Too much fruit

Chapter 710 Why haven’t we started fighting yet?

Everyone is waiting, and time passes quietly in the waiting.

One month, two months, half a year, one year.

Keep calm and a year passed.

The Buddhist Kingdom planned to occupy Yongzhou, only preaching without advancing, and then waited for the internal conflicts of the Great Zhou to ferment;

The Imperial Academy sent more people to help Zhong Shenxiu rebuild Liangzhou, and then waited for the factions of the first and second princes to clash with the eldest princess again;
The first and second princes were both in a state of temporary dormancy, concentrating on performing Dao fruit, trying to be promoted to the fourth rank, and then waiting for the Buddhist kingdom to move eastward. Jiang Li and the eldest princess were busy dealing with the situation;

The Fairy Queen is simply waiting for the war with the Buddhist Kingdom to begin.

Wait, wait, wait! Everyone is waiting, not knowing that others are waiting, but as time goes by, some people gradually become impatient.

Fight, why don’t you fight quickly? Why don’t you start fighting yet?

Shendu, Shangcheng District, Meng Mansion.

In the quiet garden, a young man in light blue clothes sat under the shade of a tree, looking at the vibrant scenery in the garden and listening to the clear sound of orioles, but a look of irritation gradually emerged on his face.

"Don't fight yet!"

The young man smashed the stone table beside him with one palm, and the wind from his palm swept across, causing the tree behind to shake violently. "Why don't you start the fight?"

The eldest prince could hardly hide his impatience on his face. One palm strike was not enough, so he raised another one to vent his anger.

"What are they waiting for?"

A violent energy was brewing in his palm, and light green scales were emerging. Just as he was about to destroy the surrounding scenery with one palm, a light cough was heard.

The faint sound wave directly broke the palm power. The young man slowly put down his palm like a deflated ball and looked towards the source of the sound.

Meng Jun, the old patriarch of the Meng family, came over with a sullen face and snorted, "For those who want to accomplish great things, the first key is to remain calm in the face of adversity. With such a broad mind, you still want to ascend to the throne of the emperor? You are already fifty years old, and you are still so impatient."

"Grandfather."

The young-looking eldest prince saluted somewhat dejectedly, then whispered, "The palace is full of spies from the Southern Heaven Division. My aunt even sent a royal doctor to check my cultivation and rank on the pretext of my health. Their foundation in the court is becoming more and more stable. If I wait any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist."

Once a prince is promoted to the fourth rank, he will be able to accommodate the emperor's Dao Fruit and then begin to take action, so the eldest princess must always keep abreast of the princes' ranks and cultivation.

If this kind of thing were done in secret, it might be evaded, so the eldest princess simply conducted the inspection openly so that the princes could not hide or evade.

Therefore, the eldest prince, who had long been promoted to the fifth rank, was almost perfect, but he did not dare to advance. The situation of the second prince was not too clear, but it was probably similar.

He had originally wanted to wait for the war between the Buddhist Kingdom and the Great Zhou to start, so that the princess could be distracted and he could seize the opportunity to be promoted. However, he did not expect that the war would never start. The eldest prince felt like his days were passing by like years, and even though he was over fifty, he could no longer wait.

Hearing the eldest prince's words, Meng Jun also somewhat understood his situation and sighed, "There will be no fighting in the short term."

He took out a jade slip from his sleeve and handed it to the eldest prince. "There's news from the Immortal Palace that the Buddhist Kingdom has only sent people to travel around Yongzhou to preach the gospel, and has no intention of starting a war."

"They are not passing on the Dharma anymore?" The eldest prince was stunned.

After waiting for more than a year, the eldest prince was told that the fight would not be fought anymore. How could he accept this?

If this continues, there is no telling when he will be removed. His aunt might be soft-hearted, but the traitor has the blood of the royal family on his hands.

Prince Lu, the Fourth Prince, and the previous Zongzheng, all these royal family members died at his hands, so having one more eldest prince would not be too much.

"No." Meng Jun shook his head and said, "Outside Yongzhou, Buddhist monks have been stationed for several months and may march in at any time. We still have to fight, but we can't say when."

"The person in charge of spreading Buddhism to the east is the Mo Sect traitor Tan Wuwei. She knows the situation in the court very well and knows that it is difficult for us and Jiang Sikong to coexist. She must be waiting for chaos to break out in the Great Zhou."

The eldest prince was a little dumbfounded.

Our side was waiting for the Buddha Kingdom to attack, and the Buddha Kingdom was waiting for our side to attack first, and then we were stuck.

"Then let's..."

He wanted to ask, "Why don't we take action?" But then he thought, what if we take action and the Buddha Kingdom doesn't respond?
If the eldest prince was on the side of the Buddha Kingdom, and saw the civil strife in the Great Zhou, he would definitely not start a war directly, but let the arrows fly for a while to make the civil strife more intense. Moreover, who knows whether this civil strife is real or it is a trick to trick the Buddha Kingdom into taking action first.

The situation has been calm for a year. If it suddenly changes at this time, the other party will definitely not rashly believe it.

Although the eldest prince was annoyed and irritated, he was the eldest son of the emperor after all, so he did not lose his mind and act rashly.

"We can't do it."

Meng Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head, continuing the words of the eldest prince, "Even if the Buddhist monks march in, we cannot act rashly. Since we can see the situation, Tan Wuwei, the Mo Sect traitor from Jiuzhou, can also see the situation. The Buddhist army's march at this time may be to induce civil strife among us."

When the Great Zhou was in turmoil, the Buddhist Kingdom actually suspended the war.

This is very likely to happen.

This is also the root cause of the awkward situation, as each party is unable to trust the others.

If you don't move, I won't move either. If I move, someone might take advantage of me.

Even if you move, I still cannot move, because you may be cheating and want to take advantage of me.

If the war had started right at the beginning, it would have been possible for all parties to act simultaneously. However, after waiting for a year and seeing the situation clearly, they became more cautious and dared not act rashly.

The eldest prince could understand what Meng Jun, the current Grand Marshal, meant, but precisely because of his understanding, he became even more annoyed.

"Then all we can do is wait for death?" he said in a manic tone.

The traitor Jiang Li basically stayed in seclusion in Dinghu Sect for the past year. He would come to Shendu occasionally, but would only stay for a day or two before leaving.

This made some people in the court feel relieved. They thought it was a good thing that Jiang Sikong had no time to take care of both the court and the sect. But now it seems that this is not a good thing at all.

Jiang Li was in seclusion, and with his extraordinary talent, his strength must have improved greatly. Even if these people in the court were also in seclusion, it would be impossible for them to improve as quickly as Jiang Li.

The longer the time drags on, the stronger Jiang Li becomes, while our side can only remain deadlocked in the quagmire of predicament.

Isn't this just waiting to die?
"Even if it means waiting to die, we can only wait."

Meng Jun said in a low voice: "Action without thinking will lead to failure. Only by waiting can there be a chance of success. We can only wait."

The wrinkles on his old face were trembling slightly, which showed that the old man was not without any waves in his heart, but he still made such a seemingly very negative decision.

--wait!

"We are waiting for someone to break the deadlock, for someone to take action. We are not the only ones who don't want to see that person continue to improve."

(End of this chapter)