Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be handled with care. If it is leaked, this object will become a weapon aimed at Zhao State."

Yongle said coquettishly: "I know, but I miss you! I haven't seen you for more than a month, and I can't go in to see you! Isn't this just anger!"

Then he got out of Mu Yunxi's arms, and instead lay on top of her, staring at her for a while before saying, "Don't you miss me?"

Mu Yunxi held her face and kissed her before saying, "I miss you! I miss you every day and every night."

Seeing the love in Mu Yunxi's eyes, Yongle was very satisfied. He quickly kissed Mu Yunxi, and seeing her move, Mu Yunxi's mouth curled up slightly. Then he pulled the quilt over and wrapped them both from head to toe. From time to time, playful sounds could be heard from inside.

In a daze, she heard Yongle talking to Ruo Ling, and his tone was very unhappy: "Didn't you just go to the palace yesterday? You're going again today? Father came to call us before it's even daybreak. You have to let people sleep well!"

It sounded like someone was looking for her, so Mu Yunxi stood up and asked, "Ayin, what's going on?"

Yongle turned around and saw that she had woken up. He said angrily, "My father sent someone to tell you to come to the palace!"

Mu Yunxi secretly speculated on the reason why Emperor Qing Zhao asked her to enter the palace. She thought that the "Thirty-Six Strategies" that she asked Wutou to deliver yesterday must have aroused the emperor's interest, so he summoned her into the palace so anxiously.

After changing their clothes, the two of them went to the front hall together, only to find the eunuch who had come to deliver the message had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing them emerge, the eunuch hurriedly bowed and said, "Your servant greets Her Royal Highness, the Princess. May the Princess live forever." Yongle's face was displeased. He glared at the eunuch and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Even if the matter is serious, people should have breakfast first!"

The eunuch bowed his head and replied respectfully: "The emperor has prepared breakfast, and Mr. Mu will be able to enjoy it as soon as he enters the palace." Upon hearing this, Yongle's expression eased slightly.

Seeing this, Mu Yunxi softly comforted him, "Don't worry, it won't be long. I'll be back for lunch with you." Although Yongle still felt reluctant, he nodded. She wasn't unreasonable; she just couldn't bear to leave Mu Yunxi. She knew she wouldn't be able to rest for a few days before rushing to the newly built Southwest Pier to build ships. There was no telling how long they would be apart.

When entering the imperial study, Mu Yunxi was about to pay her respects, but Emperor Qing Zhao waved his hand to stop her, and pointed at the food prepared on the side and urged her to eat quickly. Mu Yunxi looked at the small but rich variety of food, and sat down to eat without hesitation. Emperor Qing Zhao thought he had to wait for a while, and continued to look down at the Thirty-Six Stratagems written by Mu Yunxi. As a result, after only half a quarter of an hour, Mu Yunxi said she had finished eating. Emperor Qing Zhao was about to tell her not to rush and eat slowly, but when he looked up, the food on the table had been swept away, and the bowls and plates were all empty. The words on his lips became: "Is Yongle starving you?"

Mu Yunxi replied: "No!"

Emperor Qing Zhao pretended to realize something: "Oh~ Mu Cheng didn't give you any food!"

Mu Yunxi wanted to roll her eyes at him, but she still managed to hold back her patience and said, "This is how fast I eat. Your Majesty, please ask me anything you want to ask. I still have to go back and have lunch with A Yin!"

Emperor Qing Zhao snorted coldly, "I sent someone to call you last night, but you went to bed early." Then he said sarcastically, "Why are you going to bed so early at such a young age?"

Mu Yunxi was no less impressed when she heard this. She said calmly, "It's because I'm young that I go to bed early. When I get older, I can't sleep even if I want to." Then she feigned ignorance and asked Emperor Qing Zhao, "Your Majesty, did you send someone to call me last night because you couldn't sleep?"

Emperor Qing Zhao cursed inwardly, "You little bitch, how dare you mock my age!"

Eunuch Fu, who was listening to the conversation between the two, felt something was a little awkward. If he didn't know the relationship between the two people in front of him, he would have thought it was wrong.

Emperor Qing Zhao looked at the plan Mu Yunxi had proposed on his desk, suppressed his discontent, and asked excitedly, "How do you use this specifically? You didn't even write it down clearly. I couldn't sleep all night, so I just studied it!"

Mu Yunxi sighed and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, you have to try everything. After all...knowledge gained from books is shallow. You have to practice it yourself to truly understand it."

Emperor Qing Zhao shook his head and said, "You want me to start a war? The cost of trying this is too high."

Mu Yunxi was somewhat speechless, but still patiently explained to Emperor Qing Zhao: "Your Majesty, you can select a few generals you trust, give them these strategies, and have them lead their armies in simulated battles, playing against each other. Just make sure there are no casualties."

Emperor Qing Zhao suddenly understood and laughed, praising him: "Great, this is a good idea! It can train soldiers and cultivate generals at the same time."

Then, he looked at Mu Yunxi with admiration and nodded with satisfaction, saying, "You...are quite good. But—you still need to explain to me in detail how your Thirty-Six Stratagems are divided into six sets."

Mu Yunxi looked at him doubtfully and asked, "Hasn't the minister already divided it?"

Emperor Qing Zhao suddenly felt guilty, touched the tip of his nose, and replied weakly, "I didn't know you had sorted them out. I accidentally messed up the order when I was looking at them." Then, he changed the subject and complained, "It's all your fault. Who told you not to bind them? I just flipped through a few pages and got them mixed up."

Mu Yunxi was speechless again: "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, I wrote down how to divide it on the top piece of paper."

