Sitting in the room, Wu Jie was staring at the blood edict in her hand in a daze, when she heard the sound of the guards saluting outside the door, she hurriedly stuffed the things into her bosom.

Chen Jiao lifted the curtain and came in, and said with a smile, "How do you feel these two days, the condition may have recurred."

Wu Jie said: "It's all healed." After a pause, she asked again, "Where did you go?"

She was just asking casually, but she didn't expect Chen Jiao to answer very frankly: "I went to see the envoy of the Northwest General's Mansion."

She knew before that he had colluded with Gao Shi, but she admitted it so readily, Wu Jie was still stunned: "Then, what did you discuss?"

"Of course it's how to divide up the world." Sitting opposite, Chen Jiao smiled calmly.

Dividing the world, Wu Jie's heart trembled, and she said disgustedly: "In the eyes of you people, the people of the world are just livestock wealth, and they can be plundered and divided at will, right?"

Chen Jiao looked at her and sighed, "Silly girl, in the troubled times, this is the way of the world. If you don't fish others, just wait to be fished by others. Is the person in the West Wing room nobler than me?" Yet?"

"Back then, he led his troops to conquer the south, but he hesitated a little."

Wu Jie remained silent. From this point of view, Yuan Jing was no different from Chen Jiao. They were also young emperors in troubled times, ambitious, capable of both civil and military skills. don't want to think about the world, and feel sorry for their talents and identities. In her previous life, Yuan Jing even conquered half of South Chen's power. Before she died, South Chen was about to perish.

"I'm just worried that there will be barbarians in this world in the future." She looked up at Chen Jiao.

Chen Jiao smiled: "I naturally know the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Not only I know, but Gao Zimo is also very clear."

Wu Jie opened her eyes wide.

"Is it surprising? Gao Zimo is not a fool. He knows that the Central Plains will never be peaceful under the barbarians, and it is even difficult for him to gain a foothold."

"So on this trip, his envoy made a suggestion. While they are entering the Central Plains and being dazzled by this colorful world, the Northwest General's Mansion is willing to send troops to the north to cut off their retreat."

"How could it be so simple?"

At any rate, Wu Jie had seen the military strategy before. Gao Tanyu lured the Di people from the northern barbarians to go south, but they were repelled instead. After learning a lesson, how could it be possible for Gao Zimo to cut off their retreat easily. What's more, the current Northwest General's Mansion is far less powerful than when Gao Tanyu was there.

"It is possible to advance by land and water, and the two armies will go together." Chen Jiao has a good grasp of this problem. "Our army has already made a huge ship, which can pass through the North Sea and transport the army. At that time, I can take the sea route and attack from the east. Invade the territory of the northern barbarians. Cooperating with the Northwest General's Mansion, the two armies will work together to suppress these tribes."

"And then?" Wu Jie couldn't help asking.

"Then the world will be divided equally in the future. They propose that they are willing to use Jinwu City as the boundary. The northwest belongs to him, and the south belongs to us."

Even Wu Jie found this condition unbelievable. To South Chen, it was simply too generous.

"But there is one condition for this secret agreement, he wants Yuan Jing." Chen Jiao said with a smile.

Wu Jie's body trembled. Send Yuan Jing to Gao Zimo.

If we say that before, she had a good impression of this gentle boy, but now, she has no confidence in Gao Zimo's temperament. He was able to do the atrocities that lured wolves into the house, and watched more than a dozen cities in the north fall into the hands of barbarians with a cold eye, and the lives were devastated. After Gao Zimo experienced the destruction of his family, he is no longer the gentle boy he was before. What will happen to Yuan Jing in his hands?

"Oh, it's a pity that such a generous offer can only be rejected." Chen Jiao smiled.

Wu Jie felt that she couldn't turn her head around. Just now she was still thinking about how to persuade Chen Jiao.

"How can you say that you are your own brother, can you really kill him?" Chen Jiao shrugged.

He asked again: "Where is the imperial edict, is it with you?"

Wu Jie was overwhelmed by the successive changes, and looked up at Chen Jiao. She knew that it was impossible to hide this matter from Chen Jiao, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.

Before she could speak, Chen Jiao leaned forward and pulled out the imperial edict from her collar.

"It's really poor, what kind of clothes are you playing?" After reading the content, he smiled and shook his head.

"What are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? Since he is so determined to give up the throne, I will send someone to send him there."

"Northern Wei's strong victory is good for me. I heard that Zi Wang Yuan Zhe is also quite talented. After succeeding to the throne, he must be able to last for a few more years."

Wu Jie thought about it deeply and understood Chen Jiao's intention.

With South Chen's current power, it is impossible to send troops north immediately, first to pacify the Great Wei, then to conquer the Northern Man, and suppress the Northwest General's Mansion along the way. We can only sit back and watch them both lose, or even three parties consume. Therefore, keeping the Northern Wei court in a stable transition is conducive to the balance of the three parties.

"He handed this edict to you because he understood my choice. In this case, I followed his will."

The edict matter was settled smoothly, but Wu Jie was even more worried.

