The three of them analyzed the possibility of the subsequent evolution of the matter, if the two countries are at war, if the strength is equal, it will be the grain and grass and military salaries of the backups, considering the current situation of the Fire Phoenix Kingdom and the conditions that need to be met to start a war, as well as possible countermeasures. Discuss and discuss, or fight or peace, but still can't judge at this moment, so I have to wait for the information to explore Donglong City to come before making a decision.

At sunset, in the palace of the imperial court, the three of them simply had some food, and asked Nangong Yuan to go back to the house first to wait for the news, and as soon as there was news, they immediately entered the palace to discuss.

As soon as Nangong Yuan came out of the Imperial Palace, he saw Yu Li chasing after him.

"General Nangong, please stay."

"High priest, what else"?

"General Nangong, I will leave Yu'er and Xiao Yue'er in the Temple of the Afterlife."

"Well, got it".

"General Nangong, I...".

Nangong Yuan interrupted Yan Li's words and said solemnly: "Now that the war is about to break out, it's better to leave them in the Temple of the Dead for the time being."

"But... Mrs. Wei's side..."? Yan Li felt that Nangong Yuan could accept it, but after all, after so long, Mrs. Nawei must have thought about it.

"It's okay, I told her that if she misses it tightly, I'll send her to the Temple of Life to find Yu'er."

When he heard this, he was relieved, but he still felt a little guilty, after all, he promised to take care of him personally, but now he can't fulfill it.

Nangong Yuan patted Yu Li's shoulder, signaling that he didn't have to be obsessed, turned around and left the palace.

The two of them have been discussing the current state of national strength in the Imperial Palace, which is really not suitable for war. The Fire Phoenix Kingdom had just pacified the turmoil on the border of the Quartet five years ago, and it had not been very effective to recuperate over the years, if the war was fought together, the people would definitely fall into misery, not to mention, the treasury funds were not surplus, just enough to support three months of money and food. In the past two years, in order to reduce the consumption of soldiers, many soldiers have been released to return to their hometowns to support their families, and now the soldiers and horses of the Fire Phoenix Kingdom are not as good as before in terms of number and combat effectiveness.

Bai Qi and Yu Li talked about it late at night, and the conclusion they came to was biased towards peace talks, of course, it was not a single concession, but a peaceful settlement of the dispute over the matter, and let Xiaoyao return to Donglong City, and then discussed the candidates for peace talks for a long time, and finally decided that if peace talks, it would be up to Yu Li to take on this heavy responsibility.

After the third watch, both of them were a little sleepy, so they slept in the palace of the imperial palace.

Before the fourth watch, Nangong Yuan asked to see His Royal Highness, and the manager did not dare to slack off, so he immediately reported it.

"His Royal Highness the Marquis of Qi, the general Marquis asks to see you", Ko Sen reported softly.

"Please", Bai Qi turned over and got up, and he didn't care about anything else. Yan Li just lay on the side of the chair, and when he heard that Nangong was coming, he got up and greeted him.

"High priest", Nangong Yuan looked at Bai Qi in the hall and said: "Qi Hou".

"Say it quickly," Bai Qi urged.

"Yes", Nangong Yuan took out the letter in his sleeve and handed it to Bai Qi, while saying: "An Lu's soldiers and horses are stationed in the east of the city, the guards in the city have all been killed, and the ordinary people in the city have been driven to the west of the city, and soldiers have been sent to guard the enclosure, and they will not be able to return home." For the time being, I haven't heard rumors that An Lu has killed innocents indiscriminately, but the city lord Fang Prison's family was tragically wiped out, and all the officials in the city were put in prison. The mansions of the wealthy merchants of the city were emptied, and they all rushed to the west of the city, along with their relatives. ”

After reading the letter, Bai Qi trembled a little and handed it to Yan Li, blushing to the base of his neck with anger, clenching his fists with both hands, and swept the pile of reports in front of the case to the ground.

After reading the letter, he sighed lightly, approached Nangong Yuan and asked, "Is there any way to save people first?"

"No... There are not many people left who finally found out, and then An Lu is by no means a good type, and the ability to defend the city is greater than that of the siege, and there is no entry or exit."

Yan Li listened and looked at Bai Qi, seeing that he didn't react, he looked at Nangong Yuan again, and the three of them were silent.

"His Royal Highness the Marquis of Qi, the minister requests to lead the army to recapture Donglong City", Nangong Yuan arched his hand, his expression was in the eyes of Yan Li, more like an expectation of this war, I really think it's just my own fault.

Bai Qi sat on the chair in front of the bookcase, propped up his forehead and bowed his head with one hand on the bookcase, looking very distressed and silent.

Seeing Nangong froze there, he seemed to have the intention of not stopping, so he pulled him out of the inner room and came to the outer hall and said: "General Nangong, don't be anxious, this matter has to be discussed in the long run, and now Huofeng's national strength is not suitable to provoke a war."

"Why did you provoke the war, everyone else came to the house", Nangong Yuan was furious.

"It's a mistake, General Nangong is angry, and I hope General Nangong will think about it calmly."

"Hmm...", Nangong Yuan took a breath, stabilized his emotions and said, "What do you mean?"

"General Nangong, what do you mean by this"?

"Are you the main battle or the main peace"?

