"And the second point of this is how to deal with the current distribution of interests between us and the Qi State, the intention of the Qi State is obvious, they just want to squeeze the maximum benefits from our Xuanling Continent. And once this matter is completed, Qi Guo will inevitably come to us to negotiate the conditions, and then discuss the distribution of land or other resources. Obviously, once the Qi State alone led the army to achieve the combination of the inside and the outside and occupied Qicheng, with the strength of their Qi State, they would definitely be able to get the support of the Wang family, and at that time, I am afraid that it would be difficult for us to take back Qicheng and the vast land in the south of the Xuanling Continent. Because Qi State wrote in the agreement last time that after helping us recover the Xuanling Continent, we need to send troops to help them fight the feudal kingdom together. Your Majesty must understand this, it is impossible for countries to treat each other in good faith without any other ideas, this is an unlikely thing. I am afraid that no one will do this if there are no interesting interests between countries. Obviously, I estimate that the envoy of Qi is already halfway through now, and is about to arrive in Weicheng. So I think it's just to take advantage of this opportunity to plant an army with the first strategy, nominally to help the Qi country, but in fact to let them not go too far. Then, the two sides need to communicate fully, and we need to make it clear that it is impossible to give up such a large amount of land. ”

As soon as Di Xian's words were finished, Sun Jun Zhouyu in front of him and even the Holy Empress Chen Xinyu were in their hearts, but they had to admit that Di Xian's words did have some truth. It is impossible to value human feelings and forget interests in exchanges between countries, and since ancient times, it has always been a transaction where interests come first. Sun Jun and Zhou Yu's eyes glanced at Chen Xinyu, who was walking on the dragon chair and thinking quietly, and the words that the two of them originally wanted to say suddenly swallowed like this.

Chen Xinyu was indeed thinking, she was thinking about what else could be done to stop such an expansion of Qi in the current situation, maybe what Di Xian said was really a good way. So, Chen Xinyu slowly raised his head, faced Di Xian in front of him and continued: "Since this is the case, the prime minister will continue to say, what are the other three ways?"

Di Xian continued to say slowly: "The other three ways are very simple, and the third is how we explain to the people what happened now, because of the defeat before, the people everywhere are now actually very frightened of what we are doing now, and the people are now afraid that their families' lives will be threatened even more, so they have no choice but to resist." What we need to do now is to pass on some of these things to the people. Of course, His Majesty can redeem the trust and support of the people now from other aspects, such as tax reduction and exemption, and tell the truth when the time comes, so that the people's resistance will not be too high. "The fourth thing is that even if we are going to officially start a war with the Chen family of the royal family, in fact, our two sides have already privately carried out internal trade with national strength as the main object through various channels. And it turns out that the chess pieces laid out by His Majesty before, and the role of the Chamber of Commerce in this is actually beyond doubt. Since the entire power of the Departure Chamber of Commerce infiltrated into the interior of the Imperial Chen Family, we have purchased a large amount of materials from the Imperial Chen Family through various channels, including some precious items such as tea and silk that are scarce in us. And until now, this transaction has been going on in secret. Presumably, if we really want to further weaken the royal Chen family, we will probably have to increase the speed of this purchase, and then exchange the coins and gold we have left the country for their war supplies. In this way, the royal Chen family is probably on the verge of collapse. As the prime minister, Di Yan is still relatively clear about these things, so he dares to say these words.

Di Xian raised his head slightly, and Chen Xinyu, the Empress of Shengde in front of him, was still pondering in place, and he immediately continued: "Your Majesty, the fifth way for the old minister is to use our power within the imperial Chen family, including those secret agents. This must be the most aware of this in the heart of Hall Master Sun, and even the hidden forces inside the city can be used. In this way, we can not only reduce the speed of Qi State's attack on the imperial Chen family, but also ensure that we get enough benefits. In this way, if a war with Qi is inevitable in the future, we will also be able to ensure the combat effectiveness and logistics of a part of the army."

Di Yan's five methods have been very clear, he bluntly wants to use the forces and connections that can be used by all parties to prevent the royal Chen family from counterattacking from all aspects, and even more to prevent the expansion of the Qi State too fast, so that they have lost their core interests. In Di Yan's own personal mind, he actually felt that the loss of Qi Cheng was not a completely unacceptable thing. As long as they can guarantee Checheng, Xicheng and the northernmost northern peak city, their Qi country can also be regarded as having gained considerable benefits, and they also have an explanation for the people and soldiers. But looking at the expression of Empress Shengde Chen Xinyu, it seemed that she was not even willing to give up Qi Cheng to Qi State. He didn't say anything else.

