Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 883 Six Ministries Discuss
Jijing and Miaojiang held formal talks to discuss how to divide the Fertile Crescent between the two territories.

During the talks, the Holy Emperor took a tough stance in order to gain more benefits.

The expression of the young envoy Hemon suddenly changed, and he wanted to withdraw from the talks.

"Please wait, envoy!" The Holy Emperor did not want to start another war, so he tried to persuade him to stay.

The toughness before was just to gain more bargaining chips.

The Holy Emperor said quickly: "Please forgive me. It is because the soil in our territory is too barren and we have to continue to cultivate the land. That is why I made such a slip of the tongue. I hope the envoy will not be offended."

After hearing what the Holy Emperor said, the Hemon envoy slowed down his tone. "Since the Holy Emperor has said so, let's forget about the unpleasantness we just had. I hope the Holy Emperor won't say such words that would undermine the peace between the two countries."

After that, the Hemeng envoy took out a map, pointed to a natural barrier, and said: "Miaojiang can take a step back. If Jijing wants to get more land, it must allow our Miaojiang to build a pass here."

"Well, according to the map, the terrain here is extremely steep."

The Hemeng envoy said to the Holy Emperor without hiding anything: "This place is called Yuema Gorge, which is connected to Fengtuyuan in the south. Its main peak and other peaks form a series of mountains, separating the north and south of the Fertile Crescent. Because its shape resembles a leaping horse, our Miao surveyors got the name after field observation. If this method of division is followed, our Miao will get 20% less land."

The Saint Emperor looked at the spread-out map and said, "Combining the map with what you said, Yuema Gorge is a dangerous place. If the Miao people build a pass here, the area from the south of Yunjiang River to Yuema Gorge will face the threat of the Miao people."

"Jijing has taken a large piece of land, so its strength will certainly increase greatly. In order to prevent the incident of Emperor Wu from happening again, our Miaojiang needs a guarantee." The Hemeng envoy stated the conditions of Miaojiang.

The former lord of Jijing, Emperor Wu, massacred former meritorious officials, which led to a conspiracy of rebellion by Master Diao Qi and the masters of the three palaces, and he was trapped in the power-absorbing stone for many years.

After his comeback, he appeared to be on good terms with the righteous people of the Central Plains at that time, but in fact he was secretly colluding with the Ghost Emperor and Ten Thousand Demons to organize a large underworld alliance.

The intention is to tidy up the suffering and expand the territory of the world.

The guarantee given by the Hemeng envoy was to prevent Jijing from going back on his word.

The Saint Emperor naturally understood what the young envoy He Meng meant, so he asked, "Is there no other way?"

The Hemeng envoy brought up the old matter again, "Then we should retreat back to Yunjiang as the border. With this natural barrier, both Jijing and Miaojiang can rest assured."

"Then what I said before is meaningless." The Saint Emperor thought for a while.

Then he asked, "Doesn't the master need to go back and discuss this with your Majesty?"

The Hemeng envoy replied, "Before leaving, the king has granted me the power to make decisions on the spot. He also asked me to promise on behalf of the Holy Emperor that as long as the Jijing does not start a war first, the Miaojiang will never break the peace. The Holy Emperor has only been in the Bitter Realm for a short time and does not understand the customs of our Miaojiang. The people of our Miaojiang value promises the most. A promise is worth a thousand gold. Once promised, there is no possibility of breaking it."

As he was speaking, Ambassador Hemeng had already written the contents of the treaty.

After hearing this, the Holy Emperor had made up his mind. He took the drafted treaty and said, "The treaty has been negotiated. Please ask the chief envoy and the delegation to go and rest with the Golden Order. This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by me alone. Tomorrow will be a meeting for the six departments of the territory to discuss. At that time, I will state the conditions that your country has negotiated with me at the meeting, and the six departments will make a public decision."

The Hemeng envoy replied: "In this case, please ask the Holy Emperor to explain the pros and cons at the meeting. I and the envoys will wait for good news from the Holy Emperor."

"Easy to say."

The Hemeng envoy and the Miao envoys followed the golden order and rested in the residence arranged by the Holy Emperor.

Nothing happened that night. The next day came and the discussion among the six departments of the realm officially began.

The five people who represent the highest authority in Jijing attended the meeting to jointly decide the future direction of Jijing.

Ye Shibingquan, the military commander of Pojun Mansion, strode into Ziwei Palace. Tianfu Dean Shidaohou and Tianliang Dean Lubingxian followed.

