Chapter 461 The Prelude to the War

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In the dense night, the pitch-black business red flag slowly entered the Hidden Dragon Sea under the protection of one front and one rear guard cars.

This time, the nine giants went to the War God Palace to pay their respects to Xuanyuan Longyin in a very low-key manner. There's no police car on the road, Without traffic control, Even the nine giants did not take their own private cars, The most powerful figures of the nine empires, In addition to the Emperor and Wang Tianxiong, Eleven people, Only three big red flags flew out, There were also two guards escorting the convoy. Although the convoy was small in scale, it was still imposing when they went there. Now that Yang Xiu had returned from the War God Palace and left halfway, there was only one Great Red Flag left for the Imperial Leader. It was pitifully escorted by two escort cars. No matter how it looked, it was somewhat bleak.

The atmosphere in the car was dull.

It was over an hour's drive from the War God Palace to the Hidden Dragon Sea. Along the way, several giants from the southwest faction remained silent. Everyone's attention was focused on Lin Qingtian, who was sitting in the back with his eyes closed to rest.

Lin Qingtian's expression was solemn and solemn. He closed his eyes. The powerful aura that he had been in for many years slowly emitted. He did not take the initiative to speak. The other giants looked at each other and did not say anything.

The Great Red Flag entered the Hidden Dragon Sea unobstructed. It climbed onto the stone bridge in front of the door. The atmosphere in the car was almost frozen. In the back row of the car, Gao Changhe, the leader and deputy head of the Imperial Policy Bureau sitting on Lin Qingtian's left, seemed to be unable to stand the atmosphere in the car. He gently opened the car window and took a deep breath of air.

In the night, the water rippled on both sides of the stone bridge, and it was refreshing in autumn. After crossing the stone bridge, it was the place for the giants to work, live, and leisure.

"Xiao Han, let me down after crossing the stone bridge."

In silence, Xu Dongping, the president of the Imperial Political Consultative Council, suddenly broke the silence in the carriage with a soft laugh.

The driver was Han Jingyu, a young man with boundless prospects in the southwestern faction, This senior official who had followed Lin Qingtian for many years, even though he had seen many great worlds, he was still covered in cold sweat from this silent atmosphere. Hearing Xu Dongping's words, he was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said, "Guild Leader Xu, it's better to send you to your residence. It's a bit far to get off the car in front of you."

"How far is it? The Hidden Dragon Sea isn't that big. I'm not old enough to even walk. After dinner, I'll walk a hundred steps. This distance is just right."

Xu Dongping said with a smile. His attitude was amiable, but his tone was very persistent.

Han Jingyu quickly glanced at Lin Qingtian's reaction through the rearview mirror, only to see that Lin Qingtian was still leaning against his seat, closing his eyes to rest. It was as if he hadn't heard Xu Dongping's words.

"Alright."

Han Jingyu bravely agreed. After crossing the stone bridge, he stopped the car and nodded respectfully, "Guild Leader Xu, take your time."

Xu Dongping smiled and pushed open the car door. At the same time, the car door in the back row also rang. Xu Shangfeng, another tycoon of the southwest faction, also smiled and said, "I'll accompany Old Xu for a walk. Fuehrer, Changhe, I'm getting off the car too."

This time, Han Jingyu finally sensed something was wrong from the enormous suppression. He looked at Lin Qingtian with a confused expression.

Lin Qingtian finally stopped closing his eyes to recuperate. The muscles on the face of the powerful figure standing at the highest position of the empire twitched fiercely. He opened his eyes and took a deep look at Xu Shangfeng. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Take your time."

Xu Shangfeng gently closed the car door and followed Xu Dongping in another direction.

The Big Red Flag slowly flew towards Yichun Garden, where Lin Qingtian lived.

"The Fuehrer, Guild Leader Dongping and Director Shangfeng seem to be feeling a little emotional."

Gao Changhe pulled down the baffle in front of the loosened red flag and separated the front and rear spaces of the vehicle. Then, he spoke to Lin Qingtian worriedly.

