"Some people in the court do not believe the authenticity of the reports from those two messengers, saying they were instigated by me and were false reports," Chu Chen said with a cold laugh.
Upon hearing this, the Empress couldn't help but be a little surprised. "These people truly don't know how to write the word 'death'."
Chu Chen sighed, "I quite wish I could fabricate reports, to make these fellows lose their guard and reveal more of their schemes."
The Empress nodded. She naturally believed that Chu Chen wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
"Then what do you plan to do next? You can't just let it go, can you?"
Chu Chen smiled and said, "Although I can't fabricate reports, I can have those soldiers disguise themselves."
"I'll send people to relay messages to those two armies, telling them not to return so quickly, and to pretend they've been defeated."
Hearing this, the Empress immediately laughed.
"I understand what you mean. You're making them create a false impression to deceive these people. Your idea is truly wicked." The Empress said with a wry smile.
Chu Chen shook his head helplessly. "I'm forced to do this. Who told these fellows to be so restless?"
"If they weren't so brazen, I wouldn't have resorted to this tactic."
"These people are all thinking about how to bring me down, so naturally, I have to do something big for them."
"Although this battle was won, the domestic conflicts have not been resolved, which is naturally not conducive to launching a war."
"Therefore, what we need to do now is to lure the snakes out of their holes, let all those with disloyal intentions reveal themselves, and capture them all in one fell swoop."
"After eliminating them all, we can confidently go out to conquer without worrying about our homeland being taken from behind."
The Empress nodded and said, "It seems I'll have to stay here for a while longer?"
Chu Chen thought for a moment and smiled, "Although this is my home, Your Majesty can stay as long as you wish, according to your heart's desire."
The Empress nodded. "Then I won't go back. How long do you want these fellows to delay? Three days, or five days?"
Chu Chen smiled awkwardly. "Your Majesty, your humble subject plans for them to return after half a month. Then, it will be a permanent solution."
The Empress smiled wryly. "You truly have the nerve to think of such things and the ability to carry them out."
"This is for the best. Let them all think you found someone to fake it. Perhaps they'll even tie you up and hand you over to Xin Yue. That would be quite amusing."
Chu Chen stroked his chin. "Your Majesty, both Zhao and Wei have lost. Shall we prepare to expand outwards?"
The Empress nodded. "I'll listen to you. Which country do you plan to attack first?"
Chu Chen looked in the direction of Wei in the distance. "Before we attack, we can announce the news to all countries, telling them we are going to attack, and publicize the crimes of Wei and Zhao."
"Moreover, we should emphasize the crimes of Zhao, making people mistakenly believe that we are going to attack Zhao."
The Empress frowned. "If that's the case, won't it be too obvious?"
"If we attack Zhao, the Xiongnu and Yan will surely benefit. Won't it feel like we're just paving the way for others?"
Chu Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I'm merely creating a false impression to make them mistakenly believe I'm attacking Zhao. In reality, we will be attacking Wei."
"By setting up this diversion, the resistance we encounter will be much smaller. By the time we capture Wei, it will be a fait accompli, and it will be too late for them to object."
The Empress thought for a moment and nodded. "What you say makes sense. Since you've already made your plans, I won't say anything more. In any case, be extra careful."
"By the way, Your Majesty, Princess Xin Yue is worried about your safety. Are you going to stay here all the time? Do you want to meet with the Princess?"
The Empress's expression changed slightly. After a moment of thought, she said, "Tell her to diligently oversee the state affairs. This is also a test for her from me."
"When the army arrives, everything will naturally become clear."
Chu Chen nodded and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is right. Your humble subject will go find the Princess now."
The Empress waved her hand. "No need. Xin Yue will definitely come to find you. By the way, do you have any evidence of those people's movements?"
Chu Chen smiled and shook his head. "No, but Your Majesty, that's not important now."
"These people will definitely become more impatient. The Imperial Guards will surely find evidence."
The Empress frowned. "So you don't have evidence yet?"
"Then if you say this now, can I assume you want to frame a high official?"
Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness. "Your Majesty, if you say that, then you're truly wronging me."
"Given our current relationship, do I still need to frame others?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress's gaze towards Chu Chen immediately turned cold.
"What do you mean? Do you think I'll change my mind just because of your words?"
Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, and he quickly shook his head. "Your Majesty, you misunderstand. How could your humble subject have such thoughts? Your humble subject means that Your Majesty trusts your humble subject greatly, which is why your humble subject dares to be so presumptuous."
The Empress's expression finally improved. "Regardless, since we've reached this point, we must continue. We must strive to root out all the rotten apples."
"I still want to see how you will unify the world and make me the co-ruler of this land."
Chu Chen chuckled. "Your Majesty, don't you want to kill your humble subject now?"
Hearing this, the Empress's eyes narrowed, and a hint of killing intent appeared in her gaze towards Chu Chen.
"Chu Chen, what do you mean by that? Do you think that just because I've shown you some kindness, you can say anything?"
Although Chu Chen still had to act cautiously when facing the Empress, compared to before, Chu Chen's attitude towards her had completely relaxed.
No matter how high her status, wasn't she still captured by him?
Although Chu Chen's relationship with the Empress was entirely an accident, there was a destiny in the unseen.
This couldn't entirely be called an accident. If it were someone else in this situation, it would be a complete dead end.
Few people could have saved the Empress like Chu Chen did.
"Your Majesty, your humble subject did not mean that. Your humble subject means, shouldn't Your Majesty be satisfied with your humble subject's performance now?"
The Empress snorted. "What performance? I never said I would kill you. It's you who has been overly cautious and timid, isn't it?"
Chu Chen chuckled and didn't argue with the Empress. However, he had now confirmed one thing: the Empress would never kill him again.
They both held a special place in each other's hearts.