Magnolia City has now become another imperial city.

In the palace transformed from the city lord's palace, the newly enthroned emperor and military chief Hao is convening hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss state affairs.

In this simple Jinluan hall, whether it is the emperor and the military Changhao, or the civil and military officials, there is no joy on the face of the new emperor ascending the throne, on the contrary, everyone has a solemn look on their faces, and even with deep worry.

It has been more than a month since the old emperor died, because he fled Yong'an City in a hurry, so he has not been buried for peace, but put in a coffin made of ice crystal, waiting to return to Yong'an City, before a state funeral can be held, because the royal mausoleum is in the western suburbs of Yong'an City.

Wu Changhao sat on the dragon chair, his face was also tired, he didn't have the look of the prince in the past, he was busy with state affairs recently, and he couldn't calm down to cultivate, he was worried every day, and his mental state was naturally much worse.

After the daily affairs were reported, Wu Changhao said in a calm tone:

"As soon as the emperor died, the Xiyu Kingdom was divided into two, and I was uneasy, and now the situation is evenly matched, how can we unify it again?"

A military general came out to play:

"Your Majesty is the crown prince of the previous emperor, and now the succession is justified, the second highness intends to usurp the throne, and is unpopular, now, our 10 million army, with one heart and one mind, all support Your Majesty, crusade against the traitors, will be like a bamboo, re-unify the Xiyu country."

Wu Changhao said sadly:

"It's the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other? This seems to be a person named Mu Qianmei once persuaded the internal dispute in the Lingchuan Pavilion, but I didn't expect that soon after the separation, it would be the turn of the royal family of my Xiyu Kingdom, if the first emperor is not far away, how can he be safe? ”

"Now that Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, the people want to have a stable year, who doesn't want a family reunion and a festive reunion dinner?" If there is a war at this time, the people will be displaced, and even their families will be destroyed, which is not what I want to see. ”

"According to my intentions, if it can be resolved through peaceful negotiations, it is naturally the best choice."

A civil servant immediately came out and said:

"Your Majesty is wise, it is really not appropriate to go to war at this time, firstly, it will affect the lives of the people, secondly, the two sides are evenly matched, we have 10 million troops, and the other party also has 8 million troops, such a war, the outcome is unpredictable, even if the final victory can be achieved, it will be a miserable victory!"

"The minister also agrees to resolve this contradiction through negotiation, and can divide a piece of land, so that His Royal Highness can be a vassal king, and the emperor can only have one, that is, Your Majesty, the princes and kings can have full autonomy in their own territories, and only need to pay enough tribute to Your Majesty every year."

As soon as he stopped speaking, another civil official came out and said:

"The ministers are opposed, there are no two heavens and no two people, how can a country have two emperors, but now that His Royal Highness has ascended the throne in Yong'an City and is called the emperor, he has already violated the law of the country, and he should be punished for his crimes, His Majesty is an orthodox emperor, and he ascended the throne in a dignified manner, how can he not respect the law of the country in order to avoid war?"

"Therefore, the minister suggested that it is still necessary to crusade against the traitor as soon as possible, and not to condone and regress."

Another minister came out and said:

"Your Majesty, today, the five countries coexist, and my Xiyu country is close to the demon realm, if the country is in turmoil, other countries and the people of the demon realm will definitely take advantage of the weakness to enter, and when the time comes, the country will not be a country."

"At this time, the Xiyu country can no longer withstand internal friction, although it is now divided into two, but it is not much consumption, the overall strength is still intact, if the foreign enemy invades, if the second highness knows how to take care of the overall situation, he will definitely agree to unite with the outside world. If there is a war within us, the consumption will be huge, and in the end, no matter who wins or loses, they will no longer be able to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and then it will be the real disaster of national destruction! I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Another civil official came out to play:

"My Xiyu Country and Lingxiao Country are allies, the situation is unstable at this time, we can ask Lingxiao Country for support, Lingxiao Country is the most powerful country in the world, if they send troops to help, internal and external troubles can be solved together."

"Therefore, the minister suggested that envoys should be sent to visit Lingxiao Country and ask for help, first of all, to prevent the occurrence of the Great War of the Five Kingdoms, and at the same time to prevent the invasion of the Demon Realm, as long as there is no major war in the Five Kingdoms, the Demon Realm will not dare to act rashly."

For a time, hundreds of civil and military officials came out one after another to speak, each expressing their own opinions, some suggested directly sending troops to crusade against Wu Changkong, and some suggested sending an embassy to negotiate and settle peacefully.

After the speeches of the civil and military officials were finished, Wu Changhao thought for a long time and did not speak for a long time.

The hall fell silent for a while, and they were all quietly waiting for Wu Changhao's decision.

After thinking about it again, Wu Changkong did not say his decision, but asked an irrelevant question:

"I remember that among the people who attacked the inner hall that day, there was a gang called the Burning Sun Sect, and the left protector of it was Xiao Wenqing, the dean of Changfeng Academy, I don't know what the Sword Sect has to explain this?"

