Wu Feng, who was trapped by lust all night, couldn't sleep well, the deep meaning of the word sleepless sleep has never been so apt, Wu Feng, who was lying on the bed and couldn't sleep, wanted to get up and rush into the room of Qin Shuangying and Gu Yunxia in the next room not far from the room several times, and simply solved the two together, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was detrimental to his glorious image, and some of the gains outweighed the losses, so he had to swallow his anger and drink a few bowls of cold tea to suppress the burning desire, and survived this difficult night with the quilt.

Early the next morning, Wu Feng got up to exercise and made some necessary preparations for entering the city.

After learning that the military and political envoys of the northwest of the empire were about to enter Beijing to face the saint to report on their work, they immediately sent a super team to wait in front of the city gate early in the morning, and finally blocked Wu Feng and his party in the west gate. Even if Wu Feng used the name of His Majesty the Emperor waiting to be summoned as a cover, it still failed to make these reporters who were accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves give up, and finally Wu Feng had to agree to be interviewed by the reporters first, but each media was limited to answering three questions, and the total time was limited to one hour.

Fortunately, this time Wu Feng had experience and used no comment as a shield for private issues, which made the enthusiasm of the reporters a big hit, but in view of the fact that Wu Feng's "resolute march into Luzon for the sake of national justice, imperial dignity and humanitarianism" (in the words of the "Imperial News") is not trivial, and the details of this matter in the empire are not very clear, most reporters still focus their attention on this issue.

Wu Feng explained one by one, and took the trouble to tell how the local people supported the empire, how the ethnic minorities were discriminated against and subjected to ethnic cleansing, how their own army fought bloody battles to relieve the people from fire and water, and the structure of the newly established local self-government axe, and the subordinate relationship between the central government of the empire, etc., and the reporters were all fascinated by the eyebrows, and swept away the depression and breathlessness of the emperor's [***] team during the period after the defeat of the conflict with the Maqi Khans on the southern front. There are even many reporters who are already secretly thinking about how to attract the attention of the dissatisfied subjects of the empire with the fastest speed, the most deafening and unconventional topics, and the most detailed and exaggerated content.

An hour passed quickly, and although the reporters were not satisfied with the short duration of Wu Feng's reception, the thought that Wu Feng could take such a precious time to receive the reporters without meeting His Majesty the Emperor showed the importance he attached to the news media, and they were still able to accept it.

After agreeing on the follow-up interviews, Wu Feng pretended to be reluctant to leave the reporters, and the reporters of various media also left and returned to their respective offices one after another, striving to get this first-class news to the newspapers as soon as possible, and even began to prepare for the next solo interview Wu Feng began to accumulate materials, and worked hard to write high-level news to compete for the highest award held by the Imperial Press and Publication Agency every year, the "Golden Trumpet Award".

Emperor Situ Mingyue has been a little annoyed recently, although he used the excuse of the defeat on the southern front to purge the faction of the Southern Military Region that tended to his third son, Situ Jun, but this was not his original intention, no one wanted to see the defeat of his own national army, but since this phenomenon has occurred, someone must be responsible, and it just so happens that Chen Xiangnan and his subordinates have deviated a little from the track they arranged, so they have to bear this responsibility.

But this is not the most troublesome thing that bothers him, this talent in the northwest is the most conflicting for him. Megatron Northwest, national hero, the country and the people in the territory, the people live and work in peace and contentment, ambitious, ill-intentioned, bold, arrogant, this series of statements seems to be difficult to focus on this one, which makes it a little difficult for the emperor to make himself the emperor. The ministers attacked it en masse, and his two sons defended it with all their might, and even did not hesitate to fan their own pillow wind, which really made it a little difficult for them.

Calculating the time, this guy should have arrived in these two days, or later, when he arrives, let's see how he explains himself. Situ Mingyue leaned on the armrest of the imperial chair, absentmindedly listening to His Highness's new Imperial Intelligence Vice Minister Zhou Baozhong's report on the secret peace talks between the Milanese and the Mache Khans, while thinking.

Due to the successive defeats on the battlefield, as early as half a month ago, the call for an end to the war and negotiations with the Macedhans in Milan began to rise, and the main peace faction led by the deputy prime minister Nelson in their court repeatedly suggested to King Louis XI to ask for negotiations with the Macedhans, but it was not until ten days ago that the Second Corps of the Kingdom of Milan was hit hard by the eastern cluster of the Macedan army, and Louis XI agreed to Nelson's proposal, and Nelson was responsible for the secret negotiations with the Macedhans. ”

The report was made by a tall and thin middle-aged man, who was Zhou Baozhong, the new deputy minister of the Imperial Intelligence Administration, who was formerly the director of the National Security Agency under the Imperial Interior Administration.

Due to the successive mistakes in the imperial intelligence system and considerable responsibility for the defeat of the imperial southern front, Situ Mingyue dismissed the former deputy minister of the Imperial Intelligence Administration, Hopkins, and handed it over to the Supreme Court of the Empire for trial, appointing Zhou Baozhong to replace him, and Tie Neng, the minister of the Imperial Intelligence Administration, was also fined for one year and was not allowed to go to the palace for one month. Ma Zhengfeng, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the General Military Affairs Administration, who bore the greatest responsibility, was dismissed from all his posts and deprived of his knighthood and status as a nobleman, and was directly sent to the prison to await the verdict of the trial court.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the imperial chair was a little absent-minded, Zhou Baozhong cleared his throat and continued to report: "Nelson's negotiations with the Maqi Khans are progressing rapidly, and it seems that the Maqi Khans do not want to get too involved in the war on the Eastern Front, according to reliable intelligence, the two sides have reached an agreement, and the specific content is not clear, but the withdrawal of the Maqi Khans from the territory of Milan, the withdrawal of the armies of the two sides from the border area, and the restoration of trade and diplomatic relations between the two sides should be its main contents." ”

Situ Mingyue finally returned his attention to the front: "So, the Maqi Khan people can concentrate on dealing with us?"

