As soon as these words came out, the crane in the clouds was suddenly stunned.

Moon in the Well?!

She led a powerful and mysterious army of warriors and defeated Ji Yan's Emperor ** Regiment?

This is so awesome?

How many times has this been?

The first time was in Splitting Wind City, she lost all her inheritance, and went to the Western Desert with thousands of people, without any ambition, she just wanted to be a horse bandit, who knew that she established the Roulan Kingdom, and destroyed countless small countries in the Western Regions, with a land area of more than two or three million square kilometers at its largest, and an army of more than 400,000.

lost the position of lord of the city, but became the queen.

Next, she split up with her sister Princess Wushuang, handed over all the Roulan Kingdom to her sister, and took more than 10,000 people to wander again, and there was still no goal, as if there was no place in the whole world.

As a result, now she is back and has defeated the most elite legions of the Empire.

Yun Zhonghe couldn't imagine how powerful the army she led was in the martial arts?

A woman without any ambition can defy the sky every time.

It's ......

The crane in the cloud is open, but the girl in the well is also open.

In a few years, he became the dictator of the New Great Yan Empire, and the girl Jing Zhongyue also became a giant.

Yun Zhonghe asked, "More than a thousand years ago, there was a split in the Order Society, and how many people were exiled?"

Ji Zhan said: "Less than a thousand. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Haven't you had any relevant information about the Order Society all these years?"

Ji Zhan said: "Your Majesty, you should be able to see an obvious characteristic of the new Great Yan Empire before, full of superiority, proud and closed, and disdainful of communicating with the outside world. It was not until the explosion of productivity 300 years ago that the empire had an extreme shortage of labor and a huge demand for many mining resources, so the colonial expansion began. But in the final analysis, the policy of the empire is the same, there is not much exaggerated demand for territory, as long as the resources are enough and the labor force is enough, it will stop expanding, and the jade hope for outside exploration is not very strong. ”

The crane in the clouds understands this racial characteristic too well.

Although the New Great Yan Empire was under the guidance of the Yan Xinzong, it developed science and developed productive forces. But he is not very interested in plundering and expansion, and he is still agrarian in his bones.

So hundreds of years have passed, and there are still not many sea areas and new continents explored by the New Great Yan Empire.

Just because of his own needs, he conquered three colonies, especially the third colony that Ji Yan had just suppressed, and it was also the largest area, more than five million square kilometers, and tens of millions of natives lived on it.

This third colony is rich in minerals, but also has a very, very valuable resource, wild rubber forests.

Ji Zhan continued: "Because in the past few hundred years, we have not carried out large-scale exploration of the outside world. ”

The implication is that it is not very clear what happened to the Order Society after its exile.

"Your Majesty......" Ji Zhan said, "There were many reasons for the fall out between the Order Society and the New Great Yan Empire at that time, but there is a fundamental analysis that the Order Society emphasized occultism and martial arts, while the New Great Yan Empire emphasized productivity. ”

Ji Zhan's words had a deep chill.

Occultism, martial arts?

Whose style is this like? The former Emperor of Anger, the former Great Xian Demon Country.

Order will be completely the enemy of the Great Salt Demon Country, will they go to learn the Great Salt Demon Country?

And at that time, after the order would break with the New Great Yan Empire, it began to go into exile, and there must have been hatred in his heart.

Yun Zhonghe said: "At that time, the Nu Emperor was too powerful, and the Great Xian Demon Kingdom was also extremely powerful, and after the order broke with the new Great Yan Empire and went into exile, once it couldn't find a new path of development, then ...... It is also possible to learn from the strongest enemies of the past. And once an organization embarks on the path of martial supremacy, it will definitely become very extreme. ”

The key is that the Order Society, which was split from exile, has also developed for thousands of years.

What is the scale of this order now, what is their position, and how powerful is it?

Another point, is this mysterious martial arts legion led by Jing Zhongyue an order society, why did she go to war with Ji Yan?

What are they for?

"Your Majesty, I know what you think, you want to talk about it yourself. Ji Zhan said: "But this is absolutely impossible, you are the head of a country, the fate of the empire is concerned, you need to be responsible for the empire, you can't take risks easily." And...... You are not the same as before, you were a spy in the Great Zhou Empire, and now you are the lord of a country. ”

Ji Zhan's words are very clear, the lord of a country cannot be willful or take risks.

