Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 725 Gap
Dali City, when the news from Qingzhou reached here, the entire Dali City was shocked.

"Tell me, what should we do with Guiling Palace? You guys didn't know how to donate money, and you complained when we sent troops. Now Qingzhou is gone. How can I explain this to my ancestors in the future?"

Inside the Fude Hall of the Imperial City, Emperor Yongren Wei Sheng had an unsightly expression on his face. He slammed the armrest of the dragon throne and angrily scolded the civil and military officials below.

All the civil and military officials were silent. Everyone understood why Wei Sheng was so angry.

Qingzhou produces grain, Qingzhou is rich, Guiling Palace occupies two states, and has also integrated the Chongzhou magic sect. Its power has expanded rapidly.

With the addition of Su Jie, a great demon in the Purple Mansion, the other party can occupy Jingzhou at any time as long as they want.

Jingzhou borders Dali City, so it is no exaggeration to say that by then Guiling Palace will be able to become direct neighbors with Dali City and all the civil and military officials in their court.

Thinking of that scene, even the civil and military officials felt uneasy.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Guiling Palace has reached the point where it must be destroyed."

Minister of Industry Xu Qing stepped forward and said with a sad face: "If we had attacked Guiling Palace directly at the beginning, the situation would not have deteriorated to this extent.

Now that Qingzhou is occupied by Guiling Palace, Guiling Palace has both money and food. If we leave it alone, the other party's power will surely expand at a very fast speed."

Zuo Min, the Minister of Finance, blew his beard and glared, cursing, "Master Xu, are you blaming me? It's easy to say that we can destroy Guiling Palace, but where will the military pay and manpower come from?"

The Minister of War Yue Zhifeng also stood up, knelt on the ground and said in fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, our Ministry of War is willing to share your worries, but our Ministry of War is also in a difficult situation!
In recent years, military pay has been cut repeatedly, the Condor Empire is eyeing us from the north, and there are many rebellions in the country. Our military strength has long been stretched to its limits."

The officials at the scene were divided into two factions, and they confronted and argued with each other over whether to send troops or not.

However, this time, there were many more proposals to send troops to Guiling Palace than last time.

After all, the thought of being neighbors with Su Jie was just something that made many civil and military officials feel worried.

"Your Majesty, Chief Zhang of the Sky Patrol Department requests to see you."

Suddenly, a servant walked quickly into Fude Hall to report the situation.

The arguments at the scene became much quieter, and all the civil and military officials subconsciously looked outside the hall.

Then I saw a man in a black-patterned brocade robe walking into the hall. He had slightly gray hair, but his age could not be determined from his facial features.

When they saw Zhang Qingcang, all the civil and military officials were a little surprised.

Due to their special nature, the Sky Patrol would not usually attend court sessions, and every time they did, it usually meant something big was happening.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Qingcang, have an important matter to discuss with you."

Zhang Qingcang patted his clothes and bowed to Wei Sheng who was sitting on the dragon throne. A purple aura emerged from his body and the court, which had been arguing endlessly just now, became quiet in an instant.

"My dear, if you have something to say, just say it."

Wei Sheng performed a false salute to show his respect to Zhang Qingcang, the mighty Zifu.

"Two things!"

Zhang Qingcang first took out an envelope and said in a deep voice: "This is a letter from Qingzhou, written by the master of Guiling Palace, Su Jie, the great demon of the Purple Mansion Realm."

Swish!
Countless pairs of eyes fell on the envelope in Zhang Qingcang's hand.

"Because of following the Tantric Buddhism, Qin Yuchang, the head of the White Tiger Hall of my Patrol Department, went deep into Chongzhou alone. After the battle between Buddha and the devil, he fell into the hands of Su Jie. Now Su Jie has written to me with the purpose of obtaining the experience and insights of the royal family in the Void Realm as a hostage exchange."

As Zhang Qingcang handed over the envelope, he explained the meaning of the letter in a concise and concise manner.

