"Lord Emperor! Please forgive me!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor! We also believed the rumors!"
Nobuhiko was sitting on the main seat of the main hall, with Kazuki and Junichi each leading a team of soldiers standing on the left and right.
Five civilians from the Country of Feathers knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"I am seriously ill and will die soon...Tell me, who instructed you to spread rumors?"
Nobuhiko lowered his eyes and looked down expressionlessly.
"Lord Emperor! We deserve to die! We shouldn't listen to rumors!"
"Yes! Lord Tianzi! We didn't spread it!"
Nobuhiko's brows gradually wrinkled, and he waved to the soldier on the side:
"Since you don't want to tell the truth, if you hold on, we'll all be executed!"
"yes!"
The soldiers on the left and right came out, holding the five people and dragging them outside.
"Lord Emperor! Have mercy! We really don't know!"
"No! Lord Emperor!"
"I! I...I know! It's Sato! It's Sato!"
Nobuhiko's face darkened slightly, he raised his hand and said:
"etc!"
The soldiers immediately stopped and dragged the five people back.
"It's Sato! He gave each of us half a liter of wheat to spread among you...you..."
One of the accompanying soldiers heard this and his expression changed slightly.
Nobuhiko said solemnly: "Take them down, imprison them for ten days and then release them! Go and bring Sato over!"
"Yes!" The four soldiers immediately left the hall.
The five people who were exempted from the death penalty kowtowed repeatedly and thanked the emperor for not killing.
'Spreading the news that I am seriously ill and dying, hoping to cause civil strife within the Country of Feathers, is it someone from that country who did it? '
Nobuhiko thought to himself.
The nearby small countries have basically been wiped out by the other country.
The Ancestral Country has no intention of expanding outwards, and if something happens to the Yu Country, the Ancestral Country cannot be alone, so it can only be done by the other country.
'I didn't expect that before I took the initiative to attack them, they couldn't wait to die...'
Although there is a huge gap in strength, Nobuhiko has Kaguya's trump card, so losing is impossible.
Although his body had just acquired chakra not long ago, it had already adapted to breathing techniques and sword skills during the period of projection.
Although he is far from being as accomplished as he is in the world of demon slayers, he can still easily deal with ordinary people, a dozen or so of them.
Just like the better genin in the Naruto world, they can also deal with several adults with weapons.
A body that has undergone chakra amplification, even if it is just a child, cannot keep up with the speed and strength that ordinary people can keep up with.
Of course, the lack of chakra is another matter.
Soon, the soldiers tied Sato to the main hall. After some torture and threats, Sato finally confessed.
"Pull down and be executed!"
"yes!"
Sato, who was covered in scars, suddenly shouted, "Tianzi-sama! You promised to spare my life! Emperor!"
"Shut up!" The soldier hit Sato hard on the back of the neck, causing him to pass out.
"Lord Emperor! What should we do? The other country's Minister Suzaku and Minister Xuanwu control two-thirds of the country's troops.
The number of troops they brought is more than twice that of ours. If we fight forcefully, we may..."
Kazuki said with a solemn expression.
"It's best not to fight. We can solve it through negotiation. Whether they want property or beauty, give it to them, even land! As long as there is no war!"
Nobuhiko rubbed his temples, looking like he had a headache.
Hexi was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't speak.
Junyi on the side looked in disbelief, "Ceding land? Lord Emperor! How is this possible?! It's really not possible! If we fight with them, if we unite with our ancestral country, we have no chance of winning!"
"No! If there is a war, the Kingdom of Feathers may be destroyed. The country cannot be destroyed in my hands!"
Nobuhiko had a sullen face, as if he had made up his mind, and then looked at the soldiers aside.
"You guys go down first. I want to discuss with General Hexi and General Junyi about which piece of land to cede. Today's events are absolutely not allowed to be spread to outsiders!"
"yes!"
The soldiers left the hall feeling aggrieved, feeling frustrated by the emperor's weakness.
"Master Tianzi, are you really ready to..." After seeing the soldiers leaving, Kazuki stepped forward and asked.
Based on their interactions during this period, he believed that although the emperor's character was very kind, he was not weak and would not behave as badly as he did just now.
"Hmph!" Junyi on the side snorted angrily, already determined to resist even if he was punished.
Nobuhiko did not answer, but stood up and walked out of the hall, glanced around, then returned to the hall, closed the door, and said lightly:
"If you don't say that, what if people from that country don't come the day after tomorrow?"
