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Chapter 744 Dongyang Status Quo
Dongyang Kingdom is located on an archipelago two thousand miles east of the Central Plains.Thousands of large and small islands are scattered in the ocean with a radius of two thousand miles.There are three main islands in the country. Later, according to the myths and legends passed down from the Central Plains, these three big islands were named Yingzhou, Fusang, and Penglai respectively.

Dongyang Imperial Capital is located on Yingzhou Island. Yingzhou Island is the largest island in Dongyang.

In the Dongyang Palace at this time, the Emperor Dongyang was calling all the ministers to discuss. After six months of investigation, they have learned that the 20 troops led by Zhu Shengtunyuan and more than 2000 warships have all been wiped out. .In order to stabilize the domestic situation, they did not make it public. Instead, they repeatedly publicized the victory of the Western Expeditionary Army to the whole country.

There is no way, the fall of the 20 army can be said to be a heavy blow to Dongyang.If the whole country knew about this, then he, the king who managed to control the imperial power, would be questioned by his subjects.The princes from all over the world will definitely add insult to injury and take the opportunity to sway his power as the Emperor of Dongyang.

The most important thing is that among the 20 troops of the Western Expedition, there were more than 3 soldiers and horses directly under Dongyang Emperor.The annihilation of the entire army this time caused the loss of [-]% of his soldiers and horses at once, and his strength was greatly reduced.Therefore, he must try his best to conceal this matter in order to be prepared to deal with criticism from all parties.

This meeting was to discuss how to inform the whole country of the failure of the Western Expeditionary Army without causing chaos in the whole country.It is almost impossible to hide this matter until now, and there has been no news for more than half a year, and the princes from all over the world are probably already suspicious.The questioning letters sent to the imperial capital are already piled up on the desk.

Emperor Dongyang rubbed the center of his brows wearily, looking at the silent ministers, he suddenly felt powerless.At this time, he was extremely envious of the concentrated power of the Central Plains imperial power, and he had the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and he could decide the rise and fall of the world with one word.However, his decree does not go out of Yingzhou, and there are less than one million people who really belong to him.

And this is already the highest power that the Dongyang emperors of all dynasties can touch.Before, Emperor Dongyang was completely a puppet, and there was no single soldier to mobilize.It wasn't until ten years ago that a group of mid-level military officers launched a coup under the banner of respecting the king, took control of the imperial capital, lifted him out as a puppet, and gave up some power, so that he, the Emperor of Dongyang, finally grasped some power. Xu power, let him taste the taste of power.So, after ten years of careful planning, he finally killed those powerful ministers who tried to manipulate him, completely controlled the imperial capital and the surrounding territories, and finally had the strength to fight against the princes from all walks of life.

Because the Dongyang royal family has survived for thousands of years, holds Dongyang orthodoxy, and has a very high status among the common people.Although the princes from all walks of life were afraid of the royal family regaining power, no one dared to take the lead in declaring war on the royal family.However, Dongyang Emperor took power at the beginning, and his internal affairs were not yet stable, so naturally he did not dare to persecute the princes from all walks of life.Therefore, envoys were sent to inspect all parts of the country to appease the princes from all walks of life and assure them that the royal family has no intention of taking back their power, as long as they continue to support the royal family as the master of the world.

After receiving the guarantee from Dongyang Emperor, the princes from all walks of life finally felt a little relieved, and sent envoys to pay tribute to the court one after another to show their submission.Dongyang Emperor also rewarded the princes from all walks of life to justify their power and status.Therefore, today's Dongyang is harmonious, at least on the surface.

Until last year, an envoy from the Cao family from the Central Plains visited, seeking to join forces with Dongyang to deal with the other side of the Central Plains.

The Dongyang Emperor was soon tempted. He knew that hundreds of years ago, the generals who controlled Dongyang would use the Western Expedition to justify their bravery and strength.Although the western expedition to the Central Plains ended in failure, the large amount of wealth brought back from the Central Plains quickly made the whole country support the general very much.As a result, the general's prestige is unmatched.

Therefore, Dongyang Emperor looked forward to launching a western expedition to prove his ability, earn enough domestic prestige, and lay a solid foundation for the future unification of Dongyang.Therefore, Emperor Dongyang responded to the Cao family's alliance and issued orders to the princes from all walks of life to conquer the West.

Although the princes from all walks of life knew the big and small things in Dongyang Emperor's heart, the Western Expedition made them very excited.The stories of the predecessors are the best role models.As long as he can bring back a large amount of wealth from the Central Plains, his own strength will soar several times.What's more, if he can win the Central Plains, he can enclose a piece of territory at random, which will be countless times larger than his current territory.

Therefore, under Dongyang Emperor's call, various princes chose to send troops one after another, and soon gathered 20 soldiers and horses, and formally marched west to the Central Plains.

But now it’s all right, none of the wealth in the Central Plains was transported back, but the 20 soldiers and horses were wiped out in the Central Plains. How does Dongyang Emperor explain to the princes?Could it be that Dongyang, who had finally gathered together, was about to fall into chaos again?

At this moment, a guard hurried out of the main hall, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the sea. The Tianhua Kingdom in the Central Plains launched an Eastern Expedition and is killing our country."

What?Everyone couldn't help being surprised, how is this possible?The Central Plains people declared war on Dongyang?Hundreds of years ago, they launched several western expeditions in Dongyang, and the Central Plains Dynasty only drove them into the sea, and stopped the war.But now, this country of Tianhua did not follow the rules. After half a year, it ignored the chaos in the Central Plains and launched a war against them in Dongyang. What is the monarch of Tianhua thinking?

Emperor Dongyang was also terrified. He never thought that the Central Plains would come to attack Dongyang. After all, Dongyang was far away from the Central Plains.But what is the purpose of this Tianhua Kingdom, so desperate to choose to fight Dongyang?
At this time, he was no longer thinking about the problems of the princes from all walks of life, but had to face the crisis of Tianhua's crusade against Dongyang. This matter was related to the survival of Dongyang and the survival of his royal family.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in total for Tianhua's expedition this time?" Dongyang Emperor took a deep breath and looked at the guard with gloomy eyes.

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the spies, there are more than a thousand enemy ships, and the estimated strength is about [-]."

"Only [-]?" The Dongyang Emperor was startled for a moment, and then laughed, "Haha, Tianhua Kingdom is so arrogant and conceited that it wants to attack Dongyang with a mere [-] troops? Hmph, good time , I just took this opportunity to confuse the failure of the Western Expedition, and instead called on the whole country to deal with the invading Tianhua Army. As long as this enemy army is wiped out, the impact of the failure of the Western Expedition can be offset."

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Dongyang issued an edict, issued an order to King Qin, made public the failure of the Western Expedition, and highlighted the invading enemy this time, asking the princes from all over the country to immediately send troops to King Qin to resist the powerful enemy in the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)