Jiang Youzhi’s lips curled up, "News from Huining, the Emperor passed away some time ago."

He paused and continued, "Not long after the Emperor passed, the Emeritus Emperor also passed."

Yun Jiao sighed after a moment, "They really could endure; it’s been six or seven years."

"Heh, I’ve heard that the Emeritus Emperor and the Emperor were taken out of the dried well long ago."

"The Emperor of Jin Country conferred the titles of Duke Hunde and Marquis Chong Hun on the Emeritus Emperor and the Emperor, and the Emeritus Emperor even had several children in Jin Country." Jiang Youzhi spoke with a face full of disdain.

Yun Jiao didn’t know what to say, "Duke Hunde, Marquis Chong Hun, heh, it’s clearly an insult."

Jiang Youzhi laughed, "Not really an insult; it is simply the truth."

"The current Emperor is troubled over the title of the Emeritus Emperor; I left it to the Hanlin Academy and returned quickly."

He continued, "The Emperor of Jin Country has also passed away."

"The Crown Prince has already ascended the throne."

Yun Jiao’s thoughts drifted for a moment, but not long, she then smiled and said, "I’ve heard the Crown Prince is extravagant and arrogant, courageous but lacking wisdom; is it really true?"

Jiang Youzhi nodded, "More or less."

"In Jin Country nowadays, they have endless silver to spend, especially the nobles, who only know how to enjoy themselves without aspiring to progress."

"By the way, the playing cards and mahjong you came up with are very popular in Jin Country, from commoners to nobility, all are crazy about them. I heard some nobles lose tens of thousands of gold taels in a single night playing Zha Jinhua and Dou Niu.

Yun Jiao laughed, "Great."

Jiang Youzhi leaned over and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Back then, did you do it on purpose?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Yun Jiao nodded somewhat embarrassedly, "It was kind of an incidental setup; I wasn’t too sure if it would work or have any effect."

Teaching them to play some interesting games, letting them indulge in entertainment, those Jin Country people would not think about striving hard anymore.

Jiang Youzhi kissed Yun Jiao, "My dear, you’re so smart."

Yun Jiao drew circles on Jiang Youzhi’s chest, "When will we go to war with Jin Country?"

Jiang Youzhi pondered for a moment, "It should take about another ten years."

"Once this war starts, there’s no turning back."

"And the war won’t end quickly, at least a year or two affair."

"Grain, warhorses, armor, weapons, all must be adequately prepared, and we need to keep expanding the army."

"Maintaining an army requires massive resources and silver taels to support. Right now, Great Chu doesn’t have the capability."

"Moreover, Jin Country has the upper hand with just their warhorses alone, facing them, our speed and combat power aren’t advantageous; we need time."

Yun Jiao nodded, "Ten years isn’t too long."

Jiang Youzhi held her tighter, "Soon, we will wait for that day to come."

He suddenly said, "By the way, Father sent news from the barracks, saying the kids have grown up, and they should follow in the barracks in the future."

Yun Jiao immediately grasped Jiang Youzhi’s clothes tightly, "How have they grown? Qi Er just turned seven, and You Er is still a few months away from turning five!"

"Besides, they need to learn to read; they can’t stay in the barracks all day."

Jiang Youzhi was in a good mood, "Don’t worry, Father knows the limits; he won’t train them too harshly."

"If they need to learn to read, let the teacher follow them to the barracks."

Yun Jiao was speechless for a while.

She didn’t agree with pampering children, especially boys; they should endure hardships and learn to take responsibility to develop a sense of masculinity.