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In battle, if there is not enough food and grass, then the army will be defeated.

This is a truth that everyone understands.

Zhou Yinzhu and Xiao Siye understood, and Xiao Ziyu also understood.

When Emperor Wanqi announced that he was going to repair the imperial mausoleum on a large scale, she understood that the emperor of Great Chu was already 'terminally ill'.

Dachu is now in serious external trouble and the treasury is empty, but at this time, Emperor Wanqi is bent on building a mausoleum and begins to requisition a large amount of manpower, which will definitely make the people resentful.

Life is no longer stable.

"It takes a lot of gold and silver to repair the mausoleum, and it also requires a lot of gold and silk wood. Xiao Ziyu looked at Xiao Yuxuan not far away and said, "What does Your Majesty plan to do with these?"

The golden silk nanmu is called "imperial wood".

It was once said that a coffin made of golden silk nan wood and those who lie down in it will receive eternal life.

Whether this sentence is true or not, no one knows.

But the only thing Xiao Ziyu knows is the preciousness of golden silk nanmu.

How could Xiao Yuxuan not understand what Xiao Ziyu was worried about? He glanced at Bai Congjian, who was not far away with a breezy face, and sighed, "Master, has Your Majesty already seen you?"

The treasury is empty, and the only way to want high-quality golden silk nanmu is to 'rob'.

But if the emperor wants to take things from the merchants, how can he say that he is 'robbing'? In the idea of Emperor Wanqi, I am the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven needs something from you, which is a favor and value for you.

However, doing so would lead to the flight of merchants, which led to the interruption of many domestic trades.

Therefore, Emperor Wan Qi wanted to snatch gold and silver from these merchants, and the only person he could ask was Bai Congjian.

After all, the person who is farthest away from Da Chu's business today is only Bai Congjian.

"Hmm. Bai Congjian didn't hide it, and smiled faintly, "Your Majesty has already seen me." ”

Xiao Ziyu, who was holding the tea cup, frowned after hearing this.

When has it been since he was still laughing?

Emperor Wan Qi's meeting with Bai Congjian naturally had his purpose...... But Xiao Ziyu understands that this kind of purpose is definitely not a good purpose.

In his previous life, Emperor Wan Qi was very jealous and distrustful of the Bai family.

To be precise, not only Emperor Wan Qi, but even Emperor Wentai, the first emperor, did not like the Bai family, for fear that they would support their own troops.

The young man in front of him, his handsome face is like the moonlight in the middle of the night, dazzling and attractive.

On the contrary, Bai Congjian has no conceit and arrogance, and his faint smile can't help but make people feel pleasing to the eye.

"Your Majesty, what do you want you to do?" Xiao Yuxuan knew that he shouldn't have asked at this time, after all, in his eyes, these words should not be heard by Xiao Ziyu, a woman. But Xiao Yuxuan also knows very well that even if Xiao Ziyu is not here, if Xiao Ziyu inadvertently asks about this matter in the future, Bai Congjian will answer Xiao Ziyu word by word, and there will definitely be no half to hide.

In the eyes of outsiders, the young master of the Bai family, who is very rational and shrewd, actually trusts and accommodates Xiao Ziyu very much.

Bai tapped the table with Jianjian's index finger and made a crisp sound, "Your Majesty asked me, have you ever seen the Night Pearl of the East China Sea!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuxuan took a breath of cold air.

It seems that he underestimated Emperor Wanqi's purpose.

What Emperor Wan Qi wanted was not only the golden silk nanmu, but also the rumored night pearl.

That's a priceless thing.

Or maybe......

"What Your Majesty wants may never be the golden silk nanmu, nor the rumored pearl of the night. Xiao Yuxuan smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty just wants to test your style." ”

Whether it is the golden silk nanmu or the night pearl of the East China Sea, these are just small objects in the eyes of Emperor Wan Qi.

What Emperor Wan Qi wanted was actually a huge amount of gold and silver.

Bai Congjian heard the words and bowed slightly.

Talking to Xiao Yuxuan, not tired.

Xiao Yuxuan was indeed very smart, and quickly thought of Emperor Wanqi's purpose.

Moreover, Emperor Wan Qi asked like this, just to let Bai Congjian know himself.

Either obediently send what Emperor Wanqi needs, or ...... The Bai family will be destroyed.

"Master, what are you going to do about this matter?" Xiao Yuxuan tested Bai Congjian's attitude.

"If you come, you will be safe. Bai Congjian's voice was calm, "Before Your Majesty speaks, there is still a time." ”

Xiao Yuxuan frowned, "Master, do you mean to wait?"

Bai Congjian didn't seem to be worried about the pressure that Emperor Wan Qi brought to him, in Bai Congjian's eyes, this matter was like a breeze blowing across the water, except for rippling in circles, there were no big waves.

If someone else came to talk to Xiao Yuxuan, Xiao Yuxuan would definitely think that this person was simply crazy and too confident.

The mandate of heaven can still be violated.

The imperial mandate is irreversible.

Emperor Wan Qi is not a Ming monarch, and he is very vindictive, the ninth prince Zhou You'an was considered to be more suitable for the throne than Emperor Wan Qi because of his good reputation, and now he has ended up with a life worse than death. Then if Bai Congjian disobeyed Emperor Wanqi's order, the result would not be much better than Zhou You'an.

The current Bai family is just a merchant, not the Bai family, which used to have military power.

Emperor Wan Qi wants to clean up the Bai family, it's too simple.

It's like pinching an ant to death, it's easy.

However, now that these words came out of Bai Congjian's mouth, Xiao Yuxuan actually believed that Bai Congjian could really solve this matter well.

He thought about it for a moment before he said the one thing he feared the most.

"Then, the Qiao family will also be there, right?"

Bai Congjian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "What will happen to the Qiao family?"

Xiao Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Emperor Wan Qi wants to deal with the merchants of Great Chu, so the Qiao family in Gusu is naturally no exception. Although his grandfather is already healthy, his grandfather is old after all, how can he withstand the pressure brought by the people in the officialdom.

Now that Qiao Mianzhi has just taken over the Qiao family, he is naturally more afraid of these 'accidents'.

Xiao Yuxuan stood up and saluted from the past, "Thank you, master." ”

He thinks he is talented, but no matter how talented he is, he can't think of how to shelter the Qiao family in these days.

Xiao Yuxuan felt frustrated.

After getting the answer he wanted, and talking to Bai Congjian for a while, Xiao Yuxuan retreated from the house.

Outside, the breeze is clear.

At night, the flowers are hazy and fragrant.

Xiao Ziyu lowered his eyes, looked at the tea cup in front of him, smelled the faint smell of herbs in the room, and said after half a salary, "This matter is indeed very complicated, but what I am worried about now is not this matter, but the eighth prince and my father." ”

If the border is lost, then not only will her father die in battle, but Da Chu will also be in chaos.

"You just took a jade pendant from my side. Xiao Ziyu said, "Although this jade pendant is indeed a high-grade jade, it ...... and not much silver. ”

For grain and grass, it is just a drop in the bucket.

She paused, raised her eyes and looked at Bai Congjian, "Moreover, how do you know that this jade is in my hand?"

In her previous life, she never let Bai Congjian know about the existence of this jade pendant, and even wore it close to her body after avoiding Bai Congjian.

Bai Congjian smiled gently, not afraid of Xiao Ziyu's questioning and direct eyes.

"You've always been wearing it close to you, so I didn't know it at first," he said. Just once, you got drunk......"