Bai Jin obviously couldn't suppress the irritability in his heart today, and in order to hide his emotions, he didn't sit down, just stood at the table, put his hands behind his back, and hid in his wide sleeves to hide some of his unconscious movements.

Dugu Zhan was also worried about Feng Yi's state at this time, so he didn't notice the difference between Yu Fei Pavilion Lord today.

Bai Jin pressed the boredom in his heart, and went through the dynamics of the emperor in his mind for nearly a month when the shadow was sent, and he didn't let go of a description of his expression, and the hand behind his back couldn't help but clench: "The emperor seems to have been suspicious of the two of you since the last time he summoned Feng Yi into the palace to inquire about his favorite object, it seems that this time it was my mistake in Yu Feige." ”

Dugu Zhan frowned, but he is not an unreasonable person, the emperor's mind is not something that the shadows can figure out, and he will not even report to the pavilion master every word on weekdays, this cannot be counted as a problem for the Fei Pavilion: "The pavilion master doesn't have to be like this, since the matter has happened, it is better to think more about what the future should be." ”

Bai Jin still couldn't calm down in his heart, he should have noticed that something was wrong with the emperor earlier! "What the prince said is that according to the news obtained by the lord of this cabinet, the emperor has begun to arrange the conscription, and it seems that he is ready to post the conscription notice at the beginning of spring.

Although new soldiers will be recruited every spring, the difference this time is that the emperor seems to have set the number of soldiers for this recruitment, and if the number is not enough, it may be forcibly conscripted according to the situation.

In addition to the abnormality of the conscription, there are also taxes, the end of the year is approaching, the emperor has sent a messenger to kill chickens and monkeys in places where corruption is serious, this time there should be no place to dare to evade taxes. Moreover, there are no natural disasters, and this year's harvest and cities with good commercial transactions have increased taxes, which is collecting money.

The Ordnance Supervisor seems to have been working day and night lately, far beyond the normal need for preparation.

All this shows that the emperor is ready to start a war.

Xiling is rich, but the comfortable environment also makes the people too comfortable and not bloody enough, Beiyan is relatively barren but the people will not be a little fist and kick, and they are still martial and good at fighting.

If the emperor really plans to start a war with Beiyan, it is natural to stretch the battle line and delay time, Beiyan is good at fighting but the materials are in short supply, which is not enough to support too long a battle, but once the war starts, Xiling will also consume a lot of manpower and financial resources, which is a lose-lose situation.

But the emperor still secretly began to prepare, manpower, financial resources, and weapons began to accumulate, indicating that the emperor had decided to go to war. ”

Dugu Zhan had a gloomy face: "The emperor expected that Feng Yi wanted to take revenge, and he would cooperate with this king, this king has military power in hand, and when the time comes, he will plan to attack Beiyan for Feng Yi, and the emperor can support these materials to completely turn Beiyan into a subsidiary of Xiling, so he will acquiesce to the cooperation between this king and Feng Yi?" ”

Bai Jin frowned under the cover of the mask: "I'm afraid that the emperor's calculation is not just to swallow Beiyan, now Beiyan, Xiling, and Nanban have a balance of strength, if Xiling breaks this balance, the family is dominant, and Nanban is estimated to not sit idly by, Nanban's means are not something that ordinary people can resist, just as the so-called pull a hair and move the whole body, the emperor must also think about the back road, otherwise he would not be so resolute in preparing for war." ”

Dugu Zhan's face was gloomy: "The hard bone of the Nanban, after the battle between Xiling and Beiyan, there is no way to deal with the Nanban, what is the emperor's plan, does the pavilion master have any news?" ”

Bai Jin just smiled coldly at those royal intrigues: "What? The prince still doesn't understand the emperor's thoughts? ”

Dugu Zhan clenched his hands silently, he knew that the emperor hated, hated that battle, it was him who survived and not Dugu Yi, he didn't understand why, it was also from his mother's concubine, why the emperor would have such a different attitude towards him and his brother, the emperor hated him, his expectations for the emperor, and his expectations for a father had long been wiped out, and they were just maintaining a superficial relaxation just because of the moral constraints of the father and son.

So, what will the emperor plan and what can he do? "He's going to sacrifice the king? Send this king to the Nanban? It seems that if this battle starts, after it ends, it will be the time of the king's death. ”

Bai Jin laughed mockingly: "Lord, how could the emperor kill you, then you will be a hero of the country!" You can only die on the battlefield! Nanban, if you think about it, the emperor will let Feng Yi solve it.

The emperor's abacus is very good, however, this is still a very distant thing, a battle is estimated to be a few years, if it develops according to the normal situation, Beiyan will definitely lose, but there are accidents everywhere in life, this battle can not be fought, and it is not necessarily. ”

Dugu Zhan frowned, he said that he wanted to avenge Feng Yi, and this battle must be fought: "What does Pavilion Master mean by this?" ”

Bai Jin: "Bei Yan is preparing to send an envoy to Xiling. Beiyan wiped out the Feng family, the court was in turmoil, and Feng Yi fled to Xiling to get shelter, and Beiyan naturally knew about it, and at this time, he came to negotiate with his relatives. ”

Dugu Zhan's brows furrowed even tighter: "And pro? Xiling doesn't seem to have gotten such news yet. ”

Bai Jin: "Beiyan wiped out the Feng family, but above the court, how many high-ranking officials and ministers were brought into the court by the Feng family, and they were gifted with knowledge, Beiyan beheaded the Feng family with such a perfunctory charge of bewitching the public, and chilled the hearts of many courtiers, some high-spirited officials have resigned and returned to their hometowns, even if they stay, they are holding a breath in their hearts, and Emperor Beiyan does not dare to trust those ministers, and the court can be described as a mess."

Beiyan was also worried that Feng Yi would send troops to fight in Xiling, but he would have internal and external troubles and no time to deal with them, so he remembered what he said.

As for this news, Beiyan is only preparing for the matter of harmony, and who will be sent to negotiate with him, and which princess he will send to make peace has not yet been decided. The source of this pavilion master's Yu Fei Pavilion is not only in Xiling. ”

Dugu Zhan's expression was a little more ruthless: "Since this king promised Feng Yi to help her take revenge, this battle must be fought!" The pavilion master also wants to show his ambitions, and he won't watch this happen. ”

Bai Jin: "This is natural, the prince still thinks about how to marry Feng Yi with the emperor, the emperor will not let go of such a good opportunity to make conditions with you." ”

After Dugu Zhan left, Bai Jin also returned to Baifu as fast as possible, and when he saw Feng Yi curled up and sitting under the flower tree, his heart hurt so much: "Sister, it's my brother who is not good, and he shouldn't give Dugu Zhan such a bad move." If you had noticed that the emperor was aware of the relationship between you and Dugu Zhan, you wouldn't need to use such a strategy......"

Feng Yi looked up at Bai Jin and patted the position beside him, Bai Jin sat down obediently: "Brother, it's not your fault, it's not your fault, I want to take revenge, my brother just helped me with advice, and I agreed to it myself this time." ”