Because Anthony had sent someone to summon Li Huailin, he wasn't the last to arrive at the hall. Li Huailin's seat was the same as last time. It was the first seat on Anthony's right. Next to him was Wilham, the marshal of the First Army. Li Huailin raised his head and gestured to Anthony, then sat down. Empress Marina wasn't present this time, and no one knew where she was.
After waiting for a while, all the civil and military officials had arrived, and the court meeting officially began. Of course, there was only one purpose for this meeting, and that was to invite the Orc Ambassador. Just like the elves from before, the orc delegation this time also consisted of one envoy and a few deputies. The leader was a male envoy with a mane that looked like he was a lion. His name was Kroas, and Li Huailin had seen one of the people behind him before. It was the goat, Carairon. He didn't know the rest.
"Ambassador Kroas greets Your Royal Highness the Human Emperor." On this side, Kroas was the first to step forward and salute Anthony. Although the situation in their country wasn't very good, Kroas was still very magnanimous. It didn't seem like he was here to ask for peace.
"Kroas? That's the younger brother of the Orc Patriarch Dilba? "Anthony asked.
"Yes, Dilba is my elder brother," Kroas nodded and admitted.
"Mhm." Anthony nodded. The Orcs really attached great importance to this matter. Normally, Kroas wouldn't come here as an Ambassador, but now that he was here, it meant that the Orcs were really in a hurry.
Although he already knew what Kroas meant, he still had to ask. Hence, Anthony said, "May I know the purpose of the Orcs' visit to our country this time?"
"Naturally, it's because of the war between our country and your country," Kroas immediately said. Kroas immediately said, "The war has lasted for nine days, and both sides have suffered great losses. I think it's time to stop this meaningless war."
"Nine days … Pfft …" Anthony almost burst out laughing. It had only been nine days, and the Beastmen were already unable to hold on. One had to know that the war between the humans and the Beastmen lasted for four whole months last year. In the end, the Beastmen stopped fighting because of the death of Marshal Mofaz and the lack of rations. This time, the Beastmen were already unable to hold on in just nine days. The difference was just too huge.
"I'm sorry, but we have enough rations here. We can still hold on for a few more months." Anthony immediately said. Right now, the 2nd Division's rations were basically all looted by themselves, so they didn't need to use up any rations. Furthermore, the transportation route for rations had also been opened up, so they could deliver rations at any time, so there was no need to worry about this problem.
"Your Highness Anthony, this battle is meaningless. You humans were originally fighting to help the Elves defend their territory. Now that we have given up on attacking the Elves' territory, you humans have already achieved your goal. What's the point of continuing this battle?" Kroas immediately said. "What's the point of continuing this battle?
"It's not that you've given up, but that you can't fight anymore." A Minister immediately stood up and said, "No matter how you look at it, you have less than 50,000 soldiers left, and you still want to fight the Elves? Are you joking?"
"Not only that, but this army is still being chased by the Elves. I don't know if they can leave the Elves' territory alive," another Minister said mockingly. Another minister on the side also mocked. This time, the Beastmen had been beaten so badly, so the humans were naturally very happy. At this time last year, because the Human Marshal had died in battle, the humans had taken the initiative to ask for peace and even offered to give them rations before they were willing to stop the war. At that time, they had truly lost face, and everyone had held back their anger. Unexpectedly, a year later, the situation was completely reversed, and these Ministers immediately started to fight back.
Kroas' face turned red when he heard this, but this was indeed the truth. However, he wouldn't forget his mission because of this bit of mockery. Of course, he knew the current situation of the Beastmen. While he was chatting here, the 2nd Division was still slaughtering, so he had to immediately finish the discussion.
"Your Highness Anthony, the Beastmen took the initiative to start this war and challenged the Human Race's authority. We must apologize for this." Kroas changed his attitude and slightly lowered his stance as he said, "As an expression of apology, the Beastmen will offer an item. We hope that Your Highness Anthony can forgive our previous mistakes and stop this meaningless war."
"Oh?" Anthony smiled. Sure enough, the show was about to start. Wilham had already informed him that they would support this discussion. After listening to the analysis, Anthony felt that Li Huailin's opinion was correct. There was no need for him to destroy the Beastmen; it was enough for him to cripple them to this extent. There was no need for the Elves to take advantage of him. Of course, he couldn't send troops for nothing. If the Beastmen wanted to negotiate, they had to give something, right? This time, Anthony wanted to see what the Beastmen could give. Anthony had already given up on money and rations. The Beastmen were poor, so how much money they could give would depend on whether they could take out some treasures or treasures.
