bookandnovel Chapter 2140 Things have changed
Chapter 2140 Things have changed
Chapter 2140 Things have changed
"Ah?" Wu Tiju was stunned for a few breaths before he found his voice. "What does the lease agreement of Blade Harbor have to do with him?"
When Emperor Jiuyou was still the Lord of Yangshan Island, he had dealt with Wu Tiju more than once or twice. This man was far-sighted and always did things in an orderly manner, so why would he suddenly take out Bailie's old agreement?
Was he going to fight for Bailie, just as he had fought off the Yaguo raiders?
Isn’t this a bit officious?
"Ah, no no!" Prince Qing was so shocked that he didn't give all the information. "Bailie has changed its owner. Emperor Jiuyou has taken over as the head of the Lu clan."
In just a few words, the amount of information was so huge that Wu Tiju's mind buzzed and he blurted out, "When did it happen?"
It is really bad news.
"It was last night, for sure!"
Qing State and Bailie are both small in size, so news spread quickly.
Putting these two pieces of bad news together, the brain circuits of the king and his ministers of Qing Kingdom were almost stopped.
Everyone still didn't quite understand what this "taking over as the head of the Lu clan" was. But the fact that the Nine Nether Emperor annexed the Bailie clan in the name of "succession" overnight was already an ironclad fact.
After the holy land of Ya Country, Emperor Jiuyou did not even let Bailie go this time!
Blade Harbor was originally owned by Bailie, but was later occupied by Qing. The two sides then signed an agreement that Qing would lease Blade Harbor and surrounding land to Bailie for 40 years, paying an annual rent of 3,000 taels of silver. During this period, Qing had the right to develop, renovate, collect rent and other profits in Blade Harbor.
But, this agreement expired ten years ago.
Logically speaking, after the agreement expired, Qing should return Blade Harbor to Bai Lie. However, everyone knew the actual situation, Qing had been refusing to return it, and Bai Lie was helpless.
But if we really talk about this matter logically, Qing Kingdom is of course in the wrong.
Prince Qing said that Cang Yan wanted to "leave" instead of "return" to Blade Harbor, which means that he didn't think Blade Harbor belonged to him from the bottom of his heart.
But now Emperor Jiuyou has become the lord of Bailie, and Bailie has embraced the big thick leg. Now he is waving the agreement to demand to return to Blade Harbor. Is there anything wrong with that?
No problem.
Prince Qing summoned his important ministers overnight to discuss a solution.
"Cang Yan's army seems to be in Bailie at the moment. The last intelligence I received said that the Dragon God Army is moving towards our border." Prince Qing rubbed his face. "What other opinions do you have, my dear ministers?"
Something bad is going on.
No one spoke at the scene, and all the ministers were silent.
In terms of military strength, they are stronger;
Logically speaking, they are right.
This……
Prince Qing's eyes were red, and he finally looked at Wu Tiju: "Lord Wu, Blade Harbor has always been managed by you. What do you think?"
The annual revenue contributed by Blade Harbor accounts for 30% of Qing Kingdom’s total revenue. He certainly doesn’t want to let go of this cash cow.
Wu Tiju calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, the Dragon God Army first razed the entire Shining Gold Plain, and then captured the sacred place of Ya Country, Baiqiuyuan. We, we can't have a direct conflict with it."
Another minister was dissatisfied: "Are we going to hand over Blade Harbor to us?"
Wu Tiju was not polite: "What if taking back Blade Harbor is just an excuse for Emperor Jiuyou?"
The king and his ministers were puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"When Emperor Jiuyou wanted to capture the Shining Gold Plain, he first devised a plan to destroy the Yao Kingdom. When he wanted to attack the Ya Kingdom for revenge, he first used the excuse of angering Bailie. It can be seen that he likes to use appearances to cover up his motives." Wu Tiju reminded, "What if his target is the entire Qing Kingdom, but he uses Blade Harbor as an excuse?"
King Qing shuddered inwardly: "You mean, he is still not satisfied after swallowing up the entire Golden Plains, and he has ill intentions towards our country?"
As soon as Wu Tiju said this, the council hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.
Prince Qing wanted to curse, but he felt that what he said was right.
From Cang Yan's annexation of Bailie, it can be seen that Emperor Jiuyou is extremely greedy for territory. Bailie is a small place, but he didn't mind the effort and trouble; then, did Emperor Jiuyou also have his eyes on Qing Kingdom, which is about the same size as Bailie?
It’s really terrifying when you think about it.
Some officials immediately agreed: "Wu Tiju is right, this war cannot be fought, we cannot give the Nine Nether Emperor an excuse to annex us!"
Wu Tiju further offered his advice: "The Nine Nether Emperor is not something our country can deal with. Your Majesty, please write a letter to Emperor Mou as soon as possible. The only country that can stop Cangyan's ambition is Mou!"
Status is earned through fighting. After Yaguo was severely punished by Cangyan, Cangyan rose to become the second strongest person in the region.
Prince Qing's eyes were wandering.
He had also had this idea, but Qing State had been playing both sides between Mou State and Beijia in recent years and had gained a lot of benefits. Even the number of times that Ya State plundered Qing State had been greatly reduced.
Mou State was well aware of this and had long been dissatisfied with Qing State.
If Qing Kingdom asks it for help now, will Mou Kingdom really pay attention?
Even if they could ask the Mou Kingdom to help, what price would Qing Kingdom have to pay? The Mou Kingdom couldn't help unconditionally, right?
Prince Qing pressed his temple.
My head hurts.
"If the Dragon God Army moves one step further, they will reach Blade Harbor." He said to Wu Tiju, "You are very familiar with Yang Shan and Jiu You. While we are waiting for the response from the Mou Kingdom, you must think of a way to do your best to delay the Dragon God Army's progress!"
"Yes."
To Prince Qing's surprise, Wu Tijiu agreed very quickly, unlike his previous excuses.
This is because what Emperor Jiuyou wanted to take away was the Blade Harbor under his rule, and he should have been working hard for this.
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Bai Lie Yizhu, Wu Dutong and three hundred other Mou guards were killed!
This news reached Emperor Mou's desk only four days after the armistice agreement submitted by Ya State.
The war between Mou and Ya had not yet ended when the sky in Bailie changed.
It was so fast that everyone was caught off guard.
Upon hearing the news, the small court fell silent as everyone tried to digest it.
How dare Cang Yan!
Emperor Mou sat on the throne, supporting his chin with one hand: "Cang Yan sent the remains of Wu Hang and his 293 men back to our country in a coffin; Huang Yu is still alive. Haha, Jiu You was kind enough to leave ten people alive for me. By the way, Lu Zhensheng's eldest son Lu Qing'an was also sent back."
The calmer his voice was, the more sweat broke out on people's foreheads.
The emperor was very unhappy.
A long table was specially set up for today's small court meeting. On the table were several documents, with their hinges glued shut and covered with red fingerprints.
"Including Huang Yu, the confessions of these eleven people are on the table. You can read them yourself." Mou Di continued, "I have read them first. The contents of the eleven confessions are almost the same. The details match up."
Emperor Jiuyou left eleven people alive for the Mou Kingdom so that their testimonies could corroborate each other and restore the true scene at that time, right?
Oh, that's thoughtful.
Now, the ball has been kicked to Mou Guo's feet, and it depends on how Mou Ting will respond.
The emperor rested his index finger on his forehead, and said in a playful tone: "He also wrote me a personal letter, saying that the two countries should have a good talk."