Xu Chu thought for a moment and said decisively, "Impossible! That woman can only injure me superficially. Once I notice her, she alone will be no match for me."
Lu You laughed and said, "If that's the case, how could she possibly hurt Your Majesty?"
"His Majesty said that she was the only one allowed to assassinate him, and that we were not allowed to interfere. But he didn't say that assassinations by others would count."
"If anyone else takes action, we will appear to protect Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty announced the bet with her to the public, perhaps hoping that all the powerful forces in Yan State would secretly help her."
"If her assassination attempt fails, and her accomplices show up, we can seize the opportunity to capture them all. This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. I'm afraid only Your Majesty could have come up with it."
After hearing what he said, everyone suddenly understood.
First of all, the bet between Your Majesty and the Empress was actually intended to inform the world and demonstrate the benevolence of the Qin Dynasty.
After all, His Majesty was so tolerant of the person who tried to assassinate him.
Not to mention the people of the world?
Secondly, if someone helps the empress to assassinate His Majesty, the guards who secretly protect His Majesty can take the opportunity to take action.
Catch all those Yan State gangsters who only know how to hide.
Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?
Looking at everyone's surprised expressions, Lu You felt that he was right and continued:
"Some time ago, Your Majesty's reputation among the people of Jin was extremely poor. Recently, a folk sect has emerged, teaching the people to believe in Your Majesty."
"I guess this is exactly what His Majesty is doing. Although His Majesty's reputation among the people is improving day by day, it is not yet absolute."
"And by publicizing the story of that woman assassinating His Majesty, it will surely convince the people that His Majesty is a benevolent ruler."
"It also coincides with the folk sect's propaganda about Your Majesty's benevolence. With these two approaches working together, how can Your Majesty's reputation be bad?"
After hearing what he said, everyone finally understood.
Killing the nobles—Reputation tarnished—Folk sects promote His Majesty's benevolence—Bet with the Empress...
These things are like a bead curtain, with big beads strung together with small beads, one link after another.
It seems that everything is under Your Majesty's control.
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
"Your Majesty is wise!" Xu Chu sighed sincerely.
Everyone was surprised at this moment.
Only now did they realize that they were only thinking about things from the first level.
And His Majesty is already standing on the top floor overlooking all living beings.
In terms of strategy and thinking, who in the world can compare with him?
He is worthy of being the greatest emperor of the Qin Dynasty!
"What we need to do now is to spread the word that the bet between His Majesty and that woman was actually intended to give the assassins a chance to survive."
"Your Majesty did not kill the assassins, but instead wanted to kill those nobles of Jin. In fact, Your Majesty never cares about his own safety."
"Your Majesty values the lives of the people more than your own. Therefore, Your Majesty can tolerate others assassinating him, but you will never tolerate anyone oppressing the people."
Lu You said this.
Everyone nodded in unison.
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The news of Yan State's military deployment eventually reached Xianyang City.
At this moment, in the court hall.
All officials stood tall.
They were discussing how to deal with the State of Yan.
Everyone felt that this was a great opportunity:
"The previous incident involving the jianghu people of Yan State causing trouble in Jin land involved the jianghu and not the imperial court, so our court could not openly send troops to attack Yan State."
"But now, they are taking the initiative to cause trouble for us, which is tantamount to giving us a reason to send troops to attack the State of Yan!"
"That's right, we should make a concerted effort, dispatch a million troops, and annihilate the State of Yan!"
“…”
If it were in the past, they would definitely think that accumulating strength is the most important thing and they should negotiate peace with the State of Yan.
At worst, they will offer a compromise solution of fighting while negotiating.
But now, no one is talking about peace talks anymore.
Even the left prime minister Qin Hui felt that it was time to attack Yan!
It is time to let the people of the world see that the Great Qin is definitely not a country that can be bullied by anyone who wants to.
Not only do they not want to be bullied, they also bully others!
However, just when all the officials were full of ambition, news of Ying Yuan arrived.
I saw a scout kneeling on one knee in front of Daji, clasping his fists and saying:
"Your Majesty has ordered that we not send troops to respond to the Yan State's military action for the time being."
Then he held the imperial edict in both hands.
Immediately afterwards, all officials were in an uproar.
"Is there something wrong with my ears? Your Majesty is not going to attack Yan?"
"If you miss such a great opportunity, you will never have it again!"
"Yes, Yan State finally got in the wrong for once. We have a legitimate reason to fight, and we will definitely win!"
“…”
No one knows what is going on.
Cao Cao walked up to the scout, took the imperial edict, and after reading it, he showed an incredible expression. He looked at Daji and nodded.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed what His Majesty meant. The imperial decree is correct."
For a moment, everyone, including Daji, expressed their incomprehension:
"Why is this happening? Our Great Qin has a strong army and powerful horses, so why should we fear the State of Yan?"
"Your Majesty is a brave warrior and an emperor on horseback. He certainly won't be afraid of the State of Yan. There must be some hidden meaning behind this."
"Is there a deeper meaning? Tell me, what is your Majesty's deeper meaning?"
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