King Xiaoyao hurriedly said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this moment, we cannot afford to hesitate or be weak-willed!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress of Shu smiled softly and said, "Uncle, you are worrying too much. I understand."
"As the uncle said, even if Wu is equally ambitious, it is still far inferior to Da Gan."
"As long as we buy enough time for Shu, we may be able to rise again."
Changing a country is not something that can be done overnight.
It will take several generations of effort.
Unwavering, moving in one direction.
Only in this way is it possible.
And if Shu Kingdom wants to do this, what it needs most is time.
Therefore, it would be in the best interests of Shu for the four countries to unite and destroy Dagan first.
After destroying Dagan, there will be a long period of peace.
This gave Shu time to become a strong country.
Hearing what the Queen of Shu said, King Xiaoyao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, Da Gan has been making frequent moves in the north recently, forcing the Savage King's Court to migrate westward."
"In this way, the control over the tribes in the southern grasslands of Mo Nan will be even stronger."
"In my opinion, we should contact the largest tribes."
"Once our Central Plains war begins, let those large grassland tribes also send troops to the north."
"This will not only help Da Gan to focus more energy, but also relieve some of the pressure on our countries in the Central Plains."
When the Shu Queen heard this, her beautiful eyes lit up.
"What the emperor's uncle said is absolutely right."
"This is a brilliant plan!"
"Then let the uncle take care of this matter. First, secretly send people to the grassland to visit the largest tribes."
King Xiaoyao nodded and said, "I will take care of this matter immediately."
…
At the Princess's residence.
Her Royal Highness the Princess, who still has her charm, is discussing this matter with her staff.
The eldest princess's eyes swept over everyone.
"What do you think, is this rumor true or false?"
One of them, a slightly thin middle-aged man, bowed to the eldest princess.
"Your Highness, this matter is a little strange. This news seems to have spread overnight."
"Could it be that someone deliberately spread this news?"
Another young scholar interjected, "If this news was deliberately spread, what was the purpose?"
"It is said that Wu's female prime minister Xie Daoxun intends to promote Wu's third prince to be the master of the Eastern Palace."
"This news is ridiculous. Who will it benefit?"
The older, thinner man said, "Of course, it is beneficial to Princess Li Ge."
"If this is true, Princess Li Ge will become the Crown Princess after the marriage."
The young scholar shook his head and said, "This is not an advantage at all. It's just a matter of course."
“…”
Listening to what her staff said, the eldest princess looked a little unhappy.
Everyone was talking at once, but they could not figure out where this rumor came from and who it would benefit.
After listening for a long time, no conclusion was reached. The eldest princess finally couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted everyone with a frown.
"Alright, alright, go down and leave me alone."
"yes!"
The staff looked at each other and filed out.
Looking at the figures of the people leaving, the eldest princess's face was gloomy.
They are all a bunch of trash.
…
In the next few days, Zhao Hao still did not show any anxiety, nor did he take the initiative to mention the matter of seeking an audience with the Empress of Shu.
Every day I played with Li Yu in the villa.
Li Yu has been completely developed by him. She is much more round, smooth, bright and attractive than when he first came.
That morning, the two had just finished their morning exercises, washed up, and changed into new clothes.
Zhao Hao looked at Li Yu and asked, "Is there anything fun today?"
Li Yu's pretty face turned red with shame, she lowered her head and whispered, "Master, haven't you had enough fun yet?"
Zhao Hao was speechless and said, "Today's play is really just play, what are you thinking about?"
Li Yu blushed again and said, "It's all my fault..."
Zhao Hao said helplessly: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I played too much."
Li Yu was extremely shy and asked, "Sir, are you going out?"
Zhao Hao thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's better not to go out if you can!"
Li Yu tilted her head and said, "Well, I don't know. It's winter now, so there's really nothing fun to do."
"If you can go outside the villa, you can also go hunting."
"A few dozen miles west of the imperial city, there is a large lake with plump carp. We can go ice fishing."
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, and immediately smiled, saying: "I don't know whether the carp is plump or not. I only know that my Li Yu is plump..."
When Li Yu heard this, she was immediately ashamed and glared at Zhao Hao unhappily.
"Oh, sir..."
Zhao Hao couldn't help but asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Li Yu blushed and said, "Young Master is such a scoundrel!"
Zhao Hao smacked his lips twice and sighed, "I can't help it. I'm a gifted young master, but this is the only hobby I have!"
After telling some dirty jokes for a while and having dinner, Zhao Hao called Wu Song over and briefly asked about the situation.
The Qing cavalry under Qingxing's command and the guards brought by Wusong have been distributed to every corner of the imperial city.
Wu Song couldn't help but ask: "Sir, do we still have to continue waiting like this?"
Zhao Hao sighed and said, "The Queen of Shu Kingdom doesn't want to see me now, and I don't have any better solution."
"If I act too anxious and proactive, she will think I don't have the confidence to do a big job."
"So, I can't take the initiative to ask to see her. The best way at the moment is to continue waiting."
After a pause, Zhao Hao asked, "What is the public opinion of the people in the imperial capital about the alliance of the four countries in recent days?"
Wu Song said quickly: "Not many people are talking about this matter, but among some wealthy and prominent families and dignitaries, quite a few people are talking about it."
“Opinions can be roughly divided into two factions.”
"One faction agreed to unite and jointly attack Dagan, and eliminate the threat from Dagan as soon as possible."
"The other group is relatively conservative and also in awe of my strength."
"These conservative people think that I am not so easy to deal with."
"Moreover, the four countries may seem to be united, but they may not be able to work together."
"Therefore, they are not optimistic about the four countries' attack on Gan, and they think they can really destroy our Da Gan in one fell swoop."
"If we fail to destroy Dagan, it will be a huge crisis for Shu."
"A life-and-death feud will be formed between the two countries."
"When Da Gan calms down, we will definitely avenge this great hatred. By that time, there will be no peace in Shu Kingdom!"
Zhao Hao nodded slightly. He was not surprised by these two views.
"Of these two factions, which one seems to have more people?"
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