When it came to discussing with Si Qin Mi, it turned into a verbal discussion between Si Qin Mi and Mrs. Jiang. Si Qin Mi winked and asked Zhuang Xun to go out, saying that Zhuang Xun was going to seek advice from Master Qing Luan today, so don't neglect it. He will be there soon. Mrs. Jiang will be sent to Master Qingluan.
"So you came to me again?" Xuannv tapped Zhuang Xun's head with her fingertips.
"Well, I'm afraid I won't be able to refuse some of Mrs. Jiang's proposals." Zhuang Xun was very self-aware.
"Are you afraid that you will repay your kindness? If you don't hear it, do you think you don't know?" Xuannv understood, dragging the fly whisk and teasing Zhuang Xun's eyes.
"I also have to be responsible for my family and my subordinates. I cannot forget my kindness and need to repay it, but I cannot ignore the rights and interests of my subordinates. I am no longer alone, and I am not a master who does whatever I want. I have to do whatever I want. Everyone under me is responsible.”
Zhuang Xun knows his own shortcomings and is self-aware. He also doesn't like to be generous to others. He has to bear more responsibilities and cannot be so magnanimous and generous.
"You just ran away?" Xuannv's blue eyes said pretending to be disappointed.
"If you say it's escape, let's call it escape. If escape can perfectly solve this problem." Zhuang Wen sighed. He looked really cowardly and a bit ungrateful. After all, after receiving so much help from Mrs. Jiang, now he I was unwilling to agree to any request I made.
"It's okay, it's okay. Mrs. Jiang won't hate you because of this. After all, your thoughts are exactly what she likes. Because you have done your job well, you still have a chance." Xuannv comforted Zhuang Xun.
"Ah, is there really a chance? I feel like it's too much for me to push someone to deal with her." Zhuang Xun reflected and said, I'm sorry, but I don't regret it. He doesn't want to ruin everyone's hard work because of his soft heart. This sword Nan was not built by himself, and the newly acquired three paths were not conquered by himself.
"Only in this way will she like you. If you really obey her words, you will cause trouble for the management, which will make her angry. What you have to do is to make the things under management better and better, so that she will I will like you, and this is a good thing. I can get the support of Zhao State and gain a foothold in You State." Xuan Nu is confident. She knows Mrs. Jiang too well. She is not the kind of woman who is unreasonable and unable to see the overall situation.
"Really? With the support of Zhao State, what about Yu State?" Zhuang Xun said tangledly that his main target of attack should be towards Yu State.
"Based on the You land, it can help the Yu country more, and whatever you want to do in the Yu country is unjust and unjust. In the You country, the Youwang royal family has been killed by King You, and it is also a crusade against the demon country. It has natural Legitimacy." Xuannv suggested.
What he said made sense, and Zhuang Xun was a little moved, but he didn't say a word. He knew that Si Qinmi would definitely make the best decision.
Xuannv saw that Zhuang Xun was slightly moved, but she stopped talking. This opportunity was really rare. She was far away in Zhao State and participated in the discussion about supporting the agents of You State. Ren Xusheng, the mouthpiece of King Zhao, offered to support him. She said nothing during the whole process of Zhuang Xun, not wanting her relationship with Zhuang Xun to affect the country's decision-making, but in the end King Zhao still chose Zhuang Xun.
Recalling the scene of the meeting, Zhuang Xun seemed to be Zhao Guo's only choice.
In the conference hall, important ministers gathered, wearing official robes, indicating that they ruled the State of Zhao.
"Two people, King Qinghe of the Cheng Kingdom and Zhuang Xun of the Yu Kingdom. King Qinghe can no longer support him, otherwise it will be a trouble for him to defeat Li Pingyuan. It is in line with us that they cannot defeat each other in a fight, or that they both lose in the fight. In terms of interests, the only candidate your Majesty can support now is Zhuang Xun, who occupies the three eastern borders of Youguo." Taiwei Ren Xusheng weighed the pros and cons and made suggestions to King Zhao.
