northernbook Chapter 729: Xiyi, ambitious to start a war
Chapter 729: Xiyi, ambitious to start a war
Hearing the word "war", Yun Mujiu's originally calm mood instantly turned into a huge wave.
"War..." Yun Mujiu's pupils trembled slightly, and his fingertips trembled subconsciously.
She used to be a military doctor in the military district, so she was naturally familiar with the battlefield.
She knew how cruel war was, and in this ancient society, the people were an even more vulnerable group. Once a war broke out, the people were the first to suffer, followed by the soldiers on the battlefield.
As Zhongyue's God of War, Ye Xiaohan is bound to go to the battle.
She was worried about the safety of the country, the people's livelihood, and her family and friends would be implicated, especially Ye Xiaohan. A few months ago, Ye Xiaohan had just returned from the battlefield...
Seeing Yun Mujiu standing there frozen without any reaction, Ye Xiaohan's eyes were fixed on Yun Mujiu.
"Mumu, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah... Your Majesty, I'm fine. I was just distracted for a moment."
Ye Xiaohan could tell whether Yun Mujiu was distracted or concerned. This woman was clearly worried about him.
Yun Mujiu adjusted his breathing and asked as calmly as possible: "Your Highness, how long will it take?" He didn't finish the rest of the sentence.
How long will it take for the war to break out? How long will it take for you to leave my side?
"The war will break out within three months." Ye Xiaohan replied indifferently.
"Within three months? Your Majesty, this means that the war may break out sooner than we expected?"
"Yes." Ye Xiaohan looked up and glanced at the soldiers training not far away.
He narrated in a deep voice: "The Western Barbarians have evil ambitions. I led my army to repel them last time. Now they are planning to fight to the death and try to attack Zhongyue while it is recuperating. The wars of all sizes in the past few years have consumed a lot of Zhongyue's national strength, as well as manpower and resources in various aspects."
Yun Mujiu said with some hatred: "The Western Barbarians are like rats. They will not destroy our country unless they pester us, this fertile land of Zhongyue."
“Yeah.” Ye Xiaohan’s eyes turned cold, “Not only Xiyi, but Beihan, Nantai and even the Dongyang Empire are also keeping a close eye on Zhongyue.”
The combined strength of Xiyi, Nantai and Beihan is equal to that of Zhongyue. If they were just a single country, no matter which country it was, it would be difficult to defeat Zhongyue. However, all three countries had evil intentions towards Zhongyue, who had been powerful for many years, and the Dongyang Empire also began to be jealous and could not tolerate the increasingly powerful Zhongyue.
On the surface, it was the Western Barbarians who wanted to go to war with Zhongyue, and secretly Beihan and Nantai were also preparing to make a move. The Eastern Empire was also watching, and when the time was right, they might strike a heavy blow to Zhongyue.
After Ye Xiaohan analyzed the national situation for Yun Mujiu, he explained in detail: "The reason why a new war is about to break out is that Xiyi wants to struggle again and try to swallow Zhongyue."
"Another reason is that Beihan, Nantai and Dongyang Empire all want to get a piece of the pie from Zhongyue's vast land."
Yun Mujiu nodded and said gloomily, "I understand. But why do I always feel that the war will start a little faster than expected?"
"The Western Barbarians can't wait any longer." Ye Xiaohan said indifferently, "The autumn harvest is coming soon, and the cold winter is approaching. They want to rob Zhongyue of his food and other supplies, and also want to survive better in the winter, and to take down Zhongyue in one fell swoop when the coldest season arrives."
Yun Mujiu recalled the geography books he had read. Xiyi was located in the westernmost part of Xingyue Continent. The mountainous area occupied a large area, and a considerable part of the land was sandy. In addition, the climate was dry all year round. Every year, the food and grass grown in Xiyi was not enough for the people. For this reason, Xiyi could only buy food and other supplies from Zhongyue and other countries every year.
"Drought?" Yun Mujiu's eyes widened. "Could it be that in addition to the drought in some places in Zhongyue this year, the climate in Xiyi is also particularly dry?"
So Xiyi had an even smaller harvest this year, and was more eager to swallow up Zhongyue—a new country that had been thriving on the Xingyue Continent since the fall of the Tianji Dynasty?
"That's right. The climate in Xiyi this year is drier than in previous years, so they are very eager to wait for our autumn harvest to plunder Zhongyue on a large scale." Ye Xiaohan's voice was a little cold.
In fact, if it was just the Western Yi people who were hungry and cold, they could just spend more money to buy food and cloth from other countries, and there would be no need to launch wars many times.
However, Xiyi, a country with barbaric habits, has long been accustomed to plundering. They only want to fight for other people's things and do not want to be self-reliant. Their eating habits are really ugly.
Yun Mujiu thought about it for several times, and the ideas in his mind became clearer and clearer.
Her gentle eyes were tinged with worry, and she finally gave a deep warning: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself during this period of time."
"I will." Ye Xiaohan raised his sword-like eyebrows and curled his lips: "If I can't take care of myself, how can I take care of Mu Mu?"
Yun Mujiu felt relieved, "That's good."
"Mu Mu, if I really go to the battlefield in the future, I will come back." Ye Xiaohan's serious expression turned calm, "I won't let you become a widow."
Yun Mujiu was amused by this, "Your Highness, do you still remember the words of the 'widow'?"
"Of course." Seeing Yun Mujiu smile, Ye Xiaohan's lips also curled up slightly, and the teasing words he said were more straightforward and humorous - "The princess is left alone in the palace. How can I feel at ease letting the princess stay alone in the empty room?"
Yun Mujiu boldly joked back: "When the prince comes back, I'm sure my body will be in better shape, and the prince's old injury will be completely healed, and he will be back to his previous peak state—"
With a wicked smile, "— Then the two of us..."
Ye Xiaohan interrupted and said, "Wouldn't it be possible to share the beautiful scenery with Mu Mu?"
A handsome man and a beautiful woman spending a night together, what else could it be?
Yun Mujiu was not as thick-skinned as Ye Xiaohan. His face turned red and he glared at him angrily.
Wow! Isn't Ye Xiaohan a serious and solemn prince? How come he is even better than her when it comes to obscure dirty talk?
"Your Highness! I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go." Yun Mujiu stomped his feet and left quickly with a red face.
Ye Xiaohan smiled softly. Mu Mu was really a shy girl. Usually when Mu Mu seduced him secretly, she was not so shy.
Yun Mujiu returned to Qichiyuan and put on a veil hat again, with a small round hat underneath. She had other plans for going out today. One was to try another metal hat to see if it could block the signal of the doctor's system, and the other was to check the identity of some people...
The Herb Hall had as many customers today as usual, with people packed inside and outside the house.
Near the entrance of Herbal Hall, a man and a woman stood on the street, looking at the lobby of Herbal Hall with burning eyes.
Princess Ye showed up yesterday to save people. Will she appear in the Herb Hall again today?
I wonder if the princess noticed any trace of this pair of senior and junior brothers and sisters when she looked outside the house last night?