Qi State, the imperial capital.
Zhao Rao couldn't hide the anger in her eyes. She never imagined that Song Hongao, who was supposed to fight in Chanzhou, would appear in the imperial capital, before her eyes. What about Chanzhou
"General Song, you must have brought Mo Mingxi back, right?" Zhao Rao asked coldly, if that was the case, she could forgive Song Hongao.
"Your Majesty, I want to ask you to withdraw your order and not to fight Ningguo." Song Hongao knelt down on one knee. He really didn't want to fight Mo Mingxi, especially knowing the current situation of monsters and beasts in the world.
Zhao Rao said angrily, "I won't allow it! Song Hongao, do you know that you are a general of the Qi State?"
"Because I know my identity, I begged the emperor to withdraw his order. Now that the people in the world are in danger, we should save our troops to protect the people of Qi, instead of killing each other." Well, whether it is with Jin Guo, they should not fight, but join forces to resist the monsters.
"I don't know, but General Song is so concerned about the country and the people!" Zhao Rao said sarcastically, "Have you seen the people in the world being killed by monsters? Or is the world already ruled by monsters?"
Song Hongao said, "Did the emperor go out of the imperial capital to take a look? Have you seen how the people outside are living in fear? Could it be that the lives of the people of Qi are not as good as your vengeance?"
Zhao Rao was furious, "You are presumptuous!"
"I don't dare!" Song Hongao said, "I have seen too many monsters along the way, and I know what the people are living now. I only hope that the emperor can understand that now is not the time for mortals to kill each other."
If he didn't have the jade pendant given to him by the black mastiff, he might have been killed by a monster.
"Where are the monsters? It's just a group of beasts." Zhao Rao said, she had forgotten the helplessness and panic when her son was taken away.
"If you are not afraid of monsters, why haven't you dared to let His Highness come out of the house?" Song Hongao asked, "Do you think this can protect His Highness? The underground palace of Qi State has been opened, and the blood demon inside has awakened. The purple air can no longer protect the imperial capital, and the monsters outside will come in sooner or later, if your majesty has no troops, how will you protect your majesty?"
Zhao Rao squinted slightly at Song Hongao, "What do you mean by the underground palace?"
She remembered the last time Lu Yaoyao appeared in the palace out of nowhere, did they just come in to find the underground palace
"There are blood demons sealed in every imperial palace. The ancient blood demons are the henchmen of the big monster. When they wake up, they think that the big monster is about to appear..." Song Hongao told Zhao Rao what he knew. He didn't know that Zhao Rao would Wouldn't believe it, but there was nothing else he could do.
After hearing this, Zhao Rao shook his head and said angrily, "It's a bunch of nonsense! Did Mo Mingxi tell you these words? He just wanted to prevent you from attacking them..."
"No!" Song Hongao said, "The one who told me this was a monster."
"Monster?" Zhao Rao asked slowly, "The monster will tell you this."
Song Hongao sighed softly, "Your Majesty, I have said so much, can't you listen to it?"
"What do you want me to hear?" Zhao Rao asked coldly, "Either you bring Mo Mingxi's head here, or you arrest Mo Mingyu. I don't want to hear anything else!"
"No wonder Qi's fortunes have come to an end..." Song Hongao closed his eyes and sighed, "The safety of the people of Qi is not as important as the emperor's single-minded revenge. Is revenge really that important to you?"
Zhao Rao's apricot eyes were full of anger, "It's just that you want to attack Ning country, and you think that our luck in Qi country has come to an end. Song Hongao, are you not even as good as a child?"
"Yes!" Song Hongao admitted bluntly, "You have never met Mo Mingxi. If there is a real war, our country of Qi may not win."
"Song Hongao!" Zhao Rao gritted his teeth and called his name, "Are you afraid of losing, so you dare not fight against Mo Mingxi?"
"I'm afraid that once the war starts, there will be countless casualties, and no one will be able to protect the people of Qi." Song Hongao said in a low voice, "If the emperor insists on going his own way, please forgive me for being helpless."
Zhao Rao's hatred for Ye Zhen had already penetrated deep into her bones, and she had been looking forward to Song Hongao being able to capture Mo Mingxi, but now that she heard him say that he was powerless, she felt an evil fire in her heart that could not be vented, and the scene of Cheng Zheng being killed clearly emerged in her head.
She wanted to crush Lu Yaoyao and kill her children one by one with her own hands, but Song Hongao refused to listen to her wishes.
"Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?" Zhao Rao asked.
"I would rather accept the crime!" Song Hongao said.
Zhao Rao showed a cruel smile, "You think I'm just punishing you? Song Hongao, I'm going to kill you!"
Song Hongao looked at Zhao Rao suddenly, he couldn't believe that she said such a thing, there was her own sister in his nine clans.
He had never realized before that Zhao Rao was already so desperate for revenge.
"The emperor can do whatever he wants." Song Hongao suddenly felt speechless. If there were no monsters, even if he knew he couldn't beat Mo Mingxi, he would still stand up. It was because he was loyal to the emperor of Qi, regardless of her. Whether the decision is right or not.
But the situation is not like this now. The most important thing to do now is not to kill each other, but to join hands to protect mortals. Why doesn't Zhao Rao understand
Revenge should not take precedence over protecting the safety of the people.
"Song Hongao!" Zhao Rao yelled, "I order you to lead troops into battle, and you must not resist the order!"
"The minister's mission is to protect the people of Qi, to defend the country." Song Hongao said without turning his head.
Zhao Rao was so angry that his face turned green and pale. No matter what she called Song Hongao, he never looked back.
"Go! Go and call Zhao Xiang into the palace!" Zhao Rao shouted.
Song Hongao left the palace disheartened. He thought he could persuade Zhao Rao to give up fighting Ningguo, but he underestimated Zhao Rao's determination to take revenge.
Her heart has long been occupied by hatred, and she has never considered the safety of the people of Qi.
If the first emperor had a spirit in heaven, he would be extremely disappointed.
The eldest princess he valued so much at the beginning turned into such an irrational person because of Cheng Zheng's hatred.
"Uncle!" Zhao Xiang met Song Hongao outside the palace gate, and looked at his gloomy face in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"The emperor is all about revenge, and I can't persuade her." Song Hongao said, "It would be best if she could change her mind, but if she can't... the state of Qi is probably going to be like this."
Zhao Xiang frowned, "What do you mean?"
"The emperor doesn't know how rampant the monsters are outside, don't you know?" Song Hongao asked in a deep voice, "Second Princess, now is not the time to expend your troops."
"I'm going to find the emperor!" Zhao Xiang said.
She did enter the palace because she had something to report.