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After returning from outside the city, Zhao Hao went to the palace first.

In the Pepper Room, Jiang Wan'er had an unsightly look on her face. Her eyes fell on Zhao Hao and she did not speak for a long time.

"His Majesty!"

Zhao Hao spoke softly and looked up at Jiang Wan'er.

"Tell me, what happened between you and Xie Daoxun yesterday?"

"I told you to hold her back and delay her leaving the capital. Have you forgotten?"

Zhao Hao said softly: "Your Majesty, I certainly haven't forgotten."

Jiang Wan'er said coldly: "I need an explanation."

Zhao Hao said, "Your Majesty, Xie Daoxun came here just to go through the motions."

Jiang Wan'er raised her eyebrows and said, "Speak."

Zhao Hao nodded: "In fact, the entire Wu Kingdom has not yet reached the point of unity in going to war with me."

"The fighting spirit is not strong!"

"She was not going to stay in my Da Gan for long. The faster she leaves, the more determined I am to never agree to their request to obtain the Thunderbolt."

"This will allow the people of Wu to immediately see the reality that they must fight."

Jiang Wan'er frowned and asked, "Did she tell you this in person?"

Zhao Hao nodded slightly: "Yes, at dusk yesterday, I wanted to find the Third Prince of Wu and get some information about Xie Daoxun from him, so as to make some preparations for dealing with her later."

"But afterwards, I had a frank conversation with her."

"Xie Daoxun, a man of great reputation is a man of great reputation. As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed our plan."

"So, I can't delay her, and no one can delay her."

"She had already determined her goal before she set out."

Jiang Wan'er didn't comment, and then asked, "What do you think about the Third Prince?"

Zhao Hao told the truth: "Because she was honest, I owe her a favor. She wanted me to teach the Third Prince a lesson."

“So I did it.”

Jiang Wan'er frowned: "Why does she want to teach the Third Prince a lesson?"

Zhao Hao said softly, "Because the Third Prince is interested in the throne of the Crown Prince, and Xie Daoxun is second only to the Emperor in the Wu court."

"It can be said that with her support, I can basically enter the East Palace."

"For this reason, the Third Prince had thoughts about her that he shouldn't have."

"As the prime minister of Wu, she couldn't do anything to the third prince, so she asked me to do it."

Jiang Wan'er snorted, "You really are willing to help others!"

Zhao Hao smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I am not used to owing favors to others..."

Jiang Wan'er snorted, "Do you really think she just wants you to teach the Third Prince a lesson for her?"

Zhao Hao was stunned and couldn't help but pretend to be stupid and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it?"

Jiang Wan'er said angrily, "Since she is determined to fight me, and she also wants to unite the court of Wu."

"Then, since the Third Prince was seriously injured by me, wouldn't this allow her to achieve twice the result with half the effort?"

"Don't you have any brains?"

"They just used the simplest means, and you willingly jumped into the trap."

"What can I say about you?"

Zhao Hao lowered his eyelids and thought to himself, how could I not know about this? But isn't there anything I can do about it?

Who can blame him for being so profound in Taoism?

Jiang Wan'er was so angry that her face turned blue. She glared at Zhao Hao fiercely and it took her a long time to calm down.

"Okay, let's stop here and do what we need to do."

Zhao Hao nodded quickly, bowed and was about to retreat, but he stopped after taking a step.

"Your Majesty, Wu does have the intention of winning over Shu, and Xie Daoxun is extremely determined to fight."

"She would rather lose all four sides than fight me. She wants me to fight for ten or twenty years without any ambition to expand again."

"Therefore, it is crucial to decide which side Shu Kingdom stands on next."

"We must not allow Shu to be wooed by Wu."

Jiang Wan'er's eyes moved: "Is this what Xie Daoxun told you?"

Zhao Hao nodded: "Yes."

Jiang Wan'er said: "I understand, you can go back."

Zhao Hao nodded slightly.

He bowed and walked out.

After Zhao Hao left, Jiang Wan'er said in a deep voice, "Someone come!"

Eunuch Qu immediately walked in: "Your Majesty!"

Jiang Wan'er said, "Immediately summon the Left Prime Minister, the Right Prime Minister, the Internal Secretary, and General Mubei to the palace!"

Eunuch Qu quickly took the order and left.

Three quarters of an hour later, the left prime minister Lü Liuliang, the right prime minister Xiao Danglu, the internal historian Zhao Wenxiang, and the general Xiao Chuyun arrived.

They all came to the Pepper Room.

Jiang Wan'er said directly: "You should all know about the Wu Kingdom delegation leaving the capital, right?"

The left prime minister nodded and said, "Yes, we knew it when the delegation set out."

Jiang Wan'er said, "Xie Daoxun is determined to fight me, and no one can change that."

"So, next, we have to fully prepare our army and prepare to fight against the armies of Southern Chu, Wu, and even Shu."

Right Prime Minister Xiao Danglu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think with the great military strength, we can still fight against two countries at the same time. If we face the coalition of three countries..."

Jiang Wan'er frowned and said, "Right Prime Minister, now it's not a question of whether we can fight, but a question of how to fight."

Xiao Danglu said: "Your Majesty, the total number of troops deployed on the western and southern fronts is less than 200,000."

"Facing Southern Chu, Rongdi, and Wu, we are already stretched to the limit."

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