After tricking Upigant away, Li Huailin's next stop was the Elves. Elven Queen Rachel had already returned. Judging from her attitude, she didn't want to reconcile with the Beastmen. Of course, she didn't want to see the leader of the Beastmen, Dilba, either. Therefore, she went back after the ceremony yesterday. However, the Elves and the Humans were connected by a teleportation circle, so it wasn't too troublesome for Li Huailin to find her. The slightly troublesome part was that the Elves liked Li Huailin too much. Therefore, Li Huailin could only visit secretly.
Because this was the first visit of the Elven Emperor after his ascension to the throne, Geert also came along. He arrived at the Elven City to inform Geert, and he quickly got Rachel's approval.
Li Huailin had already been to the Elven Palace once, so he was familiar with the place. Soon, he arrived at the Elven Palace's conference hall. At this time, almost all of the Elven ministers were present. It seemed that Rachel was going to do official business this time. She didn't want to meet Li Huailin in private. This, of course, showed her attitude.
"Welcome, Your Majesty." Rachel also stood up and greeted Li Huailin respectfully. This time, Li Huailin's status was different from the last time, so Rachel was more respectful.
Li Huailin looked around and saw that a seat had already been prepared for him in the hall. Li Huailin didn't stand on ceremony and directly sat down. Before he could say anything, Rachel spoke first.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here to mediate with the Beastmen, right?" Queen Rachel's voice was still euphemistic, and one couldn't tell whether she liked or disliked this matter.
"Oh, yes." Li Huailin nodded.
"According to Your Majesty, are you going to mediate?" Rachel immediately asked.
Before Li Huailin could say anything, a female Elven minister immediately jumped out and said to Rachel, "Your Majesty, the Beastmen have killed our people. They are unforgivable. Now that the war has been going on for three months, we are on the verge of victory. We must not stop. "
"That's right, Your Majesty." A few other ministers stood up and expressed the same opinion.
"Back off! His Majesty, the Emperor of the Continent, is here. Do not act rashly. " Rachel immediately raised her voice. However, she didn't say anything about punishing these people. She just roared at them and didn't say anything about punishing them.
"Hehe." Li Huailin laughed. How could he not understand what was going on? These people were secretly instructed by Rachel. Weren't they all leftovers from the Human race? The Elves were really cute.
Rachel didn't know what Li Huailin meant, so she continued, "Your Majesty, the Beastmen slaughtered my people. This is a heinous crime. Even if I want to, my people won't agree to mediate."
"I say, Rachel, there's no need to prepare so many tricks." Li Huailin spread out his hands and said, "I know you don't want to stop the war. That's for sure. The Beastmen are already at the end of their rope. They don't have enough food. It's obvious that they are going to lose. If I ask you to stop the war now, no one will agree."
"Oh?" Queen Rachel's eyes lit up. "So Your Majesty isn't here to mediate?"
Rachel was a bit surprised because she was a politician. She really thought that Li Huailin was here to mediate this time. She could see why the Beastmen came to Li Huailin to mediate. The Emperor had just ascended to the throne yesterday. Now was the time to establish his authority. If he could help the Beastmen mediate, of course, it would instantly elevate Li Huailin's status. Therefore, from Li Huailin's point of view, if he could mediate, his position would be secured. With such a huge temptation, Rachel knew that she would also choose to mediate. Therefore, from the very beginning, she thought that Li Huailin was here to mediate.
However, she didn't expect Li Huailin's side to be so different from what she had expected. It didn't seem like he had any intention of mediating. Then … the Beastmen asked Li Huailin to mediate, but he failed in the end. It felt like the first thing the Emperor of the Continent had to do was fail. This was definitely not a good thing for Li Huailin.
"Why would I come to mediate?" Li Huailin immediately said, "The Beastmen didn't seem to be very respectful to me. Now, they are just using me as a tool. I would be an idiot to help them mediate."
"Your Majesty is indeed wise," Rachel immediately said. Of course, there were many people who could see through the Beastmen's plan. However, there weren't many who could resist the temptation. "But since Your Majesty isn't here to mediate, then why did you come to see me …"
"Of course I'm here to hold you accountable." Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Accountable? What did I do wrong? "Rachel asked with a frown.
