Chapter 634 - 319: The War Begins! Rescue Gui Qinshe!
Gui Xingfu knew that the war launched against the Suo family in Tianshui City was less of a military conflict and more a political war.
Tianshui City was now like a headless dragon, isolated without support, and with five thousand Rock Pirates from the Yan Mo joining in, Gui Xingfu’s naval forces had swelled to a formidable forty thousand.
The naval forces of Tianshui City, on the other hand, remained at a mere ten thousand, so the outcome of the war was no longer in doubt.
That’s why Gui Xingfu was so intent on showing off, wishing the entire Human Kingdom knew that the Gui family of Linhai City had gone to war with the Suo family of Tianshui City. He was desperate for everyone to know his unmatched loyalty to Zhi Li, his readiness to be the first to rush into a burning house to rescue Zhi Li from a deadlock.
For this war was ostensibly against the Suo family of Tianshui City but, in essence, it was a slap in the face of the King’s prestige and dignity.
After nearly ten days, the Gui family of Linhai City’s declaration of war had finally reached every vassal and county city in the Rage Wave Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the royal decree from the King had finally arrived.
A senior eunuch from the Gao Faction, bearing the royal decree, went to Linhai City to denounce Gui Xingfu’s war efforts, stating that even if there were territorial disputes between Tianshui City and Linhai City, they should be resolved through negotiations, not by military means.
At the same time, an edict from Shaojun Qili was also issued, ordering Gui Xingfu and Suo Lun to start negotiations immediately. They were to try their best to settle the dispute through negotiation and to avoid war if possible.
The double emphasis on trying showed Qili’s intentions without a doubt.
Then, Shaojun Qili also issued an edict to Tianshui City, asking Count Tianshui Suo Lun to go to Wangcheng Zidu to cooperate with the investigation and clarify the assassination attempt on the prince within a time limit of half a month. Otherwise, he would bear the consequences.