Xiao Changyi saw Shao Xi's embarrassment on the side, so he said to Xiao Yuzhan: "King Cheng can't mess around, although Shao Aiqing is only two years older than you, she has the talent to govern the world, how can she accompany you to read and write all day long?" The purpose of introducing him to the three of you today is to let you know that there are many capable people in this world, and that you should make more discoveries and appointments in the future, and you should not be arrogant and self-righteous. ”

The three brothers bowed together and replied in unison, "Son, remember the teachings of the emperor. ”

Xiao Changyi nodded and said, "Okay, I will introduce you to you today, and you will move around more by yourself in the future, I still have something to talk to Shao Aiqing, you all should step back first!" ”

The three of them saluted one after another: "The son obeys the order, and the son retired." ”

After Shao Xi saluted the three of them separately, he watched the three of them leave the imperial study and sighed secretly. It's troublesome enough to answer this emperor's old boy all day long, and now I have to take his three sons, and I'm not a Filipino maid nanny to help people take care of children.

Xiao Changyi called Shao Xi over, and said with a pleasant face: "I am very satisfied with your performance today, it seems that the conversation between you and me the day before yesterday is still a lot more restrained, and today I have seen how sharp your words are, and your tongue and lips are sharp, and it also makes me see that you have attained in martial arts at a young age, of course, I also like the Dragon Ball you dedicated, and you have contributed a lot today!" ”

"Weichen just can't get used to their arrogant and domineering appearance, as a small country, you have to figure out your own position, and only by correcting your position can you solve the problem of survival. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be strong, but before being strong, you should first think about how to survive, and blindly and confidently confronting the powerful empires around you, or even provoking, is tantamount to asking for your own death. ”

Xiao Changyi nodded approvingly, and praised Shao Xi: "It seems that you are not only talented and learned, but also have your own unique views on this way of stabilizing the country, can you tell me how you think of the current relationship between my Jingyuan Dynasty and the surrounding states?" What is the strategy? ”

Shao Xi put his thumb on his chin and thought for a moment, and finally spoke: "Since ancient times, the art of checks and balances has been taught, but I think that checks and balances are not enough. In fact, the relationship between countries is similar to the relationship between families and between people, but everyone will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and the same is true for countries. Over the years, the Eastern Mu Kingdom has always been able to provoke the small states and small countries around us to launch several wars to harass our Jingyuan Empire, all because of the promise of heavy profits. Could it be that these small countries are in conflict with us, and they themselves do not know what the consequences are? They are very clear, but some people just look at the immediate benefits. Therefore, what we need to do is to let the neighboring countries know that they will coexist peacefully with us for a long time, and that trade and trade will be beneficial to them in the long run. War is always the last resort, because war is also a kind of consumption for ourselves, so we should adopt a win-win posture to attract all countries to develop peacefully with us. ”

Xiao Changyi said with some concern: "But for more than a hundred years, the Eastern Mu Kingdom has always been an enemy of our dynasty, forming alliances with many small states and tribes, declaring that our Jingyuan Dynasty is the biggest threat to the surrounding countries, and wants to isolate our dynasty and gradually weaken the strength of our dynasty, and then divide it, how do you think I should deal with this situation?" ”

Shao Xi thought to himself, isn't this a threat theory? We're all too familiar with this! There will always be people who deliberately create panic and gang up to isolate others, and then find ways to take advantage of others, don't ordinary ruffians, hooligans, and scoundrels do this? Although it is between countries, the essence remains the same.

"My Jingyuan Kingdom is located in the Central Plains, and it is the land of four wars, so the military cannot be wasted! Although I say that war is the last resort, we must always be prepared for this last resort, and let everyone know that we are capable of striking the final blow and that we are capable of solving the problem with the final blow. But if you want to solve the problem fundamentally, it is still a good word, when everyone's interests are bound to us, then harming our interests is harming their own interests, and no one will do this kind of stupid thing. As for those who are currently hostile to us, it is to hurt him! And then let them see for themselves how the country with which we are friendly has reaped the long-term benefits. If they don't look back, then let them go to the poor! ”

Xiao Changyi was full of ambition, "I also want to lay down a big territory and build an immortal empire like my ancestors. If you were to take your words, wouldn't you have to wait for a hundred years and a thousand years? ”

Shao Xi smiled, why did the ancient emperors think like this? Thinking of laying down a large territory and building an empire for thousands of generations. But history has proved that the final result of this is to experience dynastic changes, ups and downs.

"How immortal is the immortality in the mouth of His Majesty? It is not impossible to expand the territory, but it is not necessary to use the means of conquest to expand the territory. It's like if we forcibly pull a woman into our home to live with us, will he be willing? But if we are full of talents, rich family resources, and good character, we will naturally attract the love of many women, and it will be natural for us to have a group of wives and concubines. Therefore, the development of territory does not depend on forcible occupation, but absorption, so that it can last for a long time, and only then can the immortality that His Majesty said can be realized. If Your Majesty wants to build an immortal empire, why should you care about those hundred and thousand years? Is a hundred years and a thousand years long compared to immortality? ”

Xiao Changyi fell into deep thought after listening to Shao Xi's words, and seemed to be carefully analyzing the truth in Shao Xi's words. It is true that a monarch should have a long-term vision and a longer-term plan, rather than just coveting immediate achievements.

