God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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“You seem to have forgotten one person, someone who can directly contact His Majesty.” Seeing that Cen Zhi hadn’t reacted yet, Deng Xian sighed softly and added in a somewhat old-fashioned manner, “The Grand Princess of Yiyang is in the Kou family. That alone is enough.”

"I see, I understand now." Upon hearing the name of the Grand Princess of Yiyang, Cen Zhi immediately grasped the underlying logic and knew what to do. She quickly stood up, looked at Deng Xian, and said quite earnestly, "Thank you for your explanation and guidance, Elder Deng. In the future, if anything happens, please send someone to inform us. The Cen family will do its utmost to help if it has the ability."

After putting down his family head's token, Cen Zhi turned and left without any hesitation or delay, heading straight for the Kou family's location.

"We can't just rely on the Kou family's words and help. We also need to understand the logic behind it and acknowledge the reasons behind it in order to better resolve all of this..." Cen Zhi, who had sat back in the carriage, pondered all of this seriously and tried to understand the reasons behind it.

The core foundation for the restoration of the Chunling Army is His Majesty's Princess Guard. Only on the basis of this guard can the Chunling Army be restored.

In other words, if the princess's guards respond and abandon this idea, unwilling to inherit the Chunling Army, then cooperating with their request will naturally increase the chances of success.

But how can we get the princess guards to give up inheriting the Chunling Army's power?
After all, that was the Chunling Army, the army that Emperor Guangwu of Han conquered the south and north, whose fighting power was beyond question. Countless armies envied and aspired to its talent and ability.

At this point, the Princess Guard was far, far behind the Chunling Army. It was clear that choosing to inherit the title would greatly improve their combat effectiveness, narrow the gap, and effectively reduce the negative social impact.

"The pressure from public opinion, yes!" Thinking of the negative public opinion surrounding the Princess Guard in Chang'an, and those so-called rumors, Cen Zhi immediately thought of a solution.

In the past, the Princess Guard's strength was not enough to live up to the rumors and respect, so they needed even greater strength, a strength that was beyond question.

It is this external pressure and public opinion that drives the Princess Guard to continuously grow stronger, even trying to become stronger in a short period of time, to use their strength to refute such statements.

Therefore, recreating the Chunling Army would perfectly achieve this goal.

"So, by changing the current direction of public opinion, giving the other side more time, and reducing their pressure, we can naturally persuade them more easily..." Cen Zhi, having come up with a solution, spoke while instructing the servants who had received the order to carry it out.

In addition, based on the existing intelligence, Cen Zhi also issued several orders to influence the environment, public opinion, and so on, in order to create a relatively positive atmosphere as much as possible, while curbing the possible situation of Chunling Army.

After a long and tiring journey along the city's official roads, Cen Zhi, who dared not fall asleep, arrived at the Kou family's residence with dark circles under her eyes.

Despite having few members, the Kou family still showed great respect to Cen Zhi's visit.

From the moment Cen Zhi stepped into the Kou family's house, she realized that the Kou family was not as extraordinary as she had imagined.

I originally thought that the Kou family had few members left, so the family's strength was not as great as before. But only after entering the Kou family did I realize the difference.

Putting everything else aside, the aura and presence emanating from the veterans standing guard within the Kou family alone conveyed their formidable strength.

Moreover, there are more than one such veteran; their numbers are quite large.

Cen Zhi already had a rough idea of ​​what kind of veterans they were. These were veterans of the Central Imperial Guard, the true Princess's personal guard, essentially troops left behind by the former emperor.

With armor, weapons, military training, and a considerable size, it wouldn't be surprising if anyone else had it and accused it of rebellion.

However, for the Grand Princess of Yiyang, there would be no surprise at all; on the contrary, it would seem perfectly natural.

Whether it was the eldest princess or the grand princess, they were all powerful figures with fiefdoms, tax revenue, and military power.

In some ways, they even receive better treatment and stronger protection than the princes of foreign companies.

After understanding the current state of the Kou family and the Grand Princess of Yiyang, Cen Zhi felt even more confident in her success.

If they can persuade the Kou family and convince the Grand Princess of Yiyang, their chances of success will increase further, and they may even receive a very good result.

In this situation, given the size and scale of both families, the Cen family wouldn't need to expend too many resources to complete this political transaction and exchange of interests.

The actual situation was simpler than Cen Zhi had imagined. After hearing Cen Zhi's explanation and understanding, the Grand Princess of Yiyang's face immediately darkened.

Princess Yiyang simply couldn't understand why such a large family like the Kou family still had only one heir.

It's worth noting that the Grand Princess of Yiyang went to great lengths to ensure the continuation of the Kou family line.

Princess Yiyang tried almost every method that could promote population growth, even on her own grandson.

Whether it was searching for more women, women with good fertility records, or women with various special characteristics, the final result was always unsuccessful.

Originally, it was thought to be a family issue, but after learning about it and comparing it with the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai and the issue of succession within the royal family, the Grand Princess of Yiyang also acknowledged this speculation and idea.

Based on the actual situation, this kind of statement and description is the most accurate and most likely.

Before Cen Zhi had even paid any price, the Grand Princess of Yiyang decided to personally go to Chang'an to meet Liu Tong and get the answer she needed.

It can be said that the Grand Princess of Yiyang, having made up her mind, acted quite swiftly. Without even paying attention to Cen Zhi's behavior, she had everything prepared for the journey and then embarked on her way to Chang'an.

Seeing all this, Cen Zhi could only silently keep this favor in her heart, waiting for the day when she could repay it to the Kou family.

Princess Yiyang, who was traveling to Chang'an, did not go alone. In addition to herself and a series of servants, she was also accompanied by Kou Feng.

Taking the only heir of her family straight to Chang'an demonstrates that the Grand Princess of Yiyang was not panicked or reckless, but rather had considered the situation and devised a solution. (End of Chapter)