"First of all, at this time, we have only received the first piece of information, and many of the situations are still unclear, so we can't tell what the position of the mysterious martial arts legion led by Jing Zhongyue is, and whether it is really completely hostile to us. Ji Zhan said: "We still need more information, and send an important minister to negotiate and find out what they want to do." ”

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Then the second and third pieces of information came in a steady stream.

First of all, Ji Yan was indeed defeated, the 20,000 elites of the empire were defeated, and his whereabouts were unknown at this time, and his life and death were unknown.

Secondly, the mysterious martial arts legion led by Inakatsuki also came from far away, and was not in the third colony of the empire before.

Now the Third Colony has all fallen.

Or it could be said that the new Great Yan Empire has lost control of the Third Colony.

It was a colony of five million square kilometers, with a large number of mines and rubber forests.

In the past, the New Great Yan Empire did not have much demand for rubber, but now it is different, under the New Salt Revolution, many industries need rubber.

Although the Empire's physiologists had already made plastic from petroleum asphalt, they were still in the laboratory, only nitrifying natural fibers and then using plasticizers to make virgin plastics.

And there were a lot of other mines in the Third Colony, gold, silver, bauxite, and so on.

So the third of the three colonies, although it was the last to be discovered, and the empire had occupied it for less than twenty years, it was the most important for the interests of the empire.

The Third Colony is officially known as Hongyi Prefecture in the Empire, because the natives here are brown but red.

It is about 13,000 miles away from the New Great Yan Empire, which is already a very long distance, in the southwest of the New Great Yan Empire, in the tropics.

If you take the sea route, the ships of the New Great Yan Empire are very advanced, and they will be able to arrive in less than half a month.

If you use an airship, it will take less time, but the Empire's airship has not yet tried to sail such a long distance.

Next, the New Great Yan Empire immediately sent an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Hongyi Prefecture, the third colony, on a ship.

Before going to the negotiations, the Imperial Cabinet and the Privy Council had discussed whether to present a letter from Yun Zhonghe.

After all, Jing Zhongyue is the wife of Yun Zhonghe, and they have two children together.

However, after much deliberation, it was decided not to send Yun Zhonghe's handwritten letter first, but to ask for contact with the enemy in the name of the Imperial Cabinet.

Another point is that it is not certain whether the leader of this mysterious legion that invaded the Third Colony is Jing Zhongyue.

This time, the Empire's advanced airships followed the ship and went together, which was regarded as maintaining a kind of air superiority.

Next, we quietly waited for information from the diplomatic department.

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Twenty-three days later!

Again, the news is coming, and it's bad news.

The entire ship sent by the Imperial Foreign Affairs Department was captured by the Mystic Martial Arts Legion, and the ship was also taken away.

There were also clashes and casualties.

This mysterious martial arts legion has shown strong hostility towards the Empire, and has no intention of negotiating.

Because the entire ship was captured, it was the people in the airship who fled back to report the news.

"Your Majesty, we can see from the sky that our Governor's Palace in the Third Colony has been completely occupied, and the local natives have allegiance to this mysterious legion. The reporter said: "However, we still haven't found the whereabouts of General Ji Yan, nor have we found the whereabouts of the Emperor's ** Regiment, I don't know if it's ...... All of them have been killed. ”

As soon as these words came out, the face of the crane in the cloud trembled suddenly.

Don't let this be the result, once all the 20,000 legions under Ji Yan's command are dead, it will be difficult to recover, and the two sides will be completely hostile.

"Your Majesty, this is the other party's flag. "This intelligence officer presented a picture.

The crane in the cloud took a look and found that it was a black dragon sniffing on the flag with a red background, spewing green flames, and there was a pattern of crossed swords on the edges.

"Is this the pattern of the Order Society?" asked the crane in the clouds.

Ji Zhan said: "Your Majesty, the pattern of the previous order meeting was a ball of flames, with swords crossed. Although the pattern of this flag has changed dramatically, it is still related to the order. It's just that this banner shows a terrifying side, the black dragon spews out green fire, which makes people feel dark and extreme, and pursues some kind of mysterious power. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "How many troops does the other party have? Who is the leader? Are you sure it's Jing Zhongyue?"