He deliberately kept the letter hidden for a few days until the Gyeongju incident was over, and only then did he choose to take it out. His purpose was simple: it was for the sake of his beloved disciple.

He had studied Su Jie's life story. If the Patrol Sky Division had supported a strong man before Guiling Palace attacked Qingzhou, Su Jie would have been very likely to have done something like murder.

At the same time, at this time, Gyeongju had already fallen into the hands of Guiling Palace, and the royal family would most likely not force the Patrol Department to mobilize, thus saving a lot of trouble.

Wei Sheng's face was gloomy. He read the envelope without saying a word and gave his answer without much hesitation.

"Zhang Aiqing, there is no possibility of exchanging the things left by Emperor Tianwu's ancestors."

Zhang Qingcang seemed to have expected this answer. His expression was calm as he responded, "Your Highness knows. I will directly reject Su Jie's request."

Zhang Qingcang nodded decisively. It was because he knew this would be the result that he came here at this time.

"Master Zhang, your Sky Patrol Department has an unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Qingzhou. I remember that the Fire Cloud Hall, the largest sect in Qingzhou, once sent people to ask for help, but the Sky Patrol Department remained indifferent. This is a serious dereliction of duty."

Xu Qing suddenly took two steps forward. Not long ago, someone from the Fire Cloud Palace came to him and gave him 200,000 spirit stones, asking him to help contact the Sky Patrol Department.

But in the end, the Sky Patrol ignored him and did not give him, the Minister of Works, any face.

"As for this matter, it seems that the people below didn't pay attention. I will remind them when I go back."

Zhang Qingcang brushed it off lightly, without any fluctuation in his tone.

"Master Zhang, I think that next, the Sky Patrol must strike hard against the Guiling Palace. At least we must rescue Qingzhou from the rule of the Guiling Palace. This is very important to the Dali Dynasty."

Xu Qing felt that he was ignored by Zhang Qingcang, so he knelt on the ground and asked Wei Sheng for help.

"My dear Zhang, are the Sky Patrol Division confident that they can defeat the Guiling Palace and take back Qingzhou?" Wei Sheng pondered for a few seconds and asked Zhang Qingcang.

"Your Majesty, the Sky Patrol has an important mission at hand! I'm afraid I can't take on this responsibility."

Zhang Qingcang had a cold expression and politely rejected Wei Sheng's request.

It is true that the Sky Patrol is the sword of the Dali royal family, but it also depends on the situation.

When the royal family declined, the imperial power withdrew from various parts of the Dali Dynasty. Naturally, the power of the imperial power would also decline in the Astronomical Survey.

After all, the Dali Dynasty is too poor now, and it often cannot afford to train personnel for the Sky Patrol Department. Many resources are obtained by the Sky Patrol Department itself.

You know, no matter what era, the most important thing in controlling an army is financial issues.

In many dynasties, even if the imperial court was going broke, it would never let generals pay their own salaries.

The purpose was to let the soldiers know that it was the emperor who was supporting them and that they would have food to eat if they followed the emperor.

When an army has financial and logistical freedom, it becomes very interesting to know who it listens to.

Just like the current Sky Patrol Department, Zhang Qingcang’s personal strength and prestige make him known as the number one master in the Dali Dynasty. His reputation in the Sky Patrol Department is higher than that of the imperial power, which has a very low presence.

In addition, Zhang Qingcang was a latecomer who joined the Sky Patrol after he reached the Daotai realm. He was not the kind of person who had been trained by the Sky Patrol since childhood, and his attitude towards the imperial power was not blindly loyal.

As a result, Zhang Qingcang's cold and tactful response was actually a response to Wei Sheng's refusal to exchange hostages.

Wei Sheng understood the subtext and his face became a little gloomy, but there was nothing he could do.

Now it is the Dali royal family that needs to rely on the Sky Patrol Department, which has two Purple Palaces in charge. Especially since Zhang Qingcang, the world's number one master, is among them, Wei Sheng doesn't dare to ask for punishment at all.

