Chapter 43 Cooperation
The empress was silent.

There was no immediate response to Chu Zhuang's request.

The main reason was that Chu Zhuang’s demands were too harsh, to the point where the imperial court could not bear it.

An army of eight hundred thousand!
Even if it can be given, border defense troops must be withdrawn!
Once the border defense forces are reduced, will the surrounding countries launch an attack?
"Are you sure you can win?"

After a while, the empress asked in a deep voice.

"Sure!"

Chu Zhuang nodded affirmatively, "Your Majesty, if you meet my conditions, I will guarantee with the lives of my entire family that I will definitely defeat Ye Jiuxing!"

The empress took a deep look at Chu Zhuang and said in a deep voice, "Wait for my news!"

After that, he turned around and left.

Chu Zhuang bowed respectfully and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

The guard of honor went away.

After the empress returned to the palace, she did not continue to hold court meetings, but went to the imperial study and drove away the eunuchs and palace maids.

She sat on the imperial chair and said to the empty palace, "Come out!"

hum!
Ripples in the void.

A man in a black robe, holding a feather fan, with an evil smile on his face appeared, bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

"I want the Marquis of Zhenguo to fight, but the conditions he proposed make me feel a little embarrassed!"

The empress briefly explained the conditions proposed by Chu Zhuang.

After hearing this, the black-robed man raised his eyebrows and whispered, "How could the Marquis of Zhenguo be so afraid of Ye Jiuxing?"

The empress nodded with a cold face and said, "He never fights a battle without preparation! In fact, I am a little regretful that I should not have sent Wei Guang to fight, but should have agreed to the conditions of the Marquis of Zhenguo!"

In this battle, many powerful people appeared around Ye Jiuxing.

Don’t say anything else.

Gongsun Sheng from Jianfeng Pass and Gongsun Sheng from Heihu Cliff are both powerful men who appeared in this battle.

Mysterious origin!

Never heard of that before!
The most terrifying thing is Bai Qi, whose strength has become even stronger.

When facing Ling Yunhong, he could only barely unleash the combat power of the Saint Realm.

However, in this battle, he easily defeated Wei Guang, who had gained the power of military spirit and broken through the holy realm.

I don’t know if this was a hidden strength from before!
A breakthrough was achieved during this period!
The former is okay, but if it’s the latter, it would be terrible!

The black-robed man thought for a while, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Ye Jiuxing has become a powerful figure. If we send ordinary generals to fight him, we will probably not be able to defeat him. It will only cause loss of the national strength of Dayu!"

"I suggest that you agree to the Marquis of Zhenguo!"

"He dares to use the nine clans as a guarantee, he must be absolutely sure!"

"it is good!"

The empress nodded and said in a deep voice: "But for this matter, I need to seek the consent of the ancestor. I will go to the ancestral temple!"

This is a big deal!

Even if she is the commander of a country's army, she still cannot make the decision!

The empress said this, stood up and walked out of the imperial study.

When she was about to leave, the man in black robe said, "Wan'er, don't worry, we will definitely win!"

The empress paused, turned her head, and smiled, "Yes! We can win! Yan Chen, it was you who asked me to cripple Ye Jiuxing. I did it, so you should also give me some support!"

The man in black robe didn't say a word. His body shook and he disappeared into thin air.

The empress also left the imperial study.

Ancestral temple.

Brightly lit!

However, one of the eight pillars supporting the temple collapsed.

The empress walked into the ancestral temple, burned incense in front of the ancestral tablet, and then shouted: "Old Ancestor, please come out and see me!"

An old man emerged and stood at the entrance of the hall.

The old man was about to speak, but the empress knelt down with a plop and said, "Grandfather, I am incompetent. I have failed in my two expeditions against Ye Jiuxing. Please punish me! However, before you punish me, I have something to say. There are a lot of mysterious strong men hidden under Ye Jiuxing's command, and they may have long been rebellious!"

The old man looked at the empress, and after a moment, he slowly said, "Get up!"

The empress did not stand up and remained kneeling.

The old man shook his head and said softly: "Perhaps, you are right to abolish Ye Jiuxing! He is a minister of Dayu, a dog of the royal family, but he has cultivated a large number of strong people. He deserves to be killed!"

Hearing this, the empress stood up and said with a smile: "Old Ancestor is wise!"

The old man raised his eyelids and said, "Don't try to be clever in front of me from now on!"

The empress's expression was slightly stiff, she lowered her head and said nothing.

Be silent for a while.

The empress said, "Grandfather, I want to mobilize the national forces to suppress Ye Jiuxing. If necessary, I would like to ask you to take action!"

She is the ruler of a country.

But the royal family also holds great power.

Of course, she also has considerable power. She can bypass the royal family and send 350,000 troops to attack Ye Jiuxing.

And this is her limit.

"can!"

The old man pondered for a long time, then said, "You can mobilize the troops and warriors of Dayu at will. This time, you must kill Ye Jiuxing!"

"Thank you, ancestor!"

