I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

As soon as the court was dismissed, Chen Qingyun returned to the imperial study again.

The empress at this moment has no time to rest.

Faced with a pile of memorials in front of him, Chen Qingyun now only hopes that someone can share his worries.

Jiangzuo?

He is now in Anding County, pacifying Mobei, and cannot leave for the time being.

Now Chen Qingyun has another urgent task before him.

That is the war with the State of Chen. Should we really fight or negotiate?

If we can live in peace, it would naturally be a good thing.

A capable minister must be sent to handle these diplomatic affairs.

In terms of national strength, Chen State is naturally not as good as Yan State, but Yan State is not stable at the moment. If wars break out on the border, it will be difficult to take care of other places.

At this moment, the Fourteenth Prince is in the northwest, leading tens of thousands of troops. I wonder what his next move will be...

"Your Majesty, a letter from Anding County."

Qiuyue came to the empress at this time and interrupted her thoughts.

Chen Qingyun immediately took it in his hand and opened it.

"Siyue, I am doing fine in Anding County, don't worry. I will be able to pacify the north in half a month. I will wait for your reply then. If you don't have time to come, I, Jiang Zuo, will go to the capital to find you personally."

From this letter, one can see Jiang Zuo's anxiety.

"Half a month?"

Chen Qingyun didn't quite believe it.

After all, the situation in Mobei is complicated and it cannot be solved so easily.

She had no doubt about Jiang Zuo's ability, but she was worried that Jiang Zuo would be as radical as before, which would be troublesome if anything went wrong.

Chen Qingyun was very worried and wrote another letter to persuade Jiang Zuo not to worry.

"Is this guy really so anxious just to marry me?"

Chen Qingyun thought to himself and quickly realized this.

If he can really pacify the north, then in what capacity should I face him?

Is it Chen Siyue, or is it the identity of the confessed empress?

Chen Qingyun was quite conflicted.

She had never had such thoughts in the past.

Well, since Jiang Zuozheng has talent, Chen Qingyun can't go back on his promise.

Forget it, I'll just take her as my male lover reluctantly...

that is it.

Chen Qingyun put away his letter and a relaxed smile appeared on his tense face.

After she finishes dealing with matters in the capital, she will definitely go to Anding County again.

After relaxing for a moment, Chen Qingyun opened an urgent letter.

"The Eastern Tartars are colluding with the Mobei people and are preparing to gather a large army to march south and invade the State of Yan."

After seeing this news, Chen Qingyun's mind, which had just relaxed, became tense again.

The Eastern Tatars were a fishing and hunting tribe in the northwest of the State of Yan. Since the founding of the Great Yan, the Eastern Tatars had paid tribute to the State of Yan.

Over the past hundred years, the Eastern Tatars have often gone back on their words and launched rebellions.

The State of Yan sent troops to suppress the rebellion many times, but still failed to suppress his intention to rebel.

These Eastern Tatars are even braver and more ruthless than the people in Mobei.

Chen Qingyun understood that the target of these enemies was obviously Jiang Zuo.

This time, I wonder if Jiang Zuo can resist.

Now, the Great Yan Kingdom is surrounded by constant crises, and Chen Qingyun is really unable to provide more troops to Jiangzuo.

We can only hope that Jiangzuo will be flexible and give up the trading ports outside the city first and garrison the sturdy Anding City.

The Empress really doesn't want to lose Jiang Zuo...

Thinking of that time, Chen Qingyun picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Jiang Zuo in the name of the emperor.

……

Three days later.

Anding County.

Jiang Zuo's life has become a bit boring recently.

He was either going to the port to supervise the city defense, or negotiating business with merchants from Mobei and all over Yan State, which was quite boring.

Ever since I parted with Chen Qingyun for the second time, I have felt lost and have lost my appetite.

But the matters at hand still need to be dealt with eventually.

At noon today, after Jiang Zuo had lunch, he prepared to go to the border.

As soon as he went out, he saw Situ Hua and other Thousand Cavalrymen waiting outside.

Now in Jiang Zuo, whenever he saw Situ Hua, he would feel inexplicably panicked, and was worried about what mission the empress in the capital would assign him.

"Greetings, Lord Jiang."

Szeto Wah's attitude became slightly kinder, which was much better than before when he was so unapproachable.

He had just come to the county magistrate's mansion and learned that Jiang Zuo was having a meal, so he did not disturb him forcibly, but waited quietly outside the door.

"Is there a problem?"

Jiang Zuo asked doubtfully.

"A letter from His Majesty himself."

Situ Hua handed the letter in his hand to Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo, feeling somewhat uneasy, slowly opened the emperor's handwritten letter.

The above content surprised Jiang Zuo a little.

"Your Majesty wants me to give up defending the border?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but ask.

Situ Hua explained, "His Majesty's intention is to ask you, Lord Jiang, to abandon this border port and withdraw to Anding County to guard against the invasion of the northern barbarians. His Majesty also said that there is no longer a time limit for you to pacify Mobei, as long as you can defend the border."

"Has the empress changed her personality again?" Jiang Zuo was confused.

She had been urging Jiang Zuo to play it safe before, but now she wants him to play it safe.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo's thoughts were even more radical.

The situation in Mobei today is no longer the same as before.

Jiang Zuo said: "In reply to your majesty, I will not withdraw to Anding County, and the trade port will remain open. Please rest assured, your majesty, before the end of this winter, I will definitely pacify Mobei, and after that, I will never let the northern barbarians set foot into Yan State."

Situ Hua glanced at Jiang Zuo's serious expression and nodded, "His Majesty also ordered that Lord Jiang should always put safety first and not be reckless."

"My minister obeys."

Jiang Zuo leaned forward and said.

It seems that this empress suddenly became more humane.

Well, as long as she doesn't interfere too much in the affairs here, Jiang Zuo can forgive the empress for the many punishments she has given him before.

Situ Hua added, "If Lord Jiang needs anything, please feel free to tell me. I will tell Your Majesty the truth. This is also Your Majesty's wish."

"Ah?" Jiang Zuo was slightly stunned.

What big day is today?

Why did the empress suddenly become so kind?

not right...

Jiang Zuo began to become suspicious.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

"Could it be that the empress wants to seize the property of Anding County again, and is being so nice to me on purpose to let me let my guard down?" Jiang Zuo guessed in his heart.

"Well, I do have a little request."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

Situ Hua leaned forward and said, "Master Jiang, please speak."

Jiang Zuo added: "Because we have received a lot of 'refugees' from Mobei, our Anding County treasury is becoming increasingly empty. I hope Your Majesty can provide a little silver and thousands of armors. I wonder if it is possible..."

Jiang Zuo also felt that this was unlikely.

You want money again?

Situ Hua's face was calm: "Don't worry, Lord Jiang, I will definitely convey your words to His Majesty."

"Thank you. If there is nothing else, I will get busy first." Jiang Zuo said.

"Please do as you please, my Lord."

Szeto Wah also turned and left.

Jiang Zuo looked up at the sky.

Why is it weird today?

Squinting my eyes, it seemed that the sun was indeed rising from the east.

Yes, it is east.

Jiang Zuo smiled indifferently, then mounted his horse and headed towards the trading port.