The dark night once again surrounded the entire Tianlong City. Strangely, no family in the residential area of the city lit up their lights. Tianlong City was pitch black and extremely quiet at the same time.
But there was one place that was excepted, and that was the fortress located in the center of the city. The hall of the fortress was brightly lit, and the noise was particularly prominent in this silent night.
"Your Majesty, this time the Black Dragon Empire sent envoys to negotiate peace, which proves that they can no longer hold on. You must not agree. Please believe me. I can definitely win the Black Dragon City in one go. By then, Your Majesty will unify the Qinglong Continent. It will be just around the corner.
." A middle-aged man in battle armor said loudly to the only king sitting down in the hall.
The middle-aged man was wearing iron armor, and there were thick blood stains on his breastplate that were indelible. But looking at him shouting out loud now, it was obvious that the blood stains did not belong to him. People around him seemed to be attracted by the smell of blood on his body.
If I feel disgusted or afraid, I subconsciously take a few steps back.
The sitting king frowned, as if he was not satisfied with the answer. Then something suddenly came out.
"Your Majesty, you must not listen to Marshal Yang. Although I agree that the Black Dragon Empire can no longer sustain this war. However, if the Black Dragon Empire cannot persist, can our Tianlong Empire persist? This war
Too much national power of both countries has been consumed, and the common people have already begun to complain. Look at Tianlong City now. In addition to His Majesty's castle, do the people still light up the lights at night? Those who want to turn on the lights can't.
The extra beast crystals are used to light lamps, so it is better to exchange them for food. Those who can light them up do not dare to light them up, for fear of being remembered by thieves. Nowadays, crimes occur one after another in the capital of the country. Bandits are rampant everywhere in the empire, but there are no redundant ones.
We have sent troops to exterminate, but people everywhere are in panic. What do you think we should do?"
The last sentence was asked to Marshal Yang. I saw a white-haired old man, wearing an inconspicuous gray robe. But no one present dared to despise what the old man said. This old man
He looks like he has gone through many changes, but his eyes have a sparkle that ordinary people don't have, and they are extremely sharp.
After hearing this, the king's frown subsided, as if this was the answer he had been waiting for.
They all know that this old man's identity can be shaken by no one present, including His Majesty. Are you kidding me, His Majesty can't offend him? If you are so awesome, just brag. Ahem.
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You have to listen carefully.
He can be said to be a veteran of three dynasties~ In his early years, he gave advice to your majesty’s grandfather, and then assisted his predecessor in governing the Tianlong Empire, making the Tianlong Heavenly Kingdom develop from an ordinary empire to its peak, competing with the original Black Dragon Empire, the first empire of the Azure Dragon Continent, and played a major role in this.
He should have been enjoying his old age long ago, but due to the ongoing war between the Tianlong Empire and the Black Dragon Empire, he had to continue to assist His Majesty in planning the overall situation. If not for the existence of this old man, the Tianlong Empire would have been unable to continue in this war.
He dedicated his whole life to the Tianlong Empire, and now, at the age of eighty-four, he is still unmarried and has no children. This cannot be regretted.
"This..." When asked by the old man, Marshal Yang, who was in high spirits just now, couldn't help but hesitate.
Otherwise, what else can you do? In terms of qualifications, Mr. Fan is a veteran of three dynasties, and he can't even catch up with him. In terms of ability, Mr. Fan brought the Tianlong Empire to its peak. He was still a little kid at that time. It seems that Mr. Fan still gave him a lot of money.
You can eat the sweets yourself. In the rotation of positions, others are prime ministers. Under one person, the official of Wang Zuo is superior to ten thousand people.
The important thing is that the person above him respects him very much. He can walk sideways in Tianlong, but he won't do it, and he is a marshal. Although he is in charge of the army of the empire, he is always a warrior. What is the principle of governing the country?
He couldn't compare to Mr. Fan in any way, and he knew this very well.
However, he had his own reasons for saying what he just said. The battle between the Tianlong Empire and the Black Dragon Empire has been going on for ten years. How many people have died in this war that has been going on for ten years?
Now, it's not that the number can't be counted, but that he doesn't dare to count it. He's afraid that if he finds out, he won't be able to maintain his sanity and directly kill Black Dragon City. His family has been soldiers of the Tianlong Empire for generations. His father, brother, and eldest son
They all died in this war, and with this blood feud, how could he negotiate peace with the Black Dragon Empire?
Marshal Yang couldn't accept that once the treaty was signed, the two countries owed nothing to each other and the hatred between them was wiped out. He also knew that peace could not be maintained forever, but once the two countries began to cultivate and thrive, he would not know.
When will he be able to fight again? He is afraid that by then he will be in his seventies and eighty years old and will have no chance to fight on the battlefield again. He will not be able to settle this bloody feud with his own hands. This will be like a thorn in his heart forever.
Mr. Fan obviously knew what Marshal Yang was thinking. He said to His Majesty again.
"Your Majesty, if this war is not over, then no matter which country wins in the end, the real winner will not be him, but the Eagle Empire and the Mad Lion Empire who are watching covetously on the sidelines. Our country has promised many times
We promise to invite them to send troops for reinforcements, and I believe the Black Dragon Empire must have invited them just like us."
