Douluo protects our spirit hall

However, although Qian Renxue had the intention to promote the Wuhun Palace to come to the Tiandou Empire to compete, she could not directly insert Ye Qifeng's team into the elite competition without authorization.

Otherwise, one bad move will easily arouse the suspicion of Emperor Xue Ye.

Likewise, she couldn't take the initiative to express her opinion. It was best for Emperor Xue Ye to ask the question, so that she could promote the matter with good reason.

Anyway, as long as you convince Emperor Xue Ye, there is nothing else to worry about.

Although the losers like Prince Snow Star would definitely take this opportunity to criticize her, they would only use lip service at most and would not achieve anything.

as predicted.

Just as thoughts were flowing rapidly in Qian Renxue's mind.

Emperor Xueye, who was sitting in the imperial throne on the high platform, was obviously unhappy when no one stood up to express his opinion.

But he did not show it. Instead, he glanced at many civil servants and generals with a steady gaze, and finally fell on the prince Xue Qinghe disguised by Qian Renxue:

"Qinghe, you are the crown prince. Now you are in charge of the Tiandou Royal Academy, and you are also in charge of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. What do you think of the application for the Wuhun Palace? Tell me what you think."

Hearing the words, Xue Qinghe no longer hesitated, took a step forward, put his hand on his left chest and bowed to show respect, then straightened up and said:
"Reporting to my father, my son believes that we can agree to the application of Wuhundian to send a student team to compete in the Imperial City Circle."

As soon as these words came out, whispers came from the queue below again.

Emperor Xueye, who was sitting on the high platform, was completely calm, his expression never changed. After the ministers discussed for a while, he raised his hand to stop him:
"Quiet!"

Then he looked at Prince Xue Qinghe, and said lightly:
"Tell me your reasons."

Xue Qinghe, who was dressed in snow-white clothes, had an upright posture and a modest smile. There was an air of elegance and benevolence in his body. He said in a gentle voice:

"Accepting the application of Spirit Hall for the competition has several advantages for our Heaven Dou Empire."

"First, we can take this opportunity to find out the general strength of the younger generation in Wuhun Palace."

"The second is to ease the slightly tense situation between Tiandou Empire and Wuhun Palace, so that both parties can return to a situation of peaceful coexistence."

"Third, in recent years, the Star Luo Empire has become more and more rampant. It is determined to destroy the Tiandou Empire. It not only hoards heavy troops at the border, but also often invades the border of the empire, resulting in constant border friction and endless wars. Now the situation is even more serious. , the war may expand at any time.”

"Therefore, we must also win over the support of Wuhun Palace, so that Wuhun Palace can put pressure on the Star Luo Empire, delay the Star Luo Empire's intention to annex the Tiandou Empire, and buy us more time."

"And by agreeing to Wuhun Palace's application, we can release some goodwill to Wuhun Palace. This is a multi-purpose move, and I think it's feasible."

As soon as Xue Qinghe finished speaking, the row of ministers standing behind him immediately stood up and echoed:

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince's words are reasonable, and I agree with you."

"The minister also agrees."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

For a time, there were endless voices of support.

However, there will always be people who hold the opposite opinion, or in other words, as long as Prince Xue Qinghe agrees, he will oppose it.

Prince Xue Xing took a step sideways, came to the center of the platform, faced Emperor Xue Ye, and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Wuhun Palace's ambition is no different from that of the Star Luo Empire, or even worse. We must not let them get their hands on our Tiandou Empire."

"In this continent-wide elite soul master academy competition, Wuhun Palace, as one of the organizers, has already occupied a spot in the finals, but now it wants to interfere with the Tiandou Empire. It is unreasonable."

"They don't go to the Star Luo Empire to compete, but they want to come to the Heaven Dou Empire. What does this mean? Don't they just think that our Heaven Dou Empire is weak and can be bullied?"

"If we agree to Wuhun Palace's application this time, if they take away a spot in the finals again, wouldn't our Tiandou Empire become a joke?"

After a pause, Prince Xuexing glanced at the imperial brother sitting in the imperial throne above the high platform. Seeing that he had no intention of blaming him, he became bolder:
"Furthermore, it's not just the Star Luo Empire that has seen changes in recent years, it's not just the case with the Spirit Hall as well."

"Intelligence shows that Wuhun Palace has been secretly building and hoarding an army of soul masters. What does this mean? It shows that they also have the possibility of getting involved in the Tiandou Empire."

