A large number of newspapers and military petitions were sent to the desk of Emperor Li Nan of Changsha, the imperial capital.

After reading these things, Li Nan, who was also full of anger, urgently convened an enlarged cabinet meeting and called the ministers to discuss the attitude to deal with the matter.

In addition to Emperor Li Nan, the meeting was attended by Imperial Prime Minister Hu Bing, Chancellor of the Exchequer Karina, and Interior Minister Tyrion. Lannister, Foreign Secretary Ludia, Justice Minister Vero, Defense Minister Ruda, Education Minister Li Shishi, Transport Minister Zong Ze, Commander of the Royal Guards Regiment and Deputy Minister of Defense Lin Chong, Interior Ministry, Imperial Intelligence Agency Varys, Anti-Corruption Agency Miranda, and Minister of Commerce, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ashur.

Because of his death in Adventureland, Vero took over the position of Minister of Justice, and everyone present is currently at the top of the Empire's power.

Today's national defense matters are all in the hands of Luda and Lin Chong, and under this department, there are also staff officers, various corps, patrol troops, logistics support and other departments.

With the continuous development of the empire in recent years, the national defense department has also become the largest institution of the empire, not counting tens of thousands of logistics civilian personnel, just the Royal Forest Legion, eight army regiments, one cavalry regiment, three naval fleets, and the total number of regular soldiers on active duty has reached more than 600,000.

If you count the extremely large number of patrol battalions and reserve officers and soldiers, the total strength of the empire has exceeded one and a half million.

As an emperor whose soul comes from later generations, throughout the history of the world, Li Nan knows that if he wants to sit firmly, he must grasp the military power, and Luda and Lin Chong are brothers worthy of his trust.

Moreover, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Intelligence Bureau, and the Anti-Corruption Bureau all monitor the military for a long time, and the military has its own internal censorship department, so there is no need to worry about loyalty.

Today, the military part of the empire is completely decided by Emperor Li Nan, Prime Minister Hu Bing, and the two defense ministers.

Why Emperor Li Nan convened an emergency meeting this time, all the courtiers present knew it well, especially the ministers of the Intelligence Bureau and the military, after all, a large number of snowflake-like war petitions were sent by various armies of the empire.

At present, the ministers have roughly two thoughts about this dispute with Western Xia.

One is for the foreign minister to put pressure on the Western Xia Kingdom, and the other is to directly use this time to carry out with the Western Xia and directly destroy the western country.

Li Nan looked around at the ministers: "Let's talk about it, your attitude towards this incident." ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karina was the first to express her opinion: "The empire has just raised a large amount of national debt funds to control the Yellow River, and after the capture of the Jinglong Golden Palace Kingdom in the south, it will still be developed and built. The return of the seventh and eighth armies to the imperial capital also required a lot of silver to reward the heroes, so I was not in favor of a war with the Western Xia. ”

Interior Minister Tyrion also said: "The Western Xia Kingdom is like a lone wolf that is about to starve to death, and at present, his eyes are green and he is eager to eat people, and besides, the Western Xia is full of soldiers and can mobilize more than 500,000 troops, so the minister also thinks that the war with the Western Xia is worth the loss." ”

Karina is not only the finance minister of the empire, but also a member of the harem concubines, so many people think that her opinion is what Emperor Li Nan means, so after listening to the speeches of the two, the others were a little silent for a while.

In fact, Karina made a judgment based entirely on the financial situation of the empire, not at the behest of Li Nan.

Seeing that the ministers were speechless at this moment, Li Nan looked at Defense Minister Luda and said, "Big brother, what is your military's opinion?" ”

Now that Karina and Tyrion have expressed an attitude of ending the war, and His Majesty the Emperor is still asking for the opinions of others, this sends a signal to everyone.

"I think it's time to fight!"

Luda worked hard in the army of the Song State when he was a teenager, and then followed Li Nan to fight in the south and the north, although he was old, but the courage and belligerence in his bones never diminished.

"Since the Tangut people dare to invade the territory of the empire and slaughter the people of our empire with extremely cruel and vicious means, they will definitely be severely punished and used to deter the surrounding countries, otherwise other thieves will definitely follow suit, and the security of the empire will also become a problem!"

After Luda finished speaking, Lin Chong also spoke: "Now the whole army of the empire is indignant and strongly requests to fight in Western Xia!" The people of the whole country are indignant and hope to start a war with the Western Xia, if they ignore it, I am afraid that it will have a great impact on the morale of the army and the expectations of the people! ”

"The minister also thinks that he should fight with Xixia!" The man who spoke was a surprise to everyone, because he was the Minister of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ashur.

Ashur's talent lies in business, and the vigorous development of all walks of life in the empire over the years has a huge relationship with his efforts and dedication, and he has never expressed his opinion on foreign wars.

This time, Ashur expressed his attitude, mainly because the Empire's mineral department is also a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Commerce, and those team members who were in charge of exploration and were killed by the Tanguts were also considered his people.

Ashur was a ruthless character when he was in Rome, but he only did it because he had to do it if he wanted to live in the arena.

Since coming to the Empire, his thinking has also changed dramatically, and he regards the Empire as his own country and the people of the Empire as his brothers and sisters.

This time, as the Minister of Commerce, Ashur personally went to comfort the families of the victims.

When Ashur handed over the last remaining bones to the relatives of these people, he was in a terrible mood when he saw the grief-stricken parents and children.

Remembering the scene when the families of the victims who hugged their legs and wept bitterly begged the Empire to grant justice and justice to the victims, Ashur also tearfully agreed to them.

After soothing his emotions a little, Ashur continued: "Even if you don't count the murder of Western Xia, as the head of the Ministry of Commerce, I hope to attack the country of Western Xia as soon as possible. Because according to the resource distribution map drawn by His Majesty the Emperor, it is also an extremely rich place of mineral resources, so the sooner it is taken, the sooner the empire can develop it. ”

Next, all the cabinet ministers expressed their opinions, and after listening to everyone's thoughts, Li Nan pondered for a moment and gave the final decision: "Go to war!" ”

In the final analysis, the emperor still has the final say in the monarchy, and it is not useless for Li Nan to ask the opinions of his ministers, he does this to listen to what others think and think, and only after brainstorming can he give the best decision.

Now that His Majesty the Emperor has determined his attitude towards this matter, the next step is to discuss the specifics of how to start this war.