"Your Majesty, Du Ruofu hasn't shown anything yet, but he is a Grandmaster. We just learned this."
"What!" Liang Jing was also shocked. He was actually a Grandmaster! It was unbelievable that the Prime Minister of a country was so powerful.
"What else?"
“No more.”
Liang Jing frowned, "It's really a bit troublesome. He's a Grandmaster, and it's not easy to keep him."
"Grandmaster, that's something that ordinary people can't imagine."
"Too."
…
The next morning.
In the hall, Liang Jing waved his hand and shouted, "The envoy of Xuanman Kingdom, please come to see us!"
After a while, Du Ruofu came in with his men. He knew that since he came here, he was a subject, and there was a difference between the monarch and his subjects, so he knelt on the ground in a hurry.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Liang Jing nodded, "Master Prime Minister, please get up quickly."
"I've heard of your abilities."
"But, why did the Barbarian Kingdom specially send envoys to our Great Zhou this time? I am very curious."
"Please, Prime Minister Du, explain this to me."
"Your Majesty, we are here to have friendly exchanges with your country. We also want to have a good talk with you."
"That's right. Our Barbarian Nation is rising day by day, and Your Majesty should have seen all of this. We, the Barbarian Nation, don't ask for much. We only hope that Your Majesty can return the cities that were previously occupied by our Barbarian Nation!"
"At the same time, give us some food and cloth every year. This way, we can ensure that we don't move south."
"I believe this should be a very simple matter for Your Majesty."
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment. He really came to ask for peace!
But it is also a threat, threatening the Great Zhou if they don’t follow their demands!
Then let’s fight, and it’s hard to say who will win or lose.
"I believe that His Majesty does not want to see this kind of war-torn scene and speak out again."
"I hope Your Majesty can shoulder the heavy responsibility and go a long way, and think well of the people at the border, as well as the people of Great Zhou."
"Hmph!" Liang Jing stood up with disdain. "Du Shoufu, do you look down on me too much? Do you look down on my Great Zhou?"
"Isn't the military strength of our Great Zhou stronger than that of your Barbarian Country?"
Du Ruofu sneered, "Your Majesty is right, but Your Majesty, fighting a war takes a lot of effort and there is no benefit."
"We are doing this now, but we are just trying to minimize the losses."
"Besides, Your Majesty, our Barbarian Country is no longer what it used to be!"
"Haha." Liang Jing looked at him disdainfully. "Really? Then send the troops to fight. Let's see who's really going on the battlefield. Why bother with arguments here?"
"Your Majesty, there is really no need to rush this matter. Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. This is a very good thing."
“Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, your Great Zhou has just recovered its vitality.
You probably don't want to start a war so soon, right after one? How are you supposed to pay back the money you lost in the four southeastern cities?"
"Alas, Your Majesty, this is all I have to say."
“…”
After saying this, Du Ruofu left the hall directly, leaving the ministers present looking at each other in bewilderment.
At this moment, the Left Prime Minister Yang Zhong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is not the right time to fight. We should conserve our strength. The request made by the Barbarian Kingdom is indeed not much."
"Maybe we can think of a way."
"this……"
Liang Jing was stunned! He didn't expect that there would be ministers who supported peace talks and not fighting.
But it's quite normal, everyone will go out for their own benefit.
"Right Prime Minister, I want to hear your thoughts."
"Do you want to fight? Do you want to show the courage of our Great Zhou instead of letting others slaughter you?"
Right Prime Minister Wang An smiled helplessly, "Your Majesty, logically speaking, we should indeed seek peace, not fight."
"But if Your Majesty insists on fighting, we ministers will definitely agree. In addition, Your Majesty, I have learned that in the entire Barbarian Country, the Prime Minister has become the true number one."
"For some unknown reason, the Barbarian King seems to have been bewitched and has been listening to the Prime Minister's words. This has led them to become increasingly greedy."
"If we choose to retreat this time, they will become more and more rampant until they completely submerge our Great Zhou."
Wang An then glanced at the ministers beside him, especially the Left Prime Minister Yang Zhong, and said, "You may not know that my army has not fought against the Xiongnu for three years."
"During these three years, if the Xiongnu become even stronger and their military strength increases, we will be no match for them, even with General Xiao He."
"So everyone should think carefully about whether or not to fight!"
…
At this moment, the ministers present all had their own thoughts. Some of them felt that they had to fight! They had to dampen their enthusiasm.
Some people think that fighting is not allowed and that it is very dangerous if you do fight.
It would be better to quietly accumulate strength, and when the Great Zhou becomes truly powerful, you can completely destroy the Barbarian Kingdom in one fell swoop.
"Alright, everyone, think about this carefully after you go back. I want an answer. Of course, whether or not to fight in the end depends on my opinion."
"Also, we are hosting a grand banquet tonight. I hope everyone can come and join us."
"yes!"
At this time in the Honglu Temple, Du Ruofu simply packed up and then quietly went to a brothel.
He was also very careful, fearing that he would be discovered by others, and he did not bring his own men with him.
A prime minister would actually go to a brothel! And he did it so secretly, this must be something extraordinary.
Fortunately, Lu Yun had someone follow him early on! He knew how powerful a Grandmaster was, so he would most likely notice.
However, Lu Yun's men are specialized tracking experts, so there will definitely be no problem. Even Ye Jiajia praised him, saying that his tracking was indeed very difficult to achieve.
At the same time, in the palace.
After the court was dismissed, Liang Jing returned to his bedroom and slammed the table in anger. His anger came from the bottom of his heart.
"hateful!"
"This is clearly a threat to me!"
"Threat the Great Zhou!"
"What are we talking about with them? They want our Great Zhou territory, food, and cloth. What exactly do they want?"
"This Du guy is really not simple."
Lu Yun hurriedly whispered, "Your Majesty, I also think that this Prime Minister is very extraordinary."
"If we really agree, they will become greedy and keep trying every possible way to negotiate with us."
"This way, they can obtain a lot of resources without bloodshed, and their own strength will become even stronger."
"Alright, Xiao Yunzi, let me think about it carefully. There's no rush anyway. We still have to receive envoys tonight."
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