The Guan family gradually declined, not because there were no successors or because they lost battles, but because there were no battles to fight. General Guan often said that it is a good thing not to fight, but if there is a war, the people will suffer.

But how have the common people in this world ever managed the Guan family and the life and death of nearly 100,000 soldiers in Hezhou? Xu Shihuan is not a saint, and she cannot do anything for everyone except her small family.

Fortunately, she got a glimpse of the opportunity from the book of words that foreshadowed the future direction:

The envoys from the Siwu Kingdom came from afar to express their intention to marry to the emperor of the Wanhua Kingdom. Princess Shuhui was supposed to be the best candidate for marriage, but she would rather die than obey. She also talked about her various grievances since she was a child without her parents by her side.

The Queen Mother suddenly felt soft-hearted and found a concubine from a minister's family who was not favored. She was named the Princess of Ping'an and married to the country of Siwu. Unexpectedly, Princess Ping An, who was far away from her hometown and did not understand the language, actually captured the prince's heart quietly.

Because of her, the Suwu Kingdom, which had always been ready to take action, actually coexisted peacefully with the Wanhua Kingdom for many years. It wasn't until Wanhua Kingdom was no longer under the Li family's control and Wen Yidi became emperor that the war between the two countries began again.

And Xu Shihuan's current plan is naturally to cut off Li Xian'er's escape and let her marry to the Suwu Kingdom. As long as she is married, according to her character, she can turn everything upside down without anyone else taking action.

Suwu State borders Hezhou. Once the two countries go to war, the importance of the Guan Family Army is self-evident. For the Guan family, this is a good opportunity to hold money and power in their hands. For the soldiers of Hezhou, this is also a good opportunity to change their destiny.

Of course, there will be casualties in the war, but for the soldiers at the border, it is an opportunity. They left their homes and careers to come to Hezhou not just to raise cattle and sheep here in exchange for food.

They are willing to sacrifice their lives and blood for the country. Even if they die on the battlefield, they will become heroes of the country and the life of their whole family will be much easier.

What's more, Wanhua Kingdom and Suwu Kingdom will have a battle sooner or later. Xu Shihuan's current plan is just to advance the war by a few years.

"I heard that envoys from the Suwu Kingdom are coming to Yong'an City in the next few days. They want to see the emperor to discuss the marriage between the two countries. For a handsome and handsome man like the prince of the Suwu Kingdom, only the beloved Shu Only Princess Hui can match her."

Xu Shihuan's tone was unhurried, as if he was chatting with Wen Yidi. But Wen Yidi instantly understood what she meant and asked repeatedly:

"what can I do?"

Xu Shihuan smiled brightly and said:

"There's no rush. Let's just wait until my grandfather replies and then we can make preparations. If this matter comes to pass, you can start taking action as I promised you before."

Hearing this, Wen Yidi looked at her with a softer look. In order to find a way out for the juniors of the Wen family, he has tried to contact many people in the past three years. But Xu Shihuan was the only one who took his demands to heart and took action.

Over the years, Wen's parents have owed Wen Yidi a lot. However, his surname is Wen, and the blood of the Wen family flows in his bones. Now that he has taken over the position of Royal Merchant, he must be responsible for the nearly 100 businessmen in the Wen family.

If they hadn't done business conscientiously and earned a lot of money for the court, Wen Yidi would not be so secure in his position as an imperial merchant.

Among the children from the Wen family, there were many good prospects who were good at studying and practicing martial arts, but their futures were completely ruined because they were born merchants. Wen Yidi was determined to do something for these children.

The method given by Xu Shihuan was also simple, let the Wen family's branches establish good relations with the soldiers in Hezhou, and then wait for the opportunity. When the war breaks out, let these talented children change their identities as battlefield orphans.

"Miss Xu, Mr. Wen would like to thank you on behalf of the younger members of the Wen family."

Wen Yidi thanked him and prepared to stand up and kneel down. Thinking that his frostbite had not healed yet, Xu Shihuan hurriedly held him down and said sternly:

"If you don't want to become a cripple, just sit still for me. Do I need this thank you from you?"

Hearing this, Wen Yidi smiled sheepishly. He knew that his thank you had no effect, but his behavior at this moment was from the bottom of his heart.

For so long, he had raised hopes countless times, only to be disappointed again and again. But with Xu Shihuan, he realized that someone would treat him as a real person, and the words he had promised him were no longer just casual remarks.

Xu Shihuan didn't know that her seemingly casual words would cause such a big stir in Wen Yidi's heart. In fact, she has been thinking about a question these days, what exactly does she want?

According to the plot in the storybook, Wen Yidi should have experienced misfortune again and again. He was almost shot to death by the third prince with an arrow at the Golden Autumn Banquet, and was later forced to commit himself to the second prince. He also lost his fingers and toes because of Princess Shuhui. …

Until a certain moment, the last straw fell on Wen Yidi. From then on, he dealt with the two princes, killing many people step by step, and finally ascended to the throne himself.

Xu Shihuan knew that Wen Yidi had the ability to dominate the world, but what he lacked was ambition. Now, she has saved Wen Yidi three times and saved him from a tragic fate.

She promised to help the younger members of the Wen family change their identities, giving them a chance to change their destiny. But when she did all this, it was not without any selfishness.

In Xu Shihuan's view, the existence of businessmen will indeed shake the foundation of the country. But blind suppression for a long time will make businessmen all over the world unite tightly.

Gathering sand into a tower, gathering armpits into fur, if all the merchants in the world come together, their strength cannot be underestimated. Once there is a suitable opportunity, I am afraid it will shake the foundation of the country.

What Xu Shihuan has to do is to select a group of the best children among the businessmen, change their identities for them, and hide them among the Guan family army.

When they grow up, will they choose to side with the Guan family or the businessman? The answer is self-evident.

At this time, Xu Shihuan did have some affection for Wen Yidi, but she would never be dazzled by the personal relationship between her children. People's hearts are unpredictable, and she doesn't dare to make bets with the Xu family and the Guan family.

She wanted to use the path Wen Yidi walked in the storybook to help herself go higher and higher. She wanted to hold the power tightly in her hands first, and then use her hands to pull Wen Yidi out of the dark quagmire.

Her father didn't care for her mother since she was little, and she lived in a military camp for eight years. How could she be such a kind person with a bodhisattva heart?

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