Lin Wangbei's words caused everyone to fall into silence.
Not just because of his tricky question.
It's even more because of the meaning behind these words.
It turns out that the Jitian Demon Kingdom is really going to war with the Holy Kingdom!
All this is not a rumor!
Thinking of this, some of the war officials stood up one after another and expressed their own opinions.
It's nothing more than a sentence, if the Jitian Demon Kingdom dares to start a war, the Devouring Heaven Holy Kingdom will not lack the courage to fight!
What about the leader of the Five Kingdoms? For many years, the Jitian Demon Kingdom has invaded the territories of various countries, but it has never been able to capture every territory of the Devouring Heaven Holy Kingdom!
This is not only the confidence of the Tiantian Holy Kingdom, but also the result of the Tiantian Holy Kingdom's courage to fight against them for many years.
If one of our own people is scared out of their wits before the war begins, it would be better to just ask the emperor and his ministers to open the door to welcome the Jitian Demon Kingdom.
However, since there is a war faction, there must be a peace faction among the ministers.
Moreover, the weight of this peace sect is no weaker than that of Lin Wangbei.
It was the old man who never spoke.
Just when the main station faction finished expressing their opinions, the old man stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Prime Minister Zhang, it doesn't matter." His Majesty the Emperor still showed absolute respect to this veteran minister.
You must know that among the hundreds of officials in the room, he is the only one who has experienced three generations of emperors of the Tiantian Holy Kingdom, and has always been firmly seated as the head of the civil servants. Even Lin Wangbei must meet him with the courtesy of a junior in front of this old prime minister.
Old Prime Minister Zhang took a breath. Although he was already an old man, his voice was still very clear. "I think that the coming of the Jitian Demon Kingdom may not mean to start a war with our country. Now that the envoy has been sent, I expected that there will be a war with our country." The conditions are discussed, whether it is war or peace, the decision can only be made after seeing the envoy."
Speaking of this, Old Prime Minister Zhang looked at Lin Wangbei and said: "General Lin is a young and talented man who is a good hand in leading troops. If time passes, the Holy Kingdom with General Lin in charge may not be afraid of the Jitian Demon Kingdom." .”
"It's just that if we start the war now, we, the Devouring Heaven Holy Kingdom, may not be the opponent of the Jitian Demon Kingdom."
It was not until the end that Old Prime Minister Zhang expressed his worries, exhausted his breath, and stood back with a sigh.
To this day, he refuses to say a single word in court. Unless it was a major matter such as going to war with an enemy country, this veteran of three dynasties would always listen to the opinions of other officials and would not express his own opinions.
However, as long as he is willing to speak, his voice will not be ignored even by His Majesty.
as expected.
After Old Prime Minister Zhang finished speaking, the man sitting in that position fell silent.
Lin Wangbei frowned and said respectfully to Old Prime Minister Zhang: "Old Prime Minister, I don't know that the Jitian Demon Kingdom is coming menacingly, with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses gathered at the border. If we don't take precautions early, As long as they send envoys to discuss the conditions in detail, we will be one step behind and lose all the opportunities!"
After finishing speaking, he looked at His Majesty again and said in a deep voice: "What's more, the ambition of Jitian Demon Kingdom has long been no secret. The other three countries have all been defeated, and only I, the Devouring Heaven Holy Kingdom, are still struggling to support me. Now that the Holy Kingdom of Swallowing Heaven has surrendered, what will be the future of Huanggu?"
"The future of Huanggu should not be worried about by our Heaven-Devouring Holy Kingdom." Old Prime Minister Zhang spoke again, still with a conciliatory attitude, "Besides, General Lin ignored one point, that is, what is the attitude of Jitian Demon Kingdom? What if? If you just want one territory and one territory, such a loss can be exchanged for peace, which may not be a bad thing."
"The ambition and appetite of the Jitian Demon Kingdom will never be satisfied with a little bit of land." Lin Wangbei sighed.
Although he wanted to persuade the old prime minister, the other party was after all a veteran of three dynasties and the real veteran in the court.
As long as he believes in something, no one can make him change his mind even if he says it to the contrary.
Seeing that Lin Wangbei was at a loss for words, many of the main combatants also fell silent.
However, Lu Li, who was standing at the back, said silently: "Isn't this just a matter of ceding territory to seek peace? This kind of thing has set a precedent. It is only a matter of time before it is completely conquered..."
