Zi'an took out the needle bag from his sleeve pocket and wiped it gently. He had wasted one needle before at General Qin's mansion.
"Xia Zian!" Qin Zhou stood in front of Zian, looking down at him. The sunlight shone obliquely through the branches, and Zian's face looked soft, as if covered with a layer of golden light.
"General, please speak." Zi'an was still wiping the needle, looking nonchalant.
Qin Zhou was a little annoyed with her attitude, "Shouldn't you be happy that I'm coming?"
Zi'an raised his head and grinned, "I knew you would come."
Qin Zhou sneered, "Are you so confident?"
"It's not self-confidence, I just believe in you." Zi'an did not hesitate to praise Qin Zhou. At this point, if he gave her some compliments, she would feel comfortable wearing them, and subsequent things would go smoothly.
Qin Zhou turned his head away unnaturally, "Really?"
"Do you remember Dr. Lin Dan whom you brought with you?" Zi'an asked.
"What's wrong with him?" Qin Zhou turned around and looked at Zi'an.
"His family members were all killed in the earthquake and the epidemic," Zi'an said softly, "but he treated the sick people in Muzhai and Langweishan as if they were his family members. He touched me and made me realize that the people of the Northern Desert are actually the same as the people of the Great Zhou. A barefoot doctor can still have such a compassionate heart. How can you, as the great general of the Northern Desert, not have the same?"
Qin Zhou was somewhat touched, his eyes gradually lit up, but he remained silent.
Zi'an didn't say anything, letting her think about it slowly.
She also knew that it was difficult for Qin Zhou to make this decision, which might overturn her life.
After a long silence, Qin Zhou suddenly raised his head with a determined light in his eyes, "Okay, I will agree to your request, but you and Murong Jie must agree to one condition of mine first."
"You say!" Zi'an said.
"Withdraw the troops first!" She always hoped to give the emperor a chance. As long as the Great Zhou withdrew its troops, she would persuade the emperor to withdraw his troops.
If the Great Zhou withdraws its troops but the emperor does not, then she will not hesitate any longer.
Zi'an shook his head, "You know it's impossible. My Great Zhou is not invading, but defending. Your Northern Desert is now sending food to the border in an endless stream. How can my Great Zhou retreat?"
"Then we can't talk about it. This is the only condition." Qin Zhou said coldly.
Zi'an said: "Give me a reason to withdraw from the army."
"If you withdraw your troops, I will persuade the emperor to withdraw his troops." Qin Zhou said.
"What if you can't convince your emperor?"
Moreover, Zi'an couldn't completely trust Qin Zhou. After all, she used to be a proponent of war, and she was an ambitious and strategic person. Such a person could be trusted but not completely trusted.
"I have this confidence, don't you believe in me?" Qin Zhou was slightly annoyed.
"General Qin, even if I agree, the prince will not agree, and Xiao Xiao will definitely not agree."
"If we retreat, can we not defend ourselves? You can retreat fifty miles first."
"After fifty miles, our army will lose the initiative." Zi'an remembered that Lao Qi had analyzed before that if they advanced thirty miles or retreated, they would lose the advantageous position.
Qin Zhou couldn't help but look at her coldly. "It seems that you are not simple either. You also understand military matters. Then, it is even more impossible for me to cooperate with you unconditionally. If you don't agree, then forget about it and just pretend that I have never been here."
Zi'an smiled, "The general said yesterday that I might not be able to leave the general's mansion easily, but now I'm afraid you can't leave Wolf Tail Mountain easily either."
"Do you really think you have the ability to kill me? Even if you can kill me with that rope, if I die at your hands, do you know what the consequences will be for the Great Zhou?" Qin Zhou smiled defiantly, with murderous intent in his eyes.
Zi'an stood up, put the needle bag back into his sleeve pocket, and clapped his hands gently.
Qin Zhou was slightly startled. Just when he was wondering what she was doing, he saw a person walking out of the woods.
When she saw this person, her face changed drastically. That person looked exactly like her, and she also had the same clothes she was wearing.
The man came up and smiled, "General, do you think this dress is familiar? Yes, it's yours."
Qin Zhou raised his eyebrows, then frowned slightly. The voices were exactly the same.
Zi'an raised his hand and told Lingli to step back.
Lingli smiled indifferently, and her expression was exactly the same as Qin Zhou's.
"I simply cannot believe that there is such an amazing disguise master in this world." Qin Zhou was truly shocked. Having a similar appearance was not difficult to achieve, but the height, voice, movements, and expressions were all extremely similar. How did she do it
For a person to understand another person's actions and expressions so well, he must be very familiar with this person. Could it be that Da Zhou had already lurked someone around her
who is it
She racked her brains but couldn't think of who it was.
Zi'an smiled, revealing his white teeth, "Don't think about it, General. She is not someone you know."
Qin Zhou stared at her, "Do you want to kill me and let her impersonate me?"
"General, what do you think of this fake? If he pretends to be you, will he be recognized?" Zi'an asked.
Qin Zhou remained silent. Not to mention others, even she herself felt that they were extremely similar, as if she was looking at another herself.
Her gaze slowly moved back to Zi'an's face. Her eyes were clear and her expression was indifferent. There seemed to be contentment in her eyes, but there was no arrogance or arrogance in her eyes.
In her life, she had only met one woman who was neither humble nor overbearing, neither arrogant nor impetuous.
That person... is also a special person, a princess, with a clear heart and a wise mind.
This Xia Zian seemed to be no less capable than her.
Zi'an said at the right moment, "General, may I ask for a plan for the long-term stability of the Northern Desert?"
Qin Zhou raised his head quickly and shook slightly.
"What do you mean by that?" Qin Zhou was not angry at all. It seemed that everything was so logical. Or perhaps, this was what she had always thought.
How can we achieve long-term peace and stability? As long as the emperor is in power, there will be no long-term peace and stability. What awaits the people of Beimo will be war, war, and war!
"Happy cooperation!" Zi'an could only nod slightly, but could not say too much. Some words, if said in moderation, would allow Qin Zhou to reflect, but if she said too much, Qin Zhou would think that she had other intentions.
It's time for Northern Desert to cause chaos. Even if Qin Zhou fails to cause chaos this time, at least the pro-war faction will suffer a severe setback. In that case, I believe it will be difficult for Northern Desert to raise an army to attack Great Zhou within ten years.
Zi'an turned and left, leaving Qin Zhou standing by the stream.
Qin Zhou looked at her back with deep eyes.
Some ideas, once they take root, will grow rapidly.
Qin Zhou stood facing the wind, her clothes fluttering. She reached out to tighten her hair. The sunlight shone into her eyes, and she seemed to be immersed in a battlefield. The flashes of swords and shadows flashed through her mind one by one.
Deep in my heart, I was filled with anger. Why do we always have to fight in Northern Desert? Why do the men of Northern Desert always have to return home wrapped in their horsehide? Why do the women of Northern Desert have to wait for others to return home for years
(End of this chapter)