"The king asks for an accurate result, and tries his best to help you speak for the Brotherhood, but he can't fully convince the others yet, so the envoy sent to Nanjing City is not of high rank. ”

The analysis of the situation in the Shaodian Kingdom is divided into three factions, one faction is optimistic about Zhenjing, one faction is optimistic about Xingbang City, and the other faction is optimistic about Nanjing City, that is, the Tingding faction.

Qiu Yuan belongs to the Tingding faction, and there is an interest group including Feng Run behind him, which is the weakest of the three factions, and is at a disadvantage in winning the support of his own king. However, they are optimistic about Ding Kui's potential and believe that the Ding faction can win the final victory.

"Well, let's do it, in the past two days, I will take you to meet the Zhongwang Prefecture Pastor and the Yangyuan Prefecture Pastor, so that you can see with your own eyes the attitude of the other two states towards me. Ding Kui decided to publicize it.

"Oh, I didn't prepare gifts for the two state pastors when my brother came, and it's really inappropriate to visit them empty-handed, so give me some time to prepare for my brother. ”

Ding Kui waved his hand: "What's so difficult about this, I'll prepare for you, and go back and deduct it from the account of the International Financial Exchange Commercial Bank." ”

Qiu Yuan didn't care about these details, and the interest groups behind him would pay for the matter.

The envoys of their own country were received of the highest standard, and accompanied by the Grand Duke of Yizheng himself, they visited Zhenjing City and Jianyang City, which was much higher than the envoys of Lü and Meng who came first.

Everyone was relieved to hear that a colt came from their own country, and the colt was obviously more senior than ordinary officials, and the grand duke was also a colt, and it was reasonable for the two to get together with each other.

Ding Kui did not waste Qiu Yuan's identity, and instructed Widow Hu to focus on publicity, as for who stayed in the post house, he deliberately ignored it.

"What's the point of propagating the envoy to the horse, the envoy of your own country who has contacted the traitor is at least a prince. Shaodian Luan didn't understand Ding Kui's approach.

"Do they dare to speak out? I dare! On the surface, our own country has a reciprocal relationship with us, and we have a very clear relationship between countries; our own country and Zhenjing City have the same old relationship, and the emissary is not of high rank, one level lower than us, and it seems that they attach more importance to us. "Ding Kui can reinforce the concept of fame.

"You say it's superficial, but it's not realistic. ”

"Stupid, just do a good job of superficial articles! It is easy to occupy places, but it is difficult to occupy people's hearts, and if you want to be recognized by more people, it is sometimes better to do some superficial work than to use soldiers and horses. ”

"If you want to replace Zhenjing City and Xingbang City, in the end, you can't defeat them with soldiers and horses, and it's useless for the whole world to recognize us. "Shaodian Luan doesn't like to be empty.

"Hey, you're too screwed! Where did the soldiers and horses come from? It's from the people who recognize us, and the 8th, 12th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd Divisions support us because they don't recognize me. Ding Kui is not showing off, but explaining to Shao Dianluan how important the public opinion base for winning a sense of identity is.

"I know that, but your propaganda is just a trick, and it's easy for people to see through it. ”

Shaodianluan went from managing the affairs of a city and county to managing one county, several counties, and then expanded to half a state, and now has to manage two states, all the way is gradual, and she has been exercised at every stage, and she is no longer a little princess who doesn't know anything.

"There are not many people who can see the essence of things clearly, your subjects have wise men and fools, most of them are short-sighted people, and what I asked the Propaganda Department to do is to guide most people, not to everyone. ”

Ding Kui's thinking is much more advanced, he knew how to run a magazine to guide public opinion when he was a child, and his understanding of propaganda is much higher than that of his wife.

"What a terrible mind! I want to think back to what you have said, whether you intended to guide me to something. ”

"Well, that's not fun! Business and private matters can't be mixed. ”

"You once said that I was the most beautiful woman in the Shaodian Kingdom. ”

Ding Kui said, "This is absolutely sincere! Or you tell me, who else is more beautiful than you?"

"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking, you once said that Long Yan is the most gentle woman in the Shaodian Kingdom. ”

"Well, my personal opinion, just for your reference. ”

"So I'm the most savage and beautiful woman in the Shaodian Kingdom. ”

Ding Kui sweated profusely, this woman's logic is difficult to figure out, and reasoning with her will detour you to a distance of 108,000 miles.

"I didn't say it! Speaking of business, the envoy arranged by Brother Ji is about to arrive, I want to arrange a state banquet to entertain, you can't be absent. He was very sensible and picked up the original topic.

"There is also a gentle and beautiful Li Fei, I better stay at home to raise my temperament. Shaodian Luan stretched.

"Look for a fight!" Ding Kui pounced viciously.

......

The Gu Yuan Empire was the first to decide to send an envoy to Nanjing, but because the journey was too long, it took the mission two months to reach its destination.

With Ji Chan's relationship, the Guyuan Empire's mission was quite luxurious, led by an earl, and the other members were officials selected from the Senate. Yishui's professionals are much more formal than the chamber of commerce personnel in Lu Country and the guards of his own country.

