Liu Yuanxiang received the envoy of Emperor Wen at the official office, and the civil and military officials were on both sides, and they were all a little nervous.

Ning Ze is the same as always, unlike the people of this era, he doesn't have much reverence for imperial power, let alone just a puppet supported by the princes.

The envoy of Emperor Wen entered the hall and bowed to the end: "Zuo Zhonglang will Ding Ji, meet the princess!"

"General, please get up!" Liu Yuanxiang looked at the messenger standing below.

"Your Highness Xie!" Ding Ji straightened up and raised his head.

"Zhonglang is coming to my Hua County, what are you doing?" asked Liu Yuanxiang.

Ding Ji replied: "Liang Yi's ant thieves have caused chaos in the world, causing turmoil in the court. Emperor You died, and Zhou Xuanli was the pseudo-emperor Liu Xian, and his heart was not right. Your Majesty is the daughter of the first emperor, and her sister and brother are close relatives, if you work together, you will be able to calm the chaos and stabilize the country. ”

Liu Yuanxiang looked sideways at Ning Ze next to him.

Ning Ze nodded slightly to her, and then spoke: "Emperor Wen and Emperor Shun are both of the blood of Emperor You, half-brothers, and their blood is thicker than water. The two Majesties are vying for the throne, which makes my lord very embarrassed!"

"This is ......" Ding Ji turned to Ning Ze and saw that he was sitting on the right side close to Liu Yuanxiang, opposite Liang Teng, who must be the princess's henchman.

"Xiaguan Huajun Jun Cheng Ning Ze! Won the favor of the lord and concurrently served as a military advisor!" Ning Ze smiled and arched his hand.

"It turned out to be Ning Junshi, long admiration!" Ding Ji immediately returned the salute, "Your Majesty is gentle and virtuous, loves the people like a son, and is the emperor of the world! The puppet emperor Liu Xiangan is a puppet of Zhou Hydroxy, which insults the majesty of the royal family." Zhou Yi wanted to use the puppet emperor Liu Xian to control the government, and his heart could be punished. Your Majesty wants to ask the princess to cooperate in defeating Zhou Xuan, breaking his ambitions, and returning me to a great success!"

"This ......" Liu Yuanxiang thought to himself, you said so impassionedly, but Emperor Wen Liu De is also a puppet, what's the difference?

Ning Ze said: "The previous rebel Yang Ran was in chaos, and Ju, Ba, Tuluhe and my Huajun joined forces to destroy it after several battles. Now Jinzhou is poor and the people are miserable. The lord ordered to recuperate and resume production, and did not want to start the war lightly. What's more, Emperor Shun and Emperor Wen are both close relatives, and the lord does not want to see brothers kill each other. Please Zhonglang will reply to Emperor Wen, if you can put down the soldiers, the three sisters and brothers will discuss in person, and jointly calm the chaos in the world, and the people will be lucky!"

Ding Ji looked at Ning Ze: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, and everyone knows it. However, the thief Zhou Xuan controlled the puppet emperor Liu Xian, and this matter could not be done. If you don't go out of the country, the world will be uncertain! Please think of the princess's love for her sister and brother, and think of Dacheng to help Your Majesty! Your Highness will send troops to fight against the national thief Zhou Kui, this is a great righteousness!"

Liu Yuanxiang looked at Ning Ze, who shook his head slightly.

So she said to Ding Ji: "Emperor Shun and Emperor Wen are both close relatives of the palace, how can they be partial to the Dacheng royal family?"

"Your Highness!" Ding Ji immediately said, "The puppet emperor Liu Xian is a puppet of Zhou Xuan, and he has lost the face of the Dacheng royal family. We can only keep the dignity of the royal family by eliminating the national thief Zhou Hydroxy. ”

"This ......," Liu Yuanxiang lowered his head and pondered.