"That's how it should be. It is said that the Milanese were very unhappy with us, believing that we did not have enough troops to put too much pressure on their fronts, which would lead to their defeat. Zhou Baozhong replied cautiously.

Situ Mingyue didn't speak for a long time, just thought silently, Zhou Baozhong saw that His Majesty the Emperor was in deep thought, and he didn't dare to say more, just waited quietly.

"Very good, I know, you step back first, it's going to be early, I have to prepare. With a slight wave of his hand, signaling Zhou Baozhong to leave, Situ Mingyue leaned back on the chair a little tiredly.

Zhou Baozhong bowed silently and retired.

As the bell of the morning dynasty rang, the ministers who had been waiting outside the Qinzheng Hall rushed into the main hall to prepare for the new day's court meeting. Emperor Situ Mingyue, who was dressed in formal clothes, was also sitting on the Nine Dragons throne facing south and north, his face was no longer tired, and he looked refreshed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, report it as soon as possible. Glancing at His Royal Highness's ministers, Situ Mingyue's mood seemed to be a little better.

"Your Majesty, the minister Zhou Bao plays. According to Situ Mingyue's orders, Deputy Intelligence Minister Zhou Baozhong was the first to come out.

"Speak. ”

Zhou Baozhong briefly retold the contents of the morning report, and this information immediately caused a lot of discussion among the ministers in the palace.

"What do you think about this? Situ Mingyue's face darkened, and she glanced at the ministers who were talking to each other.

The hall suddenly fell silent, and no one spoke for a while.

In the end, it was the Minister of Military Affairs He Zhiqiu who appeared in the middle of the hall with a slightly hunched figure, "Your Majesty, the minister has a performance." "Because Huo Nuggins, the deputy minister of the General Administration of Imperial Intelligence, and his subordinates were all put into prison by His Majesty the Emperor, He Zhiqiu, who had been in and down officialdom for decades, also felt that the power of heaven was unpredictable, he didn't want to speak, but it was a matter of the fate of the front-line army, he knew that even if he didn't speak, His Majesty the Emperor would still point to his head in the end, so he had to take the initiative to come out.

"He Aiqing, tell me your opinion. Situ Mingyue's gloomy face showed a rare smile.

"If the Milanes truce with the Machans, it will have a huge impact on our southern front. At present, the Mahad and Andaks have in fact compromised with the Maqi Khans, their army has not moved at all, coupled with the armistice of the Milanese, the Maqi Khans have no pressure on the eastern front, and their elite troops, the Yulin Corps, will definitely move westward, which will pose a great threat to our army on the southern front. However, the Nanyang Alliance rejected our request and still maintained normal economic and trade relations with the Maqi Khan, and in addition to the resumption of economic exchanges with the Maqi Khan, our economic sanctions were actually useless. ”

"Go on. Situ Mingyue said expressionlessly.

"The Maqi Khans have stabilized the situation in the occupied areas after occupying the country of Yuejing, and there has been no disturbance or uprising as we imagined, and now there is intelligence that the Maqi Khan's occupation army stationed in the country of Yuejing has a division moving eastward, presumably preparing to join the battlefield in their own country. The ethnic minority rebellion in Sanjiang County has not yet subsided, but I suspect that even if it subsided, Lin Guoxiong would not accept the Empire's orders to cooperate with the actions of the Southern Military Region, and he might find another excuse to prevaricate. He Zhiqiu's voice became deeper and lower.

"What do you think?" Situ Mingyue's tone didn't make any sense of emotion.

"The minister believes that the morale of the army on the southern front is not high at present, and the troops who have newly opened the front line are not familiar with the situation, and they are also relatively tired, so it is not suitable for large-scale battles. He Zhiqiu mustered up the courage to say his opinion, but there was sweat on his back.

With a gentle breath, Situ Mingyue did not express her opinion, but her gloomy eyes lingered on the faces of the other ministers.

"Do you Aiqing have any other opinions?" Situ Mingyue's emotionless voice echoed in the hall.

"The minister agrees with Lord Ho's opinion, now our army on the southern front does not have any advantage compared with the Maqi Khans, and the Maqi Khans now have no worries and can deal with our offensive wholeheartedly, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to win in the short term. Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, the spring festival is the busy season for spring ploughing, and if the war continues, the minister is worried that this year's agricultural harvest in the Five Lakes region will be affected. "Listed is the Imperial Minister of Agriculture Qin Yuedong, he is a veteran of the empire, has served as the Minister of Agriculture for 12 years, and is also known for his honesty and prestige in the court.

The Five Lakes region is the most important granary of the empire, there has always been a saying that "the five lakes are ripe, the world is full", the six prefectures in the five lakes area are fertile fields for thousands of miles, and after hundreds of years of reclamation, its grain output accounts for about half of the entire empire's grain output, and the grain it produces not only supplies the empire, but also exports a large number of gold coins for the empire, and it has an irreplaceable position in the empire.

Qin Yuedong's words immediately aroused the reaction of many ministers, the drought in the whole territory of the empire in the past two years, the grain income fell sharply, forcing the empire to use the grain reserves, and it has not yet made up for it, and last year it suffered another flood, and the grain harvest was not good, as soon as these words came out, even Situ Mingyue couldn't help frowning slightly.

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