Within the grand hall, the words of Zhao Zheng resonated like thunder, stirring every corner of the space: "With the Dongyi invaders running rampant, are the children of our Dazhen truly people to be slaughtered at will? I ask the court: who among you dares to step forward, personally lead our Dazhen navy, and vow to annihilate the Dongyi, exterminating their race to ensure no future trouble?"
At these words, the civil and military officials on both sides stood like wooden or clay statues, glancing at one another while secretly weighing the situation. The islands of Dongyi lay across vast oceans; even on the sturdiest of giant warships, it would take five days of battling the waves to reach their shores. Such a journey was fraught with extraordinary peril, and thus, everyone wore a troubled expression, their hearts filled with trepidation.
Furthermore, Zhao Zheng had already dispatched his most trusted generals to the vital frontiers to guard the borders. As for Yue Qingshan, that battle-hardened and valiant commander, he had been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of guarding the impregnable walls of the new capital, and could not be spared.
Chapter 105