Chapter 168: One Stone and a Thousand Waves

"What a way to come and know the way back!Zhu Xiaoqi, are you a muddy boy teaching me a lesson?" Long Xiaoyun looked at the newspaper in his hand, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

A manuscript uncovered a dusty history, and also touched a past in Long Xiaoyun's heart that he didn't want to recall. The defeat of the flying dragon twenty years ago was a knot in his heart that he couldn't untie. In that battle, the spear of the empire was shattered on the battlefield, the Celestial Dragon Crown Prince died in battle, and the hope of the empire's revival was thus dashed, and the pain in his heart was much stronger than anything else. As a father, he lost his beloved son, and as emperor, he lost the pillars of the country. Immersed in great grief, he not only failed to give the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army the honor they deserved, but could even silently watch people splash sewage on them.

An inexplicable defeat completely changed the shape of the empire, leaving him helpless as an emperor.

Someone must bear the huge responsibility for the deaths of 100,000 soldiers.

The power of the Lord's peace faction has reached its peak, and the country cannot be divided.

The devastated empire needs a peaceful time to recuperate.

The upper echelons of the Divine Court also came forward to persuade him not to provoke a full-scale war on the mainland in order to recover a small piece of land when the Northern Meizu was about to move.

These are the realities he has to consider. What's more, Qin Dufeng sent him a warning: in the inexplicable failure, there is a huge crisis hidden, and taking a step back is the best choice.

So, he chose silence, chose forbearance, knocked out his teeth and swallowed with tears. He can't take risks for a loss, he must be responsible for the entire country and the hundreds of years of history of Tianlong.

Twenty years later, Li Mubai's righteous son uncovered the scars on the empire's body with his own hands, which is not only a kind of reincarnation fate, but also a new beginning. Because Long Xiaoyun had already realized that if he could not convert his strong economic strength into war potential, Tianlong was destined to become a fat sheep to be slaughtered in the eyes of the continental powers.

Now that the Rising Sun has already sharpened its sword, how can other countries be willing to lag behind? Even the most reliable ally at the moment, the Phoenix Dance Empire, who can guarantee that when the Rising Sun's sword is plunged into the chest of the Heavenly Dragon, they will not stab another spear from behind?

"Father, have you read the newspaper this morning?" Long Xueling walked into the study with great interest, interrupting Long Xiaoyun's contemplation.

Long Xiaoyun looked at her daughter with a somewhat surprised expression. At this time, it stands to reason that the first person to come to see him should be Long Zhanyue or Long Zhanye, but he didn't expect his daughter to come first. Could it be that those two boys really fought to the point where they didn't even have the energy to ask about major state affairs? He couldn't help but let out a soft sigh in his heart.

"Looked. Long Xiaoyun smiled and raised the newspaper in his hand, "Not only today, I haven't missed the front page in the past few days!"

"Then, how does Father feel?" Long Xueling walked behind him and gently rubbed his shoulders and asked.

"Happy!" Long Xiaoyun said with a smile. He has been depressed for twenty years in his heart, and today he has been released by a certain amount of Chengdù.

"It seems that the father emperor intends to correct General Mu Bai's name?" Long Xueling looked delighted.

"What, you came to me for this?" Long Xiaoyun patted his daughter's hand and asked with a smile.

"Nope. Long Xueling shook her head slightly.

This matter was not the purpose of her coming to see Long Xiaoyun today. According to the empire's news control mechanism, the batch of articles that caused a sensation on the mainland were naturally reviewed by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Propaganda Department and other departments, which also meant that they had been approved by their father. From this point of view, the empire's justification of General Li Mubai's name is driven by the general trend, and only in this way can it effectively boost morale and unite the people to deal with the threat of future war.

"Oh, then you won't be here to talk to your father about your feelings, will you?" Long Xiaoyun quipped.

"Father, did you send him to Blackwater City?" asked Long Xueling leisurely.

"He?" Long Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood who his daughter was referring to, "Do you mean Zhu Xiaoqi?"