Yu Li thought for a while and said, "My lord and."

"Why, is it true that the high priest is greedy for life and afraid of death"?

"Hehe... Of course not, it's just that we can't pull the entire fire phoenix into the scourge of war with a selfish thought, and only the people are suffering. Moreover, today's tranquility is not easy to come by, and General Nangong must know better than me, does General Nangong want to see the situation of soldiers and people displaced again?"

The words of Zhan Li made Nangong Yuan have to reconsider.

Seeing Nangong Yuan, he stopped talking, thinking that his words would have an impact on him, hoping that he could put aside his personal thoughts and make a reasonable decision.

"High Priest, General Marquis, His Royal Highness Qi Hou let the two of you in," said the housekeeper.

"Hmm... Got it", replied with a nod from the housekeeper.

"General Nangong, let's go in first."

"Hmm...".

The two entered the inner room, and Bai Qi was already standing in front of the bookcase with his hands behind his back and said, "It's about to be the time for the court to discuss, whether it's war or peace, let's discuss it in the court."

The three of them had their own considerations, and Zhan Li and Nangong Yuan bowed and withdrew from the Imperial Ce Palace, and the housekeeper prepared something to freshen up and sent it in.

Nangong Yuan followed Yan all the way to the priest's office, and after each of them freshened up, he immediately felt a lot refreshed. Yan Li changed into the court clothes sent by Yun, and the two of them had some breakfast together and went to the Zhongtian Palace.

In the Zhongtian Palace, everyone had already arrived, and Bai Qi had already sat down, just waiting for the two of them.

After Zhan Li and Nangong Yuan walked in, the two glanced at each other, walked to their respective positions, and everyone bent down and saluted together: "Your Royal Highness Qihou, all blessings and thousands of peace."

Bai Qi couldn't hide the tiredness on his face, and turned his head to signal to the manager.

"Up...", the chief official Kosen finished speaking, and everyone stood flat.

Bai Qi raised his eyes and swept everyone, his eyes fell on Yan Li, and said, "High Priest, you can tell everyone about the affairs of Donglong City."

Zhan Li never expected Bai Qi to let himself pick this matter, and Bai Qi's bloodshot eyes were already very obvious, so he smiled gently, turned to look at everyone, and briefly said the origin and current situation of the Donglong City incident.

After the heated discussion lasted for a while, Bai Qi spoke: "Everyone, what do you think?

Many generals were indignant and called for war.

Luo Feng glanced at Yan Li, saw that he looked indifferent, and then looked at Nangong Yuan's expression, and thought that this matter might have been decided, so he didn't say anything anymore, and listened attentively on one side.

The generals shouted for a while, and when they saw that Nangong Yuan didn't react, they all retreated.

Although Prime Minister Bai Lu had heard some news earlier, he didn't know the details, he looked at Yan Li and Nangong Yuan, his eyes were locked on Bai Qi, there was clear resentment in his eyes, and he thought in his heart: 'Such a big matter, you actually didn't discuss it with me, but discussed it with Yan Li and Nangong Yuan, it seems that you really don't know what your surname is.'"

Bai Qi felt Bai Lu's gaze and pretended not to care, but he already understood the meaning in her eyes.

Bai Lu only paid attention to Bai Qi, and Ouyang Lianqi, the deacon of the imperial history behind him, said softly: "Prime Minister, what do you mean?" Only then did he react, the fierceness on his face softened a little, and he turned his face away and said, "And...".

Ouyang Lianqi nodded slightly, and the afterglow shot towards Yu Li, except for this high priest in this court, in terms of appearance and demeanor, I am afraid that no one can match him.

As everyone knows, Zhan Li is just wearing a priest's robe with blue edges on a white background, which is just a good way to call his temperament, and everyone else is wearing official uniforms with black and gold edges, and Ouyang Lianqi is a person who can wear official uniforms in a different style.

Zhan Li felt a grim gaze, and looked back at it, in fact, on the first day, the court noticed this man who looked more feminine than a woman, with fair skin, red lips and white teeth, delicate facial features, and a long body.

Zhan Li and Ouyang Lian Qi were short-sighted, Zhan Li didn't care very much, his mind was all on Nangong Yuan, he was afraid that he would strive to start a war, but Ouyang Lian Qi was suspicious, it should be said that he had been paying attention to him since he left the political discussion.

Ouyang Lianqi responded to Bai Lu's words and quietly passed on his meaning to the civil officials, and then some civil officials proposed peace talks.

A new round of controversy about war or peace began, and Bai Qi's head grew big when he heard the quarrel, and suddenly shouted: "Enough...".

The thunder was furious, the discussion stopped suddenly, and everyone looked at Bai Qi, and they all bowed their heads and knelt down silently. Only Yan Li, Nangong Yuan, and Bai Lu are still standing in the hall, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Prime Minister Bai, what do you mean"? Bai Qi looked at Bai Lu.

Bai Lu said unhurriedly: "This matter is very important, and the minister has not been able to understand the situation in depth, so he does not dare to propose rashly."

Bai Qi glanced at Bai Lu and knew that she was deliberately shirking, but it was not easy to point it out directly.

"But such a military event, presumably the military marquis must have a high opinion", Bai Lu glanced at the silent Nangong Yuandao, and a subtle smile on the corner of his mouth was fleeting.