After thinking silently for a while, as if considering his own words, Situ Yutang's delicate face also became extremely serious. "Yes, my father was indeed a bit inappropriate in handling the matter of keeping you in the imperial capital for rest last year, but you should also understand my father's psychology. It was not easy for him to work hard for decades in his life. It is understandable that he is a little suspicious when he is old. Besides, can you say that your behavior in the northwest is not out of particularity? Without the stimulation of your unusual behavior, my father probably wouldn't believe other people's advice to keep you in Beijing! And in the end, he agreed that you would return to the northwest, and you would still hold on to this problem?"

Since the other party caught him and hurt his feet, Situ Yutang simply opened the problem and said, "My father promoted you from a low-level officer to a powerful rank official. Even if his handling is a bit extreme, as a minister, can't you understand his feelings and hold a grudge? This is probably not a true man's expression?"

Situ Yutang cleverly resolved Wufeng's counterattack with retreat to advance perfectly, which made Wufeng have to admit that his fiancée was good at eloquence. However, he did not want to bother with this issue too much. He directly explained the problem: "Yutang, I don't want to say more about the rest. Your Majesty the Emperor treats me well. I am thinking about this in my heart, and I don't have the heart to resent Your Majesty. As for those who fan the flames, I will ask them for advice if I have the chance. But His Majesty the Emperor is in a bad condition now. I heard that he has no major control over the government affairs. Usually, Ning He and his princes are dealing with the government affairs together. I wonder if this situation is true?"

After hearing Wufeng's question, Situ Yutang's face suddenly changed and his tone suddenly became cold: "Who did you hear?"

"Who said it doesn't matter. The question is whether this situation is true. If His Majesty the Emperor is so ill that he can't even deal with the government, I'm very worried about how long the current situation in the Empire, which seems to be relatively stable, can last. You are welcome to say, Yutang, your brothers are not a good deal, and His Majesty the Emperor has not announced the heir to the throne. I'm afraid you know this. Once His Majesty, it's hard to say what kind of upheaval will cause in the Empire's court. I'm very anxious." Wufeng said his thoughts word by word, but put the original topic aside.

Her heart was shaking. The other party's words were almost at the critical point of Situ Yutang. They were thousands of miles apart. She didn't know what the court looked like now. Her father could not govern the government. The battle between the brothers for the throne would soon begin. This was the scene she was most worried about seeing.

The face was covered with frost, and Situ Yutang's pair of star eyes were firmly locked on Wufeng's calm face: "What do you mean by saying these words now?"

"It's not interesting, but I'm thinking that the situation in the central government of the empire is also very unstable. The physical condition of His Majesty the Emperor is the most worthy of concern to us. Once any unexpected situation occurs, I am very worried about whether the empire will have civil strife? The Taiping Rebellion Army has not made any other major moves yet, but the hidden strength behind it may not be the only one that it has exposed now. I personally think that it is not appropriate to take excessive military actions to stimulate the other party for the time being. Now stabilize the position first. After His Majesty's health improves and stabilizes, it is not too late to discuss the plan to deal with the Taiping Rebellion Army." Wufeng shrugged, looking very casual.

"What do you mean is that now let the Taiping Rebellion Party do whatever it wants in the imperial territory, but we do nothing?" Although Situ Yutang's tone was a rebuttal question, his tough words could not conceal the weakness of his tone.

"Hehe, I think it's not a day or two that the Taiping Rebellion Party has been doing its own arbitrarily in the imperial territory. From its roots and sprouts more than ten years ago to its open development in the imperial county governments, I don't seem to see any measures taken by the imperial governments? Besides, the Taiping Rebellion Party has become a climate, far from being comparable to the past. The consequences of blind action will be disastrous. The Battle of Longdong is a lesson in front of you. Therefore, Yutang, I hope you will calmly analyze the current situation and not be blinded by hatred. Everything needs to be discussed for a long time." Wu Feng counterated coldly, but when he saw the jade man's face change, he immediately tweaked his words and patiently persuaded the other party.

With a light sigh, Situ Yutang suddenly felt so tired. No matter how hard he tried, this guy seemed to have his own plans. Just as he had just evaluated him, he would not be influenced by anyone's opinions. No matter how you state your interests, this guy would always make up a set of rhetorics, and he was justified, so that you could not find his loopholes.