Having obtained the desired result, the empress smiled, bowed, and left with a relaxed pace.

The Marquis Zhenguo Mansion!

Chu Zhuang sat in the main hall, and his family stood beside him.

A middle-aged man sighed, "Dad, have you really decided to go to war? If you go, can you win?"

"Can I say no?"

Chu Zhuang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty brought all the officials to visit me, which is to give me face. No matter whether I agree or not, I will have to take up my gun and go to the battlefield after the imperial decree is issued. Instead of doing this, it is better to take the initiative and ask for more troops!"

The middle-aged man was silent.

Chu Zhuang continued: "As for winning, if Your Majesty fulfills all the requirements, I am 90% sure of winning."

A woman at the side asked, "Master, are you not sure of victory?"

"no!"

Chu Zhuang smiled bitterly, "I have fought countless battles in my life, and I like to fight battles that I am sure of winning. But when I fight Ye Jiuxing, I am not sure of winning! He is too mysterious, and his trump cards are endless. Even when he is in a desperate situation, he can always turn the tide!"

The Dayu Dynasty suffered too much at the hands of Ye Jiuxing.

"Do not think too much!"

Chu Zhuang said softly: "The Chu family rose because of me and was built on merit. Even if I lose, His Majesty will not take action against the Chu family, so you can rest assured."

As he was speaking, a long voice came from outside the hall:

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

"The Emperor ordered that the Marquis Chu Zhuang lead an army of 800,000 to attack Ye Jiuxing."

Ye Jiuxing was unaware of what was happening in the court.

The next day, at noon, he arrived at the main hall on time, but found that Bai Qi and Cao Chun were not there.

After some inquiries, I learned that the two were in seclusion, trying to break through their cultivation.

Bai Qi practiced the way of killing, and in this battle he killed more than 100,000 people, absorbing a huge amount of blood and evil energy to meet the needs of a breakthrough.

As for Cao Chun, he also gained something from the battle.

The two main generals are not here.

Ye Jiuxing was thinking whether to discuss the matter, when a figure wearing a flying fish suit walked in, saluted respectfully and said: "My lord, the Great Yan Dynasty has sent an envoy!"

Great Yan Dynasty?

One of the surrounding countries, it is very powerful, much more powerful than the Dayu Dynasty during the reign of the original owner.

Why do you say that?

The most important reason is that the Great Yan Dynasty has three holy dynasties and a top-level legion.

It is equivalent to having the combat power of three saints.

And in the Dayu Dynasty, there is only one ancestor in the holy realm!

It was not until Ye Jiuxing came to power that three top-level legions were formed, bringing the holy realm combat power of the Dayu Dynasty to four.

Holy land!

They are the real pillars of the country!
If a country does not have a holy land, it will not be able to ensure the integrity of its sovereignty and will find it difficult to survive for long.

The fall of the holy realm means the demise of the country!
"finally come!"

Ye Jiuxing smiled and said, "Please let them in!" "Yes, sir!"

The Jinyiwei members withdrew.

After a while, three figures walked into the hall. One of them was a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the other two were envoys from the Great Yan Dynasty. They were wearing bright red official robes embroidered with various patterns of flames.

The Great Yan Dynasty was a country that believed in fire.

The pattern of fire is everywhere.

Even official robes.

One can judge an official’s rank by his official robe.

The one color of fire represents the ninth rank official.

The second color of fire represents the eighth rank official.

The three-color fire represents the seventh rank official.
By analogy, the Nine-Colored Fire is a first-rank official.

Ye Jiuxing looked at the two men. One of them had eight different colors of fire on his official robe, which corresponded to a second-rank official.

As for the other person, he was an official of the third rank.

"See you, Your Majesty!"

The two men stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Majesty?"

Ye Jiuxing smiled and said, "What kind of king am I? You two are really joking!"

The second-rank official in the lead said: "With the king's achievements and strength, he is fully worthy of being crowned king. The Queen of Dayu is narrow-minded and short-sighted. Not only did she not give the king the treatment he deserved, she also wanted to kill him. When the outside officials saw this, they were also filled with righteous indignation!"

"This time, the foreign ministers represent the Great Yan Dynasty and want to cooperate with the king to destroy the Great Yu Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he revealed endless anger.

"Uh"

Ye Jiuxing didn't know how to respond.

Those who don’t know might think that this minister of Dayan is his man.

No wonder an envoy was sent here!

On the side, Wu Yong cupped his hands and asked, "May I know the name of the envoy?"

"Lord's envoy, Wang Hu!"

"Deputy Envoy, thank you Ying!"

The two envoys introduced themselves.

"I am Wu Yong!"

Wu Yong wore a feather fan and a long scarf, and said with a smile: "Two envoys, I wonder how you plan to cooperate?"

"useless?"

Xie Ying blinked and couldn't help asking, "Your name is so strange. Can you make the decision? Will it be effective if we talk to you?"

Wu Yong was stunned and looked at Ye Jiuxing who was sitting in the upper seat.

