"They will not," Gu Yun said. "The Westerners suffered such great losses last night; they have no faces left to come for a truce. Unless they besieged the capital to the point where we have no way of flying, they would never talk to us."

... And that was just a matter of time.

Chang Geng was silent for a moment: "I have heard that an emperor of the former dynasty who was subjugated by the Northern Barbarians had secretly escaped through the secret passage when the capital was besieged, if we truly cannot defend..."

"We must defend even if we can't." Gu Yun suddenly said, "Do you know the Jinghua Garden in the west of the capital?"

Chang Geng was stunned.

Gu Yun raised his index finger to his lips and made a 'shush' gesture, for him not to go on further. Jinghua Garden in the west of the capital was a summer resort built between Yuan He Dynasty and Emperor Wu Dynasty. In those days, they would go to Jinghua Garden every summer to cool off, as the former emperor was not able to tolerate heat.

But after Li Feng ascended to the throne, the cost for eating and dressing had become simpler. Even the money for the queen and the imperial concubine's makeup was reduced by half, there no longer exist the flashy traditions such as hunting or spring travels.

Yet such a thrifty man who was far different from his father, still kept the habit of going to the palace every summer — but not for enjoyment. With the palace's government affairs piling up, he usually got up early to rush to the palace, then rushed back before nightfall, walking around the capital resembling a wandering dog. Not to mention cooling, it was already a miracle to not contract a heatstroke.

Li Feng subjected himself to such suffering, if he was not insane, it could only mean... there was something of great importance in Jinghua Garden that he must check on it frequently.

How keen was Chang Geng, an idea immediately came up his mind: all the generals on four sides were involved in the smuggling of Ziliujin, then what about the Emperor himself?

In such a hurry, he hadn't had time to check the account books of the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of War... but with Li Feng's character of wanting to grasp everything in his hand, it was not surprising for him to build his own private Ziliujin storage.

Gu Yun: "Your eldest brother does not trust anyone. This is only my guess, don't tell anyone else."

Chang Geng frowned: "This is troubling... will Li Feng make peace then?"

Gu Yun laughed and shook his head. "It's possible for someone to come and make peace with him, mm... he would not run either."