The imperial power must compromise with the sword in its hand, otherwise the Sky Patrol will easily become a double-edged sword, hurting others and itself.

After Zhang Qingcang finished speaking, the Fude Hall became as quiet as a cicada.

If you think about it carefully, you will know that Zhang Qingcang is said to have no children, and he treats the adopted Qin Yushang as his own daughter. Now that Guiling Palace has Qin Yushang in its hands, it is obviously unlikely for Zhang Qingcang to ignore Qin Yushang and send troops.

Mainly in the matter of Guiling Palace, the Sky Patrol Department has little responsibility. The South has always been a place where the Sky Patrol Department is weak, and most of the Sky Patrol Department's energy is spent on the Divine Eagle Empire. Otherwise, relying solely on those soldiers who are paid without working, they will not be able to stop the Divine Eagle Empire from moving south.

However, even though they understood it, the civil and military officials were still secretly shocked.

Although most of them were engaged in various activities that blatantly infringed upon the imperial interests, they did not dare to put on such a bad face in front of the emperor.

"open"

Xu Qing opened his mouth and was about to speak when he saw Zhang Qingcang suddenly turned his head.

"Who are you?"

The sudden question made Xu Qing stunned for a moment, and then he became very angry and said, "I am Xu Qing, the Minister of Industry. Master Zhang is really a forgetful person."

"The last time I attended court was two years ago. I've gotten older and forgetful. Many people can't remember clearly."

Zhang Qingcang showed an intriguing smile at the corner of his mouth, and locked onto Xu Qing with an invisible aura, and said lightly: "Mr. Xu, I wonder how many people there are in your family. Can I visit them one by one some other day?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Qing's legs went weak. How could he not hear the threat in Zhang Qingcang's words? It seemed that he wanted to wipe out his entire family if they disagreed with him!

Cold sweat soaked his back. Xu Qing seemed to finally remember that Zhang Qingcang was a powerful figure in the Purple Mansion Realm. The other party said that wiping out his entire family was not much more difficult than slapping a fly to death.

Many civil and military officials showed gloating expressions. As the Minister of Works, Xu Qing was in charge of the Dali Dynasty's military farming, water conservancy, engineering, forging, transportation, and official minerals.

The most important of these include a number of spiritual material production sites directly operated by the dynasty, including several large spiritual stone mines.

Because of the enormous power in his hands, Xu Qing has always been flamboyant in the court, but this time he has hit a wall.

"Master Zhang, I want to ask you something. Recently, the Ministry of Industry has received a batch of Jinxiaxing silk. The robes made of this spiritual material silk are invulnerable to water and fire and can effectively resist magic. I plan to donate hundreds of sets to the Patrol Department and help each of the senior executives of the Patrol Department sew a set of brocade robes as a token of their hard work in serving the country."

Xu Qing's body trembled. He bowed 90 degrees to Zhang Qingcang and performed a face-changing performance on the spot.

"Send one thousand sets."

Zhang Qingcang spoke calmly and with just one sentence, he increased the number tenfold, making Xu Qing bleed heavily as the price for talking nonsense.

The Purple Mansion Realm, coupled with the title of the world's number one master, allows him to do whatever he wants, even in front of the emperor Wei Sheng.

"it is good!"

Xu Qing's heart was bleeding, but facing the domineering Zhang Qingcang, he had to agree.

Because Zhang Qingcang obviously would not play the kind of intrigues and political struggles with him in the court, but would go straight for the annihilation of the entire family. Who would not be afraid of such a threat backed by powerful military force!

There were faint sounds of laughter coming from the scene. Xu Qing's face turned red, but he didn't dare to say anything.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, I have one more thing to say. Please tell me now."

Wei Sheng spoke up and interrupted this farce. If Zhang Qingcang continued to act recklessly, there would be no need to hold a court meeting. He could just watch Zhang Qingcang scold people.

(End of this chapter)