"Lord Jiang, you..." How could he suddenly switch sides?!
Seeing so many of their colleagues instantly change their tune, the officials who had stood united against the war grew so furious that they forgot all court etiquette and turned to challenge them on the spot!
Those being challenged stiffened their necks and refused to take back their words, though guilt kept them from turning around.
The bonds between colleagues were precious, certainly, but that treasure map could bring them cold, hard gold and silver!
They were doing this for all the people under heaven, too. They had done nothing wrong!
[Hehehe, so there are uncles who love money just as much as Chengcheng does!]
[And there are so many ingenious weapons in that secret place. They'll make our Great Rui soldiers even more unstoppable!]
Several military officers below the golden dais were already breathing faster.
As military men, their greatest wish was for more powerful weapons that would let them smash through every defense on the battlefield and reduce their soldiers' casualties.
Now that such an opportunity lay before them, how could they let it slip away?!
Several generals knelt together. "Your subjects request permission to march to war!"
The bewildered officials: "????"
What had suddenly gotten into these people?
Hadn't they all been opposing it together just a moment ago?!
[Wow, wow, wow! There are so many Sages' Original Works, too!]
"???"
Several civil officials also dropped to their knees. "Beiming attacked Linyue without cause first! Linyue is the homeland of our Great Rui's Consort Ning. Going to war now would also avenge Her Highness and wash away that humiliation!"
Those who had originally spoken against the war were dumbfounded by this sudden reversal.
*[Let me see, let me see-whoa! The gold, silver, and jewels hidden in there are