"Nowadays, except for the imperial city circle and the provinces directly under the imperial family, the Empire is still under the control of the empire. The other affiliated kingdoms and principalities are basically in a state of not listening to instructions or announcements. No one knows whether there is any collusion among them. Or a traitor who turns to Wuhun Palace."

"In addition, the Star Luo Empire in the south is eyeing it, and the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire will not die if it goes north to engulf me."

"Your Majesty, this is a time of internal and external troubles. We must not let wolves into the house again. Wuhun Palace is not a good thing."

"Your Majesty, your words are wrong."

Before Prince Xue Xing could finish his words, Xue Qinghe took a step sideways and came to the center of the high platform where the emperor's seat was. He looked at the former indifferently, but his words were not polite at all:
"What you said before may have some truth, but the latter ones don't seem to have anything to do with the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, right?"

"It was just a competition between soul masters. Why did you say that if you agreed to Wuhun Palace's application to participate, the Tiandou Empire would be destroyed?"

"Uncle Emperor, you are worrying too much."

Prince Xue Xing suddenly looked at the prince who interrupted him, and his voice revealed obvious anger:

"Why doesn't it matter?"

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is one of the important ways for the Tiandou Empire to recruit soul master talents. If Wuhun Palace is allowed to get involved, the soul master talents that should belong to the empire may be lost to the Martial Arts Hall. Soul Palace to win over."

"You must know that every student who can participate in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is an elite among soul masters and a pillar of the empire. If they fall into the hands of the Spirit Hall, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"

Prince Xue Xing flicked his sleeves, blowing his beard and staring:

"When they grow up in the future, what if they follow the instigation of Wuhun Palace and deal with the Tiandou Empire? The empire will be in danger by then."

"I'm thinking about the empire, why worry about it?"

"Uncle Huang is right." At this time, the fourth prince Xue Beng finally couldn't help but stand up, "The Wuhun Palace is so ambitious that we cannot agree to their application."

Seeing that the two leaders stood up to oppose the prince Xue Qinghe, the ministers who were subordinate to them also stood up and echoed:

"His Royal Highness the Prince and His Highness the Fourth Prince are right. They must not agree to Wuhun Palace's request."

"That's right, I can't agree to it." "The same goes for me."

The prince’s subordinates were also not to be outdone:

"Fart, His Royal Highness is right. We should agree to Wuhun Palace's application, show due goodwill, and ease the relationship with Wuhun Palace."

"That is, doing what you did will only intensify the conflict between the two sides, give the Tiandou Empire another powerful enemy, and make the situation more complicated."

"I think we should follow the advice of His Highness the Crown Prince."

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For a time, the entire political hall became noisy. Both sides spat and criticized each other, and the voices became louder and louder.

Until Emperor Xue Ye finally couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly roared:
"enough!"

The venue instantly returned to silence, and you could hear the needle drop.

Emperor Xue Ye took a deep breath. His health was really getting worse. He could barely shake his body and roar for a long time.

But he couldn't care about that much at the moment, so he had to deal with the somewhat thorny political matter at hand first.

Prince Xue Qinghe's suggestion was very pertinent, and although what Prince Xue Xing said was a bit of nonsense and meant to quarrel with the prince, it also had some truth to it.

Emperor Xue Ye was vaguely inclined to agree with the prince's suggestion, but he would not make a decision so easily.

With a turn of his eyes, Emperor Xue Ye's eyes instantly fell on Ning Fengzhi, who was the only one in the entire political hall who remained calm and not disturbed by the outside world, and wanted to hear his opinion:

"Sect Master Ning, regarding Wuhun Palace's application to participate in the competition, do you think the empire should agree?"

Ning Fengzhi bowed slightly and nodded towards Emperor Xueye, but his tone was extremely indifferent:
"Your Majesty, I am a person outside the court and I dare not make any unreasonable comments on the political affairs of the empire."

"My appearance in the main hall this time happened to coincide with the meeting. I was invited by His Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't dare to refuse. It was an act of overstepping my bounds. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Although that is said, it is not certain whether Ning Fengzhi's inner thoughts are like this.

In the past, he was absolutely unwilling to step into the dirty political whirlpool of the Tiandou Empire. Taking up the position of Crown Prince and Grand Master as a sign of sincerity in cooperating with the Tiandou royal family was considered the limit of his sincerity.

