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Chapter 45 The Abandoned True Princess Returns

"What do you think of the weather this year?" Fanan stopped and looked at the border scenery, the endless wasteland.

This year's autumn seems to be coming especially fast. Gusts of cold wind blow by, and they actually hurt people's faces a little.

However, it is normal for the climate to be a bit cold in the border area.

An Yihe thought for a while and said, "This winter may be colder than in the past."

"Yes, you see, it's only the end of autumn, but the moat here is already showing signs of freezing. If it gets colder, the nomadic people of Nanying will have no food. Do you think they will try to come over? Can the frozen moat still stop these barbarians?"

An Yihe's expression immediately turned serious.

"Jinge City used to be the power of your mother's family. You know the strength of the troops here better than I do. Do you think we can defeat them?"

An Yihe naturally knew what Fanan meant.

Since the signing of the peace agreement with the Nanying Kingdom, most of the defenders of Jinge City were withdrawn to the capital and incorporated into the Imperial Guard.

If the Nanying Kingdom dispatches a large number of troops, Jinge City will definitely not be able to defend itself with its current strength.

After breaking through this line of defense, those people will march straight in and it is unknown what will happen.

"You should inform the emperor about this matter. Although the emperor is not closely related to you, he is still very attentive in this regard."

"Having good intentions is one thing, but having no soldiers is another. In order to appease those people, my father gave away most of the power. He thought that doing so would keep the court officials stable and prevent unrest in the world. But do you think that's actually the case?"

"All they care about is power and profit. They will steal as much profit as they can. They dare not move now, just because they are afraid."

"If I could really use them, I wouldn't be here."

"Do you think you could really come back here if it wasn't for your father's instruction?"

The meaning of Fanan's words became more and more profound.

An Yihe had roughly guessed it before, but he only confirmed it now. He asked, "What should we do if we don't have enough troops?"

"There are so many civilians living here. Aren't they afraid of the invasion of the Southern Ying Kingdom? So I brought you here for only one reason, and that is to let you do your old job - leading troops."

An Yihe neither agreed nor refused, but raised another question: "If you want to train good soldiers, you can't do it without sufficient financial resources."

Even though Fan'an, the princess who changed her job halfway, received a lot of rewards, it was still not enough to consume the bottomless pit of military training.

"What? Do you look down on me? Don't worry, I am rich." Fan An answered him with a smile.

"Where did you get the money?" An Yihe asked her with a frown.

"You ask this as if you are my money manager." Fan An raised his eyebrows.

"If you don't tell me, I can also not help you."

"Hey, you, come on, come on. I got this from Yan Nianwen. You know why my father treated him so well. He broke the law, but he pretended not to see it. You should understand the reason, right?"

When talking about this person, there was an indescribable depth in An Yihe's eyes.

"How did you get the money from him?" He was a little curious. Although Yan Nianwen was not stingy, he was not that generous either. It would be very difficult to ask him to take out a large sum of money.

"To strike the snake at its most vulnerable part, I want to trick him, so naturally I have to find his weakness. He likes Fan Mingyu. Before I left Beijing, I told him that I had given Fan Mingyu a chronic poison and that he needed to take an antidote every month to stay alive. So now he spends one million taels of silver from me every month to buy the antidote." An Yihe looked at Fan An with obvious doubt, as if to say, "Are you kidding me? Can this reason fool people?"

"He didn't believe it at first, but I did tamper with the layout of Fan Mingyu's room. Her maid would light a calming incense of purple cicada flowers once a week. This incense conflicts with the Chu Yun flowers in her room. At the very least, she will feel dizzy and have a headache, and at the worst, she will vomit and have diarrhea. Later, Fan Mingyu was always feeling unwell, and Yan Nianwen was so anxious that he invited countless famous doctors to help, but they couldn't help. Only then did he believe it."

"The antidote I gave him was just a buffer to alleviate the conflicting properties of the two flower scents. Even if he took it to the imperial physician, he wouldn't be able to see anything. He had no choice but to spend money to buy his beloved's safety."

"Besides, before I came here, he gave me a large amount of silver, enough to cover the expenses of a city for several years."

These words reminded An Yihe that Fan An used a similar excuse to cheat Yan Nianwen out of his money the first time.

As expected, she hit the snake at its most vulnerable part, and Yan Nianwen was under her control.

But, isn't he the same...

"So, do you want to help me lead the troops?"

How could I not want that?

An Yihe nodded simply.

"I guess I wasn't wrong about you." Fan An smiled at him.

The two then talked a lot about military training. The current military reserves were definitely not enough.

They want to recruit new soldiers.

The common people here generally have no place to make money, and they work hard all day long, leading a very hard life. If they have money, they can be recruited into the army, which can not only replenish the military reserves, but also help the common people improve their lives.

It's like killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, all of this is thanks to Yan Nianwen, who is the biggest financial backer behind the scenes.

The two men had agreed on the recruitment of soldiers, and now the priority became how they could settle down.

Since I'm going to live in this village for a while, I've got to make the necessary arrangements.

There are not many people in this village. Most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Most of the young people have run away long ago. Everyone knows that the foreign enemies will attack them first. Who would be willing to live with their head tied to the belt?

The two men are more handsome than each other, and if they go in, they will definitely attract a lot of attention.

Fan An didn't want to reveal her identity here, and neither did An Yihe. After they discussed it, they both put black powder on their faces to make themselves look as ugly as possible.

When they walked into the village, there was curiosity in everyone's eyes, but no surprise.

Fanan greeted the villagers and explained the purpose of their visit: they were both merchants from other cities, but their property was robbed by bandits while they were on the road. The fare was extremely expensive, so they had to stay here for a while, and then go to the mountains in spring to find some wild animal skins to sell, make some money and then go back.

The village is mostly populated by elderly people who have lived in poverty all their lives. When they heard Fan's words, they immediately felt the same way and realized that they were all miserable people.

"Then you can live here. There are many old houses here. No one has lived in them for a long time. You can pick one at random, leave some valuables behind, and then ask the village chief for the key."

They also kindly told Fanan the location of the village chief's home.

Fan An nodded gratefully. An Yihe stood aside without saying a word, but his tall figure made his presence felt.