Regarding Joshua's borrowing of money, Marquis Stanley's feeling is one word - cool, but the speaker is unintentional, but it sounds intentional.

Da Liang asked the Marquis of Stanley, "Have you lent it to him?" ”

"......No," the Marquis of Stanley replied very simply, and justifiably, "why should I lend him my money?" ”

Da Liang smiled: "Yes, yes, the marquis's money must not be lent to others. ”

Seeing that his good brother recognized his point of view, Marquis Stanley was very happy: "But Brother Da Liang is not another person, if you want to borrow money, you can speak directly." ”

"Then I'll thank the generous Marquis." Da Liang held the Marquis of Stanley, and then said: "I am going to hold a royal meeting, and this time I came to Jiading City to explain some things to the Marquis first, and listen to your opinion." ”

The Marquis of Stanley said heartily: "I will listen to you, I will listen to you in everything." ”

"I want to nominate Joyce as the master of Shangjiang City, the new king of the East China Sea......"

Marquis Stanley wanted to agree casually, but when he heard what Da Liang said, he immediately stopped talking, and then looked at Da Liang, and said in a solemn tone: "You're not joking, are you?" You have to figure it out. Joyce did not have royal legitimacy and did not have Joshua's prestige. The Terrans will not all support her, let alone other cities, and if she is promoted as the king of the East China Sea, it is likely to cause turmoil and even division in Shangjiang. ”

"I think it very clearly." Da Liang slowly said to Marquis Stanley: "The all-out war is getting closer and closer, and Shangjiang's geographical location and wealth are like a piece of fat without protection in the eyes of the top powerhouses. If we continue to maintain a superficial unity, we will not have the strength to deal with future invasions.

The best person to stand up and lead Shangjiang now must be Joshua, but he is not on our team. I don't want Joshua to take away all of what we've done now. ”

Marquis Stanley nodded very approvingly, if Joshua became king, he would definitely deal with his Jiading City first, and let himself pay for this and that, which would delay his progress in decorating the castle.

"You're right, Joshua must not be allowed to reign."

"Now this situation cannot be handed over to an unborn child, Abigail has even made a mess of her own Songjiang City, and we cannot expect her to lead these eight cities in the future. I think the only people who are qualified to be kings and unify Shangjiang are Joyce and ...... Your Excellency, Lord Marquis. ”

Marquis Stanley hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, I can't, I don't even want to be the former prime minister, I like to live in my castle." ”

Da Liang stretched out his hands: "Then Joyce is left." Moreover, Shangjiang is in chaos now, and it is stronger than chaos after the war began, if the Marquis is willing to fully support Joyce as king, even if there are cities that are dissatisfied and want to become independent, we have the financial resources and the army to complete the unification by force. Joshua has started to borrow money, why should they fight us.

And this time I have a strong ally, maybe the unification of Shangjiang does not require war. ”

Marquis Stanley asked, "Allies?" Is it the City of Sighs? I don't think the army of Sigh City is suitable to participate in the internal affairs of Shangjiang City, and our dispute needs to be resolved by ourselves. ”

Da Liang knew that Marquis Stanley was not confused in major matters, and he did not think about using foreign troops to resolve internal disputes, only his own strength could convince these city lords, and using foreign troops to fight his own people would only make people look down on.

Da Liang replied: "It's not the City of Sighs, in fact, the attitude of the Sorrowful Monarch towards Shangjiang City is to directly annex it. The allies I have brought in this time are to keep us in a relatively neutral position in future wars.

They are powerful and have the strength to make both Cloudsdale and Hell fear. However, it is still unknown whether they are willing to form an alliance with Shangjiang, so we still have to be prepared to solve it by force. ”

Joyce was king, and Abigail was certainly the first to be unwilling. The child in her womb is a royal legitimate, and if Joyce becomes king, she is likely to declare the independence of Matsue City, and then rely on the unique environment of the dungeon to close the road to the surface and establish the royal court herself. Joshua didn't want either, Joyce's qualifications were too shallow, and if she called Joshua king, she would definitely be unbalanced. Now that Chongming City has soldiers and no money, it is difficult to guarantee that Joshua will not take risks and rebel against independence with the purpose of consuming troops.

Songjiang City and Chongming City are independent, and other cities are likely to follow suit.

When Joyce comes to power, he faces a united war.

Da Liang needs Marquis Stanley to really contribute troops, money, and efforts, not what he has always liked to do - wait and see.

It is related to the future of Jiading City, and with Da Liang's relationship, Marquis Stanley does not dare to express his position easily. He didn't ask about the allies Da Liang had found, because he wasn't sure if the allies who had formed an alliance were not allies, so he asked, "Will Shangjiang perish if it is not unified?" ”

"Yes!" Da Liang's answer did not hesitate.

After hearing Da Liang's answer, Marquis Stanley said, "You can rest assured, I support Joyce's claim to be king." The army of Jiading City will immediately begin to assemble and mobilize. If the Imperial Council doesn't go well and you have to fight, you and Joyce will deal with the opposition within the Terrans, and in the meantime...... Whoever dares to rebel, I will fight whomever he wants. ”

Marquis Stanley's domineering statement made Da Liang breathe a sigh of relief.

If you already have a plan for dealing with the worst-case scenario, then all that remains is to work for peaceful reunification.

After convincing the Marquis of Stanley, Da Liang immediately returned to Shangjiang City, and then went to the Pudong Military Port Governor's Mansion to meet Joyce.

It was already night, and Joyce was standing on the top platform of the Admiralty's castle, looking out at the sea to the east. The angels guarding the navy floated in mid-air, and the holy light emitted from them illuminated the ships in the harbor below. The masts in the harbor were lined like forests, and farther away a patrol fleet was leaving the harbor and slowly disappearing into the darkness.

Da Liang, riding a royal griffin, fell from the sky, and he noticed that Joyce was not wearing a navy uniform, but was wearing aristocratic domestic women's clothing, and her hair was loose in a bun and her hair was naturally on her shoulders.

Seeing Da Liang appear beside him, Joyce seemed to say to Da Liang and seemed to be talking to himself: "Everything happened so fast that I was not prepared at all." When you left, I was here thinking about the wonderful memories of my childhood in this city.

At that time, my parents were there, and they were just ordinary aristocrats, who often took me out on voyages; The first king was also there, he led the city to its peak, and everyone respected him; William was also there, and he, like me, was a child who was doted on by his parents; And King Howard, he was a duke at the time, and my favorite thing to do was cheer him on the side of the road when he came back from his expedition, he never lost a battle, he was my idol, and he was the idol of every kid in this city.

I really didn't expect the city to come this far one day......

Never thought about it...... I'm going to have a responsibility that belongs to them.

I'm scared ......."

As she spoke, tears flowed down Joyce's cheeks, and she began to cry out loud.