Rong Yunxi sent the dim sum sent by Bo Xinlan to King Chen, and King Chen had to inch in, lying on the bed and opening his mouth: "I don't have the strength to take it, but I still want to eat ......."

"Then bear with it." Rong Yunxi didn't want to feed him, so she took the snack and turned around and left.

"Hey...... Don't be so ruthless......" King Chen struggled with Rong Yunxi's back.

But to no avail, Rong Yunxi didn't pay attention to him at all.

At noon on February 2, the emperor specially asked Li Zhonggui to send a plate of pig's head meat, and a few other small dishes made in the palace's imperial dining room to care for King Chen.

King Chen told Li Zhonggui that the matter of the craftsman had been settled by the way, and asked him to go back and report it, so that the emperor could rest assured. did not ask Li Zhonggui about the situation on the prince's side.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to know. About half an hour after Li Zhonggui left, Zhuo Jiu came back to report.

"Your Highness, the Prince's Mansion is very quiet, and I haven't been rewarded by the palace at all."

King Chen said: "It's past the time for lunch, and if there is no reward at this time, it is estimated that there will be no today." But thou shalt send men to keep an eye on thee, and if there is any reward at supper, thou shalt come back and report it to the king. ”

"Yes." Zhuo Jiu replied and hurriedly retreated.

The prince has been under house arrest for more than ten days, and if the emperor gives food to the prince's mansion today, it means that the emperor's anger towards the prince is not heavy, but the work of ten days will disappear.

It is very important to find out the emperor's attitude towards the crown prince, which is related to their future plans.

If the emperor pardoned the prince early this time, their future planning would inevitably be more difficult. If the emperor's temperament is very long, then King Chen's actions in the future will most likely have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

Even an hour after dinner, Zhuo Jiu did not come to report. It can be seen that the prince's side really didn't get the food.

In the Yilan courtyard, Bo Xinlan was worried about what she told Dongxue to do, and said early that she wanted to rest, so that Mama Wu and Jing Min retreated.

After Mama Wu and Jing Min left, Dongxue quietly served the pearl cui on Bo Xinlan's head, and after a while, there was no sound outside, so she whispered: "Niangniang, it's done......"

"Early this morning, the slave maid took advantage of the breakfast to mix musk with the spices of the sachets given to the incense courtyard. The little girls who were busy dividing things in the treasury came and went, and did not notice the slaves and maids. The slave maid only said that she had nothing to do and went out for a walk, and by the way, she took the things from our yard back, so as not to trouble them. They said that they were waiting for the kitchen to deliver food, and some cloth in it needed to be dried, and they had not finished cleaning it up for a while, and they did not have any suspicion of the slave maid. ”

Bo Xinlan looked at the person in the bronze mirror, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and said: "It's been this day, and there has been no movement in the Xianglai courtyard, so it can be seen that the people in the warehouse have not found any difference in the sachet and spice rewarded." ”

"They are all little slaves who don't know how to incense, how can they find out? It is also thanks to the mother that the maid told the slave maid last night to bring the musk to be finely ground over, if not, their incense and spice have been grinded, and the slave and maid have taken the unpolished one, and it is very rough in it, but it can be recognized at a glance. It doesn't matter what is placed in the sachet, there is a sachet covering, and they can't tell what it is. "Winter snow trails.

Bo Xinlan nodded: "In this way, let's just wait, after a month or two, there should always be a reaction." ”

Dongxue said in a low voice: "How can it be used for a month or two?" The slave maid bought it, but in the Linlang Pavilion, the musk of the best goods. This time the incense came to the courtyard, and the incense must not be broken, plus the Fumei people themselves wore it, and her two girls wore it, so the medicinal power, I am afraid that there will be a reaction after more than ten days. ”

Bo Xinlan smiled: "If it's really so fast, I'm sorry for the word 'Fu' given to her by His Royal Highness......"

The master and servant looked at each other and smiled in the bronze mirror, tacitly saying no more.

……

In March, it was a bright spring morning. King Chen looked at the bright spring light outside the window, and was thinking in his heart, should I go to the court? Don't let down this great spring......

I saw Zhuo Jiu hurriedly running to the Zhaoxian Courtyard, and when he entered the house, he still looked anxious.

"What's going on? You speak slowly. King Chen said.

"Your Highness......" Zhuo Jiu gasped and said, "No, it's not good...... It's going to war! ”

"What kind of battle? Snowball fights? There was no snow for the past two days. King Chen smiled.

"No...... Zhuo Jiu said anxiously, "It's our Wind Country, and we're going to fight with the Thunder Country!" It is said that the emperor issued a holy decree early this morning to declare war on the Lei country, and now the notice has been posted. And the people gathered around to see it! ”

King Chen was not surprised at all, but let out an "oh", which was regarded as hearing.

Seeing that His Royal Highness didn't care like this, the eagerness on his face instantly turned into surprise, and his mood eased a lot because of this.

