After I traveled through the book, my sister kidnapped my mother

Wen Zhimiao finished her official duties as usual, and seeing that it was still early, she pulled Chu An to practice with her in the martial arts field.

I plan to wait for Shi Wanyue to get off work before having dinner together.

Bian Ruitong and Duan Jiling went out to play again, and He Yuanyao was still busy. Recently, the Ship Department built a brand new large ship, which could sail much farther than the previous ships.

It is also more stable and safer when sailing on the sea.

Wen Zhimiao has never given up exploring the sea. However, he did not include all the sea areas that have been explored into the territory of Apocalypse. After all, the feudal dynasty could not govern such a distant territory.

But Wen Zhimiao was still unwilling to give up some relatively vast islands that were in better locations and close by.

As for other places, she is just communicating with them. She is not a colonizer and has no interest in doing that. It is better to spread and infiltrate culture.

The development level of many indigenous people on those small islands is not even as good as that of the former Nanshao village. Bullying such primitive inhabitants is no different from an adult bullying a child.

Wen Zhimiao would rather explore the larger continent, and of course she doesn't just explore by water.

We are still exploring westwards by land, but there is nowhere to go eastwards for the time being, as there is nothing but an ocean to the east. It is not like the previous life, when there were ice fields connecting the two continents during the freezing period.

The two canals that Su Qingluo ordered to be built during her reign were still under construction. Su Qingluo was not in a hurry to finish them all at once, and neither was Wen Zhimiao. They just wanted to do it step by step. She was not in a hurry to go to the south of the Yangtze River for a trip.

As for the Great Wall, Wen Zhimiao thought about it and decided not to repair it. The Great Wall built by the Duan family of the previous dynasty was already long enough. It would be enough to just maintain it and there was no need to keep repairing it.

What's more, she didn't want to repair it. She wanted to take back the vast tracts of fertile plains that had been lost in the north.

Wen Zhimiao admitted that he was also very aggressive and invasive.

Shi Wanyue went straight to the palace after work. Yun Jiuzhao and Su Yubing made an appointment to have tea. They originally wanted to ask Shi Wanyue to join them, but when they remembered that it was even more inconvenient for the emperor to go out in the palace, they let her go.

If he took Shi Wanyue away again, Yun Jiuzhao could imagine that he would be annoyed to death by her.

Originally Wen Zhimiao thought that such peaceful days would continue for some time, but he did not expect that King Beirong would suddenly become seriously ill.

The King of Beirong had indeed not been in good health in recent years, but Wen Zhimiao did not expect that he would suddenly fall ill. He always felt that something was wrong.

"King Brahma?" Su Yubing guessed from the side.

Wen Zhimiao shook his head, and Shi Wanyue also felt that it was not similar.

"No, it seems that King Fan has been monopolizing the military and political power in recent years. Once King Beirong dies, she will most likely ascend the throne directly."

"But if she wants the throne, she doesn't have to use such means." Wen Zhimiao said softly.

"Is that so? Could it be that the people who plotted to murder King Beirong were Ao Dun's good brothers?" Su Yubing didn't know King Fan very well, but she was not completely ignorant of the struggle for power.

"Probably. I don't care much about Beirong's affairs, but the Beirong King is seriously ill but not dead. If King Fan cannot get close to the Beirong King, it is inevitable that someone with ulterior motives will cause trouble, and the border may be unstable." Wen Zhimiao said softly.

"It would be a good idea for the power-grabber to use war to transfer King Brahma away from the royal city."

"Besides, the King of Beirong has always had some intentions towards my Tianqi. When a person is about to die, he may be even less rational."

Yun Jiuzhao also agreed with Wen Zhimiao: "We should prepare early."

"Yes." Wen Zhimiao sighed, "It's annoying. I originally thought that there would be at least five years of peace between the two countries."

"The reason why the person behind the scenes chose to take action at this time is probably because he saw that some people would be dissatisfied with the new Emperor Tianqi's ascension to the throne." Su Yubing said slowly.

Wen Zhimiao laughed: "That might disappoint them."

Logically speaking, this would be the case since the new empress is still young, but Su Qingluo has laid too much foundation for Wen Zhimiao, and there is no doubt about Wen Zhimiao's prestige in the court and the country.

"Maybe there is no other way, just take a gamble." Shi Wanyue said softly: "After all, now it is rumored in Beirong that the King of Beirong wants to pass the throne to King Fan."

“If it is passed to Ao Dun, they still have a way to control Ao Dun. If it is passed to King Fan, those who have offended her will probably have to accompany King Beirong and continue to serve her.” Shi Wanyue said with a smile.

Su Yubing chuckled: "I'm afraid you don't really want to follow me and serve me."

"Forget it. We can't care too much about Beirong's internal affairs. We just need to prepare defenses early." Wen Zhimiao was not interested in Beirong's affairs. If Beirong were to fall into chaos, Tianqi would have a better chance of regaining the lost territory.

The Central Plains dynasty was once huge, and the Central Plains dynasty under the Duan royal family was indeed glorious. It is normal for later generations to be unwilling, but those descendants who coveted the throne did not have the ability to do so.

The capable Duan Jiling and Duan Yunting were betrayed by their own people.

The next day, the new emperor summoned the prime minister, the minister of the Secretariat, the minister of the Chancellery, the chief censor, the privy envoy and the six ministers to the Hande Hall to discuss matters.

Afterwards, he summoned many military generals into the palace and discussed the matter until nightfall.

Before the secret order to mobilize troops came down, many people thought that the emperor was going to go to war with another country.

But looking at the current situation of Tianqi, except for the small countries around Beirong which are basically surrendered, the unruly Donglan and Lujin have been subdued. Apart from sending troops to Beirong, it is hard to think of anyone else to send troops to.

But should we send troops to attack Beirong at this time?

Firstly, there is no reason to send troops. Secondly, Your Majesty is thinking about conquering other countries just after the treasury has been replenished. This does not seem to be a good thing.

But the imperial edict had not been issued, and speculation was just speculation after all. They had also speculated about the retired emperor, but the retired emperor did not engage in war.

Nowadays, these ministers have become smarter.

After all, Wen Zhimiao had seen clearly during those years as regent that the new emperor was as powerful as the retired emperor.

The group of people only dared to guess and not ask.

It was not until the next morning court session that I finally understood what was going on.

The King of Beirong was seriously ill, so Ao Dun naturally had to go back.

The Northern Rong is in chaos now. If she, the princess, doesn't go back now, she may never be able to go back.

"I heard that King Beirong issued an order a few days ago to take back some of the military power in King Fan's hands." Wen Zhimiao watched the fire from the other side of the river, and she was quite comfortable.

The first year of his accession to the throne was actually a little easier than the previous time when he was regent. This year has been really good with good weather and good harvests.

Common people all said that the new emperor was the Son of Heaven chosen by Heaven.

Wen Zhimiao didn't really care about those words. It would be great if she could really influence the weather.

Yun Jiuzhao sat opposite her and said softly, "Yes, I can't guess what King Beirong is thinking."

"But King Brahma is her brother's daughter, so she is indeed qualified to inherit the throne."

Wen Zhimiao clicked his tongue twice: "Thank you, sister."

Yun Jiuzhao poured her a cup of tea: "Don't give me that."

Wen Zhimiao couldn't help laughing.