Chapter 167 Sacrifice The third prince is very annoyed. After the fight for the throne began, nothing went as planned. But he just couldn't let go of his anger. So many people in the whole Dayong world are watching him! It was under such circumstances that the Third Prince received a message from the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect thousands of miles away. The first reaction was extreme anger. Then he controlled his anger and forced himself to calm down. He glanced at the exaggerated and disrespectful parts in the words of the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect, extracted the key points, and grasped the core. "Are you looking for cooperation with me?" "What is the purpose?" "Like his father, who gave up the honorable and upright path and took the crooked path?"

"possible!" "Most likely!" Thoughts kept flashing through his mind as the Third Prince pondered over a countermeasure. At this time, he had accepted the invitation of Li Huizu, the governor of Qingzhou and the military supervisor of Pinghaiwei, and came to the flagship from the last warship of the Pinghaiwei navy and army. Li Huizu was asking for instructions: "Marshal Miao is in the command cabin commanding the entire army, and Deputy Marshal Ma is also here. Your Highness, would you like to go in and convey the spirit of His Majesty's instructions to them?" When Shi Guanzhong, the strategist following behind the Third Prince, heard this, his scalp instantly went numb. Is this a fucking request? Li Huizu, who once served as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, could not have been unaware of what this meant. So, this is a fucking warning! Although it's not to the point of showing no mercy at all, it's just short of a direct fall out. Shi Guanzhong was afraid that the Third Prince would not be able to control himself and would explode, making the situation even uglier. Fortunately, the Third Prince did not get angry, but remained calm and said solemnly: "Warfare is a major issue for a country, a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction, and it must be carefully considered. I was born in the deep palace and raised by women. I don't understand the affairs of the battlefield, so I won't go in and cause trouble for General Mu." As he spoke, the Third Prince glanced around and asked, "I wonder if there is any vacant room on the ship. It doesn't have to be big, just enough for me and Mr. Shi to have a seat and be able to sit down." Hearing the Third Prince's flawless and extremely appropriate reply, Shi Guanzhong breathed a sigh of relief and felt quite happy. As a counselor, the situation that one hopes to see most is that his advice is adopted. Obviously, the third prince took his harsh but frank advice to heart and was putting it into practice. Also, the phrase "have a place" is very well used. There was a hint of surprise in Li Huizu's eyes, but suddenly he felt it was natural and should be so. After all, it is the bloodline of Taizu. Before that incident happened, wasn't the current emperor also famous for being obsessed with martial arts and unwilling to care about state affairs? After he ascended the throne, what was wrong with his civil and military affairs? Thinking of this, Li Huizu bowed and then extended his hand, "Your Highness, please come this way."

"Envoy Li, please." The Third Prince's manners were perfect and no one could find fault with him. After walking for a while on the flagship, Li Huizu led the third prince and Shi Guanzhong to a meeting room not far from the command cabin. The room is not big and there are only a few seats inside. Every inch of space inside the battleship must be utilized to the maximum extent possible. Only this conference room, which was originally used for small meetings, was empty. "Envoy Li, go and do your work. Don't worry about me." The Third Prince found a chair and sat down naturally. He immediately expressed his position to Li Huizu solemnly, "My father sent me to Pinghaiwei, which is the same as going to the six ministries to observe government affairs. Now that the war is about to start, I will take a look and will not cause trouble for General Mu and Li Shijun. However, if there is any need for me, please tell General Mu to call at any time. I will not refuse." "promise." Li Huizu responded lightly and left the meeting room. Before leaving, I deliberately left the door ajar instead of closing it completely. This is a detail, but also a statement. This shows that his previous impolite remarks were due to his identity as the military supervisor of Pinghaiwei and were a proper response to the eunuch's outrageous remarks. It was not really a disrespect for the royal dignity or the Third Prince. Therefore, the third prince can enter and leave this meeting room at will, and Pinghaiwei does not impose any restrictions on him. As long as it doesn't interfere with the upcoming series of military operations. "Your Highness..." After Li Huizu walked away, Shi Guan set up an anti-eavesdropping device with his fingers, and was about to say some words of consolation to dispel any dissatisfaction that the Third Prince might have with the generals of Pinghaiwei in advance. "I know what Mr. Shi wants to say. Please rest assured, Mr. Shi, I have no anger, resentment or resentment in my heart." The Third Prince raised his right hand, stopped Shi Guan from talking, and said, "I have another matter that I need Mr. Shi to discuss." "Your Highness, please speak." Shi Guanzhong immediately swallowed the words that were about to come to his throat. The Third Prince immediately revealed the whole matter of the message sent by the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect. Even the words spoken by the Holy Son of the Eternal Demon Sect were paraphrased verbatim. "Your Highness, please allow me some time to think about this." After hearing what the third prince said, Shi Guanzhong said something and immediately fell into deep thought. The third prince waited quietly and thought to himself. As a strategist, Mr. Shi is extremely competent, his only shortcoming is that he is slow in making plans. If Mr. Shi had enough time to think, he would be able to come up with appropriate responses to matters no matter how big or small.

