Shen Yu wasn't joking. Other than the morning court, the two of them spent almost all their time together. Shang Junlin knew this, but when he saw Shen Yu's innocent look, he felt more and more that this matter had something to do with him.
Shen Yu had never concealed his disgust for the King of Yue. Shang Junlin had discovered this a long time ago. He had suspected that there was some relationship between them that he did not know of. Later on, when he thought about it, with Shen Yu's personality, what the King of Yue had done previously was enough to make him feel disgusted.
"No matter who did this, I have to thank him properly."
"Maybe King Yue's actions angered the public. So many people took the initiative to attack him. In my opinion, King Yue is really strange. Those things were indeed done by him. Since he did it, why didn't he have the guts to admit it?" Shen Yu couldn't stand such sanctimonious people the most.
"Some people are just like that. When I was in the palace, he brought other princes to bully me. After bullying me, he criticized me with a high and mighty attitude, saying that it was because I did something wrong that caused these people to bully me. Whatever he did, he liked to remove himself completely. If it wasn't for the sudden incident, even if it was a rebellion, he would definitely pretend that he was upholding justice."
Shang Junlin had known King Yue for a long time, so he knew some of King Yue's thoughts like the back of his hand.
Shen Yu wasn't surprised, because it was indeed like this in his previous life. All the bad reputation was pushed to Shang Junlin, and King Yue himself was clean.
"Your Majesty is right. I'm afraid this matter will make him suffer for a long time."
Their guess was right. King Yue was unconscious for an entire day before he woke up. Mr. Tan stayed by his bedside with a gloomy face.
"What the hell is going on? Why did he suddenly faint? "
Thinking of what happened before he fainted, King Yue's chest hurt, and he closed his eyes in pain.
Mr. Tan obviously knew something. After King Yue fainted, he asked people to interrogate the people who came into contact with King Yue. The results made him feel incredulous.
King Yue fainted because of those rumors?
Mr. Tan really couldn't understand.
He tried to find other possibilities. After a round of investigation, he finally proved that the result was the one he didn't want to believe the most.
"The doctor said that you were too angry. What could have made you so angry?" Mr. Tan tried to make a final struggle.
After a moment of silence, King Yue slowly sat up with the help of his servants. His complexion was very bad, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
"Has Mr. Tan heard the rumors about this prince?"
His words confirmed all their guesses.
Mr. Tan stood up in disbelief. "So you fainted because of a few words?!"
"Does Mr. Tan feel that these words are neither painful nor itchy?" King Yue clenched his fists. "Has Mr. Tan already heard about it? Aren't the rumors outside even worse than this? "
"It's just some useless people venting their dissatisfaction. Why do you take it so seriously?" Mr. Tan didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment, but considering that he still needed the Prince of Yue's help in the future, he began to comfort him with mixed feelings.
"Is there no way to stop it?" King Yue lowered his head, so his expression couldn't be seen.
"I have already ordered them not to speak about it in Hanzhou City. We can't do anything about other places for the time being. You don't have to worry about it. Once it's done, no one will dare to speak about it."
"I understand."
King Yue rested for a few days before his body recovered. Mr. Tan had ordered that no one was allowed to talk about this matter in front of King Yue.
At any time, words couldn't be stopped.
The more they were forbidden from speaking about it, the faster it would spread in private. Initially, only a few people knew about it, but after it was forbidden, it became something that everyone in Hanzhou City knew about.
As a result, the dissatisfaction of the people towards King Yue grew.
The Northern Desert Emperor received the document from Da Huan. After reading it, the Northern Desert Emperor flew into a rage the entire night and summoned all his ministers for a discussion.
"What do you think he means by this?!" The Northern Desert Emperor slammed his hand on the table, causing the table to tremble.
The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
"Take a look for yourselves." Trying his best to suppress his anger, the Northern Desert Emperor ordered his servants to read the document from Da Huan.
Following the servant's voice, the expressions on the ministers' faces slowly changed.
Embarrassment, anger … all kinds of emotions intertwined, creating a brilliant scene.
"Da Huan's Emperor is too much!" An old minister's face turned red. "He wants us to give out all the resources we've accumulated!"
Perhaps it was a coincidence, but what Da Huan asked the Northern Desert to hand over was the limit of what they could take out.
"Da Huan's appetite isn't small. He should see if he can swallow it all!"
"Aside from the resources, there's also the grassland. Lin Yuan is one of the most fertile lands in the Northern Desert. Why should he take it just because he wants it?!"
The hall was instantly filled with an uproar.
The Northern Desert Emperor rubbed his forehead tiredly and scolded, "Shut up! Do you think Da Huan can hear you? If you have time to talk about this, why don't you think about how we should deal with it this time? "
"Why is Da Huan suddenly asking for compensation? Haven't they always been proud of their status and didn't care about this? "
If that wasn't the case, they wouldn't have just handed over a letter of surrender.
"Who knows why? The current Emperor of the Great Huan Kingdom has a bad opinion of the Northern Desert. Not long after he ascended the throne, he ignored the previous Emperor's orders and attacked us. Now that he's firmly on the throne, these things are most likely his request."
"Are we supposed to hand over the things obediently?"
