LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 89 What a bitch
Not a single casualty on the battlefield?
How can it be?
General Yang's face darkened, thinking that she was deliberately making things difficult: "As long as soldiers go to the battlefield, there will be casualties. How can we ensure that there are no losses?"
"Then how should you compensate us for the soldiers and horses we lost?" Princess Pingyao asked again, "You can't die for nothing, right?"
"We will pay the normal casualty benefits..."
"General Yang, if you die in battle and Nan Zhao gives your family a pension of 10,000 taels, will you choose 10,000 taels of silver, or will you choose to live?"
"Of course alive -"
Princess Pingyao raised her eyebrows: "That's alright. Our soldiers don't have to die, so why should they die for you who are not relatives?"
"The eldest princess means you don't want to borrow troops?"
"I really don't want to." Princess Pingyao sneered, "Especially in a country with no spine, and the king is cowardly and stupid. Nan Zhao's strength is exhausted, so let the country perish if it should. There is nothing to struggle for."
"Elder Princess, be careful!" General Yang stood up angrily, "The Princess Regent has clearly promised that as long as we agree to hand over Marquis Zhongyong to her disposal, we will lend troops -"
"My promise is conditional." Shen Ning interrupted him, "I or the regent will personally lead the troops. Of course, if you are willing, you can also let Princess Pingyao lead the troops."
Princess Pingyao waved her hands quickly: "I can't, I'm afraid of death, and I don't want to work hard for a country that should have disappeared."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense.
"Prince Regent, Princess Regent." Lord Ji spoke humbly, "This time we came, not only did we bring two princesses to express our sincerity, but we also ordered our emperor to offer two million taels of silver and two hundred thousand taels of gold. Hundreds of boxes of jewels and jades, thousands of Shu brocades, and twelve beauties——"
"What you are talking about, don't we in the Yong Kingdom have it?" Princess Pingyao sneered, "But you don't have to take my words to heart. Think of me as farting. The decision of whether to lend troops or not is left to the regent."
The Nan Zhao envoy looked at the regent.
Ji Yucang looked indifferent: "The current situation in Nanzhao is not good. If the Yong Kingdom rashly borrows troops, it will be unfair to our own sons. As the eldest princess just said, although it is the responsibility of the soldiers to defend the home and country, there is no need for them to do so. Irrelevant countries will die.”
Mr. Ji's expression changed: "But you clearly agreed -"
"I still need to summon the generals in the army to discuss this matter in detail." Ji Yucang said in a cold tone, "You don't need to be too anxious. As long as more than half of the generals in the army agree, I will agree to send troops to help."
He said sending troops, not borrowing troops.
The corner of Princess Pingyao's mouth flashed with amusement. A group of idiots in Nanzhao were afraid of their own illustrious God of War, so they tortured people to death, and now they have humbled themselves and come to other countries for help, allowing them to be slaughtered.
What a bastard, you sent him to your door to seek death.
"How old are the two princesses of Nan Zhao?" Princess Pingyao raised her eyes slightly and looked at the two young women who never said a word. "They should be seventeen or eighteen years old. It is not appropriate to enter the emperor's harem. The regent is not qualified to be a concubine. According to this princess, how about being a foot-washing maid for the imperial aunt?"
This sentence simply trampled the face of the Nanzhao royal family under their feet.
The faces of the envoys on the opposite side turned from green to white, from white to red, and the green and white alternated, which was simply wonderful.
Shen Ning had just vented her hatred a little, and now her eyes couldn't help but fall on the faces of the two married princesses, and she said calmly: "Come here."
The two princesses raised their eyes slightly. Their faces were unclear under their veils, but their eyes were as beautiful as obsidian.
After a brief hesitation, the two stood up and walked out from the second row. They walked to the center of the hall with light lotus steps. They raised their eyes and glanced at Ji Yucang who was sitting in the main seat. Then they saluted respectfully: "I have met the regent. Passed by the Princess Regent.”
"You two are princesses?"
"yes."
"The emperor's sister or daughter?"
Lord Ji looked at Shen Ning uneasily and secretly thought that what happened today was really weird.
Why were all major diplomatic matters that should have been presided over by the regent turned to the princess?
