What truly convinced Yuwen Kuo and his officials was the intelligence relayed by spies from Southern Chu, who reported seeing at least 80,000 men in the Mo Dao Army's tents.

The next day, the spies monitoring Zhao Yun reported that they had discovered at least 50,000 white horses in Zhao Yun's military tent.

Upon hearing these two pieces of news, Yuwen Kuo generously agreed to cede three prefectures, pay a certain amount of compensation, and form a marriage alliance with the Great Liang, establishing a lasting friendly relationship.

The Liang-Chu Peace Treaty was formally signed.

Five days had passed when they received the message from Marquis Yan.

Xiao Jingyi looked at Yan Hou's report and was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"I have 100,000 Mo Dao soldiers, how come I didn't know?"

"And then there's the White Horse Cavalry..."

"My teacher used to be incredibly upright, but now he's gone bad. What a fine example of 'all's fair in war'!"

"The key is that Yuwen Kuo really falls for this. It's true that whoever has the bigger fist has the more say."

Xiao Jingyi smiled and put the intelligence aside.

Mei Changsu, suppressing a laugh, said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yan has exceeded expectations this time and has even secured three prefectures for us. We should now send someone to take over these three prefectures."

"Yes, taking over is certain. As for Chang Su, I have received news that envoys have also been sent from Dayu, Ye Qin, Bei Yan, and Qing Kingdom."

As he spoke, Xiao Jingyi took out a pile of letters from various countries and threw them on the table: "This time, I intend for you to receive them, what do you say?"

"Reception?"

"Your Majesty, no, I am not cut out for this. You should find someone else."

"Chang Su, there are some things I need you to resolve."

Seeing Xiao Jingyi's serious expression, Mei Changsu was taken aback.

"Sowing discord among nations."

092 Thousand Machine Bio-human, Poison Master: It may harm the natural order, but not the literary order (Bonus chapter for 3.4 accumulated flowers, please subscribe)

Xiao Jingyi looked at Mei Changsu with a grave expression.

Because he knew that the victory of the Great Liang had already had the effect of deterring other countries.

However, there is a side effect: it could lead to an alliance of other countries.

This is not good news. At present, the Great Liang can fight against many, but it is far from being able to fight against all of them. Otherwise, it would not have sent an envoy to the Southern Chu to stabilize the situation first.

However, if we wait until the fall of Northern Yan, any intelligent country will be able to see that Great Liang intends to annex other countries.

At that time, several countries will surely unite.

Xiao Jingyi was confident he could overcome the challenge, but it would also cause considerable losses to the Great Liang.

So he planned to take advantage of the arrival of envoys from various countries to sow discord among them.

After much deliberation, among all the ministers in the court, he felt that Mei Changsu was the most suitable.

Mei Changsu understood the meaning behind Xiao Jingyi's words. After a moment's pause, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I... will do my best."

In fact, Mei Changsu wasn't very confident either, since most of his plans over the years had been focused on the Liang Dynasty.

"I believe you."

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. But I wonder what your expectations are for them?" Mei Changsu asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi thought for a moment and said, "It would be best if a fight broke out, ideally a fight to the death."

???

Your Majesty, your request is a bit too much.

Mei Changsu was taken aback, then frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Although he didn't know if he could do it, Mei Changsu naturally wouldn't refuse since Xiao Jingyi had asked.

The two chatted for a while longer before Mei Changsu left.

Xiao Jingyi watched his retreating figure, then walked to the map, looking at the three states that Nan Chu had allocated to him, and thought about which people to send to take over.

"In newly acquired territories, a combination of kindness and severity must be applied. I remember Qin Huainian of Zhangzhou had some tricks up his sleeve. Zhangzhou was also a newly acquired territory back then, and now..."

"And Liu Yundao from Liuzhou, he can also be sent there..."

In the past few days, Xiao Jingyi has gotten to know all the ministers of the Great Liang Dynasty, which was one of the first things he did after ascending the throne.

A ruler does not need to do everything personally, but he needs to appoint people wisely.

The way of the emperor also includes the way of employing people.

He then wrote down the names of more than thirty officials, mostly from the 553 prefectures. He said that transferring them would not cause much of a problem for the operation of work in various places.

He then drafted a decree and had Han Le send someone to issue it.

This busy period lasted until night.

Finally having a break, Xiao Jingyi stretched his neck and said, "Perfect timing, now that we have a break, let me see if the mall has anything good."

