When the kings of Gong, Mao, and Zhang Si had not yet reached an agreement on the matter of the alliance of the three kingdoms, the alliance letter of the Xi kingdom had already reached the three countries.

Originally, these three countries wanted to unite to balance the Xi Kingdom, but after receiving this letter, everyone panicked again - it was obvious that the Xi Kingdom had already considered that they would take such a move, so they came to preemptively strike.

The kings of these three countries could not help but fall into deep thought after receiving this invitation.

So what's next? Should they accept the mention of the Xi Kingdom or will the three countries discuss it separately? However, the date of the alliance meeting proposed by Xi Guo is at the beginning of next month, and it is only twenty days away. Moreover, the invitation letter of the Xi State set the meeting place of the alliance meeting on the Fengyan Slope, which was the territory of the Xi State and the closest place to the border between the Gong State and the Zhang Si State.

That is to say, the Xi Kingdom has made it as convenient as possible for the Gong Kingdom and the Zhang Si Kingdom, but the Mao Kingdom will have to travel a long way to hold this meeting.

"The monarch of Xi is really too deceitful, and he actually chose such a place that is not conducive to us for a meeting." Deng Yan, the monarch of the Mao Kingdom, said angrily.

"Don't be angry, the borders of the four countries are so long, no matter how you choose, there will definitely be two countries that have to go far." Liu Ming, the prime minister of Mao State, hurriedly came forward to appease.

But why didn't he choose the address on the border where the Tribute Kingdom and China intersected, but chose the Zhang Si Kingdom and the Gong Kingdom? Isn't this a blatant disdain of not taking us seriously? Deng Yan still couldn't hide his grievances.

"Maybe it's because there has never been a war between Xi and Zhang Si." Liu Ming said cautiously.

Deng Yan did not speak.

Liu Ming is right.

Deng Yan admits that some aggression will leave an indelible shadow in people's hearts. Even if the relationship between the two parties is restored on the surface, there will still be gaps in the heart.

However, in the previous battles between the two countries, the number of casualties among the soldiers of the Mao State was also particularly high, that is. Both sides of the war paid a huge price, and the Mao country paid a particularly large amount. Therefore, Deng Yan naturally has the same resentment towards the people of Xi in his heart. Now, the people of the Mao Kingdom, who already have a grudge against the Xi people, saw that the monarch of the Xi Kingdom had such an obvious contempt for the Mao Kingdom at the location of the alliance meeting, which made Deng Yan's heart even more unhappy.

"What the hell is this alliance, I can't go." After that, Deng Yan wanted to tear up the invitation, but Liu Ming stopped him.

"Holy. Let's not act rashly until we are sure about the attitude of the other two countries on this matter, in case the other countries agree to the invitation of this alliance? If we don't agree at that time, won't we be left alone in a situation where we are isolated? Liu Ming said earnestly.

Previously, when Xi launched the four-nation joint business policy, it did not invite Mao to join, and even the economy of Mao has not been able to improve. If people send invitations this time and don't go to participate, then Mao Guo is really not far from the end.

Holy Lord, after experiencing these great events, are you still dreaming?

Liu Ming sweated a lot for Deng Yan.

But just accepting this invitation made Deng Yan's heart inevitably indignant.

"Holy Lord, if a manly man wants to achieve great things, he must first be able to bend and stretch, and our momentum is not comparable to others now. Let's bear with me for now. Liu Ming comforted.

Deng Yan thought about it and felt that it was too. Only then did he decide to reply to the monarch of Xi Guo.

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"The kings of the three countries have all replied, and they have all expressed their willingness to participate in this meeting of the alliance." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile and handed their letter to Xi Zhen to read.

With a happy smile on his face, he could tell that he was in a good mood today.

"Mmmm, it proves that they are still more knowledgeable about current affairs." Hee-jin was also very happy after reading the letters.

"The kings of the Gong Kingdom and the Zhang Si Kingdom also named you to meet you for a while." Emperor Guangzhao said with a smile on his face.

"Okay, the courtiers want to meet them for a while."

"But this time, no matter what, I won't allow you to go to other countries to become a military advisor." Emperor Guangzhao said that Tong guò observed these two years. Emperor Guangzhao realized the value of Xizhen and decided to protect her as if she were a treasure.

"But what if the courtiers help you win back a country?" Xizhen said jokingly.

"There are other ways to win against other countries. In short, I don't want you to take such a big risk again, not to mention that King Qingping won't agree. ”

When he heard the name of King Qingping, Xi Zhen nodded solemnly.

Yes, there are still ten months before she is going to marry Chu Zihou, the king of Qingping, and with Chu Zihou's attention to her, she will naturally not be willing to let her take such a big risk again.

But she herself was not afraid at all.

Since Emperor Guangzhao stated in the invitation letter at the beginning that the initiator would preside over the attitude, that is, the Xi State would be the host country, so the Xi State had complete authority over this meeting.

This is the first time that the 'Quad Alliance' has taken such a move, so everyone does not dare to take it lightly.

Because everyone can see the development trend of Xi in recent years, everyone no longer dares to look at it like before, but tries their best to win the attention of Xi Guo, in order to develop into a long-term strategic partner.

Xi Zhen looked at the map of the Central Plains and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, Xi finally gained an initiative in the Central Plains.

However, Xi Zhen knows very well that the tribute country, which is equivalent to the territory of Xi and has the same national strength, will not give up the position of 'first brother' lightly.

But it didn't matter, she had already figured out how to deal with it, but the time had not yet come.

"Guang'an Hou, what should we do if those three countries embarrass us or are unwilling to join the alliance in the first term?" Emperor Guangzhao asked again.

After all, none of those three countries are easy to deal with, and people will definitely have their own set of calculations.

"The courtiers have prepared a bait, which guarantees that they will all compete to take the bait." Xi Zhen said.

"Oh?" Emperor Guangzhao couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Shen Xizhen took out a book from his pocket and said respectfully to Emperor Guangzhao: "This is a book recently written by the courtiers, which describes in detail the way of enriching the country, the way of using troops and the way of people's livelihood, which can be helpful to any of them in the economic, military, educational and other fields, as long as they are willing to join the alliance state, they can get a copy for free, and work together to build a great country." ”

Emperor Guangzhao took the book, and the three words "The Wealth of Nations" caught his eye, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened it to read.

At this glance, he felt that the words were fine and concise, which made him feel empowered after reading it.

Everyone wants their country to be rich and strong, but if the neighboring countries are also rich and strong, it will enhance the threat to themselves, so Emperor Guangzhao's mood is a little complicated. (To be continued......)

ps: It's a bit stuck today, so the word count is a little less, sorry!