"You don't deny the possibility of King Xia taking over the world, do you?"
Ge Tan never thought that one day, Zhuang Xun would have the opportunity to rule the Nine Provinces, but the facts were already in front of him and there was no room for doubt.
Zhuang Xun's integration of Jizhou has foreseen that a unified country with a large number of gods' support will appear in the north.
This big country has the same strength as Jing Zheng, and it is no longer a regional influence. His reputation is in Kyushu.
"So, because of your insistence, little junior sister, our nephew will not have the opportunity to be the emperor of Jiuzhou. Even if our nephew and you return to the Kingdom of Zhao, can he enjoy the status of a king? No way."
Ge Tan's words made Queen Mother Jiang feel depressed and hit rock bottom.
Indeed, even if this child returns to the country with her, he will only become a rich man. At most, he will be granted a title of marquis. Zhuang Xun here can at least earn a title of king.
"As a mother, if you think that the child is your child, little junior sister, you should really think about your plans for your junior nephew's future."
Ge Tan warned that children should not be taken for granted.
"Future plans? Watching my two children fight?"
Empress Dowager Jiang fell into thinking and couldn't help but laugh and said that the more she thought about it, the more pessimistic she became. The two children were both flesh and blood, and the general trend of Zhao Xia's confrontation was obvious.
"Why don't you turn conflicts into friendship?"
Ge Tan said tentatively, already having a conclusion in his mind.
"The roads are different and the ambitions are in conflict. There is no basis for reconciliation between Zhao and Xia. Zhao wishes for the collapse of Xia and Xia wishes for the demise of Zhao. How can we turn hostility into friendship? You have seen Zhuang Xun's attitude. There is no room for relaxation. .”
Without any emotion, this is the most real emotion between both parties at this moment.
"So Junior Sister, I still look at the problem from Zhao Guo's point of view. Junior Sister, do you think you can go back now?"
Ge Tan was not a human spirit, but he was old and had seen too much, so he asked half-confusedly.
Do you also want to flee Zhao like Zhuang Xun?
"I..." That was impossible. Zhuang Xun looked at her so closely, how could he let her go.
"I have always been Zhao Guo's position, and I will not change it. Even if I cannot escape in this life, and even if Zhuang Xun wants me to be buried with him, my position will not change at all."
Queen Mother Jiang could only insist on this. She was the Queen Mother of Zhao State, and all her efforts were in Zhao State.
"So you don't think about it for His Majesty King Zhao?"
Seeing that Empress Dowager Jiang had fallen into the trap, Ge Tan pretended to hesitate and said cautiously, frowning, and worried.
"What should I consider for him? My surrender to Zhuang Xun is the biggest blow to him. He already knows my current situation and has already said it. Senior brother, if it is to persuade me to surrender, then there is no need."
Queen Mother Jiang did not expect that King Zhao could be involved. She was really confused, but she was keenly aware of Ge Tan's idea of persuading him to surrender, and firmly refused again. She was a persistent person, not to mention that the Zhao Kingdom was not destroyed. If she still has the upper hand, even if she is really destroyed, she will die for her country.
"I have no intention of persuading me to surrender. I know who my junior sister is, but I don't want to leave a way out for King Zhao and my unborn nephew?"
The preparation was almost done, and Ge Tan began to really persuade. He understood that Queen Mother Jiang's character was not one that could be easily surrendered.
"You still want to have a way out when fighting for the dragon? Senior brother, Empress Xuannv has told us from the beginning how dangerous fighting for the dragon is. You want to leave a way out? Do you think fighting for the dragon is a child's game?"
Empress Dowager Jiang showed a mocking look. The cruelty of fighting for a dragon should be clear to every cultivator who has entered the world. Even if his master is facing the opposite way to support the dragon, he still has to draw a knife to fight and fight to the death. What is the way out? What is the way out?
"Isn't it? Li Pingyuan failed in the dragon fight and his life was not saved?"
Ge Tan asked back and came up with a rebuttal case. This is indeed a family matter. We don't know what the punishment will be. There is no problem in saving one life.
"This, this...that's because Li Pingyuan's daughter is Zhuang Xun's general, and she is his woman."
Queen Mother Jiang retorted, and then she understood something and what Ge Tan was going to say.
"Junior sister, isn't His Majesty King Xia's woman? You still have His Highness King Xia in your belly, and you are also the mother of King Zhao. Can't we let each other have some mercy?"
Ge Tan also changed from a friendly greeting to a serious and urgent state, as if he wanted to force Queen Mother Jiang to give an answer.
"Zhao and Xia have been fighting each other for a long time. There is no reason to reconcile. They have invested resources in each other, and people from each other have died..."
