Chapter 203: One Thing Conquers Another

"All countries increased their troops and stationed at the border almost at the same time. What does this mean?" Ye Qingcheng was sitting in the pavilion outside Zhaochen Hall, with a map spread out on the pearwood table in front of him, "Yunting, the Great Zhou Conference has begun. War?"

Yunting stood beside Ye Qingcheng, his eyes fell on the map, and he didn't know if he looked at it carefully. He replied calmly: "No."

Nan Xi, who was sitting opposite Ye Qingcheng, held a glass of iced plum soup in her hand and said with a faint smile: "I don't think so either."

"How can you see it?" Ye Qingcheng raised his lips, "Don't forget that Shu has a legitimate reason to raise troops."

The inexplicable disappearance of Prince Ye Yan of the Shu Kingdom is a major event for the Shu Kingdom. The emperor's shock and anger are not entirely pretentious, even if there are some excuses - after all, as the king of a country, when the news reaches the Shu Kingdom, When he was in the imperial capital, he should have known that the place where Prince Ye Yan's accident occurred was actually within the territory of Shu and had nothing to do with Dazhou.

If there is a connection, it would be that Ye Yan was on an envoy to Dazhou and something happened on his way back from Dazhou, so Dazhou naturally became the target of anger.

But no matter who is responsible, the disappearance of the prince is not a trivial matter. It is impossible for the emperor of Shu to calmly discuss the matter of finding the prince with Zhou. Taking this opportunity to launch an attack on the prince seems to be the only attitude he can take.

Shu has an excuse to send troops, but he may not have the courage to do so - unless he has determined that the other three countries will help him.

"The main purpose of the four countries increasing their troops at the same time is to frighten the Great Zhou and test the confidence of the Great Zhou's national power."

Yunting said calmly, "The royal families of various countries will secretly train many spies. These spies will sneak into the capitals of various countries quietly and pay close attention to the disturbances in the courts of various countries. They do not need to do many major things that disrupt the imperial court or influence the world. They just need to report some important changes that have occurred in the royal families of various countries back to their respective masters. This is their daily responsibility. "

Ye Qingcheng raised his lips carelessly: "I know this."

The royal families of various countries cultivate spies in order to know the trends of other countries' dynasties in a timely manner, so as to avoid the enemy's edge when it is strong, and to send troops to attack the enemy's country when it is weak.

For peace-loving kings, spies are a relatively conducive way to protect themselves.

Yunting glanced at her and said nothing.

"Look what I'm doing?" Ye Qingcheng raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you continue talking?"

"I already understand what Mr. Yun means." Nan Xi smiled faintly, "With spies from all over the world here, they already know the trends of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The biggest thing that has happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past few months Regarding the regent's desire to depose the emperor, in the eyes of the emperors of various countries, the power struggle between the regent and the emperor was considered an internal struggle. Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty was currently experiencing civil strife, and they wanted to take the opportunity to test the national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or maybe it was With a bit of intention to sow discord and add fuel to the fire."

After taking a sip of the cold plum juice, Nan Xi continued: "In short, the bad intentions are true, but whether they really have the strength to start a war with Da Zhou will probably have to wait until they find out Da Zhou's strength before they dare to make a decision."

Ye Qingcheng glanced at her silently, turned his eyes slightly, and looked at Yunting with interest.

Yunting pursed his lips and said nothing.

Ye Qingcheng said casually: "Do you two have a tacit understanding?"

Nan Xi laughed in astonishment: "What did the princess say? Rong Yu is extremely jealous. If he hears these words..."

"The regent is here." Yunting reminded lightly.

Nan Xi paused and turned to look at the man walking on the corridor, her eyebrows suddenly softened.

"What kind of telepathy?" Rong Yu walked forward with steady steps, exuding a noble and ascetic aura, and his voice was so light that no emotion could be heard, "Who is Princess Ye talking about?"

Yunting bowed and stood aside silently.

Ye Qingcheng raised his eyebrows and said in an extremely calm tone: "I said that the prince and the princess have a clear understanding of each other, and there is no doubt about their love."

Nan Xi was silent, sincerely amazed at Princess Qingcheng's ability to flatter her without changing her expression. She was really good at protecting herself. No wonder Yunting could be so calm when he heard Rong Yu's question. It seemed that he was sure that Ye Qingcheng had something. The certainty of coping.

Fortunately, Rong Yu didn't continue to ask any more questions. He probably believed Ye Qingcheng's explanation, or in other words, he was willing to believe Ye Qingcheng's explanation.

His eyes fell on the table. Rong Yu looked at the map unfolded on the table and said calmly: "How is Ye Yan's current situation?"

Yunting replied: "I have given up my martial arts and am temporarily imprisoned in Cangyun Mountain."

As soon as these words came out, Nan Xi and Ye Qingcheng were stunned at the same time, and then they both looked at Yunting in unison: "Prince Ye Yan is in your hands?"

Yunting nodded.

"Why didn't you say it just now?" Ye Qingcheng frowned, "Unfortunately, this princess is still guessing who put away this disaster on Tian Xingdao's behalf. It turned out that you were the one who put away the trouble?"

Yunting's tone was calm and gentle, with a hint of innocence: "You didn't even ask me."

Nan Xi and Ye Qingcheng looked at each other, and then Ye Qingcheng asked: "Is this your revenge or the regent's plan?"

"Both."

Ye Qingcheng understood. No wonder Yunting just said that this battle could not be fought. It seemed that everything was under their control.

"Even I was kept in the dark?" She raised the corner of her lips and looked at Yunting with a half-smile, "How courageous you are."

Yunting narrowed his eyes, not used to interacting intimately with her in front of others.

"Okay, if you two have any accounts to settle, you can go back to Jiang Xuexuan. Rong Yu and I won't disturb the friendly exchanges between you two." Nan Xi stood up and handed the pickled plum juice in her hand to Rong Yu's mouth. Bian asked, "Is it hot outside just now? Drink some iced plum juice to relieve the heat."

Rong Yu took the cup and drank it in one gulp without even the slightest hesitation.

When Ye Qingcheng saw this, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and joking: "The regent drank the sour plum soup handed over by the princess without even frowning? Aren't you afraid that the princess would poison the sour plum soup?"

"Don't talk about poisoning, even if this cup is full of poison, as long as I hand it to him, Rong Yu will definitely drink it all without any hesitation." Nan Xi has also learned to show affection recently, with a bright look in her eyes. Looking at Ye Qingcheng with a hint of provocation, "But I can't poison him. Even if I poison myself, I won't hurt Rong Yu even a hair."

Ye Qingcheng sneered: "It's not too disgusting."

"What's so disgusting? Just be envious and jealous." Nan Xi put down the cup and held Rong Yu's hand, "Let's go back to the room and make love. We won't be in her eyes here."

So the regent, who was cold and indifferent outside, was being pulled towards the bedroom by his weak and delicate little princess, who was so well-behaved.

Ye Qingcheng stared at their backs in silence, "All things are born, and one thing descends from another. This statement is indeed true."

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