When Su Qin handed over the hyaluronic acid solution to Xia Yingchun, told her how to use this kind of thing, and gave a lot of promises, Xia Yingchun already believed in the magical effect of this thing.

After receiving such a huge benefit, she also began to become enthusiastic: "I wonder how Gong Cao wants me to persuade the king to help Taoqiu tide over this difficulty?" ”

Su Qin smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, princess, we Taoqiu need the princess to do, it's not too complicated." This time in the Song civil war, we don't need Qi to be completely on our side, we just need Qi to remain neutral in the civil war! ”

After listening to Su Qin's introduction, Xia Yingchun said with some concern: "It is also a little difficult to keep the Qi State neutral. Although I did not intervene in the government, I could see the king's desire for the overlord of the world, and he had now decided to stand behind Suiyang to deal with Tao Qiu. Now that I am favored by the king, I don't have much say in the government, how can I persuade the king? ”

Su Qin saw that Xia Yingchun said it so clearly, and he knew how attractive the things provided by his lord was. He immediately said: "Don't worry, princess, what we need your help is not to directly persuade you to persuade King Qi directly, but to hope that through you, some clear words can be passed on to the queen!" ”

As soon as he talked about King Qi, Xia Yingchun saw that miserable ugly girl in front of him! She really couldn't imagine that there could be a woman in the world who was so ugly! However, it is such an ugly girl, but she can recommend herself to the pillow seat, and after becoming the king of Qi, her status is even higher than her!

If it were possible, Xia Yingchun would never want to deal with Zhong Wuyan! Because whenever she saw Zhong Wuyan's miserable face, she subconsciously felt afraid and wanted to avoid it. But this time, what her old master gave her was too important to her, and she still gritted her teeth and said to Su Qin: "What do you need me to convey to the queen, and how to convey it?" ”

Seeing this, Su Qin took out a letter from his cuff, handed it to Xia Yingchun and said, "Princess, here is what we need you to convey, we hope that after you memorize it, you will personally pass it on to the queen!" ”

Five days later, outside the residence of the Queen of Qi, Xia Yingchun held back the discomfort on her face and began to walk into this place that she had never wanted to come to before.

In the past few days, she had already applied the "holy water" to an old palace maid in her thirties according to Su Qin's words, and after a few days, the effect of the "holy water" began to appear, and the old palace maid's originally dry and wrinkled face began to become smooth and elastic again. It feels like I'm a teenager younger all of a sudden!

The powerful effect of "holy water" surprises summer and spring! She really believed Su Qin's words, and she began to know how important this thing was to her. Therefore, even if she got this thing and needed to deal with Zhong Wuyan, whom she didn't like the most, she also endured the discomfort in her heart!

Queen Zhong Wuyan was resting in the palace, and when she heard that Xia Yingchun, the favorite concubine of the King of Qi, had come to visit her, she was a little strange. However, as a sane person, she immediately brought Xia Yingchun in.

When Xia Yingchun saw Zhong Wuyan this time, he immediately bowed down to her respectfully and greeted her: "Concubine to meet the queen!" ”

Zhong Wuyan didn't take the shelf as the queen because she was the favorite concubine of King Qi. Although she also needs to compete with Xia Yingchun, the two sides have a "palace fight" in the court, but her eyes have never been on the small place of the palace, but on the entire Qi country, and even the whole world!

Her pattern is so big, naturally she will not regard Xia Yingchun as her competitor, so she did not embarrass Xia Yingchun: "Yingchun doesn't have to be so polite, hurry up!" ”

Then she asked Xia Yingchun, "How did you come to my place today?" ”

Xia Yingchun said with a smile on his face: "Queen, the concubine has recently obtained a magical 'holy water', which can delay aging and make people beautiful!" This kind of good thing, the concubine does not dare to enjoy it alone, and today she is specially carrying these things to honor the queen! ”

After Xia Yingchun finished speaking, several servants walked in one after another, and served three plates each, each with the same glass as Su Qin gave to Xia Yingchun at the beginning, as well as the same amount of "holy water".

Zhong Wuyan was also a little surprised when he saw this completely transparent and crystal clear glass bottle. Not to mention anything else, just these bottles are very valuable things, Xia Yingchun was able to take out such a valuable thing to honor her today, not to mention anything else, this intention is quite sincere.

As the queen of Qi, she is a very rational person, and her way of treating people is also very straightforward: people respect me, I respect people! Since Xia Yingchun is willing to befriend her, then she will accept the other party's sincerity!