"Although I only helped him capture the southern border of You State, and the western border will be given depending on the situation, if Zhuang Xun goes back to capture Yu State, he will also be a strong enemy, and he is very powerful, and will become a disaster for the rear." Someone objected, it was the prime minister of Zhao State. Xu Hongwen.
Indeed, by capturing You and Yu, two-thirds of Jizhou will be captured by Zhuang Xun. If he continues to cooperate with Li Pingyuan, it will pose a serious threat to Zhao.
"With Nie Xu here, how can he go back? Nie Xu will have to regain the lost territory when he goes back. He can only stay in Youguo." Taiwei Ren Xusheng has blocked the loophole.
"And since Zhuang Xun is Li Pingyuan's son-in-law, and the two are fighting, Li Pingyuan will not be able to help Nie Xu completely pacify Youguo this time, and come to fight his son-in-law. As long as Zhuang Xun and Nie Xu are hostile, they can continue , maintaining the divided state of You Kingdom for a long time, forming a weak and civil war-torn You Kingdom."
The Taiwei became more and more enthusiastic as he talked. This plan was proposed by King Zhao. He and King Zhao discussed it for a long time before finally bringing it to these senior officials for review.
"What if Li Pingyuan helps Zhuang Xun instead? You all know that he is Li Pingyuan's son-in-law. How can Nie Xu be as close as his own son-in-law?" Tian Zhan, the imperial censor, also held an objection. Zhuang Xun was not suitable. , he is Li Pingyuan's son-in-law.
"Then King Qinghe of Chengguo will not agree. How can he accept that Li Pingyuan and Zhuang Xunnan are attacking him from both sides? So he will get close to Nie Xu. He will definitely stop it, and we can also interfere. In this way After Nie Jin was destroyed, the situation of Youguo and Chengguo was like this. In Chengguo, Qinghe King Dou Zhi and Li Pingyuan fought among themselves, Youguo Zhuangxun and Nie Xu fought among themselves, and at the same time, the princes of Yuguo fought among themselves, forming a rivalry. A scene in which there is no winner or loser in the fight.”
Ren Xusheng expressed his vision. A Jizhou divided and attacking each other is what Zhao wants to see most. This situation cannot be more perfect. It is best for this state to continue until Zhao unifies Yuzhou.
"However, Zhuang Xun is not under our control. This is no better than Nie Xu before. He has his own independent administrative team and his own army..."
Xu Hongwen felt that it was not possible. Although the idea was good, he still felt uneasy after being supported and without control.
"Then what do you think, Prime Minister? Currently, our country is on guard against Jing and Zheng, so we cannot use our main divisions and can only dispatch partial divisions. How can we prevent Nie Xu from seizing the throne of You and balancing it?"
King Zhao had a gentle attitude and did not insist on going his own way. Instead, he asked Xu Hongwen to make suggestions. Xu Hongwen thought about it and said: "I have no idea, so I suggest you wait and see. The battle is tense at the moment and it is difficult to determine the outcome."
"Wait until the end, just sit back and watch the opportunity slip away? We only have one chance to intervene in Youguo. If we don't seize this opportunity, Youguo will be reunited again, and we will have no chance." Taiwei Ren Xusheng was eager and started to fight. explain.
Yes, there is only one chance. Although the Zhao State is strong, it can only dispatch a partial army. It is no problem to take advantage of the chaos to capture the western part of You State, but it will not be possible to go forward.
"I agree with Ren Taiwei's plan." Tian Zhan, the censor doctor, changed his mind. He really couldn't find anyone. With Zhuang Xun as a shield to avoid being beaten, even if he was not exempted from beating, it would be a big deal for him to turn against Li Pingyuan. Good thing.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision..." Prime Minister Xu Hongwen saluted King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision..."
As a result, Mrs. Jiang came to visit, and it goes without saying that King Zhao made his decision.
