Douluo: Protects Our Spirit Hall

However, although Qian Renxue had the intention to promote Wuhun Palace to come to the Tiandou Empire to compete, she could not directly insert Ye Qifeng's team into the elite competition without her own initiative.

 Otherwise, if you do something bad, it will easily arouse the suspicion of Emperor Xue Ye.

Similarly, she cannot take the initiative to stand up and express her opinions. It is best for Emperor Xueye to ask him, so that she can promote the matter with good reason.

  Anyway, as long as you convince Emperor Xue Ye, there is nothing else to worry about.

Although Prince Snow Star’s bunch of losers will definitely take this opportunity to criticize her, they will only use lip service at most and will not achieve anything.

as expected.

Just as thoughts were rapidly flowing through Qian Renxue’s mind.

Emperor Xueye, who was sitting in the imperial throne on the high platform, was obviously unhappy when he saw that no one stood up to express his opinion.

 But he did not show it. Instead, he glanced at many civil servants and generals with a steady gaze, and finally fell on the prince Xue Qinghe disguised by Qian Renxue:

“Qinghe, you are the crown prince. Now you are in charge of the Tiandou Royal Academy, and you are also in charge of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. What do you think of the application for the Wuhun Palace? Tell me what you think.”

Hearing the words, Xue Qinghe no longer hesitated, took a step forward, put his hand on his left chest and bowed to show respect, then straightened up and said:

“Reporting to my father, I believe that we can agree to Wuhun Palace’s request to send a student team to compete in the imperial city circle.”

As soon as these words came out, whispers came from the queue below again.

The Emperor Xueye, who was sitting on the high platform, was completely calm, his expression never changed. After the ministers discussed for a while, he raised his hand to stop him:

"Quiet!"

 Then he looked at Prince Xue Qinghe and said calmly:

  “Tell me your reasons.”

Xue Qinghe, who was dressed in snow-white clothes, had an upright posture and a modest smile. There was an air of elegance and benevolence in his body. His gentle voice said:

“Accepting Wuhun Palace’s application will bring several benefits to our Tiandou Empire.”

“First, we can take this opportunity to find out the general strength of the younger generation in Wuhun Palace.”

“The second is to ease the slightly tense situation between Tiandou Empire and Wuhun Palace, so that both parties can return to a situation of peaceful coexistence.”

"Third, in recent years, the Star Luo Empire has become more and more rampant. It is determined to destroy the Tiandou Empire. It not only hoards heavy troops at the border, but also often invades the empire's borders, resulting in constant border friction and endless wars. Now the situation is even more serious. , the war may expand at any time.”

“Therefore, we must also win over the support of Wuhun Palace to put pressure on the Star Luo Empire, delay the Star Luo Empire’s intention to annex the Tiandou Empire, and buy us more time.”

“And by agreeing to Wuhun Palace’s application, we can release some goodwill to Wuhun Palace. This will serve multiple purposes, and I think it’s feasible.”

As soon as Xue Qinghe finished speaking, the row of ministers standing behind him immediately stood up and echoed:

“Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said makes sense, and I agree with you.”

 “I also second the proposal.”

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

 For a time, there were endless voices of support.

However, there will always be people who hold the opposite opinion, or in other words, as long as the prince Xue Qinghe agrees, he will oppose it.

Prince Xue Xing took a step sideways, came to the center of the platform, faced Emperor Xue Ye, and shouted loudly:

“Your Majesty, you must not allow it. Wuhun Palace’s wild ambitions are no different from those of the Star Luo Empire, or even worse. We must not allow them to get their hands on our Heaven Dou Empire.”

“This continent-wide elite soul master academy competition, Wuhun Palace, as one of the organizers, has already occupied a spot in the finals, but now it wants to interfere with the Tiandou Empire. It is unreasonable.”

“They don’t go to the Star Luo Empire to compete, but they come to the Tiandou Empire. What does this mean? Don’t they think our Tiandou Empire is weak and can be bullied?”

“If we agree to Wuhun Palace’s application this time, and we are deprived of a spot in the finals by them again, wouldn’t our Tiandou Empire become a joke?”

After a pause, Prince Xuexing glanced at his brother who was sitting in the imperial throne above the high platform. Seeing that he had no intention of blaming him, he became even bolder:

“Furthermore, it’s not just the Star Luo Empire that has seen changes in recent years. The same can be said for the Spirit Hall as well.”