The intelligence officer said: "Your Majesty, we only dare to fly high in the sky and observe with binoculars, and we also want to see the leader of the other party, but it seems that it has never appeared, so we can't be sure if it is Jing Zhongyue." ”

But the first information came was an intelligence officer under the command of Ji Yan's Fourth Legion, who desperately escaped back to the New Great Yan Empire, and gave a portrait, after identification, this person was Jing Zhongyue.

But...... The Moon in the Well and the Frostless Princess are very similar.

The people of the New Great Yan Empire have never seen Jing Wushuang, they have only seen Jing Zhongyue.

So is the leader of this mysterious legion Wushuang or Jing Zhongyue?

Yun Zhonghe hoped that she was Jing Zhongyue, which meant that this powerful martial arts force could be defeated, because the Order would at least be the same as the New Great Yan Empire in opposing the Great Xian Demon Kingdom.

And if it is the Frostless Princess, it means that the power of the Great Salty Demon Kingdom has penetrated into the sphere of influence of the New Great Yan Empire, and it will be a huge disaster.

The intelligence officer continued: "We were going to continue hovering in the sky and continue to observe. But the other side lifted up a few hot air balloons to chase us, so we had to evacuate, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get this bit of information back. ”

The crane in the cloud said: "You did the right thing. ”

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Next, Yun Zhonghe and the Cabinet and the Privy Council discussed again.

The situation has developed to this point, and it is very critical.

First of all, the opponent's martial arts power is very strong, and it is very extreme, so I don't plan to talk about it at all.

They directly occupied the Third Colony, and the fate of Ji Yan's legions was unknown, and even the diplomatic team sent by the empire was directly captured, and even the ships were taken away.

This attitude is extreme, even hostile.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Now there is a judgment whether the other party is the moon in the well or the frost in the well." Secondly, whether the other party is the Order Society Martial Arts Legion, if so, then even if they become extreme, even if they are blackened, they can still fight for it and fight against the Great Salty Demon Country together. If the leader of the other party is Jing Wushuang, it can only mean that the power of the Great Salty Demon Country has shrouded us, although it is not ready yet, but the war is very close to us, prepare for a big war. ”

Hua Bi said: "I hope it's not the latter, we are strong every day, but ...... For this big war, we are far from ready. Our fleet, our new army, is only just beginning to upgrade. ”

Ji Zhan said: "Your Majesty, according to the other party's flag, the probability that the other party is an order will be greater. If it is an order meeting, then it is more likely that the leader of the other party is Jing Zhongyue. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "As a last resort, don't send a large army to conquer, our enemy is always the Great Xian Demon Country." Even if the Order Society has split with us, it is still an internal contradiction, and it is still half of our own people, so we should talk about it first. ”

Hua Bi said: "But now the other party's attitude is too intense, and he is not ready to talk at all, he directly arrests and detains people, and even kills people directly, the hostility is too strong." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "I write a handwritten letter, whether she is the moon in the well or not, I will treat her as the moon in the well." ”

Next, Yun Zhonghe wrote a letter with a simple content:

Moon, I'm a crane in the clouds, don't shoot, let's talk?

Next!

Once again, the Empire sent a ship, and this new diplomatic team headed to the Third Colony, Hongyi, with a secret message from the Crane in the Clouds.

Next, the crane in the clouds quietly waited for the reaction of the Third Colony!

Another twenty-three days passed.

The news came that the ships sent this time were once again seized, and the diplomatic team sent this time was once again captured.

The only ones who came back were still airships.

And the intelligence officer on this airship also brought a letter from the leader of the other party: "Okay, Yunzhonghe, you come to talk in person." ”

Yun Zhonghe read the letter over and over again.

That's right, this is indeed Jing Zhongyue's handwriting, and he suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

This at least proves that Jing Zhongyue is still alive, and the mysterious martial arts legion she brought is most likely the martial arts legion of the Order Society, not the Great Salty Demon ** group.

But Inoakatsuki's handwriting has also changed dramatically, becoming very violent and fierce.

Before, Jing Zhongyue's words were not like this, although they were sharp, but they were ethereal and lonely, but now her words were full of anger.

Yun Zhonghe said, "How did you get this letter?"