Chen Xinyu raised his head, set his eyes on Sun Jun, the spy supervisor in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Hall Master Sun, I will give you full authority for the last method that the prime minister said. You must contact the spies who are so far away from the country that they can report the situation in a unified manner, and no longer spread the message as before. Moreover, do you understand the need to expand surveillance and the intensity of the internal officials of the Chen family of the royal family?"

Sun Jun pondered slightly, he immediately understood what Chen Xinyu meant, now I am afraid that the royal Chen family is lacking in skills, and it is impossible to closely monitor the secret agents that appeared in various places as before, and now the royal Chen family is not well managed, it is indeed faster to gather together to deliver news, and he is still receiving the latest news in the fastest time. So, Sun Jun hurriedly arched his hand and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Weichen will do it!"

Chen Xinyu nodded, and Sun Jun walked out of this Tai Chi Hall quickly, and now he had a complete insight into what Chen Xinyu meant. Not only do you have to contact these secret agents in your own country, but you also have to send secret agents to find ways to infiltrate the inside of Qi to listen to the news. Because once the royal Chen family is destroyed, the Qi State may also become their enemy. Such consequences naturally need to be carefully considered, and it is absolutely impossible for them not to be unprepared for Qi in the slightest.

After Sun Jun's figure left this Taiji Palace, Chen Xinyu stood up and slowly stared at the Prime Minister Di Xi and the general Zhou Yu in front of him. Chen Xinyu said in a deep voice: "Both of them are my most trusted people, I believe that at this moment of severe situation, the two of you will try their best to help us leave the country and get through this difficult time in front of us. Summons, everything will be carried out in accordance with the Prime Minister's current orders! There will be no delay at all!"

"Yes!" The two guards at the gate of the Taiji Hall responded and left, Di Xian was slightly surprised in his heart, this female emperor in the history of leaving the country, and even the entire Xuanling Continent, really has special abilities that ordinary women do not have, and even in some ways, this kind of atmospheric and calm ability is something that men may not have. Coupled with this kind of competitive character, Di Xian really felt that whether they could take this crucial step when they left the country now was to rely on Chen Xinyu's decisiveness in this matter.

Thinking of this, Di Xi and Zhou Yu arched their hands at the same time and said with a smile: "I will obey Your Majesty's orders, and we will do our best to assist Your Majesty in achieving great things!"

At this moment, a guard at the door walked in quickly from the entrance of the main hall of the Taiji Hall and shouted loudly to the inside of the main hall: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Qi State has now arrived outside the palace and asked for an audience!"

Chen Xinyu, Di Xian and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, and sure enough, they really came to say something, which is really a coincidence. So, Chen Xinyu waved his hand, "Let him in!"

"Yes!"

At the same time as receiving the envoys of the Qi State, Chen Xinyu issued three warrants with jade seals on them, ordering his henchmen and guards to be immediately sent to Wang Yan, the general who was garrisoning Huining County, an important iron ore town in the north; Qing Lang, the head of the Chamber of Commerce; and the last surviving spy intelligence hall in the old nest of the Chen family of the imperial family; among the three warrants, Chen Xinyu issued the highest order, ordering these three forces to act according to the plan in the warrant.

It will take some time for these three warrants to be passed into the hands of these three forces, and during this time, the army of Qi has been completely stationed in Xiao Pass. However, Li Fu, the general of Qi State, was not in a hurry to march to Qicheng. According to the original plan, he immediately dispersed the two armies, and one of 10,000 led by Merlin slowly marched towards Qicheng, deliberately making the appearance of wanting to attack Qicheng. In fact, the real main force of the Qi State, 25,000 people, had now dispatched out of Xiao Pass, marched along the coastline of Shenghai to the seashore, and directly attacked Thorn City, the easternmost city of the imperial Chen family. And the main purpose of this is to catch the royal Chen family by surprise, and the second is a very meaningful approach, once they left the country, they also sent troops to assist them in fighting the royal Chen family and won the victory, the core interests of the country, the Qi country, did not want to get involved. However, the strategic position of Thorn City is not so important, they Qi State marched into Thorn City, and they can even occupy the Thorn City River Qi City and a large area of land in the south of the country as their own. This is a very tempting condition, so Li Fu is now executing it, and it is such a very grand plan.