If the imperial edict is delivered and Yuan Zhe succeeds to the throne, in the future the three forces in the north, Yuan Zhe's Great Wei soldiers and horses will face off against the barbarians going south, and the Northwest General's Mansion will take advantage of the chaos.

What will the North be like in the future? The protracted battles and killings, the people are in dire straits, and the bones of the dead are exposed...

Thinking about it this way, feel that this edict is so important that don't even want to send it out, but if don't send it out, the Northern Wei court will have no leader, and the northern barbarians will press harder and harder, and they will retreat faster. The north will become a hunting ground for those hungry wolves , Countless people were slaughtered and abused like lambs...

"Don't worry, I will accumulate strength well. One day in the future, I will definitely send my troops to the north to put down all these wars. When the time comes, the world will be peaceful and the people will be able to live and work in peace."

"How many years?" Wu Jie's voice trembled.

"I can't say for sure, maybe ten years, maybe twenty years, maybe even longer." Chen Jiao sighed, managing the world with many variables is never an easy task.

During these long years, Wu Jie was at a loss as she watched the barbarians wreaking havoc on this land with cold eyes.

"Why do you all only think about war and never think of a faster way."

"What's a quicker way?"

"You are united with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Didn't you just say that there are giant ships that can transport soldiers to the north. The strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty is far superior to Gao Zimo's Northwest General's Mansion. If you two join forces, why not put down the barbarian chaos."

The fighting strength of the barbarians in the north is far superior to that of the Central Plains. Only when the two sides work together can the war be quelled more quickly.

"This method sounds not bad, but after the peace is settled, the confrontation between the north and the south will continue, and the war will continue."

"But now the war is raging in the north, and the common people are living in dire straits."

"Silly girl, you have to take a long-term perspective. Only when the world is united can the disaster of war be completely eliminated. The blood and tears in front of you are all for the peace of the future."

Chen Jiao comforted her softly. In her opinion, Wu Jie's compassionate heart was pure and precious, like crystal, but it was a bit childish. This kind of respectability and cuteness is also what makes him tempted.

To rule the world, he originally thought that this ambition would be so far away that it would be impossible to realize it in his whole life, but God blessed him and sent him an unparalleled opportunity. Yuan Jing, the most important pawn, fell into his hands.

"Peace in the future?" Wu Jie couldn't help but sneer, "What did you say that the world will be unified and there will be no more wars. If it is true that a unified country can bring peace, then why did the previously unified dynasty split?"

"When the world is united for a long time, it must be divided for a long time. This is the general trend of the world. We can't go against it. We can only follow the sky." Chen Jiao said with a smile, "God sent you to me, and sent him to me , is God’s gift to me.”

But Wu Jie shook her head, "The general trend of the world is a cycle of hundreds of years. I am just a little girl, and I can't read such a long-term story. People live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees fall once. After this autumn, they will wither, and there will be no more. .”

"This life has experienced the pain of killing on the battlefield. Even if the world in the future is a prosperous world, it has nothing to do with me. My life has already withered like autumn grass and disappeared like duckweed. Unfortunately, I was born in this troubled world. , I just hope that there will be more peace in the troubled times, instead of this war continuing."

Chen Jiao listened quietly, the sound of snow outside the window made the world even more peaceful.

It suddenly occurred to him that after breaking up with envoy Gao Zimo, he went to see the progress of salvage by the river. In such freezing weather, digging into the ice is a very cruel thing.

In the past few days, civilian husbands have been freezing to death, frostbite, and even those who survived, after all this tossing, probably have a limited lifespan. As an invader and a victor, he felt a sense of pity for no reason.

Why bother? In this world, if you don’t eat people, others will eat you. For many years, South Chen’s national strength was weak, and it was suppressed and beaten by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Not to mention, Yuan Jing led an army to the South Chen border a few years ago. In the twelve cities, there were no fewer killings than before.

Wu Jie stared at Chen Jiao's face, seeing that his expression was slightly in a trance, but quickly became firm.

She understood that her own words were useless. To these people, no matter whether he was Yuan Jing or Gao Zimo, they were all the same kind of people.

Mercy does not control soldiers, and they are born to hold power, which has made them firm and irreversible.

He returned to the north, even if he met Gao Zimo, would he listen to his words?

Wu Jie was suddenly disheartened.

Rencheng in the north, the residence of the Northwest General's Mansion.

Inside the government office, Gao Zimo was listening to the secret report from his subordinates.

In a short period of time, the young man still looked handsome and moist, but his demeanor was completely different from before, calm and composed. Just like a small tree, out of the shelter of its family, facing the wind and rain alone, it grows up at an unprecedented speed.

"Bringing my sister back, at least he is willing to cherish the relationship between husband and wife. It's just the above conditions..." Gao Zimo flicked the letter with his fingers, showing disdain. If it was before, he would have carefully considered the conditions in the letter, but now that he has fallen into the hands of South Chen, ha...

Looking up and seeing his subordinates hesitate to speak, Gao Zimo put down the battle report and asked, "What else is there?"

The subordinate whispered: "It is the envoy who sent Eldest Young Lady back this time..."