After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

The next day, Wen Baizhi woke up in the morning and was worried about Si Jiu's health.

But what he got was the news that Si Jiu had already gone to court.

Si Jiu didn't come back until Wen Baizhi finished dinner.

Wen Baizhi lay on the table in frustration and asked, "Did he really leave at 11:00 a.m.?"

Cuizhi answered again: "Yes, Miss, you have asked many times."

Wen Baizhi said: "I was just thinking that it's not easy for someone who had a high fever and vomited blood yesterday to get up so early to attend court today."

Cuizhi thought about the news she had heard in the past few days and said carefully, "I heard that the court has been arguing over whether to fight or make peace with the Chidu Kingdom."

Wen Baizhi immediately raised her head: "Chidu Country?"

Chidu Kingdom was the border country that she had been attacking when she was Wen Bai.

Originally, the two countries could live in harmony, and there was even a market jointly established by the two countries on the border.

However, the Chidu Kingdom repeatedly harassed the border of Cheng State, and even ignored Cheng State's repeated persuasion and took over several border cities of Cheng State by force.

Since Wen Bai went on the expedition, he has recaptured many cities, leaving only the last and largest city - Anzhou.

This was also one of her regrets before she died.

Since her rebirth, she has not paid attention to the news of the Chidu Kingdom in a timely manner.

On the one hand, she was confined in the mansion by Wen Ruogu at the time and had no way of getting any information.

After she married into the Governor's Mansion, there was chaos and war for many days, and she had even less chance.

Now that Cuizhi mentioned the news, she naturally took the opportunity to ask more questions.

Cuizhi didn't notice the change in Wen Baizhi's eyes at this time, and continued:

"It's the Chidu Kingdom. Three years ago, General Wen had already recovered Anzhou, but unfortunately he died. After that, the Chidu Kingdom took advantage of the absence of a commander in the army and led the army to attack again, and unexpectedly let them capture two more cities."

"What!" Wen Baizhi stood up suddenly, "The Chidu Kingdom has occupied our city again?"

Cuizhi was startled for a moment and said, "Yes, yes, and it is said that the army of Chidu Country has already arrived outside Liangzhou City. As long as Liangzhou is conquered, then..."

Wen Baizhi said coldly: "Once Liangzhou is broken, Chidu Country will directly face our Central Plains region. No matter which city they attack from, it will be easy for them to attack directly outside Kyoto. By then, Dacheng will be in danger."

Cuizhi was somewhat surprised that the young lady, who had always lived a reclusive life, could see the situation so clearly.

Wen Baizhi said in a deep voice: "So the court has two opinions now?"

Cuizhi nodded continuously and said, "On the one hand, there are the peace advocates led by Prime Minister Yun Shanliu. They say they can send a princess to Chidu to marry and give her a large amount of gifts, which will solve this urgent problem."

Wen Baizhi continued her words and said, "Then the other faction is the pro-war faction."

Cuizhi said: "Yes, the pro-war faction is headed by the Governor."

Wen Baizhi was a little surprised: "He actually advocates war?"

In my impression, Si Zijin has always been gentle and kind. His eyes were swollen from crying before I went to the battle.

Cuizhi recalled the news she had heard and said, "The governor has always advocated war, but the prime minister insisted on the excuse that the national treasury was tight and refused to agree no matter what. The two sides have argued about this matter no less than ten times."

Wen Baizhi pondered and said, "I know the treasury is in deficit, and it is definitely not the best time to start a war."

Cuizhi doesn't understand all these twists and turns.

Wen Baizhi asked: "What does the emperor mean?"

Cuizhi said: "Your Majesty seems to be struggling as well. After all, the two factions hold their own opinions and have their own views. Your Majesty really can't make a decision for a while."

Wen Baizhi sneered, "I think he doesn't want to be the sinner. He just wants to see the two factions fight each other to the point of bloodshed. He finally comes out and pretends to be fair and speaks his mind, without being criticized, and can achieve his goal. He is indeed Qi Yan'an."

When Cuizhi heard Wen Baizhi calling out the name of the current emperor, her first reaction was to look around to see if anyone else heard it.

Seeing that no one was around, she said fearfully, "Miss, you can't speak the emperor's name directly. Be careful what you say, young lady."

Wen Baizhi comforted her, "I won't do that next time, dear Cuizhi, where did you hear these things from?"

Cuizhi didn't dare to really blame her young lady, and smiled and said, "These are all what I heard from the people on the street when I went out to buy snacks for the young lady."

Wen Baizhi asked, "What do the people think? Do they think it's better to fight or to make peace?"

Cuizhi pursed her lips in embarrassment.

Wen Baizhi patted her shoulder and said, "Just tell me what you heard."

Cuizhi then whispered, "Most people advocate peace. Some even resisted the idea of ​​the governor just by hearing that it was the governor's idea to advocate war."

Wen Baizhi asked, "Does Si Jiu have a bad reputation among the people?"

Cuizhi said, "Since taking office, the governor has been arresting rebels and cleaning up the court for the emperor. His actions are ruthless, so naturally he has a bad reputation among the people."

Wen Baizhi understood.

People only see Si Jiu doing those things on the surface, but they cannot see who is pushing him behind the scenes.

So Si Jiu became a knife for the emperor.

It is even a target of public resentment.

Everyone can curse him without restraint, and can also oppose all the decisions he makes.

It’s really high.

For some reason, she now felt a little sorry for Si Jiu.

Since their reunion, the more she interacted with Si Jiu, the more distressed and aggrieved she felt.

She looked out the window. The night sky was as black as a curtain, without a single spot of light.

I don’t know when Si Jiu will come back tonight.

Cuizhi asked carefully: "Miss, it's getting late, why don't you settle down earlier."

Wen Baizhi knew that even if she went to sleep now, she would not be able to fall asleep.

She said, "It's still early, let's go out and see when Sijiu and Ping'an will come back."

Cuizhi had no choice but to light a lamp and walk out of the house with her.

On the way, Wen Baizhi suddenly thought of a question: "Did they say who would be sent if a princess was to marry?"

Cuizhi shook her head: "I don't know. After all, the final decision has not been made yet, so the princess candidate has not been decided yet."

Wen Baizhi thought about it and agreed.

Now she no longer has any right to ask.

As she walked, she was thinking about how to secretly raise military funds in the future.

Also, I need to find opportunities to get in touch with my former subordinates.

Even if I meet them with a new identity, it's fine.

I left so suddenly that I didn't have time to explain many things.

As he was thinking, he walked to the door.

As soon as I walked out the door, I saw Ping'an standing outside the mansion guarding a carriage.

"Safety?"

When Ping An saw Wen Baizhi coming towards him, he felt like he had seen a savior.

"Why are you here, where is the governor?"

Ping An rubbed his hands involuntarily and said, "Madam, the governor is in the carriage."

Wen Baizhi looked at the carriage she had just ridden in yesterday: "Why didn't you get off?"

Ping An said anxiously: "The governor seems to be tired, or maybe he has fainted, we don't know."

Wen Baizhi frowned: "Fainted? What happened? Wasn't he fine before I left yesterday?"

Ping An didn't dare to elaborate, after all, it was his master's private matter. He simply said, "It should be that he hasn't recovered from his illness yesterday. When he went to court today, he was targeted by the ministers. After he got on the car, he didn't make any sound, and he didn't get off the car. We didn't dare to ask."

As he said this, he looked at Wen Baizhi for help.

Wen Baizhi naturally understood his plea.

"I'll go take a look."