Song Qingshu felt a strange sense of accomplishment as he looked at the weak and powerless beauty in his arms. His fingers gently slid across her skin that was even more tender than jade. He said with pity, "Rest well for a while ~"
Zhao Min turned her body and found a comfortable position to lie in his embrace. She rested for a moment like a cat, and only when she felt her soul return to her body did she say in a slightly lazy manner, "Weren't you always having a headache about how to deal with Xiao Feng? I've thought about it carefully, and I've vaguely thought of a way."
"What plan?" Song Qingshu was overjoyed. The arrival of Azhu had given him a headache about how to deal with Xiao Feng. He couldn't kill him, but he couldn't let him go either. With Zhao Min's intelligence, since she had thought of a plan, it must be a good plan that could satisfy both sides.
"Song Qingshu, do you know Ma Chao from the Three Kingdoms period?" Zhao Min curled up in Song Qingshu's arms like a little girl. The crisp sound of Song Qingshu's name made one's body and bones go limp.
"Ma Chao from Western Liang. Of course I know." Song Qingshu said as he reached out to explore her chest. Even though it wasn't the first time he had touched it, he was still shocked by the turbulence. He couldn't help but sigh at how nutritious it was to drink milk and eat meat from a young age.
"We're talking about serious matters, stop fooling around ~" Zhao Min's heart trembled at his actions. She rolled her eyes at him coquettishly and said, "We can imitate Imperial Uncle Liu and use Ma Chao's method to deal with Xiao Feng."
"What do you mean?" Song Qingshu also became serious when they talked about serious matters.
"Use his name but not his reality," Zhao Min said slowly. Her eyes flashed with wisdom.
"Use his name but not his reality …" Song Qingshu muttered to himself. He seemed to have understood something.
Zhao Min continued to explain, "Ma Chao had a god-like reputation in Western Liang. He later forced Cao Cao to cut off his beard and cast off his robe. His family had been a family of generals for generations. In terms of official rank and nobility, he was on par with Liu Bei at that time. In addition, he was once an overlord. It was a headache to sincerely subdue him without suffering a backlash.
"However, this didn't trouble Liu Bei. On the surface, he placed Ma Chao at the head of the generals and gave him a high title and official position. However, he was different from Guan Yu, Zhang Fei of Brazil, and Wei Yan of Hanzhong. Ma Chao's position as Liangzhou was only a nominal position. After all, Liangzhou was under Wei's control. Zhao Min paused for a moment before continuing, "At the same time, he used Ma Chao's reputation to successfully force Liu Zhang to surrender. During the Battle of Hanzhong, he instigated tens of thousands of Di tribesmen to rebel … Liu Bei's use of people is truly admirable."
"Among all the heroes in the world, Liu Bei's methods are indeed brilliant." Song Qingshu nodded.
"Therefore, we can use the same method to deal with Xiao Feng." Zhao Min's eyes were as bright as the stars. "Xiao Feng's reputation is well-known throughout the world. We can use his name to accomplish many things. Of course, we can't use it in Liao. We can use it in other places. For example … to intimidate some bandits in the Golden Snake Camp. As far as I know, there are many mountains in the Golden Snake Camp's territory that seem to surrender to you on the surface. However, in reality, they have ulterior motives."
"That's right." Song Qingshu nodded slightly. The Golden Snake Camp had risen too quickly. In just one or two years, they had controlled a territory that spanned thousands of miles. A few years ago, the world was in chaos. Shandong, Lianhuai, and the Central Plains had risen together. There were countless rebel armies of various sizes. Although they were called rebel armies, most of them were bandits who ruled the mountains and forests. Because the Golden Snake Camp had risen too quickly, these people had no choice but to surrender on the surface. However, both sides were well aware that this would become a hidden danger sooner or later. Now, using Xiao Feng's reputation to intimidate and eliminate these people was definitely a good choice.
