In the Imperial City Council, as the war was tense, the court meeting began to drag on, and all kinds of troublesome problems not only tormented Pickett, who was the emperor, but also made the ministers anxious.

"Your Majesty, last night there was a battle report from the front, the prince Lidong clashed with the defenders of Guilei City of the Fran Empire, and suffered heavy deaths, his 300,000 troops were killed and wounded nearly 200,000, and 100 dragons were completely annihilated, only the dragon king Curry escaped, and on the side of the Fran army, the 300,000 army was also killed and wounded more than 200,000. ”

As soon as the ministers heard the battle report, they immediately gasped, this vicious battle can be described as a heavy casualty, even if they were not present at the scene, they could think of the tragic image of corpses all over the field.

"Your Majesty, news came last night that a holy beast was born near Lin Lan City, and the nearby demonic beasts were driven away and caused a beast tide to hit Lin Lan City, causing heavy casualties to the defenders of Lin Lan City. Subsequently, Lin Lan City was occupied by a group of Fran troops who infiltrated the territory of the empire, and set fire to the granary in the city. ”

When the ministers heard this, there was another burst of discussion.

Pickett frowned and suppressed the voices of the ministers, and said majestically: "The beast tide natural disaster is inevitable. However, in my empire, why is there a Fran army raging, even more rampant, seizing my city, burning my granary, and cutting off the back road of my soldiers. ”

"The ministers are guilty!" all the ministers knelt down in unison.

"Hmph!" Pickett snorted coldly and said, "Who has a way to deal with the rampaging thief?"

A courtier stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has returned from Dong, General Niu, the commander of the three armies, has drawn troops and horses from the front line, and divided nearly 10,000 troops to return to the empire to cut off the thieves, and at the same time, the city near Lin Lan City will also send defenders to encircle and suppress." ”

Pickett said: "How about General Niu dispatching troops and horses?"

The courtier said: "General Niu extracted half of the men and horses from all walks of life, of which the two route armies of the Flan Empire were each divided into 50,000 to the command of His Royal Highness the Prince, in order to replenish the losses of his army yesterday, and at the same time ordered all the troops and horses to defend instead of attacking, waiting for the disaster of the beast clan to be solved, and then to solve the pressure of the Three Kingdoms." ”

"Isn't there a million troops, hundreds of dragon soldiers, and with such strength, the beast clan can still cross the beast pass?" said Pickett.

The courtier said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that it will be as unpredictable as Your Majesty, this time the division of troops, General Niu's command may only be able to share 500,000 soldiers and 200 dragon soldiers." ”

"Why are there only such soldiers and horses?" Pickett frowned and said, "With such soldiers and horses, how can you resist the orc army?"

The courtier said: "How dare the generals disobey the emperor's order, but all the armies have been damaged, the DuPont Empire's battle line encountered a fierce battle a few days ago, our army lost nearly half, and the Bright Empire was under the iron hooves of the Bright Knights, and our army lost more than 600,000, so although the division of troops was forcibly completed, the remaining troops have entered an extremely dangerous situation." ”

"Waste! In just over a month, our army has suffered such heavy losses. Pickett said angrily: "Why didn't you report this earlier?"

The ministers were silent.

At this time, Feng Ge, who was guarding outside the council hall, walked into the hall, knelt on one knee, and said to Pickett: "Your Majesty, Princess Thea outside the palace asks to see you!"

Pickett's face was complicated, and then he was calm and said, "Xuan." ”

"Princess Xuanxiya came to see you. The acolyte shouted.

As the words fell, Thea walked in from outside the hall, and Thea walked past the ministers, nervous in her heart, but with determination in her eyes.

Coming to the front of the dragon platform, Xiya Shili said: "Xiya has seen his father!"

"Flat!" Pickett called up Thea and said, "What is the matter with Xiaoya entering the court today?"

"Father, the daughter was born and raised in the empire, and when she heard that the empire was in danger, she was born in arrogance and idleness, and she was deeply ashamed, so today her daughter dared to break into the palace and was willing to invite her father and emperor to allow her daughter to go to the front line and serve the country. Thea is neither humble nor arrogant.