Just looked at His Highness with an inquiring face, thinking that this is a big deal, why didn't His Highness seem to hear anything?

"Your Highness...... We're going to fight the Thunder Country, do you hear that? Zhuo Jiu confirmed.

"If you fight, you will fight, what does it have to do with our Kyoto City? Don't panic, it's impossible for the Thunder Country to hit our Wind Country Kyoto City. King Chen blew the hot tea in his hand and said slowly.

Zhuo Jiu thought about it and felt that His Highness's words were also right.

War, that's a frontier thing. The entire Windy Country is so big, what does it have to do with their Kyoto City? They were all confused by the comments of the people.

"By the way, Your Highness, I heard an uncle say that maybe there is already a fight on the frontier. His son had just returned from a tour of merchants, saying that he had seen our army heading towards Rongcheng. Zhuo Jiu said.

"It's not enough to fight yet, and it is a bit unkind to start fighting directly before declaring war first. But if war is declared early this morning, there will be a war before today. It was impossible for the Emperor to give them much time to prepare. But it doesn't mean that Lei Guo's side must not be prepared...... Hey, forget it, you don't understand. You should step back first, and wait for the king and the princess to say. ”

"The slave understands, what don't you understand...... Your Highness is too underestimated......" Zhuo Jiu muttered and bowed to King Chen, and retreated a little unconvinced.

Declaring war on the Lei Kingdom this time was not unexpected by King Chen. The father's declaration of war on the Lei State was not for the death of Yi'er, and it was impossible for the father to hastily provoke a war between the two countries because of the death of a daughter. But the battle with the Thunder Country has been doomed since the moment Yi'er died. This is about the face of the Wind Country, and it is also a warning to other countries.

The war is against the country of thunder, but the effect is not only on the country of thunder; If you don't fight, you are not only afraid of the Thunder Country, but it is equivalent to saying to all the countries on this continent - we are the Wind Country, you come and fight us.

Therefore, from the moment Yi'er died, the battle between the Wind Country and the Thunder Country was unavoidable. It's just too early and too late.

can live a peaceful and prosperous life, but it has to work hard and lose money...... Between countries, they competed for face and status, but they suffered the soldiers and people at the border gates.

In fact, the Wind Country has always been better, and the people of the Fire Country and the Thunder Country have had a worse life.

In this battle, if the Wind Country can win, maybe the people of the Wind Country can live a stable life for a few years. Other countries saw the combat power of the Wind Country, so they naturally didn't dare to fight the idea of the Wind Country first, and the persimmon should be pinched softly, right?

But after a few years, when they have decided the winner, there will only be a situation of confrontation between the two countries, and a big war is inevitable.

And that's just for the best. If it's a bad outcome......

There are no absolute enemies between countries, and there are no eternal friends. Once they realize that the Windy Nation is strong, they may put aside their previous enmity and unite against the Windy Nation. In that case, the Windy Nation would not even have a chance to take a break for a few years to wait and see. Since the beginning of this war, it has faced endless wars.

Therefore, it is necessary to take precautions, and when the Wind Country is at war with the Thunder Country, we will think of a way to block the possibility of the Thunder Country and the other two countries joining forces.

He is not afraid of war, but if he can achieve the same effect as war without fighting, wouldn't it be better?

If World War I is spared, how many fewer soldiers and how many fewer people will die in the Wind Country? How many families have been destroyed by the fighting? How many crops will be protected from the smoke of gunpowder?

When the country and the people are safe, who wants to see the people in their land hungry and displaced?

"Squeak ......" The door opened, Rong Yunxi took the medicine from Dr. Ju and came back, taking off the cloak on his body, and said, "When I just came back, I heard two family members say that my father killed the envoy of the Lei Kingdom who had been holding it, and his head was hung at the gate of the city. ”

"It's a matter of time sooner or later," said King Chen, "my father has been holding him in order to kill him and make an example of the thunder country." Just now, Zhuo Jiu came to spread that his father had declared war on Lei Guo, and the notices were all posted. This king estimates that there will be a battle on the border tonight. It is estimated that the father had already sent a secret decree to the second brother to prepare for war. ”

King Chen said as he looked at Rong Yunxi's expression.

I saw that when Rong Yunxi hung up his cloak and turned around, he heard him say, "There will be a battle tonight", and his brows furrowed slightly.

I felt very uncomfortable, but I didn't show anything. continued: "It's just that this king can't figure it out in one place. Father, has it been too long to delay? Counting it, it will only take a month to spread the secret decree from Kyoto City to the frontier, but today it is March 20. ”

To start a war against the Lei country, the sooner you can naturally take the lead, even if you send troops to support, but there is no need to wait for the people sent to go to war, the second brother is strong and strong, isn't it just to receive the will of his father? In this way, is it too late for the Father Emperor to decide the meaning of the Thunder Country...... I don't know what the reason is for this......"