Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Upon hearing Mu Yunxi's words, Liu Qingqiu suddenly seemed to remember something, and his originally serious expression softened, and he calmed down.

Then Liu Qingqiu said, "I am a little curious, how come the plague in Daqian disappeared as soon as it encountered Lu Chen?"

"It's possible that the plague was originally caused by the Great Xia."

Hearing this, Mu Yunxi laughed and said, "You really know how to frame people. Even I know that the plague came from the southern sea, yet you want to pin it on Lu Chen."

Liu Qingqiu said calmly, "It doesn't matter who did it, what matters is the result."

She then said to the guard at the door, "Go and fetch Minister Li."

Mu Yunxi asked, "Are you planning to spread rumors that the plague was brought by the Great Xia? And then incite the people's anger towards the Great Xia?"

The plague in Daqian has lasted for more than a year, and the entire plague has killed nearly half of Daqian's population. On average, almost every household has someone die from the plague.

Most people have lost loved ones to the plague. At this time, news suddenly comes that the plague was spread by the Great Xia in order to rule the Great Qian without bloodshed. This will inevitably arouse hatred of the people of the Great Qian towards the Great Xia.

Liu Qingqiu said expressionlessly, "Before Lu Chen arrived, the plague in Daqian lasted for more than a year. No matter what methods were used, the plague could not be eliminated. But as soon as Lu Chen arrived, the plague disappeared immediately. Don't you think that's a coincidence?"

"I believe that the people of Daqian will also find this very unreasonable at that time."

Hearing this, Mu Yunxi smiled faintly and then said, "I hope your actions can win back the hearts of the people of Daqian."

Although Mu Yunxi said this, in her heart she believed that this approach would not bring any practical benefit to the Great Qian Dynasty.

You can spread rumors, and so can the Great Xia. The most important thing now is to join the Great Xia to avoid the plague. It's obvious to a fool how to choose.

Of course, as Liu Qingqiu's ally, Mu Yunxi would not harm Liu Qingqiu.

a few days later.

There is a rumor circulating in the Great Qian territory that the plague in Great Qian was actually caused by Emperor Xia in order to annex Great Qian. The best evidence is that the plague existed in Great Qian before Emperor Xia came, but disappeared after Emperor Xia arrived. What a coincidence!

Only if the plague was caused by the Great Xia could the Great Xia have known the method to eliminate it so easily.

In order to annex Daqian, Daxia actually did such inhumane things, causing the deaths of countless people in Daqian. The people of Daqian cannot recognize a thief as their father.

……

Danxin City.

Lu Chen's temporary study.

Lu Chen was reviewing some memorials sent from Yancheng when Bai Qingqing announced from outside, "Your Majesty, Commander Qin has returned!"

Since Qin Yushan was sent to Daqian to investigate the plague, he has stayed in Daqian and built up a considerable amount of power there.

Lu Chen put down the memorial he was holding and said, "Come in!"

The next moment, Qin Yushan strode into the study, bowed to Lu Chen, and said, "Your subordinate greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen nodded. "No need for formalities."

Qin Yushan said, "Your Majesty, please forgive my incompetence; in the end, I was unable to find the specific cause of the Great Qian plague."

Although they had discovered that the Great Qian plague was related to a box, the Embroidered Uniform Guard still had no idea where that box was now or why it caused the plague.

Lu Chen said, "It's alright. I already know the source of the plague. Is there any new intelligence from the Great Qian recently, or has the Empress of the Great Qian made any moves?"

Qin Yushan said, "Your Majesty, the Empress of Daqian has recently been spreading rumors that you spread the plague and inciting the people of Daqian to fight against Daxia."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen smiled. Just as he had expected, the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty had indeed done just that.

However, he had already figured out how to deal with this rumor. Lu Chen then said to Qin Yushan, "You should spread the news that the reason why the plague appeared in Daqian was because the demoness was in power and it was a punishment sent down by the heavens. Now that I, the true Son of Heaven, have arrived, the plague has been dispelled. Only I can subdue the demoness. Once I subdue the demoness, the plague in Daqian will be dispelled."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yushan immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it right away!"

The people of Daqian certainly knew very well who the "demoness" Lu Chen was referring to was. The moment someone mentioned a "demoness in power," the people of Daqian would immediately think of Empress Liu Qingqiu.

Furthermore, the tradition in this world is that women in power will be punished by heaven. As long as this rumor spreads, the people of Daqian will soon accept his statement.

At that time, Liu Qingqiu's position as empress will not be so comfortable.

After receiving Lu Chen's order, Qin Yushan quickly spread rumors throughout the Great Qian Dynasty that the demoness had seized power, confused the court, and caused Heaven to punish her.

Since Qin Yushan arrived in Daqian, he has been building an intelligence network. There are already countless Imperial Guards in Daqian, so spreading such rumors is the easiest thing for them.

Just as Lu Chen had predicted, compared to the theory that the plague in Daqian was brought by Daxia, the people of Daqian believed more that it was because the demoness of Daqian was in power, which brought divine retribution.

For a time, the Great Qian Dynasty was filled with complaints, with many accusing Empress Liu Qingqiu of bewitching the court and causing such a terrible state for the Great Qian.

As a result, more and more people went to Danxin City to surrender to Lu Chen, and even members of the Daqian royal family were among those who surrendered.

The imperial family of Daqian was not stupid. They could also see that Daqian's fate was sealed. Most importantly, Daqian was now indeed in the hands of a woman, and their members of the imperial family were being suppressed by the wicked empress Liu Qingqiu at every turn.

With the support of the Great Qian royal family, Lu Chen immediately brought out members of the Great Qian royal family and intensified propaganda, telling the people of Great Qian that the Great Qian royal family could not stand the Demon Empress and had chosen to stand on the side of Great Xia and on the side of destiny.

Finally, Liu Qingqiu couldn't take it anymore.

Qianning Palace.

Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Liu Qingqiu was instantly enraged. His aura surged, and in the next moment, the intelligence in his hand was directly pulverized by the spiritual energy on his body.

Seeing Liu Qingqiu's great anger, Mu Yunxi said with a smile, "I have said before that your method is useless against Lu Chen."

"Besides, if you want to defeat Great Xia and Lu Chen, you have to rely on strength. What use are these petty tricks?"

Hearing Mu Yunxi's words, Liu Qingqiu coldly replied, "You're right. In this world, strength speaks volumes. After dragging things out with Great Xia for so long, the real decisive battle should begin." (End of Chapter)