At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

It seems to make sense.

Wen Yan nodded secretly and agreed with Shen He's statement.

"Shen dares to ask, who is Mr. Wen to the current emperor?"

Shen He looked at Wen Yan and felt that she was very extraordinary.

If she was not a close confidant of His Majesty, or someone in the palace, there would be no need to ask so carefully.

After all, he is nothing, yet he asks so many detailed questions. Are you planning to take this opportunity to rebel?

"I am the current emperor's sister, Princess Wen Yan." Wen Yan did not hide it.

"Commoner, meet the princess."

Shen He and Liu Min quickly stood up and were about to bow their heads to the ground in front of Wen Yan.

Wen Yan waved his hand quickly and said, "I am leaving the palace incognito, no need to be polite, you can just call me Young Master."

"Thank you, young master." The two nodded repeatedly and sat down again.

"The situation of our Han Dynasty is critical now. I wonder if you have any good ideas?" Wen Yan asked while pouring Shen He a glass of wine.

She told the current situation of the Han Dynasty. There was a war outside, ministers in the court were colluding with each other inside, and the princes of the royal family were eyeing them covetously.

Such a situation is really unfavorable to the Han Dynasty. She wants to know what good plan Shen He has to save the Han Dynasty from this dangerous situation.

After Shen He heard about the current situation of the Han Dynasty, he said to Wen Yan: "No good policy can save the country now. Only risky measures can save it."

"Please speak, sir." Wen Yan continued to ask.

"Given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the Yi and Wei must first stabilize the country." Shen He expressed his opinion, which made Wen Yan frown immediately, a little confused.

"Your words, sir, must first pacify the interior in order to conquer the barbarians and Wei. This means that the snobbery of the King of Linnan has gradually grown in size. If we want to continue the reign of the Han Dynasty, we must first change our strategy and deal with the King of Linnan to shock the vassal kings."

"After pacifying the vassal kings, we will have no worries when fighting against Wei." Ren Hao explained to Wen Yan.

"Yes, that's right." Shen He nodded. This was exactly what he meant.

At present, the biggest rival of the Han Dynasty is not Eastern Wu, Western Shu, Northern Wei, or other royal family princes, but the King of Linnan who continues to annex land and accept scholars from Linnan. This is the real threat.

Shen He's risky move was to take advantage of the moment when King Linan relaxed his vigilance and directly draw the elite troops from the God of War Pass to capture King Linan in one fell swoop.

Hit him by surprise.

The reason why he was attacked by surprise was that King Linnan knew that the current emperor was fighting hard with the Northern Wei and had no time to take care of him.

"This..." Wen Yan became suspicious. This was not just a risky move, it was the riskiest of all risky moves.

Drawing elite troops from the God of War Pass would be like gambling the fate of the country.

Once all the elite troops of the War God Pass were sent south, the Northern Wei would be in danger if they could not hold the War God Pass once they gathered their forces.

Once the Zhanshen Pass is lost, there will be no way to stop the Northern Wei cavalry from advancing southward.

"Sir, you don't have to worry about the Northern Wei concentrating its forces to attack the God of War Pass. The Northern Wei is now fighting everywhere and has no time to concentrate its forces. There are the Hu people in the north, the Baiqi in the east, and various countries in the west. They need strong troops to guard everywhere to resist."

"Now is the best time to stabilize the country. Once we miss the chance, there will be no chance again." Shen He pointed out the pros and cons. Such an opportunity must not be missed.

If this opportunity was missed, no matter whether the Northern Wei Dynasty resolved the border crisis or allowed the King of Linnan to take advantage of the situation and expand its power, it would be fatal to the Han Dynasty, which was already in a precarious situation.

"If it's really as you said, then it's true." Ren Hao nodded in agreement on the surface, but in his heart he felt it was a pity.

Shen He only saw the superficial strength of the Han Dynasty, but did not see the inner foundation of the Han Dynasty.

This so-called inner foundation is the silver sound.

In order to transfer elite troops from the War God Pass to the south, a large amount of silver would be needed to purchase food and fodder.

But right now the national treasury is empty, so there is no money to transfer money south.

Wen Yan was silent for a while, then said, "I will report this matter to my brother truthfully, but I cannot guarantee whether he will adopt my opinion or not."

She already had a plan in her mind, even though what Shen He said made sense and it seemed to be the case.

But no matter what, she still found it hard to believe that King Linnan would betray her.

Besides, if Shen He's risky move failed, the Han Dynasty would be plunged into an irretrievable situation, with the Northern Wei invading from the front and the King of Linnan threatening from the back.

"Then we'll take our leave first." Shen He stood up and left his seat, followed closely by Liu Min.

At this time, Ren Hao and Wen Yan were the only two people left in the huge guest room.

"Ren Hao, what do you think?" Wen Yan looked at Ren Hao, who was silent and just drinking.

"How do you want me to see it?" Ren Hao put down the ear cup and smacked his lips.

"If my brother uses Shen He's risky move, what are the chances of winning against Prince Annei?" Wen Yan picked up the teacup, wanting Ren Hao to give her the bottom line so that she could feel more confident.

"Even if we take advantage of the King of Linnan's unpreparedness and attack Linnan, our chances of winning are only about 10%." Ren Hao shook his head and said.

"One percent?" Wen Yan opened his eyes wide, looking quite unbelieving.

"I overestimated it by 100%. " Ren Hao sighed. It's not that he didn't believe Shen He's risky move, but the national treasury was empty and unable to provide follow-up support.

King Linnan now has a strong army and can provide both the men and the money he needs.

If we fail to catch him by surprise, we will face a quagmire of protracted hostility.

At that time, a large amount of food and supplies will be needed, and these will not be blown by the wind, but will be exchanged for silver.

Once we get into a protracted war with the King of Linnan, the Northern Wei will launch a large-scale attack on the God of War Pass, or temporarily form an alliance with the King of Linnan to attack together. In this case, we should quickly move the capital and escape before the capital is conquered.

The only solution now is to turn a blind eye and pretend that he knows nothing, so as to paralyze and confuse the King of Linnan and let him continue to annex Linnan's land and scholars.

"If he becomes too powerful, my brother's Han Dynasty will be in danger." Wen Yan's eyes widened. What a crappy plan.

"At least this is better than alerting the enemy, right? Besides, your brother can also secretly prepare to deal with ever-changing situations with the unchanging." Ren Hao rolled his eyes at Wen Yan.

In the final analysis, it was not that Shen He's risky move was ineffective, but that the empty treasury did not allow this risky move to be taken.

"Then what about the money you agreed on? Shouldn't it be handed over to the national treasury?" Wen Yan suddenly stretched out his hand. After all, he had promised before that the national treasury would be more than full within a month.

It’s almost the end of the month, and it’s time to fulfill our promise.

"Why are you stretching your hand so far? Your brother isn't anxious at all, so why are you so anxious?" Ren Hao patted Wen Yan's palm.

Wen Yan retracted her hand and said, "I am just reminding you on behalf of my brother."

"Don't worry, I always keep my word."

"Even if the money earned by Maozi is not enough to pay into the national treasury, I will take out my family fortune to make up for it." Ren Hao continued.