The second person who traveled through time and space and became a pig

The Minister of War looked around and saw that no one came forward to offer opinions or suggestions, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

However, he did not give up, but took a step to the left and walked out of the queue. He clasped his hands together, saluted to the king, and then said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, 'If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth'. Since that traitor Kate Hong wants to seize our Longwei City, then we will fight him head-on! Now all the troops in the city are fully prepared, with complete weapons and equipment, and sufficient food and grass reserves. We are united and determined, and I believe that Kai De Hong will not be able to gain any benefits!"

Minister of War Cateli has always been a warmonger. After hearing the news, his originally silent heart became active again.

Over the past half month, he has been actively preparing and coordinating all aspects to prepare for the upcoming war. Now, facing the enemy's threat, he stood up without hesitation and expressed his willingness to fight the enemy to the end.

"Fighting is always the last resort. Can we defeat the enemy without fighting? Longwei City is the ancient capital of the Longwei Empire for 300 years. I don't want it to be damaged in the slightest."

Kaidewei's tone sounded somewhat helpless and anxious. He hoped to find a peaceful way to resolve the problem and avoid the destruction and losses caused by war.

In fact, Kadwei knew clearly what this war meant to him.

As the ancient capital of the Longwei Empire, Longwei City carries too much historical sedimentation and glory. Once the city is baptized by war, it will not only bring huge losses to the country, but also affect his personal reputation.

More importantly, this chapter of shame will be recorded in history books, becoming a stain that cannot be erased in his life. Therefore, he urgently hopes to find a way to win without fighting, so as to protect national interests and preserve his own reputation.

However, reality is often more cruel than imagination. Facing a powerful enemy, it is not easy to achieve this goal. But no matter what, Kaidewei is determined to go all out and find a way out of the predicament.

"Then I don't have any good ideas. I am a warrior who only knows how to wield swords and guns. It's fine for me to fight, but it's too difficult for me to think of a solution! However, as long as the king gives the order, I am willing to lead my men to kill all these bandits!"

The Minister of War bowed respectfully and then returned to the team.

Defense Minister Marile carefully glanced at the Emperor's expression, and when he found that there was no change in him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly walked out of the team.

"Your Majesty, if you don't want to go to war, it would be better to send someone to negotiate with Kaidehong. After all, we are all family, so how can there be so many unsolvable conflicts?" Marile said cautiously.

"Humph! What a joke! I don't think Kaideheng has any intention of negotiating! His army has surrounded us tightly. It's obvious that he wants to seize Longwei City and establish himself as the king and become the new emperor! This traitor is so despicable!"

The Minister of War was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. His eyes were wide open and he spoke with gritted teeth. His hot temper suddenly exploded, making everyone around him nervous. He waved his arms, as if to vent all the anger in his heart.

After hearing this, several other ministers echoed and expressed their approval. They also expressed indignation and dissatisfaction with Kaidehong's behavior. For a moment, the atmosphere in the court was solemn and everyone was silent.

"Do you have a plan to repel the enemy? If you are not sure of victory, you have to negotiate with them. There is no other way. Your Majesty has sent troops to test them several times, but they were successfully intercepted by the enemy. How can I fight them when I don't have any strength?"

The Minister of War and the Minister of Defense are from the same family, but they actually started arguing in the hall.

"Did you accept benefits from Kaidehong? You actually want to negotiate with him!" The Minister of War asked. He was a straightforward man and a warrior, and he didn't care about face or not.

"Humph, we are all important officials of the country, how could I do such a thing?" The Minister of Defense said angrily. Although he did have such thoughts in his mind, he certainly could not admit it now.

"Don't play dumb, we all know the truth!" the Minister of War said bluntly.

"You..." The Defense Minister's face turned pale with anger. He didn't expect the Minister of War to be so rude.

"Enough! How can you two quarrel in the court?" The emperor finally couldn't help but speak. He glared at the two of them, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The Minister of War and the Minister of Defense immediately knelt down and apologized.

"I asked you to come here to discuss countermeasures, not to listen to your quarrels!" the emperor shouted angrily, "Don't you have any other ideas?"

"Your Majesty, I think the only option now is to seek peace," the Defense Minister said cautiously.

"Ask for peace? How can we bow our heads and show weakness to the enemy?" the Minister of War retorted.

"Then what do you say we should do? We simply don't have enough troops to fight them now." the Defense Minister asked back.

"Humph, I think you just want to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some benefits." The Minister of War sneered.

"Don't slander me!" The Minister of Defense jumped up in anger.

"Okay, stop arguing!" The emperor rubbed his temples, looking very tired.

"It's no use for you to keep arguing like this."

"Your Majesty, there is actually another way we can try." The Minister of Taxation at the side suddenly spoke up.

"Oh? What method?" Kadwei asked curiously.

"We can send people to ask for help from other lords, maybe we can get some help."

suggested the Minister of Revenue.

"It's impossible that the Sword Spirit Master is so powerful that he won't send troops to support us," Kadewei denied directly.

"Your Majesty, we can send envoys to various places to explain the situation and say that if they can provide assistance, we will give them generous rewards." The Minister of Taxation continued.

"You can consider it. This is an idea until there is no other solution." The emperor still gave affirmation to the Minister of Taxation. The method he proposed was much better than those proposed by the Minister of War and the Minister of Defense.

"Your Majesty, Kateri dared to slander me. Your Majesty, he has put such a big hat on me. Please make the decision, Your Majesty." The Minister of Defense was anxious, but after thinking about the strength of the Minister of War, he still put the blame on Katewe.