"Of course you did. Look at the Beastmen. A few months ago, they slaughtered 150,000 of your civilians. This is a blood feud. Up until now, you've only been fighting against the Beastmen's army. I heard that your Elven army had invaded the Beastmen's borders, but the civilians in the cities you passed through were not attacked. This is your fault. "Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Eh?" Rachel was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Li Huailin to say this. She frowned slightly and said, "We Elves are a peace-loving race. The Beastmen slaughtered our civilians, but we …"
"It seems like you haven't thought about how far you want to go in this war." Li Huailin immediately said.
"How far?" Rachel was slightly surprised.
"From what I see, your current actions are just to reap some benefits after the Beastmen admit defeat. You've never thought about whether they would retaliate in the future. I feel that if you want to solve a problem, you should solve it thoroughly. So what if you've beaten the Beastmen into admitting defeat? A few years later, when the Beastmen are hungry, the first thing they will think of is to rob you. What's the difference? It's just repeating the same thing over and over again. "Li Huailin said.
"…" Rachel didn't reply. She didn't know how long the Elves and the Beastmen had been fighting for. There were wins and losses, but the final result was the same. Even now, the Beastmen started to rob the Beastmen as soon as they ran out of food.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Rachel thought for a moment and asked.
"Of course we want to solve this problem once and for all." Li Huailin immediately said, "It just so happens that the Dragon Clan has just informed me that they will soon launch an all-out attack against the Beastmen. I think the Beastmen are going to be in trouble this time. So, the Elf Clan should cooperate with us. After all, you can be considered as allies."
When the Dragons visited the Elves, both sides had established an alliance. So there was no problem with Li Huailin's words.
"What? The Dragons will launch an all-out attack?" Rachel stared blankly for a moment, but she quickly recovered. Recently, she had been investigating the Dragon race's situation. Of course, she didn't receive much information. She heard that the Dragon race had accepted the Draconians and attacked the Beastmen's cities. She didn't know if they captured some Beastmen for food or something else. However, in her opinion, although the Dragons were strong, they only had a few giant Dragons. From what Li Huailin said, it seemed like he wanted to destroy the entire Beastmen. Could he really do that?
"Although the Beastmen don't have food now and are in a difficult situation, it's only for this period of time. When winter is over, their food will slowly recover. Your Majesty, I understand what you mean, but isn't time a little tight?" Rachel asked.
"Hey, even if the Beastmen can survive this round, it's still a good thing for you to weaken them as much as possible." Li Huailin said. "I think that no matter what, we should take advantage of the fact that the Beastmen haven't retaliated yet."
"But … if we really start slaughtering the Beastmen's civilians, will we become enemies with them …" Rachel said after thinking for a moment.
"Big sister, you're joking, right?" Li Huailin held his forehead. "You guys aren't enemies with each other anymore, right? That's why I'm holding you accountable. Why didn't they think so much when they were slaughtering your civilians? Why are you thinking so much? Now that they attacked first, no matter what, you are on the side of justice. Why can't you just kill them? "
"This …" Rachel hesitated for a moment. Yes, what Li Huailin said was right, but the Elves were too soft. It was difficult for the Elves to do such a despicable thing. Even their mortal enemy, the Beastmen, would find it difficult to do such a thing.
"If you can't do it, then you don't need to do anything. I'll take care of it myself. Stop fighting with the Beastmen now," Li Huailin suddenly said.
"What?" Rachel was a little surprised.
"That's right, that's my order. Those of the Dragon race who obey my orders will naturally be able to obtain benefits from the Beast race. On the other hand, if you fellows don't obey my orders, you fellows won't get a share of the benefits. Stop fighting immediately!" Li Huailin waved his hand.
Rachel was shocked. But after thinking for a moment, she immediately said, "Oh, so it's Your Majesty's order. We, the Elves, will definitely follow Your Majesty's orders. Since Your Majesty wants the Beastmen's lives, we will naturally help Your Majesty …"
"Heh, you're willing to push the blame onto me, right?" Li Huailin facepalmed.
"No, Your Majesty, this …" Rachel hurriedly tried to explain, but Li Huailin immediately reached out and interrupted her. "Alright, I'm willing to take the blame. Anyway, send out the troops immediately. Can you do it?"
"Alright, since it's Your Majesty's order, I will immediately launch the attack," Rachel replied without hesitation.
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