"Guo Jia, the first aide to the Great Qi Dynasty, met Prime Minister Fan, and this aide wanted to give the territory of the five countries as a meeting gift for the lord. Prime Minister Fan was surprised or not!

Haha, in three months, my aide will raise a glass with the Prime Minister and drink it..."

This is a passage at the beginning of the secret letter. When Fan Zhongyan saw this, his smile was already brilliant.

The following passage naturally asked them how to cooperate with his performance.

After reading the secret letter, Fan Zhongyan burned it directly, and then wrote another secret letter to Bai Qi, Cao Yu, Zhao Zilong, Fang Xuanling, and asked someone to send it out quickly.

"Enter the palace!"

After doing all this, Fan Zhongyan immediately entered the palace to meet Ji Jing.

When Fan Zhongyan arrived in the palace, Ji Jing happened to come back from the Ministry of Works.

Gongshusheng did not disappoint him. The steam engine was basically completed, and the final assembly and testing were not the same.

However, it will take about a month to truly build it completely, and it is probably impossible to catch up with this war.

Although a little disappointed, it was also expected.

After Ji Jing encouraged Gongshu to win, he returned to the palace.

Fan Zhongyan: "Greetings to the lord."

"No need to be polite. Have you thought of a solution to see me so anxiously?"

Ji Jing looked at Fan Zhongyan and asked with anticipation.

"When you return to your lord, the response is not enough, but after discussing, I feel that it is necessary to paralyze the spies of the five countries and then break the coalition forces." Fan Zhongyan said slowly.

"How do you say it?" Ji Jing suddenly became interested, and what Fan Zhongyan said seemed to make some sense.

If we can alienate the relationship between the five countries, it will naturally be of great benefit to the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"First of all, let the spies of the five countries know that the lord had given up on resistance and gave up on his own. Then use the detailed work of the Great Zhou Dynasty to provoke the relationship between the five countries to achieve the effect of divisiveness."

"The reason why the five countries were able to join forces to fight against Zhou was because they were threatened by the Great Zhou. If the expansion of the Great Zhou was not stopped, they would also face the situation of a country destruction."

"But once the Great Zhou is gone, there is no threat, they will definitely have a different intention. Qi is the strongest among the five countries, and the other four countries will not want to cultivate Qi into another 'Great Zhou'."

Fan Zhongyan talked eruditely and looked confident.

Ji Jing, who knows about Chinese history, deeply agrees with Fan Zhongyan's remarks.

For a country, there are no eternal friends but only eternal interests.

Only with common interests can the five countries reach an agreement and jointly attack Zhou.

Once the Great Zhou Dynasty is gone, the five countries will definitely intrigue for their own interests, and even the coalition forces of the five countries fall apart.

"Okay, then according to what you said, what I am best at is traveling around and giving up on myself." Ji Jing smiled, and his originally heavy heart suddenly became much happier.

Fan Zhongyan did not inform Guo Jia about the matter, but he was not intentionally hiding his lord.

But Guo Jia asked him to give his lord a big surprise!

Guo Jia said at the end of the secret letter that if he dares to tell his lord, he will never be able to finish it with him.

When Fan Zhongyan thought that Guo Jia had to go with him, he felt a headache.

Anyway, the lord should like Guo Jia's "big surprise", so I won't just say it.

As for the lord's inaction, it is also part of Guo Jia's plan.

"What do you think about the petition of the people?" Ji Jing asked.

When Ji Jing came out of the Ministry of Works, the people petitioned to go to the battlefield and serve the country.

Moreover, most of them are old men in their sixties. They know that it is almost impossible for them to come back alive when they go to the battlefield, but they still insist on it.

Aren't they afraid of death?

No!!

They are afraid of death, but for the country they love deeply and the emperor they support, they would rather exchange their remaining lives for peace and prosperity for the country!

It is false that Ji Jing is not moved in his heart. He just gave the evil and weak Zhou a little benefit, so they repay him with their lives.

While moved, he realized the burden on his shoulders more deeply.

His destiny was long linked to the fate of the Great Zhou. Only with him can there be a country, only with a country can there be a family, and only with a family can you live and work in peace and contentment.

"I think so about the petition of the people. Recruiting an old man to join the construction of the 'Lingquo' project, while young men will join the army. Whether it is now or in the future, recruiting soldiers is imperative, and it just happens to take this opportunity to recruit soldiers." Fan Zhongyan expressed his thoughts, and before that, he had arranged for the Ministry of War to start registration.

"Accurate." Ji Jing agreed immediately.

Afterwards, Fan Zhongyan discussed some important matters with Ji Jing, including the imperial examination, and left half an hour later.

...

Ji Jing took Xiao Guizi out of the palace and came to the street.

Compared with the lively past, today is much more depressed, pedestrians are in a hurry, and the air seems to be much desolate.

The people were talking about the news that the millions of troops from the five countries were approaching and General Zhao Zilong was suffering from a serious illness.

According to the principle, this kind of important military newspaper in the country is not allowed to be easily spread, but I don’t know why, but now it’s known to everyone in the city.

What made Ji Jing more pleased was that although the people were heavy in their hearts, there was no chaos. Moreover, from time to time, the people went to the direction of the Ministry of War and asked to join the army to defend their country.

Ji Jing took Xiao Guizi to the most famous brothel in Xidu, "Baihualou".

Today, there are fewer people looking for flowers and willows in the "Baihua Tower" and many girls are idle.

Seeing Ji Jing come in, the girls have less enthusiasm as before, and only a few girls come to them.

"Little Guizi, enjoy." Ji Jing laughed.

Since you have to give up on yourself, you naturally have to become the best actor.

With the reward, you guys are a lot more enthusiastic.

"Master, how do you think of me? I can play sing and sing anything."

"Master, all my servants who she can do will be all-round, and my servants have white skin."

"Master, just go to my place! Come whatever you want."

...

The girls pulled and tugged at Ji Jing, hoping that Ji Jing would like to see them.

"Call your madam here, I want you the best girl here, money is not a problem! Haha~~"

"Oh, I'm here! Today, our top girls are here, so I can give them all to you." The madam dressed in charmingly shook the embroidered fan and walked over with a smile on her face.

Seeing the madam coming, the girls let go of Ji Jing and stood beside him, their eyes full of hope.

When the madam saw Ji Jing's appearance clearly, she was shocked in an instant. The smile on her face immediately calmed down and she knelt down at Ji Jing with a thud.

"My country of my family is here to greet Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

The madam kowtowed and shouted loudly.

“What’s the situation?”

Looking at the bowing madam, Ji Jing was stunned.

Did he have the words "I am the emperor" written on his face?

The other girls were also stunned. The other party was actually the emperor?

"Why are you still standing there? You haven't kneeled down!"

Seeing that the girls were still standing, the madam suddenly screamed in anger.

The girls then reacted, knelt in panic, and shouted: "Long live your Majesty, long live your life."

"Get up." Ji Jing's eyes were filled with speechlessness. The madam's eyes were so poisonous.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The madam dared to get up and didn't dare to look at Ji Jing in front of her eyes. Hou was respectfully beside her.

The girls then stood up one after another, and everyone stood with a serious expression, not daring to make any sound.

"Call the best girl, you must be without Yinliang." Ji Jing said slowly to the madam.

Hearing this, the madam knelt down with a thud.

Although I don’t know why the madam knelt down again, the girls also knelt down.

"Your Majesty forgive me. Several of the top brothers went to enlist in the army, and they all went to see me off. So..."

Ji Jing: “…”
Chapter completed!