Zhuang Xun naturally didn't understand that there were so many twists and turns, and he was quite moved when he heard Xuan Nu's words.
"You must also be careful. Nothing is free, and support is not free. Even if Mrs. Jiang supports you so much, you still have the power to do business."
Obtaining most of the territory of the You Kingdom means that there will be a lot of conflicts with Nie Xu. Either you die or I live. At the same time, it may delay the upcoming competition for the throne among the Yu Kingdom. It is not a free lunch. Zhao Kingdom obviously has nothing to offer. thought.
"I can't control it. It's not my fault anyway. My wife will make the wisest choice. Whether she refuses or agrees, I support it anyway." Zhuang Xun said firmly.
"You are Xia Guogong, don't you have any opinion? Are you so obedient to your wife?" After reminding Zhuang Xun, regardless of whether Zhuang Xun understood it or not, Xuan Nu felt relaxed and started teasing her.
"What is Xia Guogong? It's just a false name. I will listen to whoever has the right. If you become my wife, I will also listen to you." Zhuang Xun said teasingly. He moved his hands and feet towards Xuannv, lifted up the beauty's jade hand and kissed it, like It was as if she was used to it, such an action was not out of the ordinary, and Xuan Nu's face didn't even turn red.
"What a beautiful idea. How many days have you spent together and you're trying to share my merits? I'm not your wife, so you won't listen to me?" Xuan Nu said with a deliberate sneer, taking out her jade hand.
"Listen, who dares not to listen to your Majesty's words? Is there any reward for being obedient?" Zhuang Xun said with a shy face, and Taoist lady Leng also had a taste for it.
"Yes, your wife is here, open the door." Xuannv agreed, and then brought Zhuang Xun back to reality with one sentence.
"Madam..." Zhuang Xun opened the door, and faced a pair of round ladies Jiang. She wore a double-breasted skirt today, and her breasts were all milky white. Her tall figure looked down at Zhuang Xun, and she stood out.
"The Duke called the wrong person. Your Majesty did not come with you." Mrs. Jiang saw Zhuang Xun stunned and smiled.
Just like the spring breeze turns into rain, causing flowers to bloom.
A pretty woman with a pink and charming face and raised eyebrows.
"That's right, that's right. The Duke has expressed to me more than once that he wants to marry you, Mrs. Jiang." Xuan Nu smiled, waved her whisk, and both of them entered the door, and the door was closed.
"Disciple has met your empress." After bending down and praying once, Mrs. Jiang ignored Xuannv's teasing.
"No need to be polite, just sit down. How was your talk with Mrs. Wei?" Xuannu asked curiously. On one side is the country she invested in and supported, and on the other side is the man who is truly in love. She supports her country, but she doesn't want her own little man. What a big loss.
"Basically agreed, and agreed to deal with Nie Xu together. The plan is for both sides to send troops at the same time. After the defeat on the northern battlefield of You State, Zhao State will attack the eldest prince Nie Xu of You State from west to southeast, and the Duke will attack Nie Xu, the eldest prince of You State, from west to southeast. At the same time, Zhao State will Provide money, food and materials to help the Duke establish a country in You and suppress the rebellion, and ask the Duke to stop Cheng Guo from attacking Zhao when the war between Zhao and Jingzheng begins."
It is naturally impossible for Mrs. Jiang to tell you that you and Nie Xu are doing something like this in You Country. Then who will ally with you? Zhuang Xun is not homeless. Nie Xu is facing pursuit. Mrs. Jiang is an elder statesman. Yes, what Zhao Guo gave was in his words, and the reward was reasonable and reasonable. After all, Zhao Guo's request was really just asking You Guo behind him to be quiet.
"That's good. I was helped by you again, Mrs. Jiang. I originally wanted to help you, Mrs. Jiang, but I didn't expect to be helped by you again." Zhuang Xun thanked him and said that he also gave money and food to help with expansion, but Zhuang Xun didn't even think about it. It’s easy to describe my mood.
