This list of compensation wasn't randomly made. It was made by the Ministry of Revenue based on the losses the Northern Desert had brought to the Great Huan Kingdom and the specific situation of the Northern Desert. It happened to be in the middle of a line that would make the people of the Northern Desert feel pain but not unbearable.
As for the Northern Desert saying that they needed time to prepare, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin both knew that this was just an excuse. They didn't mean to force them into a corner and just pretended not to know.
When the news reached the Northern Desert, the Northern Desert Emperor almost couldn't breathe. How could Da Huan have the nerve to say that seizing their land was for their own good???
The Northern Desert Emperor clutched his chest and felt his vision darken.
"Your Majesty!" A servant hurried to support him. "Your Majesty, are you alright? Someone come quickly! Call the imperial physician! "
Leaning on the servant's shoulder, the Northern Desert Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Call the ministers to discuss this!"
"But, Your Majesty, your body …"
"Just do it. I'll be fine after a while. Go quickly!"
The servant didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went outside the palace to call for people.
The ministers were brought to the palace in confusion. Before they had time to wonder what happened, they were shocked by the sudden news.
— — Da Huan wanted them to hand over the pasture immediately.
Da Huan's meaning was very clear. The other compensation could be delayed for a while, but the pasture and horses must be given to Da Huan immediately. Didn't they say that the people were so hungry that they couldn't eat before attacking Su Bei? Da Huan's move can also relieve some of the pressure on you.
In the document, it was full of 'Da Huan is also for the good of the Northern Desert. Don't be ungrateful. No wonder the Northern Desert Emperor almost vomited blood after reading it.
"Da Huan is simply going too far!" Some of the ministers were furious.
"Do we really have to give up that land?" There were also ministers who were panicking.
There were also people who were dissatisfied with the Northern Desert Emperor because of this. If he hadn't strongly advocated attacking Da Huan, would today's disaster have occurred?
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the matter I mentioned before?" At this time, a newly promoted minister stood up.
"What?" The Northern Desert Emperor was confused.
"I think it's feasible to cooperate with Da Huan's King Yue."
"Cooperate with Da Huan? At this time, we can't even take care of ourselves, yet we still have to help that King Yue fight the Great Huan Emperor? "
This matter had been brought up in the imperial court before. Many ministers were watching from the sidelines. This time, they were scared of the Northern Army and did not dare to go against them. Originally, the Northern Desert Emperor had been persuaded, but later, several ministers disagreed. After some persuasion, the Northern Desert Emperor gave up the idea.
There were still many ministers who disagreed with the idea of bringing up the past.
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, the Northern Desert Emperor quickly said, "Alright, alright, let's talk about this later. Now, let's talk about the compensation. In a few days, someone will come to take over Lin Yuan. Are we really going to give it out directly?"
The hall quieted down. The ministers looked at each other, but no one said anything.
With Da Huan saying things to this extent, it was clear that there was no room for negotiation.
"Which official is negotiating with us this time? Can we give them a few more days? "
"What's the use of extending the deadline? At that time, won't we still have to hand Lin Yuan over? "
"Drag it out. Maybe there will be a turn for the better."
This was the Northern Desert's intention from the beginning. It was best to drag it out long enough for Da Huan to completely forget about this matter.
"Then do you know which official Da Huan's Emperor gave the negotiation to this time?"
"As long as it's not Master Fang from the Northern Desert, it doesn't matter who it is."
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After two days, Da Huan sent a message from the negotiator.
"Who is it?" In the imperial court, the Northern Desert Emperor asked the messenger.
"Replying to Your Majesty, it's Master Fang from the Northern Desert. Da Huan's Emperor said that she often interacts with the Northern Desert and they are familiar with each other …"
The Northern Desert Emperor closed his eyes. This was great. Not to mention that there was no room for negotiation, it was already good enough that they didn't give out more land.
Da Huan was really good!
For a moment, the atmosphere in the imperial court was extremely cold.
Zhu Wang, who had previously been placed in the palace to be served with good food and drink, had been locked up in a secret prison by Shang Junlin after a failed attempt to escape. Regardless of whether there was really something wrong with him or not, since he had already been caught, there was no reason to let him go in vain.
In addition, this person seemed to know a bit about Shen Yu's background, so it was even more impossible for Shang Junlin to let him go.
Feng Pingqi was beheaded after autumn, and the Feng family was implicated. All the participants were executed. Since then, the Feng family completely disappeared from the capital.
As for the person who was caught with them, after confirming that he couldn't get anything out of him, Shang Junlin directly executed him. Because he tried to make a move on Shen Yu, Shang Junlin chose a less pleasant way for him to die.
Shen Yu knew about this after everything had happened.
"On the day of the Feng family's punishment, many people went to watch the execution. This servant heard from the palace maid that the people of the capital were very satisfied."
Shen Yu picked up a leaf from "Junling" and looked it up and down. "Everyone knows what he did. The bad official got the punishment he deserved. Naturally, they would feel satisfied. Tell Boss Ye that he can collect more articles about the punishment of corrupt officials."
"This servant understands." Mu Xi admired her young master more and more. It seemed that he didn't do anything, but he could see through everyone's heart. He could guess their behavior without any mistake.
"Come and take a look at this flower. Is it a little wilted?" Shen Yu looked at the "Junling" in his hand and frowned slightly.