She ordered her servant to accept this noble gift, and then asked gently: "Yingchun sent me such a valuable thing, I really don't know how to reciprocate." You came to my sister today, but is there anything else? ”

Xia Yingchun heard Zhong Wuyan call her a sister, and said with a smile: "Actually, Yingchun didn't have much to do when she came over today, just to bring a few words to my sister for an old man." What he said to Yingchun, Yingchun felt very reasonable. ”

When Zhong Wuyan heard this, he understood Xia Yingchun's purpose, and immediately asked, "Who asked you to persuade me, and what words did you want to bring me through you?" ”

Xia Yingchun replied: "It's my former master, Tao Qiujun." He asked people to bring me a message, hoping that I could persuade you, sister, and use your influence to keep the Qi State neutral in the Song Civil War.

The civil war in the Song Dynasty is a matter between the Song people, and it has little to do with our Qi country. However, the king now listened to Jing Guojun's demagogy and wanted to stand directly behind Suiyang and help Suiyang pacify the civil strife, which was not only a thankless task for the Qi State, but also a very dangerous thing.

Not to mention that Taoqiu's mother is the eldest princess of Zhao State, and she has the support of Zhao State behind her. It is today's Taoqiu, after the governance of Cao Gong in the past few years, it is now a thriving and happy situation. And Taoqiu is backed by Jishui and Heshui, and has a powerful boat master. Now it can be said that we have taken advantage of the geographical advantages and people, if I rashly send troops to Taoqiu, and the troops are under the strong city of Taoqiu and cannot be defeated, it will inevitably cause great losses.

What's more, even if my Qi State participated in the Song Civil War and got Taoqiu, it would not be a good thing for my Qi State! Taoqiu is located in the world's water transportation, the importance of this place can be seen by everyone, when this place is in the hands of a small country like the Song Kingdom, the countries in the world will not have much reaction. Once our Qi country seizes this place, although the king can control the world's trade routes and dominate the world through this place, he will inevitably become the target of the public and be besieged by the nations! At that time, my Qi country will be in danger!

Therefore, participating in the Song Civil War and standing on Suiyang's side is actually a very rewarding, but even more risky thing! It can be said that this is a bet on the national fortune of my Qi country in this matter, and if it can succeed, it is naturally easy to say; Once we fail, our Qi country will definitely fall into a situation from which we will never recover! ”

Xia Yingchun, as a princess who does not participate in national politics, can memorize the letters handed over to her by Su Qin in one go, which is really difficult for her. But when she finished speaking, Zhong Wuyan didn't speak, but began to fall into silence.

When Xia Yingchun saw Zhong Wuyan's performance, she thought that she didn't say anything about her at all, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Just when she wanted to continue talking, Zhong Wuyan spoke: "Yingchun, you did a very good job!" If it weren't for you today, my Qi country might really be in a situation where there is no return! Don't worry, I'll go and tell King Chen to give up interfering in the Song civil war! ”

When Xia Yingchun heard this, his face was full of joy, and then he said: "Then wait for my sister's good news." ”

In the court of Qi, the king of Qi was discussing state affairs with the ministers of Qi, discussing in detail how to intervene in the Song civil war and which general to send to lead the army! At that moment the guards came to report that the queen had something important to consult with him.

For Zhong Wuyan, an ugly virtuous helper, King Qi has always been very respectful. He paused the court discussion that was being discussed, and immediately rushed to the harem to meet Zhong Wuyan. As soon as they met, King Qi asked, "Queen, what is the important thing you are looking for a widow?" ”

Zhong Wuyan said calmly: "The concubine hopes that the king can stop interfering in the Song civil war and don't send troops to Taoqiu!" ”

Hearing Zhong Wuyan's words, King Qi was extremely surprised, and he said, "Why did the queen do this? You know, now I have promised the envoys of Suiyang that I am ready to stand on their side and send troops to Taoqiu! Capturing Taoqiu is a great benefit to our Qi country, and now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, why should we give up this opportunity? ”

Zhong Wuyan didn't answer King Qi's question directly, but asked him first, "King, what is the most important thing for the Kingdom of Qi?" Is it external hegemony, or is it the security of the country itself? ”

King Qi replied: "Naturally, the security of the country is the most important, but the hegemony of the Qi country has always been the hope of the widow. Now there is such a good opportunity, and the widow does not want to miss it, so ......"

Before King Qi finished speaking, Zhong Wuyan interrupted him and said directly: "King, the current civil strife in the Song Kingdom is definitely not an opportunity for my Qi Kingdom, it is more likely to be an opportunity to bury my Qi Kingdom!" As a big country in the world, our Qi country should have a long-term decision-making in diplomacy, and from the perspective of a concubine, the diplomacy of our Qi country should follow several basic principles.

First of all, our country must not arbitrarily gamble the entire country as a bet. We are a big country, we have a lot of power in our hands, under normal circumstances, the chance that all countries in the world can threaten our country is very small, so we can't let ourselves easily fall into a strategic decisive battle that determines the fortunes of the country!

