Chapter 3: The Middle Father

"King, you have some compliments! The old minister is a man of Sauron for a day, and he must contribute to this country!" the eldest grandson Wenwei began to bow deeply.

"Well said......! That's a good point!" Ying Bang's lips seemed to tremble, and his eyes were still so wide, "Have you all heard? The old prime minister is so old, and his ideological consciousness is still so high." What excuse do you have for not working hard?"

After hearing the king's speech, the ministers immediately sent words of praise to the old prime minister in front of them. For a while, the palace seemed to have become a thank you party for the eldest grandson Wenwei.

Winbang didn't seem to think enough about this, and he personally began to thank him. He kept pointing in the direction of the eldest grandson Wenwei, and his tone was extremely excited, "Eldest grandson Prime Minister! To have a minister like you to assist me, it is really my third life to win the state!"

"Alas, O king, you are too much of a compliment!" said the eldest grandson, Wenwei, straightened his waist and waved his hand with a grin.

But King Win Bang obviously won't stop there, and he continues to praise the old prime minister positively, "No! When your father was alive, you formulated a series of policies to strengthen the country, and it is precisely because of you that our country has become so strong!"

Excited, King Win Bang began to walk down the steps. He came to the eldest grandson Wenwei and respectfully supported his arms.

"Ahh

"Prime Minister of the Eldest Sun...... Middle Father!"

When he heard the king say this title, the eldest grandson Wenwei immediately took off his support and took many steps back, "Ah! King! You can't call me that anymore! Now that you're grown up, you're completely pro-government!

"No! Prime Minister Changsun is my middle father for life, and I will never forget this!" Ying Bang tightened his facial muscles with great excitement, "Actually, there is a sentence that I have to say a long time ago, Prime Minister Wenwei of the eldest grandson is really a gift from God! Ah! No! It should be said that it is a gift from God to this country! Therefore, all the current decisions are decided by you! I, the king, will always support you!"

After hearing this, the eldest grandson Wenwei took a deep breath, "Ah, the king! The old minister must die with all his strength in this life!"

"Don't say death, death, death, middle father, we will go to the Qing city of Saran together to comfort our ancestors!"

Eldest Sun Wenwei suddenly tightened his body, "Yes, ah, yes! We are going to Qingcheng to comfort those ancestors who did not see our great cause of unifying all mankind, and we must tell all our ancestors that we will definitely bring the country of Sauron into a country as powerful as the country of Aria!"

"Yes! That's right! Father, let's work together!"

"Let's work together!"

As the two biggest figures of Sauron made such exuberant remarks, the other ministers naturally followed suit.

"That's it! Defeat Saran, unify all mankind!"

"The era of common prosperity of mankind is coming!"

"Unite all of humanity!"

The ministers seemed to be out of control, and they were shouting as if they were in a state of affairs.

King Win Bang stopped the ministers from doing so, only to see him raise his arm high, and his palm was still facing the two rows in front of him, "Okay! I know your kindness! But if we want to succeed, just shouting slogans is useless, we need to work hard to implement it!"

"The king is right!" the eldest grandson Wenwei turned to the rear, "This conflict is definitely not just for you and me in this palace to shout slogans excitedly! This requires the joint efforts of us and the troops on the front line to defeat the enemy!"

"Well, that's it!, so let's not say anything more about what is not necessary!" Win Bang turned and returned to his throne. The moment he sat down, his lips moved together, "Now let's talk about what we should do next!"

Seeing that most of the ministers were nodding their heads constantly, Ying Bang issued an order, "Hurry up and notify the whole country to enter a state of first-level [river crab] alert, and we must gather 300,000 troops within a month! It's just that I want it to be as fast as possible! Even if it doesn't work in a month, it must be done in two months, you see?"

Ying Bang faced all the ministers below, and his sitting posture was also very solemn.

After a long time, one of the army's statisticians, the minister, walked out. Although he looked a little timid, he still made a promise in the palace, "Got it, the king, I will now go and inform the barracks in all parts of the country, that they will be able to ......" There was a little hesitation, but the official was able to make the whole statement, "Within a month and a half, the total number of 300,000 troops will be quickly transferred to the front." The king, please rest assured, and the eldest grandson, the prime minister, please rest assured!"

"Okay!" Ying Bang slapped the armrest of the throne seat heavily after hearing this, "I like a simple official like you!"

When the king sends a compliment to an official, it means that the other ministers are sending a message of 'hurry up and work hard'. As a result, an official in charge of the army's money also stood up.

"Ah, the king, the eldest grandson, the prime minister, I want to mention something! If the army is to be used, it must involve food! I hope to tell you something about the military rations that will be used in this counterattack against Saran!"

"Well, that's good, please!" Ying Bang pointed directly at the minister who stood up.

