"He would even kill himself for his own purposes, so you must never let your guard down."
"Because he might actually start a war."
Shen Hechuan nodded.
In fact, he had already discovered yesterday that Mo Junxing's way of doing things could not be deduced by common sense.
However, Shen Hechuan slowly raised his head and looked straight at Gu Jingchun.
How do you know so much about him?
"You...were really...his empress before?"
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
"No."
Knowing Shen Hechuan's petty nature, she firmly refused immediately before beginning to explain.
“He’s a madman, I will never marry him.”
Hearing this, Shen Hechuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then Gu Jingchun continued, "However, he threatened me with Xier before, and I didn't dare to take the risk, so I could only pretend to agree."
"Then find an opportunity to fake your death and escape."
"I just didn't expect that even after I returned to Dacheng, he would still come after me."
Shen Hechuan frowned upon hearing this.
Gu Jingchun then told him everything that had happened between him and Mo Junxing.
Of course, she only focused on the process of how the two met and the mutual scheming and attempts to kill each other, without mentioning anything else.
Moreover, she emphasized this to Shen Hechuan.
"He wants the blueprints for the weapons I have more than he wants to marry me."
"He was ruthless, violent and cruel. After ascending the throne, he had only two wishes: to eliminate the Empress Dowager and seize power, and to attack Dacheng and unify the plains."
"At the time, although I cooperated with him, I did not tell him all the blueprints except for some business dealings."
"I don't want to become a sinner who harms my own countrymen."
Shen Hechuan held Gu Jingchun's hand, feeling very distressed.
He had seen the hidden arrows and various concealed weapons in Gu Jingchun's hands, and he also knew that Gu Jinxi was passionate about making these things, and that she did them very well.
When he first saw Gu Jingchun's things, he wanted to get to know Gu Jingchun so that he could recruit him as soon as possible and design more lightweight and effective weapons.
However, due to various reasons, this matter was delayed.
Now that she has learned that Mo Junxing is eyeing the blueprints in her hands, it is clear just how impressive Gu Jingchun's designs are.
"Jingchun, you did the right thing. You protected the people of Dacheng."
"If you had given the blueprints to Mo Junxing back then, he would have attacked our Dacheng after he had strengthened the power of Daqi."
Shen Hechuan breathed a sigh of relief at this point.
"Therefore, no matter what, Mo Junxing will go to war with our Dacheng sooner or later."
"Since that's the case, instead of bowing and scraping to him, we should take advantage of the fact that the Great Qi is not yet strong enough to confront our Great Cheng, and quickly recruit soldiers and train them."
"Only in this way can we have enough confidence to fight back when the Great Qi attacks."
Gu Jingchun nodded, his mind suddenly clearing up.
“You’re right. We can use those blueprints to improve our weapons and tools, so that we can achieve twice the result with half the effort when we go to war.”
As Gu Jingchun spoke, his mind suddenly became active.
"Not only that, we can also take this opportunity to reinforce our city gates and dikes."
"And my trading company."
“Back then, I could cooperate with Mo Junxing to help him replenish the national treasury, and I can do the same now.”
She stood up as she spoke.
"With these, why should we be afraid of the Great Qi?"
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement.
"Yes, with you in our Great Cheng, we will surely grow stronger quickly, so why should we fear Mo Junxing?"
And so, a few more days passed.
For the past few days, Shen Hechuan has been keeping Mo Jun trapped in the Sifang Pavilion under the pretext that he attempted to assassinate him.
As a result, the ministers of the Great Qi Dynasty argued at the gate every day, demanding that their monarch be allowed to leave.
However, Shen Hechuan never ordered them to come out.
At first, the ministers were able to remain calm and even rebuked the Qi emperor for hurting Shen Hechuan.
Even more so, some were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to fight the Great Qi to the death.
But as time went by, the ministers of Daqi made a series of moves, and even the border began to be unstable. This made the ministers in the court nervous, and they all began to advise Shen Hechuan.
"Your Majesty, our national treasury is now empty, and we have just suffered from drought and rebellion. We really cannot afford to go to war!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider your actions!"
More and more ministers knelt down.
Shen Hechuan also knew that now was not the time to start a war. He was besieging Shen Hechuan only because of his anger and to test him.
He was furious that Mo Junxing actually wanted to harm Gu Jingchun and Gu Jinxi.
Secondly, it was to test Mo Junxing's bottom line and the strength of the Great Qi.
Given Mo Junxing's style, if the Great Qi had sufficient strength at this time, it would surely be enraged under such siege, and might even launch a war.
It appears that Shen Hechuan is besieging Mo Junxing, but in reality, both sides are testing each other.
However, just as Shen Hechuan was hesitating about whether to release Mo Junxing, news suddenly came from the Sifang Pavilion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The ruler of Great Qi... has broken out!"
Immediately, everyone present gasped in surprise.
"What... exactly does the ruler of Great Qi want to do?"
"They actually drew blood in my Dacheng multiple times."
"This is outrageous! First they stabbed our Emperor, and now they dare to kill our Great Cheng guards at will. Do they think that our Great Cheng is something they can bully at will?"
After he finished speaking, another eunuch came to announce, "Your Majesty, the monarch of Great Qi requests an audience."
Shen Hechuan waved his hand.
"Let him in."
"Your Majesty, you mustn't..."
The ministers knelt down and advised, "Your Majesty, the ruler of Qi is tyrannical and rude. We must not allow him to approach you easily, otherwise it will be detrimental to your safety!"
After he finished speaking, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.
"unfavorable?"
"I would like to know, however unfavorable it may be?"
As Mo Junxing spoke, he walked in.
At this moment, his face and body were still covered in blood, and coupled with his bloodthirsty smile, he looked like a demon from hell, extremely terrifying.
The ministers around him were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly and hurriedly rebuked him.
"You...you actually came before our Emperor wearing blood-stained clothes, this is utterly disrespectful to our Emperor."
Mo Junxing snorted coldly and looked directly at Shen Hechuan.
"I only wish to ask, why has Your Majesty kept me imprisoned all this time?"
Shen Hechuan showed no fear whatsoever.
"Perfect timing. I also wanted to ask, Your Majesty, what exactly do you intend to do by killing my people from Dacheng this time?"
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