When Situ Yushuang talked about the suicide of Mantenis II, Sophia couldn't help but burst into tears. "Father!" Thinking back to his father's love and teaching to him since he was a child, and now he is separated by life and death, although he is not a good king, but he is definitely a competent father, thinking of this, Sophia feels even more sad.

"Sister, this time the Maqi Khanate adopted a sneak attack to destroy the Kingdom of Jemero, although the strength of the Maqi Khanate is much stronger than Jemero, but the Chinese military minister of the Jemeiro court is greedy for life and afraid of death [***], and even some ministers collude with foreign enemies and defect to the battle. Now your mother and brother are under house arrest in the capital of the Macedhanate, Sanglin, and the Macedhans are still sending people to search for your traces. My father has sent diplomats to negotiate with the Maqi Khans many times, but the Maqi Khans have a very tough attitude in this regard, and have never agreed to release your mother and brother back, but don't worry, I will go to my father to continue to work and find a way, so you can rest here in peace. After a while, Situ Yushuang saw that Sophia's mood had stabilized, so she continued.

After being silent for a long time, Sophia finally raised her head, "Sister, now that the Maqi Khans are openly violating a sovereign country, don't the surrounding countries have any reaction? The Tang River Empire is known as the number one power in the continent, and its strength in terms of population, land, economy, and army is far stronger than that of the Maqi Khanate, can't it come forward to uphold justice?"

Situ Yushuang did not answer Sophia's seemingly sharp question, but fell into a long period of thought. After a long time, Situ Yushuang let out a long sigh, why didn't she want to help her close friend to regain her hatred? But the reality is cruel, with the current national strength of the empire, coupled with the current situation in the empire, internal and external troubles, there is no room for the slightest mistake, if you want to help Sophia restore the country, I am afraid it can only be a beautiful fantasy.

She herself did not make any efforts to find her father, who choked back all her words with only a cold sentence: "What do you think is worth using our army to avenge your sister in the current situation?"

And when she found her brother-in-law, His Royal Highness Situ Lang, this brother who loved her very much did not understand her feelings, and taught herself not to be too naïve, the struggle and alliance between countries are based on interests, even if he stood in the corner of his father, he would never agree to fight with the Maqi Khans for some worthless "moral" false name. In the end, he also half-jokingly ridiculed a sentence that made Situ Yushuang almost turn his face with him on the spot: "There are not no people in this world who are angry and angry, but that is also based on strength, otherwise they are idiots or mentally retarded." Even if your sister is a heavenly immortal, no one will violate this law for her! Compared with life and status, what is a woman, without these two things, everything is empty talk!"

Although Situ Yushuang also felt unacceptable to his brother's words at that time, when he came down and thought about it carefully, what was not the case in this world? It was a matter of the overall situation, and who could jump out of the shackles of various factors in the environment in which she lived? But now that these words were faced with the hopeful Sophia, how could she say them directly?

Seeing that Situ Yushuang, who had high hopes for herself, lowered her head and remained silent, her face was cloudy, but the bitter taste was unreservedly revealed, and Sophia only felt that her heart was slowly falling into the endless abyss, and there was nothing to rely on.

"Sister, is there something troublesome about things that makes you very difficult?" tried her best to control her emotions, but Sophia's business still seemed a little hoarse.

An indescribable sour feeling floated from Situ Yushuang's heart, and there was no need to explain anything, it was better to tell her the situation directly, and sooner or later she would have to face this reality anyway.

"Sister, I'll tell you the truth, when the war broke out, I also went to beg my father, and I also found some other people hoping that they could persuade my father to send troops to rescue the Jemero Kingdom, but first, the Jemerlot Kingdom's resistance time was too short, and the empire didn't have time to react more, and second, the empire actually didn't have the ability to solve this crisis, which was also the main reason, so my father refused my request. Taking a breath, after all, directly saying that his country, as the number one power in the Eastern Continent, was powerless to stop the war of aggression that happened in his neighboring country, even Situ Yushuang himself felt a little ashamed.

Sophia didn't say anything, she knew that Situ Yushuang's words were not finished, and to be honest, she also wanted to know why the Tang River Empire was indifferent to this ugly act that happened under her nose.

"Sister, the image of the empire you see as a powerful country is actually just a superficial phenomenon, and the current empire is far from the empire it used to be. It is true that in terms of overall strength, the empire is still the first in the Eastern Continent, but there are many unspeakable hardships in it. The three northern kingdoms, stationed millions of soldiers on the border of the empire, waiting for an opportunity to go south to herd horses, the northwestern nomads, who marched east to the Koubian every year, the eastern sea frontier, the invasion and harassment of the Japanese people, and the southern frontier, the Maqi Khan, whose population was honey-bellied and sword-bellied, and on the surface they were friendly with the empire, was actually Sima Zhao's heart, which was known to passers-by, all of which greatly constrained the actions of the empire. And the two major feudal towns within the empire look at the wolf and have ill intentions, which is a big trouble for the empire. ”

Speaking of this, Situ Yushuang sighed again, "I don't know what my father thinks, but he actually appointed another envoy to the Northwest County, is this a legacy of raising tigers?"

