"You've seen them?" Yun Shang stared at Luo Qingyan and asked, "What did they say?"
Seeing Yun Shang's eager expression, Luo Qingyan couldn't help laughing. "The Tianxiang continent indeed has five countries, as the princess of the State of Youyue said. However, the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai are the two largest countries, and the remaining three are their subordinate countries."
"Subordinate countries?" Yun Shang was confused.
Luo Qingyan nodded, "The emperors of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai are both powerful, and the two countries have a very close relationship. In the past twenty years, they have almost been working together to start all kinds of wars, finally taking over all the three countries around them."
"However, the three countries were originally independent countries, and they had a ruling system that was only suitable for their own countries. If they changed their ruling system rashly, it would cause a riot. Therefore, the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai did not directly include them in their territory, but took them as their subordinate countries."
Yun Shang frowned slightly. "No wonder Princess Ming Yue only mentioned the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai, but not the other three countries."
"If the emperors of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai are both so powerful, then they came to the State of Xia..."
Luo Qingyan knew what Yun Shang wanted to ask. He smiled and said, "It's uncertain whether they are going to attack us or not. But they don't know our situation now. Besides, we live across the sea from them. Even if they have such an idea, they won't wage a war against us in the short term. "
Yun Shang nodded and raised her head slightly. "No wonder they want to put the women they brought into the imperial household of the State of Xia. They must have two purposes."
"Two purposes?" Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Yun Shang with a smile.
Yun Shang nodded again, "On the one hand, we want to pry into things about the court of the State of Xia so that we can know us better. On the other hand, because I'm the princess of the State of Ning, the State of Xia and the State of Ning are now very close. The situation is somewhat similar to that of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai. "
"If we join hands with the State of Ning, it won't be easy for the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai to win us, even though they are very powerful. The best way for them is to destroy the relationship between us and the State of Ning. "
"If you want to destroy our relationship with the State of Ning, they will certainly start with me. After all, the friendship between our two countries is maintained because of me. If anything happens to me, the relationship between the State of Xia and the State of Ning will be in jeopardy. "
Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang with a smile, "Your majesty is right, so we can't be tricked by others. We can't let the women of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai have the slightest possibility to enter the imperial household of the State of Xia."
Yun Shang certainly sensed the ridicule in Luo Qingyan's words. She only glanced at Luo Qingyan and snorted, "Your Majesty, it's best that you know this. I hope you can remember what you said today. If you violate it, I will not spare you."
"Yes, yes."
Luo Qingyan smiled and stopped making fun of Yun Shang. He continued, "It's impossible for the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai to start a war in a short time, but we have to guard against them."
Yun Shang raised her hand to smooth Luo Qingyan's frown and said with a smile, "Everyone has something that they are not good at. No one is omnipotent. It's not something to blame. Just leave the professional matter to professionals."
"Leave the professional matter to professionals?"
Yun Shang nodded, "That's what I saw in the book. I think it's reasonable. Your majesty doesn't know how to train sailors. But many cities of the State of Xia are near the sea, and the seaside can be considered as the border of the State of Xia. The guards by the sea must have a lot of experience in how to train sailors. "
"We have ignored the defense on the sea before, and it's not too late to pay attention to it now. Your majesty could call the generals in the court and ask them which of all the generals in the State of Xia are good at sea-fight. Then you can gather them together to discuss how to train sailors and strengthen the defense on the sea. "
"Your majesty don't have to do these things in person. All you have to do is to make good preparations."
Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang and couldn't help smiling. "My empress is so awesome."
Yun Shang chuckled. These things were not too deep. She knew that Luo Qingyan could think further and do better, so she stopped bothering about it.
"But compared to this, I'm more interested in the identity and status of Prince Ming Yue and others living in our post house from the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai..."
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