After the emperor spoke, the prime minister was the first to step forward, pick up the letter and read it.
He read it quickly, his face flushed red with anger, and he cursed angrily: "These barbarians are too much. They actually made such a ridiculous request."
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be agreed to."
"If we agree to this, where will our country's dignity be? The people will also complain!"
When the others saw the prime minister's face change drastically after reading the letter, they all rushed forward to be the first to see what was written in it.
In the end, the Minister of War was still as skilled as ever and snatched the letter from everyone.
After reading it, he became furious and cursed the Huns.
After all the officials had delivered the letter one by one, the whole court was shocked and no one did not curse loudly.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. Not only do they want silver, but they also want food and women. We absolutely will not agree to this peace letter."
"Your Majesty, I beg to fight!"
"Yes, beat them. They are just a bunch of uncivilized barbarians. Why are they so rampant?"
The court officials were all excited, but only the Minister of Personnel spoke cautiously with concern: "The disaster is serious. We need to take a long-term approach to this matter. The national treasury is not sufficient."
The Minister of Personnel had a hard time. He appeared to be submissive on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing his colleagues.
Fight, fight, fight. All you know is fighting.
Where do the money and food come from?
The court really has no money.
The matter had not been concluded until the end of the court session, and the officials were still arguing after the session.
This matter soon spread to the public through various channels.
Apprentices trained in martial arts schools were hired by high-ranking officials to serve as female guards. After returning home, the officials gathered in groups of three or four to discuss this matter.
After hearing the news, the female guard in the mansion hurried back to tell Xiaoying.
Xiaoying hurried to the store to find Chen Wei again, and the two went to the VIP room on the second floor to talk.
"There's new news about the Huns."
"Our dynasty negotiated peace with the Xiongnu, but the Xiongnu claimed that the war was caused by the imperial court, and therefore they should bear their losses. Therefore, they demanded that our dynasty give them one million taels of gold and five million dan of grain."
"In addition, they will divide the entire north into their territory. Furthermore, they...will also require 3,000 women of marriageable age to enter the Northern Mirror Land to bear children for them."
"If our dynasty doesn't agree, then they will have no choice but to attack cities and steal food and women in order to survive."
Chen Wei's heart sank, he finally heard the news he least wanted to hear.
This was the worst outcome she could imagine.
This is so similar to the Song Dynasty, sending silver, food, and even women as supplies, but can this calm the situation?
No, history tells us that blindly giving in will only make their appetites grow bigger and bigger. When they can no longer be satisfied, that will be the time for the country to be destroyed.
Once their lives become stable, reproduction becomes their top priority.
The women living in the capital have fair skin and good genes. They are the best reproductive goods and have probably been coveted by them for a long time.
"Weiwei, it would be great if we women could also go to the battlefield like the female generals of the Yang family!"
"Those people are so vicious!"
"If it were me, I would rather die on the battlefield than be sent to be their sex slave and reproduce for those vulgar people."
Tears glistened in Xiaoying's eyes. She felt sad for the court and even more sad for the three thousand unknown women who were chosen.
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