"Your Majesty, we cannot fall out with Prince Li Ji Yuan just yet. We must still play along with him, Your Majesty!"
Minister of War Ban Di knelt beneath the jade steps and offered his advice with heartfelt anguish.
This made Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long, who had been about to issue an edict in his agitation, fall silent at once. The hot blood stirred by the many Devil Race heads Ye Zhen had sent over, the spoils he had seized, and the brutal scenes they represented cooled in an instant.
It brought this Holy Son of Heaven of Great Zhou back to reality.
Great Zhou was presently beset by troubles within and without. Within, Grand Governor Ji Yuan of the Human-Demon Battlefield had taken on the posture of a warlord ruling his own domain; without, the Devil Race army was invading in force.
As the Holy Son of Heaven of Great Zhou, and for the sake of Great Zhou, he had no choice but to compromise with reality.
This was politics!
In the end, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long slowly sat back down upon the imperial throne. Seeing this, Grand Priest Bai Xiang grew anxious.
"Your Majesty, Duke of North Sea Commandery Ye Zhen led his remaining forces deep into Devil Race territory as a lone army and achieved tremendous merit. Not only can he tie down the Devil Race's forces, but he can also raise the army's morale. If Ye Zhen and the soldiers under his command are punished at this moment, the blow to the morale of our troops will be unimaginable, Your Majesty!"
Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long waved a hand silently. "I know." After saying that, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long looked at Minister of War Ban Di with a headache.
"Minister Ban, Minister Ye has marched on a