Now that Jiang Mengxiong has stepped down from the military power and gradually stepped away from officialdom, Cao Jie can be said to be the de facto number one in the Qi State Military Hall.
On the inside, he is the head of the military, and on the outside, he is the extension of Qi's will.
When he also asked Jing Guo for an explanation, the matter was already finalized.
Wang Kun killed Li Longchuan, and there is no need to discuss it anymore - or in other words, no matter how the Jingguo people explain it or how they argue, the Qi people don't recognize it.
The only thing Jing Guo could discuss was how to respond to Qi Ren's anger under the current circumstances.
The future is all in the future.
The purple flag hangs high, and all the purple flags of the islands are raised.
The "Purple Flag Conquering the Dragon", which once appeared on the Qixia battlefield, is about to come out.
The attitude shown by the people of Qi State is extremely tough - they want to drive Jing State back to the central region, or fill it in the sea!
And between the two, Jing Guo still needs to explain something before he can get a relatively decent result.
Now it's time for Song Huai to make a choice.
Should we be unwilling to fail, invest more in the East China Sea, and fight a larger-scale war? Or should we cut our teeth and give up all existing overseas investments, or even the entire East China Sea?
But no matter which choice is made, it does not include letting Lou Yue be the "account". Jing Guoguang has the world, but the people's hearts are so important that losing even one point is too heavy!
Over the long years, Jingguo certainly allowed some people and some things to become the "accounts" for this great empire to move forward more or less.
But this kind of explanation must not be put on the surface. Even if honor is put aside, it is only weighed from the coldest interest perspective-if the building contract is used today, Jingguo's many overseas investments, including Song Huai's, will be exchanged. A safe retreat can certainly preserve some of the interests, but what will be lost is the pride of the Central Empire, and what is lost is the sense of belonging of the Jingguo people.
But if we talk about war...
The experienced Dongtian Master suddenly realized at this moment that a full-scale war between the two hegemons could be said to be about to break out at a moment's notice!
The series of consequences caused by this are almost unimaginable.
Even though he has been so old, standing so high is like walking on a rope carrying a mountain, and he can't help but feel awe.
He can only say that he will not give up any Jingguo people and is clear about his bottom line. He is still considering further decisions!
Looking at Song Huai at this moment, Cao Jiu said: "As the Heavenly Master said, Qi will not give up on any Qi people. It will also safeguard the dignity of every Qi person - including those who have died."
He added: "I think that for such a highly respected figure as Tianshi, I am not giving up on anyone today. I just did something wrong and I should pay the price. Whoever is responsible will bear it. Master Lou is responsible. There is no excuse. He can stay and cooperate with our investigation. If it is found out that Wang Kun's evil deeds were not ordered by Zhenren Lou, we, the Qi people, will not punish small evils and kill people due to negligence."
From Tian Anping, Qi Wen, to Ye Henshui, and then to the islands raising the purple flag, the crowd was excited and eager to fight, and their postures became tougher every time. But Cao Jie was the highest The commander-in-chief always leaves some room for vagueness in his words.
In the art of war, Song Huai also understood the concept of "encircling three clans and one clan."
He exhaled softly.
"I think Duhou made a mistake." He said: "It is a pity that Li Longchuan of your country died young. We are willing to make some concessions out of sympathy and consideration. But this does not mean that we If we fail to calm the sea, we will have nothing, and may even lose our bottom line."
"Yu Ba Zhenjun, more than half of the soldiers died in the battle, and they were heroic for the human race. We are even more sad! Who can we ask for sympathy for this sadness?"
"It is true that since I died, the sword of our Great King Empire was pointed outward, and I was unable to protect myself for a moment, so that the blade hung in my heart and it was difficult to cut my bones. But how can the people of Jing who go to the sea today be greedy for life and fear the dead?"
"Although the ancient Heavenly Road has collapsed, there is still a Temple of Yitian on Penglai Island."
"Although Yu is not here, I, Song Huai, am still in front of you."
As Song Huai spoke, he raised his eyes and said, "If Marquis Du insists on keeping guests, I may not have to leave!"
If a war breaks out today, at least on the current maritime battlefield, the outcome is already determined.
Who can defeat Qi in the East China Sea now?
Neither can Jingguo, who has lost his way to the Middle Ages.
Although Song Huai's attitude was tough, the word "Ke" still showed his attitude - the people of Jingguo did not call the East China Sea their home.
It's not like guests can't leave when the conditions are right.
And first of all, Qi people must treat "guests" with courtesy, so that Jing people can regard themselves as "guests"!
"Shuai Cao." Tian Anping spoke at this time. With this relief, he seemed to have recovered a lot, and the order of his speech was normal again. But the content of his speech was also unusual.
"The last general asks for your orders!"
He stood in the narrow doorway of the Iron Chain City. Everything in the city was blurry and indistinct, making it difficult to see clearly. He still held the door walls on both sides with both hands, like holding the teeth of an evil beast, and stared at the building with his eyes fixed on the building. He made an appointment and said: "Leave him... to me."