"Hmm. Long Xueling bowed slightly.

"Hey, how did you come up with this?" Long Xiaoyun asked curiously, unintentionally concealing it. Sending Zhu Xiaoqi to Blackwater City was a top-secret order, and only a few people knew about it, and Long Xueling was not among them.

"This kind of whimsical style is too much like him. Long Xueling sighed lightly. Ever since she saw the battle report of Xishan Xinxun, she began to pay attention to this new recruit of the Twilight Snow Guard. Through guò's special channel, she collected a lot of information about Zhu Xiaoqi, so detailed that she didn't even miss the conflict caused by that piece of. The more she knew, the more she felt that she couldn't see through the recruit, and the more she felt that he might be the biggest variable around her. When the news about the war in the Northland broke out, she read a familiar flavor between the lines. After learning that Li Xiaowan had traveled far away to Blackwater City, she was almost certain that her recruits were there.

"You know him so well?" Long Xiaoyun said in surprise.

"Don't you know if you can do it, it's your honor that has turned my recruit into a celebrity in Haiyue City, Father!" Long Xueling looked at him with a sad expression.

"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten that he was your man. Long Xiaoyun smiled, "What do you think of this recruit?"

"The body is fat, and the guts are fat, which is a headache. Long Xueling smiled bitterly, "If you give him a bamboo pole, his only use is to use it to stab the sky, and he will never stop if he doesn't break it." ”

"But what your Lao Tzu gave him was not a bamboo pole, but a troop of tens of thousands of people!" Long Xiaoyun felt furious in his heart.

That makes sense. These manuscripts have actually pierced the sky. Long Xiaoyun acquiesced to the fact that Zhu Xiaoqi was in Blackwater City and single-handedly planned this batch of manuscripts.

"So, I want to ask my father for one thing. Long Xueling finally got to the point.

"What's the matter?" Long Xiaoyun asked with a frown.

"Whatever he does in the future, you must forgive him. After all, Sister Xiaowan only has such a relative, and he is the hope of the Li family in the future. Long Xueling had a hunch in his heart that Zhu Xiaoqi, who was in Blackwater City, would definitely not be at peace, and he would definitely make a bigger disturbance in the days to come.

"Anyone who makes a mistake must be held accountable. So I can only promise you that if something happens to him, I will leave him to you to deal with. Long Xiaoyun groaned. I don't know why, after listening to his daughter's words, he suddenly remembered the letter from Zhu Xiaoqi asking him for money and power, and a trace of confusion arose in his heart: After successfully detonating the public opinion of the entire mainland, what other amazing things will this kid do?

The series of reports of the "Tianlong Times" was quickly reprinted by the media of various countries and spread throughout the continent, and the conspiracy of the rising sun was soon exposed under the sun. Although the manuscript originated from Tianlong Media, and its authenticity is debatable, it gives the most reasonable explanation for the huge confusion left by Meng Yi's expedition to suppress bandits in people's hearts. A little reasonableness has unprecedentedly improved the authenticity of the manuscript, not to mention that Tianlong's report also laid out a series of strong evidence-such as the letter of appointment of the wolf clan expeditionary force of the Rising Sun Empire.

As the most powerful empire in the Western Army, any move by the Rising Sun, even if it is just a rumor of chasing the wind and shadows, will cause a chain reaction in other countries, not to mention such an astonishing move as annexing the wolf clan and attacking the Celestial Dragon.

And the first to attack the Rising Sun Empire is, of course, the Celestial Dragon Empire, as the country concerned.

On April 15, 1574, the Foreign Minister of the Tianlong Empire, Kang Yi, sent a note to the ambassador of the Rising Sun to Tianlong, making solemn representations on the matter of Meng Yi's troops on the border of Tianlong, demanding that the Rising Sun army withdraw from the northern land of the wolf clan. Accompanied by diplomatic protests, a series of military operations: the Tianlong Southwest Theater announced that it had entered a state of first-class combat readiness, and the 13th and 14th armies under the theater began to frequently mobilize troops, and the troops were assembled towards the border of the wolf clan. The Northwest Theater entered a state of second-level combat readiness, and the 100,000 troops of the 10th Army of the Southeast Theater were ordered to move towards the area around Feilong City.