System: Points System

Host: Xiao Jingyi

Identity: Ruler of the Great Liang Kingdom

Permissions: Level 1

Points: 614430 (10 points per minute)

Strength: Peak Grandmaster

Cultivation Method: Emperor's Scripture

Points Mall: Click to open

"Tsk tsk tsk, another 60 points have been accumulated."

"I seem to remember that the next time the spending reward is triggered, it will be 200 million points. After using them up this time, I can upgrade them in about half a month."

Xiao Jingyi thought of the result of asking the system last time, and then he opened the store to see if there were any new items in the past two days.

Now, whenever he has free time, he checks the exchange shop.

That way, he can detect good things immediately.

"There's something new here?"

At this moment, Xiao Jingyi saw the newly appeared item.

Thousand-Machine Bio-Cyborg: 30 points, limited to monthly purchases (2/2)

Description: The face can change into any face, mimic all the opponent's actions, read the opponent's memories, has no gender, has the strength of a Grandmaster at the peak, can self-destruct, and the resulting power is enormous.

"This...is not bad."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jingyi's eyes lit up.

Because he immediately thought of two people: Fan Xian and Wu Zhu!

After all, he knew that Fan Xian was a transmigrator, but only in a soul form.

Although the two have no interaction at the moment, his existence will definitely bring some trouble to himself.

He had been sending people to Qing Kingdom to investigate Fan Xian for some time, and people were still reporting back to him.

What is certain is that the storyline for Fan Xian has not yet begun.

So when Xiao Jingyi saw the Thousand Machines cyborg, he thought of using this robot to replace Fan Xian and take advantage of Fan Xian's identity to do some things in the Qing Kingdom.

As for Wu Zhu, just send another Thousand Machine Bio-engineered Human to take him out.

If all else fails, just self-destruct.

It's not that he's heartless, but rather that he has many secrets and doesn't want to expose them in any way.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Jingyi immediately exchanged for two.

The next moment, he saw two identical figures appear in his palace.

They were faceless and had snow-white skin. Upon seeing Xiao Jingyi, they immediately knelt down and bowed.

Xiao Jingyi then wrote down an address and handed it to them, saying, "Go to this place, kill the person with this name, and take their place. If you encounter any crisis, self-destruct."

Without any hesitation, the two cyborgs nodded.

Xiao Jingyi then gave each of them a cloak and told them to leave the palace under the cover of night.

After arranging for them to leave, Xiao Jingyi sighed and reopened the control panel.

The next moment, he glanced at the 1 points he still had left.

I used it without even thinking about it.

However, this time he didn't draw for military equipment or troops; he drew the regular lottery as before.

"Ding! You have acquired a top-tier strategist: Jia Xu."

!!!

???

Upon hearing the previous hint, Xiao Jingyi was pleasantly surprised, because he desperately needed strategists right now, and he had entrusted many tasks to Mei Changsu, Shen Zhui, and Cai Quan.

It's not that other people can't be used, but rather that their loyalty to him isn't high enough, and they're still in the evaluation stage.

Some unimportant tasks can be left to them.

But he needs to entrust many important matters to capable and loyal people, because he doesn't want to have to worry about them if something happens to them.

So just hearing about the beginning made him very happy.

But when the names that followed came out, he stood there dumbfounded.

What?

Jia Xu!?

That ruthless strategist, the one who harms Heaven but not Wenhe?!

Give me a figure like Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, Lu Su, or Chen Gong.

If all else fails, give me Xu Shu.

Why did you bring this guy here?!

Xiao Jingyi rubbed his temples, indicating that he had a headache.

However, he acknowledged Jia Xu's abilities. A sophisticated egoist, in the Three Kingdoms era where military generals were numerous and strategists were plentiful, he was one of the few who managed to die a natural death.

The key point is that he lived to be 77 years old.

In some respects, he was definitely superior to most strategists.

"If it's out, it's out."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Xiao Jingyi frowned slightly, thinking of the envoys from various countries who had come to Daliang these past few days: "He seems quite good at this kind of sowing discord."

"Yes, that's him."

Xiao Jingyi's smile grew increasingly cruel.

Poison Master, it depends on how you use it.

"System, where is Jia Xu now?"

"Ding! Drinking at a restaurant in the palace."

As the system spoke, it transmitted all information about Jia Xu's relationship with him, as well as other matters, into Xiao Jingyi's mind.

Under the system's arrangement, Jia Xu was helped by him when he was down on his luck several years ago. Later, he was ordered to travel around the states and has now returned.

More importantly, Xiao Jingyi did indeed help someone back then.

Well, the arrangement was quite appropriate.

"Perfect timing, I'll go out and take a look!"

Without waiting for the late hour, Xiao Jingyi was about to head out.

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