The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

After a brief understanding, Lu Yun discovered that the Yuan Dynasty had many unconventional aspects, such as the emperor taking the lead in lending money, buying and selling official positions, appointing corrupt officials, court officials stealing templates to privately print banknotes, and harsh corvee and taxation...

The emergence of treacherous officials in Han regimes was common in the power system of the Yuan Dynasty.

According to common sense, under Mongol rule, the common people should have benefited the most, right? However, the opposite was true. Due to their exceptional talents, the common people were divided into two categories: military households and horse households. Military households were required to join the army, bearing all their own expenses, and received no pension in the event of their death. Horse households were responsible for raising horses for the powerful. If a horse died, the household had to pay for a replacement out of their own pockets. Without money, they had to borrow or sell themselves into slavery, becoming a lower-class person.

This led to a large number of Mongolian people defecting to the Southern Song Dynasty and later Han regimes, and they were more enthusiastic than the Han people in fighting against the Yuan Dynasty.

They were so cruel to their own people that Lu Yun couldn't imagine what a tragic scene would be like when the Tartars set foot in the Central Plains.

Lu Yun arched her body and said, "Husband, what if the Tartars really attack us?"

Zhou Boli turned over and straightened her out. "Madam, there's no need to worry about nothing."

"But what if they attack Kyoto?" Lu Yun looked anxiously. "I'm scared."

Zhou Boli said helplessly, "My wife is very brave. They are the ones who should be afraid." Putting aside the strength of an ox, Zhang Yun also praised the blade explosives, poisonous mushroom explosives, and various other ingenious improvements. Fortunately, this was his wife, the future princess of South Vietnam.

Lu Yun sat up and said, "My husband, don't you think the relationship between Nanyue and Qin Chao is very ambiguous?"

Zhou Boli shook his head seriously, "I don't think so."

Lu Yun reached out and pushed him. "Husband, we can't be careless when it comes to the will of the people."

The will of the people? It sounded a bit fresh. Zhou Boli asked, "Madam, what do you mean by that?"

Lu Yun: "Do you think the people of Nanyue recognize the Qin Dynasty or the Wang Palace?"

Zhou Boli was helpless. "Madam, I dare not say such words. Don't say such nonsense in the future."

Qin Chao never really extended his hand to Nanyue, and most of the people still recognized the royal palace. Qin Chao knew this very well, but it was not the time to bring it to the surface yet.

There is still an opportunity missing. Zhou Boli's mouth curled up slightly. His young wife is indeed smart.

"I'm just saying this to your face. It would be nice if we could formally draw the border and sign a covenant."

Zhou Boli thought about that scene for a moment, the corners of his mouth gradually curved up, but his voice remained low. "Ayun, but didn't you ask me not to send troops to attack the Qin Dynasty? If I don't send troops, it will be difficult to accomplish this."

Lu Yun gritted her teeth, thinking that this guy was definitely pretending to be ignorant, so she whispered a few words in his ear.

A few low laughs echoed in the darkness. Zhou Boli quickly suppressed his laughter when he felt two fingers tug at the soft flesh on his arm. "Well, Madam, please don't be angry. I will learn from your words."

The weather in Kyoto is hot in the summer. The Tartars are not afraid of the cold but they are afraid of the heat. Since it is the height of summer, they should be quiet for a few months. However, once the weather turns cooler in autumn, the Tartars will surely launch another fierce attack on Jizhou.

Thinking of this, Zhou Boli sent a message to someone. A few days later, a figure appeared on the streets of Dali City and headed straight for the government office.

The young man in gray bowed and said, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhou Boli personally helped him up and said gently, "Uncle, it's been a long time since we last met. Are you doing well?"

Zhang Yulin quickly declined, "Your Highness, please just call me by my name. I followed the plan and traveled north from Cao State, then south back to Nanyue. I changed identities several times along the way, spending over six months and 120,000 taels of silver to purchase 200,000 dan of grain. Seventy percent of it has already been stored in the granary, and the remaining thirty percent will arrive in half a month."

Zhou Boli nodded and said, "We have enough food for a three-month march. I would like to thank you, little uncle, on behalf of all the soldiers."

Zhang Yulin pondered this and said, "Your Highness, General Lin has won several victories in the northern border recently, and the Tartars' morale has been low and they have become much more obedient. Furthermore, the Shanzhikun and Taizhiwu tribes have been fighting for control of the army, resulting in heavy casualties. I am worried that the Tartars will withdraw."

Zhou Boli paced back and forth, his hands behind his back. "Has the drought on the grassland eased?"

Zhang Yulin sighed softly, "It only rained a few times this summer. From afar, the grass looks withered and yellow, and the area is deserted. The large tribes, led by the Shan Kun and Tai Wu, live close to the water source in the north. The other smaller tribes can only fend for themselves."

"Uncle, please go west and north again." Zhou Boli stood by the window and spoke slowly. "The Grand Concubine of Cao State, Qin Yi, is ambitious and has formed a pincer attack with her uncle, Maihefuzi. Because the Qin Dynasty secretly supports Qin Yi, Maihefuzi has gradually lost the upper hand. If Cao State falls into Qin Yi's hands, I'm afraid he will form a stronger alliance with the Qin Dynasty. If Nanyue sends troops, it will be attacked from both sides. I need Maihefuzi to help me contain Qin Yi."

Zhang Yulin nodded, "I understand."

"Also, regarding the situation in the northern border, we must not allow the Tartars to withdraw their troops under any circumstances." Zhou Boli narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a chilling voice, "This battle must continue!"

Zhang Yulin shuddered and looked down at his feet. "I don't understand. Your Highness, please explain."

Zhou Boli turned around and sighed, "Uncle, Taoist Qingxu once said that the Qin Dynasty's fate has not yet ended, but Nanyue needs an opportunity to stand on the stage openly and honestly."

Zhang Yulin understood immediately, and his heart relaxed a little. "Your Highness wants to completely separate Nanyue from the Qin Dynasty."

Zhou Boli said in a deep voice, "The relationship between Nanyue and the Qin Dynasty is a long-standing issue. When the Qin Dynasty was first established, Nanyue was still in a state of disunity. My father was ordered to conquer Nanyue and risked his life to bring about the peace we have today. Under pressure from all sides, my father agreed to pay the annual salt tax to the Qin Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Longqing, he tried several times to intervene in other tax collections in Nanyue, but failed due to border unrest, disasters in the Central Plains, and other issues."

"The borders of Cao State have been pacified, leaving only the northern border. If the Tartars do not cause trouble again, the people of the Qin Dynasty will definitely bring up South Vietnam again and attempt to interfere once again."

"But, Your Highness." Zhang Yulin bowed in confusion, "Since Your Highness is planning to send troops, what is there to be afraid of?" We have to fight anyway, no matter how we fight.

Zhou Boli shook his head. "Uncle, that's wrong. The difference between a righteous army and a traitor is well known to everyone. Throughout history, those who achieved great things were born in troubled times. If the Qin Dynasty's monarch was cruel and inhumane, and the people were suffering, South Vietnam could still justify sending troops. But now, except for the northern border, the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace. If South Vietnam rashly sends troops, wouldn't it be against the people of the world? The public outrage cannot be incurred."

In a word, we cannot have a legitimate reason to fight. If South Vietnam wants to eat at the table, it needs the help of the Tartars. As for how to lift it up, that depends on the support of the Tartars.

Besides, the lives of South Vietnamese soldiers are also lives, and Zhou Boli hopes to achieve his goal with the least losses.