Jing Yan exclaimed, "Jiang'er is absolutely right."
Yue Jiang recalled Jing Yan's suggestion that the solution to break the deadlock lay in the Jade Kingdom, and she was puzzled.
"Why is the solution to break the deadlock in the Jade Kingdom, and why in the summer? Is it because Military Advisor Rong Ying is from the Jade Kingdom?"
Jing Yan remained silent for a moment, a hint of ambition flickering in his usually bright and gentle eyes. He cast a questioning glance at Yue Jiang.
"If I say that I cannot stop the Yu Kingdom and An Kingdom from conquering the Chen and Qi Kingdoms to increase their national prestige and expand their territory, I am unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death."
"They want to conquer the two kingdoms of Chen and Qi, and so do I. Will Jiang'er think I'm ruthless?"
Yue Jiang didn't think it was a matter of ruthlessness or not. Given the current situation, with numerous countries vying for supremacy, everyone wanted to make their own country the most powerful.
Given the opportunity, any country would choose the decision that benefits its own national interests.
The only concern was how Jing Yan could safely negotiate with the tiger.
"Of course not. If Your Highness does not make arrangements in advance, it would be heartless to the people of Jing. Although Yu Kingdom has just formed a marriage alliance with Jing Kingdom, the weight of this marriage alliance is certainly not as great as the conspiracy to conquer the world."
“Anguo and Jingguo are sworn enemies, so they shouldn’t invite Your Highness into this mess to devour Chen Qi.”
Jing Yan's eyes darkened, like a hunter, making no attempt to hide his determination to succeed.
"So I'm going to take it myself, so that Anguo will have no choice but to invite me personally."
Jing Yan had a plan to contend for control of both Chen and Qi, and he explained most of his strategy to Yue Jiang in detail.
Chen and Qi are countries with centuries of history, unlike the Feng clan, which was founded by traitors only a few decades ago. As far as Yue Jiang knows, Yu and An will not do anything to Chen and Qi at this time.
They were waiting for the war between Chen and Qi to wear them down.
Jing Yan calculated that it would take until at least the summer of the year after next, when he would seize the opportunity from the Jade Kingdom in the summer.
Yue Jiang also dared not slack off during the more than one year that Jing State wanted to fight without any worries about the rear, and the supply train could not be a hindrance.
While she still has time to prepare, she wants to set aside a portion of her dowry to cover her needs for the year after next.
Jing Yan felt embarrassed to accept her gift after hearing this: "I will find a way to raise the money I need, I don't want your money."
Yue Jiang guessed that he would first cut back on spending in the palace, then draw more money from the national treasury, and also take out all the private property of the Eastern Palace that he had others manage.
Yue Jiang objected without hesitation, and to express her determination to resist, she even hugged the sleeping Zhang'er and "played the victim" together.
"Your Highness, I never suffered in Yue Kingdom. Whose palace wasn't magnificent? It was only with great difficulty that Jing Kingdom destroyed the Feng Clan, allowing the whole country to breathe a sigh of relief and live a comfortable life."
"I haven't had enough of the delicacies I've enjoyed in the palace yet, and Zhang'er has only just been born. He can't be the poorest little imperial grandson in the world, can he?"
"You don't want my things, yet you ask everyone to save money. My dowry is large, so if the palace saves money, my good life won't be affected. But if I secretly live my good life in the East Palace, the whole palace will scold me to death, saying that I don't have the demeanor of a Crown Princess and don't set an example."
"What if someone with envy tries to instigate the use of the concubine's dowry to subsidize the palace?"
"Why don't you borrow my dowry and fight the war first? Then the palace won't have to worry about my dowry, and the people won't have to endure another heavy tax."
"You must understand that if the people are burdened by heavy taxes for too long, they will start to complain. If you win a battle, it's fine, but if you lose a battle, the people's complaints will be endless and it will easily affect morale."
"If you feel sorry for my efforts, just tell everyone that my contributions were also significant."
"Also, when our Zhang'er celebrated his 100th day, the Yue Kingdom sent him many nice things. If you think it's embarrassing to ask your concubine for things, you can ask for your son's things instead!"
"It's always better to owe something to yourself than to owe something to someone else."
After the 100-day celebration, Yue Jiang counted the gifts sent by the Yue Kingdom and was stunned for a long time. The gifts given to Zhang'er were almost as much as those given to her for a marriage alliance.
Therefore, the poorest person in the Eastern Palace right now is Jing Yan.
As soon as Yue Jiang finished speaking, the little Zhang'er in her arms tilted his head and stared at Jing Yan, making "oh oh" and "uh uh" sounds, as if to say, "Father, don't be so polite with him."
While you were away fighting, he and his mother stayed home to live a good life and didn't pretend to be poor to others.
Looking at the "cooperation" between the mother and son, Jing Yan had no way to refuse Yue Jiang after she had said so much.
After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded: "Okay, I'll owe you and your son for now, and I'll pay you back later."
Jing Yan finally couldn't resist Yue Jiang's persistent pleading and agreed to accept the money. However, he thought to himself that even if he could repay the money, he probably couldn't repay the kindness shown to the mother and son.
Yue Jiang noticed the struggle in Jing Yan's eyes and took the initiative to remind him, "Your Highness, you must repay me. I am from Yue Kingdom and I value money above all else. What you are taking away is half of my life."
"In the future, besides repaying the money, you must also repay me with the best thing in the world."
Jing Yan was interested: "What Jiang'er says goes. It doesn't matter if it's difficult. As long as it exists in the world, I would do everything in my power to get it for Jiang'er."
How could Yue Jiang accept something that's impossible to find anywhere in the world? She smiled slyly, her eyes sparkling.
"Let's see if Your Highness has the ability to make me the only Crown Princess in the world."
The only possible Crown Princess is someone from a country where no other country in the world exists, except for the Jing Kingdom.
From the beginning of the division of the world among the various states, many rulers wanted to become the sole master of the world, and many of the ancestors of the Jing state also had this idea.
However, there are always obstacles, big and small, which have kept the situation so that no one can replace the other.
Jing Yan was stunned for a long time when he suddenly heard Yue Jiang's grand ambition.
From a young age, his ambition was to destroy the Feng clan, ruin the An Kingdom, and avenge the blood feud of the Jing Kingdom, including the Yu Kingdom that Rong Ying held a grudge against. Jing Yan carried many heavy responsibilities.
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