Emperor Qing Zhao refused to admit that he was too excited when he was looking at it and messed it up. He said stubbornly: "That is Wutou. He must have messed it up while delivering it." Then he smiled a bit flatteringly and said: "Just tell me about it."

Mu Yunxi was simply unable to bear watching. If she hadn't known that he was indeed the Emperor of Zhao, she would have really wanted to slap him. She held back and said, "Your Majesty, if you want me to help you sort it out, you should at least give me the things."

Emperor Qing Zhao listened, looked at the mess of papers on the desk, and simply motioned Mu Yunxi to come over to the desk to sort them out. He also did not forget to instruct Mu Yunxi to explain to him while she sorted them out.

Mu Yunxi reluctantly walked over to the desk and began sorting through the disorganized papers. As she did so, she patiently explained, "The Thirty-Six Stratagems can be divided into six sets, each containing six strategies, for a total of thirty-six strategies. The first set is for winning battles, the second for defeating the enemy, the third for attacking, the fourth for fighting in a chaotic battle, the fifth for joining forces, and the sixth for defeating. Each set has its own unique strategies and application scenarios. Whether it's used in war, politics, or business, as long as you apply them flexibly, it's all good."

Then he put all the strategies together and placed them before Emperor Qing Zhao as he finished them: "This is called the Victory Strategy, which includes concealing the truth from the heaven and crossing the sea, besieging Wei to save Zhao, killing with a borrowed knife, waiting for the enemy to tire, taking advantage of the situation, and making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

This is the enemy's war strategy, which includes creating something out of nothing, sneaking into Chencang, watching the fire from the other side of the river, hiding a dagger in a smile, using someone else as a substitute, and stealing something when the opportunity arises.

And this is called the offensive and war strategy, which includes alerting the enemy by making a move, reviving the dead by borrowing a corpse, luring the tiger away from the mountain, playing hard to get, throwing a brick to attract jade, and capturing the thief and the leader.

These are "strategies for mixed warfare", including removing the fuel from under the cauldron, fishing in troubled waters, escaping from the shell, closing the door to catch the thief, making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, and using the enemy's territory as a pretext to attack the enemy.

This is called the "combined warfare strategy", which involves replacing one pillar with another, making indirect accusations, pretending to be stupid but not actually crazy, pulling the ladder up after someone has climbed up the roof, making flowers bloom on the tree, and turning the tables.

Finally, this is called the Defeat Strategy, which includes the Beauty Trap, the Empty City Trap, the Counter-espionage Trap, the Self-torture Trap, the Chain Trap, and the Best Trap of Escape. "After saying this, he pointed to the three tactics that were placed side by side at the beginning and said, "The first three tactics are used when you have an advantage, and the last three tactics are used when you are at a disadvantage. In short,..."

Mu Yunxi said as Emperor Qing Zhao nodded, then said, "Tell me everything one by one!"

Seeing Emperor Qing Zhao's expectant gaze, he directly refused: "How long will it take to finish explaining everything one by one? Your Majesty will select a few ministers who really don't understand and explain them to you."

Her attitude angered Emperor Qing Zhao, who snorted coldly, "I am the emperor, who dares to speak to me like that!"

Mu Yunxi glanced at him calmly and said, "Then Your Majesty, please pick a few things that you really don't understand, and I'll explain them to you. I'll explain them to you in detail someday. Is that okay?"

Seeing her compromise, Emperor Qing Zhao stopped making things difficult for her and asked a few questions he didn't understand: "What does 'Besiege Wei to Save Zhao' mean? And how is 'Creating Something Out of Nothing' done? How does 'Watching the Fire from the Other Side' work? And what are the strategies of 'Smiling with a Dagger Behind the Face' and 'Substituting a Peach for a Dead Body'? And..."

Mu Yunxi interrupted, not caring about Emperor Qing Zhao's expression, and said directly: "Let me first tell Your Majesty about the strategy of Wei Wei to save Zhao! Wei Wei to save Zhao refers to a strategic shift. Instead of confronting the problem directly, you shift the focus and attack the opponent's weaknesses or key points.

When faced with a difficult situation, one should not confront it head-on, but instead indirectly resolve it by influencing related factors. Furthermore, one should rationally allocate resources, influencing the opponent's resource allocation to force them to change their actions, thereby creating an advantage for oneself. The key to this strategy lies in flexibility, identifying the key points of the problem, and achieving the goal through clever planning.

After saying that, he turned to Emperor Qing Zhao and said, "Can you make me a pot of tea?"

Emperor Qing Zhao was still lost in his own thoughts, analyzing how to use it in his mind. When he heard Mu Yunxi's words, he asked Eunuch Fu to make tea without a second thought. Then he pushed his own tea to Mu Yunxi and said, "I haven't had any yet."

Mu Yunxi didn't hesitate to take a big sip. When she finished, Emperor Qing Zhao signaled her to continue.

Mu Yunxi continued, "'Creating something out of nothing' means 'making something out of nothing' to create opportunities.' This strategy emphasizes creating new advantages or opportunities through clever planning and strategy in seemingly hopeless or resource-scarce situations."

?It is to use illusions to confuse the opponent and make him make mistakes in judgment, thereby invisibly creating a situation that is beneficial to oneself.

You can spread false information to mislead your opponent. You can cleverly deploy your existing resources to create false impressions and conceal your true intentions. You can quietly build up momentum and then, when the time is right, unleash it suddenly, achieving a surprise victory. This strategy must be used flexibly and in conjunction with the actual situation to achieve its maximum effect.