Chapter 1290 Emperor Wen's Concerns

Speaking of Yun Zheng's military operations against the Li Dynasty, the smile on Yun Li's face suddenly disappeared, and then a solemn look appeared on his face.

"No."

Yun Li shook his head slightly. "There is no news from the Li Dynasty right now. However, a few days ago, something big seemed to have happened in Shuobei. Everyone entering and leaving Beilu Pass was strictly checked. There seemed to be a large-scale troop movement. I guess it might be because something happened on the front line..."

They had no idea about the situation in the Le Dynasty.

Up to now, no news has been received regarding the war against the Le Dynasty.

The spies he sent to Shuobei could only analyze the situation on the front line based on some actions in Shuobei.

"Then you must send people to inquire more! If he really suffered a defeat in the Le Dynasty, it would be good news for the court..."

Emperor Wen smiled, but was secretly worried.

That rebellious son wouldn't have suffered a defeat at the hands of the Le Dynasty, right?

The key point is that the Le Dynasty was too far away from their rear.

Once the front suffers a defeat, the rear will be unable to provide timely reinforcements.

A defeat could lead to a total loss.

"I will have someone find out." Yun Li nodded gently. "By the way, has anyone told Father about what happened in Xiqu?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Emperor Wen smiled, "When I went to your uncle's house with your mother a few days ago, I talked to him about this matter. However, there was not much specific information at that time, and your uncle and I did not talk much..."

A serious rebellion broke out in Xiqu.

It is said that a small tribe called Saga launched a rebellion when Xiqu sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebels of Hun Gu tribe, and then a small tribe around Saga also responded.

Now, Xiqu seems to be fighting the rebels quite fiercely.

But they were not very clear about the specific battle situation.

“This is exactly what I want to tell you, Father.” Yun Li said, and took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it to Emperor Wen. “This is the memorial that Qinpu sent to the court urgently…”

Yun Li had just received this memorial not long ago.

This matter was of great importance, so he came to see Emperor Wen without even having time to discuss it with officials in the court.

Emperor Wen took the memorial and read it carefully.

The content of the memorial is not too short.

The civil unrest in Xiqu continued. In addition to the wars in Saga and Hungu, the northern part of Xiqu was also invaded by a large number of bandits.

Nowadays, Xiqu is no longer able to completely suppress the rebellion. Xiqu begs Daqian to send troops to help Xiqu suppress the rebellion and is willing to give the territory of the Hun Gu tribe to Daqian as a reward.

Looking at the contents of the memorial, Emperor Wen could not help but lower his brows in deep thought.

This memorial contains very little literal content, but it actually contains a lot of substance.

It is true that the northern part of Xiqu was invaded by bandits.

In all likelihood, it was the rebellious son who sent people to Xiqu to plunder.

The rebels in Hun Gu must be supported by Nana the rebellious son behind the scenes.

But it is difficult to say about the Saga rebellion.

Emperor Wen pondered for a while, then ordered Mu Shun: "Bring the map of Xiqu!"

Mu Shun took the order and immediately ordered someone to bring the map of Xiqu.

Soon, the young eunuch brought the map of Xiqu, and Mu Shun quickly unfolded the map in front of Emperor Wen.

This is a relatively old map, and it is not very detailed. It only roughly marks the locations of the various parts of Xiqu and several important trade routes.

Soon, Emperor Wen found Sakya's location under Yun Li's guidance.

Sakya is right next to the Sawtooth Ridge of the Northwest Protectorate!

If Qinpu was not lying, then the Sakya rebellion must have something to do with that rebellious son!

What on earth is this rebellious son doing?

They're still fighting with the Li Dynasty over there, and they're constantly causing trouble for Xiqu here?

Isn't he afraid of forcing Xiqu into a corner, so that Xiqu will directly attack the Northwest Protectorate?

By then, with a war on two fronts, can the financial conditions of Shuobei and Northwestern Protectorate afford such a huge expense?

This rebellious son has taken too big a step!

After a moment, Emperor Wen looked up at Yun Li and said, "Tell me first, what do you think?"

"I am in a difficult situation now."

Yun Li had learned his lesson and did not give a direct answer. He sighed and said, “On the one hand, I hope to expand our territory; but on the other hand, I am worried that we will be used by Xiqu and become their pawns…”

"That's true."

Emperor Wen nodded slightly, "I am also worried about this! Another point is that even if Xiqu really cedes the Hungu tribe to us, we will probably consume a lot of manpower and financial resources due to the constant rebellion of the Hungu tribe. The rebellious son Lao Liu will definitely not let the court gain a foothold in Hungu peacefully..."

Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li fell into deep thought.

He did not consider this in his haste.

Now that Emperor Wen had reminded him of this, he also realized the drawbacks of this.

When the imperial army enters Hungu, a large-scale rebellion will inevitably break out in Hungu!

On the one hand, the Hun Gu tribe will not recognize Daqian’s rule in the short term, and on the other hand, that bastard Lao Liu will definitely support the rebels in secret.

As a result, the imperial court would inevitably have to invest a large amount of military and financial resources in the Hun Gu tribe.

From this point of view, this is definitely contrary to the court's current strategy of conserving strength.

That bastard Lao Liu secretly supported the rebels to consume the imperial court's military strength, and he blamed everything on the rebels of the Hun Gu tribe. The imperial court couldn't even put a accusation on him!

Thinking of this, Yun Li immediately began to back down.

Seeing Yun Li also looking embarrassed, Emperor Wen said, "This matter must be handled with caution. You can talk to the four regents first, and then discuss it with the other ministers during the court meeting!"

"My son, I obey."

Yun Li answered helplessly.

Afterwards, the father and son chatted briefly for a while, and Yun Li stood up to say goodbye.

After Yun Li left, Emperor Wen began to think again.

After a while, Emperor Wen asked Mu Shun, "How much silver is left in the Imperial Household Department's treasury?"

"About three million taels."

Mushun replied.

Only three million taels?

Emperor Wen frowned.

This little bit of money is just a drop in the bucket for that rebellious son.

Moreover, what the rebellious son lacked most was probably not silver, but food and military supplies.

Emperor Wen lowered his brows in thought again.

After a while, Emperor Wen ordered Mu Shun: "Send two people to Shuofang secretly to inquire about the situation of the war on the front line! Ask the girl from the Shen family what support she needs from the court!"

This battle against the Le Dynasty was extremely important.

There is not much time left to fight!

Even if we cannot win this battle, it will not shake the foundation of Shuobei.

Otherwise, if Xiqu launched a military operation against the Northwest Protectorate regardless of the consequences, it would likely cause great trouble to the rebellious son.

"Old slave, let's do it now!"

Mu Shun quickly retreated.

Emperor Wen sighed lightly and cursed Yun Zheng in his heart.

If they wanted to use military force against the Le Dynasty, they could just deal with it with peace of mind. Instead, they had to provoke Xiqu while attacking the Le Dynasty.

Fortunately, this rebellious son was not around, otherwise, he would have slapped him hard twice!

Can he afford the huge cost of fighting on two fronts?

How can it be so easy to eat a big fat man in one bite?