March is a season when warblers fly and grass grow, and the spring equinox is warm, but the warm breeze can not sweep away the haze of the harsh winter in the pickaxe capital.

The scenery in the palace is still the same, and the weeds in the corner of the wall begin to climb up frantically, enjoying all the rain and dew in the world, regaining the vitality of recovery, and the spring is full of earth. The emerald green lake between Huachen Hall and Qiongtai Hall is still quiet, and it has begun to show shallow novelty, but it is a pity that the beauty is difficult to find, and the gentleman has long been gone.

Bao Xi folded her hands on her lower abdomen, standing next to the emerald green lake, looking into the distance with a solemn expression. The breeze lifted her skirt and green silk, and her white clothes showed a sense of clarity and indifference. At the same time last year, she had just set off from Baocheng to the capital of Ho, and the embarrassment of leaving home and the confusion of entering Beijing were more like another person who had been reborn at this moment compared to her today!

At that time, the lotus flowers in this lotus pond had not yet bloomed, and there was no one in this Qiongtai Palace.

Later, she was able to stand by the window of the Qiongtai Hall and watch Ji Gongyan jump into the water to pick lotus flowers for Mrs. Zheng.

In this world, someone actually sent lotus flowers to the woman she liked, Bao Xi laughed and shook her head, and then sighed.

"Niangniang thinks of the king again?" Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi's expression and asked.

Bao Xi shook her head, turned around and asked, "Is there any more letter from Twenty-seven?" ”

"Recently, ......" Xiuxiu thought back, "Zhao Shangqing seems to have been walking around Qiongtai Hall a little recently, it can't be that he forgot to inform Qiongtai Hall when he came to the letter, right?" ”

Bao Xi raised her hand, "Pay attention to the station." ”

"Yes!" Xiuxiu responded, since Twenty-Seven got the letter from the post station, I believe that he will also realize that the original communication method is not reliable, "But if Twenty-seven's letter is interrupted like this in the future, will Lord Zhao be aware?" ”

Bao Xi turned to Xiuxiu and looked at it for a while, "If you notice it, you will notice it, if you leave Zheng Guo alone, the king will not agree!" ”

"Niangniang, Niangniang," a messenger hurriedly ran from behind him, "Zhao Shangqing is here!" ”

"Got it," Bao Xi replied, but she didn't mean to move, just waved her hand and said, "Tell Zhao Shangqing to tell him to wait for me a while." ”

"Yes!" The people were ordered to turn around and go back to the front hall of the Qiongtai Palace.

Bao Xi still looked at the verdant lake, but her heart was far from being as calm as it seemed on the surface, and now Empress Shen used the prestige established by Shen Hou in the past to create a false impression that the king was planning and giving up short-term interests to pursue the final victory, and it no longer matters whether this is the case, because everyone believes it.

No one wants their country to be at war for a long time, so they want to believe it. The environment has been created, and the rest of the baton is in her hands.

Yingde's soldiers will not leave at the latest in May this year, the situation of Qin is somewhat different from that of other countries, and it is adjacent to the dog Rong so it is on guard all year round; The terrain is either the Loess Plateau or the Qinling Mountains, so it is not suitable for large-scale cultivation in the land of fish and rice such as Chu, and it does not need so many manpower during spring ploughing: this is why Qin's soldiers and horses are so brave and good at fighting.

Although the Qin State is strong, it is not a rich country in other aspects, and the more this is the case, the more it can surge the amount that Qin Hou Yingde wants to expand*. And this kind of *, at the moment, because of Ji Gongyan's iron fist, Yingde began to have to plan in advance, and the rout of Dongyi Station at this moment is the best time for him to send troops.

But...... Bao Xi didn't believe that Yingde's soldiers and horses really had the ability to fight across the entire Zhou Dynasty, and the Qin State only had a population of one million, except for women, children, and scholars, so those who could stay and fight were only hundreds of thousands of people who could fight across the country. What she hoped was to receive news of the victory of even one king in this short month. Because the princes of various countries have envoys stationed in the Qi country, it is impossible to make false reports and conceal them.

And Ji Gong was invincible, and Bao Xi was faced with a dilemma.

Once Qin Guo asked Bao Xi to ask for Jiuding, to give it or not to give it?

All the people who can use it have done what they can to the extreme. Empress Shen created momentum and won the king's support for a short time; Uncle Zhao had the upper hand in the confrontation with Yu Shifu and others, and Yu Shifu was no longer able to intervene in the political affairs of the DPRK and China; Mrs. Wei often came and went at Mrs. Qin's place, and occasionally sent some news back to Empress Shen, and Mrs. Qin's several attempts to provoke Empress Shen and Bao Xi were broken; And Bao Hongde, his inaction at the moment is the best action!

