Chapter 331: Robbery Doesn

Jiang Jinshi thought for a long time before saying: "For the time being, I don't know what the Imperial Court will do. Why don't we just leave this matter aside? If the Imperial Court really wants to court me and doesn't have any means of restraint, then we will accept this seal."

"What if they do?" Huang Yan couldn't help asking.

"Have?" Jiang Jinshi laughed: "Then that would be a pity!"

Luo Feng pondered: "The Imperial Court is afraid of Western Liang, thinking that Western Liang is a fierce tiger. Could it be that our Northern Frontier is a sheep? If we want to fight, we fight!"

Everyone could hear the meaning in Jiang Jinshi's words. If the Imperial Court wanted to come up with some way to restrain him, then this matter might not go as they wished.

It's hard to say that this driving a tiger to devour a wolf will end up with the tiger and wolf devouring them first, and then fighting each other.

Jiang Jinshi's gaze swept over the generals present: "Pass the order down, from today on, the Northern Frontier will enter a state of combat readiness. Spring plowing cannot be delayed, but military training must be strengthened, and material reserves must be accelerated."

"All workshops, mines, and forest farms must prioritize the production of military supplies. The army can no longer be so scattered; all must be mobilized to Shuo Fang Jun and Guangwu Jun!"

Everyone present stood solemnly. Jiang Jinshi's meaning was already very clear: mobilizing the army to the two Juns was to prepare for war.

For the next half a month or so, the surface was calm.

Although this matter had been decided at the morning court, it was not that simple to actually arrange it.

After all, this was the enfeoffment of a different-surname prince. Prince Ming's court robes, seals, and ceremonial guards all needed time to be made.

And Si Gui really didn't let everyone down. When drafting the list of "graceful rewards" for the Northern Frontier and subsequent arrangements, he "incidentally" mentioned one sentence.

To show the Imperial Court's compassion for Prince Ming and the Northern Frontier soldiers, it was specially permitted for Prince Ming and the direct family members of meritorious generals to move to Jingcheng, where the Imperial Court would allocate mansions, give generous rewards, and allow their children to study in the Imperial Academy or Royal School, to show "the Imperial grace is vast, and the monarch and ministers are one"!

This additional "grace" did not cause much of a stir within the Imperial Court, and was even considered a matter-of-course means.

When this news reached the Northern Frontier again through Tang Xiao Yu, Jiang Jinshi just gave a faint "um" and had no further expression.

But as his closest brothers, they could naturally perceive the anger in Big Brother's heart, so in the evening, a group of people gathered privately to discuss this matter.

The charcoal brazier in Luo Feng's house was burning, with a roasted lamb leg on it, and many jars of wine were moved out.

Although it was to discuss important matters, Luo Feng still had to take care of the brothers' stomachs; eating while chatting didn't affect anything.

As the one who gathered everyone, Luo Feng naturally spoke first: "Wang Hou has already received the letter. The Imperial Court really wants to use Big Brother and our families as hostages."

Everyone's eyes gathered on Wang Hou. Seeing this, Wang Hou nodded heavily, indicating the authenticity of the matter.

"Damn it! We were staying in the Northern Frontier properly, and we could still be dragged into a pit by this group of people!" Nie Fengyun was a little angry, pounding the table in front of him heavily.

"Now is not the time to lose your temper! Think about how to deal with it first!" Bai Ting drank a mouthful of wine fiercely.

Huang Yan tore off a piece of lamb and chewed it until his cheeks bulged: "Is this enfeoffing a prince? This is setting a trap for our Big Brother! And they want to take our families to Jingcheng as hostages? Dream on!"

Luo Feng sneered: "Those grandsons in the Imperial Court don't dare to clash head-on with Western Liang, so they want to use us as guns, and then they want to hold our families in their hands? Where in the world is there such a good thing!"

Han Xiao was slicing meat with a dagger: "We all understand the logic. The problem is, what to do? Resist hard? Then we will completely tear our faces off, and the Imperial Court and Western Liang might both treat us as enemies."

"Soften up? Send the family over? Don't say Big Brother won't agree, who the hell among us is willing?"

Han Xiao was originally a very polite person, but after staying with this group of uncultured 'thieves' for a long time, he also became foul-mouthed.

Nie Fengyun sighed: "In the final analysis, it's because we are not strong enough. If we were strong enough to make the Imperial Court not dare to have this idea, or strong enough that even if they did, they couldn't do anything to us, why would we have to suffer this bird's anger!"

His words resonated with everyone.

"Yes, Big Boss... no, Big Brother has been nothing but good to us, leading us from mountain bandits to today, with food to eat, clothes to wear, and territory, our backs are straight! But it seems... we haven't helped Big Brother much."

Luo Feng pounded the table with some annoyance, feeling that he had always let Big Brother stand in front, and he was very incompetent.

"Big Boss has been so good to us, I'm afraid we are unable to repay him!" Bai Ting also sighed, drinking a cup of sullen wine.

Wang Hou, who hadn't said much, suddenly popped out a sentence: "This is simple, you go and put this yellow robe on Big Brother."

He didn't know where he got a yellow tablecloth, shook it, with no expression on his face, but his tone was a bit playful.

Everyone was stunned, and then realized he was teasing about the "yellow robe added to the body" thing.

"Get out!" Yan Wu laughed and scolded: "That's rebellion!"

"So what if it's rebellion?"

Zhang Honghong's eyes lit up, taking over Wang Hou's words: "I have an idea! Since we don't want to be manipulated by the Imperial Court, why do we have to wait for them to enfeoff a prince? Can't we support Big Brother to be a prince ourselves? The Prince of the Northern Frontier!"

"Be a prince yourself?" Bai Ting frowned: "Isn't that still going against the Imperial Court?"

"Going against them is going against them!" Luo Feng's eyes revealed a fierce light: "Anyway, they don't have good intentions! Instead of waiting for them to clean us up, we might as well make the first move!"

Nie Fengyun, who had been eating meat with his head down, as if he were out of the matter, wiped his hands slowly and suddenly said: "I have an idea! Go south and capture the dragon!"

"Capture the dragon?" Everyone was stunned again.

Nie Fengyun's tone was flat, as if he were talking about what to eat tonight: "Doesn't the Imperial Court want us to fight the fierce tiger of Western Liang? We won't! We will go directly to fight the one who wants to watch the fun! Capture him, and see who dares to let our families go to Jingcheng?"

This idea was even bolder than Zhang Honghong's, and even unbelievable!

Go directly to fight Jingcheng? Capture the Emperor?

The courtyard became quiet instantly, leaving only the crackling sound of charcoal fire.

Everyone looked at each other, but strangely, no one immediately spoke out against it.

"This... can this work?" Huang Yan swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice.

"Why can't it work?" Zhang Honghong got excited, spitting everywhere: "What did Big Brother say? Robbery doesn't need to be reported! Forgot the rules of Yangguangzhai? Fat sheep can be robbed, government soldiers can be robbed, cities... can also be robbed!"

Luo Feng added: "These two smart guys are right. Big Boss did say that robbery doesn't need to be reported. Cities can be robbed, can the Imperial Palace... not be robbed?"

"That's right! What's wrong with the Imperial Palace? Isn't it just a bigger house and higher walls?"

"The Imperial Court is unrighteous, so don't blame us for being unrighteous!"

"They want to use our families as hostages, so we will go and end their old nest!"

"This vote, let's do it!" I don't know who roared first.

"Yes! Let's do it!"

"Let's do it! Support Big Brother to be the Prince of the Northern Frontier!"

"Go south, capture the dragon!" ===== CHAPTER 332 =====