"Shao Xi, the Eastern Mu Kingdom and our dynasty have been fighting each other for more than 100 years, how should the dispute between the two countries be resolved in your opinion? What if our DPRK advocates a truce and the Eastern Muslim side refuses to give up? ”

"Drag!"

"Drag?"

"If they won't stop, we'll drag. My Jingyuan Kingdom occupies four states among these nine states, and it is the best four states, whether it is food, population, handicrafts or commerce, it has to develop faster than Dongmu. I also have a general understanding that in the past hundred years, the national power of Dongmu has been declining, so it is in a hurry to start a war and want to snatch more land and population from us. In this case, we will drag it out with him, and drag it out for another hundred years, and I think he will not have the strength to fight, and then we will allow him to benefit and win the hearts of the people, and we will naturally be able to win without a fight. ”

"There is some truth to it, although it has taken a long time, but it is the most effective method, and it seems that this matter cannot be rushed for a while, and it must be slowly figured out. So what do you think of the dispatch of Nanzhao this time? ”

Shao Xi smiled, "It's still driven by interests." ”

Xiao Changyi became interested and asked, "Are you saying that they finally figured out that it is profitable to make friends with our dynasty, so they sent envoys here?" ”

Shao Xi shook his head and explained: "The interest I am talking about is not the benefit of establishing diplomatic relations with our dynasty, if the emperor of Southern Zhao had already figured out this, he would have established diplomatic relations with us a long time ago, and he would not have waited until this time." Their actions this time were clearly invited by Eli behind them to send an embassy, and there must be other purposes in this, as for what the purpose is, it needs to be slowly explored. But after all, people are here to make friends with us on the surface, and it can't be publicized when it comes to real investigation. ”

Xiao Changyi frowned, and guessed thoughtfully: "You said that someone invited Nanzhao Yili, then this benefit must be not small, otherwise it will be difficult to impress Emperor Nanzhao, and if you can afford such a big benefit, the only thing I can think of is Dongmu, I don't know how you judge this matter." ”

"As I said before, my court is located in the Central Plains, which is the land of four wars. At present, the Mobai tribes in the Western Regions are like a plate of scattered sand, and they have all made friends with our dynasty, whether it is in terms of intention, ability, or current interests, there is no reason to make friends with our dynasty. However, in recent years, the various tribes of the Hezhou grassland in the north have been unified, and several large tribal alliances have been formed. ”

Xiao Changyi was also taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "In this way, isn't my Jingyuan Dynasty attacked on three sides?" But in this case, why did Nan Zhao send an envoy to pay tribute? If there is the idea of uniting the various departments of Dongmu and the Hezhou grassland to besiege our dynasty, wouldn't it be superfluous for them to send an embassy? ”

Shao Xi smiled and nodded and said, "They are indeed doing this too much, they have done something that has no silver three hundred taels here." ”

Xiao Changyi asked with some puzzlement: "What does Aiqing mean by this?" ”

"Then Emperor Nanzhao shouldn't be very old, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't have made such a smart decision. Originally, Nanzhao and our dynasty had not had any contact for many years, neither sent envoys to each other, nor had there been wars, if they felt that it was profitable to make friends with us, then they would have befriended us a long time ago, and it seemed very unreasonable to suddenly send envoys at this time. In fact, he wanted to stabilize us by making friends with our dynasty and cover up the plans they were going to implement in the future, but Emperor Nanzhao thought too much about himself, and the best way to stabilize us was to keep them in contact with each other. ”

"Since this is the case, then I will strike first and send troops to attack Nanzhao first, which will also play a role in killing chickens and monkeys for other countries."

Shao Xi waved his hand and objected: "Bozhou is crisscrossed by mountains, and the people of Nanzhao are brave and good at fighting, no matter the time or the location, it is not good for me, rather than spending a lot of money and food for self-consumption, it is better to simply give them this money and food." ”

Xiao Changyi stood up suddenly, with an angry look on his face, and asked Shao Xi, "How can you have such an idea?" Giving the money and food used for the army and soldiers to Nanzhao is not an enemy? I think that my Jingyuan Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, sufficient money and food, and I am not afraid of that small country, how can I be so compromised and compromise the prestige of the country? ”

"Your Majesty, don't be so excited! There is a reason for doing this, hasn't Your Majesty heard of the counter-plot? ”

"Anti-intrigues? What is an inverse scheme? ”

Shao Xi suddenly felt speechless.

"Alas! There are no thirty-six plans here. ”