The backyard of the villa!
This place, being the harem of the Prince of Xiliang, was not open to ordinary men and became the territory of Princess Shenle and Cai Yan.
Because Cai Yan arrived in Xiliang Commandery, some initial drafts of newspapers were also sent there.
Seeing Cai Yan organizing the articles in the newspaper, Princess Shenle didn't try to hide it and picked up a page to read. After reading it, she couldn't help but shake her head.
"Princess, the Emperor has taken down two powerful vassal states in one fell swoop, and his next move will be to target my husband. What do you think of this?" Cai Yan glanced at her and asked meaningfully.
With her keen eye, she could naturally see the emperor's methods. This thunderous attack consolidated the strength within Great Ning and simultaneously advanced into Great Wasteland Commandery, clearly aimed at her lord.
The emperor, the father of this eldest princess, seems to be having some trouble thinking.
Princess Shenle glanced at Cai Yan, a complex emotion flashing in her beautiful eyes, and sighed, "Father was too hasty. This step is tantamount to destroying his own walls. He may seem to have regained power, but he has become truly isolated!"
His own father took action against the two powerful lords, and both the pretext and the reason were perfectly legitimate.
But anyone who isn't a fool can tell there's something fishy going on here.
So this move, though seemingly brilliant—regaining military power in two locations and eliminating two potential threats from the rear—actually had endless future consequences.
While eliminating any potential threats, he also alienated the Li clan, and few members of the royal family would dare to risk their lives for him.
The power of the Great Ning aristocratic families is now considerable. Fortunately, with the help of members of the royal family to suppress them, Great Ning can remain peaceful.
But now that their own father has destroyed the Great Wall and weakened the power of the imperial clan, the suppressed noble families are naturally going to rise up.
If he can suppress the All Under Heaven families of the land, that's fine; but if he can't, then Great Ning will become the target of everyone's criticism.
"Wow! Princess, you have quite the insight!" Cai Yan's eyes lit up. This princess is truly remarkable.
It's fortunate that she's a woman; otherwise, Li Qiankun wouldn't have stood a chance at the position of Great Ning.
"Haha, Princess, you are truly insightful! It seems the Emperor made the wrong choice in selecting his successor. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad for the Eldest Princess to become Empress!"
Lin Yi walked in at some point, and upon hearing their conversation, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This woman is truly remarkable; she saw through Li Anlan's current predicament at a glance. No wonder she is the most talented woman in Great Ning and the eldest princess of Great Ning.
"The Empress?"
Lü Qiling, standing beside Lin Yi, couldn't help but shrink her pupils and give Princess Shenle a deep look. It was truly unexpected that her lord thought so highly of this Princess of Great Ning.
Cai Yan didn't think there was a problem, because she had long since realized that Princess Shenle was no ordinary person.
This person, who was originally of noble status, always acted weakly after entering Xiliang, and didn't get involved in anything, but just silently immersed himself in his own world.
She neither offended herself nor threatened her lord, which is why she remained unharmed.
Princess Shenle smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Now I am my husband's Lele, no longer the Princess of Great Ning. As for being an empress, I have never thought about it."
Hearing her words, a smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. This woman was taking the opportunity to make her stance clear; she was quite a clever woman.
Especially her analysis of Li Anlan just now, which made Lin Yi give her a thumbs up. It was definitely the most rational analysis so far, and it hit the nail on the head regarding Great Ning's problems.
The emperor first rebelled and killed his own brothers, and now he has even killed several of his uncles. Even if the remaining Li Clan want to help him, they have to worry that he will discard them after using them.
Before he knew it, Li Anlan had truly become a lonely figure.
This time, he sold potato seeds to those aristocratic families, but Emperor Li Anlan did not. These two sides are likely to rise up, and at the very least, the aristocratic families will see their strength greatly increase because of these grains.
Li Anlan is having a tough time!
He couldn't help but laugh, "It would be wonderful if the princess really became an empress. Then I would be the empress's man, which would be quite a unique experience!"
puff!
Cai Yan had just written a few words when she heard this sentence, and her thoughts immediately went completely off-topic. The meaning of her lord's words was very profound.
The once wise-looking princess couldn't help but blush slightly. What was this man thinking? Did he want to sleep with her on the dragon throne?
Seeing the two women looking shy, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh heartily, "We've been in Xiliang Commandery for quite some time now, and we'll be heading back tomorrow. Ladies, please pack your things in a bit!"
Now things in the north are basically on the agenda, and we can proceed step by step.
After all, the mountains of the Northern Barbarians are currently blocked by heavy snow, which is not conducive to waging war against Northern Barbarians. It would be better to take this opportunity to take more of the Great Ning coastline and expand our maritime territory.
Previously, without nautical charts, the journey was somewhat slow in the vast ocean, but now with nautical charts, things are much more convenient.
Moreover, with the infamous Little Human Butcher from Mountain and River Pass right under his nose, he needed to see for himself what kind of person this was, daring to call himself Little Human Butcher.
The two women's eyes lit up, and they immediately nodded. It was good that they were going back; they had really been getting used to it lately.
Yulong City!
This is the royal city of the Northern Region Barbarians. Because it is covered by heavy snow in winter, resembling a jade Yulong lying across the land, it is named Yulong City.
More than ten days have passed since the return of the barbarian king Tuoba Wanli. This time, they have returned with a full load, but the Northern Barbarians show no excitement whatsoever.
Because they sensed a crisis!
Tuoba Wanli summoned his three sons, along with the other minor kings, to discuss the problems that the Northern Barbarians were about to face.
"Gentlemen, the news has now been confirmed. Lin Yi has 100,000 troops guarding the Ziwu Road, and Tuoba Yu's former territory now completely belongs to Xiliang. You should understand what this means!"
Tuoba Wanli did not hide anything and directly stated the current situation and his concerns.
"This matter is of utmost importance. If Xiliang and Northern Liang join forces to attack our Northern Barbarians, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"The strength of Northern Liang is not much different from ours, so there was nothing to worry about originally. But now that Xiliang has suddenly risen to power, that's a big problem."
"Indeed, Lin Yi's strength is not to be underestimated. Not only did he defeat the Third Prince, but he also annihilated Cai Yu, known as the Wall of Xining, ' a general of Li Anlan, by slaughtering all 70,000 of his Xining Army. This speaks volumes."
"With the Lin father and son joining forces, their military strength could easily reach four or five hundred thousand, posing a tremendous threat to our Northern Barbarians!"
Everyone's pupils constricted. The fact that Tuoba Yu's territory had been occupied meant that the central gateway to the Northern Barbarians had been completely opened, Xiliang could attack the Northern Barbarians at any time.
That's still somewhat acceptable, but if Northern Liang also intervenes at the same time, then that's unacceptable.