Time passed.
The news of the defeat at the Battle of the East Wangdong Gorge in the eastern border was quickly sent back to the Tianwu Dynasty.
The news of the defeat of the million-strong army and the capture of General Fei Li, East Vanquishing Marquis Murong Yan, and many other generals shocked the entire Tianwu Dynasty!
The Tianwu Dynasty's imperial court instantly exploded!
This time, many of the deputy generals and deputy generals who followed the army were descendants of important officials in the court. They had originally wanted to let their children go to the gilded palace, but in the end, they were captured. This caused chaos in the court!
"Trash! Trash!" The empress of the Tianwu Dynasty was furious. She didn't care about her image and cursed in the court.
"General Fei Li is such a mediocre person, yet he actually became the Eastern Conquest General. The people you recommended are all responsible!”
In the court, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.
At this moment, Left Minister Dang Chao walked out.
"Since things have come to this, the emperor should think of a countermeasure!
Your Majesty, after the Barbarian Race defeated our army, they retreated to Wangdong City. They have made their conditions clear. As long as Northguard Marquis returns to Northern Barbarian City, they will release their captives and return them to the 36 cities in the Eastern Border. They will also sign a peace treaty.”Minister Tian immediately said.
"The barbarians said that as long as the emperor is willing to return Northern Barbarian City, they will immediately return half of the cities. As long as Northern Barbarian City returns, they will return all the cities and release the prisoners. Since things have come to this, why don't we…take advantage of the situation and sign a contract to cede Northern Barbarian City?”
"Emperor, please reconsider this matter." " The Barbarians are beyond imagination," said Sun Qi, the Left Prime Minister." But they are so afraid of the Northern Battlefront Army…This is a tactic to drive a wedge between us."”
"Left Minister, that's not true." "I think this is an opportunity, an opportunity to help the Emperor make up his mind!" said Minister Tian. Your Majesty, please think twice. Our dynasty has lost control of the northern border. This might not be a bad opportunity to test the Northguard Marquis!”
"Your Majesty, it's just a mere Northern Barbarian City. After all, it's an occupied place. In exchange for the 36 cities of the Eastern Border and several years of peace, it's a sure win!”An old official said.
" That's right, Your Majesty. We can't just sit back and watch the Northern Borderline get out of our control. We should take advantage of this opportunity to gradually regain control of the Northern Borderline. If the Northguard Marquis is unwilling, we have a good reason to deal with the Northern Borderline.”
At this moment, many neutral people in the court expressed their agreement because many of their descendants had been captured!
The empress sat on the throne and felt lonely at this moment.
How could she not know the true thoughts of these people? However, she knew that the imperial court could not be thrown into chaos. After a long silence, the empress finally said,
" My dear ministers, what you said makes sense. Prepare an imperial edict to cede Northern Barbarian City and send a special envoy to negotiate with the barbarians…"
"Your Majesty!" The Left Minister was extremely anxious.”
"I've made up my mind…"
Left Prime Minister Sun Qi sighed helplessly when he heard the empress's affirmative tone.
" Your Majesty, if that's the case, then we must be prepared to fall out with the Northern Borderline. The barbarians are using an open scheme this time…"
Minister Tian stood up and said with a serious expression,
"It's time to resolve the matter of the northern borders. Looking back at history, all the dynasties before the Tianwu Dynasty had been destroyed by internal strife. It was also imperative to resolve the matter of the northern border.”
Minister Tian said.
"On the one hand, we agreed to cede territory to stabilize the barbarians in the eastern border, in case they continue to pursue and invade our eastern border.”"At the same time, dispatch the army to the garrison. We must not let the barbarian alliance advance any further!" Minister Tian said. Besides that, we can use the imperial edict to test the Northguard Marquis's intentions…"
"If the Marquis of Zhenbei has any ill intentions, we should get rid of this disease as soon as possible! The northern border is easy to defend against the outside world, but difficult to attack from within. When the time comes, we will be in a righteous position. We will make the Marquis of North Town lose his virtue and power, and it will not be a problem for us to disintegrate the northern border! After all, the Northern Borderline is the territory of our Tianwu Dynasty. It's easier to deal with the Northern Borderline than the barbarians.”
Easy? Would it really be easier?
Left Prime Minister Sun Qi wanted to say something but hesitated…because he understood that the Emperor had made up his mind.
As expected, the empress frowned slightly and finally closed her eyes.
"I'm tired. I'm leaving!"
When she said this, she felt a little lost. She didn't know if it was right or wrong to fall out with the Marquis of Zhenbei.
She had just ascended the throne, and she was actually inclined to reconcile with the Marquis of Zhenbei. However, sometimes, the development of the situation would push her to make a choice.
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