But faced with emergencies, I became a little anxious. But this is also reasonable. If Mr. Shi had not been so slow in his thinking, he would have entered the court and become a wise official long ago. Even if I can't serve you, I can still be an official in one of the six ministries. Why would one have to become a counsellor to gain advancement? After about an incense stick of time, Shi Guanzhong finished his contemplation and asked solemnly, "Your Highness, do you think the words of the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect are credible? I mean the royal bloodline." The third prince nodded. It is said that family disgrace should not be made public. I have already quoted the original words once and it is really difficult to bring them up again. "In this case, why not cooperate a little." Shi Guanzhong saw this and expressed his thoughts, "But Your Highness cannot cooperate with them." "Oh? What do you say?" The third prince immediately became interested. Shi Guanzhong said, "Your Highness is under the order of His Majesty to enter Pinghaiwei to observe the art of war and experience the dangers of battle. You do not have the right to make decisions on the spot. If you do a good job in matters related to overseas demon sects, it is not a credit, but if you do it badly, it is a sin. Moreover, Your Highness does not need to deliberately make meritorious deeds in the next few years. Therefore, I think Your Highness can hand this matter over to Envoy Li to handle." After a pause, Shi Guanzhong emphasized: "It must be Li Shijun, not Deputy Marshal Ma." "Why?" The third prince seemed to be thinking about something, then asked. Shi Guanzhong looked directly into the eyes of the Third Prince and said very bluntly: "This man is deceitful and cannot be trusted." "is it?" The third prince declined to comment. Shi Guanzhong didn't say much. It is the Third Prince’s business to decide who to use and who not to use. As a counselor, one can provide advice and express opinions, but one cannot step over the reins and make decisions for the ruler. What's more, the strategist often only sees one or several sides and it is difficult to see all sides. Who can be sure that the Third Prince doesn’t know that Ma Jinyu is cheating? Maybe this is exactly the "deception" that is used? After pondering for a while, the Third Prince made a decision: "As Mr. Shi said, let's hand this matter over to Envoy Li." Shi Guanzhong immediately understood and stood up and bowed: "Your Highness, I will go to Envoy Li to discuss this matter." "Ah." The third prince nodded slightly. Shi Guanzhong saluted, left the small conference room, and went to the command cabin to look for Li Huizu.

But Li Huizu was not in the command cabin at this moment. The main force of Pinghaiwei headed back to the open sea, and the first island they passed was Benchu ​​Island, but they did not enter the port. Li Huizu has already taken the opportunity to go to Benchu ​​Island, and so has Ma Jinyu. Miao Zongren, Yang Qingren and Huang Juecheng continued to lead the main force and march rapidly towards Fuli Island. Shi Guanzhong had no choice but to return to the small conference room to report the matter to the Third Prince. Finally, the third prince decided that the two of them should leave the main force of Pinghaiwei and fly to Benchu ​​Island, and then stay on Benchu ​​Island and not continue eastward with the army. This decision made Miao Zongren, the governor of Pinghaiwei, and the two deputy governors who commanded the army breathe a sigh of relief. If you look through the history books, you will find that there are too many people who are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Although this possibility is small and there are ways and room for maneuver, the three of them can't help but worry. What if? Flagship, command module. After analyzing the changes in the offshore situation and the current status report obtained when passing by Benchu ​​Island, Miao Zongren quickly formulated a strategy to pacify the main force of Haiwei. "Give me the order." At the command, all the staff in the command cabin stood up straight. The same is true for Yang Qingren and Huang Juecheng. "First, the Aerospace Force will march east immediately and capture Ju'ao Island as quickly as possible in the shortest possible time." Ju'ao Island is located in the central waters of the Wushihai Sea. Once the Aerospace Forces take over this place, only two things will happen. Either be surrounded and annihilated, or the center will explode. However, with the current strength of the Outer Sea Demon Sect, it is impossible to annihilate the Pinghaiwei Aerospace Army. "promise!" Yang Qingren, the deputy chief in charge of the Aerospace Force, immediately received the order loudly, then strode out of the command cabin to implement the order. Coach Miao said to leave east immediately! "Second, notify Yang Ningyu and Ma Boqi and order them to split into ten groups and attack the following ten large islands at all costs... Tell them, I don't care about casualties, I just want to nail down the demon cultivators on these ten islands before the main forces of the navy and army arrive." "promise!" "Third, organize the navy and the army into ten groups, and each group will set out to head straight for these ten islands. Tell all the troops, brothers, take your lives to nail the demon cultivators on these ten islands to death. Ask them if they know what to do." "promise!" "Fourth, after conquering these ten islands, the entire army will gather at Ju'ao Island to annihilate the remaining evil demons!"

