In the Golden Palace, a few scholars remained silent.
Among them was Zong Xuan, who had been temporarily listed as dead in battle.
"Marshal Zong, why are you silent? You even frown a lot. Are you scared by the battle in Yueyang City?"
According to the temperament of the Zong family, if anyone dares to speak to them like this, all the Zong family members will attack him together.
But now, no one spoke for Zong Xuan.
Including Zong Ganyu.
Because since that battle, Zong Xuan seemed like a different person.
Some even suspected that his literary talent had become dusty or even cracked.
At the beginning, many people sympathized with him because this might be the worst loss in history. The other side did not send a single person, but the three million army was defeated.
No one died in that battle because the opponent was too merciful and too strong, so strong that he could achieve absolute victory without killing anyone.
But after a few days, everyone discovered that Zong Xuan had changed a lot. He would occasionally say something bad about Qing Country, but never mentioned Jing Country.
Therefore, many people are no longer willing to talk to him.
"I am a defeated general and temporarily dead. There is nothing much to say." In less than a month, Zong Xuan's face was covered with dense wrinkles, and his skin turned from solid beef tendon to chopped meat, loose and sagging.
"How come you have nothing to say? Not long ago, you said that all the civil and military officials in the court were useless!"
Everyone looked at Zong Xuan with strange eyes.
"It's just something I said in anger." Zong Xuan leaned limply in the chair, like a big dough.
"Even if it was just an angry remark, it's too much!"
"Okay, that wasn't just something I said in anger. Let me repeat it again, in front of that man, all the civil and military officials in the court are trash!" Zong Xuan slowly raised his head, straightened his body, and scanned the entire audience with his bright eyes.
Everyone was stunned. Everyone wanted to fight back, but when they saw Zong Xuan's eyes, they didn't dare to speak.
Because deep down everyone felt that Zong Xuan was right.
Compared to Fang Yun, everyone present was truly trash.
"Master, you are encouraging others and destroying your own prestige! Even though we are not as good as that person, we cannot surrender without a fight!"
Zong Xuan glanced at the man indifferently and said, "Since you want me to tell you, it's very simple. Jingguo suddenly showed up... well, it's called black technology, which even the saints could not predict. Our first battle to seize the state was no problem, and Uncle Zong was right. However, facing such a powerful force, you still want to try to stop a chariot with a mantis arm, which is too stupid, stupid to the extreme! Yes, you heard it right, I am saying that those who still think that Qingguo has a chance of winning are stupid to the extreme! Our only hope is Zongsheng! From now on, except for him, all the battles will end in failure! Therefore, what we have to do now is very simple, delay Jingguo, even if we have to cede land to seek peace and delay the war, we have to do it! Once Jingguo starts to counterattack at its own pace and fights against the state, we will become the sinners of Qingguo!"
"Mr. Zong Xuan, are you going to hold a debate? No matter how bad our Qing Kingdom is, we can still fight against Jing Kingdom."
"No!" Zong Xuan said.
"you… "
"Okay! Zong Xuan's opinion is indeed a new direction." Zong Ganyu said.
"But if we really want to delay this, what if Jingguo makes up for the shortcomings of the new mechanism..."
Everyone suddenly felt a headache, and now they were in a dilemma. They really had to delay now, but they had to delay until just the right time. If they were not careful, they might be doomed. But Jingguo was not stupid, and once they found out Qingguo's intentions, they would definitely change their minds.
"I think it's better to proceed in two steps. On the one hand, we should paralyze Jing State, send an envoy to ask for peace, and explore their intentions. Since they want to have such a big advantage, they will not just negotiate, but will definitely negotiate while fighting to seize the state. At present, Yongzhou, which is the farthest from us, is their best target. Yongzhou is originally a useless thing, and it doesn't matter if it is destroyed, so we will go to war with them in Yongzhou. Since they are negotiating, they will definitely not go all out, and we can take the opportunity to find the weaknesses and countermeasures of the new mechanisms. At the same time, as mentioned before, strive to obtain some new mechanisms and become the force for our Qing State to turn defeat into victory!" Dai Lang said.
"I think Patriarch Dai is speaking with great maturity."
"I support Patriarch Dai!"
Zong Ganyu nodded and said, "I am inclined to agree with Brother Dai's method. Who objects?"
No one spoke.
"Well, let's make a plan based on Brother Dai's guidelines. Find some people who are good at speaking... What do you think, let Yan Yukong go?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Boss Zong is so talented!" Everyone praised.
"Very good..." Zong Ganyu smiled complacently, but before he could finish laughing, everyone's official seals shook violently.
Everyone hurried to read the new book from the Holy Academy.
The moment they saw the contents of the letter, everyone's expressions changed significantly; some were furious, some looked sad, and some were in disbelief.
But after a brief thought, more people were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and wished they could fight to the death with Jing Guo.
"This is too much! This is too much! Poof..."
"Master Zong!"
Zong Ganyu opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of liquid, his body slumped in the wheelchair.
The doctors hurriedly put out their medical books and tried their best to treat the patient.
The throne room was in chaos.
Even so, there were still people who sat motionless, finding it difficult to wake up from the news of the letter from the Holy Academy.
Jing State launched a counter-attack against Qing State to seize the state.
The target of this battle to seize the state was not Yongzhou, which was separated from Xiangzhou by Dongting Lake.
But it is Lingzhou, which borders Xizhou.
Many people looked at the map in the hall.
On the map, on the south side of the Yangtze River, there are three states lined up in a row.
On the left is Xiangzhou, in the middle is Fengzhou, and on the right is Lingzhou.
Below Xiangzhou, Fengzhou and Lingzhou lies the relatively narrow and long Xizhou, which had just been taken away by Jingguo.
The three states along the river are all connected to Xizhou below.
Now, Jing State launched a war to seize Lingzhou with Xizhou.
There are two huge problems facing everyone now.
One problem is that the old Qingjing is located in Lingzhou. If Jing State seizes Lingzhou, it will be equivalent to seizing the old Qingjing. This will be the most humiliating battle in the history of Qing State!
Moreover, Xinqingjing is right on the edge of Lingzhou, and the nearest city to Lingzhou is less than a hundred miles away!
Moreover, the Xisheng family is also in Lingzhou.
The second problem is more serious.
If Jing State took Lingzhou, then Fengzhou would be surrounded on three sides, with the Yangtze River to the north and Jing State's Jiangzhou on the opposite bank, which means it would basically be surrounded on four sides.
Fengzhou is not an ordinary state. Fengzhou has a clan and a saint.
Fang Yun used his sword formation to seal off the old Peach Mountain, and the Jing Kingdom surrounded Fengzhou from all sides!
From now on, Zongsheng and Qing Kingdom will bear eternal shame.
All people can express it in only four words.
This is too much!
Neither the most domineering Wu Kingdom, nor the most prosperous Qi Kingdom, nor the Qing Kingdom that once suppressed the Jing Kingdom, had ever done such a thing.
Only a barbarian could do such a thing to humiliate an entire country!
After everyone figured it out, their faces turned pale and they were extremely desperate. What good could they do if they were angry? It was all their own fault!
However, everything is back to the starting point. Why does Jingguo have such powerful black technology? Why