Chapter 218: Chapter 147: The County Town Falls; A Dispute in the Court
"Su Wuwei, the war is imminent! We cannot afford any delays! You’ve brought back nothing but a half-dead, useless bird. How are we supposed to decipher its secrets? When will we decipher them? The war cannot wait, the people cannot wait, and Da Liang certainly cannot wait! Since they ca for it, why not give it to the Jin Kingdom? Let’s divert the disaster and make the Thirteen Royal Families fight Jin instead!"
"Silence!"
Su Wuwei roared, "The Firebird is Da Liang’s greatest opportunity. For countless years, no one has known what lies beyond the Innate realm—be it immortal, god, or saint. But this Firebird, which possesses Magic Techniques, was injured and fell into Da Liang’s territory. This is Da Liang’s destiny!
For this, the Six Paths Bureau and the Reincarnation Bureau sacrificed hundreds of Martial Artists of the Upper Three Grades and above, and we lost more than twenty Innate Experts. But once we decipher its secrets, the so-called Thirteen Royal Families and the Jin Kingdom will be nothing but chickens and dogs of clay! Everything we have lost can be taken back!
If this opportunity falls into the hands of the Jin Kingdom and they decipher it, then Da Liang will beco just as I said—chickens and dogs of clay, ready for the slaughter! If you utter another word of such treasonous talk, do you think the treasured sword in my hand, gifted by the late emperor, is not sharp?! Your Majesty!"
Finally, Su Wuwei turned to Emperor Liang, bowed again, and declared, "Most importantly, once we achieve a breakthrough, Da Liang can use this power to suppress all Martial Artists! The people have no need for Martial Artists!"
As soon as he said this, the entire Imperial Study fell utterly silent. You could hear a pin drop.
The old official, his face spattered with spittle from Su Wuwei’s tirade, now stared at him with trembling eyes. Even his earlier rage was extinguished by that final sentence, his heart in turmoil as if struck by a monstrous wave.
’So that’s the old bastard’s true goal!’
This thought surfaced in the minds of all the high-ranking ministers present, except for Emperor Liang.
Even Emperor Liang’s anger dissipated as he fell into deep thought.
"I second the motion!" an old general stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, Elder Su’s words are those of a seasoned statesman planning for the nation’s future. ’The wandering warrior uses martial arts to defy the law.’ If we can sever this at its source, the chaos caused by Martial Artists will never happen again!"
"Your Majesty, I object!" At this point, another old man stepped forward to argue, "Martial Artists have always been governed by the Reincarnation Bureau and the Six Paths Bureau. Da Liang cannot be without its Martial Artists!
The current threat from the Thirteen Royal Families cos from armies composed of Martial Artists. If Da Liang has no Martial Artists, how can our common soldiers possibly stand against them?
If war breaks out again in the future, the people of Da Liang will suffer the most casualties! If we only have the Six Paths Bureau and the Reincarnation Bureau, are you suggesting they be the ones to go to the battlefield when war cos?"
"I also object. The Firebird can stay, but we absolutely cannot ban Martial Artists. Otherwise, when war erupts again, our enemies will have armies of Martial Artists while Da Liang has only common soldiers. Da Liang will be in grave danger!"
Listening to the reasonable argunts from both sides below, Emperor Liang gave the calm-faced Su Wuwei a deep look. ’His ability to shift the focus is really sothing... He truly is a pillar of the Da Liang Kingdom!’
"Enough," Emperor Liang said decisively. "The matter of Martial Artists is not part of today’s discussion. Since the Firebird concerns the fate of the Da Liang Kingdom, and no one objects to keeping it, Elder Su will remain in charge. You must speed things up! Furthermore, the nationwide recruitnt of Martial Artists is to proceed. Expedite the process and double the rewards!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Emperor Liang did not dwell on the matter of banning Martial Artists, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Martial Artists were the foundation of every Noble Family’s power! Without strength, who could protect their own assets?
If Martial Artists were banned and dealt with, they feared the first targets of Emperor Liang’s wrath would be the Noble Families themselves.
As for the Firebird, every family had its own selfish ambitions.
If soone in the Court truly managed to decipher it, they feared...
In that mont, a shadow fell over the hearts of the clan elders from the most powerful and highest-ranking Noble Families.
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