The King of England wanted to stay with Yan Huaiwen to have breakfast with him.
The latter politely resigned.
After leaving the yard, Yan Yu walked quickly carrying the food box.
I was thinking that I would have to heat up breakfast when I got back, and then walked from the kitchen to the prince's residence, and then back to the small courtyard where they temporarily stayed. It was already too cold.
"Xiao Er, do you know where Master Luan Yu is resting?" Yan Huaiwen suddenly slowed down and asked.
Yan Yu turned around and looked back, with some doubts in his eyes, but he answered without any hesitation: "Uncle, I know."
"Lead the way."
Yan Yu's body was faster than her brain. She just turned around, then turned back, and then turned back again. Her calves were so tight that they made a clicking sound on the broken ice on the ground.
She originally wanted to persuade her uncle to eat first before going over, but considering her uncle's temperament, his priorities were very clear. There was still a meeting in the lobby today, and she had to meet Mr. Luan before the meeting. There must be something important.
"Uncle, please chew one of our meat strips first to cushion your stomach." Yan Yu stuffed a small spicy meat strip into his uncle's hand.
Yan Huaiwen frowned slightly.
Yan Yu paid attention to his expression and knew that he didn't like the burning sensation that washed over his body.
"Uncle, there is porridge in the food box, you can eat the porridge." Yan Yu turned his hands left and right, and with his free hand, he dexterously took out the bowl of soft boiled rice porridge.
Eating while walking is extremely indecent.
But the child's fisting heart and eager thoughts are all in his eyes, clear and discernible.
Yan Huaiwen stretched out his hand to take it, slowed down a little, and held the porridge steadily. While chewing the meat strips, he sipped the cold porridge from time to time to reduce the burning in his abdomen.
The posture is dignified and the steps are measured.
Even though I eat and drink while walking, it feels like taking a leisurely stroll.
Luanyu was about to go to the cell when he walked to the corridor and saw this scene.
Can't help but stop and watch.
Yan Huaiwen looked at him, stopped, stood still, folded his long sleeves, looked calm, and bowed from a distance.
Where can I see what is in his hands?
Luan Yu secretly praised in his heart: What a beautiful style!
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"If Mr. Yan is here to deal with Leshan Prefecture, please tell His Royal Highness the King of England that Luanyu came out of Beijing to work on a private mine in Xizhou. The ownership of Leshan Prefecture is a big matter. I don't know the inside story and dare not speak nonsense."
Luan Yu stretched out his hand to pick up the tea bowl on the table.
It's like serving tea to see guests off.
"This is not why students come here." Yan Huaiwen said.
Luan Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at him with questioning eyes.
"The three private mines in Xizhou are all reported by Guanzhou."
Luan Yu's eyes opened slightly, and in an instant, he had a myriad of thoughts.
Yan Huaiwen's tone was casual, as if he was chatting about romance, but every word was sharp: "There are more than just these three private mines in Xizhou. If a student dares to report it, Mr. Luan, do you dare to investigate it all?"
Do you dare to investigate?
Luanyu couldn't answer for a moment.
When he left the capital, His Majesty summoned him, and he revealed a lot in his words. He also planned to thoroughly investigate the private mining case, conduct personal inspections, and travel to all the cities and towns in Xizhou to find out what was going on in Xizhou.
But everything happened yesterday, from the private soldiers guarding the open-pit coal mine with armor and weapons, to the interrogation at night, when a group of people were tortured and refused to reveal a word. The more Luan Yu thought about it, the more chills he felt all over his body.
Yan Huaiwen's question hit him right where it hurts.
Yes, he weighed the pros and cons and really couldn't investigate further.
There is also circumstantial evidence that what he thought was correct.
Guanzhou is adjacent to Xizhou. If there is any change in the latter, Guanzhou will be the first to know about it, and it is also Guanzhou who will report to the capital to inform His Majesty.
"I will inform your Majesty about this matter and ask for His Majesty's Holy Judgment." Even if Luan Yu guessed that Guanzhou was the person who secretly reported the matter, he would not reveal the slightest hint.
Yan Huaiwen had no intention of discussing the rebellion in Xizhou with him.
"Sir Luan, this is just a moment when the student made a blunder in anger. Please don't take it to heart, Mr. Luan. The student knows the seriousness of it, but he just feels aggrieved."