One of the ministers replied:

"Your Majesty, the Sword Sect's reply is that although Changfeng Academy belongs to the Sword Sect, it is independent of the Sword Sect, because the people who enter the Changfeng Academy come from all countries and factions, and many of them have not joined the Sword Sect, and the dean of the academy has been promoted from the teaching of various academies, some of them have joined the Sword Sect, but some have not joined the Sword Sect, and Xiao Wenqing is the dean who has not joined the Sword Sect."

"Therefore, Xiao Wenqing's actions do not represent the position of the Sword Sect, he has joined the Scorching Sun Sect, so he belongs to the people of the Scorching Sun Sect."

Wu Changhao asked casually:

"Then what is the origin of the Peach Blossom Fairy, the sect master of the Scorching Sun Sect?"

Although he knew that Wu Changhao was asking knowingly, the minister still replied seriously:

"The Peach Blossom Fairy's original name was Su Wanru, and she was a woman from the Su family who was once assigned by the emperor to take care of the peach forest, and she was trapped in the Li Yuan Immortal Path for three thousand years, and this time she successfully broke through the road to heaven."

"Although she serves as the sect master of the Scorching Sun Sect, the real founder behind the scenes of the Scorching Sun Sect is the Second Highness, so she will assist the Second Highness's army to break into the palace on that day."

The reason why Wu Changhao asked the question was just to make this matter public, in fact, most people already knew about it, and he then asked:

"In Magnolia City today, are there any gangs willing to support us?"

The minister was probably in charge of the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so he continued to reply:

"Back to Your Majesty, the gangs in the rivers and lakes are rarely willing to intervene in national struggles, this is what we require of them, and it is also the principle set by many of their gangs when they were established, among which the larger gangs, such as the Sword Sect and the Broken Sky Mountain, clearly stipulate that they will not participate in national struggles at any time."

"Of course, the Qingyun faction, as the number one faction in my Xiyu country, has always had a relationship with my Xiyu country, if the country needs it, they are willing to deal with some inconvenient affairs for the country, but they only deal with the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and will never participate in the country's struggle."

Wu Changhao nodded and said:

"Not participating in national battles, this is the principle of the Jianghu gang, but now that there is a Burning Sun Sect that has broken this rule, can the Qingyun Sect get rid of them?"

The minister replied respectfully:

"For this matter, I have already met with the Taoist Chief, he said that the current Burning Sun Sect is hiding in the palace of Yong'an City, and Yong'an City has been completely controlled by His Royal Highness, and now to target the Burning Sun Sect, it will definitely pay a heavy price, not the best time."

Wu Changhao suddenly looked at Zhou Yunxi, who was standing in an inconspicuous position, and asked respectfully:

"I heard that there is a new gang called Tingxue Lou in Yulan City recently, the woman who wrote about the passing water of the Yangtze River is from Tingxue Lou, the teacher has seen this woman, I don't know what the teacher thinks of her?"

Zhou Yunxi is Wu Changhao's teacher when he was the prince, and he also had an idle post in the court, he is quite accomplished in literature, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune, and he doesn't like officialdom, so he didn't hold an important position, when he was in Yong'an City before, he basically didn't have to go to the court, and recently it was because Wu Changhao ascended the throne in Yulan City and called the emperor, and asked him to go to the court, so he went to the court to listen, and after retreating from the court, Wu Changhao asked him to discuss, and he would give his own suggestions in private.

He basically doesn't speak normally, but he didn't expect that Wu Changhao would ask him this question in front of the court, so he replied:

"Back to Your Majesty, the old minister has indeed seen Miss Mu, the plum blossom villa left by the ancestor of the old minister is going to be sold, but he wants to find a person who loves Mei. By chance, I heard the two songs she sang, the lyrics of which were very well written, and it happened that she was going to buy a house, so Lao Chen went to see her and had a conversation, she is indeed a talented woman who deserves her reputation. ”

Wu Changhao then asked:

"I heard that she exchanged three plum blossom poems for a teacher's manor, and now it has become a beautiful story, it can be seen that the teacher admires her very much, I don't know what kind of gang she is in Tingxue Building?"

Zhou Yunxi pondered for a moment before replying slowly:

"About Tingxue Lou, the old minister also knows very little, there are only six of them, and there is a mysterious master, Tingxue Lou is only known by name, the specific structure is not clear, many people only hear the name of such a gang, and the only people who can see it are Mu Qianmei's six people."

Wu Changhao then asked:

"It is said that Su Wanru and Mu Qianmei still have some grievances, I wonder if this is true?"

Zhou Yunxi immediately denied:

"There is no such thing, the day after Miss Mu moved to Plum Blossom Villa, Su Wanru also brought a large group of people to visit in person and gave gifts of four carriages, which shows that there is no grudge between them."

The ministers were all surprised, aren't they discussing state affairs now? How did Your Majesty shift the topic to the affairs of the rivers and lakes?

About Mu Qianmei, the ministers have all heard of her, and know that she writes poetry well, but she is just a talented girl, why does His Majesty pay so much attention!