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Chapter 138 Resisting the order and not obeying it!

In Chengtian Palace, all officials stood in silence.

All civil and military officials were present, only the golden dragon chair on the Nine Dragon Steps was still empty, and Emperor Tianfu had not come over yet.

In the past, Emperor Huitianfu was always very punctual.

Usually before the officials arrive, others are already in Chengtian Hall, but today is different, they are late.

"Your Majesty, did you oversleep?"

"How is it possible, there is an imperial eunuch watching the time."

"Could it be that the dragon's body is ill?"

"Don't talk nonsense, if this word gets out and the people in Dongchang hear it, be careful to get arrested!"

"It's not a literary prison, why are you so afraid."

"Hush! Silence! Your Majesty is coming!"

……

Following the sound of footsteps, some discussions in the hall fell silent for an instant, and became quiet again.

Accompanied by the eunuch Liu Tong, Emperor Tianfu walked into the main hall, walked through the civil and military officials, and sat down on the dragon chair.

"See Your Majesty—!"

All civil and military officials bowed down one after another, except for Li Qing, who just bowed their hands.

Kings have privileges.

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Emperor Tianfu said lightly, and his voice spread throughout the hall.

Only then did the officials stand up again, carefully raised their heads to look at Emperor Tianfu, and all of them were a little surprised.

Because they saw the thick dark circles on Emperor Tianfu's face, they could see that he hadn't had a good rest, and it must have lasted more than a day.

What is it that makes Emperor Tianfu so haggard?

This is the question that floats in everyone's mind at this moment.

"My dear gentlemen."

When the ministers were thinking, Emperor Tianfu spoke slowly, his eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the field, and then he said in a deep voice: "Recently, Li Guo's offensive against my Dazhou has become more and more fierce, and my Dazhou Zhou's army was constantly being defeated."

"So far, 28 cities have been lost, and the land is thousands of miles away, and the losses are countless; the frontline army has suffered heavy casualties."

Such a heavy number was uttered by Emperor Tianfu, which surprised all the civil and military officials present, because they had never known it.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, the imperial court blocked all news about the war, and even their ministers could only know a general idea. They only knew that Da Zhou was at a disadvantage, but they didn't know the specifics.

But now Emperor Tianfu said it directly!
As soon as the news came out, the entire hall was in an uproar, and all civil and military officials fell into a brief panic, shocked by the news.

"Li Guo is so powerful?!"

"Thousands of miles of lost land... The frontline warfare has become so rotten!"

"Even the second prince personally leading the army can't gain an advantage?"

"Leaving the country is so terrifying..."

"I, Da Zhou, definitely can't compete with Li Guo cavalry!"

"If I had known this before, I should have agreed to the conditions of leaving the country in the first place, and I shouldn't have confronted him head-on. I regret it!"

"Coward! One step back is a hundred steps back! Do you know this truth!"

"That's right! Even if I am defeated by Li Guo in Dazhou, I will fight to the end with him! I will not rest until I die!"

"It's a big deal to fight them!"

"Well, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about no firewood, so why bother?"

……

The officials discussed a lot. Some people thought that they should not have chosen to fight Li Guo to the death, but some were determined to fight Li Guo to the end.

Li Qing listened to the discussions of the ministers, without saying a word.

He was thinking about the purpose of Emperor Tianfu suddenly announcing the situation of the battle.

And Emperor Tianfu sat on the dragon chair, and waited until the discussions among the ministers died down, before he said expressionlessly: "The battle is stalemate, and our Great Zhou is at a great disadvantage; if we continue to fight, I'm afraid it will hurt the foundation of the country. "

"Therefore, I plan to negotiate a peace and truce with Li Guo."

When Emperor Tianfu's words fell, there was a huge wave immediately!

The reaction of the ministers was even greater than before!

"Your Majesty! Absolutely not!"

The complexion of Yang Ying, the Grand Master of the Palace Pavilion, changed drastically. He was the first to stand up and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Li Guo's wolf ambition has already revealed his ambition to annex my Great Zhou!"

"What's more, the war is still so stalemate. Our Great Zhou is at a disadvantage. Now that we are negotiating a peace, Li Guo will definitely raise the conditions even further and hollow out my Great Zhou!"

"Now, only by my Da Zhou fighting to the death with his madness, and letting Li Guo see my Da Zhou's determination, can we have a chance!"

Yang Ying's attitude is firm, and he believes that there must be no peace negotiation!

If the peace is negotiated now, the previous resistance will be in vain.

"My minister agrees!"

Sima Yu also came out and agreed with Yang Ying.

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

For a while, many ministers stood up and supported Yang Ying's point of view, believing that the war must not be stopped.

But immediately another group of ministers came out and retorted: "Your Majesty, the war with Liguo has seriously hurt my vitality, and now I must cultivate. The best strategy is to negotiate a peace and a truce!"

