Then let them offer their loyalty!

"Even if they don't harm it themselves, I will deliberately cause the 'demon fetus' to die prematurely and frame them."

"At that time, I can unite the royalists and foreign aid to launch a counterattack."

"At that time, both the Prince Kang and the Crown Prince were already dead. If the Kou family were wiped out, I, the former Princess Xi and the mother of the Prince Kang and the Crown Prince, would be the only one in the entire 6th Sanctuary who would possess the highest legal authority and be able to wield great power."

Qiu Tu nodded slightly and then said, "And if the Kou family didn't harm Prince Kang, then... you should bring in outside help, which means I will enter the 6th Sanctuary."

"After eliminating the Kou family, they handed over power to me, then caused the 'demon fetus' to die prematurely and framed me."

"To force me, or to pressure other shelters to make me leave Shelter No. 6."

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Chapter 581 Princess Xi's Submission (10,000 words, seeking monthly votes)

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi fell silent.

After all, ever since Qiu Tu broke the contract and betrayed her, she has been standing on the moral high ground to criticize Qiu Tu.

Now that Qiu Tu has exposed her true colors, she suddenly feels a bit guilty.

After all... if you look at it this way, she schemed against Qiu Tu first, and Qiu Tu saw through it, turned the tables on her, and betrayed her afterwards.

She simply couldn't bring herself to criticize Qiu Tu anymore.

However, Qiu Tu has now laid out the facts in front of her, and she has no way to deny them.

So after a dozen seconds of silence, she finally mumbled, "I guess so."

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but smile.

This discussion, framing the two individuals as "traitors," actually laid the foundation for their subsequent conversation and collaboration.

This finally brought the conversation completely under Qiu Tu's control.

"So... this whole thing was your doing, you were the one who plotted against me first."

"I just discovered all of this and then tried to protect myself."

After determining the nature of the matter, Qiu Tu held Princess Xi's cold hand, then changed the subject and said gently, "However... I don't blame you."

"On the contrary, after learning about your experience, I feel sorry for you."

"The Lin family, Prince Kang, and the Queen! They are all beasts! They deserve to die!"

Qiu Tu was actually quite shocked and indignant about the matter, and although he deliberately amplified his emotions, they were still genuine feelings.

Having sought revenge for so many years, Princess Xi's mind was naturally incredibly sensitive. Therefore, she keenly sensed Qiu Tu's genuine emotions and couldn't help but turn to look at him.

Qiu Tu sensed Princess Xi's gaze and turned to look at her.

Their gazes met in the air.

One second, two seconds, Princess Xi slowly averted her gaze.

Qiu Tu felt reassured once again.

The Emotional Handbook [108 Ways to Enhance Relationships] #69: No matter what kind of woman she is, she is emotional. Rationally analyzing problems for her is far less effective than joining her in criticizing her enemies.

And! Don't worry about your relationship with her. Even if you don't get along, as long as you scold her, she'll think about it afterward and her opinion of you will change.

They might even feel that they've misunderstood you.

This is always one of the most effective ways to increase a girl's favorability and get closer to her.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu continued with his plan.

He reached out and put his arm around Princess Xi's shoulder at the opportune moment, and then said, "So, I actually want to help you take revenge and help you complete your plan."

After Qiu Tu exposed the scheme and angrily berated Prince Kang, the Lin family got closer to him, and Princess Xi was clearly less resistant to Qiu Tu than before.

Of course, she didn't back down so easily. Instead, she stood there stiffly, expressionless, and asked, "How do you plan to help me get revenge? How do you plan to help me complete my mission?"

Qiu Tu put one arm around Princess Xi's shoulder and held her hand with the other, then spoke.

"It's very simple. First of all, you have only two core objectives: to seize power and to take revenge on all those who have hurt you."

"Let's talk about revenge first."

“Your political foundation rests on the Prince of Kang, which is your weakest point.”

"Your previous plan was indeed good; it could effectively acquire the political legacy of the Prince of Kang without restricting yourself."

"But... as long as you continue down this path, you will never be able to avenge the King of Kang in your lifetime."

Princess Xi turned to look at Qiu Tu, a hint of confusion on her face.

Qiu Tu looked down at her and said, "Do you only want to destroy Prince Kang physically?"

Princess Xi was a clever woman. Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, she was first taken aback, then suddenly looked at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu nodded slightly, "That's right."

"History is written by posterity, and also by the victors."

"If King Kang defeats the Yaksha and enters the 'Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area,' then he will have achieved a great feat, leaving a significant mark on history."

"But the problem is... he didn't do it. He was not only defeated by the Yaksha, but he also retreated all the way back to the sanctuary."

"For the next ten years or so, no matter if you poisoned him or something happened to him, he did nothing."

"Therefore, there are too many aspects of his merits and demerits that can be blurred and written down."

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then analyzed, "If he really has descendants, or you really have inherited his legal lineage."

"So if you want to maintain your rule, you must glorify his achievements and publicize his deeds to increase your influence."

“You have no other choice, nor can you affect the posthumous reputation of King Kang.”

“However, if the Sixth Sanctuary falls into the hands of me and the Kou family, we will directly change its ‘political system’ from a ‘dual monarchy’ to a more scientific ‘democratic parliamentary system.’”

"Because he did not continue the legitimacy of the Kang King, the Kang King can be labeled as the last emperor who 'turned back the clock of history and established feudal rule'."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi's face immediately showed a hint of realization.

Clearly, given her limited life experience, her understanding of "revenge" was limited to physical destruction.

