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Li Shuangwan and Gu Xingyan looked at each other, smiled knowingly, picked up the tea and sipped it slowly without saying anything.

The high priest had already lost his confidence, and after a long while, he let out a light sigh.

"The terms of the treaty were negotiated one by one. Why should Marshal Gu make it difficult for me? Your country can make any conditions you want. Whether we agree or not, I have to discuss with the other envoys before I can give Marshal Gu a reply."

"Marshal Gu is a man who takes the overall situation into consideration. Prince Chen's conditions are too harsh. Even if he really wants to kill me, I really cannot agree to them."

Gu Xingyan raised his eyes and looked at him: "If the high priest had this attitude when talking to my third brother, I think my third brother is not an unreasonable person."

"As General Shu said, I am a straightforward person and I don't like to beat around the bush when I speak."

The high priest snorted in his heart, you are not good at speaking in a roundabout way, but you are good at using tricks.

"Ava was indeed killed by my third brother. But, wasn't there a handiwork by you, the High Priest? If you hadn't been so aggressive and refused to give in, deliberately angering my third brother, how could he have killed him out of anger?"

This time, the high priest said nothing.

During these three days, he had already figured it out. Gu Xingyan and General Shu had already seen through his intentions.

If it were the two of them at the beginning of the negotiations, Ava would never have died at the hands of the Daliang people.

By then, he would be in trouble.

Li Shuangwan looked at his expression and knew that he had something in mind.

"High Priest, kill Ava, but our Prince Chen helped you, how dare you bite back?"

The high priest looked up in surprise.

"This time, your Zhao Kingdom used nearly 80% of the country's military strength to attack our Daliang, but in the end, you were defeated by Ava."

At this point, Li Shuangwan paused and smiled faintly: "Your king is not a magnanimous person. High priest, please don't tell us that before you came, your king did not give you a secret order to kill Ava."

"You can say this, but we dare not believe it."

The high priest was extremely nervous. Who on earth was this General Shu?

Why does he know the king's secret orders so well?

Could it be that there is a spy from Daliang lurking around the king?

A cold sweat broke out on the high priest's back, but he remained calm.

Li Shuangwan pushed a full cup of tea in front of the high priest and said, "Also, we have received news that just ten days ago, your great general Wang Awa, who was loved by the people, and his family, all sixty-one members, died in the heavenly fire."

"Tell me, what kind of fire from heaven would burn Ava's family but not anyone else? Who would believe this if I told them?"

"Or, the high priest can also ask the 210,000 brothers of General Wang who are imprisoned in Sun Moon Mountain whether they will believe it?"

Li Shuangwan spoke these words in a calm tone, but the high priest's heart was already in turmoil when he heard every word, and his expression gradually lost its original calmness.

Although Ava was brutal in his military discipline, he would help without reservation when anyone was in trouble. In the eyes of the soldiers, this great general was like a god.

What would they think if they knew that the king killed his Manchus?

Gu Xingyan saw that the conversation was almost over.

He took over the conversation: "So, my third brother has helped the high priest and the king of your country a lot."

Having said that, Gu Xingyan sneered, "You are not grateful to us, so why are you blackmailing us?"

"If I make this public, what will the world think of you?"

"What about your king? By that time, high priest, how will you survive?"

"By that time, High Priest, what will happen to your life?"

The high priest's face turned pale, and he stood up suddenly: "General Gu, you...what do you mean by this?"

Gu Xingyan gently pressed his hand down and said, "High Priest, please sit down."

"Victory and defeat are common in the military. General Wang of Awa joined the army at the age of twelve and is now over forty years old. He has made great contributions to the Zhao Kingdom over the past thirty years and has firmly guarded the borders of the Zhao Kingdom for decades without being shaken in the slightest."

"Now, after just one failure, your king will not only exterminate his clan, but also make him die miserably in a foreign land."

"Don't you think that's too heartless?"

"Tell me, if the people of your country knew that your king had such an intention and was so narrow-minded, would they still support him? Would the ministers in the court be disappointed with him?"

Li Shuangwan glanced at Gu Xingyan and said, "At that time, in order to give an explanation to the people of Zhao and all the civil and military officials, who will your king push out to block the knife? You know, he is the one who wants to kill Ava."

The high priest was sweating profusely, and the back of his close-fitting undershirt was already soaked with sweat.

He didn't even think of it!

Yes.

If the people knew about this, he would be the first scapegoat pushed out by the king in order to give an explanation to the people of the world and his ministers!

Not only him, but none of the envoys who came with him could escape.

Even his family!

You'll die for this too!

That’s right, the monarch has never been a magnanimous person, not even a benevolent monarch.

Back then, he even killed his father in order to seize the throne!

Li Shuangwan saw that the high priest finally stopped maintaining his superficial calm, and looked at Gu Xingyan, smiled and said: "High priest, why do you have to bear the blame for your king?"

The high priest looked at the man and woman in front of him, singing in unison, and he was completely powerless to resist.

The key is that what they say makes sense.

"Since the high priest said that all the conditions were negotiated, then."

Gu Xingyan pushed the piece of cloth in his hand forward and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

The thumping sound was like thunder drums hitting the high priest's heart, making it beat wildly.

"These are the terms of peace I propose. Cede Suizhou, Yunjiang and ten other cities, and compensate Daliang with two million taels of silver, 50,000 war horses, and 30,000 sheep. For the next twenty years, Zhao will pay Daliang a tribute of 500,000 taels every year."

This was also the condition he negotiated with the high priest in his previous life.

The cloth has been stamped with Daliang's seal.

"Ten cities will be delivered within three months, including the people of these three cities. The compensation and cattle and sheep will be delivered before the end of this year. There is no room for negotiation." Gu Xingyan was strong and would not allow him to refuse.

The high priest raised his head suddenly. This was the most that Zhao Kingdom could offer at the moment.

These two are so amazing.

The high priest boasted that he had been respected by the people, flattered by the ministers, and relied upon by the king in Zhao State over the years. This diplomatic mission for peace talks would surely increase his prestige in Zhao State.

But, who would have thought, who would have thought!

The high priest was about to speak, but Gu Xingyan raised his hand to stop him: "This condition is the bottom line that Daliang has given in again and again. There is no way I can give in any further. High priest, please think about it carefully."

After saying that, without caring about the high priest's pale face, he took Li Shuangwan's hand and walked out.

The high priest was in a trance.

When they reached the door, Gu Xingyan turned around and said, "By the way, I will only give the high priest three hours. After three hours, if the high priest refuses to sign and seal the covenant, then I don't mind personally sending the high priest back to the capital of Zhao State."

The high priest's mind was buzzing at the moment. Gu Xingyan personally sent him back to Zhao Kingdom?

It’s better to say it’s a pledge than a gift!

Besides, it makes no sense for him to go to Zhao State without bringing troops.

This is a naked threat!

They were self-righteous and thought that by forcing Gu Xingyuan to kill Ava, they could regain the initiative in the peace talks.

As a result, he shot himself in the foot.