Chapter 741 Too Arrogant!
Especially at night, Jiang Lianzhu would go looking for Gu Yu specifically. When there was a moon, Gu Yu would never dare to show up and would hide his aura. Once, under the moonlight, he leaked a little of his aura and could not escape Jiang Lianzhu's search. He was almost killed by Jiang Lianzhu and his wife.
After that, Gu Yu could no longer find anyone.
Thus, the bloody army of Da'an Kingdom marched straight into the Aquarius Kingdom!
They almost reached their capital.
The Emperor of Aquarius sent a letter asking for peace.
Ask for peace, negotiate compensation and so on.
The bloody battle army of Da'an Kingdom finally stopped.
Jiang Lianzhu and his wife, Erlangjun and Silangjun called a meeting with several veteran generals, the second princess and others, and everyone agreed to peace talks.
First, it is not advisable to go too deep into the Aquarius Kingdom, as the food and fodder for the march are limited.
Secondly, you have to take care of your family. If all your focus is on Aquarius and something unexpected happens at home, it will be difficult to deal with.
However, Aquarius would never let them off like this.
So, let’s negotiate first.
Be polite before using force.
Not only should we negotiate with Aquarius, but we should also have the participation of several other countries. Otherwise, there will be no good results.
Jiang Lianzhu made some harsh remarks.
Soon, the day for peace talks arrived.
This time, the five generals who came to negotiate had a new person in charge of the main seat, because Liao Jiu and his wife required that several people who had participated in the previous negotiations must be present. All of these people stood beside the main seat, listening with their heads lowered.
Gu Yu didn't come. He didn't dare to come. He was seriously injured by Liao Jiu and his wife and almost died. He hid himself to heal his wounds.
Everyone is here.
Liao Jiu surveyed the entire area and said, "Let's be direct. My realm has improved, and my temper isn't so bad anymore. I can't stand any nonsense. Don't be so pretentious. If you want to negotiate, show some sincerity. Our Da'an Nation can consider it. If not, then we'll meet on the battlefield."
Everyone gnashed their teeth in hatred. A young boy was too arrogant! The people of Da'an were too arrogant!
It was truly hateful, infuriating, and terrifying. But on the surface, everyone was wearing polite and flattering smiles. "Yes, yes, we from Aquarius came first. This time, it was our fault! We in Aquarius are actually divided into two factions. I was opposed to sending troops to Da'an from the beginning. Our two countries have always been peaceful and friendly. Our emperor often praised Da'an for its rich resources, outstanding people, and flourishing culture. It is a great civilized country. However, he was bewitched by Gu Yu and his son. Now, our emperor is unable to sleep or eat in the palace, and he regrets it so much. To show his sincerity, he has ordered the deprivation of Gu Yu and his son's military power. For the sake of the common people, do you think your country is satisfied?"
On the Da'an State side, Liao Jiu and his wife sat in the main seats, followed by various veteran generals. They were all accustomed to such peace talks, and no one showed any emotion.
One of the generals said, "Our Prince Regent Zuo said, cut the crap. We don't care what happens to a war criminal who's been destitute. Show some sincerity!"
The Aquarius negotiator hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, our emperor has said that he is willing to compensate Da'an with a city as an apology, to mend the relationship between the two countries, and to guarantee that such mistakes will not be made again."
Aquarius is a small country with a small area and not many cities. In the eyes of the emperor of Aquarius, a city is like cutting meat.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, who would be willing to cede land?
Those are the inheritances left by our ancestors!
Liao Jiu hummed, "Six cities! We have to choose the cities ourselves! One hundred thousand taels of gold!!"
The envoy from Aquarius stood up in shock. "Your Majesty, this is too much. Our Aquarius Kingdom only has a few cities in total, and you want one-third of our territory!"
Gu Qie, who was standing behind him, glared. "Liao Jiu, you're going too far. When we first approached you for peace talks, we only wanted three cities to be divided among the five nations. Your appetite is too big."
Liao Jiu smiled, "That's right! Just because you want our three cities, I'm only doubling it now. Our Da'an country was attacked for no reason and had three cities. We now have a reason and are forced to fight back. Since we won, doubling our money and asking for six cities is not too much, right?"
Gu Qie continued, "Even if they want six cities, they can't stop us, the Aquarius Nation. We are a coalition of five nations, and each nation will provide one city..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other countries changed their expressions.
"Gu Qie, you are shameless! It was you who contacted our country and tricked us into joining the war. We are so far away from Da'an that we should never become enemies in this life. It is all thanks to you that we have become enemies with Da'an. Now you are trying to harm us like this. You are shameless!"
"If that's not shameless, what is it? They're just dragging us to our deaths. How many of our soldiers have died? At the beginning, the Gu family father and son asked us from other countries to attack Yuecheng, and how many troops did they send? It was the same afterwards. They just used us as cannon fodder. We were all fooled by them, and now they want to drag us down and destroy our city..."
Everyone turned their firepower towards Gu Qie.
Gu Qie was spitted all over his face. Before, when the five nations formed an alliance, he was the commander-in-chief and was extremely powerful.
Now, here, I have become like a rat crossing the street.
Everyone is calling for his death.
Liao Jiu knocked on the table, and everyone stopped talking and fell silent.
"Do you think I'm a fool? These small countries are separated by your Aquarius Kingdom. What's the point of our Da'an Kingdom wanting cities so far away? We only need cities from your Aquarius Kingdom, six cities, not a single one less. Otherwise, there is another option. Your Aquarius Kingdom becomes a vassal state of our Da'an Kingdom. Your emperor voluntarily lowers himself to a king, pays tribute to our Da'an Kingdom every year, and obeys our Da'an Kingdom's orders and dispatches in everything. Then we don't have to give up these six cities."
These words made the Aquarius envoy look extremely ugly.
Aquarius was a big country among small countries. The emperor was demoted to a king. To put it seriously, it was equivalent to the destruction of the country and he could only be a vassal king.
This is a great shame and humiliation!
Taking six cities would only mean losing one-third of the territory. If they were to become a king or a vassal state, they would have no chance of making a real comeback.
"This matter is of great importance. Please allow us to go back and ask our Emperor for instructions." The envoy from Aquarius gritted his teeth and agreed.
The people of other countries were also panicked, as Aquarius had retreated to this point.
What else can they talk about?
I can only lower my posture even more.
"If your country has any requests, please state them directly. We will agree to whatever we can. This time, we were indeed at fault. We were deceived by the Aquarius nation and did something wrong. We must bear the consequences. We accept the punishment and promise that such a thing will never happen again."
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