"Let's talk about it. The other party wants us to become a vassal state. What do you think?"
In the conference room, all the high-level officials in Kyoto were sitting at the discussion table with solemn expressions. The old man at the head spoke to break the calm.
"Of course I don't agree. How can we, China, be dependent on other countries?"
Among them, an old man with a Chinese character face was the first to stand up and cut across the tracks.
An old man next to him also immediately interjected: "If you don't agree, you still have to say it. The chief wants to ask you how to deal with it."
"Yes, the question is how to respond. If we refuse directly, I am afraid that the Qianlong Royal Family will immediately attack us. This has been clearly confirmed to us by other countries."
A slightly fat man also expressed his opinion at this time.
In fact, other Blue Star countries are also facing this problem.
When they discovered that there was an additional country in their territory, the local strong men would not let it go and sent envoys to the country to issue orders to surrender.
The United States is also facing the threat from the Western Continent. The other side demands submission, and the United States, which has always been accustomed to being the boss, certainly refuses.
This immediately aroused dissatisfaction from the other party, and the two had already started fighting.
Not only the United States, but also many developed countries have not been spared.
Now China also has to face this problem. It seems that if it does not agree, this battle will be fought.
The Foreign Minister frowned and asked: "I would like to ask, if there is a fight, what are the chances of winning between us and the Qianlong Royal Family?"
An old general said categorically: "With the strength of our Chinese cultivators, resisting Qianlong's offensive is not a problem at all, but if they gather all their strength and launch a full-scale attack, many of our border cities will be unable to withstand it."
"The best thing is not to fight. If we start a war, it will only increase casualties. We are already in a precarious situation with a lot of casualties. If we continue to fight Qianlong, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses."
"That's nice to say, but if you say we won't hit them, we won't fight them? Now they want us to surrender, unless we agree to their demands."
"Let's talk first. If we can't reach an agreement, we'll talk later."
"Who will talk, how and where will we talk?"
"Is it interesting if I ask you to stop making excuses all the time?"
"Am I arguing? Then you should come up with a solution!"
"you..."
Seeing everyone getting into an endless quarrel.
The old man sitting in the center did not respond in a hurry. Instead, he whispered a few words to the secretary beside him. After hearing the words, the secretary left immediately, as if he had gone to do something.
Then he cleared his throat and everyone immediately fell silent.
"Let's do this. Invite the Qianlong guest over and let's have a good chat with her. War is the worst plan."
Seeing that the old man had spoken, everyone agreed, and soon Ji Linglong was invited over again.
And Ji Linglong thought that the other party had agreed, and said to the old man in an approving tone: "The old man is still very aware of current affairs. Don't worry, there will be no harm in joining our Qianlong Royal Family. We, the Qianlong Royal Family, will protect you from now on."
, but you must obey the emperor's orders from now on, so be it, now you set off immediately, follow me to the imperial city, and declare your vassal status to my sister."
However, the old man just smiled and said: "We have no intention of surrendering to your Qianlong Royal Family. We, the great Chinese people, have gone through thousands of years of suffering and have never surrendered to other countries. We have in the past, now and in the future."
Ji Linglong frowned and said with some annoyance: "Could it be that the land under the sky is the king's land, and the shore of the land is the king's ministers? How can you, a mortal city, not submit to the imperial court? How come you, an old man, can't understand this?
I am doing this for your own good, do you really not agree?"
"We are willing to form an alliance with your dynasty and advance and retreat together, but if your dynasty wants to annex us, we will never agree." The old man's tone was calm, but with an unquestionable determination.
Ji Linglong was immediately a little angry. She pouted her mouth slightly, put her hands on her hips, and said angrily: "It seems that you are toasting instead of eating and being fined. I have said all the good things to you, but you old man is stubborn, okay, okay, wait."
I'll go back and tell my sister to take care of you. But if she sends troops to attack you by then, don't blame me for not warning you. By then, I'm afraid you... Ouch~"
Before Ji Linglong could finish speaking, she was interrupted and someone hit her on the head from behind.
The guard beside him immediately shouted: "Stop! You dare to hurt Her Royal Highness the Princess! You are seeking death!"
The most angry person was Ji Linglong. She covered her head and turned around, gritting her teeth.
"Damn it! How dare someone hurt this princess! You poor and unruly people are so abominable. I will tell my sister now and let her..."
However, the words only got stuck halfway. At this moment, Ji Linglong stood there blankly, turned around and looked at the 'sneak attacker' who appeared in front of him, and his mind went blank for a moment.
"You, you, you..."
Ji Linglong opened her mouth slightly and stammered, as if she couldn't believe it all.
But the man in front of her was angry and funny, and raised his hand to flick her forehead again.
"You girl, I haven't seen you for so long, but you are becoming more and more domineering. You come here to act wild. Believe it or not, I will tell your sister to put you in solitary confinement."
Hearing the familiar voice of the other party, Ji Linglong recovered from the shock.
She was not angry. On the contrary, this foreign princess had a look of surprise on her face. In front of so many elderly people, she ignored the girl's restraint and threw herself into the other person's arms.
"Brother Lin, why are you here!"
Lin Jichen couldn't laugh or cry, hugging this soft and boneless girl's body, and said helplessly: "This is my hometown, why can't I be here."
"You haven't been to Fengqu City for a long time. Brother Lin, have you forgotten about me and my sister?"
Ji Linglong pouted and said aggrievedly.
"My hometown is in trouble, so I naturally have to come back to help. I don't have time to look for you." Lin Jichen explained.
"So this is your hometown." Ji Linglong suddenly realized, and then her expression became very embarrassed.
"Brother Lin, I didn't know this was your hometown. I thought it was an ordinary city. Hehe, you won't blame me, right?"
Lin Jichen said amusedly: "Then you won't be interested in my hometown anymore, will you?"
"Of course not. How could I have the idea of Brother Lin's hometown? Even if I tell my sister, she will never agree."
After saying that, Ji Linglong's attitude immediately became obedient. She turned to the old man and said, "I'm so sorry. The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. If you had said that Brother Lin was one of your people, I would definitely not have said those words."
, you are such an old man, you really didn’t tell me earlier.”
Then he pointed at the other people present: "And you too, if you don't report what you know, let me, Brother Lin, spank you!"
Everyone was speechless when they heard that the "evil person" from the other side was the first to complain...