"What is it?" Anthony asked.
"Previously, during a battle with the Human Race, one of the Human Race's Marshals was unfortunately killed. His corpse is still perfectly preserved with the Beastmen. As an apology, we will offer the corpse of this Marshal …" Kroas said.
"The corpse of a Marshal?" Everyone in the hall was stunned at first, but they immediately understood. Since the founding of the Beastmen, only three Marshals had died in battle. The first two corpses had already been brought back for a grand funeral. Only the corpse of the last Marshal was snatched by the other party after he died. It was simply a great humiliation for the Human Race. That Marshal was the legendary Marshal of the Human Race — Mofas.
After understanding this, everyone turned to look at Anthony, who was sitting on the throne, because Morpheus was Anthony's biological father. No wonder the Beastmen dared to negotiate despite being in such a disadvantageous position. It turned out that they had a trump card in their hands. How could Anthony possibly refuse?
Unfortunately, no one knew that Anthony had lost his memory … He still hadn't recovered yet. He knew that his father was Mofas, but the problem was that he had no memories of him at all. He couldn't remember his feelings at all. Of course, Anthony's amnesia wouldn't be announced to the public. Only a few trusted aides knew about it. The Beastmen and most of the ministers didn't know about it.
That was why Anthony felt that it was a pity when the Beastmen offered to return the corpse. From a practical point of view, Anthony really didn't want to accept the corpse. Although it was his father's corpse, he couldn't remember it at all. It would be too troublesome to give him a grand funeral, so he might as well let the Beastmen bleed a little more. But he had no choice, he couldn't refuse. After all, he was his son, even if he couldn't remember it.
"Are you talking about my father's corpse?" Anthony asked.
"Yes, Your Highness. Your father's corpse has been preserved very well. We, the Beastmen, also admire warriors as brave as your father. We didn't do anything to his corpse," Kroas immediately said when he saw that Anthony was tempted.
"Hmm …" Anthony thought for a moment, then muttered to himself, "My father's corpse is naturally very important, but I don't know if it's right to involve national affairs for my personal matters …"
After saying that, Anthony looked at the ministers and said, "I don't know what everyone thinks. Should we stop the war with the Beastmen this time?"
The ministers had a headache. Most of them naturally wanted to kill the Beastmen, but the problem was that the Beastmen's condition was Anthony's father's corpse. This was troublesome. Could they oppose it? Therefore, all the ministers looked left and right, but no one said anything.
At this time, Prime Minister Mach stepped forward and said, "I … would like to say something."
"What does the Prime Minister want to say?" Anthony asked.
"I think that Your Highness is wrong. Marshal Moffat is indeed Your Highness's father, but at the same time, he is also the marshal of our human race. He has made great contributions to our race. Therefore, Marshal Moffat's matter is not only Your Highness's personal matter, but also our empire's national affairs. Don't you think so?" Mach said.
When the ministers heard Prime Minister Mach's words, it seemed like the direction of the discussion had been set. Therefore, they immediately agreed. "Yes, the Prime Minister's words make sense."
"I agree as well." "This subject will consider it."
"Hmm." Mach nodded. "Therefore, Your Highness, I think that bringing back Marshal Moffat's corpse is a very important matter. Since the Beastmen are willing to hand over Marshal Moffat's corpse, it seems like they have shown their sincerity in apologizing. I think it's time to end this war."
Li Huailin looked at Mach in surprise, but Mach smiled. Li Huailin instantly understood that this guy probably understood the current situation and didn't want to continue fighting with the Beastmen. He didn't expect this Prime Minister to have the same opinion as him.
"Oh? Mach, what you said makes sense. "Anthony nodded." Do you have any other opinions? "
"I support the Prime Minister's opinion." The ministers all expressed their agreement. Mach was very good at being an official, and he had a good relationship with his subordinates. Therefore, very few people would oppose his opinion.
"Is that so …" Anthony nodded. It seemed like there wasn't much to gain. After looking around, Anthony turned to Li Huailin. "Huailin, you've heard the ministers' opinions. What about you?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Huailin. This guy was the one in charge. The entire battle was fought by this guy, and it was also this guy's troops that were wreaking havoc in the Beastmen territory. As expected, they still had to ask for Li Huailin's opinion in the end.
The Beastmen were also nervous. As expected, they still had to ask for the Duke of Aquitaine's opinion in the end. The gift had already been sent, and they didn't know if the Duke would like it.
"Oh … Me? Let me think about it … "
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