Lord Yunzhong in Douluo

Chapter 424 Above the main hall
Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City, the palace hall.

The old emperor sat on the throne, looking down at the ministers who were constantly arguing below, his inner anger was constantly expanding.

At present, Xingluo's army has completely occupied the Principality of Barak, and using this as a base to continuously increase the offensive against the Heaven Dou Empire.

Tiandou's army and Xingluo's army have already faced each other head-on.

Although with the financial support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou army has no shortage of weapons and supplies, and there are many people who are willing to deliver supplies and food to the front line despite the heavy money, so the Heaven Dou army does not have to worry about the loss of military equipment and food and supplies at all.

However, the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be improved so easily.

The war in the cold weapon era is like a meat grinder, which can casually make people lose arms and legs.

However, most of Tiandou's army didn't seem to have enough awareness. There were quite a few soldiers trying to escape from the front line every day. Although most of them would be captured and returned to the barracks to continue fighting, this would also limit part of the army's strength.

The number of members of Wuhundian who joined the Tiandou army is not small, but there are not many people with real strength.

A powerful soul master can basically take the position of bishop or vice bishop in the Wuhun Temple, and is the head of a branch temple in one place.

Except for those located in the northern part of Tiandou, most of the bishops or vice bishops had the same thoughts as the one in Soto City.

Only by not participating can the captured civilians in war zones be protected.

Therefore, except for the bishops in the north who believed that Xingluo would most likely not be able to defeat them, most of the bishops close to the war zone in the south did not directly participate in the war.

Of course, they didn't stop the soul masters who joined the rebel army, they just told them to pay more attention to safety.

At present, relying on the aid of the Spirit Hall and the sect forces within the territory, the early defensive preparations and the home field advantage of the terrain, the Tiandou army and the Xingluo army can barely be regarded as "stalemate".

At least, the progress of the Star Luo army has been slowed down a lot.

But this is not a long-term solution.

However, in the current court, ministers and representatives from various parties are arguing endlessly for their own interests, and the will of the entire empire cannot be condensed into a whole at all.

Some courtiers and nobles even hoped to use the Xingluo army to eliminate dissidents for themselves and put pressure on themselves, the emperor, to win more benefits for them.

For the sake of profit, these so-called national leaders completely disregard the life and death of the people under their rule, and they don't even have the righteousness of their family and country.

The anger in Xue Ye's heart can be imagined.

Sure enough, there is a problem with the system that Tiandou is currently implementing, and it will definitely have to be changed in the future.

Xue Ye's eyes were gloomy, watching the many ministers below who kept making excuses and slandering him, the noisy voice gave him a headache.

He gave the servant beside him a look, and the servant immediately raised the awakening stick in his hand and knocked on the ground of the hall:

"quiet!"

The old emperor was about to speak, and for a while, the officials in the hall were quite quiet, although there were still whispers.

"Everyone, today's palace meeting is not for you to chat. The Star Luo army is approaching menacingly. Even though my Tiandou soldiers are fighting bravely, they still cannot stop their progress."

"I want to know, what do you guys think, what should we do?"

Tiandou's political system is like this. On many decisions, the emperor cannot make a decision with one word, and needs the support of the ministers.

In the past, Xue Ye was extremely envious of the emperor next door to Xingluo, who possessed so much power that the entire empire had to submit to his will, that was the real ruler of a country, unlike himself...

"Your Majesty, I think that maybe we can negotiate with the Star Luo Empire, and ask them to stop their troops by paying tribute as a vassal. After the army is strong in the future, we can recover the dignity and the lost land. After all, our Tiandou has strong financial resources, even if we lose Some property can also be earned back quickly."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs just said that. For him, war was not what he wanted.

Because this will affect the normal diplomatic work, and even reduce his income.

Only when diplomatic activities are carried out and there are foreign trade exchanges of tributes, can they get enough lucrative benefits from them.

As for Xiang Xingluo's need for property...the Minister of Foreign Affairs doesn't care.

Because the money was not paid by him, it was a trouble for the empire and the Ministry of Finance.

"No, Xing Luo murdered the crown prince and the fourth prince of the empire, and now he is still invading the territory of our country. How can he abandon the dignity of the empire and surrender to the inhuman invader!? Even for the sake of Tiandou and His Majesty, we should fight Xing Luo to the death !"

As soon as the minister of foreign affairs finished speaking, Tiandou's minister of finance quickly retorted, with a serious face and fierce words, people who didn't know him might really think that he was a staunch loyal minister at first glance.

But anyone who knows the inside story knows that this is just an excuse for him to pretend.

As early as the night when Xueqinghe was assassinated, this "loyal minister" tried his best to send the news to the outside world. Before the public could react, he asked his family members scattered in various places in Tiandou to buy Tunju at a very low price. Various living materials.

Then now that the war started, the price of goods in Tiandou skyrocketed, and the Minister of Finance, who gathered a large amount of supplies, drove up the prices and slowly sold the goods in his hands at extremely high prices.

In other words, the Minister of Finance is making a lot of money for the country at the moment. The longer the war lasts, the more valuable the goods he hoards will be, and he will be able to reap more.

Therefore, he is not really a staunch minister, but he just hopes that the war will not stop until all his goods are sold out.

"Yes, I will fight to the death without retreating, and vow to avenge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

All the officials of the Ministry of Finance who followed their leadership to make a fortune and the officials who had received the favor of Xue Qinghe all supported the proposal of the Minister of Finance.

For a while, the war faction and the peace faction quarreled again in the hall.

"What do you think, Lord An." Xue Ye's voice sounded again, pointing out the old man standing in front of many courtiers who was resting with his eyes closed and not minding disputes.

And as Xue Ye's words fell, An Guogong's eyes opened, and the surrounding quarrels and whispers gradually subsided.

Both the emperor and An Guogong are the pinnacle of the power of the Heaven Dou Empire. When the two of them are talking, ordinary people dare not interrupt at will.

The nobles can restrain the emperor, but that is also a collective of nobles or a small number of dukes. If ordinary nobles with relatively low status offend the emperor alone, there will be lights in the toilet over there.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister thought that this battle had to be fought because it was a matter of the dignity of the empire."

"But the empire alone may not be powerful enough to face Xingluo."

"Veteran suggests, seek official help from Spirit Hall."

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(End of this chapter)