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Chapter 50: Doubts of the Empire

When Situ Yushuang talked about Mantnis II's suicide, Sophia could no longer help but burst into tears. "Father!" Recalling the love and teachings of his father since childhood, but now he is separated by life and death. Although he cannot be called a good king, he is definitely a competent father. Thinking of this, Sophia feels sad from the heart.

"Girl, this time the Maqi Khanate used sneak attacks to attack the Kingdom of Jemelu. Although the Maqi Khanate is far stronger than the Jameluo, the Chinese civil and military ministers in the Jemelu court are greedy for life and fear of death and the administration is corrupt. Some ministers even colluded with foreign enemies and turned against each other. Now your mother and brothers are under house arrest by the Maqi Khanate in the capital of Sanglin City, and the Maqi Khan is still sending people to find your traces. My father has sent diplomatic officials to negotiate with the Maqi Khan many times, but the Maqi Khan is very tough in this regard and has never agreed to let your mother and brother go back. But don't worry, I will go to my father to continue working and find a way, so you can rest here with peace of mind." After a while, Situ Yushuang saw that Sophia's mood had stabilized, so she continued to talk.

After being silent for a long time, Sophia finally raised her head, "Sister, now the Maqi Khans are openly invading a sovereign country, have there been no reactions to the surrounding countries? The Tanghe Empire claims to be the most powerful country in the mainland. Its strength in all aspects is far stronger than that of the Maqi Khan. Can't we come forward to uphold justice?" The chest seemed to be ups and downs due to the strong tone of speaking, Sophia's eyes finally locked on the face of Situ Yushuang who seemed a little guilty.

Situ Yushuang did not answer the seemingly sharp question raised by Sophia, but fell into long-term thinking. After a long time, Situ Yushuang sighed deeply. Why didn't she want to help her close friends restore the country? Yuqing and rational, she should help her. But the reality is cruel. With the national strength of the empire today, coupled with the current situation in which the empire is in, there is no room for any mistake. If you want to help Sophia restore the country, it may only be a beautiful fantasy.

She herself has made efforts to find her father. She choked all her words with just a cold sentence: "What do you think is worth using our army to avenge your sister under the current situation?"

When she found her own brother, Ninth Prince Situ Lang, this brother who always loved her very much did not understand her feelings at all. She also taught herself not to be too naive. The struggles and union between countries were based on interests. Even if he stood in the corner of his father, he would never agree to fight with the Maqikhan for a worthless "morality" reputation. Finally, he sarcastically sarcastically made Situ Yushuang almost turn against him on the spot: "There are not people in this world who are angry and beautiful, but that is also based on strength, otherwise they are idiots or mentally retarded. Even if your sister descends to earth, 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 was also unacceptable to her brother's words at that time, she came to me and recalled carefully and found that there was something wrong in this world that was not like this? It was related to the overall situation, who could break out of the constraints of all factors in the environment? But now facing the hopeful Sophia, how could she say these words directly?

Seeing Situ Yushuang, who had high hopes, lowered her head and remained silent, her face was also gloomy and clear, but the bitter taste was revealed without reservation. Sophia only felt that her heart was slowly falling into the endless abyss and there was nothing to rely on.

"Sister, is it a bit troublesome to make you embarrassed?" Sophia's business still seemed a little hoarse when she tried her best to control her emotions.

An indescribable feeling of sourness rose from Situ Yushuang's heart. There was no need to explain anything. It would be better to tell her the situation directly, and sooner or later, I will face this reality.

"Girl, I'll tell you, when the war broke out, I also asked my father for help, and I also found other people who hoped that they could persuade him to send troops to rescue the Kingdom of Jemelo. But first, the Kingdom of Jemelo was too short to resist, and second, the Empire did not have time to respond more, and second, the Empire actually had no ability to resolve this crisis, which was the main reason, so the Emperor refused my request." He took a breath, after all, he directly said that his country, as the number one power in the Eastern Continent, was unable to stop the war of aggression that occurred in his neighboring countries, and even Situ Yushuang himself felt a little ashamed.

Sophia didn't say anything. She knew that Situ Yushuang's words were not over yet. To be honest, she also wanted to know why the Tanghe Empire was indifferent to the ugly behavior under her nose this time.

"Girl, the image of the empire as a powerful country you see is actually just a superficial phenomenon. The current empire is far from the empire of the past. Indeed, in terms of overall strength, the empire is still the number one in the Eastern Continent, but there are many hard-to-speak pains. The three northern kingdoms stationed millions of troops on the border of the empire and waited for an opportunity to go south to herd horses; the nomadic people in the northwest attacked and harassed the border every year; the eastern coastal areas were constantly attacking and harassing; the southern borders, Maqikhan's population was sweet and had a sweet sword, and the surface was good friends with the empire, but it was actually Sima Zhao's heart, which was known to everyone. These greatly restricted the empire's actions. The two major vassal states in the empire looked at the hawks and wolves, and had ulterior motives, which were even the most important troubles of the empire."

