Chapter 1273 Wang Chi's Dilemma

"My humble servant Cui Jingdao greets His Majesty!"

Cui Jingdao suppressed the anger in his heart and bowed.

The people behind Cui Jingdao also bowed and saluted.

"You can't even perform a proper greeting, and you want to be an envoy?"

Yun Zheng looked at Cui Jingdao lazily.

Cui Jing said: "Your Majesty is not the Emperor of Daqian, I, the envoy..."

"This prince is indeed not the Emperor of Daqian."

Yun Zheng interrupted Cui Jingdao and said, "I am just the winner!"

winner?

Cui Jingdao's face froze slightly, "Your Highness hasn't even conquered Wan'an yet, how can you be the winner?"

"Is it safe?"

Yun Zheng sneered, "Well, I don't want to talk to you anymore, so you can go back to Wan'an now! When I conquer Wan'an, if you are still alive, I will meet you again! Get out!"

Having said that, Yun Zheng waved his hand and asked the guards to see the guests off.

"Let's go!"

The guards stepped forward and started to drive people away rudely.

"Wait a minute!"

Cui Jingdao panicked and said quickly, "I am here on behalf of the Emperor of the Li Dynasty to negotiate peace with His Majesty!"

He no longer cared about Wang Chi's instructions, nor did he want to delay any more.

He just wanted to get Yun Zheng's conditions for peace as soon as possible so that he could rush back and report to Wang Chi what he had just discovered.

There isn't much time left for them!

If Gao Quan and Yun Zheng reached an agreement, they might not even have the chance to surrender.

"Peace?"

Yun Zheng sneered, "With me, there is no peace negotiation, only surrender!"

Only surrender?

Cui Jingdao felt bitter in his heart, and asked tentatively: "If our dynasty surrenders, how will the prince treat our dynasty?"

Yun Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "The Li Dynasty will be renamed the Li Kingdom, and it will pay tribute to our Daqian and send a hostage! The king will accept our dynasty's canonization and be demoted to a king! In addition, our dynasty needs to station troops in the Li Kingdom. When the Li Kingdom gradually stabilizes, our dynasty will withdraw its troops depending on the situation!"

Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Cui Jingdao couldn't help but think secretly.

Yun Zheng’s condition is actually not that harsh.

Paying tribute and sending hostages were all normal.

However, the garrison issue made them feel a bit embarrassed.

But their situation is critical now, and they have no say in this matter.

Cui Jingdao thought for a moment and spoke again: "May I ask Your Majesty, how much is the tribute..."

Yun Zheng said casually: "I haven't thought about the specifics carefully yet, so I'll first propose 100,000 taels of gold or something of equal value!"

One hundred thousand taels of gold?

Cui Jingdao's face changed drastically.

What a big appetite!

How could the Le Dynasty afford to pay an annual tribute of 100,000 taels of gold or items of equal value?

Cui Jingdao was embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this tribute is too much. Our dynasty is unable to afford it..."

"Then it depends on your performance!"

Yun Zheng said calmly: "I have always been kind and righteous in my Great Qian. As long as you are content to be my vassal, I will not treat you unfairly, let alone force you to death! Okay, that's it!"

Yun Zheng said this and waved to the guards again.

The guards stepped forward again, ready to take the few people away.

Cui Jingdao hesitated for a moment, then bowed and left.

Since Yun Zheng said that he would not force them to death, it means that the amount of tribute can still be negotiated.

But at the moment, Lian Yunzheng hasn't drawn up a list of tribute items, so they don't have much to talk about.

He had to hurry back to report the situation to Wang Chi.

"and many more!"

Yun Zheng suddenly stopped Cui Jing and said, "I will give you three days! After three days, if you don't respond and you want to surrender again, I will not agree to this condition!"

Three days!

This is really terrible!

It would take them a whole day to get here from Qiming City at full speed.

The whole trip took two days.

In other words, they only had one day to discuss whether to surrender to Yun Zheng.

"My dear envoy... remember it!"

Cui Jingdao agreed reluctantly.

As Cui Jingdao and others retreated, Yun Zheng immediately called the guards: "Order the troops attacking Wan'an to speed up the march immediately!"

Cui Jingdao felt that three days was too short.

But Yun Zheng felt that three days was too much time.

A lot can happen in three days.

If Gao Quan sent people to Qiming City and Wang Chi chose to believe Gao Quan, his plan to force Wang Chi to surrender might fail.

When necessary, he would add fuel to the fire and make Wang Chi and the officials of the Le Dynasty give up their illusions completely!

"Yes!"

The guards immediately took the order and left.

……

After leaving Woyuan City, Cui Jingdao and others rushed all the way and arrived at Wan'an City before dark.

Cui Jingdao did not take time to rest. He hurriedly wrote a letter and ordered a guard to rush to Qiming City at an express speed of 800 miles, hoping to deliver the letter back to Qiming City as quickly as possible.

Even if we can buy a little more time, so that Wang Chi can have more time to discuss with his ministers, it will be good.

He stayed in Wan'an for the time being, waiting for news from Qiming City.

Judging from the enemy's posture, it seems that they are going to attack Wan'an City by force.

He stayed in Wan'an City and could boost morale when necessary.

The guards rushed to Qiming City day and night, and they had to change horses every time they arrived at a military post.

At such a fast speed, the guards arrived at Qiming City before dawn and successfully delivered Cui Jingdao's letter to Wang Chi, who had almost not slept all night.

When Wang Chi saw the contents of the letter, his face changed instantly.

High surge!

Gao Yong is actually in Woyuan City?

Did Gao Quan really betray?

Damn the high power!

How dare he do this?

Wang Chi was furious and his face was gloomy.

"Did you see Gao Yong with your own eyes?"

Wang Chi looked at the guard who had returned with the letter with a frosty face.

"Yes!"

The guard answered affirmatively: "Gao Yong is still wearing Daqian's armor, and he seems to get along well with the people of Daqian. The people of Daqian even call him Mr. Gao..."

Daqian's armor!

Get along well!

Mr. Gao!

To Wang Chi, the guard's words were like the scorching sun burning his heart.

Every word the guard said seemed to confirm Cui Jingdao's guess.

Gao Yong went to negotiate terms with Yun Zheng on behalf of Gao Quan!

Wang Chi was filled with grief and anger, and wished he could tear Gao Quan into pieces.

Except for the imperial guards of Qiming City, the most elite troops of the Le Dynasty were handed over to Gao Quan!

Before this, even if there were some rumors, he would send people to Hukou to reward high power.

However, Gao Quan secretly colluded with the enemy and plotted evil!

How could he not be sad and angry!

Wang Chi tried hard to suppress the urge to curse, and asked the guard: "How many troops does the enemy have in Woyuan?"

"I don't know."

The guard replied cautiously: "My preliminary estimate is that there should be more than 30,000 enemies. The enemy is marching towards Wan'an, and the army stretches for dozens of miles..."

Hearing the guard's answer, Wang Chi's heart, which was filled with grief and anger, became nervous again.

Logically speaking, Wan'an should be able to be defended.

Even if we can't hold it, as long as all the soldiers are united, we can at least hold out for a month or two.

However, the enemy's siege capability seems to be very strong.

If we wait until Wan'an falls into the hands of the enemy and then surrender to them, Yun Zheng's conditions will probably change again!

Wang Chi waved his hand gently, signaling the guards to retreat, and closed his eyes to think...