In the course of the minister's presentation of the food situation, other officials came out to express their opinions. Everything in the palace seemed so prosperous, and everyone looked like they were all enemies.

And after a series of discussions and discussions, this early dynasty seems to have come to an end. The ministers kept their mouths shut, and Ying Bang knew that he was waiting for him to give the order to dismiss the meeting.

So, he slowly stood up, ready to utter the words, 'All right, this morning is over, and the meeting can be dismissed.' But who knew that he was about to give a moving order to the lips, when a soldier's shout came from outside the hall.

At the same time, the shouting seemed to be approaching, and there was even the sound of a rapid run.

Is there anyone who wants to report something?" King Win Bang frowned slightly.

Sure enough, a soldier hurried to the palace, "King, King!" and he came to the red carpet and knelt down.

"Hmm, what's wrong, is there anything to report?" Ying Bang slowly sat down on the throne again, and he unconsciously leaned back on the armrest on the side of the seat.

"National ...... "The soldier was not yet out of breath, but his voice was still a little chopped. He even pointed to the gate outside the temple, "Someone outside is asking to see you!"

"Huh, please see me?" Ying Bang straightened his sitting posture slightly, "Who?"

"A man named Zhang Zhijie!"

"Zhang Zhijie?"

Hearing this name, Yingbang seemed to think of something. His eyes rolled in the frame, and finally the image of this person completely surfaced in his mind.

He remembered that this person was a native of Saran, and that he was later introduced by Prime Minister Wenwei to become an official in the country of Sauron.

'Why did this man come to the palace at this time to ask for a meeting?' remember him...... Didn't you go out on an errand?' Win Bang began an infinite reverie.

Of course, he also set his sights on the eldest grandson Wenwei by the way, hoping to solicit the opinion of the so-called 'middle father'.

The eldest grandson, Wenwei, knew the meaning of the king's gaze, so he took a few small steps forward, and finally stopped beside the soldier who rushed to report, "Oh, king, have you forgotten Zhang Zhijie?"

Ying Bang blinked slightly, "No! I haven't forgotten this person......! Remember he should have gone out on an errand!" His gaze grew less and less like.

"Ah, King, that's what I'm going to tell you......! He ......, "Eldest Sun Wenwei seems to have something unspeakable.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Prime Minister Changsun! Could it be ......" Ying Bang's body sitting on the throne began to pour forward slightly, "He failed his mission?"

Judging from the constant lamentation of the eldest grandson Wenwei, Yingbang was sure of what he had said earlier. So, he was a leaning back on the back of the chair, "Ahh......h

He was about to say something, but because of the large number of people present, he could only choose to swallow the words for the time being.

"What the hell is going on?" asked Ying Bang in an accentuated tone.

The eldest grandson, Wenwei, sighed heavily, "O king, this is the thing!"

Roughly after making a respectful opening remarks to the king, the eldest grandson Wenwei told everything that happened to Zhang Zhijie.

And when Yingbang knew everything that happened in the mouth of the eldest grandson Wenwei, he stood up directly excitedly, "Ah? What did ......you say? Did it fail?"

The eldest grandson Wenwei sighed and lowered his head, which really made him feel like he was dying of old age.

Seeing the old prime minister like this, the anger in Yingbang's heart was cut by half. However, now he can't understand how the person named Zhang Zhijie would fail.

"Prime Minister Eldest Sun! What the hell is going on? I remember Yang Jiening at that time...... Wasn't he already badly wounded? It would have been easy to defeat this man. How could he...... How could it be ......" Yingbang's jawbone protruded.

The eldest grandson, Wenwei, didn't seem to be able to respond, he just continued to keep his head down.

"The Prime Minister of the Eldest Grandson ......"

"Ah, the king, the others are still outside! why don't you call him in first, and then ask him about his condition in person!" When the eldest grandson Wenwei raised his head, a sentence that looked like an 'order' was released.

Even though Yingbang was still very angry in his heart, he didn't want to disobey the old prime minister. So, he quickly ordered the soldier who had come to report and called the person in first.

The soldier was quite clever, or he didn't like to be here at all. As soon as he received the order from the king, he directly released the word 'yes', and turned around and ran directly towards the gate.

Within seconds of the soldier's departure, the palace erupted in the whispers of ministers.

Ying Bang can be said to be very annoyed at present, his current mind has long been drawn away by the conflict with Salan, how could he have thought that such a thing would suddenly break out! Touching his forehead with his hand, Ying Bang finally sat on the throne again.

It's just that after sitting down, he didn't look quiet, and he continued to press the temples on both sides of him.

Soon after, Zhang Zhijie did come to life. I saw him holding the staff in his left hand and limping towards the palace.

He looked like he was injured, and it wasn't a minor kind!, Win Bang glanced at him a few times.

Zhang Zhijie walked the red carpet, and then knelt down in front of the king of Yingbang in front of the throne, "National ...... The eldest grandson, Prime Minister Wenwei!"

