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Meng E changed into a palace outfit, and Han Ruzi praised: "This outfit is more suitable for you."

Meng E said coldly: "Do you think I am a natural palace maid?"

Han Ruzi smiled, "No, you misunderstood, I just... just don't like armor." He hurriedly changed the topic, "Mrs. Ping'enhou is Xiaojun's sister, half-brother. When you see him, bring some gifts, just treat it as normal interactions between the two relatives."

"Hmm, then what?"

"Then what Mrs. Ping'en Hou said. Many royal family members and noble families opposed the champion Hou, but they were not good enough to come forward in person. They had to test each other through female family members and convey the message. This is your task."

Meng E's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she didn't particularly like this task, "That's all?"

"Madam Ping'en Hou will find a way to bring you into the palace. If you have the chance to see Xiaojun, give this to her." Han Ruzi took out a bamboo bookmark from her sleeve.

Meng E took it in her hand, took a look, and put it away.

"It would be even better if I could meet my mother. I might need Xiaojun's introduction before my mother would believe you."

"Anyway, my task is to pass the message back and forth?"

“Yes, that’s it.”

Meng E was silent for a while.

"If you have any questions, just say them out. I am in need of various suggestions now." Han Ruzi encouraged.

"It sounds like, the husbands and fathers behind these women are cowards. What big things can they accomplish? Maybe they will rush to inform them."

Han Ruzi smiled. When it comes to martial arts, he is a student and Meng E is a strict teacher. He urged him to take some time every day to practice his internal skills. When it comes to human nature and power struggles, he studied under Yang Feng and was able to give Meng E a guidance.

"Well, let me think about what to say... For example, someone asks you to fight, and there are a hundred people behind him, you are alone, or there are ten people following you, will you fight this?"

"Of course not."

"Will you give up if you have no choice?"

Meng E thought about it, "Then you can only admit defeat. It's better than being killed."

"Look, when you saw a hundred people, you had the intention to retreat or admit defeat, but you didn't think about how many people were called to charge the numbers in those hundred people. If you really fight, how many people could use their full strength."

Meng E was silent again, thinking for a longer time, "Isn't this just a bluff, a fox pretending to be a tiger's power?"

"Not only that, if the other party's hundred people see that there are only about ten of you, will they be afraid and retreat?"

"No, they must be full of confidence with the more, bullying the less... I understand, are you saying that bluffs sometimes become real strength?"

Han Ruzi nodded.

Meng E thought longer. She didn't react slowly, but she had to think about everything repeatedly, "How did you understand this truth? Yang Feng taught you?"

"Yang Feng taught some of them, and the most important masters are them." Han Ruzi patted the stack of books on the table. "When Taizu fought for the world, he always chose only one enemy for a period of time. He tried his best to win over other forces, and did not ask the other party to send troops and food. He only had superficial support. With these superficial helpers, Taizu quickly became one of the people who competed in the world from Yijie Buyi."

Meng E didn't think too long this time, "The Qi State made a mistake in this matter: at the same time, it alienated Chu and Zhao countries, thinking that they could watch the tiger fight, but the two tigers stopped fighting and joined forces for the time being, and instead wiped out Qi State first. Chu and Zhao did not really join forces, but relying on the large number of people and everyone was brave. Qi State was known as one of the three hegemons, but there was no power to fight back, because when Chu and Zhao jointly attacked, Qi State had already admitted defeat."

Qi State was known as a powerful country. Under the attack of Chu and Zhao, the country was destroyed after only three months. The descendants of the descendants could only exchange the help of Emperor Chu for the help of Emperor Chu in order to restore the country.

"That's what it means." Han Ruzi touched the cover of the history book and sighed: "No one knows more than history book, and I can only learn a little bit of the superficiality. If I accumulate strength step by step, the Taizu of the first time will never be qualified to compete for the world. Now I am even more unlikely. Although the Great Chu has constant internal and external troubles, it is not difficult to solve. The new emperor ascended the throne without a great talent. He only needs to ensure the normal operation of the court, and he can restore peace to the world. At most, I can be another Qi king."

The King of Qi that Han Ruzi mentioned was the one who rebelled the year before yesterday. He rebelled at an inappropriate opportunity, but in the end there were few responders and he was eventually defeated and died.

Both of them didn't say anything, thinking about different Qi countries.

After a while, Han Ruzi said: "To be honest, except for the few people around me, the power I have is all about fake tiger power and bluff. As long as each force is not aware of each other, especially if my enemies are not aware of it, I can turn the false into the truth. Therefore, I need the support of the royal family and nobles. Now I am a female family member. When they believe that I really have the control of the Northern Army, the men behind them will stand up and support me publicly. To a certain extent, it will affect the ministers. When the ministers start to shake..."

Han Ruzi didn't say anything, even if she had to keep it to Meng E.

Meng E didn't ask, "Is this your idea, or Yang Feng's?"

"Actually, this is your idea. You told me that when one fights too many, you should hide in the dark, stab a sword in the east and throw a dart in the west, confuse the enemy and make the enemy think that you are the one with a large number of people, so you are frightened and flee."