Kaidwei, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the two men. As for their personalities, he preferred the Minister of War, because he was a straightforward man with no intention of harming others, while the Minister of Defense was in charge of the army's money and all other affairs, so it was inevitable that he would be somewhat corrupt.

"Minister of War Carteri, be careful with your words. Don't make false statements. You need evidence when you speak. If you have evidence, show it now. If you don't have evidence, you will be fined for half a year."

Kaidewei thought for a while and said that he had also received some information that many of Long Weicheng's people were in contact with Kaidehong outside. If this was true, it would obviously not help him to defend the city.

He wanted to test these civil and military officials to see how they would react.

Kaidewei was obviously not very afraid, because the seal of control over the army was always in his hands. As long as the army was in his hands, all his plans would be useless.

The emperor's seal is a symbol of the emperor's power. His intelligence organization learned that all the military commanders rarely interact with outsiders these days, but the literati are different. Every day, the guests are full, and no one knows what they are talking about. This also shows that the literati are more likely to sing a different tune from Kaidewei.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I don't have any evidence. However, I have been very busy with defense matters in recent days, and there have been a lot of people coming in and out of my house. I don't know why."

The Minister of War fell to his knees, seemingly defending himself, but also seemingly setting a trap for the Minister of Defense, Marile.

Kaidwei's eyes then turned to the Minister of Defense, only to see that the Minister of Defense was looking at the Emperor sincerely, as if he was innocent.

However, Marile knew that this was just the beginning. His Majesty the Emperor would not easily trust anyone now, especially during this sensitive period.

Marile took a deep breath and said calmly, "Your Majesty, please do not believe the words of the Minister of War. Obviously he has not produced any evidence, but what he said is undoubtedly a false accusation."

His Majesty the Emperor nodded to show his understanding.

He was well aware of the complexity of court struggles, so he usually reserved his attitude towards such unfounded accusations.

Marile continued:

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you investigate this matter. If I really have a problem, Your Majesty will deal with it; but if this is just a false accusation, then we should bring the person who framed him to justice to prevent him from harming more kind people." The voice of the Minister of Defense was clear and firm, which moved people.

After pondering for a moment, His Majesty the Emperor slowly said, "Marilai, you are right. This matter does need to be investigated thoroughly. However, before that, we need more evidence. After all, the words of the Minister of Defense alone cannot prove that you are guilty."

His Majesty the Emperor's eyes are deep and majestic, making people feel his authority and wisdom as a ruler.

Marile was secretly delighted, for the Emperor's words meant that he did not completely believe the slander of the Minister of Justice. As long as he could find enough evidence, they would be able to clear their name.

Marile bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your wise decision. I believe that as long as we investigate further, we will be able to find out the truth."

Marile's tone was full of confidence, as if he had already seen the outcome of the matter.

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "Don't worry, Marile. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. However, you must also be careful to avoid getting into trouble again. If I fail to find out this time, then your crime of false accusation will constitute a crime and you will no longer have to serve as the Minister of War."

Kaidewei was still a little disappointed with the military god. Since he had spoken, but could not produce any evidence, what should he do as an emperor? He couldn't arrest Mali and torture him without any evidence. This was not the way of a wise ruler.

The Minister of Defense said with tears of gratitude: "Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty is wise. I think this Minister of War can only frame loyal officials.

Your Majesty, I have investigated in detail. The ministers who have come to my mansion these days are all here to study strategies to repel the enemy, prepare food and armor for the soldiers, and handle other matters. My mansion is originally used to handle these matters, so it is inevitable that there will be some noise, but this does not mean that the people who come and go in our mansion are all messy people! "

The Housing Minister is obviously not an easy person to deal with. As he said, the things he is in charge of are originally more complicated, so it is understandable that he interacts with more people.

"Oh?"

Kateri looked at the Minister of Defense with an intriguing smile on her face, "I see, Lord Mali really has a lot of friends."

Mali's heart tightened, but he remained calm: "As the Minister of Defense, I naturally have to deal with people from all sides. This is also to better perform my duties."

Kateri smiled and said, "Yes, Lord Marile is right. But..." He changed the subject and said, "If someone takes advantage of his position to make friends with people he shouldn't, that would be a problem, right?"

Mali's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I definitely didn't do that! Please believe me!"

Katewei frowned, looking at Kateri and Mali, thinking secretly in his heart. Although Malilai did have some problems, he could not be easily convicted without solid evidence. After all, as the king of a country, he needed to consider the impact of various aspects.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now." Katewei waved his hand, "Lord Marile, I hope you can pay attention to your behavior. I don't want to see anything happen that is not conducive to the stability of the country." This time the Minister of War came out directly to identify the Minister of Defense. In fact, it was arranged by Katewei. He just wanted to warn the ministers who were ready to make moves that if there were any unusual movements, he, Katewei, would know everything.

Marile nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely pay attention!"

Kateri looked at Marile with a hint of coldness in his eyes. He knew that Marile must be hiding something, but now was not the time to expose him. He had to wait for the right moment to let Marile reveal more flaws.

At this time, the chief of the Imperial Guard, Long Rui, stepped out from the team.

"Your Majesty, according to the spies, in addition to the Kaidehong army sent half a month ago, there are nearly 20 new troops, and a mysterious force also gathered in Kaidehong's team a few days ago. This mysterious force looks like people from the Black Mountain Sect." Long Rui did not respond to the others' words, but went straight to talk about things related to the war.

Katewei finally came to his senses after hearing this. This was not the time to investigate who had contact with Kaidehong. The capital had to be stabilized first. Then the war was inevitable. They had to win this battle first and then investigate other ministers.