The intelligence officer said: "It was a person who shot from the ground. ”

I...... My day, this letter shot up from the ground?

"How tall was your airship then?" asked the crane in the clouds.

The intelligence officer said: "About three hundred and fifty meters. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "No bow and arrow can shoot so high, because of gravity, it is great to be able to shoot to a height of 100 meters." ”

"At that time, the arrow was fired from the top of the tower of the Doge's Palace, and the position of the tower itself was very high. However, the height of this arrow really frightened us, and we couldn't believe it at all, someone could shoot so high, I couldn't imagine how strong this person's martial arts were. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "I know, your report stays here, and then go to rest, you have worked hard." ”

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Next, Yun Zhonghe discussed with the cabinet and the Privy Council again.

There is only one content of this discussion, whether the crane in the cloud should go to the third colony to negotiate with Jing Zhongyue.

The Cabinet and the Privy Council have always believed that the attitude of the other party is fierce and the hostility is too great, and the crane in the clouds, as the king of a country, must not take risks.

"Your Majesty, although Jing Zhongyue used to be your wife, her personality is already quirky, and because she was rejected by us a few years ago, she had to continue to live in exile with more than 10,000 people, so she is already full of hatred for the New Great Yan Empire, and you, as the king of the New Great Yan Empire, may think that this is a betrayal. Hua Bi said: "And your importance to the empire cannot be described in any words, so you must not go to negotiate with Jing Zhongyue." ”

Ji Zhan said: "Your Majesty, now the life and death of the Emperor ** regiment led by Ji Yan are still unknown. Moreover, we sent three negotiation teams, all of which were arrested and detained, and even the other side even killed our negotiators, which is no longer ordinary hostility. The last wave of negotiators, obviously with your secret letters, was still detained, so it would be too dangerous for you to go to the Third Colony in person. ”

Hua Bi said: "Your Majesty, you can do this." You can go and negotiate with Inakatsuki in person, but with a powerful new artillery battleship, you must have a strong army by your side, and the negotiation location can only be on our Iwashu ship. ”

"The minister agrees!"

"The minister agrees!"

The six bigwigs of the Cabinet and the Privy Council all agreed.

It seems that this solution is also very stable, and it is also beneficial to the safety of the crane in the clouds.

As the head of a country, it is too dangerous for him to personally go to the other party's territory to negotiate.

Once he is in danger, the New Great Yan Empire will also suffer a huge blow. Or it can be said that once the crane in the clouds has an accident in the third colony, then the next war target of the new Great Yan Empire will not be the Great Salty Demon Country, but the Order Society.

The angry New Great Flame Empire will send an army of millions to do everything in its power to completely wipe out all the forces of the Order Society, whether they are at the ends of the earth or in the corners of the world.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have been the dictator of the empire for more than half a year. After all, not only am I willing to give up power, but I am also always restraining myself, even as a dictator, I will not break the laws of the Empire, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the six bigwigs of the cabinet and the Privy Council all got up and knelt down on one knee.

"Gentlemen, don't do this, don't do this. The crane in the cloud hurriedly went up to help.

Hua Bi said: "Your Majesty ascended the throne as the queen, instead of being autocratic, he has become more modest and cautious, and he has always set a moral example for the empire, and has never acted willfully. The ministers and the citizens of the empire were all happy and grateful. ”

He meant it.

In fact, the Cabinet and the Privy Council are worried that after Yun Zhonghe becomes a dictator, he will act recklessly and arbitrarily.

But not at all, when he didn't ascend the throne before, Yun Zhonghe was still willful, and after ascending the throne, no matter what he did, he always considered the interests of the empire, not his own interests.

And most of the time, he also absolutely delegated power to the Cabinet and the Privy Council, just as an arbiter.

Suffice it to say, even though it has been less than a year since the crane ascended the throne, the officials and citizens of the empire feel that this is the best years of the empire.

This is a wise monarch.

As the queen, Ji Qing still entered the Ministry of Science and Technology as a deputy position, and the two babies were almost one year old, but they were not canonized princesses.

By all indications, the dictator did not even intend to be hereditary.

All the people and officials in the world support it.

Moreover, in the past year, most of the cranes in the clouds have not directly issued any orders, but arbitrated at the proposal of the ministers.