Then he changed the subject, "All these aspects have severely constrained the empire, and in this situation, the ministers of the court and the central government are trying to be stable, fearing that they will be drawn into the war in the south and thus be taken advantage of by other forces." "In fact, Situ Yushuang hasn't said everything yet, after all, this affects the image of the empire too much, the current empire is completely an empty shell of foreign powers, not to mention interfering in foreign affairs, it is rare to be able to control yourself smoothly without problems.

Although Situ Yushuang was only seventeen years old, she had witnessed the intrigue and intrigue political struggles in the court for a long time, and she was also more concerned about political affairs, and she looked at problems from a more detached perspective, so her observation of the political situation of the empire could be said to be very insightful.

After listening to Situ Yushuang's words, Sophia also fell into a deep confusion, she didn't expect that the Tang River Empire, which seemed to have no one daring to touch the tiger's whiskers, actually had so much trouble, and had already fallen into a predicament, it seemed that her desire to rely on it to complete the restoration of the country was completely frustrated, so where should she go?

Seeing that Sophia looked a little confused and depressed, Situ Yushuang cheered up again and comforted Sophia: "Sister, you don't have to be too discouraged, although the Maqi Khans are strong, they are still a cut short of the empire's tolerance, but the current situation of imperialism does not allow for mistakes, so as long as the time comes, the empire adjusts its internal and external situation, and then unites other friendly neighboring countries, I think it is not impossible to fulfill your wish." And although the Macedhans are still under house arrest for your family, they do not dare to take other excessive actions due to international pressure. But you must keep an eye on your whereabouts to avoid being known by the Macedhans, who are now looking for you. Now that you've arrived at my sister's place, you can stay here in peace and wait for the time to come. Although the previous paragraph was a comforting word, the tone in it was very weak, and it must have been Situ Yushuang who also felt that his words were a little empty. However, the latter words were from Situ Yushuang's heart, which made Sophia feel hot in her heart.

Situ Yushuang's comforting words are somewhat of a sustenance for Sophia, but although she is far less familiar with the political situation than Situ Yushuang, after all, she also grew up in the court, and she also knows that even as Situ Yushuang said, I am afraid it will not be something that can be achieved in a year and a half. But she is still grateful from the bottom of her heart for everything Situ Yushuang has done for her, after all, her ability is only so great, you can't force her to do things beyond her ability.

"Sister, little sister sincerely thank you for everything you have done for me''''''" Before the words were finished, Si Hi Yushuang had already affectionately held Sophia's hand, "Sister, it's too obvious for you to say this, it's already very guilty that the sister can't help you, and if you say this again, my sister will feel even more uncomfortable in her heart." ”

Seeing Situ Yushuang say this, Sophia had no choice but to swallow back the words that came to her mouth, "Sister, I won't say much about the words of gratitude, but I see that my sister has a very thorough understanding of the current political situation in various countries, and the younger sister is simply lonely and unheard of in this regard, and it seems that she should learn from her sister." ”

An indescribable bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Situ Yushuang sighed softly, "Sister, who told us to be born in the emperor's family? The complexity of the center of the empire may be far greater than that of your original kingdom of Jemerlot!"

Seeing that Sophia also nodded slightly, Situ Yushuang diverted the topic: "Sister, let's not talk about these sad and annoying topics today, now that things have happened, you finally came to me safely, let's sleep in the same bed tonight, okay?"

"Then disturb my sister. ”

"Wenfu, why are you looking for me so urgently?" He Zhiqiu, the Minister of State of the Emperor [***], greeted the Minister of the Interior Lu Wenfu, who appeared to be in a hurry.

"Lao He, I have received an inaccurate news, the new Northwest Commander of the Empire, Li Wufeng, has reached an agreement with the Luope people to exchange prisoners more than two months ago, and has released all the Luope prisoners, and it is said that he has also signed a series of secret agreements with the Luope people, the specific content is not very clear, but it seems to be related to military and commercial aspects. This Li Wufeng was really daring, even if he had already served as the envoy of Jiedu at that time, he had no right to sign treaties with foreign countries, not to mention that he was just a small city guard at that time!" Lu Wenfu's words were filled with deep concern in his anger.

Standing up and pacing around the study a few times, He Zhiqiu's face looked a little pale, "Wenfu, this Li Wufeng is indeed a bit of a headache. In our court, if you talk about talent, I'm afraid there is really no one who can catch up with him, he has already shown his edge at a young age, and his literary and military skills are quite extraordinary. It's a pity that this person seems to be too ambitious, if he can be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, if the time comes, he will definitely be able to become a big hero of our dynasty, even if it is not impossible to go down in history. When His Majesty appointed him as the envoy of the Northwest County, I did not approve of it, but first, His Majesty's determination was made at that time, and it was probably difficult to reverse it as a subordinate, and there was the full support of His Highness the Sixth, and secondly, Ning Yuanwang and the party obstructed the plan proposed by the military department to send troops to quell the rebellion out of thin air, and it could not be passed for a long time, and I was also worried that the situation in the northwest would be eroded and out of control, and third, I also had a glimmer of hope in my heart, hoping that this Li Wufeng could be a real hero who solved problems for the empire. But from now on, I'm afraid we're all going to be disappointed.

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