"Huangfu Shenghua, how dare you make such nonsense!"
"Elder Huangfu, are you crazy?"
"This plan must not be done. We, the 'Luo Kingdom', sit on a territory and have hundreds of millions of citizens. How can we surrender to the inferiors!"
"..."
As soon as Huangfu Shenghua's words came out of his mouth, everyone immediately aroused an uproar, and countless verbal and written attacks came fiercely.
Duanmu Yunxiao's face was as sinking as water. He raised his hand slightly to signal everyone to calm down. He looked at Huangfu Shenghua and said solemnly:
"Huangfu Shenghua, do you want to surrender to the enemy?"
Huangfu Shenghua said calmly:
"My king, the Huangfu family has sworn to assist the Duanmu royal family since the founding of the country. They have never betrayed their ancestral precepts for three hundred and forty years. Why do you say this?"
Duanmu Yunxiang's face softened slightly, and he said slowly and deeply:
"The Huangfu family's loyalty to the royal family has been kept in mind by the royal family of all generations, but why did the elder say surrender?"
Huangfu Shenghua stood up from his seat, swept his eyes over everyone's faces, then turned to Duanmu Yunxiang, cupped his hands and said:
"My king, the army of the 'Suzaku Kingdom' is advancing all the way, no matter how the country's soldiers and horses are induced, its troops are pointed directly at the 'Emerald Crown'.
The purpose is self-evident, which is to come to the capital of the country.
I heard that the 'Suzaku Kingdom' was not suffering well under the attacks of the 'Lihun Mountain' and the 'Wanling Tribe', and that 20 million of its citizens had died.
This news spread widely, and Dongshiying must also be aware of it.
If this is the case, the East 10th Battalion must have uneasy sentiments, and what they have to do now is to end the foreign war as soon as possible and return troops to support."
Duanmu Yunxuan's heart moved and he muttered:
"If the Dong Shiying cannot stay in our country for a long time, it will be good news for our country.
In this case, the right strategy just mentioned by the elder is not impossible to consider."
Huangfu Shenghua shook his head and said:
"No, precisely because of the critical domestic situation in the 'Suzaku Kingdom', the East Tenth Battalion will end the war in its home country in the shortest possible time.
Therefore, they will not give their country a chance to breathe. Once they reach the 'Emerald Crown', they will definitely launch a thunderous strike.
We may be able to avoid its sharp edge temporarily, but what about this ‘Emerald Crown’?
The 'Valkyrie' is skilled in 'Nan Ming Li Fire'. If one of her fires burns the 'Emerald Crown', then..."
Huangfu Shenghua did not continue, but Duanmu Yunxiang and everyone in the tree nest all took a breath.
The 'Emerald Crown' is the spiritual symbol of the 'Luo Kingdom'. Once this tree is destroyed...
Duanmu Yunxiang couldn't even imagine how much of a blow this would have to the 'Luo Kingdom'.
After a long time, he said in a solemn tone:
"What Elder Huangfu means is that the 'Suzaku Kingdom' will destroy the sacred tree to threaten us and wait for a decisive battle?"
Huangfu Shenghua nodded and said:
"If I were the commander-in-chief of the Suzaku Kingdom, this would be the case!"
Duanmu Yunxiao fell silent.
If you can't fight or escape, is surrender really the only way?
But others can surrender. The Duanmu clan is the royal family of the 'Luo Kingdom'. Even if they want to surrender, how can the 'Suzaku Kingdom' let go of their lineage.
Huangfu Shenghua looked at Duanmu Yunxiang, who had a gloomy expression on his face, roughly guessed what he was thinking, and said:
"My king, I have studied the external strategy of the 'Suzaku Kingdom'.
If it is found, it will grant the title of vassal state to the tribes or countries it has gathered, and ask them to recognize the 'Suzaku Kingdom' as the suzerain state.
But in fact, in addition to paying certain taxes and stationing troops in the country, it is a bit hard to accept that you also need to obey military dispatch at any time.
Apart from this, the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ will not interfere much in the internal affairs of the vassal states.
