I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 46 Signing

There was no doubt that the Saer Dynasty ultimately agreed to most of the terms.

They had no choice but to agree. Under Qin Ji’s orders, during the diplomatic exchanges, General Bai led an army of fifty thousand soldiers in three divisions, directly targeting the Saer royal court.

According to General Bai’s operations and Qin Ji’s orders, the fifty thousand troops of Daxia were primarily engaged in strategic deterrence. Therefore, all military actions were almost executed in one go. Even before General Bai set out, this series of plans had already been unanimously approved by Daxia’s military generals. Although there were still factional disputes among Daxia’s military generals, they all maintained the utmost patience when facing external enemies.

General Bai’s fifty thousand soldiers crossed the boundary river between the two sides and entered Saer territory. If the diplomatic negotiations broke down, the fifty thousand soldiers would immediately march north—of course, this was the worst-case scenario. Daxia itself did not want to fight this war, but if the other side stubbornly refused to concede, then this matter had to be done.

The public entry of fifty thousand soldiers was also brought to the negotiation table by Qin Ji. When this news was revealed, Wuheya’s face turned pale. She knew that Daxia might not have the resources to launch a full-scale attack on her country, but who would dare to gamble on this?

In the end, after negotiations, Daxia slightly relaxed the condition of executing the Saer generals involved in the attack on Hanyin City. Considering that among these generals were the younger brother of King Tuwa and some officials who had come to gain experience, Daxia allowed Saer to spare their lives. At the same time, the annual tribute was reduced by thirty percent.

However, the land ceded to the Soleqin tribe could not be reduced by even a bit.

By now, Wuheya had done her utmost. The revision of the ceasefire document took a week, and during this week, according to Qin Ji’s intelligence, Wuheya’s sleep time was almost reduced to the minimum.

In the end, Qin Ji was afraid that this girl would collapse on the day of signing the document, so he applied to Xia Yuxiao to clear a day in her schedule for her to rest.

But even on this day without any schedule, she still did not have much time to relax.

In the evening, a sedan chair arrived at the inn.

Qin Ji did not know who came to visit Wuheya or why. His spies, to remain hidden, did not dare to get too close, but they could still gather basic information.

A prince, or rather, a true brother of Xia Yuxiao.

Qin Ji was not surprised by this result, and neither was Xia Yuxiao. When the ceasefire agreement was about to be signed, Qin Ji deliberately leaked part of the treaty, including the clause requiring the Saer Dynasty to provide all officials colluding with the Saer Dynasty.

In Wuheya’s view, this was the lightest clause because Daxia had no evidence to prove whether the list provided by Saer was true or false—if they knew, there would be no need to ask Saer for it.

Even if it were true, at most, it would only mean losing those “consumables” that had been bought. Saer’s loss would only be the funds invested in these people. The problem was not significant.

However, this issue was very significant in Daxia’s view.

Qin Ji had a list, which already confirmed the names of many officials and nobles colluding with foreign countries. But this list was ultimately based on evidence and intelligence and needed another list for verification.

At the same time, Qin Ji was cautious. He deliberately released such information to create chaos among those in the court. When people are in a panic, they often seek a seemingly reliable backer. Although the old hands might not panic to this extent, they would still seek out the backer they had colluded with to ensure that the other party would not provide a true list to the court.

Who would this backer be?

There was no doubt that the only one who could quickly contact the Sal Court at the moment was this diplomat.

So, shortly after the news of the treaty was released, many so-called “refugees” with a lot of money started coming in and out of Tai’an City. Moreover, within a radius of dozens of miles around Tai’an City, many domesticated pack animals “mysteriously” appeared—fine horses, domesticated magic wolves, and even griffins brought from the west.

They were all abandoned around Tai’an City, and the city saw an increase in refugees.

Qin Ji did not care about those refugees. What he wanted was for these refugees, who did not look like refugees at all, to spread all the necessary information.

But it was hard on the poor princess and diplomat of the Sal Dynasty. These days, she had been receiving distinguished guests one after another, all of whom chose to come at night. If it weren’t for the relative secrecy of the inn, the common people might have thought that the dignified foreign princess had started an improper side business at the Xia Kingdom’s inn.

On the day the treaty was signed, Qin Ji rarely wore his military uniform.

It was a set of black armor that protected his entire body. The black armor was adorned with exquisite tiger patterns in gold, and the armor plates were connected, presenting a sense of solemnity and killing intent under the sunlight.

The Grand Marshal of the Xia Kingdom generally did not go to the battlefield personally, so his armor was more symbolic than practical. Because of this, the decorations were very meticulous, but the actual weight was not too heavy. It looked like it covered his whole body, but it was only about twenty or thirty pounds. Of course, its defensive effect was no less than those armors weighing fifty or sixty pounds, because it was reinforced with carefully carved spells, making it difficult for ordinary weapons to pierce.

Sitting beside him was Prime Minister Long.

The old man had also contributed a lot this time. Every day, he had to argue with Wuheya, citing classics and consulting historical books. Several times, Qin Ji thought they were going to fight.

However, everything was finally completed relatively smoothly.

Prime Minister Long was dressed more elegantly, wearing a red embroidered official robe with gold patterns. Coupled with his already white hair, he indeed had an aura of authority without anger.

It was rare for the Grand Marshal and Prime Minister of the Xia Kingdom to appear together, both dressed in formal attire.

When Wuheya appeared, she still looked very haggard.

Although she was wearing her country’s formal attire, no matter how luxurious the attire was, it could not hide her decadence.

She came to the high platform and then sat down.

The signing ceremony began quickly.

This was reality. No matter how hard she tried, she could not reverse the situation.