0327 Emperor Zhou compromises
"Pingyuan Hou, do you want to bring the people of Da Zhou to death?"
Seeing that there were more and more main battles, the scene was chaotic, and a melee could happen at any time, Julu Hou suddenly stood up, pointed at the plain Hou Shi Tianchou and scolded loudly.
"Using the Great Zhou to fight against the Spring and Autumn Ancient Kingdom, that is to hit the stone with an egg, it doesn't matter if you die, and so many innocent people are unlucky, what is your intention?" Turning his head to look around, Juluhou shouted loudly: "Colleagues, the people of the Great Zhou, your courage is admirable, but have you ever thought that it is the Spring and Autumn Ancient Kingdom, the first country in the Central Plains, if the two countries really go to war, what are our chances of winning?"
Juluhou's words were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing the flames of anger of countless people.
Yes, courage is important, but after all, life is more important, and even Emperor Zhou didn't express his position, so why are they in a hurry? For a while, the square was much quieter, and countless pairs of eyes fell on Emperor Zhou again.
Since the day Emperor Zhou sat on the throne, he felt for the first time that being an emperor was really not a good thing.
Just now, Hou Shi Tianchou of the Plains made him see that the attitude of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was obviously divided into two factions.
In addition to Shi Tianchou, most of the main battles are military generals, and the silent Wenchen accounts for the majority, but in terms of numbers, the silent side occupies an overwhelming advantage.
Emperor Zhou turned his head to look at Gonggong Xu, Gonggong Xu shook his head gently, and a faint voice came into Huang Zhou's ears, "Your Majesty, you can kill but not be humiliated, this matter must not be agreed!
"No promise?"
Of course, Emperor Zhou didn't want to agree, but could he not agree? The Zhou State was weak, and it was the weakest country in the Seven Kingdoms of Zhou Yuan, and if the army of the Ancient Kingdom of the Spring and Autumn Period came to attack, even if all the troops were transferred to the battlefield, they would not be able to hold out for long, and in the end they would not be able to escape the end of destroying the country.
This is the sorrow of small countries.
This is the bloody law of the jungle.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my people of the Great Zhou Kingdom, you should be quiet for a while, I have a few words to say. ”
Emperor Zhou coughed lightly and passed the sound out with the help of the amplification array.
After the surroundings were quiet, Emperor Zhou said: "The Aquarius King represents His Majesty the Emperor of the Spring and Autumn Ancient Kingdom in front of so many people to face my territory, this is an insult to my Great Zhou Kingdom, as the king of a country, I naturally don't want to agree! Because once I agree, my prestige will be discredited, and I will become a faint monarch who is spurned by thousands of people, a coward, pointed out by thousands of people, and despised by thousands of people, I am afraid that no one will come to see me as an emperor in the future. ”
Speaking of this, Emperor Zhou stopped, his gaze swept across the audience, and finally fell on the delegation of the six countries.
"However, everyone has seen the situation in front of me, if I don't agree, the Spring and Autumn Ancient Kingdom will lose face in the Central Plains, and my Great Zhou will definitely fall into war, I can not think about myself, but I have to think about the people of the Great Zhou, my Zhou State is the weakest in China among the Seven Kingdoms, once the war starts, the outcome is self-evident, therefore, I decided, in order to save tens of millions of people from the suffering of war, I agreed to send Hengyang and Tianshui counties to the Spring and Autumn Ancient Kingdom, this painstaking effort, and forget that the Qing family can understand!"
I have to say that Emperor Zhou's analysis is not unreasonable, the situation in front of him has no room for him to refuse, the people and ministers of Quanyang City in the square heard these words, and they all quieted down, in the face of the disparity in strength, no one will die in vain.
"Plains Marquis. ”
Emperor Zhou's eyes fell on Shi Tianchou, and said: "Your courage and determination to protect the country make me feel very gratified, but in the face of reality, we have to bow our heads, and I hope you can understand my hardships, and exchange five hundred miles of fiefdom for the peace and security of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and there will be no loss." ”
Pingyuan Hou looked at Emperor Zhou's face, and when he heard these words, his eyes showed disappointment and anger that he had never felt before.
He tried his best to restrain the emotions in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the first emperor had a will before his death, and all major events that affect the safety of my Zhou State should be jointly decided by one king and four marquis, don't you think you should listen to Wu Anhou's opinion at this time?"
Pingyuan Hou's words made the eyes of the generals of the main battle faction light up.
"Wu Anhou has not expressed his position, and his opinion should be listened to. ”
"Yes, how can you forget the god of war of our Great Zhou Kingdom? Old God of War, what do you think?"
"Yes, Wu'an Wu'an, with Wu'an, whether it is war or peace, he has more right to speak. ”
It stands to reason that many of the words of Emperor Zhou and the civil and military officials today cannot be said in a clear place, but the situation in front of them is a bit special, and the Aquarius King did not give them the opportunity to communicate and discuss in private, so he had to say it in person.
Just like the last will of the emperor said by the Marquis of Pingyuan, the euphemism he said in his mouth, but the real situation is the last holy decree issued by the old emperor before his death, and the main content of the holy decree is that several founding fathers led by Zhang Chaoyang, Marquis of Wu'an, have the privilege of deposing the emperor and establishing another lord at the necessary time!
It's just that not long after this holy decree was issued, it was destroyed by the loyal Zhang Chaoyang, and people have forgotten this stubble for a long time.
Zhang Chaoyang sat on the chair and quietly observed the every move of the people around him, he had long known the inside story, he was as immobile as a mountain, and there was no emotional fluctuation on his old face, whether it was the shout of the people of the Great Zhou just now, or the explanation of the Emperor Zhou, for him, it seemed that he had not heard it at all, until the Pingyuan Hou mentioned himself, and countless pairs of eyes fell on him, the burly and tall Great Zhou warrior smiled faintly and slowly stood up.
"Before talking about this, the old man has something he wants to ask the Aquarius King. ”
Seeing Zhang Chaoyang get up, the Aquarius King also stood up from his chair and said with a smile: "Old God of War, please have something to say." ”
Zhang Chaoyang said slowly: "Although the competition of the top nine has not really ended, but the first nine games have been decided, and now the old man's grandson Qingfeng is seriously injured and in a coma, and I don't know when I will wake up, as a grandfather, I have to give up this last challenge on his behalf, I don't know if the Aquarius King and the Seven Nations Arbitration Council agree?"
The Aquarius King hurriedly said: "Qingfeng's serious injury, this king also deeply regrets, for the old god of war's request, this king naturally has no reason to refuse, there is no need to go through the arbitration meeting, this matter is so decided, the Jiujia competition is officially over, the final challenge match, canceled!"
The news of Zhang Qingfeng's coma had already spread, so although the words of the Aquarius King made those who were looking forward to Zhang Qingfeng's resurrection to create another miracle a little disappointed, no one raised any objections.
"Thank you, King Aquarius. ”
Zhang Chaoyang saluted the Aquarius King, and said: "Since the big competition is over, according to the rules, it is time to award the big competition reward, so now, can you send the prize to our Wu'an Hou Mansion first?"