"Mutual benefit, the slave family never expected that one day, the talented person they recommended would affect the situation in Jizhou and even establish a country." Mrs. Jiang said with appreciation. She really didn't expect that Zhuang Xun's step by step was all under her nose. Growing underneath.
Of course, the founding of the country was just a blank check. They didn't even have the idea of killing Nie Xu. They just wanted to let Zhuang Xun and Nie Xu spend time in Youguo, using Zhuang Xun as a pawn to weaken Nie Xu, and then put the entire Jizhou in a state of civil strife.
"I didn't expect that Madam is actually from the Zhao Kingdom, and she is related to the Queen Mother Zhao. No wonder she has such huge energy. It's just that I can't see Mount Tai."
Many things were explained clearly. Obviously, Mrs. Jiang was not a simple big businessman. I had vaguely guessed her identity before, and she should be a businessman with a spy nature.
"What a poor man, Taishan. He has done this for the country. Please forgive me for my previous concealment and deception." Mrs. Jiang solemnly apologized.
"That's right. Mrs. Jiang, your help to me is not fake. I can still remember your caring heart." One by one, Mrs. Jiang raises fish. Now he knows about it, but he is still grateful.
"Okay, stop complimenting each other, we can be considered allies from now on." Xuan Nu stopped the two from complimenting each other.
"We are allies. It is really a reassuring thing to be an ally with the Duke." In the eyes of outsiders, Zhuang Xun's character is extremely reliable.
"What kind of allies are they? They are just small forces supported by the State of Zhao. We have to rely more on the help of Mrs. Jiang and King Zhao." Zhuang Xun lowered his stance and asked for help.
"You don't want to be an ally, but do you want to be Mrs. Jiang's husband?" Xuan Nu calmly changed the subject to her teasing when she entered.
"My... empress, don't say it. It's inappropriate to say such things at this time." Zhuang Xun almost cried in embarrassment, so forceful.
"What's the point of forcing you? Didn't you come to me to divine your marriage with Mrs. Jiang? Now you don't admit it." The Taoist nun revealed Zhuang Xun's background solemnly.
"The result is not..." Zhuang Xun wanted to defend.
"A match made in heaven, I don't know..." Xuan Nu forcefully explained.
"Your Majesty, I am devoted to the Tao and do not dare to relax for a moment. The love between men and women has long been scattered by the wind and it is difficult to reunite. Besides, I have already rejected your Majesty before." Mrs. Jiang interrupted the two of them, and Xuannv looked at her. He said in a deep voice, feeling faintly angry.
"Today is different from the past. When the two parties signed an alliance today, wouldn't Mrs. Jiang be willing to give the Duke a chance?"
Mrs. Jiang deceived Zhuang Xun by relying on her previous kindness to Zhuang Xun, and did not really want to help Zhuang Xun become the Youwang.
I don’t know if Si Qin Mi noticed it, but Si Qin Mi must have fully considered Zhuang Xun’s emotions.
"The Duke has a virtuous wife, how can I be the one to break up the couple? If it is a concubine, it will humiliate the slave family?" Mrs. Jiang felt guilty, so she spoke and blocked her with her identity.
"Mrs. Jiang doesn't want this royal concubine? It seems she has little confidence in the Duke." Xuan Nu mentioned Zhuang Xun and at the same time she mentioned Mrs. Jiang.
The meaning is two-fold, one is to say to Zhuang Xun: Don't be stupid, the other party has no intention of helping you become the king; the other is to say to Mrs. Jiang: You have already lied to others, why don't you give in.
Zhuang Xun didn't understand, but Mrs. Jiang did. She could only deal with it and said: "If I take the position of noble concubine, as long as the Duke of the country does not dislike the status of the slave family, the slave family is willing to marry."
I was thinking about how Xuan Nu could help outsiders.
Zhuang Xun's mind suddenly buzzed. He didn't care whether he was being reserved or not, and whether he was about to give in. He immediately said, "Seriously?"
(End of chapter)