“Intelligence shows that Wuhun Palace has been secretly building and hoarding an army of soul masters. What does this mean? It shows that they also have the possibility of getting involved in the Tiandou Empire.”

"Nowadays, except for the imperial city circle and the provinces directly under the imperial family, the Empire is still under the control of the empire. The other affiliated kingdoms and principalities are basically in a state of not listening to instructions or announcements. No one knows whether there is any collusion among them. Or a traitor who turns to Wuhun Palace."

“In addition, the Xingluo Empire in the south is eyeing us, and is determined to engulf our Tiandou Empire in the north.”

"Your Majesty, this is a time of internal and external troubles. We must not let wolves into the house again. The Wuhun Palace is not a good thing."

 “The emperor’s words are wrong.”

Before Prince Xue Xing could finish his words, Xue Qinghe took a step sideways and came to the center of the high platform where the emperor's seat was. He looked at the former indifferently, but his words were not polite at all:

“What you said before may have some truth, but the latter ones don’t seem to have anything to do with the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, right?”

“It was just a competition between soul masters. Why did you say that if you agreed to Wuhun Palace’s application, the Heaven Dou Empire would be destroyed?”

“Uncle, you are worrying too much.”

Prince Xuexing suddenly looked at the prince who interrupted him, his voice showing obvious anger:

 “Why doesn’t it matter?”

"The Continental Senior Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is one of the important ways for the Tiandou Empire to recruit soul master talents. If Wuhun Palace is allowed to get involved, the soul master talents that should belong to the empire may be lost to the Martial Arts Hall. Soul Palace to win over."

“You must know that every student who can participate in the elite competition of the Advanced Soul Master Academy is an elite among soul masters and a pillar of the empire. If they fall into the hands of Wuhun Palace, wouldn’t it be worth the loss?”

 Prince Snow Star shook his sleeves violently, blowing his beard and staring:

“When they grow up in the future, what if they follow Wuhun Palace’s instigation and deal with the Tiandou Empire? The empire will be in danger by then.”

“I am thinking about the empire, so why worry about it?”

"Uncle Huang is right." At this time, the fourth prince Xue Beng finally couldn't help but stand up, "Wuhun Palace is so ambitious that we cannot agree to their application."

Seeing that the two leaders stood up to oppose the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, their subordinate ministers also stood up and echoed:

“His Royal Highness the Prince and His Highness the Fourth Prince are right, they must not agree to Wuhun Palace’s request.”

“That’s right, I can’t agree to it.” “The same goes for me.”

 The prince’s subordinates were also not to be outdone:

“Shit, His Highness the Crown Prince is right. We should agree to Wuhun Palace’s application, show due goodwill, and ease the relationship with Wuhun Palace.”

“That is, acting like you will only intensify the conflict between the two sides, give the Tiandou Empire another powerful enemy, and make the situation more complicated.”

“I believe that the advice of His Royal Highness should be followed.”

ˆ “.”

 For a time, the entire political hall became noisy, with both sides spitting and attacking each other, and the voices became louder and louder.

Until Emperor Xue Ye finally couldn't bear it anymore, he roared suddenly:

"enough!"

 The venue instantly returned to silence, and you could hear the drop of a needle.

Emperor Xue Ye took a deep breath. His health was really getting worse. He would have to breathe for a long time even if he shook his body slightly and even roared in great glory.

 But he couldn't care about that much at the moment, so he had to deal with the somewhat thorny political matter at hand first.

Prince Xue Qinghe's suggestion was very pertinent, and although what Prince Xuexing said was a bit nonsense and meant to quarrel with the prince, it also had some truth.

Emperor Xue Ye was vaguely inclined to agree with the prince's suggestion, but he would not make a decision so easily.

With a roll of his eyes, Emperor Xueye's eyes instantly fell on Ning Fengzhi, the only person in the entire political hall who remained calm and undisturbed by the outside world, and wanted to hear his opinion:

“Sect Leader Ning, do you think the empire should agree to Wuhun Palace’s application?”

Ning Fengzhi bowed slightly towards Emperor Xueye and nodded, but his tone was extremely indifferent:

"Your Majesty, I am a person outside the court, and I dare not make rash comments on the political affairs of the empire."

"My appearance in the main hall this time happened to coincide with the meeting. I was invited by His Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't dare to refuse. It was an act of overstepping my bounds. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Although that is said, it is not certain whether Ning Fengzhi's inner thoughts are like this.

