She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

It is best to invite those who are greedy for money.

Just give enough silver.

If Yu Yuanzheng didn't have the support of the Great Wei, he would have found a way to keep his people in Southern Shu.

Three days passed quickly.

It was truly a scourge that had lasted for a thousand years, but the Prince of Beiming had actually survived. After two days of high fever, he managed to pull through.

He managed to survive the painful operation, which shows how strong his desire to survive is. We really underestimated him.

But this was exactly what Yu Yuanzheng wanted, otherwise her work would have been in vain.

One hundred thousand taels of silver were obtained.

Prince Liu asked the fat man's family to pay 60,000 taels and the two envoys to pay 40,000 taels.

Originally, the two were unwilling to go out, but Prince Liu used this matter directly as a threat, saying that they had instigated the prince to visit prostitutes, which led to their prince being in danger, and he would inform Emperor Canglan in the form of a letter.

How could Lord Liu and Lord Lu dare let this matter reach the emperor's ears? Would their official positions be preserved? They might even be severely punished.

The two men took out the silver reluctantly.

Seeing that things were almost done, Shangguan Ziqi prepared to return to Wei.

After getting on the carriage, Yu Yuanzheng actually saw an exquisite wooden box in the carriage.

"Husband, what is this?" Yu Yuanzheng was surprised. They didn't go to the street to buy any local products.

"Can you open it and take a look?" Shangguan Ziqi gestured.

Yu Yuanzheng opened it.

Iron box!

It was too similar to the one she had seen before. She wasn't particularly familiar with it and couldn't tell the difference at all.

"Where are you from?" Yu Yuanzheng asked curiously.

"It was intercepted by the Southern Shu Kingdom, and I asked for it."

"Oh. You want to make something out of it?" Yu Yuanzheng had an idea as soon as he guessed.

"Madam, you are very clever. War has already begun between Great Wei and Canglan. Great Wei lost the first battle, including a small border town. While not a major loss, it was a significant blow to the morale of the soldiers."

If the iron box is found at this time, Canglan will be more restrained, and our soldiers will not be so passive. "

"Why do the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty rely so much on iron boxes?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't understand.

“Alas, the war between Canglan and Great Wei a hundred years ago was too fierce.

At that time, half of the territory of Wei had fallen into Canglan's hands. If it weren't for the things in the iron box, Wei would have been destroyed.

Later, with this, the Wei Dynasty turned defeat into victory, continuously repelled the Canglan army, and counterattacked and captured several cities of Canglan.

But at that time, the country no longer had the ability to support the continuation of the war, so it agreed to Canglan's surrender at the cost of ceding two cities.

From then on, all the generals of the Wei Dynasty knew that the Wei Dynasty was invincible thanks to the things in the iron box.

Over time, they develop a sense of dependence, and if the general is like this, the soldiers will naturally become like this too.

The people of Wei are not warlike and only want to live and work in peace. Our land is rich and we do not even look down on the territories of the other two countries."

"I see."

Cao Jinyu also got on the carriage. Now he didn't have to rush like when he came here, and he could enjoy the carriage ride.

The weather is hot and it's so uncomfortable to ride a horse outside in the sun.

Cao Jinyu didn't know yet that the iron box was fake.

Seeing Yu Yuanzheng opening it, he also took it and looked at it left and right, up and down.

"Ziqi, can we protect them with such limited manpower?" Cao Jinyu was a little worried.

They had a total of thirty guards. If they encountered Canglan and sent out hundreds of assassins like before, they would not be able to protect themselves at all.

"This is fake." Shangguan Ziqi told him calmly.

"What?" Cao Jinyu was incredulous. "No wonder Liu Dekun gave it to us so easily. At first I thought he was being so generous because of the good relationship between our two countries. Turns out it was a lie."

He immediately lost interest and left it to Yu Yuanzheng to continue studying.

There were several horse-drawn carriages, carrying 600,000 taels of silver, which could be exchanged for silver notes once they entered the territory of Wei.

Prince Liu kept his word and sent a hundred soldiers to escort them to the border.

Since there was no need to rush, Yu Yuanzheng did not ask to ride a horse, so the speed was slower. It took twenty days to reach the border of Wei.

I found a larger city and deposited all the silver in a bank.

Yu Yuanzheng felt that without the burden of money, their journey would be much easier.

At the same time, Shangguan Ziqi also received the latest battle situation at the border.

So far, six battles of varying sizes have been fought, with both sides winning and losing.

But overall, Wei lost. It won three small battles, but lost all three major battles.

It is not yet known how many soldiers were killed.

The Wei Dynasty had already lost a city, and the people had all moved out in advance. There had been no mass exodus of people, and the situation was still under control.

This kind of battle situation was within his expectations, but losing a city was a bit too fast.

Canglan sent out an army of 150,000, while Dawei sent out twice as many troops, and they lost the city at a ratio of 2 to 1.

At the same time, it also proves that the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty are really not as good as Canglan, and the horses are not as good as Canglan. This is a geographical disadvantage that cannot be changed.

That night, they stayed at a Rugui Inn in Luojiang City.

Shangguan Ziqi called Cao Jinyu over to discuss what to do next.

"Jin Yu, I want you to escort the iron box back to the palace first and return to the capital in a high-profile manner. Have the local garrison send someone to escort it with you and say that the two of us found it in Southern Shu."

"What about you?" Cao Jinyu didn't understand why he didn't come along.

"I still need to continue looking for medical treatment for my leg. By the time I return to Beijing, my leg should be healed.

At the same time, I want to secretly investigate the fugitive Second Prince of Southern Shu, Liu Dexian.

We have been searching for Prince Liu in Southern Shu for so long but still can’t find him. I guess he either fled to Canglan or to our Great Wei.

It is closer to our Great Wei, so it is more likely that he will escape to the Great Wei.

Regarding the battlefield, Father wants to train the troops, and it's probably almost done. If things get out of control, Father will go there himself. I won't be needed.

The Wei Dynasty really needed a war to serve as a test, so that the generals and officials would be alert and not be incompetent for their entire lives.

With this lesson, everyone can be more civilized and pay more attention to military affairs.

Now the entire Wei Dynasty values ​​civil affairs over military affairs, and has placed all the burdens on my Prince Rong’s Mansion.

How can this continue in the long run?" Shangguan Ziqi analyzed.

He had long seen through the situation of the entire Wei Dynasty and had discussed it with the prince many times.

The two agreed.

But you also have to find a balance.

"You're right. Then I'll return to Beijing with the iron box in a high-profile manner and say that you found it." He didn't want the credit; it was fake anyway.

"I'll tell you one more thing. The real iron box is already in the capital, but it hasn't been announced to the public. We need to find the right time and find more of Canglan's spies. Now is the right time."

"What did you say? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" It made him and his father search desperately for so long.

"I'm telling you, so you wouldn't be so active in searching. You can tell at a glance if it's a spy from Canglan Country. We still can't tell how many spies they've planted in our Great Wei."

"You're right. If I had known this earlier, I would have definitely slacked off."

"There are six iron boxes, including this one, and five of them are fake. As for the real one, we didn't let the Canglan people know that we had found it."

"That's smart. We just want to trick them into thinking they're in trouble. In that case, let's go our separate ways tomorrow." Cao Jinyu accepted the task.

"Okay, be careful on your journey. Take your ten guards with you."

"Husband, the second prince of Southern Shu has nothing to do with us. Why do we have to find him?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't understand.