Qi State, its capital is Linzi, Qi State's palaces.

"boom……"

In the main hall, there was a sudden loud noise, which shocked all the officials of Qi State present.

Realizing that something was wrong, most of the courtiers lowered their heads subconsciously and did not dare to look up the steps at all.

These courtiers were extremely anxious at the moment, fearing that if they did anything wrong, a disaster would befall them.

Following the silence of these courtiers, the huge palace immediately fell into an atmosphere of silence, and even the sound of breathing seemed so clear.

Sitting on his throne, looking at the scroll of bamboo slips that he had just thrown, and looking at the Qi officials below who were burying their heads in silence, Qi Gong Tian Wu felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest.

"Huhuhu..."

The sound of heavy breathing sounded clearly in his ears, and Tian Wu suddenly stood up from his seat, his sharp eyes piercing every courtier below like needles.

"Trash, they are all a bunch of trash."

"Tian Shou is a waste. He had 100,000 elites but was defeated in Puyang, leaving Qi State wide open to the central coalition forces."

"At this moment, the allied forces in the middle are divided into three groups. They regard the western part of Qi State as an uninhabited country. However, he can only lead 20,000 defeated soldiers to linger in Pinglu City."

"Tian Shou, he is ashamed of the trust that I have placed in him and the state of Qi."

Roaring at the top of his lungs and roaring with rage, the anger in Tian Wu's heart at this moment was clearly displayed in the words he scolded Tian Shou.

Just scolding Tian Shou could not completely alleviate the anger in Tian Wu's heart at this moment. The next moment, the anger in his chest quickly burned on the heads of the Qi court officials below.

"And you, too, are all a bunch of trash."

"At this moment, the life and death of Qi State is at stake, but you are all bowing your heads and not saying a word. Can you offer a countermeasure?"

"I ask myself, have I treated you well in the past? I have not been stingy with money, official position, and land, right? Are you all repaying me with such words and deeds now?"

Facing Tian Wu's questions, some of the Qi officials below had a bit of shame on their faces, and some lowered their heads even lower.

It's just that time passed by minute by minute, but there was still no response, let alone someone coming forward.

In the eyes of these Qi courtiers, remaining silent at this moment may make Fang Fang Tian Wu even more angry, but standing up at this moment is to face the angry Qi Gong Tian Wu.

These Qi courtiers did not dare to think about the consequences of doing so, and naturally they did not dare to stand up at this moment.

Seeing that he had spoken to this point without any response, the expression on Tian Wu's face became increasingly ugly.

"Okay, okay..."

Just when Tian Wu's anger was building up little by little, as if it would burst out in the next moment, a voice sounded outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, cough cough cough..."

"Ahem, cough, cough, please, Your Majesty, please temporarily calm down your thunderous rage."

A roar in his chest was about to come out. When he heard this somewhat familiar voice, Tian Wu's eyes immediately moved to the front door of the palace.

The figure that appeared at the gate of the palace at this moment was not the current Prime Minister of Qi Guotian Li, but who was it?

Seeing Tian Li appear in front of him, Tian Wu, regardless of other things, immediately walked down the steps and walked quickly forward.

"Chen Tianli, pay homage to your Majesty."

"The prime minister does not need to be polite."

Looking at Tian Li dragging his weak body to salute him, Tian Wu, who was filled with anger at the moment, couldn't help but feel a bit of unbearability in his eyes.

"The Prime Minister is seriously ill and cannot be raised in the palace. How can he come to this hall?"

"Your Majesty, my illness does not matter, cough, cough, cough..." After replying to Tian Wu in an obviously weak voice, Tian Li's eyes showed a trace of worry, "The war on the front line, I have already..."

What you heard."

"Our army was severely defeated in the Battle of Puyang. It is irreversible now, but Your Majesty, there is no need to get too hung up on this."

"Right now, our Qi State's top priority should be how to deal with the increasingly fierce offensive of the central coalition forces, and try our best to contain their momentum of continuing to attack eastward."

After hearing this piece of advice from Tian Li, a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in Tian Wu's heart, but it didn't take long for this glimmer of hope to dissipate again.

"well……"

After Tian Li's words, most of the anger in Tian Wu's chest had dissipated, and a helpless sigh sounded in the hall.

"I agree very much with the Prime Minister's suggestion, but now our Qi State's 50,000 troops are facing the Zhao State in the north, and the 50,000 troops are facing the Chu State in the south. The 100,000 troops in the middle have been routed again and again."

"Faced with such a war situation, how can we deploy a large army to stop the central coalition from attacking eastward?"

At this time, Tian Wu somewhat understood the psychology of the surrounding Qi courtiers. The war had already progressed to this point, and even as the Duke of Qi, he was somewhat helpless.

With Tian Wu's words, this extremely important problem for the Qi State was pushed in front of Qi Prime Minister Tian Li.

"Cough cough cough..."

While coughing sounds continued to come from his weak body, and the deep frown always appeared on his face, Tian Li's thoughts quickly started to fly at this moment.

After being silent for a long time, Tian Li's eyes suddenly looked at Tian Wu in front of him with a solemn look, "If someone is willing to stand up and fight for the Lord, will the Lord be stingy with the money in the treasury?"

"What are you talking about, Prime Minister?" Hearing Tian Li's question, Tian Wu said nonchalantly: "Which is more important, the country or money, this young man still knows very well."

"If someone is willing to stand up and fight for me and the country of Qi, let alone the money from the treasury, even I, the land of Qi, will not be stingy."

"Well, if your Majesty has such courage, our country, Qi, will definitely be able to turn danger into safety this time."

After praising Tian Wu loudly, Tian Li bowed and said, "Please give me a conscription order."

"Without asking about the past or origin, anyone who intends to join the army will receive ten gold coins. After the war, all the previous mistakes will be wiped out."

After hearing this piece of advice from Tian Li, the expression on Tian Wu's face changed.

It's not that he pities the ten pieces of gold. As mentioned just now, he can still carry the money which is more important, the country or the money.

It's just that what Tian Li said does not ask about the past or origin, which means that as long as he is a young man of the right age, he can join the army regardless of his previous experience.

These people may be desperate farmers, slaves under the control of others, or even prisoners who have violated the criminal law...

Tian Wu didn't know whether incorporating such a group of people into the army would be a good thing or a bad thing for the Qi State under his rule.

However, the matter had reached this point and there was no room for Tian Wu to think too much. After only a moment of hesitation, a firm voice appeared in the hall.

"Okay, I will issue a conscription order."

"Your Majesty is wise!" After praising Tian Wu in front of him, Tian Li suggested again: "In addition to recruiting troops, please also ask Your Majesty to send envoys to the State of Zhao. The State of Chu also has..."

"Wei State."
Chapter completed!