Chapter 536 Final Choice
Use the lives of more than one million Dafeng people in Huailing City to bury the two million Daning people who died in the Yuanzhou City tragedy.
Although such a condition is shocking, if you look at it from Ning Yongnian's perspective, it is not difficult to understand his purpose.
At present, the two countries of Feng and Ning have different opinions on the real culprit of the "Wonju City Massacre".
The people of Dafeng believed that it was Ning Yongnian who did it, while the people of Daning generally believed that it was the Dafeng army that massacred the city and was punished by heaven.
Because both countries suffered huge losses in this tragedy, with 500,000 elite troops killed on one side and 2 million innocent civilians killed on the other, the people of both countries hated each other to the core.
In this case, if Dafeng agreed to this condition, it would undoubtedly "confirm" from the side that the real murderer of the Yuanzhou City incident was Li Qi, and Ning Yongnian could use this to completely clear himself of suspicion.
Although such an act of "revenge" is cruel, it can greatly win the hearts of the people in Daning and plant the seeds of "treason" in the hearts of the people of Dafeng.
To put it more bluntly, Ning Yongnian actually wanted to tell a story to the people of the two countries -
Li Qi took advantage of the civil unrest in Daning to launch a national war, and ordered a massacre after occupying Yuanzhou City.
Unexpectedly, the Dafeng army was punished by heaven after the massacre, and 500,000 elite soldiers were killed.
It was because of this that Daning's "Army of Justice" was able to advance triumphantly all the way and ultimately win the national war.
In order to comfort the innocent people who died in Yuanzhou City, Ning Yongnian chose to "retaliate" after the war, paying off one life with another.
In order to survive, the incompetent Dafeng court actually agreed to such a condition and watched Huailing City being massacred. If this story is told, then whether it is the Yuanzhou City Massacre, the justice of the war, or even the upcoming Huailing City Massacre, all the faults will be borne by Li Qi and the Dafeng court.
Ning Yongnian will suddenly transform himself into a "wise ruler" who eliminates evil for the world and will not tolerate his own people suffering any injustice.
By that time, emotion and reason would be on his side, and all the sins and evils would be pinned on Li Qi.
In this way, even if Dafeng has not yet perished, it will not be far from its demise.
After all, who would be willing to be ruled by such a "murderous king"? I'm afraid that even Ning Yongnian doesn't need to take action again. The endless civil strife alone is enough to make Dafeng unable to recover.
If Ning Yongnian wants to take over Dafeng again at that time, the difficulty will be much easier than it is now. Because the threat from the Wei family is imminent, the situation in Dafeng must be dealt with as soon as possible and the army must be transferred back to the country.
Since it was impossible to swallow up the entire Daebong in a short period of time, "peace talks" were necessary.
Because he could not allow Dafeng to recuperate during the time he was dealing with the Wei family, he had to mess up Dafeng and create an irreparable rift between the people of Dafeng and the court.
In order to achieve this goal, they had to massacre Huailing City. In fact, Ning Yongnian had already thought of the whole plan after the defeat at Niutou Mountain, and had made a lot of preparations in advance.
Hanging Li Qi on the top of the city wall was not only for Li Wutong to see, but also a deliberate attempt to let the warriors in Huailing City come one after another to "die", so as to reduce resistance to the subsequent massacre.
The purpose of broadcasting the negotiation process live was to convey the news that "Li Qi agreed to massacre the city" as soon as possible and shift the responsibility to Dafeng.
Putting this condition to the end is to increase the probability of Dafeng's agreement. After all, now there is only this last step to reach an alliance. It must be said that with the blessing of the "Kingly Way" destiny, Ning Yongnian's choice and layout have reached the extreme.
Now, as long as Dafeng nods and agrees to "give up" the more than one million people in Huailing City, his entire plan can be perfectly realized.
Of course, this is undoubtedly very difficult.
At least Sima Cong tried to persuade Min Zhongguang for an entire afternoon but failed to get him to give in.
At this time, it is up to Ning Yongnian to make the final decision.
“Pah.”
He gently placed the teacup on the table and stood up.
Ning Yongnian stopped all the quarrels in the hall with just one move.
He did not look at Min Zhongguang, but glanced at Li Qi first, and then set his sights on Li Wutong, whose face was pale.
"Princess, what do you think?"
“.”
Outside the hall, much of the crowd on the long street had dispersed, but there were still many people standing in the heavy snow waiting for the final result.
They didn't know what the last condition proposed by Daning was, and they didn't know that once Li Wutong nodded, all of them would die.
They just felt that the fifth condition had been discussed for too long, so long that the snow on the roadside was several fingers thick, as if burying the entire Huailing City.
It was like a huge coffin that was slowly closing.
“.”
"I, I will never agree to that."
Biting his lips tightly, Li Wutong shook his head palely.
She looked at Ning Yongnian tremblingly, but seemed afraid to meet his gaze. In the end, she had no choice but to lower her eyes and repeat the same sentence over and over again.
"No, absolutely no way, absolutely no way"
“.”
Looking at Li Wutong who was struggling, Ning Yongnian's expression did not change.
He did not rush to interrupt the former, but waited until Li Wutong's voice was barely audible before slowly speaking: "Princess, there are five conditions in total, and we have already agreed on four of them."
"You must know that the peace talks between the two countries are now known to the world, and I will never regret it."
"So with just this last step, Dafeng will not be destroyed."
"And if we can't reach an agreement on this last point, I'm sure you know what will happen, Princess."
"Princess, think carefully about what you have done so far for."
"I have been here for a whole day and my patience is running out. I will give you one hundred breaths to consider."
"If you still don't agree, there will be no chance to regret it."
"By then, not only will you and your father not be able to leave this palace, but the people of Huailing City will also die."
"Think about it carefully."
“.”
Just a few words, both coercion and inducement are present.
As long as you nod, Daning will withdraw its troops immediately, and everything you have done before will not be in vain.
And if you don't agree, not only will you and your father die, but I will also massacre everyone in Huai Ling City.
To be honest, faced with such an ultimate dilemma, it is difficult to tell right from wrong in any choice.
In fact, even Min Zhongguang, who had argued with Sima Cong for an entire afternoon, didn't know how to choose.
He just thought that Daning might make concessions, so he refused to give in and firmly rejected such a condition.
But when Ning Yongnian personally spoke up and said that they only had two options before them: "Agree" and "Disagree", then one can imagine how difficult this choice would be.
Therefore, Min Zhongguang has made up his mind now. No matter whether Li Wutong agrees or not, he will not object.
The same went for other officials on the Dafeng side. They all kept silent at this moment and left the decision-making power entirely to Princess Wuping, who had given up everything to "preserve Dafeng."
that's all.
Under the gaze of everyone in the hall except Li Qi, and amid the whimpering of the biting cold wind outside, Li Wutong finally slowly raised his head after ninety breaths.
She closed her eyes in despair and struggle, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
Then, as if she had used up all her strength, she nodded.
(End of this chapter)
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