Of course, he could only express his thoughts in his heart. On such a serious occasion, he was just a third-grade bodyguard of Prince Yan's palace, so it was not a good thing to interrupt at will.
However, Lu Li did not expect that during his first court meeting, he would encounter such a serious topic.
I felt something was wrong.
At this moment, Lu Li suddenly felt a line of sight falling on him. He looked back and found that it was Mu Hongxiu looking at him.
"Does this cruel woman want me to be the first one?" Lu Li was frightened by her sight. If the palace door behind him hadn't been closed, he would have just run away.
Every time he is stared at by Mu Hongxiu, nothing good will happen.
This is the truth that Lu Li has concluded.
"Whether it is war or peace, we cannot make a conclusion at this time." Finally, in this depressing atmosphere, His Majesty the Emperor expressed his opinion, "As General Lin said, if it is not one territory and one territory, This war must be fought to determine the gains and losses. How can the foundation built by our ancestors be destroyed in Gu's hands?"
Then, he looked at Old Prime Minister Zhang, "But there is some truth in what the old Prime Minister said."
Just this comment sent Old Prime Minister Zhang away.
His Majesty's attitude is actually very obvious.
Old Prime Minister Zhang sighed softly and said no more words to persuade him.
Although he is the leader of civil servants, he also has the courage of a warrior.
He is in the Zhuhe faction, but he has experienced three generations of dynasties, and has developed a character that seeks stability. He is not as young and energetic as Lin Wangbei.
If it had been a hundred years earlier, he would have said the same thing as Lin Wangbei, but now he has more things to consider, especially if a dynasty wants to continue, it must not start a war lightly.
"correct."
Suddenly, His Majesty the Emperor said as if casually: "King Yan, I heard that the hero who formulated the financial plan for the country today is also at the court meeting?"
Mu Hongxiu seemed to be waiting for his words and immediately said: "Exactly."
Lu Li suddenly felt a warning sign in his heart and wanted to hide in the crowd, but Mu Hongxiu locked onto him with one glance and said coldly: "Lu Li, come out."
After his name was called so simply and rudely, Lu Li had no place to hide if he wanted to.
Some officials around him had long discovered that he was a bit out of place, and immediately gave up their positions and sold him out simply.
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Lu Li could only stand aside, adjusted his attitude, and said respectfully: "Uh..."
Before I could say a word, I felt a little stuck.
He was thinking that since he didn't have an official position, he couldn't be a minister, but he didn't know if the dynasty here had such a title as a commoner, so he couldn't open his mouth for a while.
"Are you Lu Li?" Fortunately, His Majesty was very considerate and helped him out.
Lu Li quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I am Lu Li."
Such seemingly nonsense questions and answers made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Sure enough, he is a young talent with extraordinary energy." Looking at Lu Li, who was handsome and tall in a light green robe, he praised him.
Just as Lu Li was about to continue being polite and get over this matter, he heard His Majesty the Emperor suddenly ask: "What do you think about war or peace with the Extreme Sky Demon Kingdom?"
"They are indeed brothers and sisters. This method of deceiving people is simply inherited!"
Lu Li's head buzzed and he was quite speechless. He could only say: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am a slow-minded person, my mouth is too stupid, and I speak softly. It's really..."
"It doesn't matter, no matter what you say, I will forgive you."
However, Jiang was still too old. As soon as the Emperor opened his mouth, he strangled his polite words and said with a warning: "It's okay to say too much, but if you conceal something and deliberately perfunctory, I'm afraid I will die today." You will be punished."
As soon as he said this, all the officials in the court immediately focused their attention on Lu Li.
In fact, he was also very curious about this young guard who had single-handedly created the Zhenguo Gold. Moreover, His Majesty's current attitude was obviously that he favored him, which immediately pushed Lu Li to the forefront.
Lu Li opened his mouth and looked at Mu Hongxiu, hoping that this cruel woman would suddenly change her mind and step forward to save him.
Unfortunately, Mu Hongxiu's half-smiling expression extinguished the last trace of fantasy in his heart.
"Since you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust." Lu Li felt sad in his heart, and at the same time he became fierce, "It's just death, who is afraid of whom?"
Therefore, Lu Li lowered his head, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "I believe that the borders of the country are the face of the country's dignity. The vast territory is the bottom line of the country's dignity. Therefore, ceding territory to seek peace must not set a precedent!"
After a pause, Lu Li gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Not even an inch!"