Chapter Thirty-Three Hope

  Everyone looked up, a slender young man slowly walked out from the back hall, and beside him, the princess who was notorious for her overbearing personality was actually following him quietly.

  Who saw the comer first, was stunned for a moment, and the excitement on his face almost burst out. It was her, she was still alive! He knew she wouldn't die so easily! The powerful dragon beside him also stood up excitedly with a whoosh.

  Just as he was about to speak, Nalan Xiong interrupted. "Is this General He Xiangjun? I've long admired your great name."

  He Xian was taken aback for a moment, exchanged a glance with Quan Long, and nodded slightly hesitantly.

  At this time, Hong Xiangguo coughed lightly and introduced: "This is the person I was talking about, Prince of Yunyong Country, future son-in-law, Nalan Xizhao."

  From below, a murmur of discontent arose. They looked at Nalan Xixi with suspicion, first suspecting that he was the prince of Lingyun Country, and secondly, he looked like he was only fifteen years old, what made him worthy of being listened to?

  He looked at her excitedly, completely disregarding his current identity, what he was supposed to do, and what kind of things he could be led by her to accomplish, which was the second greatest honor in his life.

  Nalan Xixi didn't have the time to explain, she slowly walked over, walking to the middle of the secret chamber. The people around gradually stopped their discussions, looking at the youth in the center of the secret chamber.

  She paused, silent for a moment, and said lightly. "First, I need to join the Council of Politics, as a Captain of the Imperial Guard."

  The room fell silent for a second, then He Xian suddenly said loudly: "Don't worry, I've got it covered!"

  When they heard He Xian say this, everyone was surprised. General He had always been straightforward and arrogant, never giving anyone face. At this time, he actually gave so much face to an outsider, which really made people puzzled.

  At this time, everyone is silent, but in their hearts they are coldly laughing. As soon as they come up, they want positions with high salaries and benefits, definitely thinking of making a fortune at this time.

  At this time, Nangong Yan walked to the wall in front of the secret room, pulled open the curtain, and a map appeared before everyone's eyes. This map was an extremely detailed combat map.

  "Next, Hong Xiangguo was ordered to issue an edict to the twelve affiliated countries, requesting them to provide assistance in the border war."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding officials burst into laughter, either with disdainful sneers or saying that he was a naive and ignorant young man. If they were willing to send troops to help, would they still need to be so anxious?

  Hong Xiangguo hesitated and said, "This... Young Master doesn't know, although they are vassal states of Luotian, but at this critical juncture, no one is willing to send troops to assist..."

  After Hong Xiangguo's explanation, the people around him were even more disdainful.

  "I know." Nalan Xixi said calmly. As soon as she spoke, the surroundings quickly fell silent again.

  "But the neighboring Tu'an and Yuanping countries will definitely send troops." Nalan Xianuo raised her eyes, this time she had to explain, otherwise these fools would not understand her intention.

  She stood up and walked to the top of the secret room, looking towards the northwest direction, saying softly.

  "Tuan Guo and Yuanping Guo border on the north with Sai Bei, and there are constant small and large battles with the Qiang people and Man Yi every day. Shanheguan is also a crucial pass at the border."

  She smiled slightly and said: "The mountainous terrain of Shanheguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. When they capture Shanheguan, it will be a time when food and grass are in short supply, and casualties are increasing. Once Shanheguan falls, the Qiang people and the barbarians will certainly take the lead in supplementing military supplies on the borders of these two countries, reorganizing their troops, and inevitably invading their cities, killing people, setting fires, and looting."

  Listening to Nalan Xiong's explanation, the surroundings were silent. Nalan Xiong sneered in his heart and inserted two small flags on the map of Tuan'an Country and Yuanping Country, continuing: "Both the capitals of Tuan'an Country and Yuanping Country are located in the north, near the border. Once their borders are in chaos or their border cities fall, their monarchs will be in danger."

  At this moment, the quiet room was silent without a sound, not even the sound of breathing could be heard. Everyone looked at Nalan Xianyu with either surprise or admiration, all feeling ashamed for their previous behavior.

  He smiled with a look of satisfaction, as if he had just made a meticulous and accurate analysis.

  "Hong Xiangguo." Nalan Xixiao turned around.

  Hong Xiangguo hastily went forward to welcome him.

  "You personally write two secret letters to the rulers of Tuan and Yuanping, clearly stating the pros and cons of this matter. Then issue a letter requesting aid." Nalan Xianyu was now giving orders without any politeness.

  At this moment, her orders are like imperial decrees, and even more desirable to follow than imperial decrees, because imperial decrees are commands that must be obeyed, while her orders inspire admiration and recognition from the bottom of one's heart.

  Hong Xiangguo nodded repeatedly, pulled over several officials beside him, and began to draft letters and documents. Nalan Xian'er turned her head, looked at He Xian, and asked, "How is the battle situation in the front?"

  "It can hold out for a few more days." He Xian hurriedly replied.

  "That's good." Nalan Xianyu nodded. "As long as the documents are delivered, from both countries to Shanheguan, it will take no more than half a day to arrive."

  The surrounding officials were even more impressed, and even if they sent troops from the imperial capital to support them, tens of thousands of soldiers would have taken at least half a month to arrive. She had solved in an instant what they had been racking their brains over for ages, hitting two birds with one stone.

