When the news reached the capital, Jiang Sheng, the monarch of Ye, knew that it was too late to mobilize troops to resist, so he drew his sword and killed himself on the spot, and the queen immediately hanged herself.

As the emperor's most favored concubine, Fang Wenqing disappeared mysteriously at this time, and no one knew where she went, nor did she know whether she was alive or dead.

The Ye Kingdom was attacked by the Zhao Kingdom and the Yun State without any suspense.

According to the previous agreement, the 43 cities to the west of Ye were owned by Yun and the 44 cities to the east of Ye were owned by Zhao.

The armies of the two countries withdrew after the partition agreement was signed by the two kings, and then met three days later for a grand celebration.

At this time, only Zhao and Yun were left in the Central Plains.

The current number of cities in Zhao is 120, located in the southeast of the Central Plains.

There are 98 Yunguo seats, located in the northwest of the Central Plains.

Judging from the number of cities and overall strength, the gap between the two countries is not particularly large, which makes the desire to realize the reunification of the Central Plains not so easy to realize.

However, it was already a great thing to be able to obtain 44 cities in one fell swoop, so Li Pei decided to put the matter of unifying the Central Plains on hold for a while, and wait until he came up with a proper way before taking action.

After the grand celebrations, the two countries calmed down and began to go into their respective lives.

Of course, this calm is superficial.

As soon as Emperor Dong Yu returned to Yunguo, he immediately summoned all his ministers to meet in the Yingwu Palace, and said in a solemn tone: "Now there are only two countries in the Central Plains, Zhao and Yun, as the saying goes, one mountain cannot hide two tigers, and now the overall national strength of Zhao is stronger than ours, we must first strike to be strong to survive." ”

One of the ministers said, "We have just helped them capture the Ye Kingdom, and we can see that they are also grateful for our help, so in this case, they should not immediately turn their faces hostile, right?"

Dong Yu shook his head and said: "Don't be deceived by these, human nature is greedy, especially when it is beneficial to the opportunity to act on our own, if we can't take measures in time, it is very likely that we will follow in the footsteps of Ye Guo." ”

"Your Majesty, our soldiers have just gone through a war, and their vitality has not yet recovered, if they fight with Zhao Guo at this time, I am afraid that the chances of victory are very small. Another minister said, "The minister also knows that we have to take measures, but it is true that this is not the best time to fight them, it is better to be friendly with them on the surface and prepare quickly in private." ”

The corners of Dong Yu's mouth showed an approving smile, and he said, "Yes, I mean the same thing." ”

As a result, Yunguo began to recruit and train soldiers in private.

On the side of Zhaoguo, after fighting this battle, Li Pei immediately began to unify the Central Plains.

Xiao Diyuan and Jiang Yuetang's opinion is not to use force to attack, but to use lobbying.

Many ministers expressed opposition, believing that it was impossible to persuade Yunguo to return to obedience by lobbying.

Jiang Yuetang said: "'If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself', Zhao has relied on the help of Yun to destroy the two big countries of Shu and Ye, and we can't use a knife against each other on this basis, otherwise we will lose our morality and will suffer sooner or later." ”

Xiao Diyuan also said: "Yes, besides, the difference in strength between the two countries is not too big at the moment, even if we are lucky enough to win, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, instead of 'killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred', it is better to think of a way to persuade them to surrender." ”

"With the character of the monarch of Yun Guo, he will not agree so easily. Jin Ding, the secretary of the ministry, said solemnly, "Wasn't he very disgusted when we asked him to join forces with us more than a year ago? ”

Jiang Yuetang said: "That was once, and now that Ye Guo has been destroyed, his mind will definitely change." ”

Jin Ding still said with a disoptimistic face: "Since the strength of Yunguo is not much worse than that of Zhaoguo at the moment, they must also want to dominate the Central Plains by themselves, so how can they be willing to give up the country they have in hand?"

Emperor Li Pei nodded when he heard this and said, "What Jin Aiqing said also makes sense. Then he turned to Jiang Yuetang and Xiao Diyuan and said, "Of course your suggestion is very good, but it is not easy to implement, you go back and discuss it carefully, and write a feasible plan for me." And he said, "Can you write it in ten days?"

Xiao Diyuan and Jiang Yuetang hurriedly said in unison: "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"

In the evening of the same day, Xiao Diyuan and Jiang Yuetang met in Qingyun Palace to discuss the matter.

Undoubtedly, both of them are well aware that the 'lobbying' method is the most ideal, but there is no clue how to lobby to achieve the effect.

"Dong Yu's character is not easy to figure out, on the one hand, he is not firm, on the other hand, he is extremely stubborn, it is not easy to listen to the advice of others, if we get straight to the point and let him submit, it obviously will not work. Jiang Yuetang said in a low voice.

At this time, the sunset reflected on her face, like a layer of rouge, making her look as delicate as a flower.

Xiao Diyuan looked at her face while listening to her, and felt the urge to immediately embrace her, but he also knew that he was discussing such an important matter now, so he held back.

"Hmm. Xiao Diyuan nodded, "But he is still very righteous towards his friends, so I think if we want to convince him, we must first become his good friend, and consider him from his point of view to persuade him to be effective." ”

Jiang Yuetang smiled and said, "Yes, let's start from this aspect." ”

How can you gain the friendship of a suspicious king?

The two couldn't think of a good way for a while, so they pondered again.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, Xiao Diyuan reached out and held her hand and said, "Let's have dinner first, you will go back after eating, and then think slowly after you go back." ”

He added: "I'm thinking about it slowly." ”

Some things take time and inspiration, and things that can't be solved in one day can be solved in two or three days, as long as you focus on thinking in this direction, Xiao Diyuan feels that he will come up with it after all.

What's more, he was very confident in his and Jiang Yuetang's strategic talents.

Jiang Yuetang nodded: "Okay." ”

After dinner, Xiao Diyuan pulled Jiang Yuetang up from the chair, hugged him into his arms and said, "In two months, it will be your day, what gift do you want?"

He knew that she would not hold a ceremony at that time due to her sensitive status, so he wanted to secretly celebrate her here.

Jiang Yuetang was made his ears hot and numb by the heat he exhaled, his ears and face turned red, and he said in a low voice: "God sent you to me, this is the best gift, it doesn't matter if the rest is anything." ”

Xiao Diyuan smiled, and kissed her cherry mouth while gently hugging her slender waist.