"Huh?!" Chunyi's expression changed, his voice suddenly dropped an octave, and he said: "Master Tianzi, what do you mean..."
"People from that country went on a mission to the country of the ancestors last month and occupied the Yueya Lake of the country of the ancestors. The country of the ancestors did not dare to resist at all.
Our country of feathers is not much stronger than the country of our ancestors.
Even if Suzaku and Xuanwu know what happened here today, they will think that we will compromise in the face of powerful force.
But just in case they get scared, it’s better to give them more confidence.
I believe there are others within us besides Sato who would be happy to pass on this information. "
"Master Emperor! Are you going to wait until they enter the Kingdom of Feathers before taking action?" Hexi looked shocked. He did not expect that his emperor would be so bold and courageous.
"You must remember two things. First, to capture the thief, capture the king first!"
Nobuhiko said slowly.
"Second, if you seek peace through struggle, you will survive in peace, and if you seek peace through compromise, you will perish in peace! Be prepared these days."
With that said, Nobuhiko left the main hall and went to the dormitory to find Kaguya to heal the demon.
Kazuki and Junichi looked at each other, savoring what the emperor said carefully.
"To capture the thief, capture the king first..."
"If you seek peace through struggle, you will survive in peace; if you seek peace through compromise, you will perish in peace..."
****
As expected by Nobuhiko, the people from that country arrived as expected.
The villain is so stupid that he has no sense of accomplishment.
But now that he’s here, he still has to kill!
In the conference room, Kazuki and Jun stood behind Nobuhiko with calm expressions.
The other country's Minister Suzaku and Minister Xuanwu sat opposite.
I saw Minister Xuanwu holding a map, coming to Nobuhiko's side and spreading it out, pointing to the bamboo forest to the northwest.
"Emperor, this is an ancient map discovered by our country.
It shows that the bamboo forest in the northwest of Yu Country, as well as the nearby farmland, were once the territory of our Country.
Please return it! Otherwise, we can only take it by force! "
With that said, Minister Xuanwu sat down on the seat next to Nobuhiko with a calm expression.
They were too lazy to change the same tricks.
At this moment, he just wanted to admire Nobuhiko's expression of wanting to resist but not daring to resist.
Just like the weak emperor of his ancestral country.
Soldiers from another country killed people from the country of their ancestors, and their emperor had to apologize and compensate their soldiers.
Seeing Nobuhiko silently looking at the map, Minister Suzaku on the side came to his side unhurriedly and said:
"I heard that the Emperor has married the Heavenly Lady as his wife. I wonder if we are honored to see the Heavenly Lady's beauty?"
"Of course..." Nobuhiko said with a smile, "No!"
"Then thank the emperor for...huh? What did you say?!" Minister Suzaku was half smiling, his face was stagnant, thinking he had just heard wrongly.
Nobuhiko stood up, and Kazuki and Junichi, who got the signal, walked towards the two of them.
"Emperor?! You have to think clearly! Our army is on the mountain, you just need to pay now..."
Minister Suzaku thought Nobuhiko was just bluffing, and immediately threatened him out of habit.
"Ah! My hands! How dare you?! You're done! I want...!"
Minister Suzaku clutched his bloody wrist in pain and wailed, because his hand pointing at Nobuhiko had fallen to the table.
laugh!
"Hoho~"
Before Minister Suzaku could finish his threatening words, Nobuhiko cut his throat with a knife, fell straight to the ground with his neck in his hand, and started convulsing.
"ah!"
"ah!"
The two guards behind them were also killed by Kazuki and Junichi.
At the same time, there was a scream outside the conference room, but calm soon returned.
"Emperor! You...what are you doing?! You have to think clearly about the consequences of being an enemy of that country, I...I..."
Seeing Nobuhiko walking toward him with a short sword in his hand with an expressionless face, Minister Xuanwu screamed in surprise and kept backing away.
He didn't expect that the emperor of the Kingdom of Feathers was actually a madman, so he killed Suzaku directly!
He has never been in this situation!
How dare he? !
Aren't you afraid of that country's army?
Bang!
Kazuki grabbed the limp Minister Xuanwu by the collar and pushed him into his seat, while Junichi slapped the pen and paper in front of him.
"Let the soldiers from that country enter in batches, and say that the country of Yu will entertain them with the strength of the whole country!"
"You..." Minister Xuanwu looked shocked and looked at the Emperor of the Kingdom of Yu in front of him with a horrified expression.