  At this time, Hong Xiangguo walked over with some difficulty. "Young master, I almost forgot that the matter of issuing documents must be discussed and passed by the Council of Politics, I'm afraid the Left Chancellor's side..."

  "This is easy." Nalan Xixi said calmly.

  Is it settled? The people around took a cold breath, this struggle between the two parties has been going on for so long, never with a winner or loser, always barely making it through when pushed to the limit.

  Especially when the two parties disagree, the proposal has always been a dead end due to the struggle between the two parties.

  "Now we need time, and should first shift their attention away, a third party force is needed."

  Third-party forces? Everyone looked at each other in dismay, and Hong Xiangguo suddenly realized. "I will recommend Liu Gonggong as the current Zhongshu Ling, as long as the party members present add support from the eunuch side, it can be done."

  Nalan Xixi gave him a faint glance and said: "Even if we need their help, we can't give them any power."

  As she said that, she smiled lightly, and He Xian also followed suit. He knew that whenever such a smile appeared on her face, what she thought would necessarily come true.

  "At this time, take advantage of their existing power, best, point the spearhead at them."

  In the early morning, birds in the trees by the street stuck their heads out of their nests and began to sing their morning songs with the arrival of the first dawn. The whole city was also slowly waking up.

  Bailing Building, Elegant Pavilion.

  Wú Yán zhèng ná zhe yī běn hòu zhòng de bù zi, duì yú zhè tiān xià zhī rén lái shuō, zhè jiù shì rén jiān shēng sǐ bù, ér tā, yě jiù shì nà yīn cáo dì fǔ de pàn guān, qīng miáo dàn xiě de jǐ bǐ, jiù dài biǎo zhe jǐ shí zhǒng de shēng shā yǔ duó.

  Suddenly, a gust of wind chime sounded.

  Without a word, she slightly paused, looked up at the sky, and had some doubts in her eyes. When she raised her head again, Nalan Xianyu was already sitting across from her, dressed in light attire, and had poured a cup of clear tea.

  "I want you to go see someone." Nalan Xianyu picked up his teacup and brought it to his lips, saying lightly.

  "Who is it?"

  "Uncle of the Kingdom."

  His expressionless face couldn't reveal any emotions, his two eyes staring at Nalan Xinnuo without ever looking away. Every time he thought he could see something from her body, but except for that indifference to everything and the extremely heavy killing intent, nothing else could be seen. He paused for a long time before slowly opening his mouth. "What do you want to see him for?"

  "Tell the Duke that Liu Gonggong spent a lot of money to buy his life from you, and then killed Liu Gonggong." Nalan Xinnuo's tone was still calm and flat, as if he were talking about something insignificant. "Give him the Book of Life and Death."

  Wu Yan didn't hesitate and refused bluntly. "Can't give."

  Before that, he was the founder of a top-notch killer organization in Jianghu. He had many skilled killers under his command, and the one he was most proud of was the invisible killer, Suo Ming Wu Chang.

  But everything he had been proud of was no match for Nalan Xingde.

  He was a proud man, yet he humbled himself to be her subordinate, doing things for her only because she had won him over. That's why he willingly did business with her at Bai Ming Lou, but now she wants to take away the Book of Life and Death from him; without it, there would be no Bai Ming Lou.

  "Are you defying me?" Nalan Xianuo raised her eyes and looked at him, her tone filled with an unyielding coldness.

  "Why." He replied coldly.

  Nalan Xixi's expression gradually turned cold, and normally she would not have deigned to answer such a question. However, looking at the completely unfamiliar face in front of her, she couldn't refuse.

  "I need to shift the Left Party's attention and point the spearhead at the eunuchs."

  "Although Wang Guo is a key figure in the Left Party, compared to him, it seems that Zuo Xiang Chen Canghai's power is even greater. Why didn't you let me go find Chen Canghai?" Wu Yan was puzzled.

  "Indeed, Zuo Xiang's power is greater, and Huang Renzhong, although he is the king's uncle's son-in-law, is also Chen Canghai's beloved general."

  As he spoke, Nalan Xiong smiled slightly, his smile full of confident and cunning calculation. "What I need is to shift their attention, not to exterminate the eunuchs. Chen Canghai is an old fox, you go find him personally, he will be suspicious, and even if he harbors hatred in his heart, he will prioritize the bigger picture first and won't shift the focus of the struggle to the eunuchs."

  "In case he is forced into a corner, if he makes one move to take down the eunuchs' power entirely, he will be even more unscrupulous in dealing with the Righteous Party."

  As she spoke, she hooked up the corner of her mouth. "Besides, that King's uncle is just relying on his family background to have such power, he is simply a simple-minded rough man, and the law of stimulation is specifically set for people like him."

  Unable to look away from the petite woman in men's attire, her eyes shone with uncontainable admiration. Not only did she possess astonishing martial arts skills and a delicate mind unique to women, but also the majestic demeanor of a man who took charge of the overall situation, seeing through people's hearts and analyzing them with precision, advancing steadily and acting bravely.

  Even if it were Nan Gongyin, he would probably be no match for her.

  Seizing the world was just a trivial matter for her, but why did she want to help Nan Gongyu like this?