I'm the villain in the book

"Do you want our army to hand over all the generals of the third rank to you?"

"Snapped!"

With a sudden slap on the table, Min Zhongguang stood up straight away, his eyes full of anger.

"Why?!"

"..."

"Master Min, as I said just now, these people are the chief culprits who harmed the two countries and caused the war. Naturally, they should be punished as they should be."

Looking at the furious Min Zhongguang, Sima Cong calmly said: "And I was worried that your country might cover up such criminals on my pilgrimage, so I made this request."

"Of course, if your country can prove that you will never tolerate traitors, then this matter is not impossible to discuss."

"Sinful minister, appease the traitor...hahaha!"

"Hahahaha!"

After listening to Sima Cong's words, Min Zhongguang laughed out of anger for a moment, and his body was trembling because of anger: "Why did the people of the two countries suffer from this catastrophe, Mr. Sima, don't you know?!"

"I am certain."

Sima Cong squinted his eyes and refused to give an inch: "Isn't Dafeng the first to attack Yuanzhou in our country?"

"Why, Master Min is so forgetful?"

"you!"

His face turned red instantly, and Min Zhongguang was angry for a while, but he couldn't say anything after all.

indeed.

The war between the two countries was indeed caused by Da Bong.

Although the subsequent destruction of Yuanzhou City was the turning point of the war, there is no doubt about the initiator of the war.

While the real culprits of the "Wuanzhou City Massacre" are holding their own opinions, the right to define the "justice" of this war is undoubtedly in the hands of the winning side.

In other words, even if this war was initiated by Daning, the latter is also the "justice" party at this time.

What's more, it was a war launched by Dafeng.

"Lord Sima..."

"What do we have to do to prove that we will not condone adultery..."

With his head lowered and his teeth clenched, Min Zhongguang almost squeezed out a word from between his teeth.

It is impossible to hand over all the generals of the upper third rank. This is not only related to Dafeng's little remaining combat power, but also seriously shakes the morale of the army.

After all, no one is willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of betraying their own country.

Then, Min Zhongguang could only settle for the next best thing.

He stared at Sima Cong, waiting for the latter to make another offer.

But Sima Cong didn't answer immediately, but turned his head to look at Ning Yongnian.

When the latter's eyes stopped on Meng Shi, the answer became obvious.

"Master Min, this matter is actually quite simple."

"General Meng is the chief general of your country, and he is the biggest culprit in this battle. He should be brought to justice immediately."

"Well...that's all."

"If Lord Min is willing to put General Meng to death here, then our country believes that your country will not condone other criminals."

"how?"

"..."

Putting Meng Shi on the spot, you can save the other generals of the third rank.

The current situation is obvious, Ning Yongnian probably didn't intend to have those generals at all, but wanted Meng Shi to die from the very beginning.

Of course, Meng Shi only has the strength of the sixth rank now, and he can kill him anytime he wants.

But for such an outstanding and loyal general, death at the hands of the enemy and death at the hands of one's own are completely different concepts.

Ning Yongnian wanted to force Dafeng to kill Meng Shi by himself, which would cause the internal disintegration of Dafeng and make the people of Dafeng completely disappointed with the court.

This reason is not complicated, it can be called a conspiracy.

But Dabong, who was at an extreme disadvantage in the negotiation, seemed unable to refuse...

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Meng Shi, who bowed his head in silence, and even temporarily ignored Li Wutong, whose expression suddenly became astonished, and Li Qi, who seemed to tremble slightly.

At this moment, Li Qi couldn't pretend anymore.

He knew that Ning Yongnian must be watching him right now, as long as he made a mistake, he would most likely be seen through by the former, thus making all the previous "reckless efforts" come to naught, and he would never have the chance to kill Ning Yongnian again.

However, no matter what, he was unwilling to watch Meng Shi die like this...

The strength of rubbing the corner of the clothes involuntarily became a little bit stronger, but the silly smile on his face remained the same as before.

Li Qi didn't even look back at Meng Shi, but forcibly suppressed the grief and unwillingness in his heart, and tried his best to maintain this dull look.

He very much hoped that Li Wutong could stand up at this time and save Mengshi.

But the latter said nothing after all.

