Hearing Ye Fan say with such certainty that the war was about to begin, Yang Guang and Lai Hu 'er were stunned.
For a moment, Yang Guang couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, a trace of worry reflected in his eyes.
"Little Brother Ye, I wonder what you mean when you say that there's going to be a war? Who are you fighting?"
Yang Guang's tone became more serious.
"With Goguryeo, of course!"
Ye Fan replied without hesitation.
Hearing this, Yang Guang couldn't help but tremble. He looked at Lai Huer in surprise.
There was indeed a battle plan, and it was indeed intended to conquer Goguryeo. However, this plan had only been discussed half a month ago, and up until now, only Pei Ju, Lai Huer, Yuan Hongsi, Yuwen Kai, and himself knew about it.
Other than him, the other four were all important officials in the court. Including him, it was impossible for them to be so free that they would tell such a secret to an ordinary tavern owner, right?
For a moment, Yang Guang could not help but be filled with suspicion.
Could it be that Ye Fan could calculate and calculate?
Or perhaps he was a spy from Goguryeo and had heard some news, so he came here to gather information?
Thinking of this, Yang Guang could not help but secretly have killing intent, and his gaze became a little colder.
At the same time, a faint sound of a knife being drawn came from outside the door. It was as if it would rush in at any time and cut Ye Fan into pieces.
However, Ye Fan's attention was not on these and did not notice this situation at all.
He shrugged and said,"What are you saying? It's precisely because I'm a commoner that I care about these things!”
"Then who told you about this? Why haven't we received any news?"
Yang Guang narrowed his eyes as the killing intent in his heart intensified.
He felt that there was clearly something wrong with this Ye Fan.
"No one told me. I analyzed it myself!”
Ye Fan said frankly.
After hearing Ye Fan's words, Yang Guang could not help but be slightly stunned."You analyzed it yourself? Tell me, how did you analyze it?”
"I say, Old Yang, you're a businessman. Why don't you have a keen sense of smell?”
Ye Fan pursed his lips and analyzed seriously,"Look, the Son of Heaven has been expanding his territory since the time of King Jin. Now, he has unified the world and made the four seas submit to him.”
Hearing Ye Fan's praise, the killing intent in Yang Guang's heart immediately dissipated a little. He could not help but feel a little smug and proud.
However, he was even more puzzled. What did his sudden praise of Tian Zi have to do with him knowing that there was going to be a war?
"You're right. And then?"
Yang Guang nodded.
"Goguryeo's strength is growing by the day, and they have repeatedly harassed the borders of Great Sui. Now, they are even looking down on the emperor of Great Sui and openly disobeying the etiquette of a vassal.”
"Of course not!"
Yang Guang angrily slammed his fist on the table. Ye Fan's words made him recall the arrogant attitude of the King of Goguryeo when he came to court.
The moment he thought about it, he couldn't wait to send his troops over and exterminate Goguryeo!
"Don't be agitated. My table isn't cheap. Don't break it.”
Ye Fan couldn't help but wipe the table with heartache. Then, he continued,
"Moreover, how can you allow others to sleep beside you? Even if the emperor were to disregard his personal feelings, the Goguryeo that is growing stronger by the day is still a great threat to our Great Sui Dynasty. We must get rid of them as soon as possible!”
"You're right, but why are you so sure that the war will start soon?”
Yang Guang was still a little confused.
"Recently, when I went to buy vegetables, I often saw people from the Ministry of War coming to the market to inquire about the price of grain. Sometimes, they would come seven or eight times a day. The Ministry of War is not responsible for the people's livelihood, so I speculate that they must be preparing to store up grain, and a large amount of grain!”
"I don't need to tell you what it means to store a large amount of grain, right? Coupled with the fact that the King of Goguryeo had recently come to court and angered the Emperor, the Emperor would definitely use this opportunity to attack Goguryeo.”
After listening to Ye Fan's analysis, Yang Guang and Lai Hu 'er were immediately shocked.
This was also possible?
Just based on the fact that the King of Goguryeo had come to court and that the Bureau of Military Personnel had inquired about the grain prices, he was able to deduce that the Emperor wanted to attack Goguryeo?
Was this a genius?
"Little Brother Ye, it seems like you know Tian Zi quite well!”
Yang Guang shot a look at Lai Hu 'er, who then pulled out his hand that was secretly placed on his waist, ready to draw his saber.
"It's alright. Tian Zi is an existence that everyone is looking at. I'm not the only one who understands him. It's just that I think a little more.”
Ye Fan shrugged.
"So you're saying that the Son of Heaven will definitely go to Goguryeo?”
"Definitely!"
Ye Fan nodded with certainty." Actually, the emperor has long planned to attack Goguryeo. Think about it, once Goguryeo is conquered and placed under the Great Sui, the emperor's contributions will definitely surpass the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, becoming a true emperor for all eternity. This temptation is too great for the emperor!”
One emperor in the ages!
This word immediately made Yang Guang's blood boil!
What Ye Fan said almost completely corresponded to all of Yang Guang's thoughts.
Yang Guang had stood before the Great Sui's map countless times and carefully examined it. Many things had long been part of his plans. Taking down Goguryeo had been a plan that would leave a name in his heart since the very beginning.
For a moment, his view of Ye Fan had completely changed.
This young man was indeed a genius!
He could see through the problem too thoroughly. He was almost like a worm in his stomach. He could accurately analyze what he was thinking and what he was going to do.
"Then, if Great Sui and Goguryeo start a war, do you think they will win or lose?”
In fact, Yang Guang had a very certain answer to this question in his heart.
That was victory.
Yang Guang was arrogant by nature, and he liked to be extravagant. He had no patience, especially when it came to matters that involved surpassing the Qin Emperor and Han Wu. All his ambitions could not be suppressed.
Yang Guang was a scholar. He did not like to think about everything. He always thought that he could crush everything with his powerful national strength. Unfortunately, he did not realize that the Great Sui Dynasty's family had almost been defeated by him.
He arrogantly believed that there was no suspense in this battle.
Therefore, he only asked this question because he wanted to hear an affirmative answer from Ye Fan.
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