I haven't really considered things like posthumous fame.

But now, after listening to Qiu Tu's story, she inexplicably felt that this was the only way to truly vent her anger!

What does it matter if you just kill one person? True revenge is when someone dies hundreds or thousands of years later, and is scorned by future generations for all eternity!

Seeing that Princess Xi had taken his words to heart, Qiu Tu continued, "After discussing revenge, let's talk about taking control of the government."

"Just as I said earlier. If your rule is based on King Kang, then you will never be able to truly control that power."

"Because you are just a puppet, just a transition."

"Therefore, if you want to truly wield power, you must transform this force."

Princess Xi had completely listened at this point.

She looked up, her bright blue eyes fixed on Qiu Tu, and asked, "How do I modify it?"

Qiu Tu put one arm around Princess Xi and pointed to the reception room where the two of them had come from, then said, "Let's renovate it like this."

"Use third-party forces to exert pressure and intimidate the upper levels. Then control the middle levels and influence the lower levels."

Qiu Tu said, "Only those at the top have their own political direction. How would the middle and lower levels know who's above them?"

"Whoever can feed them, whoever can make them live well, whoever can help them get promoted and make money, is their god."

"So, as long as you gather the royalist forces through these few high-ranking officials, you can then promote the middle-ranking officials, influence the lower-ranking officials, and sideline the higher-ups."

"I believe that before long, this force will no longer belong to the Kang family, but to the Xi family."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi frowned slightly and silently analyzed the situation.

After a moment, she spoke, "But this is too slow."

This was exactly what Qiu Tu was waiting for, so he said with a smile, "So there's another way."

"Disperse the middle and lower-level talents of the royalist faction, and then integrate them with the 9-strong army of Dongye Prefecture."

"The royalists can currently mobilize about 400,000 troops. With a ratio of nine to forty, they can easily expand and control the force."

Upon hearing this, Princess Xi turned sharply to look at Qiu Tu.

She's not stupid. Besides, Qiu Tu's intentions were far too obvious. It was practically a direct approach.

With the army of Dongye Prefecture as its backbone, then the control of this army would almost entirely belong to Dongye Prefecture.

At that time, the army will likely not be surnamed Xi or Kang, but Qiu!

Perhaps sensing Princess Xi's worries, Qiu Tu gently patted her back and comforted her, "Don't think so much. If you die now, the army won't be yours either."

Princess Xi: ? ? ?

Princess Xi was still calculating the pros and cons in her mind when Qiu Tu suddenly made a sharp turn, almost throwing her off the carriage!

Is this supposed to be comforting?

Even if I die, the army won't belong to me anymore? So, thinking about all that is pointless?

I wasn't comforted at all!

Although he was internally criticizing Qiu Tu's behavior, he had to admit that Qiu Tu was right.

Her life is now in Qiu Tu's hands. Cooperate, and she'll survive; don't cooperate, and she'll most likely die.

Therefore, it's pointless to think about whether the army belongs to you. Survival comes first.

At worst... I'll just target Qiu Tu for my next revenge.

Thinking this, Princess Xi gave a blank "hmm," which was considered an acknowledgment of Qiu Tu's "comfort."

Upon seeing that Princess Xi had agreed to reform the army, Qiu Tu changed the subject and said, "Xi Xi, don't think I'm taking advantage of your misfortune. Actually... I'm really trying to help you."

Princess Xi raised her eyes and glanced at Qiu Tu without any joy or sorrow. A thousand words were conveyed in her eyes: You still lied to me?

Qiu Tu ignored that look and said, "Do you remember my analysis just now?"

"Your ultimate goals are twofold: revenge and control of the sanctuary."

Qiu Tu paused for a moment, then asked, "Is your only enemy Prince Kang?"

"Is the only shelter you can control the 6th shelter?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi frowned slightly, and her exotic face turned to look at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu said with a smile, "Don't forget... you're a member of the Lin family. You have Lin family blood flowing through your veins."

"Back then, not all the Lin family members who hurt you are still alive."

"And... as the four founders of the 7th Shelter, the Lin family possesses extremely high authority within the 7th Shelter."

"You have the right to become a senior member of the 7th Sanctuary and reach the highest level."

"They also have the right to investigate and impeach any family, elder, or official."

"The reason why the Lin family had disappeared from the political scene of the 7th shelter was because they were too weak."

"But it doesn't matter, now... you have hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds or thousands of talented people."

"You are fully capable of becoming the new head of the Lin family, and thus automatically obtaining the position of elder of the 7th Sanctuary and entering the core layer."

Some things are actually very simple to say, but it's because of habitual thinking that people can't think of them.

Princess Xi's focus has been on the 6th Sanctuary and Prince Kang all these years. She never thought she could launch a surprise attack, control the Lin family, and then control the 7th Sanctuary.

Thinking of this, Princess Xi immediately realized that her thinking was wrong: it wasn't that she hadn't considered this possibility. It was just... she couldn't do it.

She didn't have a large army then; now she does, but it's all controlled by royalists.

As Qiu Tu said: The foundation of the royalists lies in the 6th sanctuary, and their legitimacy lies in the bloodline of the Kang King.

She can only be described as the mother of the Crown Prince of Kang, a puppet who held power on his behalf when he was young.

Therefore, she could seize power by leveraging the support of the royalists, but she could not directly control them.

However, if Qiu Tu's method is used to modify them, the royalists will immediately become a controllable force and can enter the 7th Sanctuary.