Wufeng, who was trapped by desire all night, couldn't sleep well. The profound meaning of the word "Sleeping alone" has always been so appropriate. Wufeng, who was lying on the bed, wanted to get up and rush into the room of Qin Shuangying and Gu Yunxia, ​​who were not far away from the next room, and simply solved the problem together. However, after thinking about it, he felt that this was detrimental to his glorious image, and it was a bit unworthy of the loss. He had to swallow his anger and drank a few bowls of cold tea to suppress the burning desire, and survived the difficult night with a quilt.

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

Some expected episodes occurred when entering the city. After learning that the military and political governor of the Northwest of the Empire was about to go to Beijing to report his work in every possible way after completing the military mission of Northern Luzon, several news media immediately sent a super lineup to wait in front of the city gate early in the morning, and finally blocked Wufeng and his party in the west gate. Let Wufeng speak out, many reporters still asked Wufeng to come to Beijing to report his work after being interviewed. Even though Wufeng was covering up the name of His Majesty the Emperor was waiting for summons, he still failed to give up these reporters who were used to the strong winds and waves. In the end, Wufeng had to agree to accept interviews from the reporters first, but each media was limited to three questions, and the total time was limited to one hour.

Fortunately, Wufeng has experience this time and uses nothing to say as a shield for private issues, which has hit the enthusiasm of the reporters a lot. However, given that Wufeng's resolute marched into Luzon for national justice, imperial dignity and humanitarianism this time ("Imperial News"") is not a small matter, and the detailed process of this matter in the empire is not very clear, so most reporters still focus on this issue.

Wufeng explained one by one, and he was tired of telling how the local people supported the empire, how ethnic minorities were discriminated against and were tragically cleansed, how his army fought bloody battles to relieve the people from the fire, as well as the structure of the newly established local autonomous government, and the subordinate relationship with the central government. He heard the reporters all fascinated, sweeping away the depression and breathing of the imperial army after the conflict with the Maqikhans on the southern front. There were even many journalists who were old and were secretly conceived about how to attract the attention of imperial subjects who had been resentful with the fastest, most deafening, most unconventional topics, the most detailed and exaggerated content.

An hour passed quickly. Although the reporters were very dissatisfied with the short reception time of Wufeng, when they thought that Wufeng could take such precious time to receive the reporters before he met His Majesty the Emperor, it was obvious that the importance he attached to the news media was still acceptable.

After agreeing on the follow-up interview, Wufeng left the reporters as if reluctantly. Journalists from various media also left one after another and returned to their respective offices to try to show the top news to the newspapers as quickly as possible. What's more, some have begun to prepare to accumulate materials for the next separate interview with Wufeng, deliberately writing high-level news, and working hard to compete for the highest award held by the Imperial Press and Publication Agency every year.

The imperial emperor Situ Mingyue has been a little annoyed recently. Although he took the excuse of the failure of the southern front and cleaned up the faction of the southern military region that tended to be his third son Situ Jun, this was not his original intention, and no one wanted to see the defeat of his own country's army. However, since this phenomenon occurred, someone must be responsible. It just so happened that Chen Xiangnan and his subordinates had deviated from the track they arranged, so they had to let them take this responsibility.

But this is not the trouble that troubles him the most. This person in the northwest is the one that makes him feel the most contradictory. He is mighty in the northwest, national heroes, peace and stability in the territory, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, ambitious, bold and arrogant. This series of statements seems difficult to concentrate on this one, which makes him, the emperor of the empire, seem a little difficult. Ministers attacked him, but his two sons tried their best to defend him, and even did not hesitate to fan his pillow style. This really made him a little difficult.

Calculate the time, this guy should be here in the past two days. Well, when he arrives, let's see how he explains himself. Situ Mingyue leans against the armrest of the imperial chair, listening absent-mindedly to the information about the secret peace talks between His Highness Zhou Baozhong, the new Deputy Minister of Imperial Intelligence, reported to the Milanese and Maqi Khan, while thinking.

"Due to successive defeats on the battlefield, half a month ago, the calls for an end to the war and negotiated with the Machikhans in Milan began to rise. The Lords and Sects headed by Deputy Prime Minister Nelson in their court repeatedly suggested to King Louis XI to negotiate with the Machikhans. However, it was not until ten days ago that the Second Corps of the Kingdom of Milan was severely damaged by the East Road Cluster of Machikhans that Louis XI agreed to Nelson's suggestion, and Nelson was responsible for the secret negotiations with the Machikhans."

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

Due to the successive mistakes in the Imperial Intelligence System, he was quite responsible for the failure of the southern line of the Imperial Intelligence. Situ Mingyue revoked the position of former Deputy Minister of the Imperial Intelligence Hopkins and handed over to the Imperial Supreme Court for trial, appointing Zhou Baozhong to replace him. Tieneng, the minister of the Imperial Intelligence Agency, was also fined one year's salary and was not allowed to go to the palace to discuss politics in a month. Ma Zhengfeng, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the General Administration of Military Affairs, was removed from all positions and deprived of his title and gentry status. He was directly sent to the heavenly prison and awaiting the verdict of the Trial Court. His whole family, his wife, children, and were also sent to the slave market for auction in an official slave manner.

