Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1749 - 472: Life and Death, Cunning Evil (5k)_3

The two sat down, and the new Emperor Li personally brewed tea and chatted."Young Master Qing, please have some tea."

Yu Ziqing reached out and lightly tapped the tea table.

With a single address, he understood that the new Emperor Li wanted to chat in a private capacity, without being too formal.

"Thank you."

"There is something I want to ask for Young Master Qing's opinion on."

"Please, go ahead."

"What do you think about the current situation in Daqian, Young Master Qing?"

"It's too chaotic. The major forces in Daqian have taken deep root, growing so large they are beyond control.

If the internal strife continues, Daqian will undoubtedly be severely weakened.

Without those major forces stirring up trouble, without people in the court holding back progress.

How could those useless Sealed Kings have the strength to contend with the Second Prince of years past?

If he wanted to succeed to the throne, he would naturally launch an external war to consolidate and expand his power.

Daqian has a very solid foundation; no matter how much it depletes, it won't fall within a few centuries.

At least now, Daqian cannot fall."

Yu Ziqing directly expressed his thoughts.

The new Emperor Li nodded subtly, which aligned with her own thoughts.

There's no need at this time to start a large-scale national war.

That would only become a quagmire of war, dragging Dali into it as well.

"Great minds think alike, I feel the same.

Daqian is indeed way too chaotic, and recently, the evil cultivation in Daqian has been rampant.

They disturb the borders of Dali, and the border people are already overwhelmed."

Yu Ziqing's mind stirred, good heavens, the new Emperor Li truly seems addicted to taking advantage.

Just ascended the throne and already thinking about quickly taking advantage of an opportunity?

If Dali also takes action, then if Dadui makes a move, things will become much easier.

"Those evil cultivations indeed are a bit too much. Daqian's current situation probably cannot handle it."

"I have already sent a letter to Daqian questioning the Evil Dao matter, but there has been no reply yet."

Yu Ziqing was surprised, good heavens, preparations for action are already underway, moving so quickly, which matches the temperament of this new Emperor Li.

"Recently, it seems there is also a revival of evil cultivation at Dadui's eastern border."

Upon this mention, both of them understood and didn't continue.

After the chat, Yu Ziqing left, and halfway through, he looked back, suddenly remembering something.

Why did the Emperor Li break through on the eastern coastline of Dali?

Wouldn't breaking through in the core of Dali be more assured?

While looking east on the East Sea, Yu Ziqing pondered—Emperor Li must be doing it intentionally.

As for why, he decided to observe and find out later.

The new Emperor Li also seemed to think the old Emperor Li's breakthrough was sudden, leaving only one possibility.

Some things cannot be spoken.

Another damned Riddler, how annoying.

Sooner or later, he's going to take out those beings in the deep sea, to stop being forced into riddles every day, guessing all the time.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, Yu Ziqing directly opened the Bridge of Fairyland and returned to Dadui.

He went directly to the Cabinet, and upon entering, he saw Zhang with furrowed brows, reviewing documents.

Seeing Yu Ziqing, Zhang was somewhat surprised, their majesty rarely visits here.

He immediately took out a stack of reports and stood up.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"These matters require Your Majesty's direct review, please take a look."

Yu Ziqing only took one glance at the thickness of the documents and felt a headache.

Zhang, reading the situation, immediately removed the majority and handed over two copies to Yu Ziqing.

"The rest can be delayed, but these two, Your Majesty should look at first.

One is the State Letter from Dali; with the new emperor's upcoming coronation, Your Majesty needs to decide on the course of action."

"Oh, wasn't this already discussed?"

"Was it? Perhaps this old servant got confused in his busyness and forgot." Zhang remained unfazed, anyway just mentioning the coronation was enough.

Taking out the second document, Zhang's expression became considerably serious.

"The second is about the plan to reclaim the lost territory.

There are proposals from Jia Shiwu that this old servant believes have great potential.

Kindly peruse it, Your Majesty."

Yu Ziqing sat down to carefully examine the plan.

After a brief look, he had only one impression—no wonder this was the Jinyiwei Commander of the past.

In the entire Dadui, no one knows Daqian's situation better than Song.

Song offered a proposal with the lowest cost, least expense, and the highest success rate.

Directly send someone to contact the Second Prince of Daqian from back then.

The plan only highlighted this point, with the rest being the complete proposal.

The Second Prince wants to ascend to the throne, given Daqian's current situation, it seems very difficult.

The major forces and court officials are all holding back progress.

Only by seizing an opportunity and leading troops into battle can many things be done during this process.

For example, finding a legitimate pretext to conveniently eliminate a major force opposing him.

With a little pull and with some cooperation from Dadui, if Daqian loses the war, Dadui could reclaim the lost territory, and the Daqian Second Prince could consolidate power and expand influence, laying the foundation for his succession.

These maneuvers can be done without contacting the Second Prince, and the outcome would probably be the same.

However, Song still recommends sending someone to make contact.

The official reason is to minimize losses, increase success rates, and reduce subsequent troubles, with everything in Dadui's best interest.

In reality, it's to leave a backdoor, holding onto a handle.

Even if the result is the same, if exposed later, it would be the Second Prince who colluded with outsiders, betraying Daqian's interests.

"Proceed according to this, if it's smoother and reduces losses, all the better.

Let the Riddler handle it."

Yu Ziqing took out a red pen and personally approved.

He too wanted Daqian to end its current chaos, because Daqian's situation had visibly reached the point where it could be 100% certain that those Evil Cults, Deep Sea Stranges, and Ancient Gods would all take Daqian as the breakout point.

It's even possible that Deep Sea Stranges have already entered Daqian through this breakout point.

Without an emperor stabilizing the national fortunes, Daqian is practically like a sieve.

He could enter Daqian like entering his own home without being detected, so others could naturally do the same.