You kid! You don't have to be so low-key! !

As evening approached, the central hall was filled with generals, Chang Qing among them. The atmosphere was solemn. Although everyone knew that there was no way out, they still looked worried.

Yu Qingxi, who was at the head of the group, spoke in a heavy tone, "Everyone knows the situation we are facing, and everyone knows the price of failure. Now, if anyone wants to quit, they can go to the dungeon, and it won't matter to you. Regardless of success or failure in the future, you will all be released in the end."

Wang Gang slammed the table and said, "Princess, my life is yours! If you hadn't saved me and taken me in, I might have been killed by my old enemy, not to mention revenge. So my life is yours. It doesn't matter if you kill all nine of my clans. Anyway, I'm the only one left in my clan, so it's worth dying for! In this life, I'm content to be able to do great things with you!"

"Princess, please stop talking. When the hematite mine collapsed, the country didn't want to send anyone to rescue us. We had already given up hope. If you hadn't paid out of your own pocket to send people to dig the mine tunnel to rescue people, we would probably be dead bones in the mine tunnel today. Let's do it!"

Several generals agreed, and it seemed that they were the people who were trapped in the mine.

Many people expressed their opinions, some were bullied by landlords and bullies, some were robbed by bandits, and some almost starved to death due to famine...

Other generals also echoed his words. Many of them had been rescued by Yu Qingxi at critical moments. They were filled with gratitude and vowed to follow him to the end.

There were dozens of people in the room, and only Chang Qing remained silent. Everyone looked at Chang Qing, who also felt a lot of pressure. He stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Are you willing to believe me?"

Changqing's eyes swept across everyone and finally fell on Yu Qingxi's face. Yu Qingxi made his statement first: "Of course I trust Mr. Zhang!"

"Okay! Since the princess trusts me, then..." Chang Qing glanced at everyone and continued, "I will lead you to victory!"

Everyone was furious, even Wang Gang, who had fought with Chang Qing before, felt that Chang Qing was being too arrogant.

In fact, now everyone knows that the gap in strength between the two sides is still very large. After preparing for a few more years, perhaps they could try to compete.

However, as the Chamber of Commerce became more and more prominent, it was noticed by the current emperor, and then his sister. Naturally, those small actions could not escape the eyes of the royal intelligence department, but they had not taken care of it before because they were busy with the war.

Now that the war is over, I'm afraid it won't be long before troops are sent to capture Yu Qingxi.

Everyone and Yu Qingxi didn't know Changqing's confidence, they just thought Changqing was very mysterious. Now that these words were heard, everyone couldn't help but think that Changqing was frivolous.

Chang Qing ignored everyone's questions and turned to ask Yu Qingxi: "How are you going to break the impasse now?"

Yu Qingxi: "At present, we only have a rough plan. We are outnumbered, so we can only capture the leader first. We plan to divide the soldiers into teams of seven to ten and send them to the imperial city first to control the imperial city garrison. We will then enter the imperial city and use internal help to knock down those grandmasters. We will go in and control the emperor. As for how to take the throne and subdue the officials, we have no good plan yet."

Chang Qing nodded and said: "Well, let's perfect the details now."

Changqing got a blackboard from somewhere, and with white limestone in his hand as chalk, he wrote on the blackboard:

1. In the short term, the emperor will react and arrest someone - how to prevent the emperor from paying attention to the princess;

2. How to get the army to stop intervening in this matter - how to get the army to stand aside and watch;

3. How can the emperor abdicate without arousing suspicion? - How can the eldest princess ascend to the throne in a way that minimizes criticism?

4. How to win over the officials after taking office - how to make the officials willing to serve the newly appointed princess;

5. What policies should be promulgated after taking office-----Resolve the biggest domestic contradictions in a short period of time and achieve quick results.

After writing these points, Chang Qing pointed to the first three points and said: "At this stage, the first three points are the top priority. Only by brainstorming can we be more comprehensive."

After writing these, Chang Qing pointed to the first three key points and said: "At this stage, these three issues are our top priorities. Only by brainstorming can we formulate a more comprehensive plan."

Everyone looked at the questions on the blackboard and fell into deep thought.

After some discussion and debate, although some ideas were put forward, they were all rejected by everyone. The atmosphere became heavy again.

At this moment, Wang Gang suddenly slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot! A good friend of mine in the army wrote to complain a while ago that the army was short of troops due to years of fighting, and the army had not received military pay for nearly two years. There was even a serious shortage of food, which led to deep resentment. I guess this situation is not uncommon in various armies."

Yu Qingxi's eyes lit up when he heard this, while Chang Qing's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile: "This may be a breakthrough. Grandmaster Wang, I'll have to trouble you to inquire about the current situation of the army. If the situation is true, we can make good use of this opportunity."

Everyone understood what Chang Qing meant when they heard this, and smiled knowingly. In the tense and challenging atmosphere, they began to discuss how to use this breakthrough to reverse the situation.

Yu Qingxi said: "Master Zhang wants to cause some mutiny in the army and let the influence spread to the entire army. Then the court will be so busy with this matter that it will have no time to take care of other things?"

Chang Qing nodded and smiled evilly: "This is only one aspect. The court certainly cannot come up with that much money now, so it will definitely look for merchants to raise funds. You just need to spread the news before the plan is implemented, so that the merchants will have doubts and will not be willing to invest easily."

"In this way, even if the court seeks help from merchants, it will be like hitting cotton with a fist, with no place to use the force. Over time, the army will not get the due military pay, and will naturally be dissatisfied with the court. When the court is in trouble, it is hard to say whether they are willing to lend a hand."

Yu Qingxi on the side added: "Indeed, now Xingyang Country is in a state of disrepair, and small merchants are afraid that they will not pay back after borrowing. My Merchant Alliance is the largest merchant group in Xingyang Country. If I withdraw first, those big merchants will have concerns. Naturally, they will borrow less or even not borrow at all."

"But...if the country cannot collect the money, it will turn its attention to the people and increase taxes, and then the people may not survive this winter."

Everyone nodded in agreement with this view. After all, using the people as an excuse was too vicious.

Changqing waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then said: "This is another idea I want to talk about", picked up the white lime, and wrote "People!" on the blackboard.

Yu Qingxi frowned: "Are you going to make trouble for the people? If you want to harm the interests of the people, I cannot agree to it!"

Yu Qingxi's tone was serious, and it seemed that he had touched the bottom line.

Everyone was like this, some even showed anger on their faces.

Chang Qing quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't be anxious, everyone. Listen to my plan first, and then decide whether to use it or not."