"efficient!"

Ye Jiuxing suppressed his laughter, "He is my military advisor and has the right to represent me!"

Finally someone talked about the name issue!
Wu Yong was speechless.

Could you smile more clearly?

The corners of his mouth are almost reaching his ears.

Xie Ying nodded and said to Wu Yong: "The direction of our cooperation is mainly divided into two points!"

"First, you have only been in the world for a short time, and your intelligence is weak. We can provide you with detailed intelligence about the Dayu Dynasty, and the importance of intelligence is self-evident!"

"Second, when you and Dayu are fighting fiercely, we will seize the opportunity to attack Dayu Dynasty, forcing Dayu Dynasty to fight on two fronts and become exhausted!"

intelligence!

send troops!

These two points seem very sincere.

Wu Yong smiled calmly, "Thank you, Deputy Envoy Ying, your side is too insincere, isn't it?"

"First, we have our own intelligence network. It's not that powerful, but we can easily control the Dayu Dynasty!"

"Second, what does it mean to seize the opportunity? Are you going to wait until we defeat the Great Yu Dynasty before you come and take advantage of the situation? Also, how many troops will you send when you attack?"

"Since we are cooperating, we must show our sincerity, right?"

The conditions proposed by the Great Yan Dynasty lacked any sincerity.

There is even an element of temptation.

Test!

Wu Yong noticed it.

They used the intelligence of the Great Yan Dynasty, which meant that they did not have enough intelligence of their own and had to borrow it from outsiders.

But can we trust this kind of information obtained from outsiders?
Of course not!

If the Great Yan Dynasty tampered with key intelligence, doomsday would be waiting for them.

Even the Great Yan Dynasty would leave spies behind.

This is the most dangerous.

Not to mention that he now has the Embroidered Uniform Guard, even if he didn't, he would not use the intelligence of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Xie Ying raised his eyebrows and said deeply: "It seems that we have all underestimated the king!"

Does Ye Jiuxing have an intelligence agency?
Probably!

Monitor the sky!

It was formed by Ye Jiuxing, with tens of thousands of members spread across surrounding countries.

Since Ye Jiuxing can set up Jiantian, why can't he establish other intelligence agencies?
Ye Jiuxing can do it!

If not, how did people like Bai Qi, Cao Chun and others come about?

At this time, Wang Hu smiled and said: "Wu Yong, you can mention your cooperation requirements. If they are reasonable, we will implement them!"

cooperate!

This is inevitable!
The Great Yan Dynasty wanted to destroy the Great Yu.

However, the strength displayed by Ye Jiuxing is not enough to compete with Dayu, and certain support must be given.

In addition, Ye Jiuxing also wanted to cooperate. He wanted to use the Great Yan Dynasty to advance part of the power of the Great Yu Dynasty to relieve the pressure.

Wu Yong didn't say anything and looked at Ye Jiuxing.

He is just a strategist, and the one who can really make the decision is Ye Jiuxing.

Ye Jiuxing pondered for a while and said, "First, we need to share information! Second, the Great Yan Dynasty has officially declared war on the Great Yu. We must issue a declaration of war! Third, before the war begins, the Great Yan Dynasty will send 300,000 troops to attack Changzhou. We must take down the border!"

After hearing this, Wang Hu's expression gradually became serious.

Exchange information?
Does Ye Jiuxing's side have any intelligence agency?

Test?
He had previously thought about falsifying some intelligence, but now it seems a little difficult.

Ye Jiuxing has an intelligence agency in his hands. When the two sides compare themselves, the authenticity of the intelligence will be clear at a glance.

Counterattack an army!
hateful!

As for the second point, formally declaring war on Dayu and issuing a letter of challenge, I cannot agree to it even more.

The Great Yan Dynasty only wanted to be a pusher, hiding in the dark and watching from the sidelines, but did not want to charge into battle and really fight a war with the Great Yu Dynasty.

This is not in the interests of the Great Yan Dynasty.

You can't put yourself in danger for an outsider, right?

Sending out 300,000 troops is even more impossible.

How many troops does the Great Yan Dynasty have in total?
It is far less than the Dayu Dynasty. All together, there are about 1.4 million people.

Three hundred thousand is equivalent to one fifth of the military strength.

gab!

Wang Hu said in a deep voice: "My lord, we can help you, but you can't use us as a hammer!"

The Great Yan Dynasty is not stupid!

Ye Jiuxing smiled and said, "You guys are also using me, aren't you? You want me and Dayu to fight to the point of both suffering losses, right?"

"In that case, why not be honest!"

"You provide assistance, and I will disrupt the Dayu Dynasty. After that, everyone can rely on their own abilities. How do you think?"

"The Dayu Dynasty may seem powerful, but it is actually a lamb to be slaughtered. No matter how much territory you, Dayan, can occupy, it is all yours. I will not attack!"

At this point, Ye Jiuxing added: "If you agree, we will cooperate! If you disagree, we will each act separately!"

(End of this chapter)