Although Nan Yan also listened to their conversation, but for some reason, she was a little distracted and stood there blankly. At this time, the surroundings became quiet, and Jian Ruocheng who was next to her softly called her: "Miss officer..."
She raised her head: "Huh?"
"The emperor asked you, what news did you get?"
"Ah...? Ah!" She snapped back to her senses, and in a blink of an eye, she saw Zhu Feng looking at her coldly, and hurriedly said, "My Majesty, I have heard some news in the city. There is something strange about the attack."
Zhu Feng looked at her for a while, and then slowly lowered his eyelids. The flickering gaze disappeared completely at this moment, as if being swallowed by a bottomless abyss.
There was only a faint gleam in his dark pupils: "How strange?"
Nan Yan said: "The people in the town said that the battle—it didn't look like a war."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
At this time, Ye Zheng, who was standing behind him, also said: "Your Majesty, I have also heard this kind of talk in the town."
"Yeah?"
"Yes. Many people in the city are talking about it. Although they dare not say anything clearly, it seems that everyone has a lot of opinions on that battle."
"..."
"Overall, everyone felt that it didn't look like a war."
"..."
Zhu Feng remained silent the whole time, and the oppressive aura on his body became stronger and stronger. Just when everyone was a little worried, he suddenly sneered.
"It doesn't look like a war, but he reported his military achievements to the court, and took so much money to repair the city wall and pay for the soldiers. What is he doing?"
Several people looked at each other, but did not speak.
Of course, everyone thought of one word - cheating.
However, facing the emperor, that cannot be summed up by the word "cheat".
That's called bullying!
Zhu Feng slowly raised his head, glanced at them, and said, "Why don't you talk?"
"..."
No one dared to speak.
Just like the Hall of Martial Arts in the imperial city back then, no one dared to say anything about this matter, because no one could bear the charge of alienating one's own flesh and blood.
Zhu Feng looked at them for a while, then smiled faintly.
"And that's all?"
Everyone was taken aback again, not knowing what else he wanted to ask.
Zhu Feng said: "Have you heard any news about the Yue Kingdom?"
"..."
It was only then that Nanyan remembered that what they had inquired about was all about Yongzhou, King Jing, and his brother-in-law. No one really cared about the issue of Yue.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Zhu Feng said: "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and everyone looked back, it was Cui Yuanmei who came in from the outside.
He was originally the Chief History Officer of Prince Yan's residence. After Zhu Feng ascended the throne, he was transferred to the household department as the left servant. This time he went out for inspection and still kept him by his side.
As soon as he walked in, he immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng waved his hand and said, "When you're away from home, you can avoid these hypocrisy. From now on, you can just call me your son."
Everyone hurriedly said: "Yes, young master."
Only then did Zhu Feng ask: "Yuanmei, how did you go about the investigation that I asked you to investigate?"
Cui Yuanmei leaned over and said: "Young Master, I found out that there was a civil strife in the Yue Kingdom more than a year ago. It seems to be a struggle between the royal family. But this matter has never been reported to the court."
Everyone was shocked when they heard it.