Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1026: King Song's Worries!

Chapter 1026: King Song's Worries!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The court debate lasted from morning to dusk, with the quarreling reaching unprecedented levels. As night fell, a golden carriage decorated with dragons rode out of the Imperial Palace. Within, King Song was beside himself with concern.

His old butler, hands shrouded within his sleeves, worriedly asked, "Your Highness, the matter of Talas is not proceeding smoothly?"

King Song had often encountered obstructions in court, but he was rarely ever this worried.

"Mm."

King Song nodded, making no attempt to hide it from the old butler.

"Your Highness, be at ease. The matter of Talas will definitely turn out fine. King Qi has always opposed you, but haven't your proposals been passed anyway?" the old butler comforted.

"Haaah…"

King Song couldn't help but give a long sigh at these words.

"If only it were so simple as King Qi making things difficult and drumming up the ministers of court into opposition. This time, however, King Qi isn't opposing anything, just watching from the sides. The true opposition are the civil officials of the Great Tang!"

Bzzz! At these words, the old butler fell silent in shock. Even though the old butler rarely paid attention to matters of court, he still knew that the political conflict between civil and military officials was even more vicious than factional disputes. If it was the civil officials and not King Qi that were opposing further deployment of soldiers, this matter was of a completely different nature.

King Song continued in an extremely grave tone, "After decades of peace, everyone has grown too used to these peaceful days, grown increasingly disgusted by war. I worry that this is only the beginning."

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The debate in court intensified, and as it dragged on, the name of Arabia began to echo through every street and alley of the Great Tang. Arabia, Ü-Tsang, the Western Turks, and Talas were now terms frequently used within the restaurants and tea houses.

While the capital was buzzing with

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