"However, using the famous King of the Southern Courtyard to intimidate mere bandits is still a little overkill. Apart from that, we can also use him to deal with the Qing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom." Zhao Min's face was pressed against his chest. While listening to the man's heartbeat, she stretched out her slender fingers and drew circles on his chest. "Although the Qing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are actually under your control, your identity cannot be revealed. There are many voices in the two countries that want to attack the Golden Snake Camp and expand their territory. Now that Xiao Feng is in charge, we can use him to dispel these people's thoughts so that you don't have to worry about these things."
"That's great. Min Min, you really are my good wife!" Song Qingshu was overjoyed. Although he was the 'Emperor' of the two countries, the decisions of the entire country did not change according to his will alone. There were many ministers in the two countries who had ideas about attacking the Golden Snake Camp but he had thought of ways to stop them. However, it was also troublesome to constantly deal with them. Now that the famous Xiao Feng was in charge, coupled with the internal and external troubles of the Jin and the Qing Kingdom, it was already enough to shut those people's mouths.
"Actually, it will be more useful to use him to intimidate Liao in the future." Zhao Min pursed her lips and smiled. "However, based on King Xiao's temperament, he most likely won't help you attack his own people and country."
"Indeed, but this is already enough." Song Qingshu nodded. Suddenly realizing something, he could not help but frown. "But Big Brother Xiao is a dragon among men. Once he is released, he will be like a hidden dragon entering the abyss. It is also impossible for me to use Azhu to threaten him. How to ensure that he will act according to our wishes in the future is a very big problem."
He was worried that after he released Xiao Feng, he would return to the mountains and live in seclusion or wander the world. That would really be a great loss.
"This is not difficult to solve." Zhao Min seemed to have already considered this aspect. "When the time comes, don't release him using the identity of Yelu Hongji. Instead, use the identity of Song Qingshu to break out of prison and rescue him to the Golden Snake Camp. In this way, he won't be able to return to Liao. At the same time, he has received your kindness. Based on his temperament, he will not be able to leave calmly. He will certainly take the kindness before leaving. Then, you can use your emotions to persuade him to stay and help you for two years.
"But of course, we have to balance it out." Zhao Min thought for a moment and came up with a plan. "Isn't Zi one of your people? She and Azhu are biological sisters. Their appearances are eighty to ninety percent similar. The reason why it is easy to distinguish them is that one is born in Jiangnan, gentle and considerate, while the other is born in the Path of Diabolism, ruthless, arrogant and rude. This causes their temperaments to be very different. If Zi changes into Azhu's clothes and pretends to be Azhu's character, she can pretend to be Azhu and stay by Xiao Feng's side as an informant. At the same time, she can also subtly influence Xiao Feng's decision. Isn't this the best solution?"
"Let Zi pretend to be Azhu?" Song Qingshu's heart was moved. He had never thought of this before. But after being reminded by Zhao Min, he suddenly realized that this was a very good idea. After all, he could not make the real Azhu do anything against Xiao Feng, but Zi could! The current Zi and Xiao Feng did not have much of a relationship, so she was not the Zi who was dead set on Xiao Feng in the original work.
"And you don't have to worry. Xiao Feng is recognized as a gentleman. Unless he is married, he will definitely not have any improper behavior towards the women around him." Seeing that Song Qingshu was deep in thought, Zhao Min smiled and explained, "Anyway, you should release Azhu in two years. When that time comes, you can secretly swap Zi back."
"Of course I believe in Xiao Feng's character. I am worried that Zi, with her fierce and arrogant temperament, can successfully pretend to be the kind and considerate Azhu?" In the original work, Xiao Feng and Azhu had already agreed to grow old together. Before Azhu died, she asked him to take off her clothes and look at the words tattooed on her shoulder. At first, he avoided it. Such a gentleman really did not have to worry about anything.
"Don't worry, women are born to act." Zhao Min pursed her lips and smiled, as if talking about herself. Her eyes were like crescent moons, and she was as sly as a little fox.
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