Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 114 Five Countries and One Continent

There is no movement of the sun or the moon in the dark room. Although Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer have not traveled thousands of miles, they have read information from all sides at the same time. In addition, they have both read a lot of books and have a certain understanding of the customs and habits of various countries. Therefore, based on Xin Baoer's plan, they chatted with relish.

The Chinese mainland is divided into five countries and one state. Ning Dynasty is in the middle, facing the sea in the southwest and bordering Nanzhao in the southeast. To the west is the land of Ximeng. The northwest is windy and sandy, but there is also a small country called Seabuckthorn. The northeast is bitterly cold, but has a vast territory, occupied by the smallest but most courageous Beiqiang. Yingzhou, an independent city outside the five countries, is located at the intersection of Ning Dynasty, Seabuckthorn, and Xifan.

The four seasons in Nanzhao Kingdom are like spring, with high mountains and dense forests, snakes, insects, rats and ants everywhere, and a wide variety of poisonous herbs and plants. As a result, Nanzhao Kingdom highly respects two professions: witch doctors and sorcerers.

Witch doctors are mostly inherited from their families, but raising Gu can only be done by women. Women are yin and can provide the most suitable growth environment for Gu worms, but not everyone can become a Gu woman.

In the Nanzhao Kingdom, the ruler is not hereditary, but is inherited by the woman with the strongest witchcraft. When the ruler reaches a certain age, several people with the strongest witchcraft will be selected from across the country to be trained by her side. Then they will go through a series of competitions, and finally the best one will be selected as the heir.

Because raising Gu can cause certain harm to the body, most women with power and status in Nanzhao have difficulty in having children and have a short lifespan, usually only living to around 40 years old.

Because of this, the noble ladies of Nanzhao value pleasure very much. They often get together, not to build relationships, but simply to compete with each other. They can compare everything they have, their figures, faces, clothes, jewelry, and even their male lovers.

Ning Dynasty closed the country, and the king of Simon looked down on the women in charge of Nanzhao, and always wanted to annex it, and refused to trade with them. Nanzhao was so small, and there were only the same things over the years, and there was no novelty, and this was what Xin Baoer wanted to take advantage of.

Asiro, the king of Simon, was an ambitious man. He was the heir to the largest tribe on the grassland. After the death of the old tribal king, he inherited the throne naturally. After dealing with those brothers who disobeyed him with thundering means, he turned his butcher knife to other tribes. It took him only five years, that is, ten years ago, to unify the entire grassland, establish the royal court in Kangding City, and name the country Simon.

After the civil war, after ten years of recuperation, Asiro's ambition grew. Although the Ning Dynasty was corrupt internally, its borders were impregnable. Asiro had harassed and tested the Ning Dynasty many times, but had not been able to break through the defense line so far. However, all signs indicate that this ambitious man will not stop his invasion.

The biggest breakthrough point of this country is that although the ten major tribes are intimidated by Asiro's military power and dare not resist, they are not united in heart. They only need to secretly support one or two tribes to make their power continue to grow, and then stimulate their ambitions. Under the checks and balances of each other, even if they invade externally, they will not be able to unite. If people are not united, how can they accomplish anything? There is even the possibility of another civil war.

But Xin Baoer herself was not very satisfied with this plan. She was a soul from the future, living in a peaceful era, used to being a peace-taker, and did not want anyone to become a person in troubled times. Even though she herself was a person in troubled times now, she still hoped to gain peace at the lowest cost.

The people are all workers regardless of nationality. The desires and ambitions of those in power are always filled with their lives. Dynasties have changed, and there have been mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How innocent are the people?

The Seabuckthorn Country is a small country with a small population, most of whom make a living by animal husbandry. There is also a small amount of land suitable for farming in places with water systems, but the farming technology is not well developed, and the grain output is only enough for the country's own consumption and cannot support a large war. The seabuckthorn fruit minerals are also extremely scarce, and gold, silver, copper, iron, etc. need to be purchased from other countries.

Therefore, the king is also very Buddhist. As long as there is no major disaster and his people are not frozen or starved to death, he will just say Amitabha and has no ambitions or desires.