From the Emperor to the ministers and commoners, no one was willing to hand over these things willingly.
The Northern Desert was different from the Great Huan Dynasty. The Great Huan Dynasty was rich in land and resources. The Northern Desert was a nomadic tribe that relied on the sky for food. They often invaded the Great Huan Dynasty for the land.
Knowing that the Northern Desert people wouldn't hand over these things willingly, the Northern Army had been keeping an eye on them and pressuring them. They had fought for so long and couldn't fight for nothing.
Part of the compensation from the Northern Desert would be kept in the Northern Army.
Shang Junlin expected the Northern Desert people's unwillingness to cooperate.
"What does Your Majesty plan to do?" Shen Yu picked up the document from the Northern Desert and skimmed through it. "Now you know how to cry? Why didn't you do it earlier?"
The Northern Desert Emperor didn't know where he got the inspiration. This time he cried and said that the Northern Desert was also affected by the drought in the Northern Desert. They sent their troops south because they couldn't live anymore and wanted to find a way out for their people.
Shen Yu only found it funny. They knew that Da Huan wasn't easy to deal with and wanted to play the emotional card. Unfortunately, their wishful thinking was wrong. Shang Junlin wasn't the kind of person who would be soft-hearted when he shouldn't be.
"If you can't do it, then wait for the Northern Army to come knocking on your door." Shang Junlin's voice was cold. "Finding a way out for your people is not a reason to invade Da Huan."
"If you really care about your people, you can let them become Da Huan's people. That way, Da Huan's imperial court will protect them from hunger. Don't you think so, Your Majesty?" Shen Yu narrowed his eyes.
"A Yu is right. Since they aren't Da Huan's people, why should Da Huan empathize with them?"
The imperial court's meaning was clear. The Northern Army was happy to see the imperial court's attitude. They didn't like the Northern Desert for a long time. If they let them go easily this time, they wouldn't be happy.
After receiving the imperial court's instructions, the Northern Army was ready to go.
"It's best if the Northern Desert doesn't know what's good for them. We'll destroy their nest!"
"The people of the Northern Desert are really shameless. They were the ones who wanted to fight the war, but they don't want to admit their loss. They even cried so miserably. When they bullied our Great Huan Kingdom, they didn't show any sympathy. This time, we should be more understanding of them. Why didn't they empathize with us before?"
"That's right."
"Keep a close eye on them. Don't let the Northern Desert people do anything."
"Yes!"
The person negotiating with the Northern Desert people was still Fang Jiayi. The Northern Desert people were already afraid of this woman. When they saw her, they subconsciously weakened.
"Forgive Da Huan for not being able to accept your request." Fang Jiayi sat down calmly. Her voice was neither servile nor overbearing. "People have to pay for their actions. You Northern Desert people attacked first. Now that you've lost, you naturally have to follow Da Huan's rules."
Throughout the whole process, the topic was led by Fang Jiayi. Fang Jiayi spoke clearly and her words were reasonable. Every word she said was flawless. On the contrary, she could accurately find flaws in the other party's words and use the other party's reasons to make them speechless.
The Northern Desert officials who came to negotiate looked pale. Now, everyone in the Northern Desert officials knew that they shouldn't have any dealings with the female official. If they couldn't avoid it, they should obediently admit defeat.
They should be mentally prepared early so that they wouldn't collapse after the negotiation.
If Fang Jiayi took action, there would only be one result. No matter how unwilling the Northern Desert people were, they could only do as Da Huan said under the watchful eyes of the Northern Army.
"They want to extend the deadline for a few more days." A few days later, the latest progress was sent to the palace. After reading it, Shang Junlin said, "They said that they can't gather so many things in a short period of time. When spring comes, they will send the compensation to Da Huan."
"The Northern Desert resigned themselves to their fate so quickly?" Shen Yu was surprised.
"They also made a presumptuous request." Speaking of this matter, Shang Junlin was a little amused. "They hope that the imperial court will quickly summon Fang Jiayi back to the capital to work and not stay in the Northern Desert."
"It seems that Fang guniang contributed a lot to the Northern Desert's quick resignation." Shen Yu had heard of Fang Jiayi's battle prowess. In the Northern Desert officialdom, Fang Jiayi had become an existence that made people pale.
Shang Junlin: "I have to say, with her around, it saved me a lot of effort."
Shen Yu: "Your Majesty must reward her for her meritorious service."
Shang Junlin: "Of course. A Yu said, when have I not been fair in my rewards and punishments?"
Shen Yu: "In my heart, Your Majesty is of course the best monarch."
The matter of the Northern Desert temporarily came to an end. They said that they couldn't come up with so much compensation in a short period of time. Da Huan also couldn't force them to pay. However, the materials could be slowly gathered, but it was better to get some ready-made things first.
For example, the grassland that Shang Junlin had been thinking about for a long time.
"Specially forgiving them time is Your Majesty's kindness to them. For a ready-made existence like a grassland, they can't say that they need to be forgiving, right?" Shen Yu's white and slender fingers slowly moved across the list of names and stopped at a certain place.
Shang Junlin covered his hand. "A Yu is right. Didn't they say that the people were trapped in hunger? When I take over, I will solve these problems for them."
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