Chapter 690: Too Much Bullying
Everyone else's expressions changed drastically, but Dabao remained calm and looked normal.
"So, are they gathering in Aquarius Country, preparing to attack our Da'an Country?"
The Aquarius Kingdom is adjacent to the Da'an Kingdom and is the closest.
The other countries are still somewhat distant.
Although they are all small and medium-sized countries, once they gather together to deal with the Da'an Kingdom, it will be a headache.
Especially this kind of planned action.
Liao Jiudao said, "I can't be sure. Anyway, this is the feedback. At present, there are movements in these four countries. I can't be sure whether there are other secrets in the surrounding areas that have arrived earlier!"
Someone couldn't help but ask, "What about the Darong Kingdom?"
The biggest enemy of Da'an Kingdom is Darong Kingdom. If Darong Kingdom also joins forces, it will be extremely difficult.
Liao Jiu replied, "There's no sign of the Darong Kingdom getting involved. I guess it's because Darong is too far away, sitting to the north and south of the Aquarius Kingdom. Besides, Darong has a ceasefire agreement with our Da'an Kingdom. Without a legitimate reason, they can't get involved."
Not only did they have a ceasefire agreement, but they were also allies and married princesses to each other. Among Emperor Xuan's concubines, there was a princess from the Darong Kingdom in his harem.
The Minister of War said, "That's just on the surface. If there's any real action, the troublemaker, the Darong Kingdom, won't be able to escape. Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. After the late emperor's passing, the country is finally getting better and better. We can't let those who are eyeing us with such greed succeed. I beg you to ask the King of War to come out of seclusion immediately! These rats are so insignificant that they will naturally disperse and go back."
Dabao said nothing.
Only he and Liao Jiu knew that the War King was not in seclusion, but was no longer in Da'an Kingdom.
Prime Minister Zhou said, "We don't need to be too nervous. What if they don't intend to attack our Da'an Kingdom? If they want to start a war, they must have a reason. They can't just start a war. They have to consider their reputation. Even if our Da'an Kingdom's War King is in seclusion, their Aquarius Kingdom is not far from the War King's fiefdom. Even if they have ten times the courage, would they dare to fight?"
The War King's fiefdom is indeed not far from the Aquarius Kingdom, but it is not very close either, about a few hundred miles away.
When this was mentioned, everyone's worried mood improved a little.
Just then, a servant came to report from outside.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent memorial..."
Dabao said in a deep voice, "Hand it over."
The expedited memorial was submitted, and Dabao took it and took a look! !
He sneered, "The Aquarius Nation is so bold! As expected, they planned all this to deal with our Da'an."
No one knew what was going on, so Dabao passed the memorial to Liao Jiu.
After reading it, Liao Jiu passed it on to several other veteran officials.
After watching it, the old ministers were all excited.
"This is ridiculous! They're always looking for excuses to accuse us! They're saying that our Da'an Nation bought up all the food from smaller nations, causing famine in their countries. We bought it with real money, not by stealing it. If they had the guts, they wouldn't have sold it themselves! They took the money, got the better deal, and now they're blaming us for buying up all their food. It's a joke!"
"How dare you come and rob our border town of its food, riot, kill, and harass the people of Da'an! How audacious!"
"Your Majesty, they planned this and are deliberately causing trouble. What should we do now?"
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Dabao and Liao Jiu looked at each other.
Dabao said, "We need to hear the opinions of the elders. This matter is of great importance and the people are suffering. We need to think it through carefully."
Everyone agreed.
Everyone was waiting in the Imperial Study. The eunuchs went to summon other ministers, those above the third rank, to the Imperial Study for an emergency court meeting.
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After such a major incident, everyone in the government of Da'an was furious.
These small and medium-sized countries are simply going too far.
Now it is divided into two distinct factions.
First, we advocate war! We will fight anyone who comes our way! We will fight anyone who provokes the Da'an Kingdom! The dignity of the Da'an Kingdom is sacred and inviolable!
First, we should focus on negotiations and try to make peace. It is not just one country that is hostile to Da'an, but many countries together. Although none of them is as big as Da'an, many ants can kill an elephant. Also, who knows whether Darong will be secretly involved in it? In addition, the King of War is in seclusion now, and we don't know when he will come out. We should avoid fighting if we can, and delay it for a while.
Both factions in the court had their own reasons and arguments, and the debate was fierce.
Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu decided not to get involved for the time being. They rode their golden eagles and went directly to the scene of the incident, Yuecheng.
Go and find out for yourself.
Sorted out the cause and effect of the matter.
First, the people of Aquarius came to steal food, killing and injuring the elderly and weak in Wufu Town, Da'an. Then, the young and strong people of Wufu Town gathered together and chased them to the border of Aquarius to take back the food and take revenge...
As a result, there were officers and soldiers from the Aquarius Kingdom guarding their border. The young and middle-aged men that the Da'an Kingdom had chased away were not only not given their food but also detained.
Then, Wufu Town reported the situation to the county, and the county sent troops to rescue the detained young and middle-aged people from Wufu Town, and the two sides of soldiers started fighting again.
This matter has continued to ferment and escalate, and now the Aquarius army has arrived at the gates of Yuecheng.
Jiang Lianzhu and his wife rode on a golden eagle and circled in the sky above Yuecheng. They estimated that there were at least 10,000 soldiers from the Aquarius Kingdom outside the city.
There are also many large crossbow carts in their army.
The direction of the crossbow cart is pointing straight to the sky.
This is well prepared!
It was specifically aimed at the golden eagles of Jiang Lianzhu and her group.
Fortunately, Yuecheng is a border city with tall and thick city walls, sufficient city defense facilities, and many soldiers guarding the city. They have seen many such scenes, so the residents in the city are not too panicked.
For the time being, the soldiers of Aquarius Kingdom could not attack the city. Also, the two countries are currently in a period of coordinating conflicts and disputes, and no death order has been issued to attack the city. Aquarius Kingdom is now outside the city, and it only serves as a deterrent.
With just 10,000 of them, they would never be able to capture Yuecheng.
Of course, Yuecheng could not be attacked because there were not so many soldiers defending Yuecheng.
Liao Jiu and his wife got off the Golden Eagle and went to meet the old general guarding Yuecheng City, whose surname was Jiang and had a bad temper.
Seeing Liao Jiu and his wife was a little surprised, "Left and right Regent, how come you guys are here so quickly?"
Liao Jiu explained his purpose. "The court just received the memorial and is still in the discussion stage. My husband and I have a golden eagle, so we came to take a look. The details in the memorial are not as good as seeing the situation in person."
General Jiang suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I thought the court would react so quickly. The two adults must have seen the situation outside. I don't need to say more. The situation is very bad. The Aquarius country seems to be crazy. They have never been so tough. This is very abnormal! I have sent people to Shangrao City for help, but no rescue has arrived yet. However, I heard that Lord Zhan Wang is in seclusion. I don't know whether it is true or not.
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