"Okay, okay!" Lou Yue had been silent at first, but now he smiled instead of angry. He turned around and walked towards Tian Anping: "I will leave me to you. I will leave it to you, the Osawa Tian family. Let's see today, Lou and Tian, who are you?" Who is removed?"
In such a situation where two parties are confronting each other, one force must always have one person playing the red face and one person playing the bad side. Only in this way can they strive for the best result in the tug-of-war.
Lou Yue is undoubtedly the tough one on Jingguo's side. In terms of normal people's way of thinking, Tian Anping should play a similar role. They are at war with each other. They can kill each other's whole family just by talking, but they should be limited to " Come here!"
The two leaders, Song Huai and Cao Jiu, both had the same sense of discretion and could control the situation and change course at any time.
But just as Lou Yue finished speaking, the sound of clattering chains could be heard.
boom!
Tian Anping actually dragged the iron city forward and flew forward, instantly breaking the distance between the two. Like a huge crustacean beast, it rushed forward with great ferocity. Those eyes that were not ferocious, but There is a hunger that wants to devour others.
Lou Yue had just put on his posture, but he had already taken action.
His desire to attack was so strong, it was as if he was not the one who almost got killed in the fight just now.
Literary opera does not involve singing or singing in martial arts, and words do not compete with life or death.
He doesn’t even walk on stage!
Lou Yue had a particularly absurd feeling, and then in this absurdity, he gave birth to the anger of being provoked by the weak.
His long hair moved without any wind, and his wide-open hands were gleaming with light.
This dim light expanded instantly.
He, Tian Anping, and even the city led by Tian Anping were trapped in a dark empty space for a while, already in a chaotic cave.
Heavenly Taoism, Hundong·Tianyoulian!
Use the mixed cave as a hanging curtain to separate the heaven and the earth.
There is a universe within it, and life and death are nothing but the underworld.
This is a true art of fighting to the death. From this moment on, no one is allowed to leave.
Lou Yue, who was trapped in the hole in the mess, raised his head towards Tian Anping and stepped forward to greet him. Thousands of faint lights clung to his fists, as if they were connected to all corners of this hole in the mess, as if they were connecting this mess. All the strength of the hole was gone - the hole was already collapsing when I punched!
His murderous intent was undisguised in his voice: "You are really like an... annoying snail.
At this time, Lou Yue could not retreat under any circumstances.
Even if he is just preparing to sing a martial arts show on stage, now he is actually going to the battlefield!
I want to smash the snail's shell, blast through the city, and crush this crazy Tian who doesn't know how to die. At this time, in front of the Tianya stone carving, there is only a dark hole, and all the light and shadow nearby are swallowed up. Lou Yue, Tian Anping and Tian Anping's city are all among them.
The chaos collapsed inward, but the turbulent power ripples in it expanded outward. The ripples of power were very clear, invisible, and intangible, but they were vigorous like mountain fires, swimming in the sky and sea. They were hot and intense, enough to reflect the battle therein.
In this chaotic cave, life and death will be divided!
Both Cao Jie and Song Huai witnessed this scene and had no intention of stopping it.
They all watched the life-and-death showdown between Lou Yue and Tian Anping, and even the all-out war for the hegemony that followed.
Just like a high mountain is about to collapse, with millions of people below it. Both of them have the strength to support the mountain, and they both stand in front of the mountain, but they are both waiting for the landslide. They are both waiting for the other to speak first. They are both testing each other's determination. Look, Let’s see who is less scrupulous and who is less able to bear the consequences!
The so-called struggle is sometimes about seeing who is more cruel.
It has been said since ancient times that kindness cannot lead an army.
boom!
Just as the cave was rolling violently, a monument suddenly fell from the sky!
This monument is tall and shining with golden splendor.
Like a huge thunderbolt, it has its own Taoist momentum and suppresses all parties.
There is a phoenix-like engraved figure on it, which gives it a sense of holiness and agility amidst its thickness.
This is the only eternal stone tablet that Ji Zuo took away from Canghai - the Sky Tablet of Chaofeng!
It failed to control the sea, but at this time it controlled the coastal areas.
The aftermath of the battle at sea caused by the battle between strong men was all subdued for the moment.
Even the cave that was accommodating the battle stopped collapsing!
Lou Yue, who had a murderous look on his face, and Tian Anping, whose half of his face was blown away, were forced out of the cave and hung relatively high in the sky.
In this short moment, the steel city had collapsed, leaving only a few incomplete broken chains hanging on Tian Anping, who was in ragged clothes and with extremely weak breath, making him look like someone who had been exiled outside a border town. Poor prisoner.
But he still stared at Lou Yue almost greedily, with his deeply sunken eyes!
It's easy not to care about other people's lives, just be cruel.
If you don't even care about your own life, you are called crazy.
No one doubted that if the power of the Wind-Mocking Monument hadn't separated them, Tian Anping would have rushed forward without hesitation.
