Of course, regardless of how they felt, the matter was already set in stone.
Unless someone could kill Xiao Tianyang now and take his place.
Otherwise, they had best behave themselves and not act rashly.
Xiao Tianyang rose to his feet and waved. "Bring it in."
All the officials turned to look outside, only to see four soldiers carrying a sand table into the hall.
Xiao Tianyang slowly descended the steps, walked to the sand table, drew his imperial sword, and pointed it at the display.
"I rose from the wilderness, established my capital in Divine Might, and became king."
"On the day the nation was founded, I fought foreign enemies, campaigned north and south, and ascended to a higher plane."
"Driven by necessity, the planes collided. Strong enemies surrounded us, and the situation was perilous."
"Yet the Heavenly Martial Dynasty first defeated the forces of evil, then fought the War Element, and battled the Void beyond our borders, achieving a great victory."
"Now, the strong enemy in the north has been destroyed. Yet the Void still seeks our destruction, intending to join forces with the Evil God and attack our dynasty."
He slowly spread his hands and said in a deep voice, "Though I have already devised a plan, it remains nothing but empty words."
"What do you all believe should be the Heavenly Martial Dynasty's next step?"
Led by Xiao He and Wang Jian, the officials deeply bowed to Xiao Tianyang and answered loudly.
"We are willing to follow Your Majesty unto death, secure our nation within, crush strong enemies without, and unite the world!"
Tai Chi Hall, Imperial Study.
Xiao Tianyang sat at the head of the table, while Wang Jian and the others sat on either side.
"General Qian's strategy at today's court session was