Ying Bang looked at Zhang Zhijie up and down, and found that he was indeed seriously injured, and it seemed that he had not eased up so far.

'Who was he hurt by?' Ying Bang had a question in his mind.

remembers that the task assigned to Zhang Zhijie was to hunt down Yang Jiening, who was dying. So Yang Jiening shouldn't have this kind of ability to hurt a master-level magician like this!

So......

Who is it? Yingbang stared at Zhang Zhijie for a while, but during this time, he still glanced at the eldest Sun Wenwei a few times.

"Zhang Zhijie, what's wrong with you?" Ying Bang began to ask.

Zhang Zhijie seemed to be quite painful, he couldn't even kneel properly, so he had to use his staff to half-support his body, "......King! I...... I'm sorry!"

"What are you sorry for? If you have anything to say, you can tell me! You have come here to ask for a meeting!" Ying Bang gradually raised his head, but in this way, it meant that he looked at Zhang Zhijie in the style of slanting his gaze.

"I ...... I failed to live up to your expectations......! I ......"

"Zhang Zhijie! What the hell is going on? You have made it clear to me! I remember that I received the news that Yang Jiening had died not long ago, and I thought your mission had succeeded! I didn't expect it...... Tell me what's going on?"

"Oh, O king, let me give you an answer on this point!" said the eldest grandson, Wenwei, who took a few steps forward.

Without the consent of Yingbang, the eldest grandson Wenwei began to tell the story on his own. The general meaning is that when Zhang Zhijie crossed the border to pursue Yang Jiening, he failed because of the light enemy. However, although Yang Jiening was not hunted down, Yang Jiening died of exhaustion in the end.

So in principle, Zhang Zhijie's task does not seem to have failed.

However, Winbond knew that this was not the case. When Zhang Zhijie was ordered to pursue him, in addition to Yang Jiening, who was dying, there was also an important black cover document, which recorded too many things about the attack on Salan. If Zhang Zhijie did not submit the letter, it means that his mission was not completed at all.

So Zhang Zhijie's mission still failed, but because there were too many people here, the eldest grandson couldn't reveal the facts.

"You guy, you really don't have enough to do!" When Yingbang learned this information, the anger in his heart also swelled.

In fact, when Yang Jiening was being pursued, Yingbang clearly objected to letting Zhang Zhijie pursue him. Their Sauron Kingdom can be said to be full of talents, and there are a large number of division-level masters who are ready to accept tasks, and there is no need to let Zhang Zhijie, who has just stepped into the master-level entry, do things.

But at that time, it was the eldest grandson Wenwei who asked for Zhang Zhijie a chance, and Yingbang had no choice but to agree.

"King, we must give the Saranites who come to us a chance, so that we can divide the talents of the Saran, so that more Sarans will join our Sauron. Perhaps, with the continued coercion and inducement over time, perhaps Saran will never have any more talents. Of course, there is another very important purpose for me to nominate him. If Zhang Zhijie is directly promoted to the position of a high-ranking official, it will inevitably arouse the doubts and disgust of others. And if he can seize the opportunity this time and complete a 'difficult task', then there is an excuse to promote him. Something that kills two birds with one stone, hopefully the king will approve it!"

I remember that the eldest grandson said this at that time.

Yingbang also thought it was reasonable to hear it, so he nodded and agreed. He thought that although Yang Jiening had great strength, when he fled, he had been injured by many Sauron masters, and he was already in a state of frequent death. Therefore, Zhang Zhijie went to complete this task, basically to give him a legitimate opportunity for promotion.

But who knew that this man was not so sure that he disrupted all the plans to attack Saran!

For this reason, Yingbang was still holding back his anger in his heart, he really wanted to give joint punishment to the group of officials who had protected Zhang Zhijie to do things. But the problem is that the guarantor of this Salanite is the eldest grandson Wenwei, the prime minister, that is, the middle father of Yingbang.

No matter how bold he was to Yingbang, he didn't dare to complain about his father. Therefore, the current anger can only be swallowed into the stomach, and he will never dare to attack again.

"So that's how it is!" Ying Bang pretended to be peaceful, "Okay! I know! Thank you for the information of the eldest grandson Prime Minister! Then ......" He turned his face to Zhang Zhijie who was kneeling, "Zhang Zhijie! You look like you're tired! I think it's better to go back and rest first! As for the matter about Saran, I think you should leave it alone!"

Ying Bang waved his hand casually, he thought that this kind of punishment was already very small, if it weren't for the face of the eldest grandson, he would probably ask Zhang Zhijie for the crime.

But what is strange is that Zhang Zhijie refused to accept it. He suddenly threw himself forward, and even his forehead hit the ground, "No, king, please give me another chance!

He started to knock his head on a 'thump'.