"Can you do it? Can your ability be enough to help His Highness in your belly and King Zhao of Jinyang leave a way out?"
Ge Tan's eyes were sharp and did not allow Empress Dowager Jiang to dodge the explanation.
"Yes! But both sides must not go to the last step. They must surrender like Li Pingyuan."
Empress Dowager Jiang had no room to dodge and admitted that Zhuang Xun was a man of faith and would not kill him if he surrendered. Zhao would have a good ending as long as they were not destroyed together. As the mother of King Zhao, she could dissuade King Zhao from killing Zhuang Xun, who had "meritorious service". Extreme situations can be completely avoided.
"Isn't that right? Why should Junior Sister think about taking His Highness to the Kingdom of Zhao? Subconsciously, Junior Sister wants to take His Highness back to the Kingdom of Zhao. Doesn't she have a kind of protection in her heart? What? Doesn't the younger son love you more? No. Leave a way out for His Royal Highness King Zhao?"
After getting the answer he wanted, Ge Tan's expression became friendly again, and he returned to the half-elderly image of his senior brother and asked questions.
"No, it's just..."
Queen Mother Jiang didn't know how to explain her current state of mind. Ge Tan was right. She had the conditions and the ability.
"Young junior sister, are you doing nothing to help Zhao? You also know that doing so will benefit both King Zhao and the future His Highness, or is it Jiang Zhaoyi that you really can't see the possibility of Xia's destruction of Zhao?"
Ge Tan smiled lightly, smart people don't need to point things out, but now they must make it clear to Empress Dowager Jiang, but she is not afraid to think about it in detail later, it is a beneficial thing, and she is not afraid to think deeply, just let her take this step earlier.
"..."
You can see it, you can see it, you can’t bear to see it.
"So I need to be able to raise Zhuang Xun's children with peace of mind and be his good wife and mother. Only then can I be able to speak out when Xia destroys Zhao. Can I persuade the emperor to surrender and save his life? Is it right? When Zhuang Xun is at the end of his rope, with The man next to me persuaded Zhuang Xun to surrender to Zhao and save his life. What do you think of fighting for the dragon?"
Ge Tan didn't say it out loud, but Empress Dowager Jiang did. This was not to persuade her to accept her fate and surrender.
"In the war to compete for the world, others do not have this opportunity. If it were Jingguo and Zhengguo, would they have such an opportunity? Can they establish this kind of guaranteed trust? This is what you can do for Zhao Guo and your unborn Highness. .”
Ge Tan smiled bitterly and said, just speaking of the situation in other countries, not many people can have the unique status of Queen Mother Jiang.
"Okay, I will think about it. Does senior brother have anything else to say?" At this point, he was no longer happy to see his fellow seniors.
"Of course there is no need to talk too much about Junior Sister's intelligence, but Junior Sister can set her sights lower and pay more attention to King Xia and Kingdom Xia. Maybe she will have a different perception."
Ge Tan raised his hand, and the person disappeared in the wind. He wanted to leave the contemplative Empress Dowager Jiang in the quiet courtyard.
Touching her flat belly, Empress Dowager Jiang's expression was gloomy and uncertain. What Ge Laodao said was the truth, and the truth hurts the most.
Her role for the State of Zhao and the King of Zhao seems to be that of a buffer valve.
The other side was also persuading, and the atmosphere between them was much better. After all, they were sisters.
"It has been several years since you got married, and I finally see you, my second sister, again. You have matured and your status has become noble."
Sitting opposite each other, the one who spoke first was the chief, the host, and their identities matched this. Li Shaoyun held the tea elegantly and calmly, without any fear of surrendering.
This is a family. If it is left to Li Rusi to handle, it will not be handled. Everything goes its own way. It seems that there is no Xia Kingdom entering the city.
"No matter how noble you are, you are just a coolie working for the king, but you are the eldest sister. She holds great power and can tie up your father. It's amazing."
There is no yin and yang. Li Rusi really thinks that Li Shaoyun is very powerful and can tie up Li Pingyuan. At least she thinks that she does not have the ability, the courage and the arrangement to tie up her own father.
"You can't control a country's army even if you work hard. King Xia is so kind to you, my second sister. General, how much King Xia trusts you, Ru Si."
There was envy in her words, and Li Shaoyun was really envious. Li Rusi got married late, or even married off, but she did choose a golden son-in-law.
It has only been a few years, and the entire Jizhou has surrendered. The same thing was left to others, but the results achieved by Zhuang Xun and King Cheng were completely different.
"After all, we are husband-in-law. My husband is very supportive of women in their work. My sister and I have accumulated trust because of my fighting for him. The relationship between husband and wife is also good."
