"It will help this stupid bitch take control of power faster and easier."

"But the problem is, you let the rebels roam everywhere, burning, killing, and looting, spreading the flames of war to all parts of the Great Zhou."

"If you cause chaos in the country and displace the people, what good will it do even if you regain local power?"

“How many civilians are left, and how much time and energy will it take to rebuild?”

"It's simply not worth it!"

"What's more, outside of the Great Zhou, there are the Xiongnu, Tubo, and Goryeo!"

"These foreign tribes are all full of wicked ambitions, ready to bite you if they get the chance."

"If they take advantage of the chaos in the Great Zhou to invade the border, what will you do?"

"Diverting the troops from the encirclement and suppression to resist the foreign invaders will give the King of Qin a chance to catch his breath?"

Qin Yuan looked at Ming Zhanxue and said hatefully.

That's what the big fool Chongzhen was like.

He failed to completely defeat the Jurchens, nor did he completely eliminate Li Zicheng, and ended up hanging himself.

How miserable.

In previous lives, there were countless cases of people taking advantage of others like this.

These words made Yan Jiaoran dumbfounded and horrified!

I was wrong again...

I really took it for granted and thought too simply.

She only saw the situation in front of her, but never thought about the alien races who were eyeing her covetously from outside.

It seems that we must deal a fatal blow to the King of Qin.

When I return, I will let Li Yaoshi lead the army to fight and make sure to nip the disaster of Qin Wang's rebellion in the bud!

Fortunately, this bastard is here, otherwise, the outsiders would have had a chance.

How can I still have the face to see my father and my father-in-law...

Yan Jiaoran made a secret decision.

Then, Qin Yuan sighed again:

"If you fools do this, you will only waste the national strength of the Great Zhou."

"She is the Son of Heaven, holding great justice in her hands. She has many ways to deal with these people. Why would she choose such a thing that harms others and does not benefit herself?"

However, Yan Jiaoran would not admit her mistake just like that!

Instead, she argued stubbornly, saying, "You have some truth in what you said."

"But now most of Jingzhou's guards are under the favor of Right Prime Minister Yang Yingguang and are in his hands."

"Local forces are even more hypocritical than before. They are of no help to the imperial court."

"Wouldn't it be possible to improve the national strength of the Great Zhou by cleaning up these pests?"

Qin Yuan didn't keep the secret this time. Instead, he smiled and said, "This has to start with the theory of national destiny."

Theory of national destiny?

Yan Jiaoran heard another unfamiliar term and immediately pricked up her ears.

"My lady, let me ask you a question first. Think about it carefully, and then we can talk about this theory of national destiny."

"you say."

"Why does the phenomenon of 'long periods of unity must inevitably divide, long periods of division must inevitably unite' repeat itself over and over again across the Central Plains? Yet, the lifespan of dynasties generally does not exceed 300 years? Is the succession of dynasties truly the natural cycle of the five virtues counteracting each other?"

"Why is it that at the beginning of a dynasty, the emperor is always wise, and after two or three generations of emperors, the country often reaches the peak of its prosperity, but then several generations of emperors become foolish and incompetent, and power eventually slips away and the country falls?"