"General Zhonglang is reasonable!" Ning Ze said, "It's just that Yang Ran is making trouble, and in order to suppress this thief, our army's military rations are exhausted, and there is no way to continue." ”

"Your Majesty ordered me to bring 300,000 stone of military rations and 5,000 gold," Ding Ji arched his hand, "It can be used for military expenses." ”

"Your Majesty has a heart!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "Please keep the envoy in Huajun for the time being, and let my lord think carefully." The stakes are high and must be well thought out. ”

"As it should be. ”

Ning Ze sent someone to receive the gold and military rations brought by Ding Ji and arranged for him to be sent to the post house in the city.

After the arrangements were made, Liu Yuanxiang asked Ning Ze privately: "Why did the military advisor accept the money and grain? Could it be that he really wants to assist Liu De and send troops to recruit Liu Xian?"

"The internal affairs of Jinzhou are the first place, consolidating the hearts of the people in the seven counties, recruiting troops and strengthening the power is what should be done at the moment, what is the dispute between Liu Xian and Liu De and the lord?"

Liu Yuanxiang asked suspiciously: "In this case, why does the military advisor have money and food?"

"If it's delivered to the door, why refuse?"

"Are you saying that if you accept money and food but don't help him? How will the people of the world view this palace at that time? People are based on integrity, if there is no integrity, how can they serve the public?"

"Don't worry, lord!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "At this time, you can agree to send Emperor Wen's envoy first." At that time, there will be an excuse to refuse to send troops, and it will not damage the reputation of the lord!"

"Oh? ”

"The seven counties of Jinzhou have not yet returned to their hearts, and there will be turmoil on the way. If a natural disaster strikes, how can the Lord, a benevolent and righteous person, sit idly by and watch the people suffer? How easy is it to make excuses?"

Liu Yuanxiang was embarrassed and said: "Even so, it is still the dishonesty of this palace. ”

"The lord can rest assured!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "Ding Ji will definitely go to the Xiaguan Mansion and bribe him with gold and silver." At that time, the lower officials will facilitate this matter, and the dishonesty in the future will also be done by the lower officials, and it will not involve the lord. ”

"No!" Liu Yuanxiang hurriedly shook his head, "How can a military advisor damage his reputation?"

"My lord," Ning Ze replied, "reputation is not important to the lower officials. The name of benevolence and righteousness of the lord cannot be lost! Zhou Yi coerced Emperor Shun Liu Xian, and Lu Cong coerced Emperor Wen Liu De, both of whom were ministers who seized power. Liu Xian and Liu De are still like this, and it is natural that there is a minister who has seized power by the lord's side! In the future, such stigma will be borne by the lower officials, and all acts of benevolence and righteousness will be carried out by the lord. The internal officials are loyal to the lord, and the external officials are ministers who seize power such as Zhou Jie and Lu Cong. The only thing the lord has to do is to trust the lower officials......."

"Absolutely not!" Liu Yuanxiang hurriedly said, "The military advisor is not Zhou Jie or Lu Cong, how can he discredit himself?

"Lord!" Ning Ze said with a smile, "You are competing in the world as a woman, and it is difficult. Who still remembers the orthodoxy of the first emperor in Dacheng today? If you want to break this situation and make absurd things feasible, you must do so! On the surface, the lord is controlled by the lower officials, and the things that are not accepted by the world are all done by the lower officials. If you want to break Dacheng and recast the world, so that the lord succeeds to the throne, you also need to break the rules. Only in this way can things be accomplished! The Lord will practice the way of benevolence and righteousness, and the lower officials will do the opposite. The lord can't do anything to Emperor Shun and Emperor Wen, but the lower officials can! The lord can't break the old rules of the world, the lower officials can! Therefore, when encountering such difficult decisions, you can leave them to the lower officials!"

"Military advisor, do you know that these words are very rebellious!" Liu Yuanxiang's face changed, "If the world knows, how can I spare you?"