"But you are not in the dark."

"Meng E, sometimes it is light and dark, and her purpose is the same, and she is confusing the enemy."

Meng E looked a little confused. She probably felt that she had asked too much today and had to take time to understand. She didn't ask any further, just said, "What gift should I bring to see Mrs. Ping'enhou?"

"Go to find the accountant He Yi, he knows what to give."

Meng E said he was dismissed. Han Ruzi looked through the book for a while. When Yang Feng came back, he did understand some truths from Meng E, but the truth was just the truth. For specific plans and implementation, he still needed Yang Feng's help.

It was not until the evening that Yang Feng came back. He first listened to Juanhou telling the marriage of King Donghai. After that, he said, "King Donghai has made up his mind to make you a successful person."

Han Ruzi also felt that the drunkenness of Donghai was half true and half false at that time, but he didn't care. "Mrs. Ping'en came forward to contact me, which shows that the royal family and nobles did not particularly believe me. I should find a way to let the Northern Army do something."

"After you get the Korean star's seal, let the Northern Army release the noble children back to the capital."

"But they don't support me, many people still oppose me, and they know more about the soldiers of the Northern Army..."

"It's okay, I heard that those noble children are afraid of you?"

Han Ruzi nodded.

"That's enough, let Champion Hou suspect them."

"Okay." Han Ruzi began to think about how to contact Chai Yue and how to get the noble children to bring back news that was beneficial to him, "How about Guo Cong?"

Yang Feng spent the whole day discussing with several Confucian scholars such as Guo Cong, "They still hope that Juenhou and King Donghai can withdraw from the throne, but the extra son of Emperor Wu gave them a headache. The King of England was obviously controlled by those who were looking for the spirit, and the scholars could not get involved. Guo Cong made some concessions and agreed to introduce some Confucian scholars to Juenhou, and perhaps several ministers, so that Juenhou could understand what people want and retreat when he saw the difficulties."

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "I really don't understand these scholars. Supporting champion Hou is no different from those who agree with the pride. Don't they understand the pros and cons? Are they just so willing to be played in the palm of their hands?"

Yang Feng's expression became serious, "There are all kinds of forces in the world. If I were asked to tell me which one is the most powerful, I would only choose scholars and civil officials who emerged from scholars."

Han Ruzi remembered again that the eunuch was a scholar in the past, "Where is their power? I have not seen yet that the queen mother can control them, and those who look up at the qi can mercy them. Ministers like Xiao Sheng and Shun Mingzhi can make a sound, and others seem to not exist. I always think that Yin Wuhe is an unqualified prime minister."

Yang Feng chuckled, "That's because you have never really dealt with the government and the world's affairs. You will gradually understand that contact with Guo Cong is an opportunity."

Han Ruzi had no choice but to believe Yang Feng, but he had a question: "Since scholars are the most powerful, why did Yang Gong... give up his identity as scholars?"

The smile on Yang Feng's face gradually disappeared, and he was like Meng E. He thought for a while before replying: "I didn't give up, but was exiled."

Yang Feng must have experienced many things, and he was unwilling to say more, and Han Ruzi did not ask again, "When will I go to see Guo Cong?"

"It's also after you get the official seal of the Korean star."

At noon the next day, Han Xing's reply arrived. He only had the General's Seal and no General's Seal, but he wrote an order and sent a confidant back to accompany Han Ruzi to the Military and Horse General's Office. After some negotiations, Han Ruzi got the official seal and the process went very smoothly.

It was getting late, and Han Ruzi decided to wait a night before going to Qinzheng Hall, and agreed with the officials of the Grand Governor's Office to return the official seal intact before dark the next day.

Meng E also came back and did not bring any particularly valuable news. She had to wait for a while to enter the palace. She saw more than a dozen noble ladies in the Marquis of Ping'en. They did not provide support, but made a lot of requests, all of whom wanted to increase the title of her husband or son.

Meng E listened more and said less, but had a good memory. She memorized these requests on the spot, including names, titles, official positions, etc., and the ladies were very satisfied.

The next morning, Han Ruzi went to Qinzheng Hall. He had a jade certificate that could enter the first palace gate.

Coincidentally, King Donghai also came to deliver official seals that morning. He looked listless when he was newly married. When he saw Han Ruzi in front of the palace gate, he nodded at him. On the way to the palace city to Qinzheng Hall, he lowered his voice and said, "Do you know who is supporting King Ying?"

There are only five first-rank ministers in total, three of them already have support targets, and only two idle officials are left. Han Ruzi said: "It's either the Grand Master Wang Ji or the Grand Guardian Deng Zhu."

King Donghai bowed his lips, "I heard that King Ying was going to surprise us."

"Who will tell me?" Han Ruzi was most concerned about this matter. If Donghai Neptune had hidden sources of information, their joint efforts would be even more false.

Donghai King was reluctant to answer, so he took a few steps before saying, "What the Tan family's daughter told me last night." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!