I blame the system for licking dogs

In Kyoto, that ordinary-looking small courtyard was once again crowded with guards. This small courtyard was the meeting place for the heads of the Nine Sects, and decisions that led the entire empire were issued from this small courtyard.

During the last Blue Sky Incident, only six family heads were present, but this time there were eight people sitting in the room.

Shang He, the first vice president of the Warriors Association, and Zhong Jiong (gui), one of the three giants of the Warlocks Association, appeared at the top of the long table.

No one among the eight old people spoke, as if they were still waiting for someone.

After a while, the door opened slightly, and an old man with an old but majestic face walked into the conference room with the support of a beautiful woman and sat on the dragon chair.

Except for Jiang Heng, who was in a wheelchair, all the eight family heads stood up and bowed. They raised their hands in front of their foreheads, with their fingers folded together and their thumbs facing each other. This was the standard courtesy of a courtier in the Qin Dynasty.

Great Qin has abolished kneeling and worshiping for nearly a thousand years, but other etiquette cannot be abolished, even if they are the heads of the nine families.

The old emperor nodded, and the heads of the family returned to their seats and closed their eyes.

The emperor was actually not very old, less than a hundred years old. However, due to the restriction that the Emperor of Qin was not allowed to be a warrior or sorcerer, all emperors had a very limited lifespan, not even as long as ordinary people.

Emperor Qin Yuan, who lived to be over ninety years old, was considered a long-lived person. He looked the most aged, but in fact more than half of the old people here were older than him.

After all the family heads took their seats, the gorgeous woman standing behind the emperor said: "Your Majesty just wants to ask if the Hong League is going to go to war. If so, then this year's military expenditure needs to be doubled."

Although this noble woman looks to be in her thirties and has radiant skin, she is actually in her fifties. She is a martial artist in the martial arts realm and the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty. The body of Emperor Yuan is getting worse and worse.

After that, he had been assisting Emperor Yuan in handling government affairs, and he was quite famous among the people for his talent.

There is no saying in Da Qin that a woman cannot become emperor. If it were not for the fact that the eldest princess was a warrior, she would undoubtedly be the best candidate to succeed him.

When the eldest princess said this, it meant that the main topic of this meeting was the issue of military expenditures, but this issue involved too many things and needed to be discussed.

"Vice President Tang has not returned yet. I'm afraid the situation is already in danger. Our association has suffered heavy losses this time. Chief Warden Qiu Shan and the nine wardens are all masters of our Warriors Association." Shang He, Vice President of the Warriors Association, said.

It is said that the vice-president has a lower status than everyone here, but the president of the Warriors Association has not been involved in worldly affairs for more than ten years, and Shang He has always been managing the association. Not to mention that he represents the Warriors Association, so he is naturally confident.

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In terms of force value alone, the Warriors Association is the strongest. It also contributed the most in this trial and suffered the heaviest losses. Not to mention Qiu Shan, the martial arts sect, Tang Baiding was the top expert below the president of the Warriors Association.

After saying this, he looked at Song Zhiyuan, the head of the Song family. He was the one who promoted this trial. The reason why all the family heads agreed to this situation at that time was because Song Zhiyuan said that he had accurate information, proving that there was Hong in the Lantian incident.

Forces outside the alliance participate.

Now, only two old rivals, Hongmeng and Killer Alliance, have been fished out. Although they didn't say anything openly, they already had a sense of accountability.

"Nine sects are united. It is unnecessary to lose more. No elite child of any family died in the trial. Right now, Daozhou is the top priority." Song Zhiyuan pretended not to understand.

"There's nothing to say. The Hong League has been silent for hundreds of years. The last Blue Sky Incident and this Daozhou incident are the biggest moves in the past few hundred years. There must be a war, so prepare for it actively." Baili

Hongtu said in a loud voice.

Di Wanren shook his head, "You shouldn't be so arbitrary. I can't figure out why the Hong League did this. Also, the Killer Alliance has joined forces with the Killer Alliance this time. This requires our special attention."

"The Killer Alliance has suddenly emerged. So far, we have no precise information about this organization. At first, we thought it would give the Hongmeng an additional opponent. Now it seems that the two have joined forces."

"This is not like Hongmeng's style, and I really can't find the purpose of Hongmeng's move. Daozhou is a useless place."

Di Wanren's words also caused the meeting to fall into silence again.

Not long after, Song Zhiyuan spoke, "I agree with Brother Di. This matter is fishy. Have you forgotten that even if the Hong League started a war, it would have been sixteen years ago. There was no war under those circumstances sixteen years ago."

, why now? The one from the Hong League always recovered from his head injury? Or did the Killer League give them the confidence?"

"Things are fishy, ​​and we should not rush to fight. Sixteen years ago, the conservatives of the Hongmeng could suppress the Hongmeng, and they can still do so now. We should not continue to exert pressure. History has told us countless times that the greater the pressure, the worse the Hongmeng will be.

The more united we are, the stronger our vitality becomes.”

"The best way at the moment is to secretly increase intelligence efforts, explore more information about the Island State Trial, and at the same time secretly mobilize public opinion to plunge the Hong League into internal strife again."

Wang Changli, the head of the Wang family, said solemnly: "I agree with Old Man Song. Why put in the effort when it can save trouble? What do the two presidents think?"

