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Although Zhou Wu and his military generals disapproved of the methods used by these civil officials, there was nothing they could do; each of them indeed had their own strengths.

Zhou Wu prepared to close the curtains and rest, to chat with Zhou Gong about life, but the discussions he overheard were becoming increasingly strange.

"Your Majesty, King Goryeo has no heir. Currently, there are two people who are the most popular candidates to succeed to the throne: one is Prime Minister Park Il-il, and the other is a distant relative of the Goryeo royal family. I request Your Majesty to make the decision."

After the civil official finished speaking, he adopted an arrogant expression, as if he had done something extraordinary.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wu felt his worldview crumble.

Looking at the ministers in the main hall, who all seemed to take the plan for granted, and then at Li Tiancheng standing tall, who appeared to be genuinely considering who to appoint as the new King Gaoli.

What the hell? The Dragon Army worked so hard to conquer this territory, and now they're just going to give it back? Isn't that just pure vengefulness?

Feudal society was the worst of times. It may have lacked human rights, had imperfect laws, and even lacked basic living security. However, feudal society was also the best of times. It allowed powerful nations to become even stronger without restraint. No matter what means they used to annex other countries, no one would stand on the moral high ground and criticize them.

But the real problem is that there are incompetent teammates within our own ranks. At this critical moment, they are still spouting righteousness and morality, and they actually returned the territory that they had worked so hard to conquer to others, and even went to great lengths to find a successor for them.

"Your Majesty, this is my report."

Just as all the officials were waiting for the emperor to give his answer after thinking it over, a voice stood out abruptly in the court.

"Zhou Wu!"

When everyone saw that it was Zhou Wu, they were relieved. After all, only Zhou Wu, this hothead, would do some nonsensical things at certain times and places.

“Zhou Wu, today we are discussing the reconstruction of Gaoli Kingdom with His Majesty. This is a matter of great importance, so it would be best to discuss your matter later.”

The one who spoke was that incompetent teammate. He clearly thought it was his turn to shine, so why did Zhou Wu suddenly jump out?

"Lord Pig, uh, no, what is your surname, sir?"

"My surname is Zhu."

Lord Zhu was somewhat puzzled. "Didn't you call them all correctly? Why are you asking what they mean?"

"What a terrible teammate, um, my lord. The matter I'm reporting concerns the reconstruction of Gaoli Kingdom."

"Oh, Zhou Wu has an opinion? Tell me about it."

Before Pig Lord could even interject, Li Tiancheng became interested. He hadn't realized that Zhou Wu had such unique insights into these matters.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have a few questions I would like to ask this pig."

Zhou Wu turned to look at Lord Pig, his face full of sincere smiles. However, some people who knew Zhou Wu knew that this man's wicked schemes were about to begin again.

"Humph."

Although he didn't want to pay attention to Zhou Wu, with His Majesty above him, Lord Pig could only protest silently.

"What did you mean by your suggestion just now?"

"Nonsense. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Although King Gaoli is dead, there are still millions of Gaoli people who need a suitable monarch to lead them to continue living. Just now, I was naturally helping the country of Gaoli find a suitable new monarch."

After saying this, Lord Pig still had a disdainful expression on his face, thinking that Zhou Wu had some ability, but was nothing special.

"Good, good, good. Lord Pig truly lives up to his reputation as a role model for officials of our Great Dragon, with a compassionate heart and a desire to help the world."

"Hmph, easy to say."

Lord Pig thought Zhou Wu was really collapsing, and a hint of smugness appeared on his cold face.

"But I think you've misplaced your good intentions."

His smugness lasted only three seconds before Zhou Wu abruptly changed his tone, pointing at the other party and launching a stern attack.

"you.."

"As an official of the Great Dragon, you are going beyond thinking about Gao Liguo. This land that my millions of soldiers fought for has been returned to them. Are you going to make a big fuss about it?"

"Hmph, my Great Dragon treats people and handles affairs with benevolence, humility, and in accordance with the interests of sages. What is wrong with that? On the contrary, you act like a street ruffian, roaring in the court and actually wanting to seize other countries' lands for yourself, putting my Great Dragon in a position of being unrighteous and unjust. What crime should you be punished for?"

Pig Lord was not afraid either; he clearly had some skills and could even hold his own against Zhou Wu for a few rounds.

"Hmph, we fought hard and finally defeated Gaoli Kingdom. It can be called Gaoli Prefecture, Gaoli County, or even Gaoli County, but it can no longer be called Gaoli Kingdom."

On the military side, you were all stunned by Zhou Wu's words. The Great Dragon Dynasty, and even the previous dynasty, had always promised the other party that as long as the other party had a certain number of people, they would immediately return all the occupied territory.

This has led to a situation where the surrounding small countries appear respectful to the dragon on the surface, but in reality, they have no fear whatsoever.

When there's an opportunity to gain an advantage, one should never let it pass by; when trouble arises, one should simply admit fault. Perhaps if the Great Dragon is in a good mood, it might even offer some compensation. This is the common mentality of neighboring small countries, which directly leads to the Great Dragon's border security being like a skin disease, impossible to eradicate and constantly recurring.

"you..."

Lord Pig tried to argue, but was immediately overwhelmed by Zhou Wu's imposing manner.

"Your Majesty, in this battle, Gao Li provoked first. It's a dog-eat-dog world. Since we've lost, we can only be forgotten in the long river of history. Our Great Dragon is willing to accept him as part of the Great Dragon. This is what the people of Gao Li have been hoping for. If we agree to what this pig lord says, I'm afraid the people of Gao Li will not agree."

"Zhou Wu, you are spreading heresy. Gao Liguo's language is different from our Great Dragon. How can he be a part of the Great Dragon?"

“Lord Pig, as far as I know, my Great Dragon has ninety-three ethnic minorities. They also speak different languages, but aren’t they still my Great Dragon’s people?”

“Even though I, Lao Sha, am from an ethnic minority, I can still speak Dalong language.”

Coincidentally, there was a general from an ethnic minority in the military camp who shared his experience, which made Li Tiancheng's eyes light up.

He had previously said that he had never thought about, nor dared to think about, annexing Gaoli, because there was no precedent for it. But after Zhou Wu said that, it would be a bit unreasonable for him not to accept Gaoli.

"Zhou Wu, do the people of Gaoli really hope that our Great Dragon will accept them?"

When Li Tiancheng asked the question unintentionally, Pig Master's heart skipped a beat.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. When our Great Dragon Army entered the capital of Gaoli, the people greeted us with smiles. At the time, I thought they were up to some kind of trickery. But after sending people to inquire, I discovered that the Gaoli Dynasty treated its people harshly, and their lives were miserable. So when we overthrew the Dark Dynasty, the people welcomed us with open arms."

"Really? Is that so?"

“All the soldiers who went to war can testify to this.”

“Your Majesty, I can testify.”

“I can also testify.”

After speaking, Gu Changqing stepped forward, followed by Lu Da, Zhang Liao, Pei Yuanfei, and other soldiers who had gone on the expedition, all of whom stood up to testify for Zhou Wu.