Yan Mo grasped the Tenth Princess's hand: "Xiang'er, we only have this one chance. Killing the Queen is far easier than killing Princess Mingyue. Without Princess Mingyue, the Queen can be reborn, and she can also choose from other members of the Dugu family. Don't forget, what the Queen values is the divine power of the Dugu family; she believes that only descendants with divine power can inherit the throne."
"And we can conquer it ourselves. In the future, after we annex the Great Zhou, Jin Nan, Lang Ge, Sha Shen, Chu Yun, Xing Nan and other countries, you will be the empress and I will be the emperor, and we will rule the world together. Our children, regardless of gender, can inherit this position as long as they are capable."
"Xiang'er, think about that scene, think about the world kneeling before us, aren't you tempted?"
The tenth princess was smitten.
The next day, the tenth princess went to court despite her illness, listening to the arguments among the ministers.
Then we see Queen Dugu making a decisive statement, stating that the Dugu family's ancestral precept is to live in peace in a corner of the country, not to wage war, and to create a good living environment for all the people of the Goddess Kingdom.
The Great Zhou army rose up because the prince consort had captured a general of the Great Zhou. This was a matter between the Southern Frontier and the Great Zhou, and had nothing to do with their Goddess Kingdom.
Queen Dugu was determined to do things her own way, and no one dared to object anymore.
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On March 18th, General Gongsun received a message from Queen Dugu. After a moment of silence, he sent his deputy general to the Great Zhou camp stationed at Shennv Mountain.
After listening to the envoy's explanation, Xue Qianyu and General Peng frowned and asked, "Why do we need Lord Gu? Lord Gu is just a civil official."
General Peng was worried that the Goddess Kingdom might be plotting something.
The envoy said, “General Peng, General Xue, you sent people to the Goddess Kingdom. One of the women is confirmed to be the daughter of Lord Gu’s brother. Our Goddess Kingdom has always sought peace and does not want war or harm to its people. This matter concerns the Southern Frontier and the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because of Her Majesty’s promise to the King of the Southern Frontier, the Goddess Kingdom has been drawn into this. Her Majesty does not want to harm any innocent citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, our Goddess Kingdom is not a place where your Great Zhou Dynasty can come and go as it pleases. General Peng Ze is your son, General Peng, and Miss Gu is Lord Gu’s niece. Her Majesty’s intention is that you two elders need to personally receive these two young people. Of course, your Peng and Gu families may arrange for others to receive them if they wish.”
General Peng looked at the envoy, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and remained silent for a while: "Where are Peng Ze and Gu Huiren?"
The envoy said, "To show her sincerity, Her Majesty the Queen will personally escort them here. They should arrive by tomorrow night at the latest. I have heard that Kun City has built a mixed city that can accommodate people from other countries. Her Majesty the Queen also wants her people to live well. Therefore, she would like to take this opportunity to confirm with the Great Zhou whether her people can live in the mixed city."
This shows genuine sincerity.
General Peng and Xue Qianyu discussed it and decided to agree to their request.
Anyway, it's only a day. If the Goddess Kingdom can muster its troops, they can too. We're not afraid of them using tricks.
If we could bring Peng Ze and Gu Hui back without losing a single soldier, and sign an agreement with the Goddess Kingdom to maintain mutual exchanges and not wage war against each other, that would be a viable option.
Unlike the Kingdom of Jinnan and the Kingdom of Langge, the Kingdom of Goddess has always been independent. The Kingdom of Jinnan and the others were previously the territory under the control of the Great Zhou regime. The emperor did not necessarily have to conquer the Kingdom of Goddess to rule it.
Another point is that the customs of the Goddess Kingdom are different, making it difficult to govern.
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