In front of the eldest sister, Li Rusi was more open-minded than in front of Zhuang Xun. In front of Zhuang Xun, she also paid attention to some status effects, but in front of the eldest sister, she was just whispering in the boudoir.
She openly admitted her husband-wife relationship with Zhuang Xun. Even if she no longer has the status of palace concubine, the actual relationship between husband and wife still exists.
"It's great. I have someone to love me, I have status, and I can be in power. I pity my sister. I have been a widow for more than ten years. I finally have a few good days, and you are here again."
Li Shaoyun's expression turned miserable and her words were filled with endless envy. Her sister was loved and she worked hard alone in the harem. Her sister gained status and was as solid as a rock. Her status was shaky. Her sister gained power and she lost it.
"It's okay, I'll keep you useful enough. Our Xia Kingdom's senior officials are still in short supply of talents. If eldest sister is willing and doesn't despise our Xia Kingdom's senior officials, your talents can also be used here, eldest sister."
After the conversation with Zhuang Xun and the achievements of Xiancheng, Si Qinmi favored Zhuang Xun. Li Shaoyun's own political level was online, so it was reasonable to comfort him with a high-ranking official position.
It's a pity that Li Shaoyun not only wants the so-called high-ranking official status, she also wants more. Her sad expression did not change, and she continued:
"I have been a widow for more than ten years, and I will continue to be a widow in the future. It is really difficult."
"Eldest sister, don't worry. Although King Cheng deserves death for sending false information, I still want to help my majesty escape from prison before. After all, my majesty remembers his old relationship, so he can be exempted from death. And with the help of my eldest sister, I surrendered to the city. It’s impossible to kill him.”
Li Rusi comforted her by saying that she thought Li Shaoyun was interceding for King Cheng. She also felt sorry for her sister who was left a widow. Now that she wanted to be a woman, she was willing to intercede.
"Helping King Xia escape? That's my credit. I knew they were planning to escape that night. King Cheng didn't escape successfully. King Xia escaped successfully because I let them go."
A secret was exposed. In the beginning, Li Pingyuan actually felt inappropriate about imprisoning Zhuang Xun. How could his father-in-law imprison his son-in-law? So they opened the door to Zhuang Xun and Li Shaoyun for the sake of her sister.
She didn't dare to reveal it before, and she didn't expect that letting Zhuang Xun go back would cause such a big disturbance, and she didn't expect that Zhuang Xun would be like a dragon crossing the river, turning Jizhou upside down.
But now it's time to speak out. She must get the support of her sister before she can have a chance to achieve what she wants, that is, she must convince her sister.
"Wouldn't that be better? With this merit, my sister can intercede for His Majesty and ensure that you and your wife are rich. Now you are finally qualified to be a rich man."
Li Rusi happily said that as long as it was proved to be true, a benefactor who got out of trouble, and the main victim of Cheng Wang's false information was Li Rusi herself, considering her sister's reasons, she could be treated leniently.
"Why do you have to tie me to King Cheng? I've said that I have been a widow for more than ten years and he doesn't dare to touch me. That is, I still, I still..."
Li Shaoyun pretended to be angry and said that she had to make it clear to Li Rusi if she wanted to steal Zhuang Xun. This look was also foreshadowing.
"Sister, I understand. Don't be angry. Don't be angry. If you say no contact, I won't contact you. If you want to pursue love, sister, I support it. Chengguo is dead. It's time to face a new life."
Seeing Li Shaoyun angry and understanding the meaning of Li Shaoyun's words, Li Rusi quickly changed her words. She was surprised but didn't show it.
"Do you really support it?" Li Shaoyun narrowed her beautiful eyes with scrutiny.
"Of course, sister, whatever new life you are willing to start, my sister will not stop you. Do you need my sister's help?"
Halfway through, Li Rusi also came to his senses. She didn't dare to accept everything easily and asked cautiously.
"I really need your help, sister. The reason why I saved King Xia that day was because I heard something. King Xia once went to the underworld to rescue King Cheng..."
When Li Shaoyun said with a blushing face that King Cheng would give her to King Xia, Li Rusi's pupils shrank, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she knew the elegant meaning of the string sound.
"Sister, that's your brother-in-law!" Li Rusi never expected that the other party's intentions were so sinister. I kindly comfort you because you covet my man.
"We are not biological sisters. Haven't you felt your specialness? Besides, it was given by King Cheng and accepted by King Xia. My sister has been alone for so long, can't you help her?"
"You are arrogant at first and respectful at the end, sister, have you forgotten the face you once showed to His Majesty?"
(End of chapter)
