Inside the Council of State of the Luoyi Imperial Palace, Minister of War Ban Di, King Wei Liu Wubing, Duke Wei Pan Shurong, Grand Priest Dongyang Lige, Minister of Revenue Yu Liang, Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu, and other high-ranking officials held a secret discussion through the night for seven shichen before finally producing a feasible plan.
Its basic framework was King Wei's three strategies.
Early the next morning, the high-ranking officials arrived at East Arrival Pavilion to once again request an audience with the Benevolent Sovereign.
Whether it was the Imperial Decree to be openly proclaimed across the realm or the secret envoy to be sent to Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long, both required Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long to affix his seal and select the candidate.
Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long was quite satisfied with the plan devised by the high-ranking officials and immediately affixed his seal to issue the Imperial Decree to the realm.
Only regarding the choice of secret envoy to be sent to Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long did Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long have some differences with King Wei Liu Wubing and the others.
King Wei Liu Wubing and the others believed they should send an eloquent official who could clearly explain the advantages and disadvantages.
However, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long believed that this secret envoy concerned whether the two armies would respond at all. They had to send someone trustworthy, someone who could convince Prince Li Ji Yuan.
In the end, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long chose to send Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen.
Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen came from the Heaven Temple, while Prince Li Ji Yuan was close to the Heaven Temple. He should presumably be more receptive, communication should be easier, and the grand plan could be accomplished!
Since Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long, supreme ruler