The earl from the empire is equivalent to the marquis of the kingdom, and the mission sent by the Gu Yuan Empire to Zhenjing is no more than that, and the rapidly growing wealth of the Prince of Nanping is more and more valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

Earl Yin Ya was very polite in front of Ding Kui, a little flattering, and those who didn't know thought he was Ding Kui's retainer.

"If you have something to do, you will fully cooperate with those within the scope of your authority. He repeatedly expressed his loyalty to Ding Kui.

"You build a post house first, I picked the best place for you, tell me what materials are missing, I will provide you with a 20% discount of the market price, and you don't need to do anything for the time being. Ding Kui understood, Yin Ya was Ji Chan's person.

The Gu Yuan Empire was no exception, and also chose to bet on multiple times, recognizing both Nanjing City and Zhenjing City, and even Xingbang City, and had a good relationship with the three major forces, so that no matter who came to power in the future, they could speak.

After another seven or eight days, Ziyan's efforts in Cao Guo bore fruit, and a small delegation crossed the Tongyuan River and came to the city of Nanjing. Qi's mission arrived only a day later than them, and it was significantly a notch higher.

The envoy of Qi also brought a private letter from Ji Yu, who persuaded Ding Kui to make friends with Qi as a friend, hoping that Ding Kui would form an alliance with Qi on behalf of Shaodian.

"What do you think?" Ding Kui summoned his staff to study Ji Yu's letter.

Liu Yu shook his head and said: "Lack of enough sincerity, if Prince Ji Yu has the heart to befriend us, he should report to the Tongbei Empire, and the Tongbei Empire will bring this private letter, not the envoy of the Qi State." ”

"We took Nanjing City in June, and now it has only been more than two months, could it be that the Tongbei Empire has too late time to prepare?" Kong Ren asked.

"No, it won't. Fei Ze helped explain, "Judging from the existing information, the Tongbei Empire is helping the Qi State to mine black crystal iron ore, and they must have a large number of official personnel in the Qi State. ”

Ding Kui asked, "Then what does he mean by writing to me?"

"Delay! First, it will muddy up the situation in our country, prolong the time of civil strife in our country, and make our country have no time to look eastward; second, it will prevent or delay our friendship with Cao, which can reduce the pressure on the Diyanhu area; and third, it will prevent or delay our idea of fighting black crystal iron, so that the Tongbei Empire can concentrate on dealing with Cao, Meng, and Ji. Liu Yu stretched out three fingers one by one.

Kong Ren nodded frequently and said, "Not bad! I only saw the second point, and I didn't expect the other two." ”

Fei Ze said with a smile: "The problem of experience, you will have an experience when you see how many people use it, and there is no such detail in the book, you have to scrutinize it while reading." He pointed out Kong Ren's shortcomings and died in reading.

"Hehe, the lord should see it, just give us a chance to exercise. Liu Yu smiled embarrassedly.

The compliments from the children of the great family made him a little shy.

"I guess it's pretty much the same, the key is how do we balance the relationship between Qi and Cao?" Ding Kui didn't brag, what he thought was not much different from what Liu Yu said.

Seeing that the problem is one thing, how to solve the problem is another, and he meets to find a solution.

Kong Ren closed his mouth knowingly, this is a diplomatic game between countries, and it also involves the situation of several countries, and he has no concept in his mind.

"Which side of the team does the lord plan to stand on?" Liu Yu tested Ding Kui's meaning.

There are many countries with red eyes and black crystal iron, but they are mainly divided into two groups, on one side is the Tongbei Empire and the Qi State, and on the other side is the alliance of Cao, Meng, and Ji.

"What do you suggest, sir?" Ding Kui did not rush to make a statement. In fact, he was still undecided, and according to his original plan, it didn't matter which side he was on.

"The Tongbei Empire has been preparing for the matter of Black Crystal Iron for many years, and should be prepared to deal with various situations, no matter what our reaction is, it is in their calculations, and the Lord will only lag behind step by step in the past, and be led by the nose.

On the other hand, the Triple Alliance rushed into battle, probably the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms didn't think about what they wanted in their hearts, they definitely didn't think about how to accept us, and they took the initiative to stand in line for fear that they wouldn't be able to find a foothold. ”

Kong Ren's eyes widened, and he thought: Isn't this saying nothing? It's not good to stand on either side, I'm still too young! I must learn more.

"That's right! It's not appropriate to refuse Ji Yu's request, and it's not appropriate to agree to him, if you want to bet on both sides, you will be forced to express your position by both sides, so you can only wait and see. Ding Kui heard the meaning of Liu Yu's words.

Kong Ren was stunned: Is that what Mr. Liu meant? It seems to be, why didn't I think of it?

"There is another way, you take the initiative to attack, go to the Diyan Lake area to have a look, and negotiate the conditions with Cao Guo and Qi Guo. Fei added a plan.

Ding Kui turned his head to look at Fei Ze, suddenly smiled, and said: "It's exactly what I want! It's boring to wait and see, only by taking the initiative can you choose, Mr. Fei knows me better and better." ”

Liu Yu hurriedly reminded: "Yangyuanzhou has just attached itself to the imperial court, and the lord should not go out recently." ”

"It's only a matter of a month or two, I won't be away for too long, and I won't be fine with you in the court. Ding Kui seems to have made up his mind.