Yan Liangze was really ready to listen.
Bian Muyu and the others knew that things were going to get bad, but at the moment they had no choice but to wait for Fu Xiaoguan to state the conditions before responding.
But Fu Xiaoguan swallowed his words back. He suddenly looked at the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple and said, "Sir Huang, do you have a map of the Yi Kingdom? Bring it to me for a look."
When Lord Huang, who was sitting next to Xu Huaishu, heard this, he quickly replied, "I'll get it right away."
Everyone else was stunned. This is a negotiation, why do you want a map?
Fu Xiaoguan met Yan Liangze's puzzled eyes with a smile and said, "This is what I mean. I don't know much about the Yi Kingdom, so I want to see where our eastern border troops have reached. If it's not too far from your Yi Kingdom's capital, then we should give it a try. What if we can conquer your capital? Brother Yan, you're not the crown prince anymore, so there's no such thing as a damn Yi Kingdom. You need to be mentally prepared for this."
The Yi Kingdom's Minister of Rites, who was sitting next to Bian Muyu, suddenly stood up. He pointed at Fu Xiaoguan with an angry look on his face and said, "I, I have never seen an official as shameless as you!"
He slammed his hands on the table. "This is a negotiation! A formal negotiation between two countries! You're so young and don't understand the rules. I must meet with Emperor Xuan and remove you from your position as the chief envoy!"
Fu Xiaoguan turned his head slightly to look at him, frowned and curled his lips, "You seem to be quite old, but it's a pity... you've lived like a dog."
"How dare you humiliate me? A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated! Fu Xiaoguan, you are just a child seeking fame and reputation. You have the name of a talented scholar but you have no manners and speak filthy words. I will report this to His Majesty when I return. Tomorrow..."
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly took out the inkwell from his sleeve pocket and pressed the trigger against the Minister of Rites' throat.
The spike flew out with a whoosh and pierced his throat directly. He suddenly widened his eyes, covered his throat with one hand, and pointed at Fu Xiaoguan with the other, "You, you..."
Fu Xiaoguan pulled the thread cone out with a sudden tug, and slowly rotated the thread wheel. The thread cone dragged a bright line of blood on the table.
The Minister of Rites fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open in death.
The officials of Yi State, including Yan Liangze, all stood up suddenly, looked at the corpse on the ground in disbelief, and then looked at Fu Xiaoguan.
The officials of the Yu Dynasty were also shocked. This was a negotiation, and Fu Xiaoguan actually killed someone!
How can we talk about this?
Could it be that he really dares to start another war?
But none of them dared to say a word, because Fu Xiaoguan had already warned them.
Yan Liangze thought a lot at this moment, and finally concluded that Fu Xiaoguan wanted to provoke them and end the negotiations.
This was naturally not the result he had expected, so he asked coldly, "Even if my men contradicted you, they are not guilty of death. Shouldn't you give me an explanation, my Lord?"
Fu Xiaoguan played with the inkwell in his hand and laughed. "Surprise, surprise, everyone, please take a seat. Of course, if you don't want to talk, you can take his body away. I won't make it difficult for you."
The officials of the Yi Kingdom were greatly insulted. They all looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince slowly sat down.
Bian Muyu pressed his hands lightly and everyone sat down again.
"Right, if you want to talk, then talk properly. Your subordinate is no good. He doesn't want to talk properly. He wants to sabotage this negotiation. So I accidentally took action and solved a problem for Brother Yan."
Yan Liangze's heart is bleeding!
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge!
He took a deep breath and said, "You've already killed him, so let's talk about it."
The Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple brought a map of the Yi Kingdom. Fu Xiaoguan spread it out on the table and carefully examined it for half an incense stick of time. Suddenly, his brows furrowed. "This general of the Eastern Frontier Army is not good enough. I gave him so many red-coated cannons, and now he has only just arrived in Jinyang..."
He raised his head and looked at Yan Liangze, who was extremely nervous at the moment.
"Fighting is very arduous, especially since our army has traveled such a long distance. Your Highness, I solemnly ask you for compensation. For this battle, the Yi Kingdom must pay the Yu Dynasty 180 million taels of silver!"
As soon as Fu Xiaoguan said this, everyone, even the officials of Yu Dynasty, gasped - this is really an exorbitant demand!
My Lord, you are a businessman. Could it be that you are asking for an exorbitant price and then waiting for the money to be paid?
Yan Liangze's eyes turned green. He was about to speak when Fu Xiaoguan stretched out a hand and said, "Wait, I don't have time to bargain with you!"
No bargaining involved?
This isn't a negotiation at all, this is clearly your unilateral decision!
"Brother Yan, please listen carefully. The compensation just now was for the deaths of men from our Yu Dynasty due to your invasion. Now please listen carefully..."
Fu Xiaoguan pulled out a charcoal pencil from his sleeve pocket and drew a line on the map. "According to this line, the area west of Wofengyuan and west of the Changling Mountains belongs to the Yu Dynasty."
Bian Muyu stood up suddenly, "This is impossible!"
If the area west of Wofengyuan was demarcated, Yi State would lose one-third of its territory. Wofengyuan was the largest granary of Yi State. If this plain was lost, Yi State’s food supply would become a problem in the future.
This is definitely unacceptable.
Fu Xiaoguan threw down the charcoal pencil, which made a "whoosh" sound on the table and jumped twice.
"I'm not bargaining with you. I've always set my own prices. According to market economics, you're completely free to disagree with my prices. But I'm making one thing clear to you: once I step out of this conference room, even if you send me a million taels of gold, this negotiation is over."
"As for whether you stay or go, I will not interfere. Now I will give you ten breaths to consider, because I am very busy and have to go back to play mahjong with the ladies."
"Start the countdown!"
Yan Liangze and Bian Muyu looked at each other. Fu Xiaoguan's two requests were seriously beyond what they could bear. If this treaty was signed, how would they explain to His Majesty after returning home?
But if I don't agree, I won't be able to explain to His Majesty when I go back. The eastern border troops of the Yu Dynasty have indeed advanced to Jinyang Pass. According to the current combat power of the Yu Dynasty, with the support of 500 red cannons, it is only a matter of time before they capture Jinyang Pass.
"Count down to three."
Fu Xiaoguan stood up and took a step towards the door. The atmosphere in the room became increasingly solemn.
"three!"
The Yu Dynasty officials were all worried, fearing the negotiations would break down. Meanwhile, the Yi officials were completely lost in thought – all their preparations were meaningless at this moment; they were like lambs to the slaughter.
He took another step toward the door.
"two!
A huge pressure came towards Yan Liangze and others, like a vast wave, ruthlessly destroying Yan Liangze and others' already shaky defense.
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