In addition, the kings of these vassal states will not be suppressed and can continue to rule the country."
An elder in the tree nest interjected:
"Elder Huangfu, our country is different from other small Zuoer countries. Does the 'Suzaku Kingdom' really dare to let our country become a subordinate vassal state?"
This is true. The 'Luo Kingdom' is now one of the four major forces in the 'Shanhai Realm'. Accepting it as a vassal state is tantamount to placing a tiger next to it. Even the 'Suzaku Kingdom' does not dare to take it lightly.
Huangfu Shenghua nodded and said:
"What Elder Tantai said is true. Given the size of our country, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' may not dare to accommodate him.
but..."
Huangfu Shenghua raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, and said slowly:
"However, if the size of our country was not so large, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' would not hesitate."
Duanmu Yunxuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Huangfu Shenghua and said in a deep voice:
"What does Elder Huangfu mean by this?"
Huangfu Shenghua turned to the throne and said softly:
"My king, do you still remember the incident of 'Three Tribes' Disaster'?"
Duanmu Yunxiao looked startled.
The "Three Tribes' Disaster" incident occurred sixty years ago.
At the beginning of the founding of the 'Luo Kingdom', the three tribes of humans, demons and elves living near the 'Moonlight Spring' coexisted under the integration of True Lord Feihong.
The three tribes are in a powerful position, and any major issue must be decided through joint consultation among the three tribes.
But among the three races, the human race reproduced the fastest and gradually dominated the country with its huge population advantage.
But as the three tribes coexist, some humans, demons, and elves gradually develop feelings for each other.
I don’t know since when, a hybrid of humans, demons, and elves appeared in the ‘Luo Kingdom’.
It stands to reason that if there is reproductive isolation between different races, it is impossible to produce offspring.
But in order to expand the population, True Lord Feihong secretly tampered with the Moonlight Spring and added special aphrodisiac drugs.
In addition, the human bloodline in this world is so powerful that they don't know how to break through the racial barrier.
This kind of thing naturally caused panic among the three tribes, and they discussed that all these hybrids should be executed.
However, due to the mutations in the bloodlines of these three-race hybrids, many people awakened their innate supernatural powers as soon as they were born.
And due to the medicinal power in the spring water, when the top officials of the 'Luo Kingdom' noticed this, the number of hybrids was already very large.
True Lord Feihong naturally did not want to weaken his strength because of this, and tried his best to prevent this matter. Coupled with the intervention of these hybrid parents, this proposal was ultimately unable to be implemented.
The top brass of the 'Luo Kingdom' had no choice but to exercise limited restraint to ensure that their bloodline was not contaminated.
As time goes by, the number of hybrids increases and gradually grows into a special group.
But after all, hybrids are against ethical standards, and they will be discriminated against and looked down upon even in the 'Luo Kingdom'.
'Bastard', 'rape', 'monster' and other contemptuous words penetrated the hearts of these already sensitive hybrids like swords.
Over time, conflicts and rifts arose between the three natural races and the hybrids of these three races.
Due to their special bloodline, the hybrids of the three races have very unique spiritual powers. True Lord Feihong accidentally discovered that these hybrids can easily become 'puppet masters'.
After some consideration, True Lord Feihong used the method of entering dreams to spread the inheritance of the 'Puppet Master'.
This established a powerful puppet army for the 'Luo Kingdom' that was extremely good at frontal assaults.
But as long as there is a conflict, it will definitely break out. The more it accumulates and settles, the more terrifying it will be when it breaks out.
Sixty years ago, a group of natural people, fairies, and spirits came together because of like-minded people and established a group called "Natural Way".
Its core idea is: all unnatural products are heresy!
They elaborated on natural signs such as the rising and setting of the sun, the wind and the water, and developed their own ideas among the people of the "Luo Kingdom".
This concept is very recognized by the citizens of the 'Luo Kingdom', and the lightness of the citizens can be seen from the fact that they live in tree nests.
The concept of "natural way" is deeply rooted in people's hearts and has expanded in just a few years.
