Bao Xi's words aroused Shen Hou's vigilance, and she seemed to have spied out from Bao Xi's expression what had happened in the past two days. Now that Ji Gongyan was defeated in the Qi State, because Uncle Zhao blocked the news, not many people knew about it, and Empress Shen was still kept in the dark and didn't know about it.

Bao Xi came to pay homage today in order to help Ji Gongyan create public opinion, and this matter cannot be done by herself, Empress Shen has a wide range of connections in the court, and the foundation of officials is also very solid, so Bao Xi is now using Empress Shen's resources to win the hearts of the people for Ji Gongyan, tie up Yingde, and make it difficult for him to walk.

The wing room in the back hall was empty, and the small room was warm and warm with the spring sun.

Bao Xi watched everyone retreat, and the door slowly closed, before she said cautiously, "Do you know what has happened these days?" ”

Empress Shen shook her head, her face dazed.

"I also sent Dr. Bao home on the night of the 100th birthday banquet, and he was drunk and lost his temper, so he blurted out!" Bao Xi frowned and looked at Empress Shen, her expression was very entangled, at the 100-year-old banquet that day, she had said that Bao Hongde was a person from the Qin State, and now entering this pickaxe capital is the attention of Uncle Zhao, but he is more convenient to help Yingde find out the news of the pickaxe capital. Hearing the mention of this person, Empress Shen asked very vigilantly, "Did Doctor Bao say about the Qin State?" What has to do with this alliance of the Qin State? ”

"I only learned from him that the king was defeated in the Qi State and lost his troops, but I am afraid that the situation is not optimistic." Bao Xi shook her head as she spoke, with a sad look on her face, "This matter was passed on a few years ago, but my uncle has been hiding it from me, so I haven't known about it." When Doctor Bao said it, I realized that Qin Guo was going to use this matter to make a big fuss! I'm afraid that in the near future, this news will be known to the whole world. ”

Empress Shen's expression was extremely frightened, her mouth was wide open and she couldn't speak for a long time, although she had long been prepared for victory and defeat as a common thing in soldiers, but when the news came, it was still unacceptable, "Then the king is ...... What are you going to do now? Otherwise, don't fight, just let Qi Guo deal with this matter! Her brows tightened, twisted together, and grabbed Bao Xi's wrist and said very eagerly.

"The king naturally has to reorganize his troops and fight again," Bao Xi's voice was gentle, and his emotions were not as urgent as expressed in the words, "Although it is said that the first battle is unfavorable, I think that maybe the king has already had a complete plan, and now the defeat may be just a trick, in order to make the Dongyi army take it lightly and neglect to guard against the king, plus the rumors that the king was originally mediocre, once Dongyi takes it lightly, it is time for the king to sweep the Dongyi army!" ”

When Empress Shen heard Bao Xi say this, she also felt that it made a lot of sense, patted her chest and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Are you sure?" ”

Bao Xi shook his head, "Since Zhao Shangqing intercepted the spread of this news, I'm afraid that it was not arranged in the original plan." But if you don't think so, you're too worried! ”

Empress Shen nodded, she could understand Bao Xi's thoughts, "You haven't been out of the Qiongtai Hall for the past few days, but you're running around for this matter?" ”

"It's Zhao Shangqing who doesn't allow me to go out!" Bao Xi said angrily, "She is worried that in the process of discussing this matter with others, there will be a few people who are not strict about the news leaking the news. If this matter is revealed prematurely, let the world know that the king has been defeated, I am afraid that the people's hearts will be unstable, and then the Qin State will have a good excuse to send troops, once the Qin State sends troops, I am afraid that everything will ......" She coughed twice and said in extremely solemn words, "It is out of control!" ”

"What if you tell the world that this is the king's plan?" Empress Shen asked suspiciously.

"Now Yingde also wants to make a big fuss about this matter, and I heard from Bao Hongde's mouth that the Qin State intends to use this matter to send troops to help. Even if Zhao Shangqing took precautions, now that the Qin State has already gotten the news, they are further verifying the news, and then they will start to point generals and go on the expedition! Bao Xi said, this is called Shen Hou's pale, this Bao Xi really once dormant there must be a big event waiting behind, but she also felt that Bao Xi's words could not be believed, "Bao Hongde is your brother after all, and he is also the doctor of the Qin State, and the right and left hand of Yingde, this palace is only afraid that you will be caught in the middle at that time!" ”

Bao Xi smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Even if I recognize the Bao family, I will also recognize the Bao family, and even if I protect the Bao family, I will also appreciate the love of the Bao family!" Now my father wants me to never be born, how can I be caught in the middle? I don't have any interests at all, so why should I be in a dilemma. ”

"Alas......" Shen Hou sighed, "It's really hard for you, you should go and explain it to your father another day." ”

"Is this still necessary?" Bao Xi looked at Empress Shen and said, "If you can't win my brother's support this time, I'm afraid that ...... There is no future, if I don't put the Bao family to death, it will be the Bao family who will push me to a dead end. ”