Although Han Jingyu, who was driving in the front row, was a trusted confidant of Lin Qingtian, there were some spies who couldn't let Han Jingyu hear all of them.

He has been on a state visit to Europe for the past few days, Although they were able to grasp the events happening in the empire at the first possible moment, there were some people who couldn't help but feel it too deeply when they were abroad, and their sensitivity had also decreased slightly. Now that they had returned home in a hurry, they suddenly realized that the situation was so serious that they had no choice but to face it head-on. Gao Changhe's worries instantly grew even more intense.

"Yes, I have feelings."

Lin Qingtian looked out of the window with a complicated expression. His smile seemed to be self-deprecating, but it was also normal. Comrade Dongping and Comrade Shangfeng were also human beings, not machines. If they were humans, there would be times when they would feel annoyed.

"Is it because of Shi An?"

Gao Changhe was thoughtful, There are no impenetrable walls in the world, The actions of the Supervision Department were naturally noticed by the southwest faction long ago. The southwest mayor, Qin Shian, originally the successor of the southwest faction, was on the verge of collapse, Coming to the capital personally, He met with Lin Fengxue one after another, Seeing Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng, After that, he saw Lin Qingtian. The news that he did not receive any support from Lin Qingtian had already spread throughout the southwest faction. Lin Qingtian's intention to righten his son Lin Chaoyang as the successor of the southwest faction to replace Qin Shian was becoming more and more obvious, and Qin Shian was someone Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng were extremely optimistic about.

On the selection of the successor, the big faction's idea of becoming a giant had diverged. This kind of thing was undoubtedly extremely serious. Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng were in a bad mood because of this matter, so it was reasonable.

And in fact, Economic problems are not fatal in high politics, The key is to see how much support you can get at the top, This is the same as the style of high officials, Most of the time, As long as it's not too much, The big shots won't pursue it in detail, However, as long as he fell, he would definitely be found guilty. Although Qin Shi'an had some problems, if the southwest faction could unite, his problems would be easily suppressed. At most, he would be delayed for a few years, or even a term. With Qin Shi'an's age, he would have more chances.

Could it be that Yuan Yu had suppressed Qin Shi'an and caused the two giants to be seriously dissatisfied?

Gao Changhe pondered silently. The four giants of the southwestern faction were the same as the four giants of the royal faction, Although they were all from the same family, But there's always a distance between us in private, In the royal family, Ye Nianlun and Chen Hua Lou were the youngest leaders of the royal family. Zou Ren Te and Guo Tian Long were relatively older. They were giants of the older generation. No matter how harmonious the new and old classes were, there would occasionally be conflicts that needed to be reconciled. However, they were still people of the royal family. This kind of conflict was very easy to reconcile.

The same was true for the southwestern factions. Lin Qingtian and Gao Changhe were very close in private, while Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng were closer in their political ideas. However, in general, even though their relations were different, none of them treated each other as outsiders.

However, when Xu Dongping and Xu Shangfeng recalled their actions today, it was no longer as simple as being annoyed.

After what happened to Qin Shi'an, neither Xu Dongping nor Xu Shangfeng communicated with Lin Qing Tian in time, nor did they attempt to come up with an optimal solution. Now that they had spent so much time together from the War God King's Mansion to the Hidden Dragon Sea, the two of them did not mention anything about Qin Shi'an. In the end, they got out of the car without saying a word.

The two giants could be said to have directly suppressed their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

This kind of thing might seem small, but it also meant that the four giants of the southwest faction had lost their basic honesty with each other.

Centrifugal?

Gao Changhe's body trembled slightly, and he was shocked by his own thoughts.

'"Qin Shi'an, there's his reason. There's also the reason why we went to the War God Palace to worship Xuanyuan Long Yin today. Long River, let alone Qin Shi'an, I'm afraid it's not just Comrade Dongping and Comrade Shangfeng that we went to the War God Palace to worship today. Even you are a little dissatisfied, right?"