Therefore, as a friend, Zhou Li's range of activities is still only within the pasture, because the empire's laws regarding the bloodline of the Great Xian Demon Kingdom have not yet been completely revised.

This is a rare Mingjun.

But once Yun Zhonghe speaks, the cabinet and the Privy Council will definitely not have any doubts and objections.

Yun Zhonghe said: "I know that as the head of a country, you can't be willful, and you don't have the power to be willful. But I think so, first of all, the biggest enemy at present, the one that can bring destruction to the whole world, is still the Great Xian Demon Country, and the goal of this enemy must be clear. ”

"In order to destroy the Great Salty Demon Country, we must unite all the forces that can be united. ”

"Secondly, the members of the New Great Yan Empire who had exiled the members of the Order Society who adhered to martial arts, and also refused to shelter Jing Zhongyue, so that she had to leave with more than 10,000 people in desolation, displaced, and desperate in her heart. So they are hostile to us, they have hatred towards us, which is completely understandable. ”

"The Order Society may have blackened and become very extreme, and they are completely focused on martial arts, and they have strong personal force. So in the future, it may be a great ally for us to fight against the Great Salty Demon Kingdom. ”

"In the final analysis, the Order Society is also a member of the Great Yan Dynasty. As the inheritors and pioneers of the Great Yan Dynasty, we should have enough hearts to tolerate them. ”

"Of course, I know that if we seek unity with all we want, we will die together, and if we want to conquer them, we will stand with us by great strength. But before that, I feel it is necessary for us to show our righteousness and kingliness. ”

"Jing Zhongyue is my wife, maybe she has become extreme, maybe she has become very powerful, maybe because of the despair and displacement in the past, she is full of hatred and hostility towards the new Great Yan Empire. But I firmly believe that she will never hurt me, and we have been together for less than a year...... Some people live a year. ”

"I know that as a king, you can't be capricious, but for the good of the empire, there are times when a king has to do something, and he doesn't dare to hide in the safest fortress and take the most conservative command. ”

"We are facing a mysterious and powerful martial arts force, a good complement to our new Great Yan Empire, and despite the resentment between the two sides, it is still an ancient ally. As the king of the empire, I came forward to negotiate with the other party, which is the best way to express the sincerity of the empire. ”

"In addition, I feel that I am also full of debt to Jing Zhongyue and our two children. ”

"I have to go for both public and private purposes, and I have to negotiate with Jing Zhongyue. ”

"I don't think it's an adventure, at least we need to know what kind of forces the other side is, how powerful it is, what is the reason for their invasion of the third colony of the Empire, what is their position. ”

After hearing Yun Zhonghe's words, the cabinet and the six bigwigs of the Privy Council were all silent.

Because they know that once the crane in the cloud speaks, it is a decision, and no one can change it.

After a long while, Ji Zhan said, "Your Majesty, I will lead the First Legion and escort you to the Third Colony to negotiate with Jing Zhongyue. ”

Yun Zhonghe shook his head and said, "No, don't take the army with you." I think the Martial Arts Legion under Inakazuki is a very radical group, and once we bring the army there, it is likely to backfire. Again, I will never compromise on key positions. But let me talk to Jing Zhongyue first, I don't have to worry about my safety, Jing Zhongyue will definitely not hurt me. ”

Then, Yun Zhonghe said: "I went on an ordinary ship, and I still sent an airship to accompany me in the air. ”

Ji Zhan was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, you have made a decision, and we can't stop it." But I must follow you to the Third Colony, and you can go alone while you negotiate, but I must take you to the place. This is also the attitude of our courtiers, and it is also the attitude that the empire should have towards the king. ”

The crane in the cloud said: "Okay, Lord Ji Zhan!"

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Three days later!

Yun Zhonghe and Lord Ji Zhan boarded a trading ship, left the New Great Yan Empire, and went to the Third Colony to meet and negotiate with Jing Zhongyue.

The crane in the clouds is excited!

How long had he and Inakatsuki not seen each other? more than ten years.

Yes, almost eleven years.

Now it's finally time to meet again.

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Note: It's finally finished, and the next chapter will be updated around 15 pm.

Brothers, I can't think of asking for tickets after racking my brains, please brothers who have monthly passes, help a few, thank you.