On April 16, 1574, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Fengwu Empire issued a statement stating that it had taken note of the relevant media reports, was seriously concerned about the military operations launched by the Rising Sun Empire in the northern land of the Wolf Clan, and demanded that the Rising Sun Empire give a reasonable explanation and withdraw its troops from the territory of the Wolf Clan.

The day after the statement was issued, the 100,000 troops of the Sixth Army of the Fengwu Empire stationed on the Tianlong border began to assemble towards the Rising Sun Border, and the 100,000 troops of the Seventh Army gathered towards the border of the Meiya Empire.

The actions of the Fengwu Empire's military conveyed two meanings: on the one hand, it was willing to work with the Celestial Dragon to deal with the threat of war from the Rising Sun Empire in order to ensure that the supply lines from its ally, the Celestial Dragon Empire, were not destroyed. On the other hand, it threatens the Mayer Empire to take a stand in order to prevent the wavering Mayer Empire from cooperating with the Rising Sun to cut off another of its supply lines.

Sure enough, after a few days of silence, the Meiya Empire also issued an announcement, saying that considering that the Qingshan Wandering Spirit had been disturbing the Rising Sun for a long time, it expressed its understanding and support for Meng Yi leading the army to suppress the bandits, and at the same time did not believe in the conspiracy theories of the media, but hoped that the Rising Sun Empire would end its military operations in the wolf clan and jointly protect the peace of the continent.

After the three empires expressed their stance one after another, the Rising Sun Empire finally responded positively. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs first denied the veracity of the relevant media reports, and then angrily accused the Celestial Dragon Empire of deliberately spreading hostile rumors with the intention of provoking a war between the two countries and undermining peace on the mainland. Regarding the letter of appointment of the Rising Sun Wolf Clan Expeditionary Force displayed by the media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Rising Sun also pushed it all out. At the same time, the Rising Sun Empire also listed a series of atrocities committed by the Qingshan Wandering Spirit against the Rising Sun Empire and the wolf clan, and defended the wolf clan by sending troops to suppress the bandits. Finally, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also pointed out that in the face of the military provocations of Tianlong and Fengwu, the Rising Japanese Army maintained the greatest restraint and demonstrated the determination and attitude of the empire to maintain peace with practical actions, and hoped that all countries on the mainland would understand and support the military measures taken by Rising Sun as a last resort in order to safeguard the interests of the people and maintain border stability.

After the Rising Sun responded, a number of other small countries also expressed their stance on the matter, but most of them ended up making peace with the mud. Small countries have the way of survival of small countries, not to the point of being forced to do so, and no stupid country will recklessly tie itself to the chariot of a big country as cannon fodder.

The wolf clan, another party in the storm of public opinion, lost its voice and fell into a very embarrassing situation. At this time, the wolf clan was like a woman who had been stripped naked and placed on the bed, with a whip on the left and a candle on the right, and it was a shame to choose.

Trust your allies, it doesn't seem like it's okay. If the conspiracy of the rising sun is true, then it will become a stupid X who opens the door to thieves, and in the future, it will not only lose the country, but also the face of the wolf clan. If you don't trust your allies, you can't seem to do it. Just such a thigh can be hugged, if you don't hug it tightly, all the assistance will have to be lost in the future, how can you live this day?

In desperation, the wolf clan could only remain silent and wait for the changes, but secretly sent waves of messengers to the north, urging Meng Yi to do everything possible to exterminate the spirit of the green mountain.

Obviously, the rumors flying all over the country and the one-sided public opinion in the world have made the high-level of the wolf clan have a lot of suspicions when they are anxious.

All the pressure finally poured into Meng Yi in the Northland.

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