Seeing his father's painful expression, Khalid was a little reluctant. His father might be really old, and even his courage to face reality seemed to be weakened a lot. It seems that Li Wufeng's swords and guns not only scared the nobles of the country, but his father was also more or less affected in this regard. However, he could not think of any better way to change the current situation. Living examples were placed in front of him. The 200,000 Mot army was destroyed in one day. The Guerdan regime fell into history in a flash of fingers. Luo Beiren was silent and looked around. Who could save his country?

"Father, we have already reached this point. We cannot have any other way. If Li Wufeng really wants to invade us, we would rather be broken than die. "Khaled sighed in his heart and said tentatively. He did not want to die. He was in his prime and wanted to fully enjoy the happiness of life, but his father's stubbornness made him unable to say it clearly. He did not want to leave a bad impression in front of his father.

"Khalid, do you think so?" Haybal shook his whole body and raised his head to stare at his son.

"Father, I don't want to do this either, but now we seem to have only one way to go." Khalite turned his head slightly guiltyly, "If we surrender to Li Wufeng now, I'm afraid our fate will be worse than that of Mot."

"Better than the Mot?" Haybal repeatedly chewed the meaning of this sentence, and the muscles on his face twitched subconsciously, without paying attention to the strange expression of his son's face. "If Li Wufeng really wants to kill all the people, then we can only fight to the death. However, Li Wufeng is an extremely cunning opponent. There is a saying among the people of Tanghe that killing three thousand people will harm oneself by 800. Even if he can conquer us, he still has to pay the price."

Khalid immediately heard the weakness and a little looseness in his father's words, and he felt relieved. After going to court, many nobles who had been with him had come to him, hoping that he could judge the situation and come up with a solution to the current crisis. Otherwise, once Li Wufeng's army came to the city, everything would be too late, and it would be difficult to win a decent surrender. When avoiding his father, the nobles' words were very explicit. They did not want to fight, especially if they did not want to fight a battle that would undoubtedly be defeated. They just wanted to enjoy life. Moreover, after seeing the changes that the rapidly developing economy in the northwest brought to the surrounding areas and their own countries, their resistance to the northwest was actually superficial in many cases. Although Khalid was not completely clear about what the nobles were thinking, he could feel that the nobles wanted to make peace with the northwest, no matter what measures they took.

"Then father, can we send an envoy to negotiate with the Northwest? At least we can understand their thoughts. Perhaps things are not as bad as we imagined?" Khalid suggested carefully. He was still unable to grasp the true thoughts of his father, and he was extremely cautious in his words.

"Negotiation? There is no action in the northwest now. Why should we negotiate? Doing this will only make them see our fear for nothing, but it will stimulate their aggression even more." Haybal finally returned to reality. The suggestion put forward by his son was probably what the nobles longed for in his heart, but they did not realize the cruel nature of Li Wufeng. If you ask for negotiation without any preparation, wouldn't it be for nothing to give Li Wufeng the fatty meat and ask Li Wufeng, the jackal, to taste it?

"But if Li Wufeng's army arrives in our country, I'm afraid that if I want to seek peace, I will pay a greater price." Khalid said worriedly.

"Well, what should you do?" Haybal also wanted to see if his son had a better solution.

"Now, taking advantage of the victory of the Northwest against the Mots, we can send an envoy to congratulate you and express our hope that all the countries in the Western Regions can live in harmony with the Northwest, first explore the other party's background and then make sense. Father, what do you think?" Khalid came up with his own thoughts.

"Khalid, your idea is good, but I'm afraid you're underestimating Li Wufeng too much. We send an envoy to congratulate him on his behalf. He can be treated as a general diplomatic matter. If he was just a discussion with him in general, he would probably not have any interest at all." Haybal was still full of worries and he was not optimistic about doing so.

The room fell silent, and it was obvious that both of them could not predict the upcoming situation, but fortunately, the emergency information sent by the attendants outside the hall broke their fantasies.

Holding the concise information in his hand, Khalid couldn't help but sink in his heart, his face turned ugly, and Haybal immediately noticed, "What's the matter?"

