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Chapter 757 Long Live the Emperor! (27)
After Yu Muhuai arrived, he portrayed Emperor Yonglong as a pure-hearted emperor who was devoted to Buddhism, or rather, devoted to the country.

He doesn't participate in talent shows, doesn't summon servants to his bedchamber, and is concerned with everything related to national and international affairs, but he no longer cares about family matters.

Fortunately, before Yu Muhuai arrived, Wan Zhixin and Xue Rong already had two daughters and one son. Including the children born to the other concubines, there are now a total of four sons and five daughters in the palace.

Yu Muhuai doesn't need to worry about the issue of carrying on the family line.

And she had already appointed a crown prince.

Following the principle of primogeniture, the crown prince was Xue Rong's eldest son, Wan Qiyue.

Determining the crown prince early allows for focused training and avoids power struggles among the princes.

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Having finally resolved the issues concerning the women in the harem, news also emerged regarding Timucheng's situation.

Despite the numerous checkpoints and strict defenses in the northwest, Timucheng was finally captured.

Timucheng contacted the Jian Kingdom spies who were lurking in the area, disguised himself as an ordinary merchant, and tried to escape by blending into the merchant caravan.

But Duan Kui had anticipated this possibility long ago.

Having dealt with the enemy forces on the border for a long time, Duan Kui had a very clear understanding of the enemy's thinking.

His men pretended to let Timothy pass at one checkpoint, making the group lower their guard, and then set up more guards at the next checkpoint, laying a trap.

They finally succeeded in capturing Timur.

It must be said that even when he was wanted, Timucheng was still the same brave and fearless general.

Even when he was at his wit's end, he would never compromise, fighting desperately and resisting to the death.

This operation resulted in the loss of many soldiers before successfully capturing Timur.

Enraged, Duan Kui drew his sword and pressed it against Timucheng's neck, nearly losing control and slashing down.

But at the last moment, reason prevailed over impulse. He thought that a living person was more valuable than a corpse, so he held back.

Timur was in no better shape at this time; one of his arms had been cut off, leaving only a thin layer of skin connecting it to his body, forcing him to have it amputated.

He has countless injuries, both large and small, all over his body.

There is a risk of infection after the amputation surgery, and in any case, Timur will not be able to recover in the short term.

The Jian Kingdom lost a great general and 100,000 elite troops.

Most importantly, the most likely route of attack has been discovered, making it even more difficult for Jian Kingdom to break through in the future.

Although the Jian Kingdom and the Cong Kingdom did not officially go to war and did not fight on the battlefield, the Cong Kingdom won a great victory in this silent battle at the border!

The Jian Kingdom suffered heavy losses and is unlikely to start a war in the short term, which also gives the aging Cong Kingdom time to recuperate.

To describe her as being in her twilight years is not because Yu Muhuai is overly pessimistic, but because she is very clear-headed.

The various antics and disturbances of the previous emperors were not something she could recover from in just four short years.

So when Jian State extended an olive branch and proposed to negotiate peace terms through marriage, Yu Muhuai wavered.

Yes, a month after Cong Kingdom captured Timucheng, Jian Kingdom sent an envoy to propose peace talks.

The news sent shockwaves throughout the imperial court.

The border disputes between the Jian Kingdom and the Cong Kingdom have a long history, and several emperors before Wan Zhixin were deeply troubled by them.

This is a major problem that has weighed on the minds of recent emperors and is a frequent topic of discussion in the court.

Jian Kingdom is located on grasslands and is cold and frozen all year round.

The different geographical environment and cultural conditions compared to the Cong Kingdom have resulted in the Jian people being known for their fierce and robust nature. They primarily consume meat, with relatively little rice and vegetables, leading to a generally strong and robust physique among their people.

This also gave Jian State a unique advantage in warfare. Their soldiers were all larger than those of Cong State.

In the past, the two countries could stand on equal footing, but since the late emperor came to power, Cong has suffered repeated defeats, its national strength has gradually weakened, and Cong has become increasingly decadent.

The Jian Kingdom was already powerful and only wanted to take over the Cong Kingdom in one fell swoop and enter the Central Plains, where the environment was better and more suitable for development and survival.

Historically, the ministers in the court would only speculate on when Cong would take the initiative to negotiate peace, never imagining that Jian would actually send an envoy to discuss the matter.

This shocked the court officials.

Shock as it may be, there are still important things to do.

Should we negotiate peace or not?

The debate in the court was incessant, and soon split into two factions—the peace faction and the war faction.

The pro-peace faction believes that Cong State has finally seen some improvement in recent years, and its national strength is gradually recovering. Now is the time for the people to recuperate and rebuild the country.

The victory in the Battle of Yueqing Mountain was largely thanks to His Majesty, who, by observing the stars at night, foresaw the future and thus achieved such a great triumph.

However, if it comes to a head-on confrontation, the Cong Kingdom might not be a match for the formidable Jian Kingdom army.

War is extremely costly and draining, with huge expenditures on military pay, food, weapons and equipment, reconstruction, and so on.

After a few battles, all the capital that has been painstakingly accumulated over the years will be squandered again.

Even if Cong Kingdom wins the battle, it will only be an empty shell riddled with holes, which will crumble at the first blow!
The pro-war faction believes that the Cong Kingdom has always followed the same principles for more than four hundred years.

No marriage alliances, no indemnities, no tributes, no ceding of territory; the emperor guards the nation's gates, the monarch dies for the state!

For a long time, the Kingdom of Cong has been the most powerful country in the world.

The same was true for the previous dynasties.

The people of Cong have their own dignity. How can they compromise with a foreign people for the sake of a temporary survival?

Once a breach is made, the dam will burst. Once there is a compromise, there will be countless compromises to come.

This is a situation that the ancestors of the Cong Kingdom absolutely did not want to see.

We would rather die fighting than compromise or negotiate peace!
Yu Muhuai sat on his high seat, quietly watching the ministers arguing endlessly in the court.

Standing at the forefront of the pro-peace faction was Zhan Zhong, the Minister of Personnel, who was also a member of the Grand Secretariat.

There have always been six Grand Secretaries, who are the six highest-ranking officials in the court.

Standing at the forefront of the pro-war faction was Huang Jidao, one of the chief ministers.

Huang Jidao was also a Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him an old stubborn man.

In the last few years of Wan Zhixin's reign, Jian Kingdom also proposed peace talks.

The reason Jian State made peace at that time was because they had an internal struggle for the throne, which led to internal strife. They wanted to temporarily cease hostilities and wait for internal harmony to be restored before resuming hostilities.

Wan Zhixin originally wanted to negotiate peace, as the Cong Kingdom was already engulfed in war and its people were suffering.

The peasant uprising has formed several powerful forces.

With the famine not being effectively controlled, people couldn't even get enough to eat, so they had no interest in the country and joined the peasant army one after another.

With several generals, including Duan Kui, killed in battle, Cong Kingdom had very few men available.

The Kingdom of Cong is in grave danger, teetering on the edge of a precipice, and about to plunge into the abyss.

At this time, the Jian State proposed peace talks, which brought a turning point to the Cong State.

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