Empress Shen didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only shake her head, her eyes were full of pity and sympathy, "You don't have to be too reluctant in this matter, just let it be, there are so many big and small officials in the court, and there are many princes in this world, and not everything has to be blocked by our women to stand in the way!" ”

Bao Xi pursed her lips, "Lai Hao, I can be regarded as having a home now, if I can't protect this pickaxe capital, I'm afraid that I won't end up well, but I don't want to force this head, what can I do?" ”

Shen Hou was a little moved when she heard this, and her heart was captured by the tone of praise and sorrow, "What should I do now?" ”

"If the Qin State sends troops first, and then questions the strength of the king's troops, I am afraid that the whole world will be deceived by the Qin State, and I am determined that the defeat of the king is caused by the ineffective leadership of the troops, and does not think about other possibilities. And once the Qin State sends troops, the world should applaud. Things on the battlefield, it is a sword without eyes, Yingde intervenes in it, and the Qin State has a strong army, I am afraid that he has a ghost in his heart, which will be unfavorable to the king. Bao Xi's face was full of sorrow, her tone was solemn, and she didn't look up at Empress Shen.

Shen Hou pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Really...... Is there no way? ”

"Now the defeat is decided." Bao Xi looked at Shen Hou, her eyes were full of hope, waiting for Shen Hou to think of a reasonable suggestion, Shen Hou stood up and paced back and forth in her own room, the scene that Bao Xi described to herself just now, blamed the defeat on the king's strategy, this is too moving, people are often only willing to believe what they want to believe, and this explanation is what people are willing to believe.

"I have a way," Shen Hou paused, turned to Bao Xi and said, "Instead of waiting for the Qin State to stab us passively in this matter, it is better for us to say it first, the defeat of the king is to set up an ambush, just to lure Dongyi into the net, the king can capture Dongyi without much effort, once Dongyi is owned by my Great Zhou, this east is the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, once this grand plan is depicted, how can it not move people?" ”

"Is it possible?" Bao Xi looked at Shen Hou and asked.

"As long as we say it first, we have the initiative in our hands, once people establish such an idea first, then in the future, Yingde wants to subvert this rhetoric, but I am afraid it will take a lot of effort." Empress Shen nodded, she had helped the king win the hearts of the people like this at the beginning of the war at the suggestion of Bao Xi, but now it is just concocted according to the law, the will of the people in the world lies in how you say it with one mouth, lips and teeth are like swords, and the crisis of public opinion may be more terrible than the battle on the battlefield.

"How can you make the world believe that this matter is the result of the king's plan?" Bao Xi looked at Empress Shen and asked, Empress Shen just smiled, she was very sure to do it, "Leave this matter to me, I can make the officials of the DPRK and China believe my words, so if this matter is spread out, the people of the world will naturally believe it!" ”

Bao Xi nodded with doubts, "Then it's all up to the mother!" It's just that...... This matter must be fast, and we can't let the Qin State spy on the opportunity, nor can we let them grasp our actions. ”

"Don't worry," Empress Shen said, "no matter how strong the Qin State is, it is thousands of miles away. ”

"It's good that the Qin State is thousands of miles away, but Mrs. Qin ......," Bao Xi said, the room quickly quieted down, and Empress Shen looked at Bao Xi for a long time, "Mrs. Qin can't be unguarded!" ”

Bao Xi nodded, not disagreeing with this view.

"But Mrs. Qin has a lot of power in the harem, so I'm afraid it's not easy to guard against." Empress Shen said, her expression was a little bitter, she had been fighting with Mrs. Qin for so many years, and it could be said that she had fallen behind every time, and now Mrs. Qin could still put Mrs. Zheng to death and retreat, which shows that she is not a simple character.

"There's a guy you can use," Bao said.

"Who?" Shen Hou asked.

"Mrs. Wei," Bao Xi squeezed the warm cup in her hand, her eyes fixed on the ground, and her fingers gently patted the wall of the cup, "Mrs. Wei and Empress Shen have always had a good relationship, and it is not difficult to ask her to go in and out of Mrs. Qin's side to find out what Mrs. Qin wants to do." ”

"It's not difficult to get her in and out of Madam Qin's side, but if she gets any useful clues from other people's mouths, I'm afraid that ......" Empress Shen shook her head and denied Bao Xi's opinion, "It's impossible at all." ”

"Look......" Bao Xi stood up, "even Niangniang thinks that it is impossible for her to hear useful news from other people's mouths, so how can Madam Qin guard against her?" ”

These words made Empress Shen frown, looked at Bao Xi and turned his eyes to think for a moment, at first he didn't think that Mrs. Wei was a character, but now after listening to Bao Xi's analysis, he found that Mrs. Wei's way of survival is not simple. Pretending to be stupid for many years is simply a protective color, and in the harem, didn't she also rely on such superficial kung fu to stir up the ladies and Empress Shen without a day of peaceful coexistence?

"I'll try it." Shen Hou finally said.

Bao Xi nodded, and said to Empress Shen, "I'll leave first, I'm afraid that if Zhao Shangqing goes to Qiongtai Hall to find me and finds that I'm not there, he will make a big move again!" ”

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