Myriad Realms Summoning System
Chapter Summary
Logically speaking, after Broken Blade City was breached, the Xianglong Kingdom could have used Broken Blade City as its base to continue attacking the heartland of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but they chose to cease fire and negotiate peace. Xiao Tianci once again swept his eyes over the ministers in the court, especially those from the three major families, and said, "The Xianglong Kingdom requires us to give up 10 places for the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition!" "What? Xiao Tianci said: "The Dyn...
Xiao Tianci and all the civil and military officials in the court were very puzzled by the sudden peace talks of the Xianglong Kingdom.
Logically speaking, after Broken Blade City was breached, the Xianglong Kingdom could have used Broken Blade City as its base to continue attacking the heartland of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but they chose to cease fire and negotiate peace. Isn't this what the weaker party should do?
Therefore, Xiao Tianci was very uncertain and confirmed with the eunuch again: "You said that the Xianglong Kingdom wants to negotiate peace with us?"
The eunuch ran to Xiao Tianci and handed him a war report, saying flatteringly, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true! This is the peace agreement sent by the Xianglong Kingdom!"
Xiao Tianci took the peace agreement and read it carefully. At first, there was a hint of joy on his face, but slowly, the joy on his face turned into anger.
Bang!
Xiao Tianci threw the peace agreement heavily to the ground, scaring the eunuch so much that he knelt on the ground and trembled.
Xiao Tianci said angrily, "The Xianglong Kingdom is going too far. They actually want my Great Zhou to sign an agreement with them, paying a tribute of 1 million spiritual crystals and 1,000 spiritual herbs every year, and ceding all the land west of Broken Blade City to them. This is simply wishful thinking."
Even Zhai Linfeng, who advocated peace talks, felt that the Xianglong Kingdom was going too far after hearing the price.
However, he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, this is just the price offered by the Xianglong Kingdom. The price is offered for people to bargain over. You see, why don't we..."
Zhai Linfeng glanced cautiously at Xiao Tianci who was sitting high up on the dragon throne, and his heart was beating fast, fearing that Xiao Tianci would blame him. But he, the new commander-in-chief of the army, really didn't want to fight!
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianci's expression was terrifyingly calm. He did not scold Zhai Linfeng, but said to the civil and military officials in the court: "Do you know what the last request of the Xianglong Kingdom is?"
All the ministers in the court were somewhat puzzled as to what Xiao Tianci meant and looked at him in bewilderment.
Xiao Tianci once again swept his eyes over the ministers in the court, especially those from the three major families, and said, "The Xianglong Kingdom requires us to give up 10 places for the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition!"
"What? Giving up 10 places in the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition? They are too greedy!"
"The 10 places for the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition account for a full one-third of the places in my Great Zhou Kingdom!"
"This is too much, Your Majesty. We cannot agree to their request! The dignity of the Great Zhou Kingdom cannot be insulted."
"Your Majesty, please send troops to immediately conquer the Xianglong Kingdom and enhance the prestige of our Great Zhou!!"
When Xiao Tianci mentioned the Dynasty Martial Contest, all the officials from the three major families in the court were furious and became awe-inspiring.
When Xiao Tianci saw this scene, he sneered. He knew that these people from aristocratic families would only become nervous when their interests were involved.
But this time, Xiao Tianci decided to give these noble families a severe warning. Since you don’t let me get my way, then we will all suffer together!
He said in a cold voice: "The Xianglong Kingdom is not asking for the quota for the ten dynasties' martial arts competition directly. Ten days later, Deng Qingwen will bring the talented disciples of the Xianglong Kingdom to Luocheng. Both sides will send out ten talents to compete. If we win a few games, we can keep a few quotas for the dynasty martial arts competition."
Although Xiao Tianci said so, the ministers from the subordinate families still wanted to persuade him again.
However, Xiao Tianci did not give them a chance and said directly: "Xiao Wuya, Xiao Wufeng, Xiao Wudao, the three of you follow me to the imperial study and adjourn the court!"
After saying this, he left the hall with a wave of his sleeves, leaving the civil and military officials in the court looking at each other in bewilderment.
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When Xiao Wuya and the other two arrived at the imperial study, they all looked a little nervous. After all, Xiao Tianci was in a bad mood today. When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be buried. Even though they are princes, they are still worried that Xiao Tianci will vent his anger on them.
"Father!" The three of them bowed respectfully to Xiao Tianci who was sitting behind the desk.
Xiao Tianci gently waved his hand and asked the three of them to sit down, then asked: "I asked you three to come here because I want to ask you, do you know the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition that I mentioned in the court today?"
"Please give us your instructions, father!" Xiao Wuya and the other two were also very curious about the Dynasty Martial Competition.
Why did the ministers in the court react so strongly when talking about the martial arts competition in this dynasty?
Xiao Tianci sighed. As a hero, he rarely showed such emotions in front of his son, but this time it was different.
He said in a heavy voice: "You three are my sons. One day in the future, one of you will take over the throne of the Great Zhou. Sooner or later, I will tell you about this dynasty's martial arts competition. Today, I will tell you about it!"
Feeling Xiao Tianci's seriousness, Xiao Wuya and the other two straightened their faces and listened attentively.
Xiao Tianci said: "The Dynasty Martial Arts Competition is a martial arts event held every ten years by the Iron Blood Dynasty, and the last Dynasty Martial Arts Competition was seven years ago, which means that the next Dynasty Martial Arts Competition will be held in three years!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuya asked curiously, "Father, does this dynasty martial arts competition have a great influence on the various kingdoms?"
Xiao Tianci nodded and said, "Those who participate in the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition are all young people under the age of 30 in the Iron Blood Dynasty. All young people who participate in the competition have the opportunity to enter the Iron Blood Dynasty's super forces for training. Even if they cannot enter these forces, being able to participate in the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition is also a great opportunity for martial arts. Anyone who has participated in the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition can almost break through to the Martial Marquis Realm after returning to the kingdom!"
If the other words only sounded tempting, then the temptation of breaking through the Wu Hou realm really caused a huge shock to the hearts of the three of them.
What kind of opportunity would allow everyone who participates in the martial arts competition to break through to the Wu Hou level?
Xiao Wufeng was the first to react. He asked, "Father, are you saying that the Xianglong Kingdom invaded our Great Zhou just for the chance to participate in the Dynasty Martial Arts Competition?"
Xiao Tianci nodded to Xiao Wufeng with satisfaction and said, "It is indeed very likely. Before each martial arts competition, the Iron Blood Dynasty will allocate different quotas according to the strength of each kingdom. The Xianglong Kingdom, like the Great Zhou, only has 30 places to participate. This number is really too limited."
There are four major sects and four major families in the Great Zhou. It is impossible for the Xiao family to take all the thirty places. Therefore, on average, each major force can only get less than three places.
This is also the main reason why the ministers of the aristocratic families reacted so strongly when the Xianglong Kingdom proposed ten places.
This has touched upon the fundamental interests of the family.
The three Xiao Wuya brothers naturally knew the importance of this matter. In the kingdom's power where Wu Hou was like a nuclear weapon, the thirty places were like thirty Wu Hous.
If ten of them were given up, it would not take long before the Great Zhou would fall behind the Xianglong Kingdom. By then, it would only be a matter of time before the Great Zhou was annexed.
After thinking clearly about the interests involved, Xiao Wuya asked cautiously: "Father, I wonder how you plan to deal with this matter."