Why is it me again? I told you but you didn’t listen and you didn’t do it, and you did it but you didn’t do it well. This is too difficult for me. I, Lao Lin, am in a difficult position! Lao Lin complained in his heart.

"Um... Your Majesty, I worked with him for a few months. Liu Mang has no ambition. Sometimes he even puts off county matters. He's not the type to aspire to dominate the world."

"I think he wants us to give in this time. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Jinzhou to just besiege without attacking. Those city walls are just decorations in front of his artillery."

The empress was stunned. It seemed to be the case. As for whether Liu Mang had the ambition to conquer the world, she was not sure.

"So what do you think we should do?"

"Ahem! I think we only have two options." Lao Lin stretched out two fingers.

"Oh? Tell me about those two plans."

The empress was a little curious. It seemed that among all the ministers, only Lao Lin did not seem to be worried. The others seemed to be afraid of the Taoyuan Army's attack and were too timid to speak.

In fact, Lao Lin had seen through the temperament of that stinky hooligan who was greedy for his little cabbage. He had never seen him have the enthusiasm for those things except women.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"The first option is to negotiate with him. The advantage of this option is that we can get the captured soldiers back. The disadvantage is that we will probably lose Taoyuan County, but there will be no sequelae."

The empress nodded thoughtfully, but she wasn't happy about it, because it would be a huge loss of face for Dayan. However, she still wanted to hear the second plan before making any plans, so she asked, "What about the second one?"

"Well... the second thing is to send an expert to kill him. Liu Mang is the backbone of Taoyuan. Once he dies, the group will be leaderless and will split up..."

"Your Majesty, I support the second option. Send a master to kill the bandit leader."

Before Lao Lin could finish speaking, Song Yuan jumped out. As for how to send the experts, it was not his concern.

"Ahem, I haven't finished talking about the pros and cons yet! Let me finish and then make a decision."

Lao Lin saw that the ministers and the empress were tempted by the second plan, and he felt reluctant to stop them, but since it concerned Dayan, it was better to speak frankly.

Even if I make the wrong choice, it’s none of my business. It’s you, Prime Minister Yuan, who made the choice, so what does it have to do with me?

"Your Majesty, if the second plan succeeds, it is indeed a good method, but we must ensure that we can kill the enemy with one strike. Otherwise, given the gangster's temper, he will definitely raise an army of hundreds of thousands to retaliate against Da Yan."

"Just like their firearms, an ordinary person only needs a week of training to become a qualified soldier. If he wanted to, he could quickly raise a firearms army of 100,000."

"Besides, we don't know if Liu Mang has any experts protecting him, just like when Chief Steward Wei was injured by one of his cooks last time."

"this..."

The ministers' expressions suddenly fell, and it made sense.

However, the empress was a little tempted, but she still wanted to ask her master first.

"Your Majesty, I think we should first see what the thief means. It won't be too late to make plans later."

Lao Lin couldn't help but persuade her, and it seemed that the empress preferred the second method.

"Alright, I agree with Lord Lin's proposal. What do you think, Lords?"

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

After all the ministers agreed unanimously, they finally disagreed on who to send as the imperial envoy. The decision fell to Lao Lin again, who said that he was more familiar with the Taoyuan thief and was the most suitable person to go.

Old Lin, who wanted to be a God of Gamblers, cursed inwardly, "Damn it, if the talks fail, an old man like me will have to take the blame."

But Lao Lin was not stupid, and he dragged several people into the water.

Moreover, Lao Lin knew clearly that these people were from different factions, so when the time came, they would all take the blame together and no one would cheat anyone else. It would be perfect.

After dismissing the court, the empress hurriedly walked towards a tall building deep in the palace.

When they arrived at the foot of the tall building, the eunuchs and palace maids stopped, and the empress went up alone.

To put it simply, this building is a tall tower. It is where the imperial masters of all generations lived. It is the tallest building in Kyoto and is called Santen-ro.

The empress walked all the way to the top floor. Perhaps to facilitate a wider view, there were only railings and pillars around, not even a wall. In the middle was a platform with a lotus carved on it.

And in the middle, there was a woman who was not wearing any makeup but was able to captivate everyone. Even though she was wearing a black and white Taoist robe with lotus patterns and a lotus Taoist crown on her head, it could not hide the gracefulness of her delicate body. Her waist was so light that it could be held in one hand, and it seemed to become bigger and taller as it went up.

Her facial features are so delicate that it makes one's heart tremble, and her skin is so white, like mutton-fat jade.

"Disciple greets Master!"

"Well, Youlian, what do you want to see me for?" The woman in Taoist robes did not open her eyes and was still sitting cross-legged in meditation.

"Now that the Western Route Army has suffered a setback, Master, could you please help me kill one person?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in Taoist robe finally opened her eyes slightly and looked at Qin Youlian curiously.

"Oh? Who wants to help my master?"

So Qin Youlian explained the situation.

The woman in Taoist robe was slightly surprised. Although they would not pay too much attention to worldly affairs, they should at least know a little about them!

After thinking for a while, he agreed.

"Yes, sure. I'll go there in two days."

"You have to hurry up, the sect is also urging us to hurry up."

"Master, I will..."

After watching Qin Youlian go downstairs, the Taoist nun's eyes rolled and she immediately changed to a sleeping arhat sitting posture. She reached into her Taoist robe and took out a few strings of candied haws, bit off one in one bite, squinted her eyes and enjoyed it.

"Hmm~~ worldly snacks are still delicious."

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