"Your Majesty, we cannot allow the princess to act recklessly and lose two cities."
"That's right. We must not let the princess act recklessly. This is like giving the city to Goryeo for nothing. Your Majesty, are you worthy of the ancestors of Daliang? Do you have the face to see the late emperor?"
"Your Majesty, the princess has ulterior motives. She is an undercover agent sent by Goryeo to hand over Daliang to Goryeo. She is collaborating with the enemy and committing treason."
When the ministers heard that they were going to give the other side two cities, they started to curse Gao Zhijun again, saying that she was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason.
The emperor was also shocked after hearing Gao Zhijun's words, and didn't understand why she did this.
The other side hadn't declared war, merely asking Daliang to tame the Pixiu. While it was wrong to insult Daliang by offering tribute, the worst that could happen was that he would give up the Pixiu; being ridiculed was better than losing two cities.
After all, this is an impossible task.
Two cities would mean more than a dozen counties and hundreds of thousands of people. This meant that hundreds of thousands of people would be displaced and become slaves of Goryeo. He absolutely could not agree to this.
The prince was also shocked and didn't understand why the princess did this.
If he were given a choice, he would not agree with Gao Zhijun's approach, after all, it concerns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Although Murong Yuanbo believed in his daughter, he was also afraid of what would happen to the hundreds of thousands of people if he failed.
Gao Zhijun ignored the ministers' objections. She stared at the Second Prince of Goryeo and said disdainfully, "Why, Your Highness, can't you afford to play? You don't dare to bet with us?"
Gao Zhijun's provocation was somewhat effective. Her words stimulated the second prince. In addition, the ministers of Daliang strongly opposed it, which showed that Daliang had no chance of winning at all. It was equivalent to giving them two cities of Goryeo for free.
How could he not agree to such enormous wealth?
So he said, "This prince has accepted it! Princess, can you make the decision?"
"We refuse to agree! We implore His Majesty to severely punish Princess Xiangyun!"
"I do not agree to the bet. We cannot gamble with the people of Daliang. Otherwise, we would be letting down the people of the world!"
"Your Majesty, you must not agree to this. Otherwise, you will be a foolish and incompetent ruler, cursed by all!"
The ministers began to advise the emperor not to trust Gao Zhijun, not to agree to the bet, and to severely punish Gao Zhijun.
"This..." The emperor looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
"Father, please trust me. I won't agree to anything unless I'm sure of it."
Gao Zhijun sincerely asked the emperor to believe her, and she would not say anything without being absolutely sure.
"Are you really sure?"
The emperor was still a little unconvinced. After all, the Pixiu was ferocious and tall, and it was really difficult to tame it.
"Don't worry, Father. If I fail to defeat Goryeo, I will give away all my wealth to compensate the people of those two cities, and even die as an apology!"
Gao Zhijun used her family property to guarantee the emperor and was willing to die as an apology.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to believe the princess. If she loses, I am willing to die with her to atone for my sin."
Huo Jinqian also assured the emperor that Gao Zhijun would definitely win.
Although he found it unbelievable, he still believed Gao Zhijun unconditionally because she had never lied to him.
The emperor thought that if Gao Zhijun's property was used to resettle hundreds of thousands of people, they could still live a good life.
Moreover, he also believed in Gao Zhijun. Since he knew her, he had never seen her lose.
"Your Majesty, no! You can't trust the princess!"
"Your Majesty, absolutely not! You cannot be a tyrant!"
"Your Majesty, we beg you to reconsider!"
The ministers came out again and advised the emperor not to agree.
"Shut up! Can you tame a Pixiu? If not, shut up!"
The emperor angrily rebuked his ministers.
Just now when he needed them, they all cowered down. Now that someone can tame them, they come out to stop him again. It really makes him want to die of anger.
"Second Prince of Goryeo, our Emperor has agreed. To prevent anyone from going back on their word, we should put it in writing so that we can't deny it later. What do you think, Second Prince?"
Gao Zhijun was afraid that they would go back on their word and refuse to admit it, so she had to write it down as proof.
After all, two cities is not a trivial matter.
And this overwhelming wealth must be firmly grasped.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of time and effort.
"sure!"
The second prince agreed without hesitation.
He hadn't expected the other party to be so foolish as to offer him wealth and honor. He was also afraid that the other party would refuse to acknowledge the debt, and there was nothing he could do about it, after all, this was Daliang, their territory.
Unexpectedly, the princess was so supportive that she asked him to sign a document. This was a guarantee for him.
If he hadn't known the princess, he would have thought she was his, working for him and betraying him.
Is it because she is beautiful that the princess fell in love with her and wants to marry her, and this is her token of allegiance?
The second prince kept thinking in his mind why Princess Xiangyun did this.
"Father, please write a receipt and include the two cities."
Gao Zhijun said to the emperor.
She did this because she wanted her father to write that the two cities in Goryeo were important to Daliang, so he just wrote about those two cities.
Eunuch Zhang quickly brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the emperor began to write the document.
Gao Zhijun handed it to the Second Prince of Goryeo and said, "Your Highness, please take a look. If it's okay, we'll sign it."
Gao Zhijun did not read the content above. She believed that the emperor would write down the cities that would be useful to Daliang.
The second prince took it and read the contents. He found that the cities were a bit unequal.
Daliang claimed the two most important border cities, while Daliang only gave him two insignificant cities. Although it was unfair, the Second Prince of Goryeo was confident that he would not lose. Since his own cities would not be given to Daliang, he did not care.
"This prince has no objection!"
After the second prince finished speaking, he signed his name and pressed his fingerprints.
Gao Zhijun also signed her name and affixed her fingerprints. She also gave the signatures to the Second Prince of Baladan, the Crown Prince of Tatar, and the Third Prince of the Western Regions as witnesses.
Of course they were willing to sign their names and put their fingerprints on the show if there was something to watch.
Gao Zhijun looked at it and affixed the imperial seal to the emperor with satisfaction. Now it was impossible for them to regret it.
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