Leng Qingyu gritted his teeth and finally said firmly, "I beg Prince to accept me. I am willing to be a pawn as long as I can defeat the Weiling people. After returning to the capital, I am willing to die to atone for my sins! "
Mo Xiuyao looked at him indifferently and said indifferently after a while, "In that case, I will fulfill your wish."
After dismissing everyone, only Feng Zhiyao and Zhuo Jing were left in the study. Mo Xiuyao leaned against the couch and looked at the two of them silently, one hand tapping the armrest casually. The study was silent. After a long time, his voice rang out in the study. "Feng San, what happened in the capital after I left?" Feng Zhiyao naturally wouldn't hide anything for Mo Jingqi and hurriedly told him everything that had happened after Mo Xiuyao left the capital, adding fuel to the fire. Although Zhuo Jing always liked to have a cold face in front of others, he spared no effort in speaking ill of people who intended to harm his master. Hearing this, Mo Xiuyao's originally unpleasant expression became even gloomier.
Mo Xiuyao was really angry. Not only because Mo Jingqi had set his sights on Li Li, but also because he didn't know the severity of the matter as the emperor. In Mo Xiuyao's opinion, the tens of thousands of soldiers and the lives of all the people in Xinyang were lost because of Mo Jingqi's suspicion and narrow-mindedness. Mo Xiuyao once wondered if the ancestors of the Ding Royal Estate were too meddlesome, which caused the emperor to be so wary of the Ding Royal Estate. Now he truly understood that it wasn't that the ancestors of the Ding Royal Estate didn't know how to overshadow their master, nor that they didn't know how to avoid the emperor's suspicion. It was that some things … had to be done even though they knew they couldn't be done!
"Good … very good!" Mo Xiuyao laughed softly, but his deep laughter made Feng Zhiyao shiver for no reason. Mo Xiuyao looked up and said to the two of them, "You can go back first."
"This subordinate will take his leave."
When Ye Li stepped into the study, it was already midnight. Although she had just woken up and was a little angry at Mo Xiuyao's unscrupulous behavior, she couldn't help but walk out of the room to take a look when she realized that he wasn't in the room. Seeing that the light in the study was still on, Ye Li knew that he must still be working in the study. After thinking about it, she couldn't bear to see him like this. She turned around and went to the kitchen to make some supper and brought it into the study. In the study, Mo Xiuyao was hunched over his desk, furiously writing. When he heard the sound at the door, he raised his head and saw the woman at the door wearing a plain cloak. Her hair was casually tied up, and she held a tray full of food in her hands as she looked at him quietly. The light shone on her beautiful face, making her inconceivably beautiful and gentle. Mo Xiuyao's heart warmed, this was his wife … "Li Li, come …" Mo Xiuyao put down his pen and stood up, reaching out his hand to Ye Li.
Ye Li walked up and placed the tray on the table. She put away the various files on the table and laid out the food as she said, "Is there anything that can't be done tomorrow?"
Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly, pulling Ye Li to sit on his lap and said, "Li, eat with me." Because he didn't want to disturb Li Li's rest, he only ate a few mouthfuls of dinner, so he was a little hungry now. Ye Li was a little speechless as she looked at him. How was she going to eat while sitting in his embrace? Mo Xiuyao pretended not to see her conflicted expression. He scooped up a spoonful of porridge and a refreshing side dish and brought it to Ye Li's mouth. Ye Li hesitated for a moment, but seeing that he stubbornly refused to take his hand back, she could only lower her head and eat. Mo Xiuyao smiled with satisfaction, and then ate two more mouthfuls himself. Just like that, the two of them finished the food on the table one spoon at a time. When she saw the empty plates on the table, Ye Li could only twitch her mouth, speechless.
After eating supper, Mo Xiuyao called for the servants to take away the bowls and chopsticks. He didn't let go of Ye Li, and just kept her in his embrace. The two of them looked at the reports on the table, exchanging opinions from time to time. When Ye Li saw the statistics of the people who had been massacred in Suncreed City, she lowered her head sadly. "I'm very sorry. This time, it's all my fault." Mo Xiuyao sighed softly. He lifted her small face and kissed her softly. "Li Li, you've already done very well. You've done even better than I imagined. " Mo Xiuyao was speaking the truth. Even though he had given the command of the Mohist army to Ye Li, Mo Xiuyao wasn't too sure how much Ye Li could control. After all, the heavy responsibility of controlling an army of hundreds of thousands wasn't something that many men could do, even if they were men. But his Li Li had really done the best she could.
"But, if I hadn't ordered people to divert Suncreed City's food and money, perhaps Suncreed City wouldn't have been massacred," Ye Li said softly.
Mo Xiuyao shook his head and said lightly, "Li Li, don't take everything on yourself. You and I both know that you didn't do anything wrong. Even though Xiling is as vast as Da Chu State, it's different from Da Chu State's fertile land. Xiling has large areas of desert, and the cultivated land isn't even one-fifth that of Da Chu State's. In Suncreed City, there's enough food and military supplies to support an army of 500,000 for half a year. Once they get their hands on this batch of food and money, this war will become even more difficult. Also, when Xiling's soldiers invaded Da Chu State, they didn't kill the common people not because they didn't want to, but because they were worried that the people would resist. Once this war drags on into winter … has Li Li read the history of Xiling's wars? " Ye Li shook her head. In the past, she didn't care about these things. After marrying Mo Xiuyao, too many things had happened. In reality, she didn't have much time to read books.
Mo Xiuyao said, "If Li Li has read it, you'll know that once the Xiling Army runs out of food, they will quickly attack the common people. In reality, the Xiling Army has always thought of themselves as tyrannical. Xiling doesn't produce food, so their food supplies have never been sufficient. To them, the common people of the enemy country are just a backup source of food. Even though Da Chu State hasn't been harmed before, the Western countries, and even the Southern Border, have all had their cities massacred by Xiling. If Xiling gets their hands on Suncreed City's food, this war will drag on even longer. Once winter arrives, the food supplies will run out, and more people will be harmed. Besides, even if someone is to be blamed, the first to be blamed is the people who failed to defend the city! " Ye Li leaned into his thick embrace. Even though she knew that Mo Xiuyao was comforting her, she still felt much more relaxed. Ye Li wasn't one to dwell on insignificant issues, so she quickly put this matter aside. She lowered her head to look at the shocking numbers on the memorial and sighed. War was always accompanied by the loss of countless common people's innocent lives. This made one feel both heartache and helpless.
The two of them huddled under the lamp and talked about various things that happened after they parted. After Mo Xiuyao heard Jhennam Of Gojoseon's various things, his face immediately darkened. He hugged Ye Li and said softly, "Li Li is too soft-hearted. Asking him for tens of thousands of dan of food and a few million taels of silver is too cheap for him. If it were I, I would just break his other hand and be done with it. " Ye Li raised her head and looked amusedly at the strangely childish man in front of her. She said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid that we and Xiling will not rest until one of us is dead. Haven't we communicated with the Emperor Of Xiling? " Mo Xiuyao shook his head and said helplessly, "I'm afraid that the Emperor Of Xiling won't be of much use. Whether he can live past this year is another matter. Once the Emperor Of Xiling dies, I'm afraid there will be another young emperor. The military and political power of Xiling will completely fall into the hands of Jhennam Of Gojoseon. "
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