Lin Qingtian looked out of the window, lit a cigarette, and asked softly.

Gao Changhe was stunned for a moment. He smiled bitterly and nodded his head. He said frankly, "I really can't figure it out, but I didn't get off the car."

Didn't get off.

This is a form of support.

Although he did not understand what Lin Qingtian was doing, he was willing to support Lin Qingtian's decision.

"Yeah, I didn't get off, I didn't get off."

Lin Qingtian nodded and muttered to himself.

Gao Changhe hesitated for a moment and finally couldn't help but say, "Fuehrer, what exactly is going on? The matter of us going to the War God Palace today is undoubtedly equivalent to showing weakness to the royal family. The moment the Emperor arrives in Nine Continents City, we have already shown weakness to the royal family. If news of such a thing were to spread out, it would be hard to hear."

"It's just a tribute to the deceased old man. We've given face to the royal family. When Elder Yun holds his funeral, the Emperor and the others will also come. It's very normal."

Lin Qingtian said indifferently.

"Elder Yun? Funeral?!"

Gao Changhe's voice subconsciously raised a little, "Has the matter with Elder Yun been settled?"

The underlying meaning of this sentence was undoubtedly to say whether or not a deal had been reached with the royal family.

"It's settled."

Lin Qingtian took a deep breath. Ye Nianlun calmly said, Lin Kwok-tung went to the Normal University, Akashi went to the Ministry of Supervision as First Deputy Minister, "The reorganization of the six divisions and the preparation of the list for the next Central Plenary Session will be left to the royal family. Elder Yun's funeral will be held in a few days. I will give them what the royal family has always wanted, and the royal family will return to the Divine Continent Empire within half a year. The Emperor has already agreed, but at the same time, he has made a condition for me to declare war on the United States!"

'"..."

Gao Changhe was stunned.

The tycoon who had experienced countless storms and power struggles was truly stunned.

This transaction only had a few short words, but if it was implemented, it would take several years, and its influence would be completely earth-shattering!

With his political sense, he could naturally sense the original intention and purpose of this series of transactions, the purpose of the royal family, the future of the southwest faction, the situation in the empire, and so on. He had already understood it almost immediately.

This was self-preservation!

The southwestern faction would definitely shrink in the future, but the losses would definitely not be too heavy. At the very least, it would not be any worse than the present southern faction. Most importantly, it would avoid a war that would most likely lead to the collapse of the southwestern faction.

Such a choice could be considered very rational.

But...

Gao Changhe still couldn't figure it out.

"Why?!"

Gao Changhe asked directly, "With our strength, "If we fight to the death, we might have a chance. Furthermore, as far as I know, such a chance is not small. Even if we face a counterattack from the royal clan, if we really start a war, the southwest faction may not necessarily lose. Furthermore, even if we lose, the chances of total collapse are low. In the end, we may reach the result of the compromise you made, Fuehrer. Why do you do this?"

"Because I am the supreme head of the Divine Continent Empire."

Lin Qingtian said calmly.

For a moment, Gao Changhe was speechless.

The supreme leader of the Divine Continent Empire must be responsible for the future of the empire.

Can anyone refute this? Does anyone dare to refute?

He stiffened his body and remained silent for a long time before asking dryly, "Is this the reason?"

"Yes, and no."

Lin Qingtian lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "But this is the best outcome. I must agree. If I refuse, the Emperor will kill me, either now or in the future."

...

Just as the royal and southwestern factions were discussing the situation of the empire and the internal problems of each other's factions, the Divine Continent Empire, Nine Continents City.

A one-armed figure dressed in a black robe also quietly walked out of a high-end villa community in Nine Continents City this night.

At the same time, Federal City, the capital of the United States.

Under Wang Fuyu's call, the 50 most effective members of the law enforcement team who had just been disbanded for less than twenty-four hours had gathered again.

Divine Continent Empire, 1895, 9th month, 30th day, night.

This night.

In a situation that no one had expected.

The Asian War that swept through the entire world officially began with a bloody and dark prelude!

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