Mai Lirui remained unmoved, silently watching Prince Qing shout and yell while holding his cane.
Prince Qing then said urgently, "Sir Mai, the traitor is extremely cruel. We must leave this place immediately and return to Nanze with me. Let the army block the city. As long as we hold out until your fleet arrives, we will be fine!"
Mai Lirui pursed his lips slightly, shook his head and said, "No, we don't need to leave."
"Your Highness, why don't we help you mediate..."
Before he could finish speaking, Prince Qing interrupted him angrily, "Sir Mai, what nonsense are you spouting?!"
"Is there any possibility of reconciliation between us and these rebels?!"
Merriel shrugged, retreated to the group of soldiers behind him, and said, "Not necessarily, but we should at least give it a try, right?"
"But if you don't trust me, you might as well go back to Nanze first and wait for my news."
Mai Lirui's words left Prince Qing in disbelief. Had he really acted so foolishly at this time, even deluding himself into thinking that Qin Ze would reconcile with the court? That was utterly impossible!
At this moment, Mai Lirui turned to look at the sea and said, "Your Highness, the wind is very strong, and these warships are coming very quickly." He gave Prince Qing a deep look.
Prince Qing's face stiffened, and without saying another word, he turned and led his soldiers away from the port.
Watching Prince Qing ride away in a panic, Mai Lirui touched his nose, frowned, and sighed.
Beckett, the deputy standing beside him, whispered, "Sir, do you mean to abandon our cooperation with the King family and instead cooperate with this rebel army?"
After a moment of silence, Mai Lirui nodded and said, "Well, that's the only way."
“The Kim family is very dependent on us, and cooperating with them is the best way for us, since we can directly control them.”
"As for Qin Ze... he is not a good partner, but under the current circumstances, this is the only option."
"The worst-case scenario is that Qin Ze ignores our advice and insists on destroying the Jin family. In that case, we will have no choice but to forcibly seize resources from this land."
As soon as he finished speaking, Beckett frowned and said, "Our fleet hasn't arrived yet. Isn't it very dangerous for us to be here now?"
Upon hearing this, Mai Lirui chuckled lightly: "That's not necessarily true."
“For the prince and his men, the moment they see Qin Ze, they will naturally flee immediately. But we are different; we are people from another country.”
"We have come from afar to establish friendship with the owners of this land. As for who the owners are, it is naturally the Da Gan Jin family that we first came into contact with."
"Since Qin Ze is now powerful and has arrived at Nangang first, he is naturally the 'master'."
"Our fleet is about to arrive, and it is a multinational coalition. Qin Ze would never dare to attack us; his only enemy is the Jin family."
"As for us, we are currently neutral, so he doesn't consider us enemies yet."
Beckett turned to look at the approaching fleet, still somewhat uneasy. He said:
"But I heard Jin Jianzhong say that Qin Ze is a very crazy man, what if he...?"
Mai Lirui glanced at him, then said calmly, "It's okay, just trust me."
"Although we are few in number, we have enough backing, and we are not backed by the Jin family who have no one to rely on."
"He will realize the situation."
“Now, let us welcome the Emperor of Yan, and let us sit down and have a good talk with him.” Mai Lirui calmed himself down and turned to look at the approaching fleet.
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"Damn it! That damned Qin Ze! How could he have come to kill us at this time!"
At this moment, Prince Qing, who had fled in panic with the soldiers, had already left the execution ground and was riding his horse wildly into the city.
Upon hearing what Mai Lirui had just said, Prince Qing had a vague feeling that they might abandon him. As for talking about reconciliation, that was simply self-deception.
The imperial court and the rebel army were sworn enemies; how could they possibly reconcile their differences?
But in this critical situation, he no longer has the time or energy to persuade these foreigners. The most important thing now is to leave Nangang as soon as possible, gather all available troops, and do everything possible to defend Nanzhe City!
Even so, Prince Qing still held a glimmer of hope, knowing that the imperial court was still useful to these foreigners.
The imperial court's cooperation with foreigners is far superior to that of Qin Ze and his group!
At least on their side, they would listen to the foreigners and fully cooperate with them. Qin Ze, on the other hand, was not someone who would listen to orders. If the foreigners wanted to seize profits on this land in the future, they would definitely try every means to preserve the imperial court.
What they need is a country with internal strife, not a peaceful and prosperous one.
With this thought in mind, Prince Qing disregarded what was happening behind him and hurriedly fled with all his troops. The soldiers who had been blocking the civilians also rushed to join the ranks and followed Prince Qing away.
The civilians gathered outside the cordon were greatly surprised to see the soldiers suddenly begin to retreat, but instead, led by some of them, they rushed toward the execution ground.
At this moment, chaos had descended upon the area from the coastline to the execution ground, and from the execution ground to the southern port city.
On the high execution platform, the bearded man looked at the chaotic scene before him.
Just now, even the soldiers guarding behind him hurriedly ran down, and then all the officers and soldiers below the stage rushed out in a panic, as if a great disaster was about to befall them.
At first, the bearded man even thought that a tsunami had struck the sea behind them, which was why these people had fled in such a hurry. But when he saw that the foreigners were gathered together and had not left, he dismissed the idea.
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