"Father, the border intelligence agency discovered that the area between the south and the North Luzon was connected to the north and found a large-scale armed force assembled. The Northwest Army stationed in the Mots territory in the north also began to enter the Luobei territory in the north." Even Khalid himself felt bitter in his mouth, and the Northwest people were finally going to take action.

"What should come is finally coming." Haybal murmured in a chair, and seemed to have grown ten years old all of a sudden. However, after all, after decades of ups and downs, Haybal immediately returned to normal and cheered up his spirits: "Khaled, you go and rectify the army immediately and notify Lord Abushiyev and others to come to me for discussion."

Before Khalit answered, the footsteps of the attendant sounded again in the hall, "Mr. Abushiyev, Minister of State, urgently asked to see Your Majesty."

In front of everyone was a secret letter handed over by the diplomatic commissioner of the Northwest in Loulan. It is more appropriate to say that it is an ultimatum: "In view of your country's hostility towards the Northwest County of the Tanghe Empire and the Northern Luzon Special Zone, and has repeatedly violated our territory and people's security, the Northwest Military and Political Bureau of the Tanghe Empire and the Northern Luzon Governor's Office require your country to accept the following conditions before March 31, 697, the mainland Gregorian calendar: First, disband the army and only the necessary public security guards are retained, and the number of public security guards shall be agreed upon by both sides; Second, the Loulan Kingdom is fully open to the northwest and Northern Luzon, and the tariffs shall be adjusted to an equal level with the northwest mainland, and Tianfang and Tang language are the official languages; Third, the direct members of the Loulan royal family went to the northwest to study; Fourth, citizens of the northwest and Northern Luzon enjoyed the Loulan Loulan in Loulan.

Citizens are treated equally; Fifth, agree to the Northwest garrison in Loulan, and the number of troops stationed will be discussed separately. If you agree to the above five conditions, we can make the following guarantees: First, ensure the inheritance of your throne and the unchanged power; Second, ensure the integrity of your land and the safety of your personnel; Third, your commodity personnel enter the northwest and Northern Luzon areas to enjoy reciprocal preferential treatment; Fourth, your officials except for the head of the security guard force must be approved by the Northwest before appointing and dismissal of other candidates are generally decided by your country; Fifth, we guarantee that your country will no longer be oppressed and threatened by other countries or forces. Please agree on the above content and inform us before March 31, otherwise, we will be deemed that both sides will automatically enter a state of war. The Military and Political Department of the Northwest County of the Tanghe Empire - the Governor's Office of the North Luzon Special Administrative Region of the Tanghe Empire."

Just like a heavy rock pressing on everyone's hearts, everyone feels the murderous aura that comes to the face of this secret letter. This is simply a requirement for the surrender of the country of Loulan. How can people accept it? But what is the ending of unacceptable? The two sides automatically enter a state of war. Isn't that openly declared war? Can the army of Loulan resist the attack of the army from both sides of the north and south? The answer is no. Even the 200,000 troops of the Mot were defeated in front of Li Wufeng, not to mention that Loulan has less than 60,000 troops, and has to face attacks from both sides.

"Everyone, everyone saw Li Wufengde's ultimatum. What do you think?" At this time, the ministers had regained their usual calmness, and there was no sign of worry or fear. Khaledye, who was standing by, had to admit that his father's performance in this regard was indeed worthy of his study.

There was still silence in the hall, and almost no one could tolerate such harsh conditions. Even if you were afraid of the Northwest Army and knew the huge gap in strength between the two sides, these conditions were indeed too difficult. It was simply to ask the entire Loulan people to kneel in front of the Northwest people, which was no different from surrender. The ministers who looked at each other exchanged glances and chose to keep silent. Any comments at this moment may lead to fierce attacks. If you agree, you will definitely lose the reputation of stolen country. If you disagree, the other party's attitude is so tough, and the power balance is clear at a glance. Who can afford the consequences of the destruction of the country?

"Why, are everyone silent? Don't we usually speak in a silence? Why do we stop talking when we share the worries of state affairs?" Haybal slightly raised his tone and his tone gradually became heavier.
Chapter completed!