"But they have been watching us fight with the Black Dragon Empire but never participated. They just want to replace them. When our two countries were at their peak, they could ignore them, but now they have to pay attention. They are still waiting for us to fight against the Black Dragon Empire.
The moment the victory is determined is when they show their fangs. The reason they haven't taken action now is because they are still afraid of us. After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. For the future of the empire, your Majesty, you must think carefully.
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Although Mr. Fan said this to His Majesty, his eyes were looking at Marshal Yang. He had seen Your Majesty since childhood. He knew what His Majesty was thinking. This meeting tonight was actually held to persuade Marshal Yang.
Yes, he knew Marshal Yang's hatred, but for the future of the empire, he had to stop this war. He was eighty-four years old and childless, and he had already regarded the Tianlong Empire as his own child.
We cannot just watch the empire disappear.
The king's eyes also followed Mr. Fan and looked at Marshal Yang. Marshal Yang was a warrior but he was also a smart man. He now understood that His Majesty already had the answer in his mind. The purpose of tonight's meeting was clearly
In order to convince himself, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. With his own personal grudges on one side and the life and death of the empire on the other, how should he choose? Is there such a choice?
"Your Majesty, your will is your will!" Marshal Yang knelt down on one leg, with his body straight and his eyes straight. Marshal Yang actually held the position of Marshal of the Empire, and he knew very well that he wanted to regard the Empire as his
First, this is what he must obey. He has already had this awareness.
"Alas... I have wronged you, Marshal Yang." Mr. Fan couldn't help but sigh apologetically. Seeing that Marshal Yang had been persuaded, Mr. Fan said nothing more, but turned his sharp eyes to the other people present.
Many people present were certain that this war that had lasted for ten years was finally coming to an end.
At the same time, they couldn't help but feel nervous. During the war, everything was military first, and many issues were postponed. However, now that the war is over, those questions will emerge one by one, and the first one is the security within the empire. Fan
What Lao just said is only a small part, and they know that there must be more hidden dangers. Moreover, who said that those committing crimes within the empire at this time must be bandits?
Maybe some of the incidents were indeed committed by thieves, but then there were definitely not a small number of people who fished in troubled waters. At first, maybe they were just making small fuss and didn't dare to go too far.
But later it was discovered that the empire was unable to encircle and suppress them due to lack of troops, so they began to become rampant. A certain lord's personal mercenary suddenly turned into a masked robber. This kind of thing was not uncommon for them.
After all, you see others making "extra money" every day without any risk. But when you don't earn a single gold coin due to the war, can you still keep a cool head? Some people's scalps started to feel numb and they couldn't help but wipe them with their hands.
Wipe away the non-existent sweat.
As for the group of people who had been ridiculed as fools for their loyalty to their duties, they couldn't help but feel warm in their hearts. They all understood that the Tianlong Empire was about to "change". After the "change", who would be unlucky and who would be promoted?
Anyone who hasn't been carried away by it at the beginning will understand clearly.
...At the same time, in the study room of Black Dragon City
Although the study room is large, there are only a few bookshelves, and it is quite empty. Sitting in front of the huge desk is a fat young man wearing luxurious clothes. On the other side of the desk is a man who lowers his head forward, also wearing a luxurious dress, with his nose
With his mustache and pointed face, the first impression he gives is that of a treacherous middle-aged man.
"Prime Minister, the envoy has been sent a long time ago. Do you think the Tianlong Empire will accept our peace negotiation? After all, this war has been going on for so many years. How can it be stopped if it can be stopped?" The young man asked towards the mustache opposite the desk.
The middle-aged man said calmly: "The teacher said before his death that if the war between us and the Tianlong Empire does not have a winner within ten years, we must use all means to cease the war." The teacher in the middle-aged population is the Black Dragon Empire.
The former prime minister, like Mr. Fan, is also an existence that cannot be ignored. Unfortunately, Mr. Fan did not live as long as he did, and he went to see the beast god five years ago.
"But can you persuade the Tianlong Empire to cease the war by sending just one envoy? Isn't that too simple?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Originally, I also prepared many ways to stop the war in the Tianlong Empire, but in the end there was no need to implement them." The mustache said still indifferently.
"Why?"
"Because Fan Li is still here!" A heavy voice came out of his mouth, and finally it no longer had the indifferent tone.
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After that night, the two countries withdrew their troops at the same time with a tacit understanding, and soon after signed a peace treaty. The ten-year "Dark War" officially ended.
[PS: Kanhua is a newbie. When I first started writing the book, there were many problems, such as paragraph division. Although it has been revised once, there is still a large amount of text piled up in one paragraph. Some readers may not be used to it. I am very sorry.
.This problem has been corrected after more than 20 chapters. Please forgive me, readers! And don’t be fooled by the first chapter. The style of this book is completely different from that of the first chapter. If you read the first volume, you still feel that it is not for you.
Dish, don’t force it, please mark it with a cross at that time, thank you~]