The birth of a group must have a huge interest structure.
Some people saw the benefits of establishing groups, and countless groups sprung up in the 'Luo Kingdom' overnight.
However, due to their ideals, these extra groups are not recognized by the people, and only a few join them.
As a result, some people began to find ways to target the concept of "natural way".
"The mixed race of three races is not a natural product, so why can it exist in the world?"
This statement was like a fuse, directly detonating the centuries-old conflict between the natural creatures and the hybrids of the three races in the 'Luo Kingdom'.
A civil war that lasted for ten years broke out.
Because this civil war spread to every citizen of the 'Luo Kingdom', including humans, demons, elves and hybrids, it was also called the 'three clans' legacy'.
In just ten years, millions of citizens of the "Luo Kingdom" were swept to death.
Although the matter was finally put to rest under the strong suppression of the 'Luo Kingdom', an irreparable rift was created between the three tribes and the hybrids.
The reason why Wan Xiang could easily lead the East Tenth Battalion to defeat the forward battalion of the 'Luo Kingdom'.
One of the big reasons is that there is disunity in the Luo Kingdom.
As the saying goes, when people unite, Mount Tai will move!
But if people's hearts are not aligned, not only do they not trust each other, but they also hold each other back, then there will be nothing but scattered sand.
Perhaps it won't be obvious when fighting an enemy whose strength is far inferior to one's own, but when encountering an opponent of the same level, this shortcoming will immediately become a fatal weakness.
Otherwise, with only the 5 million soldiers and horses of the East Tenth Battalion, no matter how powerful they are, how can they be invincible in the Eastern Region with hundreds of millions of people.
At this moment, Duanmu Yunxuan heard Huangfu Shenghua's words, and his heart moved slightly.
"Elder Huangfu, please speak frankly!"
Huangfu Shenghua turned around and looked at the people in the tree nest and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone here must remember the incident of 'Three Tribes' Disaster'.
Although this matter was suppressed back then, in recent years some people have put forward the same view as the "natural way" back then.
It is believed that hybrids are unnatural products and should be expelled entirely.
It is precisely because of this view that the hybrids are full of distrust and dissatisfaction with the kingdom.
That's why in the battle with the 'Suzaku Kingdom', the puppet army collapsed at the first touch.
Because these hybrids do not have the courage and determination to fight for the kingdom to the death.
It was also due to the inaction of the hybrids that the "Suzaku Kingdom" massacred everyone in its own territory.
Nowadays, the people of the three tribes in the kingdom have extremely high complaints and resentments against the hybrids.
However, this is also an opportunity, perhaps we can use this opportunity to completely eliminate the cancer of hybrids from the kingdom."
Among the top brass of the 'Luo Kingdom', hybrids are also taboo.
If a hybrid appears in any family, his parents and himself will be secretly executed.
Therefore, there was no hybrid among the many high-ranking officials present.
Huangfu Shenghua's attitude towards hybrids is extremely disgusting and hateful, so he would say the word "cancer" in public.
Everyone listened with rapt attention, and based on what Huangfu Shenghua said before, some people vaguely guessed his thoughts.
Sure enough, Huangfu Shenghua said in a deep voice:
“Our country is so powerful that the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ does not dare to accept it as a vassal state easily.
But if the hybrids that account for 30% of the country’s population are given to the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’, this problem will no longer exist.”
Everyone in the tree nest immediately discussed the feasibility of this matter with each other.
Even Duanmu Yunxiang couldn't help but feel excited.
He could not only protect himself, but also purify the blood of the three clans in the country to permanently eliminate future troubles, and also make the "Suzaku Kingdom" less wary. He could not help but be tempted by the suggestion of killing three birds with one stone.
But...
Duanmu Yunxiao hesitated for a moment and raised his concerns.
"Elder Huangfu's plan is very clever, but..."
He paused briefly and then said:
"Will the 'Suzaku Kingdom' only accept these hybrids?
If I remember correctly, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' is a purely human country.