The new leader of Tianji Academy, Zhan Longwen, finally arrived.

Everyone was present except Wang Ye from the Huanxian Temple of Taiyin Sisi, who lost the sacred Taiyin Stone and was therefore disqualified from attending the meeting.

As the door of the Ziwei Palace closed, the six ministries’ discussion officially began.

As the supreme leader of Jijing, the Holy Emperor proposed today's topic, "Today, I summoned you all to come here to discuss the six departments. In addition to discussing the new candidates for the Taiyin Division, the main discussion is about the matter of Kujing. A few days ago, the Kujing Miaojiang Royal Court sent an envoy to Ziwei Palace to discuss the demarcation of the border with me and sign a peace treaty. What do you think?"

After saying this, the Holy Emperor asked Zhijin Ling to distribute copies of the treaty he had negotiated with the Hemeng envoy yesterday to the four people present one by one.

After reading the treaty, Zhan Longwen was the first to express his opinion, "Now that the two realms of Kuji have merged into one, the two realms are connected as one. It is impossible to separate them."

"As Jijing is facing a completely new environment, it needs to change its previous practices. Strengthening proper contact with Kujing will be beneficial to Jijing's future decision-making."

After listening to Zhan Longwen's words, the Saint Emperor nodded and said, "Well, what Zhan Yuanzhang said makes sense. For the current Jijing, it is impossible to return to the past. Through Miaojiang, strengthen the appropriate connection with the Kujing."

Lu Bingxian, who was neutral, immediately said, "In that case, let's follow the Saint Emperor's idea and reach an agreement with Miaojiang based on the contents of this treaty."

Shi Dao Hou immediately raised his objection, "I think it is not possible."

When the Holy Emperor saw that Shi Dao Hou objected, he asked, "What does Tianfu Yuanzhang think?"

Shi Daohou said: "Kujing is a group of tigers and wolves. The Wu Emperor has not been far away. The battle between Kuji and Jijing caused the war to last for decades. It was not until the Holy Emperor appeared and the military commander assisted that the war was finally put to an end. Ziwei Palace inherited the Taoist tradition of Wu Emperor and has an irreconcilable hatred with Kujing. Now, the former hatred is resolved, but the latter hatred arises again."

"The Gathering Realm is now united with the Bitter Realm, and the storm has once again blown into the Gathering Realm. This disaster was caused by the Bitter Realm, and the Gathering Realm has not yet asked for compensation from the Bitter Realm, so how can there be a treaty?"

"Furthermore, the Miao Territory's strength is not clear, yet they are talking nonsense about sharing the Fertile Crescent with our Ji Territory. Since this land appeared before Ji Territory, it is a gift from heaven to our Ji Territory. If it is a gift from heaven, there is no reason to share it with others."

The implication is that the Fertile Crescent should be regarded as compensation from the Bitter Land to the Collective Land and should be taken over in its entirety.

Zhan Longwen retorted, "I have read this treaty. It is very generous to Jijing. It can obtain the fertile land that Jijing desperately needs without spending a single soldier. If it is as the Shiyuanzhu said, it will inevitably provoke a war, and the lives of the people in both regions will be destroyed. Saint Emperor, I think we can sign this treaty with Miaojiang. From now on, the two regions will live in peace."

Shi Dao Hou said provocatively: "Oh, it seems that Master Zhan has no confidence in the strength of Wu Jijing. He was afraid before the battle and gave up the land so easily."

"If everyone in Jijing is like the one who killed the dean, rushing around recklessly, the dead souls of Tianfu Academy on the Blood Crow Mountain will be happy that there is someone worthy of him." Zhan Longwen implied that Marquis Shidao had fallen into a trap repeatedly in the previous battle on the Blood Crow Mountain, resulting in the loss of many soldiers and generals of Tianfu Academy.

He even implied that Marquis Shidao was ignorant of military affairs but wanted to forcibly start a war.

Translated, it means both bad and fun.

Being hit on the sore spot, Shi Dao Hou was so angry that he ignored etiquette and called Zhan Long Wen by his name, "Zhan Long Wen, you!"

"Alright. Both of you are pillars of our Jijing. What's the point of arguing here?" The Holy Emperor spoke up to interrupt the argument between Zhan Longwen and Shidao Hou.

After Shi Dao Hou regained his composure, he said, "Anyway, my point is that if you try to get the skin of a tiger, you will suffer the consequences."

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(End of this chapter)