But now it is different.

If you want to unite the Tiandou Empire to form an alliance to resist the Wuhun Palace, you must deal with the imperial officialdom.

The title of Crown Prince and Grand Master can be used as an entry point into the imperial political situation.

Of course, his presence here in the political affairs hall is also a manifestation of win-win cooperation with Prince Xue Qinghe.

Emperor Xue Ye didn't know the reason for Ning Fengzhi's uninvited visit, but it was undoubtedly a surprise that the latter came to the court.

Naturally, he wouldn't care about Ning Fengzhi's rudeness, nor would he ask too much of him.

However, Ning Fengzhi, as the head of one of the three upper sects, the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, had a sharp strategic vision, so he still wanted to hear Ning Fengzhi's opinion.

Emperor Xueye laughed and said loudly:

"Hey, Sect Leader Ning, you are the Crown Prince's Grand Master, and you already have an official position. You can go in and out of the court freely with the Crown Prince. What's the crime?"

"Sect Master Ning, if you have something to say, you may wish to speak directly. I just want to hear your opinion."

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary." Ning Fengzhi smiled humbly and said warmly: "I don't dare to take high opinions seriously, but I do have some humble opinions."

Emperor Xue Ye’s eyes lit up:
"Sect Master Ning, please speak."

Ning Fengzhi immediately stopped refusing:
"In my opinion, Your Majesty might as well follow His Highness the Crown Prince's suggestion and agree to Wuhun Palace's application to send a team to compete in the Tiandou Empire."

"As His Highness the Crown Prince said, this is just a competition between the elite students of the high-level soul master academy. It can also be said to be an exchange and discussion between low-level soul masters. It will have minimal impact on the political situation of the Tiandou Empire and even the situation on the entire continent. It's not as serious as what Prince Xuexing said."

Having said this, Ning Fengzhi glanced at Prince Xuexing indifferently, and saw that his face darkened visibly.

His words not only secretly elevated Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, but also faintly belittled Prince Xue Xing. It was strange that Prince Xue Xing's face was not ugly.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and turned a blind eye to this. He changed his voice and continued:
"However, Prince Xuexing is right about one thing, and that is the problem of the brain drain of soul masters."

"But this is also unavoidable. After all, there is nothing soul masters yearn for more, or what they like the most, than to join a powerful soul master force."

"Among all the soul master forces in the entire Douluo Continent, Wuhun Palace is the most powerful and has the most soul master resources. It is understandable that soul master students yearn for Wuhun Palace."

Of course, Ning Fengzhi would not criticize Wuhun Palace for robbing soul master talents.

Because the soul master force that competes with the Tiandou Empire for soul master talents is not just the Wuhun Palace, but other sects and family forces, including their Qibao Glazed Sect, are also competing for soul master talents.

And among them, the Qibao Glazed Sect is the most active.

After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is an auxiliary sect, and all combat-type soul masters must be recruited from outside the sect, which means they must spare no effort to snatch soul master talents.

Ning Fengzhi didn't say too much on the issue of soul master talents, and then continued to say based on what Prince Xue Xing said just now:
"As for the fact that His Highness the Prince mentioned that Wuhun Palace is building and hoarding an army of soul masters, this is indeed true. However, this is something that Wuhun Palace does every year, and it can be regarded as public information."

"After all, the order of the soul master world is still controlled by Wuhun Palace, and the soul master army is their law enforcement force."

"Even if there is any change in the army of soul masters in the Wuhun Temple, they will first target the forces of the soul masters in the world of soul masters. Generally, they will not target the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo."

"Unless there is evidence that Wuhun Palace has reached out to the secular world, such as grasping intelligence information about legions formed by ordinary soldiers, otherwise, there is no need to worry about Wuhun Palace taking action against the Tiandou Empire in the short term."

"In view of the current situation faced by the Tiandou Empire, it seems that the challenges brought by the Star Luo Empire are more severe, so it is a good choice to temporarily release some goodwill to the Spirit Hall."

"As for how to deal with the relationship with Wuhun Palace in the future, it will not be too late to consider it later."

At the end, Ning Fengzhi said clearly to Emperor Xueye:
"So, in terms of the current situation that the empire is facing, I agree more with the proposal of His Highness the Crown Prince, and agree with the application for the Spirit Hall." (End of this chapter)