 In the past, he was absolutely unwilling to step into the dirty political whirlpool of the Tiandou Empire. Taking up the position of Crown Prince and Grand Master was already the limit of his sincerity in cooperating with the Tiandou royal family.

 But now it’s different.

If you want to unite with the Tiandou Empire to form an alliance against the Wuhun Palace, you must deal with the imperial officialdom.

 The title of Prince and Grand Master can be used as an entry point into the imperial political situation.

Of course, his appearance here in the political hall is also a reflection of win-win cooperation with Prince Xue Qinghe.

Emperor Xueye didn't know the reason why Ning Fengzhi came uninvited, but it was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for the latter to come to the court.

 He naturally wouldn't care about Ning Fengzhi's rudeness, nor would he ask too much of him.

However, as the head of one of the three upper sects, the Qibao Glazed Sect, Ning Fengzhi had a sharp strategic vision, so he still wanted to hear Ning Fengzhi’s opinion.

Emperor Xueye laughed and said loudly:

“Hey, Sect Leader Ning, you are the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and you already have an official position. You can follow the Crown Prince freely in and out of the court. What’s the crime?”

“Sect Master Ning, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. I also want to hear your opinions.”

"Your Majesty is overly complimentary." Ning Fengzhi smiled modestly and said warmly: "I don't dare to take my opinion seriously, but I do have some humble opinions."

Emperor Xueye’s eyes lit up:

 “Sect Master Ning, please speak.”

Ning Fengzhi immediately stopped refusing:

“In my opinion, Your Majesty might as well follow His Highness the Crown Prince’s suggestion and agree to Wuhun Palace’s application to send a team to compete in the Tiandou Empire.”

"As His Highness the Prince said, this is just a competition between the elite students of the high-level soul master academy. It can also be said to be an exchange and discussion between low-level soul masters. It will have minimal impact on the political situation of the Tiandou Empire and even the situation on the entire continent. It’s not as serious as Prince Snowstar said.”

 Speaking of this, Ning Fengzhi glanced at Prince Xuexing indifferently, and saw that his face darkened visibly.

His words not only secretly elevated Prince Xue Qinghe, but also faintly belittled Prince Xue Xing. It is strange that Prince Xue Xing's face is not ugly.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and turned a blind eye to it. Then he changed his tone and continued:

“However, Prince Xuexing is right about one thing, and that is the problem of the brain drain of soul masters.”

“But this is inevitable. After all, what soul masters most yearn for, or favor most, is to join a powerful soul master force.”

"Among all the soul master forces in the entire Douluo Continent, Wuhun Palace is the most powerful and has the most soul master resources. It is understandable that soul master students yearn for Wuhun Palace."

Of course, Ning Fengzhi would not criticize Wuhun Palace for robbing soul master talents.

 Because the spirit master forces that compete with the Tiandou Empire for soul master talents are not just the Wuhun Palace. Other sects and family forces, including their Qibao Glazed Sect, are also competing for soul master talents.

And among them, the Qibao Glazed Sect is the most active.

After all, the Qibao Glazed Sect is a auxiliary sect, and all combat-type soul masters must be recruited from outside the sect. This means that they must spare no effort to **** soul master talents.

Ning Fengzhi didn’t say much about the issue of soul master talents, and then continued based on what Prince Xuexing just said:

“As for the fact that His Highness the Prince said that Wuhun Palace is building and hoarding an army of soul masters, this is indeed true. However, this is something Wuhun Palace does every year, so it can be regarded as clear intelligence.”

“After all, the order of the soul master world is still controlled by Wuhun Palace, and the soul master army is their law enforcement force.”

“Even if there are any changes in the spirit master army in Wuhun Palace, they will first target the spirit master forces in the spirit master world. Generally, they will not target the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo.”

“Unless there is evidence that Wuhun Palace has reached out to the secular world, such as grasping intelligence information about legions formed by ordinary soldiers, there is no need to worry about Wuhun Palace taking action against the Tiandou Empire in the short term.”

“In view of the current situation faced by the Tiandou Empire, it seems that the challenges posed by the Star Luo Empire are more severe, so it is a good choice to temporarily release some goodwill to the Wuhun Palace.”

“As for how to deal with the relationship with Wuhun Palace in the future, it will not be too late to consider it later.”

 At the end, Ning Fengzhi said clearly to Emperor Xueye:

“Therefore, considering the current situation facing the empire, I agree more with His Highness the Crown Prince’s proposal and agree to Wuhun Palace’s application to participate.” (End of this chapter)