The envoys of Nan Zhao thought so, and so did the ministers of Yong State.
But no one said anything.
Because the ruthless methods Shen Ning showed just now are already frightening, and all this was tacitly approved by the regent, and no one dared to protest.
One of the princesses lowered her head and replied: "Daughter."
"Emperor Nan Zhao is only three years old, but he has a daughter as old as you?" Shen Ning looked at the Nan Zhao envoy coldly, "Fooling us with two fake princesses, is this what you call sincerity?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.
The ministers of the Yong Kingdom were angry: "How dare your country fool us like this and borrow troops?"
"Don't even think about it!"
"Although we don't care about your princess, but-"
"Please calm down." Mr. Ji's face turned pale, and he quickly stood up and apologized, "My emperor has just passed the year. The eldest prince is twelve years old, and the eldest princess is only ten years old. There is really no suitable candidate. Although the emperor has several younger sisters. , it’s a pity that they have already left the government, and I don’t dare to let them get married. These two princesses were selected from the royal clan, and were given the title of princesses by my emperor to marry. They are no different from the emperor’s own daughters, and they have extraordinary appearance. He is gentle and will never let your country down."
Ji Yucang held a wine cup in his hand, his face indifferent and dignified: "I am not interested in your princess, please change the conditions."
Mr. Ji's heart tightened: "Prince Regent, please speak."
"The three cities of Fengtong, Panyun, and Beiwanggu were cut off. From then on, Nanzhao became a vassal state of the Yong Kingdom. In this case, I am naturally willing to send troops to help."
The palace was shocked, and General Nan Zhaoyang stood up suddenly: "The regent is taking advantage of others' danger!"
The eldest princess of Pingyao took a sip of wine and said casually: "Compared to the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family, the conditions proposed by the emperor's uncle are already very reasonable. You, Nan Zhao, are incapable of having soldiers and generals. You are all a coward. You are lucky to be able to embrace Yong Guo."
General Yang clenched his hands, the Yong people are simply scoundrels!
Shen Ning sat in front of the desk, drinking tea slowly, with no clear emotions on her face.
None of the Nan Zhao envoys understood at this moment that this was a Hongmen Banquet.
Ever since they agreed to marry, the end of the lion's mouth has been waiting for them. However, their lack of national strength and difficult situation cannot tolerate any further delay.
But if you really dare to agree to their conditions today, the emperor will definitely be furious after returning. At least they will lose their official positions and their lives, and at worst, even the lives of the nine tribes may not be saved.
Among the envoys who came to form an alliance this time, Marquis Zhongyong has the highest status and can take charge of the family, but now he cannot protect himself...
There was a deathly silence in the hall.
"In my opinion, instead of cutting off any city, the emperor should simply send two generals who are good at conquering and fighting, leading an army of 200,000 to attack Nan Zhao. Taking advantage of their inability to resist, they would join forces with the Western Zhou Dynasty to carve up Nan Zhao. "The eldest princess of Pingyao snorted coldly, "In this case, even Emperor Nanzhao can't be saved, so how can we lose only three cities?"
General Yang was aroused by these words and couldn't help but speak eloquently: "Is the Yong Kingdom so prosperous that only two women can decide military and state affairs? Regent, we are here to ask for help this time. Not here to be humiliated!”
Master Ji said hurriedly: "General Yang, pay attention to your attitude."
Since you know you are here to ask for help, how dare you be so rude to others?
Zuo Xiangyan Qingchen said leisurely: "A defeated country has no dignity at all. Isn't it normal to be humiliated?"
Xie Tinglan nodded: "You will become a slave to the subjugation of your country. Your dignity is a joke."
General Yang was so angry that his face was livid.
The Yong ministers sat at the banquet and said nothing.
In the past, they would still debate whether they should be loyal to the emperor's orthodoxy or whether the regent was more intimidating. However, at this moment, they felt deeply.
Only when a country has strong military strength and prosperous economic support can it maintain the most basic dignity of the country and its monarchs and ministers.
If the emperor is incompetent and the country is weak, the surrounding powerful countries will only develop ambitions. Even if the country is not ruined and the family is destroyed, they will have to be humble at all times. What dignity is there to talk about?