"If we seize this opportunity to face the Empress of the Demon Country in a decisive battle, the outcome is still unknown. We might even be able to turn the tables and tear a chunk of flesh from the Demon Country. Since its founding, our Great Yan has never shied away from war, and we certainly do not fear it now."
Evidently, this new Chief Minister had compared the losses on both sides and concluded that if Great Yan steeled its heart and gambled the next decade or so of its national strength on an expedition against the Demon Country, defeating this behemoth that had dominated the Northern Realm for millennia would be a feat for the ages.
"Lin Qing... makes a good point."
Emperor Yong'an considered this seriously for a moment. "As the Crown Prince said, 'The Emperor guards the nation's gates, and the King dies with the state.' Those were very fine words indeed."
At the mention of this matter, the expressions of the assembled ministers turned somewhat subtle.
