be like, but when he saw Sang Zhixia looking up at him, he felt as if a sharp knife was stabbed into his heart and pulled back and forth for no reason.
Sang Zhixia caught the trace of guilt in Xu Yu's eyes and found it somewhat amusing. She leaned her head back against Xu Yu's chest and said with a laugh, "Xu Yu, I have never regretted it."
From the time I married Xu Yu until now, I have never regretted a single day.
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