As soon as the four orders were issued, the main force of Pinghaiwei was quickly deployed, creating a mighty momentum. This time, Miao Zongren, who was full of anger, had to quickly wipe out the Wushihai Sea. This time, what Pinghaiwei has to do is to help the Celestial Empire completely gain the right to claim the Wushiwai Sea and completely turn the Wushiwai Sea into the Celestial Empire's outer sea! To achieve these two points, especially the latter, simply using military force is not enough. Li Huizu, the governor of Qingzhou, who stayed on Dunming Island to command the rear, was to provide political escort for this massive operation. In the hands of Tao Tie, Yang Ningyu, Ma Boqi and the 170 geniuses, the officials who dared not to be assigned tasks and could only be moved away immediately burst out with extremely powerful fighting power in the hands of Li Huizu. This combat effectiveness is reflected in the equal registration of citizens, in the dissemination of policies, in the encouragement of farming and fishing, and in all aspects of people's livelihood and government affairs. The work of building the overseas missionary system, which had either not been done seriously from the beginning, or had been shelved halfway through, or was being steadily advanced, was also taken over by Li Huizu. Orders were issued one after another, officials were transferred one after another, and tasks were assigned one after another. In just two days, under the personal promotion of Li Huizu, the two previously chaotic systems of the Outer Sea Office and the Missionary Institute quickly built a very solid framework. All you have to do later is keep filling it in and polishing it. While accepting and completing the various tasks assigned by General Miao and Envoy Li, the one hundred and seventy geniuses were amazed at the situation in the open sea which suddenly became clear. Coach Mu's use of troops is relatively good and not particularly surprising. It's nothing more than dividing and breaking it, and pushing it down everywhere. There is only one special thing about him, that is, Coach Mu can always accurately find the right opportunity to fight on the local battlefield, and then quickly gather superior forces to defeat the weak. Envoy Li is very good at governing. Be decisive and yet comprehensive. No matter people, things or objects, they were all arranged in the most appropriate way by Li Shijun. Moreover, the efficiency is extremely high and the effect is excellent. Tan Jinxuan had to work very hard to squeeze out money, food and supplies. Envoy Li only used a few tricks to make the gentry on the islands voluntarily offer their tributes without any complaints. It's not at all like Tan Jinxuan who relied on coercion and inducement, causing widespread complaints. It can only be said that he was worthy of being recognized by both the government and the public as the person with the greatest hope of succeeding the Minister of Rites and then entering the three ministries to become an enlightened official. There were also people in the outer seas who were dissatisfied with Li Huizu. For example, the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect. After the Third Prince and Shi Guanzhong flew to Benchu ​​Island, they immediately informed the Emperor of the Wu Shi Demon Sect about the message from the Holy Son, and mentioned their own opinions, believing that they could cooperate. After all, we still have to continue attacking the Caspian Sea, so having an insider is always a good thing. Li Huizu took over the matter, and then ignored it, as if he had completely forgotten the existence of the Holy Son of the Wu Shi Demon Sect. The Third Prince was not in a hurry and did not need Shi Guanzhong's persuasion.

When it comes to cooperation, basically whoever proposes it first will be more anxious. Moreover, China can still get things done without cooperating with the other side, and it has more confidence, so why bother to rush in? This kind of sitting back and doing nothing makes the Son of God sick. The most crucial thing is that once a war breaks out, casualties increase dramatically. The incarnations of the Son of God placed in the open sea were inevitably caught up in the chaos, and several of them were damaged. In desperation, the Son of God could only hide the remaining three incarnations as well as possible. Even though he was anxious, he had to wait patiently for the Third Prince's reply. However, instead of receiving a reply, he received the news that Pinghaiwei's main naval and land forces had advanced on ten fronts, won great victories on every front, and successfully joined forces with the Aerospace Force on Ju'ao Island. At this point, the outer sea demon sect was completely defeated. Although Pinghaiwei was advancing at a rapid speed, it suffered nearly 30,000 casualties! But it succeeded in making the situation in the open sea clear. As long as we wipe out the remnants running around, we can achieve actual occupation. Then it is the Ministry of Rites’ job to make declarations to the open sea and change the world! On the island of Floating. The main peak of the Central Mountain Range was completely deserted. The vast majority of the 107 geniuses gathered near Ju'ao Island. Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge and Dong Shou were here at this time. The three of them were sitting where Tao Tie was, with his back to the geniuses, looking at the entire open sea. The three of them were each thinking about something in silence. However, not only the casualties of Pinghaiwei were counted. The number of people on many islands in the outer sea who died at the hands of the evil sects and cultivators during the period after the boundary wall was erected has also been revealed. More than six million seven hundred and forty thousand! After a long while, Dong Shou sighed, "Perhaps this is the reason why Tao Tie suddenly stopped following the upright path and turned to violent and treacherous things!" Those cold numbers are all human lives! (End of this chapter)