When the Hundred Clans Army left, Bai Yuxuan sent Ning Zeqing off in the palace, and the civil and military officials were all present, all of them were happy and excited, and their faces were full of satisfaction.

Bai Yu ordered two glasses of wine to be brought and said to Ning Zeqing: "The border is safe this time, thanks to General Ning's protection. This wine is a tribute to the good of the two countries and the harmony of the centuries. ”

"Wait a minute," Ning Zeqing stopped his words, "I still have something unclear about, and I want to ask King Lian for advice." ”

An ominous premonition rose in Bai Yuxuan's heart, but above the main hall, he could only let him continue.

"I don't know what happened to General Ning?"

Ning Zeqing beckoned, and Ban Fei and Qu Mingli helped an old woman to the palace. The old woman's clothes look good, but her face seems to have added some vicissitudes to her face, and she looks older.

Bai Yu was puzzled: "General Ning, what does this mean?" ”

Ning Zeqing arched his hand and said: "This is an old woman I met when I was in Shidi to fight against the intrusion, she said something that I don't understand, and I hope King Lian can explain it to me." ”

Although the old woman has never seen the world, looking at so many people in Huaguan brocade clothes, she roughly guessed some, and then saw the high King Lian in the palace, standing above everyone, and several beautiful maids standing behind her, the momentum was compelling, and the three souls and seven spirits were half frightened, and she retreated to leave, and muttered straight in her mouth: "I want to go home, I want to go home." ”

Ban Fei hurriedly calmed her emotions, and when she calmed down, Ning Zeqing began to ask questions.

"Granny, where are you from? Is there anyone else in the family? ”

The old woman looked around, and everyone looked at her with curious eyes, and she said, "I am a person who wades in the ground." I have a son and a daughter-in-law under my knees. ”

When Bai Yuxuan heard this, he immediately understood Ning Zeqing's intentions, but he couldn't stop this accident.

"Is your son and daughter-in-law at home?"

The old woman suddenly looked sad and cried: "My poor son, he was recruited a month ago, saying that he was going to fight Youfeng, but he never came back, my daughter-in-law met the mother-in-law, heard the bad news, died in childbirth, one corpse and two lives!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all regretted the tragic fate of the family.

"Mother-in-law, are you sure, was it a month ago?"

The old woman nodded like garlic: "Uncle Li next door has a sixtieth birthday, just a month ago, how could I be mistaken!" ”

Among the officials present, some felt that something was wrong, and they were frowning and thinking.

Ning Zeqing nodded, let Ban Fei help her to step aside, and said to Bai Yuxuan: "If Ning is not mistaken, it has only been more than half a month since the land was invaded, why did the government start recruiting troops in the land a month ago?" And what are these soldiers for? I wonder if King Lian can tell me? ”

Some officials also asked: "At that time, Youfeng had not yet invaded the border and land, so why did he recruit troops in advance?" Could it be that you knew it in advance? ”

"Oh, what the lady said is obviously to attack Youfeng, not to resist the incursion."

"So, it was our soldiers who hit Youfeng first, and then Youfeng counterattacked? I've never heard of that. Only know that a small place on the border seems to be infested, so do you turn to General Ning for help? ”

A minister shook his head: "Don't you know, this land is sandwiched between Youfeng and my Lian country, there is no clear division, and the people of the city also travel between the two countries, and there is no distinction between countries. It wasn't until the country of Lian grew stronger and began to slowly manage it that it could be regarded as our country's land. But if you want to look into it, this is ...... This land does not belong to any one country. ”

"I see. A few days ago, I was still happy about recovering the lost land, but I didn't expect ......"

The courtier also sighed with him, very helpless.

Ning Zeqing looked at Bai Yuxuan's gradually solidified expression, and still asked, "I wonder if King Lian can tell the truth behind it?" ”

The courtiers of the palace also set their sights on their new king.

I saw Bai Yuxuan walking down slowly, bowing to the old woman on the side, and said, "Mother-in-law, your son is sacrificed for the future of my Lian country, I should respect you." ”

The old woman didn't know what he meant, so she just hid and didn't dare to be worshiped by him.

Bai Yuxuan looked at the expressions of the ministers around him, sighed in his heart, and asked in a loud voice, "Do you all want to know why I decided to take Shibu Land through this?" ”

The courtiers didn't say much, and this was what they meant in their expressions.

Bai Yu waved his hand, took off the white jade five beast pendants he was wearing on his waist, and showed them in front of everyone.

"In Zhou Xiao, it is with this golden and jade material that my Lian Kingdom can become famous among hundreds of countries. Even if it is to exchange soldiers, horses, and goods with other countries, it is also based on this. During the reign of my father, the king made friends with all the nations, and sent out this box of gold and jade. However, have you ever thought that if this gold and jade is gone, what will happen to my Lian Kingdom? ”

The courtiers were speechless for a while.

Bai Yuxuan took back the jade pendant, held it in his palm, and sat back on the throne, his expression more solemn than before.

"Yes, after years of excavation, there is not much left of the gold and jade mine. If this kind of development continues, I am afraid that the economic strength of our country will be greatly inferior to before. That's why I looked for another way. ”

"But what does this have to do with the land-related matter?" The courtier asked.

"Of course." Bai Yuxuan's tone was incompatible, "Two months ago, when a family was digging the ground to build a house, they discovered another gold and jade deposit underground, which can solve the urgent need of the moment. If it were you, wouldn't you take it into your pocket? What about my preemptive strike, over the years, all the land involved has been favored by my Lian country, and they have been included in our land, General Ning, do you have any objections? ”

Ning Zeqing's expression was indifferent, unmoved by the threat in his words: "I'm just trying to know the reason behind this." Now that I know, I will naturally inform my country's king. What will the king think of your deception, I dare not speculate below. ”

"What about you, what do you disagree with?"

The ministers looked embarrassed, looked at each other, and couldn't say anything.

What can they say? Bai Yuxuan's actions are all for the sake of Lian Guo, and now that he is the king of a country, even if he gives an order to attack other countries, the courtiers will not be able to resist the king's order.

"I still have two things that I don't know, please ask King Lian to solve my doubts."

Bai Yuxuan seemed to have a frosty aura between his eyebrows, but he just waved his hand and asked him to finish.

"The first is whether the national oath was signed by King Xianlian and whether it is now valid. The second is to mix up rebellion when our hundred ethnic army is recruiting. I've already told me about these two things, and I'm going to make them clearer now. ”

Bai Yuxuan suddenly chuckled, and changed into the warm appearance of his usual life.

"I am now the king of the kingdom of Lian, and when I say counting, I am counting, and as for the things that you have done in your camp, I have already explained that I got it by chance in the palace of my father. My father has passed away, and I have handed over the list to General Ning, could it be that General Ning wants to blame me for this? ”

"It's naturally your fault." A man's voice came from outside the hall, attracting everyone's attention.

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