Mind reading, I used the concubine system to become the empress

Lin Shu and his party returned to Dayan.

Only then did the emperor feel completely relieved.

Two years later.

"His Majesty."

Chief Steward Zhao bowed and walked quickly to the emperor.

"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

Lin Anzheng put down the memorial in his hand and frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, there is movement in the northern border!"

"Northern Frontier?" A trace of doubt flashed in the emperor's eyes, "What are they doing?"

"Your Majesty, the grasslands in the northern border have begun to decline due to heavy grazing, so they are now eyeing our Great Yan covetously and have sent troops to harass the border cities for several days in a row!"

"What?!" The emperor looked thoughtful, as if he had expected it.

"How many men are there? Who is leading them?"

"Your Majesty, they are not numerous, only a few hundred people each time, and they seem to be led by some young generals. It seems that this is just a tentative attack." Chief Steward Zhao answered truthfully.

"A tentative attack?" The emperor raised his lips slightly and chuckled softly.

It seems that the plan back then has started to work.

The emperor thought of the rise of textile factories in the past two years, which produced wool in large quantities, so that ordinary people could buy sweaters at low prices.

In the past two winters, people's lives have obviously been much better.

Even under the leadership of Lin Shu, they would distribute some woolen clothes to people in poor areas for free in winter.

This reduced the number of casualties and enabled most people to spend the winter safely.

Although the emperor was very pleased with this, he was also worried about the safety of his soldiers.

"Were there any casualties?"

"Your Majesty, our soldiers are brave and good at fighting. The Northern Frontier always returns empty-handed with countless casualties, while we in Dayan have not even suffered a scratch!"

When Manager Zhao said this, his face was full of smiles and his tone was full of pride.

"Good!" The emperor could not help but slap the table and said, "You are worthy of being soldiers of Great Yan!"

"The training over the past few years has really been useful."

"Pass the order down, have the soldiers at the border strengthen their vigilance, and don't let your guard down!"

"I want to see what tricks this Northern Frontier is up to!"

"Yes!" Manager Zhao took the order, turned around and walked out.

The emperor's gaze fell on the wall of the imperial study, where a huge map was hung. On the map, the territories of Dayan and Northern Xinjiang were clearly visible.

This map was drawn according to the methods in the book given to them by Lin Shu.

Much more accurate than their previous maps.

Lin Shu also used caravans to travel around and placed people in them to draw a map of Dilan in the northern border.

His finger gently slid across the map and finally stopped at the location of Northern Xinjiang.

"Somebody come!"

"Go, invite Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

……

In the imperial study room.

Lin Shu looked at the map in front of him, frowning slightly.

"Dad, you asked me to come here, but is it because of the Northern Frontier?"

"That's right." The emperor nodded. "Shu'er, what do you think about this?"

Lin Shu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Dad, this Northern Frontier is just bluffing."

"Oh? What do you mean?" the emperor asked with interest.

"If Northern Frontier really wanted to go to war with Great Yan, they wouldn't just send a few minions to harass the border."

Lin Shu pointed to the northern border on the map with a firm tone.

"Moreover, they return empty-handed every time, with heavy casualties, so they will not act rashly."

"Their recent actions were just probing. Now that they have seen the results, they will not directly send out large-scale troops."

When the emperor heard this, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Touched Lin Shu's hair.

"Fubao's analysis is good. I think so too."

Lin Shu asked: "What does Dad think now?"

The emperor's hand that was caressing Lin Shu curled up slightly and tapped Lin Shu's head lightly.

"You are testing your father. You shouldn't take the initiative to express your thoughts."

Lin Shu rubbed his head and said, "If Daddy hits me again, I'll become stupid."

“I think what we should do now is do nothing.”

"The advantage is on us, and their grasslands will deteriorate further."

"When the time comes, they will definitely be the first to get restless. When they can no longer hold on, they will definitely take the initiative to act."

"When the time comes, we will just fight back. This way, we won't be criticized and we can still stand on the side of justice."

"We can also take over Northern Xinjiang."

The emperor was very satisfied when he heard Lin Shu's words.

"That's right, let's just wait and see."

Northern Xinjiang also received the news at this time.

“What do you think?” The King of Northern Frontier sat on the throne, glanced at the people below, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the Great Yan army is strong and powerful. Our many attempts have not only failed, but also resulted in heavy losses."

"I'm afraid we are no match for Dayan right now."

"Yes, my Lord!"

But different voices also emerged.

"In my opinion, we should send troops immediately to attack Dayan."

"If we give them another chance to recuperate, I'm afraid we won't have another chance."

Everyone around looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"If you go now, you will just be waiting to die."

The man snorted, "You are a bunch of idiots. We shouldn't raise lambs anymore."

"You only see the small benefits in front of you. What has become of the grasslands in our northern border now?"

"If we don't protect it, we'll just starve to death in the future."

The others were even more angry when they heard this. "What nonsense are you talking about? If we don't sell wool, how much profit will we lose?"

"The income of our people will also be greatly reduced. Do you think they will listen to you?"

"Aren't you afraid of causing public outrage and unrest?"

"By then, Dayan might be torn apart by the people before it even starts."

At this time, another person said, "That's right. Besides, our grassland is vast. At worst, we can just go to a farther place to graze. You really like to make a fuss."

The minister who was refuted was so angry that he could only seek help from the king.

He looked at the King of Northern Frontier, only to see the King of Northern Frontier thinking for a moment.

The King of Northern Frontier thought that his subordinates had become much richer over the years, and the treasures in his account were increasing.

If he gave up the wool trade, he would have to go back to his previous life. How could he bear to do that when he had enjoyed good things before?

So he said, "Let's talk about the wool later, let's talk about how to deal with Dayan first."

The minister's eyes gradually turned cold, and he felt that the Northern Frontier was beyond salvation.

The rest of the people echoed the opinion and finally came to a conclusion.

"Let's send an envoy to Dayan to test the waters and see if we can find any flaws. If Dayan is really that strong, we can make peace first."

"We should seize the time to train our troops in the next two years. Once we become strong, we will conquer Dayan in one fell swoop."

"Now, let's send the envoy on the road as soon as possible."

The King of Northern Frontier pondered for a moment and grinned, "By the way, bring something to Dayan. We can't give in so easily."