Xin Baoer felt that she could form an ally with this country. If she could help them improve their farming techniques and increase their crop yields, or simply trade with them at a low price, and if she could keep their supply of daily necessities firmly in her own hands, she would certainly be able to exchange them for sending troops to contain the Ning Dynasty's border garrisons. At that time, Chu Xingchen's announcement would have an extra guarantee.

The Northern Qiang Kingdom is the coldest, with vast land and sparse population. All the people are soldiers, and everyone, young and old, male and female, is fierce and good at fighting. They prefer hunting for a living rather than farming, so there is not much reclaimed land. When they are cold and hungry, they like to rob, so they will harass the border from time to time.

Xin Baoer felt that this country needed to be dealt with. It had a large amount of land, but did not teach its people to engage in agricultural production and improve the quality of life of the people. Instead, it only wanted to get something for nothing. The only way was to defeat them, scare them, and then teach them how to grow their own food so that they would be willing to learn.

Moreover, Xin Baoer learned from Chu Xingchen that the North was their base, and all the officials of Zhending Prefecture were under their control. However, the prefecture was too small to support their escape. They had to slowly expand to the surrounding areas. If they could win over Taiyuan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and Qingzhou City, they would be able to leave this desolate courtyard and have the strength to compete.

The two were chatting excitedly when Mo Xuan Yifan came back with a few sheets of paper. He looked a little excited. As soon as he came in, he slammed the papers on the table and said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Sister-in-law, isn't your ambition too big? It's extremely difficult for us to take back Ning Dynasty, and you still want to stir up trouble in other countries? Cousin, you actually think this dangerous idea is good? Are you crazy, or am I crazy?" Mo Xuan Yifan really didn't understand, and he was visibly irritable.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You didn't say we're going to implement it right away. How can such a big plan be decided just on paper? It's just a prototype and we need to improve it step by step. But we can deploy people there first, and we can start implementing it after we leave this damn place."

Chu Xingchen flattened a few pieces of paper, folded them carefully, put them in his arms, and explained in a gentle voice.

Mo Xuan Yifan was speechless at his actions. He thought it was a treasure because it was so precious. He said angrily, "What's the purpose? What's the purpose of stirring up trouble in other countries?"

This time Xin Baoer didn't let Chu Xingchen answer for her, but asked, "What is the greatest help to Emperor Ning?"

Mo Xuan Yifan thought about it, but couldn't figure out what Xin Baoer's purpose was in asking this, so he shook his head and didn't answer.

Xin Baoer did not keep the secret and continued, "The Emperor of Ning relies most on those generals who are loyal to him. Except for General Xu from the north, the other garrisons have been stationed at the border for many years, stationing troops and cultivating farmland, and have long made the border like an iron barrel."

"The old emperor's body has long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, and he has been injured twice in a row. How many years does he have left to live? The crown prince has lost power, and the fighting among the princes and grandchildren will only intensify. One day, it is not impossible that brothers will kill each other and kill their fathers to seize the throne. Once the throne is passed, those generals at the border will definitely be out of control~"

"That's not right. How can you be so sure? Those bastards are not stupid. Don't they know how to win over the border guards?" Mo Xuan Yifan continued to refute.

Chu Xingchen sneered, and then said, "If they wanted to win them over, they would have been won over long ago. They are only loyal to Ning Ze. Except for the Duanmu family who has a crown princess, who was chosen by the queen against all odds, the rest of the princes are weak. Even the most favored fifth prince is just a civil official from his mother's family. Now that the civil officials have been suppressed and have no place to stand, how much help can they provide to him?"

Mo Xuan Yifan gradually calmed down and followed their thoughts. "The border guards are being indulged by the dog emperor and are now living like local tyrants. As soon as the old emperor dies, no matter who takes the throne, as long as they have a bit of brains, they will want to replace the guards with their own people. They are all a bunch of rough people who are used to freedom. They will definitely not accept it and may directly follow the old emperor and make themselves kings!"

"Once they start to move, not to mention other countries, Simon will definitely seize the opportunity. They have been sharpening their knives for so long, and they will definitely send troops to attack you while you are sick. By then, there will be internal and external troubles. Even if we take back power, it will only be a mess with missing limbs." Chu Xingchen stared at the candlelight and said slowly.