Secondly, we have great power in our hands and have a strong influence on all countries in the world. However, our country faces the sea on three sides, and its geographical location is superior, so it is completely possible to seize the initiative to carry out all kinds of interventions. In this way, it can bring great benefits to my Qi country, and it can also help my Qi country exert influence on the world.

Let's take this Song civil war as an example, now that both sides have asked for me, then we can't easily promise either side and let ourselves fall into passivity. If we remain neutral now, Suiyang and Taoqiu will definitely promise all kinds of benefits in order to win us over. Even if the civil war between the two of them is decided, and our Qi country is strong, what they promised will definitely not dare to break the contract!

This kind of practice, for my Qi country, is a good thing to spend a very small price, so as to win huge benefits! Wouldn't this approach cost less than personally participating in the Song civil war, but gained more without taking huge risks? ”

After listening to Zhong Wuyan's suggestion, King Qi began to fall into deep thought. I have to say that Zhong Wuyan, as the virtuous assistant of King Qi, has a very strong ability to deal with national affairs, her strategic thinking and her own strategic vision are very powerful!

What is a great power? This is the country that has a significant impact on the world. In international exchanges, the big powers have a lot of chips in their hands, so they will not easily let themselves fall into a strategic decisive battle! And those countries that really depend on the fate of their countries on "gambling on the fortune of the country" will never be able to become a real great power!

In the world of later generations, neon is the most typical example of a small country. Although it began to make its country strong through the Meiji Restoration, its territory was small, and the error tolerance rate of its national strategy was very low, and they could not grow slowly step by step, so they had to pin their country's fate on such things as "gambling on the fortunes of the country".

The first time, they made a bet against me, and they won; The second time, they made another bet against the Woolly Bear Empire and won again. Winning two consecutive bets on national fortune gives them the illusion that God really blesses us, otherwise how could we always have such good luck? So, for the third time, they wanted to make a bet with the Bald Eagle Empire, and the final result was that two mushrooms were planted on it, the dream of the imperial kingdom was shattered, and they themselves became the eternal lackeys of the Bald Eagle!

And the more powerful they are, the more cautious they should be in their strategic decisions. The big country is like a super high roller in the casino, they have a lot of chips in their hands, while the small country is like some shy gamblers in the pocket, they are a poor egg, they have nothing, and the bottom pants of the loss are nothing, so they dare to "stud" unscrupulously! But the great powers cannot, and there is absolutely no need to, do so. All they need to do is to come up with some chips and make amusement bets against other big countries, and the stakes are those small countries!

If you win, you can get great benefits; If you lose, the losses are completely within the scope of your own bearing, and it will not have much impact on the big countries themselves.

In fact, such a strategic concept is also the basic idea of the five hooligans of the United Nations in later generations to control the world. People in the Celestial Empire in the later generations feel that the performance of the Celestial Empire is that it is harmless to humans and animals, and it is not "domineering" at all, and the performance is very cowardly, and even the surrounding small countries dare to spread wild on him at every turn. In fact, this is why people don't understand the strategic concept of the rabbit and the basic gameplay of the great powers.

The overall diplomatic strategy of the rabbit is to "keep the light and make a difference" in order to achieve the overall goal of "peaceful rise", so it cannot give people the impression of being too domineering on the whole, which is determined by the overall strategic line. For this kind of strategic line, other big hooligans, especially the US imperialists, of course, will not let you get your wish, so it will inevitably try all kinds of ways to provoke the rabbit and make this strategy of its bankruptcy!

It is the easiest thing to provoke a small country to use as a pawn, or even to instruct one's own little brother to rush forward. This kind of thing, of course, is very disgusting for the rabbit itself, but it can't really overreact and start a war against the other party without authorization. After all, even if you beat the opponent's younger brother down, the chips you can win are pitiful, but you lose a lot, and starting a war without permission is completely worth the loss.

Therefore, the rabbit's approach is that in general, I still don't do it first, but I influence you through various methods, and even rebel against your little brother! Anyway, I have a lot of chips in my hand, throw a few to play with you, and the loss won't affect me too much!

For the rabbit, through this relatively "cowardly" strategy, its own core interests, and even its real little brother, have never been lost. On the contrary, some of the big hooligans who seem to be very domineering, such as the hairy bear, seem to be very arrogant, but in fact it is already weakened, and the chips in its hands have been reduced so much that it can only clench its fists and pretend to be fierce and vicious, trying to scare off the other big hooligans. But in essence, the number of its younger brothers has been decreasing, and its core interests are constantly being damaged!

Although Zhong Wuyan is not like Dai Yan, she can personally experience the history of later generations, but this does not prevent her from having the strategic view of a great power that is as advanced as later generations. Qi is a real big country, should use the way of a big country to influence the world, it can't, and doesn't need "stud", it just needs to keep throwing chips to bet, it can win enough benefits from other players!