During its foreign conquests, except for the human race, it seems that all other races have been destroyed!"
A smile appeared on Huangfu Shenghua's lips.
"The domestic situation in the 'Suzaku Kingdom' is critical now. If these hybrids can be accommodated, it will immediately have a population base of nearly 100 million, nearly 600,000 puppet masters and 6 million sergeants.
At this moment, these soldiers and horses are enough to reverse the war situation in their country.
I think Princess Wanxiang, the commander of the East Tenth Battalion, would never give up this great gift as long as she was not a fool.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not to mention..."
Huangfu Shenghua smiled and said:
"What's more, after three hundred years of development, almost every hybrid has human blood in its blood. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are human.
Even from the appearance point of view, the appearance of most hybrids is the same as that of humans, so the 'Suzaku Kingdom' will not mind.
In addition, there are some other uses for doing this..."
Duanmu Yunxiao said with some confusion:
"What's the explanation?"
Huangfu Shenghua said slowly:
"First of all, the domestic war situation in the 'Suzaku Kingdom' is at a disadvantage.
Based on the analysis of the intelligence sent back by the secret agents, if there is no external interference, there is a high chance that the 'Suzaku Kingdom' will lose in this war.
But once the 'Lihun Mountain' and the 'Wanling Tribe' win, because they both belong to the 'Demons' lineage, their next target may be their own country.
But with the help of these hybrids, the 'Suzaku Kingdom' may be able to persist in this war for a longer time.
After all three forces are harmed, our country may be able to benefit from it."
Duanmu Yunxuan was shocked when he heard this.
Huangfu Shenghua's idea is a bit taken for granted, but if he operates well, he may not have no chance.
Besides, even if the situation is bad, can it still get worse than it is now?
Duanmu Yunxiao asked impatiently:
"Are there any other benefits?"
Huangfu Shenghua considered his words and said:
"Secondly, even if the 'Suzaku Kingdom' finally wins this war.
When the 'Tao-Demon War' ends and people outside the world leave this world, our country may not have the opportunity to rise."
Huangfu Shenghua's expression became a little strange, and he said gloomily:
"The appearance of hybrids is basically the same as that of humans. Once they are completely integrated into the 'Suzaku Kingdom', they will inevitably intermarry.
In this way, as long as we find ways to stir up conflicts, the "three ethnic disasters" incidents that have occurred in our country will definitely happen in other countries.
The greater the population in the country, the greater the chance of disintegration.
When the time comes, it may not be impossible for this world to change its owner!"
"Hiss~~~!"
At this moment, both Duanmu Yunxiao and other people in the tree nest were afraid of Huangfu Shenghua.
However, this idea can't help but make everyone's blood boil.
Those who have experienced the "Legacy of the Three Clans" know best how harmful it will be once different ideas collide.
'Perhaps Huangfu Shenghua's idea may not be successful!'
Duanmu Yunxuan pondered for a moment, frowned and said:
"From this point of view, surrender is indeed the best policy.
However, what should we do if the ‘Suzaku Kingdom’ asks our country to send troops to assist in the war after it surrenders?”
Huangfu Shenghua smiled lightly and said:
"Haha, since our country has sent 600,000 'puppet masters' and 6 million hybrid soldiers and horses to the 'Suzaku Kingdom', what excuse do they have for allowing our country to send troops again?"
Duanmu Yunxuan's eyes lit up.
Yes! These hybrids can also be regarded as soldiers and horses dispatched by the country!
After thinking for a moment, Duanmu Yunxiao decided to act according to Huangfu Shenghua's suggestion.
"Ahem!"
He coughed twice, his eyes were shining brightly, and he said every word:
"Everyone, my decision has been made!
When the army of the 'Suzaku Kingdom' approaches, I will surrender to the 'Suzaku Kingdom' in the name of the king of the 'Luo Kingdom'.
In this way, the people of the country can escape from the war and live and work in peace and contentment.
So, now I am here to ask:
Who is in favor! Who is against!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice like a dragon's roar suddenly came from the tree nest.