"Your two ministers are right!"
Ashina Tiandu, seemingly quite satisfied with their suggestion. However, a cold glint flashed in his eyes the moment he lowered his head.
The two spoke in a grand and righteous manner, but they probably each had their own ulterior motives.
In the imperial court, these two men already held such extraordinary positions that even the emperor often had to heed their advice, which was truly excessive.
The appearance of the Black Skull Army has now affected their interests, so naturally they will not let it go. It can only be said that the Black Skull Army has stirred up a hornet's nest.
Aksu goes without saying; his eldest son is in the Great Jade River, so he will definitely protect Great Jade River at all costs—that goes without saying.
Ashley is simpler. He owns many jade businesses, all located in the Northwest region. If these businesses were to be ravaged by the Black Skull Army, the losses would be devastating.
Seeing their righteous and indignant expressions, he sneered inwardly. Since this place is so important to you, then you must protect it with all your might!
Thinking of this, he looked troubled and said, "My two ministers, we now need to guard against the invasion of Great Liang, but I'm afraid we don't have many troops to send as reinforcements. What should we do?"
" Great Liang!"
Upon hearing this, the assembled officials nodded slightly; that was indeed a problem.
Whether the Great Han is powerful or not is unknown, but the strength of the Great Liang All Under Heaven common knowledge. If the Great Liang were to attack, it would be impossible for a small number of people to stop them.
Only Aksu and Ashley frowned slightly, pondering Ashina Tiandu's words. Then they couldn't help but exchange a glance, both seeing the displeasure in each other's eyes.
" Bill IV is probably impatient and wants to discard the useful tool after it has served its purpose!"
The claim of insufficient troops is a complete excuse. The Frostwest now has nearly three million troops, and if Bill IV wanted to send reinforcements, he certainly had the capacity.
Using Great Liang as an excuse, he's clearly trying to make the two of them shoulder the burden while using the opportunity to weaken their own power. This guy is really cunning.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. The two of them wielded immense power, which was certainly not a good thing for Bill IV, an ambitious man.
I just didn't expect him to be in such a hurry, to start weakening our power so quickly. He's truly a heartless person by nature; no wonder he can't even tolerate his own father.
However, if it were so easy for the two of them to control each other, it would be far too simplistic.
The two exchanged a glance, and instantly completed their communication.
Cough cough!
Aksu coughed twice and stepped forward.
He glanced at his colleagues beside him and said in a deep voice, " Ali, Kubo, Xili, the Emperor doesn't have enough reinforcements right now. Do you have any ideas?"
Forehead!
Upon hearing his words, all three of them paled, and even the person next to him looked grim.
The northwest region isn't just home to Aksu and Ashley; they also have quite a few businesses there. If we were to abandon them, we would suffer heavy losses.
These two have large families and businesses, so they can handle it, but we can't.
Bang!
Kubo, disregarding all pride, knelt directly before Bill IV and pleaded, "Your Majesty, the Black Skull Army is brutal and inhumane. If they breach the Northwest, it will surely bring devastation to the land."
I, Kubo, have always been kind-hearted and cannot bear to see such human suffering. I am willing to go and provide assistance!
At this point, he couldn't care less about whether the emperor was happy or not. Even if the emperor was happy, he wouldn't give him much money. If he didn't have money, how could he support his family?
"Your Majesty, Great Jade River is of utmost importance, and I am willing to go there to provide reinforcements!" Xili said solemnly.
Subsequently, several ministers stepped forward and volunteered to go and reinforce the Northwest. Each of them spoke with conviction and had the people at heart, making them exemplary officials.
However, Ashina Tiandu's expression was extremely grim in the face of this situation.
Previously, he and Aksu had a cooperative relationship, so naturally the Aksu, the better. But now he was the emperor, and he wouldn't tolerate such a powerful person under his command.
Even if we don't kill him, we must take back the power he holds.
Now is the perfect time to use the Black Skull Army to deplete their resources, and then seize the opportunity to reclaim their power. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
To everyone's surprise, Aksu was so cunning that he directly summoned these people. They all had vested interests around the Great Jade River, so naturally they couldn't be ignored.
If he were to forcibly stop it, it would only alienate many generals, which was not what he wanted.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "As expected of an old fox, these people are probably all his men, or at least accomplices in his corrupt ways."
He took a deep breath, his eyes hardening, and solemnly said, "Your words are reasonable. No matter how difficult things are for Frostwest, we must never abandon the people of the Northwest."
My dear ministers, prepare yourselves and go forth to reinforce Great Jade River.
Even if the Great Liang takes the opportunity to attack my Frostwest, I will personally go to the front line to meet the enemy and defend Frostwest with my own body.
boom!
These words immediately shocked the assembled officials, who all saw a towering mountain standing behind the emperor, a true emperor who stood tall and upright for the country.
I never expected the Emperor to have such a sense of responsibility, willing to sacrifice himself for the country. This is truly a man of great courage and an absolutely good emperor.
In an instant, many officials knelt down and exclaimed in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"
"This is my responsibility, and it is also the spirit of an emperor. I must live up to the expectations of my country!" Ashina Tiandu shook his head and said calmly.
Depend on!
Ashley's lips twitched slightly. How could someone say something so shameless? No wonder he's fit to be emperor; he's absolutely lying through his teeth.
The emperor clearly intended for Aksu and his group to take the fall, yet he spoke with such righteous indignation that it was impossible not to admire him.
But this is for the best; at least there are no other good solutions for the time being, so let's leave it at that for now.
Seeing that many ministers approved of him, Bill IV smiled slightly, feeling immediately smug.
He laughed and said, "In that case, let Lord Aksu lead an army of 200,000 to reinforce them. Together with the surrounding reinforcements, that should be enough to repel the enemy!"
He had no idea how powerful the Great Han was.
However, with several times the number of troops and the advantage of terrain, there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to defeat them.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Aksu gave Bill IV a deep look, but did not refute him, though he sneered inwardly.
Since you want to mess with my Aksu and weaken my forces, don't blame me for taking control of the Northwest. I refuse to believe that a mere Black Skull Army can take over.
After the meeting, the Frostwest Empire quickly organized reinforcements, which, led by Aksu, rushed towards the Great Jade River.