Lou Yue was spotless, but his face was very ugly. He knew the significance of the appearance of the Wind-Mocking Monument. In the end, it was True Lord Lingchen who took action to stop the war, which also showed his attitude.
True Lord Lingchen has not been seen, but his voice can be heard under the Chaofeng Heavenly Monument, as if he is lifting the stone monument and letting it hang in the air: "The Central Empire has made the Eternal Heavenly Monument to suppress the sea, and its ambition will last for thousands of years. It is not a soldier." If you don’t use your life, it’s not due to insufficient preparations, it’s not keeping secrets, it’s not having a strong will, but it’s due to detachment, your success will be a failure!
There are those who fail to calculate, and their luck is not timely. Is this a natural sin?" He changed the subject: "Jingguo's success was defeated for a while, but the human race was not defeated. Although Yu Lan died and Ji Zuo retreated, the human race Thousands of people with lofty ideals can continue to cross the sea, and their ambitions will not fade away, and they will eventually reach the sea!"
His voice became louder, and he left word by word, and the Sky Monument of Mocking the Wind fell - "Now I leave the Monument of Wind and Sky near the sea. I hope that the sea will be peaceful, my great crystal of the human race!"
boom!
This Eternal Sky Monument swelled in the wind, wading loudly into the water, all the way to the bottom of the sea, shattering the deep sea mountains, taking root in the abyss, causing the earth's crust to shake, and the islands to tremble... but there were no waves on the sea surface. When it finally stood still there, with Opposite Tianya Platform, the part that sticks out of the sea is still three thousand feet!
The phoenix-like spiritual shape turned lightly in the resonance of heaven and earth, and turned into the word "Haijiao" with the natural rhyme of Taoism.
Starting from the coast of the Eastern Territory and heading further east, there are Haimen, Neverwinter, round islands, large and small crescents... The stars are densely covered, and sea people live there, and the island ends here.
In his life, Chaofeng was both dangerous and promising. Here he calmed down the storm, and he also looked out over the vast sea and warned the people on the sea.
From now on, anyone who comes to the East China Sea will know that the "Cape" has arrived when they see this monument!
From now on, we stand at the end of the world, and I don’t know who will return to this world.
Zhenjun Lingchen didn't say anything else, but his meaning was quite clear.
The people of Jingguo have decided to keep the Sky Monument of Chaofeng, which they spent a lot of resources to refine and fought desperately to recapture in the sea, to stay offshore to consolidate coastal defense.
In fact, it was left to Qi State - of course, this cannot be said openly.
The Heavenly Monument of Mocking the Wind has been sent out, which means that Jingguo has officially changed its strategy, admitted the failure of the Jinghai plan, and has decided to completely withdraw from the East China Sea!
Is this "explanation" enough?
[Cape Monument] stood there silently, as if waiting for Qi Ren's answer.
Lou Yue's fist dispersed the dim light, with a look of sadness on his face. Li Longchuan's death was just the introduction, and the change in Jingguo's strategy was essentially the aftermath of the failure of the Jinghai Plan. As an imperialist, he was unwilling to withdraw like this, and he has been They tried their best to fight for it. However, Pengcai Island, which occupied an important share in this operation, chose to admit defeat and leave at this time. If the imperial party continues to support, the risks will increase exponentially!
Dongtian Master Song Huai has an expressionless face. He is a Heavenly Master born in Penglai Island. He is close to Zhenjun Lingchen in terms of status, but there is no doubt that the latter has a higher status and can better represent Penglai Island and Jingchen. the country’s final decision.
Cao Jiu raised his hand: "We are Qi Jing inside and human race outside. When Jing people go to the sea, we give way to let them go. This is for the sake of the world. Now that the war situation is not going well, Jing people return home, and we are both human races. How can we break up with each other?" On the way to a foreign country? Send an order - Anyone returning from the east is not allowed to be trapped in seclusion or blocked in any way!"
Not only people like Lou Yue, Xu San, and Pei Hongjiu can leave, but also the tens of thousands of soldiers from the Dou'e Army trapped in the Lost Realm can escape back to the sea, and the people of Qi will also let them go!
These are the final trading conditions.
Boom!
The promontory monument touched the bottom of the sea for the last time and stood completely firm.
The will of Lord Lingchen attached to this monument just disappeared.
Tianya Terrace, Haijiao Monument.
For a moment, he only saw the statue of the Dragon Fisherman standing there - the Cape Monument was narrow compared to Tianya Terrace, but it did not block his sight - he looked into the distance with worry.
The fleet stretching in the sky gradually spread outward.
The purple light hanging in the sky was a little less cold, and the news was passed down layer by layer, spreading to the offshore islands as quickly as possible.
"Duhou Ling..."
"Marquis Du has an order - let them go!" Seeing a war that was about to start between the hegemons, it was eliminated like this.
In any case, it is always good for sea people to have calm sea conditions.
But at this moment, Song Huai and Cao Jie, who were standing opposite each other on the Tianya Platform, almost simultaneously turned their heads and looked to the west - they both caught an unrivaled sharp momentum coming from the west at a terrifying high speed.