"Before that, it becomes strong enough, so that the people of the world can't do anything!" Ning Ze said, "I just need the lord to fully trust the lower official, and believe that the lower official has a sincere heart! Everything he does is also for the lord to be able to get the country!"

"Military Division!" Liu Yuanxiang shook his head after thinking about it and said, "If you want to disgrace your reputation, this palace will not allow it! Military Divisions are not national thieves like Zhou Xuan and Lu Cong, how can they bear infamy?"

Facing Liu Yuanxiang's unwilling eyes, Ning Ze got up and walked in front of her: "The winner writes history! As long as the subordinate is strong enough to assist the lord to win, the so-called infamy will disappear and can even become a good talk. As long as you control public opinion and get the right to speak, right and wrong are also the final word of the lower officials, and the lord can rest assured!"

"What do you mean? The first few sentences can be understood by this palace, what is this public opinion, what is the right to speak?" Liu Yuanxiang looked dazed.

"The next thing Xia Guan has to do is to be related to it. On the one hand, we are ready to make money by selling paper to readers all over the world through the Chamber of Commerce, and on the other hand, we must also use paper to create weapons of public opinion. The poor effectiveness of the recruitment order is because the thinking of the people of Dacheng has formed a fixed template, and it is contrary to common sense for women to be officials. Therefore, it is necessary to change the common sense of the people of Dacheng little by little, so that they can constantly receive new information and update the fixed common sense in their minds. At the same time, anything we need to achieve can be transformed by public opinion. ”

"The words of the military advisor are too profound, and this palace really can't understand it!" How could Liu Yuanxiang understand this kind of modern knowledge, and he was confused.

"The lord will slowly understand, as long as you believe in the lower official at this moment!" Ning Ze said, "When our side grasps public opinion and has a strong enough military force, we will naturally not be afraid of any strong enemy!"

That night, Ding Ji really came to visit and asked to see Ning Ze with a gift.

Ning Ze received Ding Ji at home, and the two sides talked happily.

The next day, Liu Yuanxiang summoned Ding Ji at the official office: "Emperor Shun and Emperor Wen are both close relatives of the palace, and after thinking about it all night, the palace really can't favor anyone." Zhonglang General, please also return to Emperor Wen, brothers and relatives should be valued by peace, and the people are the most important. It's better for the two sides to stop fighting, and the palace is willing to make peace for the two royal brothers!"

Ding Ji hurriedly turned to Ning Ze and winked.

Ning Ze nodded at him, got up and said, "The lord is also wrong with this! Emperor Wen conforms to the will of heaven and unites with him to be the right way! The lower officials feel that they should unite with Lu Cheng and attack Zhou Xuan! What do you think?"

I had already said hello, and the scene was headed by Liang Teng, and all the Huajun civil and military officers knew what was going on.

Liang Teng got up and arched his hand: "The lower official thinks that the words of the military advisor are reasonable, there is no other day, and he should unite with Emperor Wen!"

"Xiaguan (the last general) seconded the proposal!!" all the civil and military forces on both sides came out, and they all responded with brushes.

Ding Ji saw that Liu Yuanxiang was at a loss, and said in his heart that this Princess Yuanxi was really a disguise, and it was Ning Ze who really controlled the entire Golden State.

It seems that I have to report truthfully to the prime minister when I go back......

Although Liu Yuanxiang objected, Ning Ze and the civil and military officials agreed with each other, and successfully reached an alliance agreement with Emperor Wen, and agreed to send troops next month to jointly fight against Zhou Hydroxy.

After receiving the reply, Ding Ji immediately left Huajun and hurried back to Chizhou.

In less than three days, Emperor Shun's envoy arrived.

This side just agreed to unite with Emperor Wen, and Liu Yuanxiang was very panicked.

Ning Ze reassured her, and summoned the civil and military officials to immediately meet with Emperor Shun's envoy to see what Zhou Yi said.

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.

So Liu Yuanxiang immediately summoned officials and met with Emperor Shun's envoy at the official office accompanied by Ning Ze.