After I captured the wrong male lead, I broke off the engagement and married the villain

Nangong Yuan returned from the palace without seeing anyone.

At the morning court session the next day, the emperor directly announced that Prince Li was fully responsible for all matters concerning the Paracel Islands negotiations and called him into the imperial study.

Watching him leave, Nangong Yuan's cold eyes gradually darkened.

I wonder how King Li would view this matter?

"Lord Ding'an, His Majesty is calling you over."

Seeing this, Nangong Yuan nodded and followed the eunuch.

As expected, the emperor called them here to instruct them on the negotiations.

"The people below are not doing their job efficiently, so I asked you two to come here today."

Seeing this, Prince Li asked, "Father, are you planning to get them to accept this negotiation as soon as possible?"

"Naturally, it won't do us any good to delay any further."

He turned his head and took out a memorial, and the eunuch beside him immediately handed it to Prince Li.

"Look, this is news from the border."

After reading it, Prince Li paused and said, "Uh... the commander of the Xisha Army was changed?"

"Yes, given the current situation, it will not be good for us to let Ding Ran stay in Kyoto."

Hearing this, King Li seemed to understand something: "In this case, I will do my best to facilitate the negotiations."

"Well, let Ding'an Bo assist you and put pressure on Xisha. It's better than letting them think that Dajing is gentle."

Nangong Yuan said: "Your Majesty is right. No matter what, we must make them bleed heavily this time. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the soldiers at the border and the people who died under their butcher knives?"

There didn't sound to be anything wrong with what she said, but it was always very inflammatory.

Even the emperor fell into the trap.

"Yes, Xisha and my Dajing are mortal enemies. We are only negotiating peace now because our treasury is empty and cannot afford to fight again. Otherwise, even if they admit defeat, I will not accept it."

Prince Li nodded when he saw this and said, "Father is right. If that is the case, I will go."

"Well, you two should work together to win this negotiation within half a month, no matter what."

The two men stood up and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty."

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As soon as he left the palace, King Li asked, "What do you think of Xisha, Ding'an?"

"They? They are nothing but mortal enemies. They have been harassing the border of Dajing for many years, causing the people to be displaced. I don't know how many young men have died in the war. If the treasury is not empty, I will definitely go to war again and beat them until they kneel down and beg for mercy!"

Nangong Yuan gritted her teeth when she said this, and she didn't look as calm as before.

Hearing this, King Li coughed and said, "But now, we have no choice but to ask for peace."

"This is only temporary. There is a lot of fighting going on in Xisha right now. If Ding Ran is kicked out, Xisha will become united and attack again. I'm afraid our Dajing will suffer a devastating disaster, so it's better to let him go back earlier."

King Li paused and said, "The Xisha royal family is indeed in chaos. I heard that the emperor who is in power now is just a mascot."

"Even if that's the case, he is still Xisha's Majesty, not a traitor. If the news gets out, people won't blame him, but the traitors who control the government."

Prince Li was speechless for a moment in response to her sharp Chinese remarks.

This made Nangong Yuan even more convinced that there was some kind of shameful deal between him and Ding Ran.

Normally speaking, when she curses her enemies, her own people would join in the curse even if they didn't curse at all.

But King Li looked disapproving, as if he disagreed with this evaluation.

Therefore, Nangong Yuan could also judge his attitude towards the Xisha Islands.

Although many people in the court did not dare to make things difficult for them, they were not yet at the point where they could defend or even sympathize with them.

But now it seems that King Li's attitude is very strange.

"Your Highness, if we negotiate now, we must make them lose everything. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the border soldiers?"

King Li sighed: "I'm afraid they won't agree easily."

"It's just because we didn't fight hard enough. You have to know that we are the winners of this war. What do they think of the Xisha Islands? If you want to bargain, you have to at least stand on an equal footing to have a chance to talk."

Nangong Yuan paused, glanced at his face, and said, "I will send a message to the border and ask Lin Yun to threaten Tuyue City. If they don't agree, then we will directly attack the city. I don't believe they are so stubborn."

King Li wanted to stop her from speaking so recklessly but he didn't know where to start.

After all, what Nangong Yuan said was true, and doing so would be very beneficial to the negotiations, but...what should he do?

I've talked to Ding Ran before, and the purpose of dragging it out for so long is to reach a deal between the two of us.

Now that Nangong Yuan has gotten involved, I really don’t know if this is a good thing.

Of course, Nangong Yuan came to disrupt this deal.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

Prince Li paused, looking a little unnatural: "What you said makes sense, but you can't be too radical, otherwise...it will easily make the other party desperate."

"If they can really gain an advantage on the battlefield, then we can retreat, but it's obviously not possible. Then... we can only make them bow their heads."

King Li was not qualified to persuade her to show mercy to Xisha.

Because...her father died on the battlefield.

Everyone knew that Nangong Yuan had rushed to the battlefield.

Anyone who dares to advise her to be magnanimous towards the Paracel Islands will be murdered.

Even the emperor didn't say much when he saw her attitude. Now that Prince Li is trying to win her over, how dare she say that?

So he could only stand aside and listen to Nangong Yuan cursing Xisha, unable to persuade her at all.

"Oh, right, isn't Dalu here? This defeated general has been in jail for so long, why don't we take him out for a walk and let Ding Ran see him. If he wants to redeem him, he'll have to pay a price!"

After Nangong Yuan said this, King Li's face turned green.

He had previously promised Ding Ran that he would say a few good words for them during the negotiations.

But he didn't expect that what Nangong Yuan was doing now was humiliating, and he couldn't stop it.

So, Prince Li followed her to the Ministry of Justice prison with a constipated look on his face.

"Someone, bring him out."

Dalu was already recovering from his injuries and was now having some difficulty walking.

When he saw her and King Li appear at the same time, his expression changed.

"We're going to see your father later. You'd better pray that he is willing to rescue you. Otherwise, I will definitely let you die."

King Li didn't say a word, so Dalu knew that he must have changed his mind.

But King Li was complaining in his heart, he just couldn't say anything.

This Nangong Yuan is simply a lunatic. He does things without considering what others think.

What to do now?

I hope Ding Ran doesn't misunderstand.