C968 Who was the number one enemy? (1/2)

Who is the first enemy?

Ci Xi was really angry, she suddenly realised that Xiao Letian was like a reef on a waterway, unable to dodge no matter how much he tried, and unable to be shattered or destroyed.

To be honest, a strong woman like Ci Xi was not afraid of any enemies at all. Even if he fought with the entire imperial power, she could find his weak spot to attack. But she was most afraid of things that she could not understand. First, there were foreigners and then there was Xiao Letian.

It was precisely because she did not understand that she could not cope with the debt crisis that Yang Zhi had caused her.

At that time, Ci Xi said, ”To measure the strength of a country's property, it must be extremely pleasing to the nation …” ”Also, Ning and Friend States are not friends with slaves. They would rather sell their country to borrow foreign soldiers than to fight Xiao Letian to the end!” At that time, she was just like a mad dog that had been forced into a corner with no way out.

Because she had no way out and because all the men in the court were helpless, she didn't want to wait for death and bite like a mad dog, saying whatever she wanted to say. In the end, by chance, it actually hit Xiao Letian's fatal point, and in fact, all of the elite Chinese Officer's fatal points.

Since ancient times, there had been no luck for hundreds of years. This was what most of the Han people believed in, whether the Great Qing would be finished or not? All the Chinese Officer s would give a definite answer in their hearts. But when would the Great Qing be finished? At this time, no one could say.

But before the Great Qing was done for, he could not throw away the inheritance left behind by the Great Qing, otherwise, wouldn't all these two hundred years of suffering have been for nothing?

Therefore, in the end, Ceng Guofan, Xiao Letian and the rest still decided to back off. This was the core reason why the bond negotiations with the Beijing government benefited.

Ci Xi had the upper hand for the time being, she had once again become the center of attention, at least the conservative faction had already completely fallen to her, and Ci Xi's power instantly swelled.

But because she knew that she had accidentally passed the test, it did not mean that she would always be able to pass the trial easily. Facing this monster called Xiao Letian, she would always have a feeling of helplessness.

It was precisely this kind of annoying feeling that made Ci Xi feel extremely uneasy. She could still hold himself back in front of the group of officials, but now that there were only these few core members in the hall, she no longer needed to hide it anymore.

The pearl curtain had already been pulled open, causing Ci Xi to be unable to sit still as he paced back and forth in the hall. Yi Xiao and Yi Xuan did not dare to sit carelessly, and quickly stood up to accompany him.

He could sense the uneasiness Ci Xi was feeling, so he hurriedly tried to find a way to persuade the empress dowager.

”Esteemed empress dowager, there's no need to worry. We might not have the absolute advantage in the battlefield, but in terms of strategy, we still have the advantage …”

”Firstly, what the various officials said was right, that Xiao Letian does not have much manpower, that is his absolute weakness. Furthermore, he does not have cavalry, which is a roundabout way of fighting, which means that Xiao Letian's army cannot sustain its attack for long …”

”In addition, our detailed investigation in Ryukyu and Yang Zhi's confession all proved this point. Xiao Letian had now spent a large amount of his military expenses on purchasing warships, and only two ships were built at Ryukyu's bare shipyard and shipbuilding factory. Furthermore, Tanggu is also building a shipyard …”