Speaking of this, Situ Yushuang sighed again, "I don't know what my father thought, but he actually appointed a military governor of the Northwest County. Is this a disaster for raising a tiger?"

Then he turned the topic back on, "All aspects have seriously restricted the empire. In this case, the ministers in the court strive for stability, fearing to be involved in the war in the south, and be able to take advantage of other forces." In fact, Situ Yushuang has not told everything about it. After all, this has too much impact on the image of the empire. The empire is now completely an empty shell for external strength and the middle. 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 political struggles in the court for a long time. She was also concerned about political affairs and looked at the problem from a more detached perspective. Therefore, her observation of the political situation in the empire can be said to be very insightful. If any other minister in the court was present, she would definitely be amazed by her insightful insight.

After hearing what Situ Yushuang said, Sophia was also deeply confused. Unexpectedly, the Tanghe Empire, which seemed to be no one dared to stroke the tiger's beard, actually had so many troubles. It was already in trouble. It seemed that my desire to rely on it to fulfill my hatred for restoring the country was completely lost, so where should I go?

Seeing Sophia seemingly confused and depressed, Situ Yushuang cheered up again to comfort Sophia: "Girl, you don't have to be too discouraged. Although the Maqikhans are powerful, they are still far from tolerating the empire. However, the current situation of imperialism does not allow mistakes. Therefore, as long as the empire adjusts its internal and external situation and unites with other neighboring countries, it is not impossible for me to fulfill your wish. Moreover, although the Maqikhans are still under house arrest, they are forced to be under international pressure.

They dare not take other excessive actions. But you must pay attention to your whereabouts to avoid being known by the Maqi Khan. They are looking for you everywhere now. Since you have arrived at my sister, you can stay here peacefully and wait for the time to be ripe." Although the previous paragraph was a comforting word, the tone was very weak. It must be that Situ Yushuang felt that her words were a little empty. However, the latter words were Situ Yushuang from the bottom of her heart, which made Sophia feel warm inside.

Situ Yushuang's comforting words were somewhat of a sustenance to Sophia. However, although she was far less well aware of the political situation than Situ Yushuang, she grew up in the palace after all, and she knew that even if Situ Yushuang said, it might not be achieved in a year or two. But she was still grateful to Situ Yushuang for everything she did for her. After all, her ability was only so great that you could not force her to do things beyond her ability.

"Sister, my little sister sincerely thanks you for everything you did for me." Before he finished speaking, Situbu Yushuang had already held Sophia's hand intimately, "Girl, it would be too exaggerated to say this. It's already very guilty that the sister was unable to help you. If you say this, your sister will feel even more uncomfortable."

Seeing Situ Yushuang say this, Sophia had to swallow her words, "Sister, I won't say much about those grateful words, but I see that my sister has a very thorough understanding of the current political situation in various countries. My sister is simply ignorant of this aspect. It seems that she should study hard from her sister."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Situ Yushuang sighed softly, "Girl, who told us to be born in the imperial family? Even if you don't want to participate in some things, I'm afraid you can't help it. The complexity of the central government of the empire may be far greater than that of your Jiemeiluo Kingdom!"

Seeing that Sophia had some understanding, nodded slightly, Situ Yushuang changed the topic: "Girl, let's not talk about these sad and annoying topics today. Now that things have happened, you finally arrived at me safely. Tonight, we sisters will sleep in the same bed. Is it okay to talk to the night of the bed?"

"Then I'll disturb my sister."

"Wenfu, what's the matter with me so urgently?" The Imperial Military Minister He Zhiqiu greeted the Interior Minister Lu Wenfu, who seemed to be in a hurry.

"Old He, I have received an indefinite news. Li Wufeng, the new military governor of the Northwest County of the Empire, had reached an agreement with Luo Beiren to exchange prisoners more than two months ago, and had already released all the prisoners of Luo Beiren. It is said that he also signed a series of secret agreements with Luo Beiren. The specific content is not very clear, but it seems to be related to military and commercial aspects. Li Wufeng is really bold. Even if he was already the governor at that time, he had no right to sign a treaty with the outside world, not to mention that he was just a small city guard at that time!" Lu Wenfu's words contained deep worries.

Standing up and walking in the study for a few times, He Zhiqiu's face looked pale, "Wenfu, this Li Wufeng is indeed a bit troublesome. In our court, in terms of talent, I'm afraid no one can catch up with him. He has already shown his strength at a young age, and his literary and martial arts are quite extraordinary. Unfortunately, this person seems to be a little ambitious. If he can be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, he will definitely become a famous hero in our dynasty in time. Even if he is famous in history, it is not impossible.
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