Including Min Zhongguang, and more than a dozen civil servants and military generals from Dafeng...

"..."

"I didn't expect that I would die in the end because of a certain soldier who fought all my life..."

Behind him, Meng Shi suddenly let out a soft sigh under the different eyes of everyone.

He stood up slowly, first staring at Ning Yongnian for a few breaths, as if he wanted to remember the latter's appearance firmly, and then looked back at Li Qi's back.

Meng Shi knew that he couldn't say anything to Li Qi, so he just shook his head slightly.

As for the others, he didn't even look at them.

"boom!"

Without any hesitation, he waved his palm towards his chest.

With the blood splattered everywhere, Meng Shi's vitality was completely annihilated.

But he still maintained a standing posture, like a sculpture made of flesh and blood.

Outside, the snow is getting heavier.

......

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Chapter 533 Peace Talk

In just a few tens of breaths of time, Meng Shi killed himself so simply and neatly.

He didn't say any rhetoric like "Keep loyalty to reflect history", and he didn't curse Ning Yongnian before he died.

Even when his body fell down, it was just a "plop" like an ordinary person...

In the end, all that remained was the sentence——

I never imagined that I would die in the end because of a certain army and horse fighting for my whole life.

"..."

Blood slowly seeped into the cracks in the ground, and the hall fell into a long silence.

When Meng Shi fell down, Li Wutong suddenly closed his eyes as if he had been frightened, and his body couldn't help trembling slightly.

Li Qi still didn't even glance at Meng Shi.

On the matter of "sacrificing Mengshi", the father and daughter chose to remain silent.

But the reasons for the silence vary.

Li Wutong had to compromise in order to preserve Dafeng.

And as for Li Qi...

In fact, Li Qi's thinking is different from Li Wutong's.

He never believed that Ning Yongnian would give up on Dafeng...even if the latter is now sitting on the negotiating table.

Or in other words, among the two remaining conditions, there must be something far beyond Dafeng's bottom line.

"..."

"Lord Min, since General Meng committed suicide in fear of crime, I will temporarily trust that your country will deal with the rest of the criminals fairly."

On the other side, glancing at Meng Shi's corpse, Sima Cong calmly said, "However, the top three generals in your army must immediately disarm and surrender."

"I don't know if adults agree or not?"

From handing over people to Daning for trial, to having Dafeng judge himself.

Although Sima kept saying that these people still had to "take off their armor and submit to the law", no one knew that they would definitely not be able to "submit to the law".

In other words, Meng Shi did not die in vain.

"I see......"

Weakly fell back on the chair, Min Zhongguang's eyes were dull.

"What about the defense over there?"

Sima Cong smiled and asked again: "I wonder if my lord has any objections?"

"No......"

"Okay, since that's the case, then the third clause of the covenant will be like this for now."

Nodding his head, Sima Cong waved his hands to drag Meng Shi's body out of the hall, then glanced at the eunuch next to him.

The latter immediately walked out of the palace door knowingly, presumably he was going to convey the latest progress of the negotiation to the ritual officer again.

It is estimated that in a few tens of breaths, the crowd outside will know the news of Meng Shi's suicide.

The people of Dafeng will undoubtedly find it very difficult to accept this.

They may scold the court for its weakness and incompetence, and may sigh at Meng Shi's death.

But in any case, negotiations will continue.

Today, three of the five conditions have been negotiated.

And as for the last two...

......

"A marriage is..."

The stars are sparse and the river shadows turn, and the frost is heavy and the moon is lonely.

The new moon appears, reflecting the vastness of the Gobi.

Negotiations have been going on all day from dawn to early night.

Although the snow is still falling in Huailing City, the Gobi in the Western Desert is cloudless and the stars and the moon are bright.

Beside the bonfire, Wei Changtian looked up at the crescent moon far above his head, and asked softly:

"Li Wutong and Ning Wenjun?"

"Yes."

Zhang San looked at Wei Changtian cautiously, and said truthfully, "It's Princess Wuping and the First Prince."

"..."

"So, she agreed?"

"this......"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang San's expression became more complicated.

He quietly looked at Yang Liushi, saw the latter nodded slightly, then lowered his head and replied silently: