"It's bad! It's bad! Madam Yongchang has gone to the Kyoto camp to ask for reinforcements!"

"What? Isn't the general of the Kyoto camp the Dragon Warrior General Li Aotian? Li Aotian and the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang have always had a feud. Is he willing to lend him troops?"

"It's almost like my life is about to end. Guess what I saw at the city gate just now? General Longwu Li Aotian led hundreds of fully armed soldiers and followed the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang out of the city!"

In Fuquan Teahouse, whether it was the lobby on the first floor or the private rooms on the second floor, it instantly became like a boiling iron pot, bubbling and gurgling, and the surging heat made the tea drinkers' faces flush.

"What on earth is happening outside the city gate? Does anyone dare to go and take a look?"

"Nothing should happen. Isn't today a joint event between Baichuan Academy and Baiwei Restaurant? It is said that there are about a hundred people joining in the fun. Together with the people from the nearby villages, there must be at least two hundred people!"

"Could it be that there was a fight between the people from the academy and the people from the village?"

Song Da denied this possibility: "Impossible! Most of the people in the village have received favors from the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang. They will definitely not harm Su Dalang and his men."

"What exactly is going on? Not only does the entire Marquisate need to be mobilized, but the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang is also required to go to the military camp to ask for reinforcements?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a feeling of uneasiness spread throughout the Fuquan Teahouse.

An uneasy guess that was closest to the truth emerged in everyone's mind, but no one dared to say it out loud.

"What are you waiting for? It's clear that the enemy from the north has reached the city gate! They initially sent a small advance force, and the main army must be dozens of miles behind the advance force! Run!"

These words were like a switch, instantly spurring everyone into action.

There was an enthusiastic tea drinker who ran and shouted: "Run! The enemy is invading!"

The entire Kyoto was thrown into chaos.

There was also panic in a certain three-story building.

The man with a goatee said anxiously, "Oh no! Beijing is really about to attack us! Most of our assets are tied up in real estate!"

Another man who looked like a wealthy businessman almost cried: "It's a pity that Gu Nanxi is known as the wisest person in the Great Zhou! I saw how much she valued real estate, and I really thought that the housing prices in Kyoto would skyrocket. This really screwed me over."

"What should we do? Once Kyoto is conquered, our house will no longer belong to us!"

"Well, let alone being breached, even if we were to fight, a trebuchet and a huge stone would be enough to turn our house into ruins."

"This Gu Nanxi is such a swindler!"

The men were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, running around in circles, complaining to each other.

"How did you get the information? Such a big thing happened at the border, and you didn't even find out about it."

"Your trade routes are so prosperous, but you didn't listen to the news?"

"Okay!" The man sitting in the middle stopped everyone from blaming each other, "The most important thing for us now is to sell all these properties."

“Who would buy it at this time?”

"Then sell it at a low price, even 50% off! Get some money back first."

The men thought about it and decided that instead of holding on to a pile of ruins, it would be better to salvage some money and bear the loss.

Besides, her houses are all high-priced properties. Those rich people can afford to buy them, but Gu Nanxi is miserable because her land is full of shanty towns!

These worthless plots of land cannot be sold even if you want to.

Thinking about it this way, I feel a lot more balanced.

At the same time, the noise from the people was also heard in the palace.

Concubine Tong was busy packing her gold and silver jewelry. There were too many pieces, each of which was very exquisite, and she wanted to take them all.

The emperor, however, sat quietly on the Diaoyutai, reviewing memorials in his study.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The eunuch who served him personally had a worried look on his face. He secretly wanted His Majesty to flee south, but he didn't dare to say it.

The young emperor put down his pen and said in a steady and powerful voice: "What are you panicking about? Has the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang fled south? Has Lord Cui Sanlun left? Has Lord Zhu climbed the city wall?"

"With the strength of the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang, plus the Dragon Warrior General Li Aotian, a small vanguard force is nothing to be afraid of."

The eunuch felt his legs go weak: "But there is still a large army behind us."

"As long as the people of Kyoto and we are united, we can defend Kyoto! When the defenders from all sides come to help, maybe we can encircle the northern border and trap them in the Central Plains!"

The eunuch felt like vomiting blood in his heart. What the emperor said was exactly the strategy that Yun Gucheng in "The Legend of the Lonely City" wrote to the court.

But, Your Majesty, wake up! That is fiction, not reality.

Besides, there is at least a Yun Gucheng in the novel, but who do you have in reality?

The wife of Marquis Yongchang gave the emperor a big bowl of chicken soup. The key point is that the emperor drank it and believed it without a doubt.

"Your Majesty, the people of Kyoto are selling their houses, especially the large number of luxury houses, all of which are being sold at low prices."

The eunuch's underlying meaning was that even if Your Majesty wants to defend the city, the people don't.

Who knew that the young emperor's focus was all on low-price sales: "How much discount do they give?"

Eunuch Yu Zu: "30% to 70% off. If you want all, it's 70% off."

The young emperor's eyes lit up and his mind was full of mansions, mansions, mansions!

The eunuch knelt down, walked to the front of the emperor, and hugged his thighs: "Your Majesty, please calm down, the war is coming soon. Let's save some money..."

"Buy them all!" The young emperor no longer listened to any opinions and only wanted to take over those lands!

Back then, when the late emperor wanted to expand the imperial palace, he couldn’t even get a small piece of land in a corner. Now that we have such a good opportunity, how can we miss it?

"Your Majesty, this is a waste of money!"

The young emperor hesitated for a moment: "Has the wife of Marquis Yongchang sold her property?"

"No."

The young emperor made up his mind in an instant: "Then we will buy it! Sister has a far-sighted vision and always looks ahead ten steps ahead. She is more informed than us. Since Sister is not selling it, it means that Kyoto will definitely be fine. Hehe, I will also follow Sister to eat some meat and drink some soup."

The eunuch wanted to vomit blood. Whose meat was he eating? Whose soup was he drinking?

Since the young emperor couldn't be persuaded, the eunuch gave up and decided to just proceed with everything as planned.

When the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up, so you won’t have to go to the battlefield.

Feeling frustrated, the eunuch heard the emperor muttering softly.

"Hey, why hasn't the surprise I prepared for Sister arrived yet? Judging from the distance, it should be here soon."

"Oh my, are they going to fight against the Northern Army? No way! This is a surprise I prepared for my sister! If something goes wrong, won't I be the one who breaks my promise?"

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