"Your Majesty, we cannot fight!"
"Your Majesty, ten cities. Great Zhou wants us, Daning, to become their vassal state!"
"Your Majesty, the people have only lived in peace for a few years. If war breaks out now, the people will suffer even more!"
“…”
In the court.
After receiving the declaration of war from the Great Zhou, the ministers immediately split into two factions.
The quarrel broke out, and the emperor rubbed his brows with an ugly look on his face.
"Prince Jingling, what do you think?"
The emperor glanced at Gu Qingchen, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Your Majesty, I believe that this battle must not only be fought, but also severely crushed the Great Zhou's fighting spirit!"
Qin Ji is just a mere chancellor's son, and even if he has some information about Daning, so what?
When have the number of enemy spies ever decreased in recent years?
What intelligence map? What matters on the battlefield is a confrontation of strength. Da Zhou wants to take over Daning and become the largest dynasty. Let’s see if they have the fate to do so!
"Well said uncle!"
Crown Prince Gu Qianqi's eyes lit up, "Father, I agree with your uncle!"
"If we give in now, it will only embolden others and destroy our own prestige! When other countries learn of this, they will surely follow the example of the Great Zhou and step on us. By then, our Great Ning will have no peace!"
"Your Highness is absolutely right. I second your opinion!"
Jiang Yao clasped his hands and said, "Those who defect from Daning will be punished no matter how far away they are! Those who attack Daning will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
As a general, it is his duty to protect his country. Now that others are about to step on his face, how can he retreat? How can he retreat!
As soon as Jiang Yao finished speaking, the quarrel completely stopped.
Even those civil officials began to feel a little restless deep down in their hearts.
"Even if he is far away, he will be punished!"
I don’t know who shouted it first, but then came the second and third shouts, until the entire court echoed with these four words.
The emperor stood up from the dragon throne.
He hadn't felt this excited for a long time.
"My dear ministers," the emperor shouted, "The Great Zhou, relying on information about Daning's defectors, is demanding Daning pay tribute. This is truly excessive."
"If we don't fight, Daning will be looked down upon by other nations, and our dynasty will never have peace again! Strike the first blow to prevent a hundred blows. This battle must be fought! This battle must be won!"
"This battle must be fought! This battle must be won! Long live our emperor!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately lifted their robes and knelt on the ground, shouting "Long live the emperor".
Taking advantage of everyone's unanimous support, the emperor asked, "Who will lead the expedition against the Great Zhou this time?"
Jiang Yao stepped forward and said, "I am willing to lead the troops with the Jiang family! We will capture Da Zhou and the traitor!"
Father and son never leave each other in battle. The soldiers of the Jiang family are born for the country and die for the country!
"good!"
"With Lord Jiang's words, I feel relieved. Minister of the Ministry of Rites, I order you to write back to the Great Zhou immediately. If they still refuse to yield, don't blame me, the Great Ning, for being ruthless!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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When Gu Qingchen returned from the palace, it was already dark.
Seeing the visitor, Jiang Li asked the housekeeper to set the table.
"I'm afraid I'll be back late these days, so you don't have to wait for me."
Gu Qingchen placed his hand on the back of Jiang Li's hand and said, "If Da Zhou and Daning come to blows, I'm afraid the battle won't be that easy."
"I heard that father is leading the troops himself?"
Gu Qingchen nodded, "Don't worry, my father-in-law is an old general, and he has his brothers with him. I have already asked Moyun Pavilion to send people to sneak into Da Zhou to investigate the military situation."
Jiang Li fell into deep thought.
Jiang Shengsheng left, Qin Ji defected, and the content of the original book has completely collapsed.
She had no idea what the plot would be like next, so she could only take it one step at a time.
"Qin Ji left in a hurry. Even if he brought some secrets with him to the Great Zhou, it wouldn't be enough for the Great Zhou Emperor to ask for exorbitant amounts of money."
Jiang Li always felt that something was wrong. "Could it be that they have some other tricks up their sleeve?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingchen was also slightly surprised, "You mean..."
"The Wuxiang Sect!"
The two said in unison.
Since the poison that Qin Ji used to kill the third prince was made by Wu Youjin, it means that the two have been in contact all these years.
With Qin Ji's defection, Wu Youjin has lost a major arm in the capital.
If he still wants to take action against the Daning royal family, the best way is to continue cooperating with Qin Ji. The two of them, one in the open and one in the dark, plus the Da Zhou's constraints, they want to make Daning attacked from both sides!
"The Wuxiang Cult's lair is in the Mi River, and the southwest of the Mi River is close to the Idan Kingdom. Your Highness..."
Jiang Li and Gu Qingchen looked at each other, and Gu Qingchen immediately stood up.
"Ari, you are really my lucky star!"
Gu Qingchen held Jiang Li's forehead and kissed her, "I'll go into the palace now, you should get some rest."
Today in the court, Gu Qingchen had a feeling that something was wrong. It was not until Jiang Li said this that he finally realized what was wrong.
Daning is a big country after all, so it is a bit strange that Da Zhou is so strong this time.
A few days later.
Da Zhou replied that if they did not follow what they had said before, war would definitely break out.
At the same time, another piece of news came into the palace.
"Your Majesty, as Prince Jingling said, the southwestern kingdom of Yidan has been making moves recently, seemingly wanting to seize the opportunity to join forces with the Great Zhou."
As soon as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, all the ministers in the court looked at each other in surprise.
If attacked from both sides, Daning would be in danger this time.
"Lord Lu, how much silver is left in the treasury?"
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