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Gu Xingyan lifted the carriage curtain: "What happened?"

Li Shuangwan also stuck his head out, and seeing that his elder brother looked very solemn, his heart skipped a beat. Could there be some problem with the negotiations?

But this shouldn't be the case. They now have 210,000 Zhao prisoners in their hands, plus Ava, the great general king of Zhao, and they hold absolute initiative.

If the High Priest of Zhao State wants to exchange back Ava and their Zhao State soldiers, he will try his best to agree to the conditions proposed by Gu Xingyuan.

What trouble will happen?

Then Shu Wenbo sighed and said, "Ninth brother, King Chen, ah, King Chen killed Awa, cut off his head and threw it on the negotiation table to force the Zhao Kingdom High Priest to agree to his conditions."

Gu Xingyan and Li Shuangwan's expressions changed at the same time.

Is Gu Xingyuan crazy?

Doesn't he know how important Ava is to this negotiation? How dare he do that? How dare he!

If we kill Ava, what else can we use to force Zhaoguo?

As Shu Wenbo finished speaking, Gu Xingyan had already jumped off the carriage. It was obvious that he was suppressing his anger, and his hands made a creaking sound because he was clenched so tightly.

Li Shuangwan also jumped off the carriage, gently shook his hand, and signaled him not to be anxious. Things had already come to this, so he should listen to his elder brother finish his words first.

Gu Xingyuan is so stupid and vicious.

Gu Xingyan glanced at her, and seeing her nod at him, he slowly unclenched his fist and asked, "What's going on?"

Shu Wenbo glanced at the messenger who was supported by Liang Tianyou, and several people also looked over there.

"He's over there, and they're chasing us on horseback. Old Master Shen is so angry that he's sick. Old General Liang found an opportunity two days ago to let the messenger sneak out. He didn't sleep for two days and two nights, and he ran nearly a thousand miles before catching up. He fainted right after he said this. We'll have to wait until he wakes up to ask him about it."

"Pass the order down, the army will set up camp on the spot." Gu Xingyan's voice was cold.

If things go wrong, the army may have to return to Rangcheng.

The commander's tent was quickly set up, and all generals above the rank of deputy general were gathered inside.

Everyone looked solemn, and Gu Xingyan walked back and forth for an unknown number of times.

They had worked so hard and lost so many lives to win a battle, but now they were about to lose to Gu Xingyuan.

The monarch of Zhaoguo could use this as a bargaining chip to force Daliang to lower the terms of peace talks again and again.

Ava is a god-like existence in Zhao State and is extremely loved by the people of Zhao State. His title of God of War is also passed down by all the people of Zhao State.

Even though he was defeated this time and was captured, it does not mean that the people of Zhao could accept that he was so cruelly killed by people from another country.

Killing a military commander during negotiations and then cutting off his head and throwing it on the negotiation table is an act of insulting the dignity of a country and will be condemned by people all over the world and the other three countries.

From now on, which country would dare to have dealings with Daliang?

Daliang is located in the center and is surrounded by four countries. To put it more seriously, it is possible that they unite and divide Daliang.

Such a good initiative was given away because of Gu Xingyuan's action.

Ma Jingwei and others were furious. If it weren't for the military order, some of them would have rushed back and wanted to kill Gu Xingyuan.

"General, what should we do now? Zhao is a nation on horseback, and they are extremely fierce. The actions of King Chen have not only angered their high priest, but I'm afraid the 210,000 captives imprisoned in Sun and Moon Mountain will riot if they know about it."

"This matter cannot be concealed."

"Rangcheng's 100,000 soldiers may not be able to suppress them."

"Indeed, Ava has been killed by King Chen. If they riot, our soldiers cannot kill Zhaoguo soldiers in order to quell the situation."

If one more Zhao citizen dies, the war will start again.

Zhao might not win, but Daliang, a great country, was reviled by several countries from then on.

Even we, the people of Daliang, would despise such behavior.

Jin Haijiang was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table: "Prince Chen is really incapable of achieving anything, and always fails!"

Gu Xingyan said nothing, his face gloomy, and he didn't know what the situation was now.

No one knows why General Liang and Lord Shen failed to suppress Gu Xingyuan, and what exactly happened inside.

All we can do is wait for the messenger to wake up.

Jia Cheng and others had been guarding outside the tent, and several military doctors were trying their best to wake him up.

An hour later, Liang Tianyou came to report: "Brother Jiu, the messenger has woken up."

Gu Xingyan strode out.

Everyone followed.

The messenger was still very weak, and the military doctor gave him ginseng soup, fumigated him with herbs, and gave him acupuncture before he woke him up.

"Marshal..." The messenger tried to get up.

His face was as pale as paper, which showed how much suffering he had endured during the two days and two nights of desperate running.

Gu Xingyan took a step forward and held his shoulders: "Just lie down and answer. Military doctor, please feed him another bowl of ginseng soup."

This ginseng soup can only be used by generals above the rank of deputy general in the army. It is used to save lives. It is very precious, and the ginseng that the marshal took out is a hundred-year-old ginseng.

"Yes."

After the messenger drank another bowl of ginseng soup, his complexion looked a little better.

Gu Xingyan pulled a chair over and sat beside the bed: "Tell me the whole story."

"Yes. After you left, Marshal, His Royal Highness Prince Chen ordered negotiations with the High Priest of Zhao State in two days."

"Didn't he discuss this with the adults before the negotiations?"

The messenger shook his head, "No. It was not until the High Priest of Zhao stood on the border of the Qiubei slope of Rangcheng that the adults knew about it."

"But they are all here, we can't just chase them away. Elder Shen and General Liang went through a lot of trouble, but they only delayed the meeting for an hour."

"Please ask the Prince Chen to come to the side room and ask what the conditions are for the negotiation with us?"

“Why don’t you discuss this with everyone before deciding?”

"What if something goes wrong in such a hurry now?"

At this point, even the messenger sneered.

"The repeated questioning by the adults made His Royal Highness Prince Chen very unhappy. He left with a sentence, 'I am the chief envoy for this peace negotiation, and you just need to obey my orders.' Then he went to meet the Zhao Kingdom delegation."

Gu Xingyan took a deep breath and asked, "What conditions did he put forward?"

He had dealt with the high priest of Zhao State in his previous life. Although he was a bit cunning and smooth, overall, he took the overall situation into consideration.

Moreover, before he came, he should have received an order from the monarch of Zhao State, which must have asked him to make redeeming Ava and 210,000 captives his main task.

As long as the conditions proposed are not too excessive, you should be able to agree after some bargaining.

How could it get to the point where Gu Xingyuan killed Ava?

The messenger took a deep breath and said, "He... Alas, King Chen proposed that Zhao Kingdom cede twenty cities, and at the same time pay compensation of five million taels of silver, one hundred thousand war horses, one hundred thousand sheep, and five thousand beauties to come to Daliang as slaves and maids."

"From now on, Zhao will submit to Daliang and pay tribute of no less than one million taels of silver every year."

Not only the people present, but even Gu Xingyan and Li Shuangwan gasped.

But, it’s not over yet.