However, the other party's words seemed to reveal a trace of information, which made Situ Yutang feel a little uneasy. Could it be that his brothers really had any abnormal movements during his father's illness? When he thought of this problem, Situ Yutang felt that his head was swollen. This was not an impossible thing, and it was very likely that the guy on the other side had received some news. It was even very likely that one of his or her brothers had found the guy with heavy troops and sought his help. Thinking of this, Situ Yutang couldn't help but shiver, as if he had seen the embarrassing situation he would face in the future in the fight for the position of the great treasure. It seemed inevitable that he would fight with his family, and where would his fiancé in front of him stand?

"Since you have made up your mind, I don't want to waste my time. The empire is now overwhelmed. I hope you should put the overall situation of the empire first. Don't just focus on the interests of the people in your so-called territory, put your position in the right place. You should consider it carefully. In addition, I would like to remind you that the affairs of our Situ family are our own affairs of our royal family. You are an outsider. I hope you don't get involved in the affairs of my incompetent brothers. This will not benefit you and me, and the northwest." Situ Yutang's tone became colder, and his swaying eyes became much less indifferent.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Wufeng sneered from the bottom of his heart. Situ Yutang still regarded his position as a royal princess at any time as more noble than anything else, as if he was just an inconspicuous outsider. He really valued himself and the empire behind her too much. This world is a world where strong people survive. Just relying on the airs of being strong and doing things on the outside, it may only have a counterproductive effect on himself.

Shaking his head slightly, Wufeng sighed in his heart, picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip, as if he was savoring something, but his face became more and more pleasant: "Yutang, don't worry, I, Li Wufeng, is a minister of the empire, and naturally, I have to put the interests of the empire first. Of course, I hope to unify the interests of the empire with the interests of the northwest. If I can take into account both, wouldn't it be better? As for your reminder, I remember that Li Wufeng is not so ungrateful. Royal affairs are the affairs of the world. I am just a remote local official in the northwest. How dare I stay in royal affairs? You can rest assured about this."

He stared at the other party deeply, as if he was about to look deep into the other party's heart. Situ Yutang slowly stood up and said, "Okay, I feel much more at ease with you. I hope you don't forget your own promise."

The two seemed to have a sudden separation, but their self-esteem made both of them maintain their superficial politeness.

Looking at the other party's figure who disappeared gracefully outside the door, Wufeng couldn't help but sigh again. Such a beautiful woman, why would she not make plans for each other? He also felt infinite regret in his heart. Empire, how long can the empire last?

Looking at the fierce battle situation in front of him, even Jin Shaobin, the deputy commander of the Sanjiang Second Legion who had been through a long battle formation, could not help but tremble slightly. The offensive and defensive battle between the two sides had entered a white-hot stage. Lin Yunfei, who was standing next to Jin Shaobin, had a blue veins on his face, and his eyes were covered with bloodshots, staring motionlessly at the front of the killing sound.

Infantry formations were preparing for the final impact, ladders, siege cars, siege vertices, and movable arrow towers, and arranged in front of the formation in a row. Due to the tight war and time was so urgent, many siege equipment were transported to the front line before they even had time to finish the sorting. The logistics quarantine officers were busy commanding the baggage soldiers to arrange these essential equipment for siege, and at the same time, they shouted at the top of their lungs and quickly entered the position to control the equipment so that they could assemble into an attack formation in the shortest time.

It was too hasty. Unexpectedly, the enemy's reinforcements were so fast. In just a few days, the enemy's troops increased by nearly 20,000, which led to the rapid increase of Maqikhan's defenders in Kanten City, which was seized to nearly 30,000. Lin Yunfei, who received this news, no longer cared about the army's preparations, and urged the two divisions that had just arrived to launch an attack immediately. The offensive intensity of the lack of necessary siege weapons was greatly reduced. The not-so-high and solid city wall was filled with Sanjiang soldiers, which almost made Lin Yunfei crazy.

While scolding the officers who came to report the battle situation, Lin Yunfei was almost losing his mind while cursing the damn Maqihan. Although Jin Shaobin, who was standing aside, was also very nervous, his long-term combat experience kept him awake. Looking at the chaotic situation, Jin Shaobin was already thinking about how effective such an attack would be. In addition to throwing countless excellent Sanjiang Erlang's lives in vain, he seemed to see no hope of success. Without the assistance of powerful siege weapons, facing the Maqihan soldiers who would rather die than retreat, he seemed to feel the shadow of failure approaching his side step by step.
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