Chapter 472: Peeling Back the Cocoon

Zhen Zhen found that this job was like playing a puzzle. The news was like a strange little picture, and she wanted to put it together in a plausible picture to answer the question in her mind—what kind of enemy was Yuantai? How can we formulate reasonable strategies and tactics to defeat Yuantai? Zhen Zhen was distressed to find that she was not very good at it, because where was the margin of guessing?

The carriage had already left Peiyang City and walked smoothly on the post road, but Zhen Zhen still felt swaying, like her thoughts, shaking like a pot of porridge. The escorting guards walked quietly, without noise, so quiet that the sound of horses' hooves could be heard clearly.

Zhen Zhen closed his eyes, leaned on the car board, and let his thoughts flutter freely.

It is said that people's hearts are unpredictable, but she feels that as long as she grasps a person's growth trajectory, predicting his behavior will not be too far behind. But does a country have a growth trajectory? Is there a character? Can it predict the behavior of a country?

Zhen Zhen opened his eyes suddenly, and thought of something-

A person's growth is closely related to genetics and environment. The formation of a country is also bound to be influenced by environmental conditions, especially physical geographical conditions. And what about the country of Yuantai?

Because of drought and lack of rain, Yuantai is not suitable for the growth of crops, Yuantai people do not have the habit of settling and farming, and can only raise herbivores to live in water and grass. In years with high temperature and precipitation, if the pasture grows well, you can get more cattle and sheep. However, temperature is probably the most unstable natural environmental factor. A sudden heavy snowfall can freeze all the cattle and sheep to death, sweeping away the wealth that a family has accumulated for several years.

What kind of people can survive in such an environment?

Is it an honest herdsman who raises cattle and sheep?

No! It is those who have no shame and mercy! It is those who rob others of their property for their own lives!

It's the tough, unreasonable, predatory individuals! Those individuals with tough, tyrannical genes in their bones!

And such a person, his character must also be suspicious. Only suspicious will always be alert to everything around them, and escape victoriously from enemy attacks and enemy revenge.

Therefore, Yuantai people do not pay attention to hard work and get rich, do not advocate honesty and trustworthiness, they advocate power and force.

That's why Sheng Jun allowed and even indulged his sons to compete with the prince.

That's why those who succeed in seizing the throne have no ideological baggage - if you can do it, you can go up, and if you can't, don't chatter.

Therefore, Yuan and Thailand will not be monolithic, and various forces will inevitably be intertwined, and they will fight together with each other, but they will also inevitably be mutually inclined and squeezed out.

All in all, it should be a good way to deal with the Yuantai people and sow discord.

Zhen Zhen analyzed the current situation like a cocoon, his anxious emotions were gradually smoothed out, and the chaos in his mind was slowly dissipating. She felt like she was breathing a lot easier.

Then a new question arises - who will be the Yuantai people who can make waves in Shangdu now?

Chu Jun Sheng Lianke?

No. Judging from his performance in Peiyang, he is more inclined to make peace with the Three Kingdoms. The prince is already in his pocket, all he has to do is wait, wait for the moment of smooth transition to come, and he can smoothly ascend the throne. He only needs to manage the newly acquired territory of the original Ji State, and he can get huge material and human support. Coupled with the support of the Wei Zhou army, he had no reason to attack Ning or Li again, because if he seized the territory, he would be greedy and chewy, which would make it difficult to govern; If you can't take it, your strength will be lost in vain. So he will not support the attack on Ningguo.

Sheng Lianli?

Sheng Jun has many sons, but Zhen Zhen still thought of the restless soul hidden under his handsome face at once. Sheng Lianli has been in Ningguo for a long time, and he knows Ningguo very well, so it is not a problem to be able to lurk. He has no land now, although he has made meritorious contributions to the implementation of the new policy with the support of Sheng Lianke, but after all, it is to make wedding clothes for others, and he will not benefit in the end.

Sheng Lianli is eager to get a foothold of his own! Although the state of Li was weak, it was too far away from the central capital of Yuantai, Shangjing, which was not conducive to him obtaining news. So Ningguo is Sheng Lianli's best target!

It is likely that Sheng Lianli has Sheng Jun's support, otherwise it would be difficult for him to mobilize the army to cooperate with the operation.

So who is the person who echoes Sheng Lianli in Shangdu?

Zhen Zhen initially thought of Feng Hanzhao's younger brothers, but soon gave up the idea. Feng Hanchen is not in Shangdu, and the whip is beyond reach. Feng Hanping's three younger brothers did not have private dealings with the Yuantai people. Red Eagle has been cultivating for many years, and Zhen Zhen can still grasp these news. Feng Hanping, the second prince, Zhen Zhen has only seen it from afar, and he can't see what is wrong with his background, and he heard Feng Hanzhao mention a few words, saying that he is inarticulate, and others don't know what to do, so he rarely sees people. The other two princes and younger brothers are both teenagers and young, and their mothers are all jade from Feng Hui's small family in Dazhou, and they don't have any capital to win the heir.

There are not many candidates left, but Feng Huang is a name that cannot be bypassed. Before he was imprisoned, he had a wide range of contacts, from civil and military officials to three religions and nine streams, and a few more Yuantai people in the list were not wronged.

Although he is in captivity, who can guarantee that he is truly cut off from the outside world? Even Guilan can think of a way to deliver news outside the palace, he is a dignified uncle, and he is deeply favored by the queen mother, and it is too easy to do some things.

At this moment, Zhen Zhen shuddered, she suddenly understood why in the struggle for imperial power since ancient times, the grass had to be eradicated. Even if some people seem innocent.

People's hearts are separated from their bellies, and there is a huge temptation of imperial power in front of them, of course, there will be people who will take risks.

If it was Feng Hui's internal and external collusion that led to the crisis in Shangdu, then he was really cut by a thousand knives, and it was not a pity to die.

But the most important thing now is to be prepared, and there are other possibilities. For example, what if a rebellious minister family like the An family emerges? It's enough to break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.

All decisions had to be made by her alone. Despite being a human being in two lives, she felt that her experience and experience were not enough to support her in making decisions that would affect the fate of her country.

Looking back on the past year or so, she has been with Feng Hanzhao, but whenever she has any thoughts and decisions, Feng Hanzhao is by her side, this kind of support is like water to drink every day, faint and tasteless, but it is an indispensable substance to sustain life.

Well, within a few days of separation, Zhen Zhen admitted that she missed Feng Hanzhao. Wu Xi allowed him to use the Li Guo Post Road, since there was no news coming, it should be safe and sound.

Although they are not together, the direction of the two people's efforts is the same, both for the safety of Daning. Now that the heavy responsibility is on Zhen Zhen's shoulders alone, she has to work a hundred times more energetically. Zhen Zhen gave himself a boost! 166 Reading Network