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 Khan are progressing very quickly. It seems that the Maqi Khan does not want to fall too far into the Eastern Front War. According to reliable information, the two sides have reached an agreement, and the specific content is not clear, but the Maqi Khan withdraws from Milan, the troops of both sides evacuate from the border zone, and the restoration of trade and diplomatic relations between the two sides should be its main content."

Situ Mingyue finally returned to her attention: "So, can the Maqikhans concentrate on dealing with us?"

"It should be so. It is said that the Milanese are also very dissatisfied with us, believing that we have not invested enough troops to put too much pressure on one of their fronts, which will lead to their failure." Zhou Baozhong answered cautiously.

Situ Mingyue didn't say anything for a long time, but just thought silently. When Zhou Baozhong saw His Majesty the Emperor fell into deep thought, he didn't dare to say more, but just waited quietly.

"Very good, I know. You retreat first. It's time to go on a morning court soon. I need to prepare." He waved his hand gently and signaled Zhou Baozhong to leave. Situ Mingyue leaned on the back of the chair with some fatigue.

Zhou Baozhong bowed silently and said he was leaving.

As the morning bell rang, the ministers who had already been waiting outside the Qinzheng Hall entered the hall one after another, preparing for a new day of court discussion. Emperor Situ Mingyue, dressed in formal clothes, was also sitting high on the Jiulong Royal Seat facing south and north. She had no longer had any fatigue on her face and looked refreshed.

"My dear friends, report the memorial as soon as possible." After glanced at His Highness's ministers, Situ Mingyue seemed to be feeling better again.

"I will report to Your Majesty, and I will report to you." According to Situ Mingyue's instructions, Deputy Minister of Intelligence Zhou Baozhong was first out of the list.

"speak."

Zhou Baozhong briefly repeated the content of the morning report, and the information immediately aroused discussion among the ministers in the palace.

"What do you think of this matter? Even if you say it." Situ Mingyue's face turned dark and she glanced at the ministers who were whispering to each other.

The hall suddenly became quiet, and no one spoke for a moment.

In the end, the military minister He Zhiqiu appeared in the middle of the hall, "Report to Your Majesty, I have a report." Since the Deputy Minister of the Imperial Intelligence General Administration of Intellectuals Holagenkins and his subordinates were all sent to the prison of heaven by His Majesty the Emperor, He Zhiqiu, who had been in the officialdom for decades, felt deeply unpredictable. He did not want to speak at first, but it was related to the fate of the front-line army. He knew that even if he did not speak, His Majesty the Emperor would still point to him in the end, so he had to take the initiative to leave.

"He Aiqing, tell me what you think." Situ Mingyue showed a rare smile on her gloomy face.

"If the Milans truce with the Machikhans, it will have a huge impact on our southern front. At present, the Mahad and Andakos have actually compromised with the Machikhans, and their army has no movement at all. In addition, the Milans truce, the Machikhans' eastern front has no pressure. Their elite troops, the Yulin Corps, will surely move westward, which will pose a huge threat to our southern front army. The South Ocean Alliance rejected our request and still maintained normal economic and trade relations with the Machikhans. In addition, the eastern countries have also resumed economic exchanges with the Machikhans, and our economic sanctions are actually useless."

"Continue talking." Situ Mingyue said expressionlessly.

"After occupying Yuejing Kingdom, the Maqi Khans had stabilized the situation in the occupied areas, and there was no riot or uprising as we imagined. Now there is intelligence that a division of the Maqi Khan occupying forces stationed in Yuejing Kingdom was moving eastward, probably to join their own domestic battlefield. The ethnic riots in Sanjiang County have not yet subsided, but I suspect that even if they are calmed down, Lin Guoxiong would not accept the imperial orders to cooperate with the actions of the Southern Military Region. He might find another excuse to make excuses." He Zhiqiu's voice became lower and lower.

"What do you think?" Situ Mingyue's tone could not hear any emotional color.

"I believe that we should consider it carefully. The morale of the Southern Front Army is not high at present, and the newly launched troops on the front line is not familiar with each other, and they are relatively tired, so it is not suitable to engage in large-scale battles." He Zhiqiu mustered up the courage to express his opinion, but his back was filled with sweat.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Situ Mingyue did not express her opinion, but her sinister eyes lingered on the faces of other ministers.

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

"I agree with Master He's view. Now our army on the southern front has no advantage compared to the Maqi Khans, and the Maqi Khans have no worries now and can cope with our offensive. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win in the short term. Now the Spring Festival is approaching, and the spring festival is over. Once the spring festival is over, it will be a busy season for spring farming. If war continues, I am worried that it will affect the agricultural harvest in the Wuhu area this year." The list is Qin Yuedong, the Minister of Agricultural Affairs of the Empire, who is a veteran of the Empire. He has served as Minister of Agricultural Affairs for twelve years. He is also known for his integrity in the court and has a high prestige.

The Wuhu area is the most important granary of the empire. There has always been a saying that "the five lakes are ripe and the world is full". The six prefectures in the Wuhu area are all fertile land thousands of miles away. After hundreds of years of cultivation, their grain output accounts for about half of the entire empire's grain output. The grain it produces not only supplies the empire, but also exports a large amount of gold coins, making it back for the empire. It has an irreplaceable position in the empire.
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