Thea's voice fell, and before Pickett could speak, he heard Duke Ollenon retort: "Your Majesty, how can you throw yourself into the battlefield with a delicate princess, if there is damage, it will definitely be a loss to the empire, and the tears of the subjects will be cold." Moreover, since the founding of the empire, there has been no precedent for a woman to lead troops, so it is a great loss of dignity to break the rules of the ancestors, so please think twice. ”

Hearing this, Thea retorted: "The duke's words, although they are reasonable, but although Thea is a woman, she was born and raised in the empire, and she is a subject of the empire, so she should contribute to the empire, and secondly, since Thea bears the name of the princess, she should be an example of the subjects like her father. ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, loyalty and filial piety are respectable, but the battlefield is not child's play, and the slightest omission will be a catastrophe, do you know?" said Duke Ollyon.

Xiya said: "Since Xiya has come to ask for permission, she must have put life and death aside. ”

After speaking, Thea looked at Pickett and said, "Father, my daughter has made up her mind, and I hope that my father will be gracious." ”

Pickett was silent for a while, looked at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "Thousands of courtiers in my huge empire are so incompetent that they need the princess of a country to ask for orders to lead the troops, are you ashamed?"

"The ministers are incompetent!" the ministers pleaded.

Pickett snorted coldly, looked at Xiya and said: "Xiaoya's loyalty is especially ashamed of her father, but from ancient times to the present, there is no precedent for a female general to lead a soldier in the empire——"

"Father—" Thea said urgently.

Pickett raised his hand to stop Thea from continuing and said: "Although this is the case, but the empire is in danger, and thousands of subjects have the responsibility to protect the country, not to mention the daughter of my empire, it's just that it is not the responsibility of women to charge forward, so I thought about it again and again, and decided to order you to be the forward supervisor and supervise the war, and I will rush to the Imperial Beast Pass on the same day to join General Niu to join the Imperial Beast Clan." ”

"Your Majesty. The ministers shouted.

"Thank you, Father!" said Theabai.

Pickett smiled, looked at the silent courtiers and said, "Is there anything else to do?"

The ministers were silent again.

Pickett beckoned to the courtiers beside him, whispered a few words, and then got up and walked towards the inner study.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" the ministers sent off.

When Pickett's figure disappeared, the ministers slowly retreated from the court.

Just as Thea was about to leave, the courtier came to Thea's side and said respectfully, "Your Royal Highness Princess, Your Majesty invites you to come to the study." ”

Thea nodded, walked out of the council hall, and detoured through the side door to the study in the inner hall of the council hall.

Entering the study, Pickett was still standing in the middle of the study, apparently waiting for her arrival.

"Father!" said Siassh, bowing.

Pickett turned around, looked at Xiya with complicated eyes and said, "Xiaoya, you have really made up your mind." ”

Thea knew that what Pickett was talking about going to the front, so she replied without hesitation: "Thea is determined to do so." ”

Pickett said: "Don't you need to discuss this matter with the national teacher?"

Thea was silent, and after a while, she looked up and said, "I'm sure my husband will be considerate of me." ”

Pickett paused for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Xiaoya, can you contact the national teacher?"

Thea frowned, does her father want her to tell her husband about this matter now? Thinking of Xiao Yu, she had some doubts in her heart, she didn't understand why Xiao Yu hadn't come back yet, could it be that Mei Si had encountered any difficulties?

"Xiaoya!" Pickett called again when he saw that Thea didn't speak.

Thea came back to her senses, looked at Pickett, hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "It should be possible!"

"Let's give it a try!" Pickett sighed, "Please tell Mr. Chen to see if he can send us another batch of food, the empire is poor, the soldiers can't eat, and if we continue like this, I'm afraid it will cause a mutiny." ”

Thea also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she nodded and said, "I will find a way to tell my husband the news as soon as possible after I go back." ”

Peake nodded and waved his hand lightly, signaling for Thea to stand down.

Thea then gave a salute and left.

When Thea was gone, the door to the study was pushed open again, and the courtiers led Duke Ollenon in.

"Your Majesty!" the Duke of Orynon bowed his head.

"Does the Duke think I'm right or wrong to do this?" sighed Pickett, who used to be the same duke as Orinon, and although the two did not say how deep their friendship was, it was not shallow.

Orynon said: "Your Majesty's move is for the sake of the prosperity of the empire, although it is not appropriate, but it is also for the sake of the overall situation. ”

Pickett sighed, "For the sake of the overall situation? I just wonder if the national teacher will be as we think?"

"The national teacher loves the princess so much, he will definitely save the empire from danger. "Olinon cut the railroad.

"I hope so!"

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