"..." Li Ruyu was speechless.
He really couldn't say for sure about this matter. After all, if it were him, he would go too. It was a tremendous benefit that would allow the people under his rule to live a better life and strengthen his own forces. Why not go?
Li Anlan glanced at the crowd, getting his answer from their eyes, and said in a deep voice, "If they can go, so can I!"
Holy crap!
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. The Emperor had acted rashly. If he were detained there, he would probably be in a worse situation than Ran Zijin.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!" Tan, a former victim, couldn't help but offer his most sincere advice: that place is not to be visited.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
The people below immediately knelt on the ground, while the Crown Prince and the Third Prince looked puzzled. If their father was detained, would they be able to seize the throne?
At this moment, they even wanted to cheer on their father, the emperor; they had to go.
To everyone's surprise, Li Anlan's gaze swept over the two of them the next second, and he said in a deep voice, "The sons of the Prince of Min and the Prince of Shu can go, and my son can also make this trip for the sake of the All Under Heaven people. Crown Prince and Third Prince, which of you will go?"
Holy crap!
Upon hearing this, Li Yunmiao felt a chill run down her spine; her old man was really setting her up.
Can our family compare to the Prince of Shu and the Prince of Min? They never cheated Northern Liang or Xiliang. Father, you were a frequent visitor, and it seems you even sent people to attack Xiliang's Western Regions territory before.
They're sending us to our deaths!
"Father, for the sake of All Under Heaven the people, I believe that the Crown Prince is the only suitable candidate, as this will help increase the Crown Prince's prestige!" Li Yunmiao said solemnly.
It would be best if you were detained, then I'd be the crown prince.
Li Qiankun's face stiffened. He couldn't accept such a serious accusation. He kicked one of the ministers next to him, who immediately understood and stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the foundation of the nation and must not be lost. He cannot go to Xiliang. Besides, the Crown Prince and Lin Yi are already at odds, and Lin Yi will surely do something detrimental to the Crown Prince."
Everyone was taken aback at first, but then they immediately understood—it was because of the Crown Princess.
However, this made sense, and even Li Anlan couldn't help but nod, saying in a deep voice, "In that case, let Yunmiao go. Father will surely reward her handsomely when she returns!"
"Thank you, Father!" Li Yunmiao said with a forced smile.
My older brother is really going all out. To avoid going to Xiliang Commandery, he volunteered to carry the hat. That's something else.
Li Anlan looked at the assembled ministers and said in a deep voice, "My esteemed ministers, do you have any other matters to report?"
"I Tan Cheng and I have a plan to report!"
What brings you here, my dear minister?
"Your Majesty, Li Yunqing has gone mad for some reason. He assassinated Tuoba Yu, the Martial Divine Minor Titled King the Northern Barbarians, and Yelü Dashan of the Yelü Clan. Now Tuoba Wanli is causing trouble again, and the negotiations have been forced to stop!" Tan Cheng cried.
This is absolutely a completely undeserved disaster!
As a court official, he was used to dealing with foreign tribes, so he was quite adept at it. However, the fact that the Emperor entrusted the negotiations to him and the Prince of Min was somewhat of a trap.
It had finally started to work, but now it's all ruined. He's so angry he wants to dig up Li Yunqing's ancestral graves. This is just too damn unfair!
" Northern Region Barbarians!"
Hearing this, Li Anlan was also very troubled; Li Yunqing had really gotten himself into big trouble this time.
Logically speaking, Li Yunqing's death is nothing, but Lin Yi went and brought him back with great fanfare, as if he wanted everyone to know that Li Yunqing belonged to the royal family of Great Ning.
He didn't believe that Tuoba Wanli couldn't see the problem with this level of framing; the old man was clearly using this as an excuse to make trouble.
After a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, " Li Yunqing's assassination attempt on Tuoba Yu was Li Yunqing's own business. How can it be blamed on my Great Ning? Tuoba Wanli was clearly being unreasonable."
If we let the Prince of Min the Great Wasteland Commandery, and don't put any pressure on Tuoba Wanli, he'll really think he's the one who reaps the benefits!
This guy is a complete idiot. Even if Lin Yi wants to deal with him in the future, he'll have to deal with the Northern Barbarians first. After all, only after eliminating the threat behind him will Lin Yi dare to go all out against him.
This Tuoba Wanli still dares to be so arrogant; he's simply clueless.
Li Anlan had reached her limit with this idiot.
If Lin Yi can defeat the Xiliang Army in the Western Regions this time, Lin Yi will definitely stop for a while. At that time, he will teach Tuoba Wanli what it means to be in awe.
The Northern Region Barbarians are far too audacious these days!
Just as they were about to speak, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from outside, making everyone tense. It was an urgent message, and they wondered what had happened.
"Report!"
"An urgent message from Xiliang: The Xiliang Army was ordered to protect the trade routes of the Western Regions, but was attacked by 70,000 bandits from the Western Regions. Fortunately, the Xiliang Army remained calm in the face of danger, decisively counterattacked the enemy, and ultimately annihilated them..."
The envoy from Xiliang, carrying the battle report, went directly into the palace. No one dared to stop him on his urgent mission; as long as his identity was verified, he could enter.
"What? Seventy thousand bandits from the Western Regions?"
Upon hearing this, Li Anlan's heart sank. Why did this number seem so familiar? He seemed to have given Cai Yu 70,000 troops as well. This was too much of a coincidence.
He couldn't sit still any longer!
Because this battle report itself is problematic. While there are indeed some bandits in the Western Regions, the claim that 70,000 bandits suddenly appeared is utter nonsense.
If things really came to that, they could have conquered most of the countries in the Western Regions, so why did they have to provoke Lin Yi?
For a moment, Li Anlan couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding; all of this was too abnormal.
Anything abnormal is suspicious!
He glanced at the guard from Xiliang and said in a deep voice, "Quickly bring me the battle report. I want to see where all these bandits in the Western Regions come from!"
Upon opening the battle report, his brows furrowed.
The memorial, aside from praising Lin Yi for his achievements, mainly stated that the battle was a just one, fought for the people of the north, but it described the enemy very little, sometimes only in a single sentence.
[The enemy is extremely ruthless, launching a preemptive attack on the Xiliang Army. It is speculated that they intend to plunder passing caravans, hence this righteous war!]
The truth remains unknown, which makes Li Anlan somewhat uneasy.
His intuition told him that there was something wrong with these 70,000 people!
He looked at Wei Kuang beside him and said in a deep voice, "Send someone with urgent permission to inquire about the situation of the Xining Army. I need to know Cai Yu's current whereabouts!"
"Your subordinate obeys!" Wei Kuang nodded and walked out.
He naturally knew why the Emperor was in such a hurry. If those so-called 70,000 bandits were indeed His Majesty's Xining Army, then things would be very serious.