For a time, the entire hall was filled with panic.
"The border has fallen. Country L has invaded our territory. I am afraid that within two days, the army of Country L will arrive at the palace!"
"Our country has sacrificed tens of thousands of soldiers before and after. Now, the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack places on the border have been lost. If we send people to fight against the L army, it will be a real attempt to send a sheep into the tiger's mouth. Got it!"
"Having said that, we can't just watch Country L attack the palace. Ministers, please think of another way!"
The queen stood directly in front, listening to the sighs of the ministers, with no wave in her eyes.
When the ministers were almost finished discussing, she pretended to be helpless and spoke.
"You are right, ministers. Under the current situation, if we continue to send troops to fight against Country L, we will undoubtedly lose the lives of our soldiers in vain."
The queen sighed and suggested: "Ministers, in this situation, I don't want the soldiers to die in vain.
How about I ask Richard to try to contact the king of Country L to see if he agrees to withdraw his troops and let the two countries live in peace. "
The queen's words made the entire hall fall silent.
The army of country l has invaded the country. It is only a matter of time before we take over country y. How could the king of country l agree to withdraw his troops at this time?
The queen naturally understands these truths, so what she means by this is not that she wants to contact the king of country L to ask him to withdraw his troops.
Rather, I want to show goodwill to Country L and seek peace from the King of Country L.
Her proposal was immediately rejected by a minister.
"Queen, the former king of country l signed a contract with the late king of our country many years ago for the two countries to live in harmony.
But now, the king of country l has not kept his agreement and sent troops to sneak attack on our country's border, resulting in numerous casualties among the people on the border.
This in itself is a violation of the agreement by country l. Now, if our country bows to them again, isn't this trampling the face of our royal family on the ground? "
This minister¡¯s words made other ministers nod their heads.
Although they want to survive and quell the war, they must not abandon their last dignity and compromise with the shameless country L!
The queen looked at the minister who just said this, her eyes visibly gloomy.
Her eyes immediately fell on Marquis Ed among the ministers.
Marquis Ed immediately understood what she meant and walked out of the crowd.
¡°Ministers, I agree with the Queen¡¯s proposal, although seeking peace from Country L will greatly damage our country¡¯s face.
But now, it is no longer the time to care about face. We can not think about ourselves, but we must think about the people.
"Do you want to watch the army of country L attack all the way to the palace, with the corpses of the people scattered everywhere? "
His words silenced all the ministers.
However, some ministers still insisted: "Even if we die, we, the people of country Y, must die with dignity and cannot compromise with a country that breaks its promises!"
Marquis Ed immediately scolded: "This idea of ??yours is really too selfish. For the sake of this invisible and intangible face, you are ignoring the entire people of Country Y!"
He moved the people out and immediately blocked the minister's mouth.
Seeing that there was no one to refute, the Queen said: "Now that His Majesty is away, I, a woman, cannot make the final decision on matters in the palace, so I can only follow the opinions of the ministers.
Now, the solution I can think of is to sue for peace with Country L, so as to avoid the loss of life and the suffering of the people. Ministers who agree with my proposal, please stand up. "
As soon as she said this, Marquis Ed immediately set an example and was the first to stand up.
Other ministers in the palace, you look at me, I look at you, they are hesitant.
Among them, in addition to Marquis Aide, the two ministers who had been bribed by the queen also stood over one after another.
The other ministers, although hesitant, stood motionless.
Many of these ministers are veterans of the previous king.
The four words "loyalty to the country" have long been ingrained in their hearts.
They are unwilling to bow to Country L, even if their heads fall to the ground.
When the queen saw this, her eyes showed displeasure.
"It seems that some ministers do not agree with my proposal, so do you want to watch the people suffer and thousands of soldiers die on the battlefield?"
These veteran ministers looked embarrassed and helpless.
If they were twenty years younger, they would definitely propose to lead the army to fight country L to the death.
But time is not forgiving, they have not had this for a long timeI have enough energy, but I don¡¯t have the physical strength anymore.
Under the queen¡¯s urging, they had no choice but to stand over.
The queen stood at the front, watching the ministers stand up one by one, and then a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.
"Okay, since all the ministers agree with my idea, I will immediately ask Richard to contact the King of Country L!"
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Chang'an Hall.
Huangfu Liyue walked down the stairs and heard the maids in the hall gathering together anxiously.
"Have you heard that Duke Devon has been defeated and Country L has invaded our country!"
"What should we do? Will they attack the palace in the next few days? By then, won't we all be able to survive?"
"I still have elderly parents who need to be taken care of. I can't die! Otherwise, let's beg the princess and let her let us out of the palace first!"
A few people were discussing when they saw Huangfu Liyue walking downstairs, and they immediately stopped talking.
Huangfu Liyue naturally heard what they said just now.
"Country L hasn't attacked here yet, so you don't have to run for your lives in such a hurry."
Her words did not drive away the anxiety of the maids.
"But princess, the border has fallen, and it will be a matter of time before Country L attacks the palace. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave when they capture it!"
The maid who spoke looked frightened, as if the enemy had arrived at the door.
Huangfu Liyue looked at the maid who spoke.
It was she who just suggested to the other maids to let them out of the palace.
"You want to leave the palace?"
The maid's eyes flickered, and she quickly made an excuse to explain: "Princess, I don't want to be a deserter when country y is in danger, but I have elderly parents at home, so I have no choice but to do so."
Huangfu Liyue closed his eyes.
"If you want to leave the palace, I can promise you."
When the maid heard this, she was overjoyed.
"Thank you, princess! Thank you, princess!"
Huangfu Liyue ignored her, but looked at Yiran standing at the door.
"Follow the palace rules and send her out of the palace!"
After the explanation, Huangfu Liyue walked straight out of Chang'an Hall.
And the joy on the face of the maid just now gradually disappeared, and she froze on the spot.
The maids serving in the palace have all signed contracts earlier.
The maid can receive a high monthly subsidy, but she must not leave the palace before the expiration of the contract period.
Otherwise, it will be a breach of contract.
The maid who breached the contract not only had to return all the subsidies previously given by the palace, but also had to pay several times the liquidated damages. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com