Shang He's expression seemed displeased. The Warriors Association had suffered the most this time. According to his original intention, he would use violent means to severely punish Daozhou and maintain the dignity of the Warriors Association. However, he had to admit that Song Zhiyuan's statement was the best option at the moment.

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He remained silent, acquiescing to this point of view.

Zhong Jiong, who had been silent throughout the whole process, had his eyes gleaming, "It's finally my turn to speak?"

He glanced around and said, "I don't care about worldly affairs in the association. The reason why I appear here this time is to warn you. I don't care what you think of me, an old man. But if you attack my apprentice, don't blame me for turning against you."

All the heads of the house had displeasure on their faces. No one in each house had a holiday with another, but the heads of the house all had status and would not mention such a thing on such an occasion.

"It's lucky that my apprentice didn't have an accident this time, and it's also your luck. Otherwise, Kyoto would have been in chaos. I don't care about other things, so I'll take my leave." After saying that, he stood up and left the room. In the end, he even forgot to salute Emperor Yuan.

This time, only one person from the Warlock Association participated in the trial, his apprentice, and all of this was done while he was in seclusion. When he came out of seclusion, he learned the news about his apprentice's life.

In anger, he directly expelled the two elders responsible for this trial. His temper was bad, and he knew in his heart that those two elders did not have the courage to do so, and only these people here had the courage to do so.

This was the scene where one of the three giants who never interfered in the affairs turned against the Nine Gates Conference.

When Zhong Jiong left the scene, Baili Hongtu said sadly: "This old guy is getting more and more dangerous..."

All the family heads, including Emperor Yuan, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, frowned. It could be seen that Zhong Jiong was indeed a problem for them, but they just didn't know why a sorcerer at the peak of the great master's level would give Jiumen a headache.

"Mr. Jiang, don't you say a few words?" Song Zhiyuan asked.

Jiang Heng had a gloomy face from beginning to end, "We can't just let the matter of Daozhou go, cut off Daozhou's resources and let them fend for themselves."

They could also understand Jiang Heng's anger. His favorite, Jiang Asakusa, had her innocence compromised by a mysterious master named Zhang Sanfeng in Shimashima.

In fact, Jiang Heng is the one who knows the inside story of Daozhou best. For some unknown reason, he did not share the information, especially the information about Liu Zhengjing.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. This was also what many people originally thought.

The reason why island states are worthless is not only because they are not easy to govern, but also because they cannot be self-sufficient. Fresh water, food, fruits and vegetables and other resources must be transported from the mainland, and the fiscal revenue they create is not even as good as what the mainland gives them every year.

support.

Now that the biggest purpose of Daozhou Prison no longer exists, there is no need to continue to support them. They need to let the world know that there is a price for causing chaos.

As for how many innocent people there are on the island, they don't care. If they are to blame, they have to blame the Killer Alliance and the Hongmeng.

Seeing that the tone of the meeting had been set, the eldest princess spoke again, "The Song family's support share this year will be increased by 10%."

The expressions of all the family heads did not change. Song Zhiyuan was not surprised by this and nodded directly.

The royal family basically does not participate in political affairs, but it supports the only warrior army in the Qin Dynasty. The money mainly comes from the finance, that is, the Nine Gates.

Therefore, the first question in this meeting was about military expenditures. Now that the meeting is basically over, military expenditures will no longer increase. The eldest princess directly asked for it, which was expected by everyone.

This trial suffered heavy losses, and someone must be responsible. Song Zhiyuan was the main driver of this matter, so the Song family must bear the responsibility.

Song Zhiyuan naturally knew it, so he had no other objections. This situation had happened countless times in history, and it had long been established.

This time, out of a hundred disciples of the Nine Sects, only four survived, Qin Zhi, Jiang Qancao, Jiang Zhan and Hu Zhe. This has been considered the most disastrous Nine Sect trial in the past thousand years. Someone must give an explanation.

This statement is not only about military expenditures, but also about the concessions made by other interests to the other eight sectors.

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The day after the small conference room ended.

The Great Qin Council held a general meeting. After the meeting, a news was announced that shocked the world. There was turmoil and chaos in Daozhou. Thirteen prisons were destroyed by thugs. All police officers died. The empire named all personnel as martyrs.

In response to the unrest in Daozhou, the assembly decided to cut off all material supplies in Daozhou until the mob in Daozhou surrendered again.

As soon as this announcement from the parliament came out, it quickly detonated the entire Qin Dynasty. This situation has only happened in the subordinate states in thousands of years. This is the first time in thousands of years that such a serious incident has occurred in the subordinate states of Qin.

Cutting off all material support proves that Da Qin has lost control of Daozhou, which is equivalent to Daozhou having rebelled.

There were various opinions for a while, and some experts pointed out that the empire's move was very benevolent and could defeat the enemy without fighting.

At the same time, many anti-war people stood up and called for severe punishment of the rebellious mob in Daozhou. This was a provocation to peace, a destruction of the peaceful life of the people of Daqin, and a sinner of history.

It's just that there are various voices in the mouths of the people that are difficult to unify.

An undercurrent of public opinion that the heads of the Nine Sects did not expect appeared, "Isn't Daqin not that permanent? After all, it already has an island state..."

Qin Zhi, who returned to the palace, looked at the various information at hand and smiled softly, "The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time..."