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Chapter 975: Chapter 405 Wei Palace Debate Chapter 975: Chapter 405 Wei Palace Debate Chang’an, Wei Palace.

Following the news that the messenger from Chu State had entered the city, the current Emperor Wei Yong of Wei immediately summoned the group of ministers to discuss the matter.

“Gentlemen, the state of Chu has sent a messenger wishing to invite our Great Wei to join them beyond the border.

Both countries would meet at Helong and together sweep through the Barbarian tribes.”

Wei Yong stated the purpose of the Chu State’s messenger and then said, “Let’s discuss this, how should our Great Wei respond?”

This Emperor of Wei was thirty-three years old this year and had ascended the throne five years ago.

From his age, it can be seen that Wei Yong was born exactly when the frigid northern tide began, experiencing such a terrible era.

Therefore, in order to preserve the dynasty, the previous Wei Emperor started mobilizing the entire nation from Wei Yong’s birth, firmly intent on moving southward.

To demonstrate his resolve, he even named his newborn son Yong, signifying his vow to conquer Yong State — an indication of his determination.

Ultimately, after twenty years of fierce fighting and with the aid of the Snow Plains Nomads, Wei Country annihilated Zhou Country, settled its capital at Chang’an, and incorporated the base of the four counties east of Yong.

And so Wei Yong benefited, having been made Crown Prince and ascending to the throne five years ago.

However, his reign post-ascension was anything but smooth sailing.

First, during the year Wei Yong just ascended the throne, due to his youthful vigor, he wanted to quickly establish prestige to secure his position on the court firmly.

Ignoring the group of ministers’ advice, he insisted on joining forces with Zhao Xu, launching a large-scale offensive against the state of Liang.

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Conveniently, Zhao Xu’s two countries were also suffering from the constant wars, gradually becoming unable to sustain themselves, desperately wanting to change the current situation.

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Thus, once Wei Yong proposed his idea, the three immediately hit it off, deciding to set a time for a joint attack on Liang.

And the result…

As mentioned earlier, due to disunity, selfish calculations, disordered cooperation, underestimating the enemy, rash advancements, and other issues, the three nations failed to defeat Liang.

In fact, because they initiated the attack, they exposed their weaknesses to Liang, which took advantage and inflicted heavy losses on them, dealing a significant blow to their vitality.

After that battle, the three nations lost a million soldiers and seven Inborns were killed or injured.

Wei, which had exerted the greatest effort, suffered the most severe losses, with half a million soldiers killed and three Inborns fallen, greatly wounding its vital energy.

After the defeat, as the emperor who heavily promoted this battle, Wei Yong naturally bore the main responsibility.

His prestige plummeted instantly, and he nearly had to abdicate the throne.

Later, relying on the connections he had cultivated as a Crown Prince, and the staunch support of maternal and marital clans in the background, he barely managed to avoid dethronement by the united ministers, clinging to his imperial seat.

But even with his throne secured, Wei Yong’s position was precarious, at any moment at risk of being ousted.

Therefore, in order to regain his status, Wei Yong had been in continuous contact with Chu State over the years, wanting to collaborate with this powerful neighbor to the south, to fight the Barbarians in the southern steppes and resolve Wei’s western border troubles.

The origin of this idea is quite straightforward.

For one, in recent years, the nomadic Barbarians who migrated southward and the foreign tribes from the Western Regions who moved eastward and merged in Yong West have reached a population of thirty to forty million, indeed forming a significant force.

These Barbarians have launched attacks of over a million people every year, continuously harassing the western borders of Wei, even threatening the peace of Chang’an, seriously jeopardizing national security.

The Barbarians in Yong West have reached a point where they must be dealt with.

Secondly, if I can’t beat the people from Liang, can’t I at least beat these lesser Barbarians?

Alright, the recently defeated Wei Yong still had some trepidation, so wasn’t he continuously sending envoys to Chu to pull the neighbor together for a safer venture?

Only, Chu was too aloof, disregarding Wei’s proposals and steadfastly refusing them.

But now, things were different.

The cool goddess whom had remained aloof for so long finally gave a response, proactively coming to visit me.

Really, I could cry…

Ahem, that description might be a bit strange, but this indeed reflects Wei Yong’s state of mind.

“Your Majesty, for several years now, our Great Wei has been extending offers of alliance to Chu State, but we have been consistently rejected.

Now that Chu has taken the initiative to seek an engagement, this aligns with our intentions.

It is a fortuitous matter.

This minister believes we should agree to it,” said Meng Chenglin, a renowned general of Wei and the Great General Lan Xin Marquis, stepping forward to speak from below.

Hmm, his sister is the current Queen Mother of Wei, that is, Wei Yong’s mother.

As the uncle, Meng Chenglin certainly understood his nephew’s awkward position.

Hence, regarding this matter of joining forces with Chu, which could elevate the emperor’s prestige, he naturally supported it wholeheartedly.

“Your Majesty, in this minister’s opinion, the Great General’s words are unsound,” retorted Wei Yang, who was often at odds with Meng Chenglin and was of royal lineage, representing the conservative nobility and a faction of the clan.

As a royal uncle and the Left Prime Minister, Wei Yang stood out to object: “The Chu people have always resisted aligning with us, and now their sudden initiative to approach us is a complete reversal in attitude, which suggests possible deceit.”

Headed by Wei Yang, the conservative forces of Wei have always promoted a proactive and stable approach, favoring a ceasefire to preserve national strength.

Their core principle was to maintain control of the Henan and Nanyang counties currently held by Wei and to live well, allowing the country to rest and gain strength, recover its power, and avoid launching any more wars or senselessly depleting national strength.

After all, Wei had already gained two counties in the Central State.

With this base, it could comfortably live and thrive in the future – there was no need for reckless confrontation.

And if a battle truly was necessary, it should not be in the present.

Wei had already been at war for thirty years, during which five to six million soldiers were killed or wounded, and the civilian casualties were counted in tens of millions.

Too much blood had already been shed.

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