Bao Xi sighed, this baton has been handed over to her hands, and the confrontation with Qin Guo is up to her alone, but she doesn't know if she can handle it. The sky gradually darkened, and Xiuxiu was a little anxious, "Niangniang? Aren't we going back? ”

"Back!" Bao Xi nodded, turned to look at Xiuxiu, "I just have some things I want to think through, do you think...... What is the purpose of Lord Shangqing's visit? ”

"The slave doesn't know!" Xiuxiu shook her head, she didn't know the current plan of the Qin State, after Bao Hongde said that after Bao Xi, Bao Xi didn't dare to tell Uncle Zhao about it, and she refused to do what Uncle Zhao ordered, but she faced Dazai Palace with a negative attitude, she didn't interfere in government affairs, and there was no rule in the palace that required a harem woman to meddle in government affairs, so Uncle Zhao couldn't help it.

Bao Xi was guessing what Uncle Zhao had brought here today, and she had to give an answer to all his questions, otherwise she would be forced to do what he said. If she wants to win, she has to spy on the opportunity, Bao Xi pinched her eyebrows, she hadn't met her opponent yet, but she was so troubled in front of her own people, she let out a long sigh, why can't things be a little simpler?

The moon rose from the darkness and hung above the roof of the palace.

Bao Xi raised her head to look at the sky, and said softly, "Let's go?" Go see your uncle and see what he has to say. ”

"Yes!" Xiuxiu followed behind Bao Xi, and as she slowly walked back to the main hall of Qiongtai Palace, Zhao Shuda has always been a patient person, and when he saw that he was still sitting in the main hall, Bao Xi knew that today Uncle Zhao had the determination to talk about this matter to him, although the wind in spring was not as cold as in winter, but this wind passed through the hall and cut on the skin like a knife, and it hurt.

Uncle Zhao's expression was not impatient or impatient, Bao Xi took it away towards Uncle Zhao, turned around and stood in front of Uncle Zhao, blocking the moonlight in front of him, only the faint candlelight shone in the dark front hall, and a silver moonlight was mottled and scattered on the ground, Bao Xi pursed her lips slightly, "Lord Shangqing has been waiting for a long time!" ”

"I'm here to tell you a few things!" Uncle Zhao said that he has never been involved in human relationships, even if the world hates him, as long as it is to achieve his goal, he will do whatever it takes, so he is more able to endure than anyone else in anything, because he knows the priorities and always knows what he wants.

Such a person is more likely to be confused by opponents like Zheng Boyou when playing chess, and when your eyes are focused on a certain narrow area, you will lose the overall situation. Therefore, people who often focus on short-term interests often lose the opportunity to win long-term benefits.

Bao Xi looked at Uncle Zhao with a calm face, walked two steps, waved his hand to signal that Xiuxiu could go down, Xiuxiu bent his knees and was about to leave, but Uncle Zhao suddenly spoke again, "You stay!" ”

"What does Uncle want to say?" Bao Xi immediately turned to Uncle Zhao and asked, realizing that things were not going well.

"I heard that you have arranged for Empress Shen to create some remarks for the king, and judging from the feedback I have received so far, this effect is ...... Very good! Uncle Zhao didn't answer Bao Xi's question directly, but bypassed it and said something else, "Now that Father Yu Shi has temporarily lost all his rights in the court, and he has recently been very close to Mrs. Qin, I'm afraid that he is planning how to help Yingde get the opportunity to confront Dongyi this time!" ”

"Hmph......" Bao Xi snorted softly, "If there is no king, Father Yu Shi is nothing!" ”

"That's true, but ......," Uncle Zhao twisted the beard on his chin, "Maybe even Father Yu Shi himself doesn't know, the purpose of Yingde is not to help Madame Qin sit in the position of queen, but to oust the king from the monarch's seat." He thought that the purpose of Yingde's move was just to make meritorious contributions, which was really ridiculous! He shook his head.

"Wait!" Bao Xi suddenly felt that something was not quite right, "Win De's ambition, do you know Mrs. Qin?" ”

Uncle Zhao shook his head, "I don't know if she knows, didn't you let Empress Shen use Mrs. Wei to trick Mrs. Qin's words?" Madam Qin's thoughts, you will know in a few days, if she knows Yingde's ambitions, then it is not only Mrs. Qin and Yingde who are terrifying, but the entire Qin State, and their plans have been going on for many years. ”

"I know!" Bao Xi nodded, "But if Mrs. Qin doesn't know anything, the purpose of our move to install Mrs. Wei can only be to protect my position in the harem, so that the relationship with Empress Shen will not be separated in a short period of time because of Mrs. Qin's provocation, and now that I don't go to the court, there are already a lot of rumors in the harem!" ”

"If Madam Qin doesn't know Yingde's ambitions, then having someone is crucial!" Uncle Zhao said slowly, who is this person, there is no need to say the name now, Bao Xi naturally knows the meaning of Uncle Zhao's words, she turned to look at Xiuxiu, remembering that Uncle Zhao said at the beginning that Xiuxiu didn't need to retreat, so what this means is...... Without thinking about it, she said, "Impossible! If my uncle wants to do this, send his own men. It's not easy for me to have one or two suitable people in the court, and don't even think about the people who move me! ”

"On that day, the king married Twenty-seven into the Zheng family, could it be that the achievement was to help Twenty-seven find a good home?" Uncle Zhao asked, Bao Xi sneered, paced left and right in front of Uncle Zhao, looked down at Uncle Zhao's appearance and asked funny, "What Uncle Zhao means is to compare himself with the king?" ”

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