"Confucianism and Taoism will be prosperous in my Great Zhou. After cultivating life and rest, scholars will be able to join the army, and it will not be too late to take revenge on Li Guo!"

As soon as the minister's words fell, Yang Ying directly retorted: "Cultivate health and rest? Do you think that the monarchs and ministers of the Li Kingdom are all fools, and they will give me such a chance as Da Zhou? After a short period of cultivation, they will only launch a more violent attack." offensive!"

"At that time, the benefits we negotiated and handed over will become their reliance to counterattack us!"

The minister who was bullied by Yang Ying couldn't help being speechless.

Because what Yang Ying said was indeed the truth.

"But what are you going to fight now? If you fight to the end, Li Guoding will be seriously injured, but I, Da Zhou, have to—"

The minister did not dare to continue, but the meaning was clear.

The gap in national power lies there. Li Guo's national power is far superior to that of Da Zhou. If Li Guo is determined to destroy Zhou, Zhou Guo will not be able to sustain it.

"enough!"

At this time, Emperor Tianfu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't bear it anymore, he slapped the dragon case in front of him suddenly, and angrily scolded.

The hall became silent again, completely silent.

Only the heavy breathing of Emperor Tianfu.

After a while, Emperor Tianfu's breathing gradually calmed down, and he said expressionlessly: "I have made up my mind to stop the war with Li Guo and negotiate peace."

"But whether or not to stop the war depends on Li Guo's attitude. Therefore, I will send envoys to Li Guo to negotiate with Li Guo."

Emperor Tianfu finally revealed his purpose.

Li Qing, who had been silent all this time, raised his head in astonishment.

Last time, he proposed to leave the country as an envoy, and tried to stop the war and negotiate a peace with the country, but was firmly rejected by Emperor Tianfu; but he did not expect that Emperor Tianfu would take the initiative to bring up this matter and send an envoy to leave the country!

"Where is the Demon King?"

Immediately after Emperor Tianfu spoke, his eyes fell on Li Qing's face.

Li Qing put away his thoughts, got up and went out and said: "The minister is here!"

Emperor Tianfu directly ordered: "I ordered you to be my envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, to represent our Zhou Kingdom to leave the country, and negotiate with the Li country!"

"If Liguo is willing to negotiate a peace, then the two sides will stop fighting."

"If you refuse, I will fight to the end with Da Zhou!"

Emperor Tianfu's last words were extremely cold, but they also carried a murderous aura, which made all the officials shiver uncontrollably.

What was it that made Emperor Tianfu so angry?
"Your Majesty is determined to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

Li Qing solemnly accepted this task, and a sense of responsibility and mission arose spontaneously, because this is exactly what is needed to bring peace to the world!
Ending the war between the two countries has already touched the request of the world!
But the premise is that he can't leave the country to stop the war at the cost of Da Zhou agreeing to various unequal demands, he must lobby to get the two countries to negotiate a peace.

Otherwise, it would not be quelling the war, but a short delay.

"I'm tired, let's retreat."

"Suppressing Demon King will come to Qianyuan Hall to see me later."

After Emperor Tianfu finished speaking, he walked down the Nine Dragon Steps and left Chengtian Palace, leaving only the officials of Chengtian Palace in an uproar.

Yang Ying was the first to find Li Qing, and said anxiously: "Suppressing Demon King, how can you promise His Majesty to negotiate peace with Liguo? Could it be that what you said about the emperor guarding the country was all a joke?"

He was touched by Li Qing's words.

Only then has he insisted not to stop fighting and fight to the end.

But now Li Qing has agreed to Emperor Tianfu to leave the country as an envoy, which in his opinion is a complete betrayal of those words!
"You don't need to be excited, Grand Master, just listen to me."

Li Qing spoke slowly, comforting Yang Ying, and then explained: "The current battle is indeed stalemate, and I fought fiercely in Da Zhou, but it also let Li Guo see my determination in Da Zhou."

"Under such circumstances, it would be a good thing for both of us if Liguo can stop the war and negotiate a peace; if the battle continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to survive."

"The so-called negotiation is naturally a negotiation between the two parties. I will not agree to any unequal conditions from Liguo, otherwise it will not be a peace negotiation, but a peace negotiation."

There is a difference between negotiating peace and seeking peace.

But the gap between them is like clouds and mud!
"But……"

Yang Ying felt unwilling and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed, turned and left, his back was quite lonely.

There was nothing Li Qing could do about it. In the eyes of this scholar, he might have become a person whose words and deeds were inconsistent, but he didn't care.

I act with no shame in my heart.

After walking out of Chengtian Hall, Li Qing was about to go to the Qianyuan Hall to meet Emperor Tianfu, when he saw Prime Minister Sima Yan, so he took two quick steps to catch up.