Since it was in his hands, the "Junling" had been in good condition. Recently, he didn't know what happened, but it suddenly became wilted. Shen Yu found a palace maid who was good at flowers and plants in the palace to take a look, but she couldn't find anything.
Mu Xi looked down and hesitated. "Is it because it's afraid of the cold?"
There was a heavy snowfall recently, and the temperature suddenly dropped a lot.
"Move it to my palace first and let it rest for two days. If it still hasn't recovered, ask Imperial Physician Gu when he comes to take its pulse."
Shen Yu walked around the greenhouse. Because Shang Junlin would send Shen Yu some flowers and plants from time to time, the size of the greenhouse was now more than twice as big as before.
There were all kinds of flowers in the greenhouse. Some of them were worth thousands of gold, and some of them could be raised by ordinary people. Shen Yu treated them all equally. He arranged them according to their habits, and every one of them grew well.
Mu Xi held the flowers and followed Shen Yu back to the palace.
Shen Yu put the "Junling" in its original place, washed his hands, and went to the small study.
In this palace, there were more and more traces that belonged to him.
When Shang Junlin came back, the first thing he saw was a pot of flowers in the bedroom. The palace maid hurried to explain. "Guijun said that the flowers are a little wilted, so he put them here for two days to see the situation."
Shang Junlin nodded. "Where is Guijun?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, Guijun is in the small study."
Shang Junlin did not stay and went straight to the small study.
Shen Yu was looking at the map of the Great Huan Dynasty. Shang Junlin often signed memorials here, and the map was also left by him.
"What's A Yu doing?"
"Your Majesty is back?" Shen Yu looked up. "He's looking at the terrain around Hanzhou City."
Shen Yu was a little concerned about the King of Yue in Hanzhou City. He guessed that the King of Yue was waiting for someone. After all, with the King of Yue's current military strength, it was basically impossible for him to succeed. The King of Yue would not throw his life away, and neither would the people behind him.
"Your Majesty, look over here. The mountain range stretches. If the King of Yue has a backup plan, he will most likely enter Hanzhou City from here." Shen Yu pointed to the west of Hanzhou City.
"Aside from the army surrounding Hanzhou City, I have also sent people to hide in the dark. The place that A Yu mentioned has steep terrain, and it's easy to defend. If those people are really hiding in the mountains, it will be difficult to fight."
"How many people does the King of Yue have now?"
"Around 100,000."
These were all forces that entered Hanzhou City before the Imperial Court could react. After the Imperial Court sent people over, the forces that appeared one after another seemed to have disappeared, never to appear again.
The King of Yue was waiting, and so was Shang Junlin.
"How many things did the previous Emperor leave behind for the King of Yue?" Shen Yu couldn't understand. No matter what, Shang Junlin was the King of Yue's biological son, and he was even the son of the previous Empress. After the previous Empress died, the previous Emperor did not appoint another Empress. So it was impossible for him to not have any feelings for Shang Junlin.
Shen Yu couldn't feel it deeply before coming into contact with Shang Junlin. But the more he knew about Shang Junlin's past, the more Shen Yu felt the strangeness. For example, the previous Emperor's hostility and malice towards Shang Junlin.
The previous Emperor left a mess for his son, who could ascend the throne, but left the best things for his other son …
"I'm not sure. The previous Emperor didn't do things properly. I originally thought that he doted on the Sixth Prince the most. But after the Sixth Prince died, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued to seek pleasure. Even when the Sixth Prince's birth mother came to plead for mercy, he kicked her away. Who would have thought that the Sixth Prince's bloodline, who was in the limelight, would fall so quickly?"
Shang Junlin went behind Shen Yu and placed his arms beside Shen Yu. His masculine aura enveloped Shen Yu, and Shen Yu raised his head to look at him.
Shang Junlin's lips curled up, and his tone was filled with sarcasm. He didn't have a good impression of the previous Emperor.
Shen Yu's lips moved, but the words that came out of his mouth were, "Does Your Majesty want to sit?"
After that, he moved to the side to make room for Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin sat down and took Shen Yu into his arms, "A Yu, do you want to sit on my lap?"
Without waiting for Shen Yu's response, Shang Junlin had already put him on his lap.
The man's body temperature could be felt through his clothes. Shen Yu was used to being hugged by him, so he automatically found a comfortable position to sit.
"I didn't stay in the capital for a long time, and I didn't spend much time with the previous Emperor. The people who were in contact with the previous Emperor were either killed by the other princes or by me. There were very few people left, and I couldn't get any information from them. I suspect that even the King of Yue himself didn't know what the previous Emperor left for him."
Shang Junlin picked up a strand of Shen Yu's hair and played with it in his hand, "The previous Emperor had always been on guard against the princes. The princes grew stronger, but the Emperor grew older. When they were young, there might still be some familial affection. When the princes grew up, how many trials could this thin familial affection withstand?"
"Will Your Majesty be like this in the future?" Shen Yu knew that he shouldn't ask this question, but at this moment, he wanted to ask, so he asked.
"I won't have my own children. How can I be like the previous Emperor? Unless … "Shang Junlin put his palm on Shen Yu's lower abdomen," A Yu can give birth to one for me. "
"Your Majesty, do you think I have this ability?" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows.
"If I work harder, you might be able to." Shang Junlin answered seriously.
Shen Yu was speechless, "I think Your Majesty only wants to work hard for this process."
Shang Junlin smiled and bit his ear, "How do you know if you don't try?"
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