The Art of the Great Sword

At the same time, Tang State.

When the deputy general returned to the imperial city with Liu Nan's head, most of the news had been sent back from the front line, including the recovery of three cities and the defeat of Liu State.

There was jubilation in the palace.

Tang Zhongzhen, the king of Tang State, was very happy. He walked around in the hall, and his joy was hard to hide.

Below, the ministers were also happy.

"This Fang Qingyang is a genius who came from Dongzhou. Even if the forces of Futian Kingdom came to investigate, they couldn't tell the reason."

A minister was delighted, "Geniuses from higher places cannot participate too much in the war, but geniuses from other continents can. There is no fairness or unfairness. Who allows us to dig out such a genius from Dongzhou?"

Tang Zhongzhen waved his hand, "Fang Qingyang was not discovered by us, and his identity is not ordinary. He is the fifth brother of Master Su Luochuan. He is brothers with Song Yi, Liu Qijing, and Li Mingyi. They are friends who have passed their lives! I had an intersection with Master Su back then, and Fang Qingyang and his people had a grudge against Liu Kingdom, so they chose to help our Tang Kingdom. Otherwise, how could we invite such a genius so easily!"

Even though he was the head of a country, he was still full of awe when he mentioned Su Luochuan.

Su Luochuan was the young master of Futian Kingdom. His words were enough to determine the fate of the entire Five Kingdoms. Of course, he would not do so. There were naturally constraints from above.

"It shows that the fortune of our Tang Kingdom has come!"

"Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune!"

The ministers praised him.

"But, Your Majesty, have you ever thought about how to fight next?"

Someone asked.

"Of course, we should march straight in. Before, Liu Kingdom occupied so many of our cities and massacred our Tang people. Now it's time for us to return them."

Tang Zhongzhen sneered.

"Report!"

A eunuch walked in, "Your Majesty, intelligence from the front line, Deputy General Tang Li wants to see Your Majesty, he said he has something to show Your Majesty."

"Announce."

Tang Zhongzhen was in a good mood. Tang Li was his nephew, and he was sent to the front line for training. Now that the front line has won a great victory, he should be rewarded.

Tang Li walked in and knelt in front of Tang Zhongzhen, "Tang Li greets Your Majesty."

"I heard that you have something to present. What is it?"

Tang Zhongzhen smiled.

Tang Li took a deep breath, "Everyone, this matter has not been widely spread so far, please be prepared...mentally!"

Hearing him say this, the expectations of the ministers were aroused.

Swish!

Tang Li opened the box in his hand, and there was a human head lying inside.

"Who is it?"

Tang Zhongzhen raised his eyebrows. Isn't it just a human head? Could it be the other party's main general Liu Chuan?

No, didn't Liu Chuan go back a long time ago?

"Liu Nan!"

Tang Li said word by word, "It's one of the elders of Liu State, Liu Nan, the second step of Yuhua Realm!"

As soon as this was said, the whole venue fell into silence.

Those ministers were dumbfounded. They looked at each other, still somewhat unbelievable.

This news was like thunder hitting the venue.

Liu Nan?

Isn't this a strong man at the level of the leader?

Why was he beheaded?

The head was brought back?

"What's going on!"

Tang Zhongzhen said in a low voice.

Once both sides send out the leader, this is not an ordinary war, but a war that gambles on the fate of the country, a war to destroy the country.

Either the other country will be destroyed, or our own country will be destroyed.

This is why, in so many wars and frictions in the past, both sides were very restrained and did not send out the leader.

Tang Li hurriedly told everyone the whole story.

Tang Zhongzhen frowned, and he stretched out his hand and kept knocking on the armrest of the chair, thinking about the pros and cons.

"Fang Qingyang represents our Tang country. Liu Nan's attack on Fang Qingyang has already violated the principle that the leaders of both sides do not participate in the war..."

At this time, a minister looked confused, "Fortunately, Fang Qingyang has a powerful leader by his side, so he can kill Liu Nan, but this also brings a problem. Will we follow... or not?"

The whole court fell into silence in an instant.

Yes, will we follow?

Tang Zhongzhen stood up and walked in the court on his own. Many people looked at him with awe, as if they were looking forward to his choice.

The friction with the Liu Kingdom before was indeed a war, but it had not escalated to such a high level. Once both sides sent out the leader-level strongmen, it would be a fight to the death until one side was destroyed.

So, do we have to fight?

"Your Majesty, I think that the Liu Kingdom was the first to send out the leader, and he was killed by us. We are in the right. I guess the Liu Kingdom was just impulsive and did not really intend to fight to the death with us. It is better to send people to negotiate with the Liu Kingdom and use this as an excuse to threaten them to cede the city. They dare not refuse because we have the handle in our hands."

A civil official stood up, he was in high spirits, "In this way, we can occupy several cities of the Liu Kingdom without any effort."

Civil officials are generally from families and clans, and they are powerful in the court and the public. They generally do not want to start a full-scale war. That is a war to destroy the country. If the Liu Kingdom is destroyed, it's fine, but what if they can't win?

As soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted the angry eyes of several generals.

Tang Li gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, we should go to war!"

"Oh?"

Tang Zhongzhen said, "You tell me."

"The strong man following Fang Qingyang was very terrifying. He killed Liu Nan with just one move. Even... Liu Nan was still thousands of miles away. He just wanted to sneak attack Fang Qingyang, but... Being dragged over by him from the air shows that his combat power far exceeds the second-step feathering realm..."

Tang Li was interrupted by the civil servant in the middle of his words, "It can also be done in the three-step ascension realm. One more three-step ascension realm is not a decisive factor for us. Once a deadly battle begins, all living beings will be devastated. Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

Many civil servants knelt down in unison.

They all have their own selfish motives and are obviously unwilling to start a war.

The Tang State has a deeper heritage than the Liu State, and has more aristocratic families.

Normal wars would not affect them, so they naturally didn't care, but if they were told to mobilize the leader and start a full-scale war, they would panic.

"A group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. If we don't take action now, how much longer will it be!"

Some generals yelled angrily.

"Everyone, step aside and give me half an hour to think."

Tang Zhongzhen suddenly drank, and the aura he exuded shocked everyone in the audience, and they immediately did not dare to say anything.

"yes."

Many ministers retreated.

Tang Zhongzhen was the only one left in the huge palace.

He rubbed his brows, walked back to his seat, and spread out a picture scroll on his desk. On the picture scroll was a gorgeous girl in black armor, riding a giant beast, with an unparalleled temperament.

Tang Zhongzhen murmured, "Back then, when I was just the crown prince, I once asked you how to win your favor. You said... at least occupy nearly half of the five kingdoms."

"You left, taking my heart with you. If I can't fulfill this obsession, I will never be able to go further in my life! The Liu Kingdom took the lead in sending the leader to join the war. This is my opportunity, this is the Tang Kingdom's opportunity, this time , I will never retreat again!”

At the end, Tang Zhongzhen's eyes showed a hint of madness.