Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 227
Jing Guo.

Wu Rulong sat upright, looking at the intelligence gathered by the border officers, his expression turned grim.

Prime Minister Chen Kai asked: "Your Majesty, what is the latest trend between Zhou and Qi?"

Wu Rulong put down the secret report and said quietly: "My previous guesses were good. Zhou and Qi have sent troops. The strength of the troops is unknown, but Tie Futu has appeared in the Zhou army."

"Iron floating map!"

Everyone was amazed. Xu Ning, the protector of the country, said in a deep voice: "This Tie Fu Tu is the most elite heavy cavalry of the Zhou Kingdom. They actually sent out this army. It seems that the Zhou Kingdom is really serious this time."

Ye Hongxue hurried back from Yunshan, a look of worry flashed in her beautiful eyes: "Your Majesty, are they coming for my grand view?"

If Zhou and Qi attack Jing, Jing will definitely not be able to compete, especially if Zhou is obviously going to fight a big battle this time.

Wu Rulong gently tapped the handle with his finger: "I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but the marching route of Zhou and Qi is not towards our Jingguo."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment they felt excited.

If it wasn't for Jing Guo, then who else could it be?
"Qian Guo!" an official exclaimed in disbelief.

Wu Rulong nodded.

Chen Kai lowered his eyebrows. The national strength of Qian State was not as good as that of Jing State. How could he possibly stop the armies of the two countries?
But now that Qian Jing is an ally, and Qian Guo is in such danger, does Jing Guo want to help?
Furthermore, can Jing Guo help?
Just for a moment, this question came to everyone's mind.

Wu Rulong said calmly: "Judging from the march routes of the two countries, there is no doubt that Zhou Qi will attack the Qian Kingdom this time. Please tell me what you think."

Ye Hongxue stood up immediately: "I sincerely request your Majesty to send troops to assist the country of Qian!"

Someone frowned: "Master Ye, please don't get excited. You should think twice about this matter! The Zhou and Qi coalition forces also dispatched Tie Fu Tu, which is obviously going to destroy the Qian Kingdom."

"If I, Dajing, take action rashly, I might become the first target of their attack!"

"We are an alliance. If the allies are in trouble, there is no reason not to help them!" Ye Hongxue scolded angrily, seeming to be a little anxious.

She is not an innocent woman. On the contrary, she has spent a lot of time in the court. She knows very well that everything can be put aside in the face of national interests.

If Jing Guo is afraid this time and chooses to abandon Qian Guo and sit on the sidelines, then all the hard work she and Zhao Kang have put in for so long will be in vain!
"Where is Prime Minister Chen?" Wu Rulong looked at Chen Kai who was silent.

The latter sighed and said quietly: "We can save people, but it's difficult to save the country."

Everyone was stunned for a moment and then realized that what Chen Kai meant was that even if Jing Guo took action, he probably wouldn't be able to save Qian Guo, but it would not be difficult to save Zhao Kang.

Immediately, someone stood up and agreed, and even proposed a solution.

"Your Majesty, the combined forces of Zhou and Qi are now exhausted. We can wait until Qian Kingdom is conquered and then bring Zhao Kang and others into our grand scene."

"In this way, Zhao Kang will be able to serve our country, Jingguo!"

Ye Hongxue got angry and yelled: "Have your consciences been eaten by dogs? How many things have the Qian Kingdom sent to us during this period!"

"Even now in the Yunshan Mountains, people from the Qian Kingdom are still mining iron ore, smelting steel, and making weapons and equipment with our soldiers and craftsmen from the Jing Kingdom!"

"Now you actually hope to destroy the country! Have you forgotten what Zhao Kang said before?"

"Master Ye, what you said is wrong!"

An official said calmly: "If we are within our power, I, Dajing, will naturally not sit idly by and ignore it, but now that Qian Guo has offended Zhou Qi for some reason, the alliance between the two countries is definitely not something that I, Qian Jing, can compete with!"

"Could it be that Mr. Ye wants to see that my grand scene is also caught in the flames of war? Tens of thousands of men died on the battlefield?" In an instant, the whole hall became a pot of noise. Ye Hongxue refuted the officials alone, but she was not a person who used her words. Naturally, he was at a disadvantage.

He simply stopped arguing and looked up at Wu Rulong, kneeling on his knees: "Your Majesty! I sincerely request your Majesty to send troops to help. If our Jingguo betrays our allies this time, we will break the backbone of our Jingguo people!"

With her acting like this, those who objected were naturally upset and said coldly: "Master Ye, are you a minister of our Dajing state or a member of his Qian Kingdom? You will not give up until our Jing Kingdom is littered with corpses?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly remembered: "Did you forget someone?"

The speaker was Xu Ning, the protector of the country, whose youngest son Xu Qing had died because of Zhao Kang.

"Master Xu, what do you think?" Wu Rulong asked.

Xu Ning bowed and said softly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, if Master Zhao appears on the battlefield, will I, Jing Guo, help or not?"

Suddenly the hall became silent.

Xu Ning glanced at the minister who had previously opposed Ye Hongxue, and smiled again: "Then let me make another hypothesis. What if I, Da Jing, stayed out of the matter this time, and Qian Guo won the battle? Or even Zhao Guoshi won the battle himself. What about a battle?”

"When the time comes, how will I, Jingguo, deal with myself?"

"How is this possible!" One person couldn't help but said.

Xu Ning looked at him and smiled contemptuously: "There is never a sure-win battle on the battlefield. Your Majesty, Qian Guo has black powder. The people sent by Zhao Guoshi have already demonstrated it to us."

"We have seen its power with our own eyes. This is Qian Guo's first chance of victory."

"The empress of the Qian Kingdom, Xiao Linglong, is stunningly talented and beautiful. Two years ago, our three kingdoms joined forces and were defeated by her, which shows how extraordinary she is. This is the second chance of the Qian Kingdom winning."

"Thirdly, Zhao Guoshi is a man of extraordinary talent. How dare you guarantee that he has no more powerful weapons besides gunpowder? In my opinion, Zhao Guoshi also has a chance of winning for the Qian Kingdom."

Xu Ning bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Qian State has three chances of winning. Why do we, Jing State, stand by and watch? Why not let our Jing State become the fourth chance of winning for Qian State? You know, providing help in the snow is far better than adding icing on the cake."

"The old minister and Mr. Ye also sincerely request your Majesty to send troops to help us fight against Zhou Qi!"

Even Ye Hongxue looked at Xu Ning, the protector of the country, in shock. She didn't expect that the one who stood up like him in the end was actually him who had a blood feud with Zhao Kang.

An official subconsciously said: "Master Xu, you and Zhao Kang are the same."

"Revenge for killing your son?"

Xu Ning asked calmly, the official did not dare to speak again.

Xu Ning said: "I do have grudges with Master Zhao, but these grudges have been resolved long ago. And I also advise you, Zhao Kang seems easy to talk to, but once his bottom line is touched! Then even if you spend thousands of gold and silver to make up for it, , it won’t help matters!”

"I can tell you something for sure, if I, Jingguo, stand by and watch this time, regardless of whether Qianguo is destroyed or not, Zhao Kang will regard me, Dajing, as his enemy from now on!"

As soon as Xu Ning finished speaking, Wu Rulong stood up immediately: "Ye Hongxue obeys the order!"

"I'm here!" Ye Hongxue looked excited.

"You will lead [-] troops and [-] trapped soldiers to stop Zhou Qi's vanguard at Xia Mountain!"

"Chen Kai! Immediately compile a letter and rush it [-] miles to Qianguo. Tell the empress that our country, Jingguo, will fully assist you in this battle!"

(End of this chapter)