"My dear ministers, you are unaware of this."
"After receiving the battle report from the south, I was very worried, so I sent Sister Huang to find Liu Feng."
"By the way, this Liu Feng is the general of the Tiger Roar Army."
"Although this person does not hold an official position in the court, he is indeed no ordinary person."
The emperor looked at the many puzzled ministers and explained.
Whether it was Han Qinghu or the others, they were all somewhat puzzled at this moment. These old ministers had naturally watched the emperor and Princess Linglong grow up.
In a sense, the relationship between these people had long surpassed that between ruler and subject.
This is why Linglong saw that Han Qinghu did not get angry.
The old ministers frowned even more, puzzled by the emperor's explanation.
Some people believe that sending a royal princess to question a mere Tiger Roar Army general with the emperor's decree is a desecration of the royal family's reputation.
In Han Qinghu's mind, he already knew very well that in the emperor's heart, Liu Feng's Tiger Roar Army General probably held an extraordinary weight.
"Then this old minister will listen to what brilliant ideas this Tiger Roar Army general has."
"For the eldest princess to make such a trip in person, she must be extraordinary."
Han Qinghu said it in a calm tone.
In fact, Han Qinghu quite liked Princess Linglong. He didn't have a son, but if he did, he would definitely ask Princess Linglong to be his daughter-in-law.
Linglong both respected and feared the old general because he was too serious.
Linglong took one look and thought, "That's good."
All the ministers present now had their eyes on her.
For a moment, Princess Linglong felt somewhat awkward.
Liu Yuan offered advice.
However, she didn't know how to express Liu Yuan's suggestion.
Given General Han's personality, upon hearing Liu Yuan's suggestion, he probably even considered rushing to Zhengde County to kill Liu Feng.
What did Liu Feng say?
Seeing that Princess Linglong remained silent, the emperor became visibly anxious.
What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop talking?
Say something.
"Your Majesty, let's talk after the officials have finished their meeting."
Princess Linglong expressed her thoughts tactfully.
"What can't be said?"
“These are all key ministers of our dynasty, so please speak freely.”
What the emperor really wanted at this moment was to let these key court officials know how powerful Liu Feng was.
Use Liu Feng, this rising star, to intimidate them.
Let them know how powerful Liu Feng is.
In this way, no one dared to object to him entrusting Liu Feng with the important task of governing the north.
This would also allow them to keep an old guy like Han Qinghu in the city, giving him no reason to leave.
This was his perfect plan.
But Linglong was well aware of this, yet she was determined to say it herself.
How can we achieve the Huang brothers' goal?
"Sister Huang, tell me quickly..."
Seeing the displeased emperor, Linglong had no choice but to speak.
"Your Majesty, General Liu said that Your Majesty should send envoys out immediately to negotiate peace."
"Agree to pay compensation from all over the country, don't worry about the immediate situation."
"General Liu also said that, given the current situation, even if General Shangguan and his son were to go up together, they would not be able to win and would only deplete our manpower."
"It's not worth the risk."
"If the war continues to drag on like this, it will only keep depleting our nation's strength. In the future, we will have no power to resist and will be nothing more than fish on the chopping blocks of Wu and Yue."
"General Liu's intention is to preserve our strength."
"General Liu also made a promise that once he has dealt with the Heaven and Earth Society and stabilized Yanzhou Prefecture, he will take back everything that he has lost."
Of course, that's what Liu Feng meant at the time, but he didn't say he would go and take it back.
Now, in order to appease the court officials, she deliberately said it this way.
But despite what she said, Liu Feng's suggestion still caused an uproar in the entire South Study.
"Peace talks?"
"What is peace talks?"
"This is surrender, this is treason."
"What Tiger Roar Army's Grand General? I think he's just an empire spy."
The Shangguan family reacted the most strongly.
The first one to jump out was Shangguan Jie.
You must understand that it was his father who fought desperately on the southern battlefield. If peace talks were to happen, his father would be nailed to the pillar of historical shame.
How many people have already died in battle?
Now, let's talk peace?
He was granted titles and honors by the Shangguan family. Is he going to be disgraced in this battle because of his talk of peace?
The current battle situation is actually clear to everyone with a discerning eye.
Shangguan Wujiu's constant retreat at the front was aimed at depleting the enemy's manpower, resources, and morale.
The goal was to find the perfect opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Then, by pressing forward, there would be an opportunity to advance into the territories of the Wu and Yue states.
We've been holding back for so long, and you want to start negotiations just because of one sentence from you?
This matter not only angered the Shangguan family, but it was also incomprehensible to the other ministers.
He considered any suggestions that the general of the Tiger Roar Army might make.
He had people investigate Liu Feng's case, and it was indeed not simple.
However, no one expected that a plan like peace talks would be proposed, which would provoke opposition from the entire court.
Not only will the Shangguan family be nailed to the pillar of historical shame, but even the emperor himself would be risking the wrath of the entire world if he agreed to peace talks.
If the lost land is recovered in the future, that would be fine, but if it cannot be recovered, the emperor himself will be infamous for eternity.
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