There was a hint of lingering sadness in Yan Huaiwen's eyes, and his voice seemed to be trembling:
"We, the Guanzhou Army, will know after we destroy Bei Rong. The people captured by Bei Rong over the years have a hard time surviving outside the Pass. It is even worse than cattle and sheep! Livestock can be traded, and people can also sell them. It is cold this winter, and Bei Rong is buying coal.
I asked Xizhou to exchange cattle, sheep and people. This population will be the people in my pass.
If you enter through life, you will not be able to escape through death!
Mr. Luan, what the student said is not false. The transaction between Beirong and Xizhou was witnessed by our army. When we first met Beirong, we didn't know about it. We only killed them all to save the people in our pass. Later, we met the Xizhou army to escort coal.
When the car came, I didn't expect it, and I was shocked to realize that Xizhou actually... collaborated with the enemy."
When Yan Huaiwen uttered these two words, it was as light as a whisper.
But it was like thunder exploding in Luanyu's ears.
"Really?" he asked anxiously, "Really?!"
"All the Xizhou troops escorting the coal trucks were captured and are now imprisoned in a safe and secluded place."
"Now that we have evidence, can we report it to Your Majesty?" Luan Yu asked solemnly.
"The situation at that time was extremely dangerous." Yan Huaiwen's eyes were filled with memories, and there was a hint of happiness and fear between his brows.
"Xizhou didn't see the coal transporter return, so we sent people to look for him one after another. We had no choice but to kill him, but we could only hide it for a while. If Xizhou learned that Guanzhou had peeked into his privacy and joined forces with Beirong to besiege him,
Guanzhou is in danger!
At that time, Guanzhou was experiencing a cold disaster and the people's livelihood was difficult. At the time of internal and external difficulties, it was too late to ask for help from Beijing, so we had to come up with a plan to survive in the danger."
Luan Yu blurted out: "Is this the reason why Guanzhou sent troops to conquer Beirong without authorization?"
Yan Huaiwen spoke earnestly: "As Mr. Luan said, His Royal Highness was willing to take the risk, mobilize all the efforts of Guanzhou to arrange food and fodder, pretend to compete with the King of Qi in Leshan, and at the same time order the prince to accompany the army to conquer in person, that's all.
The thought of fighting to the death with the Beirong, and winning it, can bring peace outside Guanzhou, stabilize the people's hearts, and frighten all directions.
Even if they are defeated, firstly, they can calm Xizhou's suspicions and prevent radical changes; secondly, they can attract the attention of the court. If the Guanzhou army is defeated, the imperial court will definitely send strong troops here to suppress the border fortress, and it can also overwhelm Xizhou."
He changed the topic and said: "Fortunately, we won. Now that the Beirong have been eliminated, Guanzhou can be freed to prepare for Xizhou. Therefore, Leshan has to fight even more. Guanzhou is bitterly cold and it is difficult to obtain food and grass supplies. Although
Our army won a great victory, and the government rewarded us with praises, but they could only be given once or twice, not three times.
If His Royal Highness the King of England can control the two prefectures of Guanzhou and Leshan, and use the power of the two prefectures, and if the government and the government secretly help, there will be no worries in the future.
At that time, in the name of suppressing bandits, Guanzhou sent soldiers to Leshan to block their way south to Beijing and block them in the northwest.
If chaos breaks out in Xizhou, the Guanzhou army will definitely be able to put it down!"
After saying these words, Luanyu's heart was racing, and he couldn't help himself.
Yan Yu was stunned when he heard this.
This...is her uncle?
So eloquent? So good at acting?
That little expression is perfect, every bit is just right.
In just a few words, the image of the King of England as a great man who cared deeply about his country and his people, and who took risks despite taboos, was thus established?
The King of England also boasted in a subtle way, and had a high-sounding reason for sending troops without permission. The small details of ambushing the Xizhou spies were a stroke of genius. With the use of time misalignment, everything had a reasonable explanation.
Yes! It was too dangerous and dangerous at that time!
We were afraid of changes in Xizhou, so we took the risk to go out to fight Beirong.
Otherwise, it would be like being attacked from both sides!
The competition with Xizhou for Leshan also happened for a reason.
Huh? I'm afraid the ownership of Leshan Mansion is now stable.
Her uncle...
It’s so awesome!
Yan Yu's eyes seemed to be shooting out sparks, crackling and jumping!
The admiration is so full that it almost overflows.