"Prime Minister, what exactly has His Majesty been stimulated by?"

Li Qing frowned and asked.

Emperor Tianfu suddenly changed his decision in just a few days, there must be something he didn't know about it, and Sima Yu must know.

Otherwise, he would not have said those words before the Great Court Meeting.

Sima Yan looked around, and then said to Li Qing in a low voice: "The second prince was seriously injured on the battlefield."

Li Qing was stunned, and only then did he understand in his heart.

No wonder Emperor Tianfu suddenly changed his mind.

The second prince was injured, and when the news spread, people's hearts would only become more fluctuating, and at the same time, the battle on the front line would also corrupt a lot.

Da Zhou had no choice but to negotiate a peace.

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

Li Qing cupped his hands, then strode away to the Qianyuan Hall.

……

……

In Qianyuan Hall, the sound of coughing echoed.

"Cough cough cough..."

Emperor Tianfu sat pale behind the dragon case, taking the jade bowl from eunuch Liu Tong, and taking the decoction.

The bitter taste of the soup made Emperor Tianfu frowned, but he insisted on drinking it up, and then returned the medicine bowl to Liu Tong.

"Your Majesty, let's have a candied fruit."

After Liu Tong took the medicine bowl, he handed over another bowl of candied fruit.

But Emperor Tianfu directly waved his hand and refused, and said lightly: "It's just a little bitterness of the soup, do you think I'm a child?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his stomach churning.

The bitterness of the soup surged up again.

Emperor Tianfu was silent for a moment, then reached out to pick up a piece of candied fruit and ate it. During this period, Liu Tong kept his head down, pretending not to see it.

"Your Majesty, the Demon King is here."

An eunuch entered Qianyuan Hall to report.

"Let him come right in."

Emperor Tianfu ordered, and then the little eunuch went out, led Li Qing into the hall after a while, and then left by himself.

After Li Qing walked into the hall, he smelled the bitter smell of medicine wafting in the air, looked at Emperor Tianfu again, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, is...the dragon's body sick?"

"Well, it's just an occasional cold, it's harmless."

Emperor Tianfu did not deny it, and then said to Li Qing: "I have been thinking about it for several days about what you told me that day about leaving the country as an envoy and negotiating peace with the country."

"It is indeed the wisest choice for Da Zhou to negotiate peace with Li Guo, so I have granted your request, but I still want to tell you something."

This was the purpose of Emperor Tianfu's meeting with Li Qing alone.

"My minister is all ears."

Li Qing stood up straight and said.

Emperor Tianfu stared at Li Qing for a while, and said, "To negotiate peace with Liguo, I, Dazhou, cannot agree to any harsh conditions from Liguo."

"Besides, you can't bestow academic status and open up literary palaces for scholars who leave the country in Liguo. This is what I ask of you."

Although Emperor Tianfu was still worried about letting Li Qing leave the country as an envoy.

But so far, there is no better way.

However, he still put forward two conditions to Li Qing, and they could be called very harsh two conditions.

The first one is that they cannot agree to the truce conditions of leaving the country. This is to maintain the dignity of the Great Zhou and also to show the attitude of the Great Zhou.

The second is to prevent Li Qing from bestowing academic status on overseas scholars.

This is to avoid having a large number of Confucian and Taoist monks in Liguo. In that case, Da Zhou's current advantages will be lost.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Emperor Tianfu looked at Li Qing deeply, his eyes were extremely sharp.

As the leader of Confucianism, it is Li Qing's responsibility to develop Confucian and Taoist monks, but he prevents Li Qing from teaching Confucianism and Taoism in Liguo.

This in itself is contrary to the beliefs of Li Qing, and even Confucianism and Taoism.

After listening to these two conditions, Li Qing frowned and remained silent. The hall was also eerily quiet. Liu Tong even slowed down his breathing and was sweating profusely.

"I dare not promise Your Majesty."

After an unknown amount of time, Li Qing spoke again.

Between the righteousness of the country and the responsibility of Confucianism and Taoism, he chose the former.

But from the perspective of the entire human race, he has to choose both!
Li Qing's eyes were piercing, he looked directly at Emperor Tianfu's sharp eyes, and said sonorously:
"The war has devastated the lives of the two countries, and spreading Confucianism and Taoism is certainly the duty of a minister as a Confucian leader, but to save the world from the flames of war and save the people from the suffering of war is the greater pursuit of our generation of Confucian scholars.

The minister can temporarily not grant academic titles to the scholars who leave the country.

However, the minister is not the minister of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but the minister of the human race in the world!
Once it is safe and stable, the minister still has to bestow academic titles on scholars from other countries. "

Li Qing articulated his reasons loudly!
What he said was disobeying the order!
(End of this chapter)