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Chapter 104 : Lord Dong, Lend Me Your Head
"Hmph!"
"What is your name?"
This envoy group from Great Qian was a bit interesting. The most important official was nothing special, but this subordinate was interesting.
The towering rage seemed to vanish in an instant. Qin Lou squinted his eyes, looked at this arrogant scholar, and asked in a deep voice.
He was a moody monarch, and no one could fathom what he was thinking.
Е ň û ḿа
What just happened was merely a tit-for-tat probing.
He didn't actually care about so-called face.
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Those who truly cared about that sort of thing often had no face to speak of.
Ming Chen bowed and said, "Your foreign subject is Ming Chen, a Compiler of the Great Qian Hanlin Academy."
Since Qin Lou was speaking normally, he would speak normally as well.
A Compiler?
E_n u m̃ а́
A Compiler was not qualified to appear here.
This person was not ordinary!
If his brain was only filled with muscle, Qin Lou could not have become the leader of this country.
After hearing Ming Chen's few sentences, he had a rough guess about this person.
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An official from Northern Lie glanced at Qin Lou's expression, then his eyes widened as he stood out and angrily rebuked, "A mere Compiler, arrogant and rude, you have no place to speak here!"
This person had even cursed his emperor.
Ӗǹũ m̀ а́ . i ḋ
Ming Chen smiled, not annoyed, his expression as usual. He just retorted to that person, "It is true that your foreign subject's official position is only a sixth-rank Compiler. But as an envoy coming for peace talks, the conditions I state can represent the will of Great Qian. May I ask, my lord, can you? If you negotiate with me, can you represent the will of Northern Lie?"
If you can't represent it, then don't come out and babble.
"..."
That person was immediately choked up and defeated, his face turning ashen as he fell silent.
Ming Chen was acting as an envoy with a sharp tongue, charging forward with his head detached.
Watching from the side, Dong Jingming's heart pounded like a drum.
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He was truly afraid this person would say something he shouldn't, implicating him in his own execution.
Seeing that the official was silent, Ming Chen ignored him and turned to ask Qin Lou, "Your Majesty, we are here to negotiate a reconciliation. Let's get to the main topic quickly, lest the soldiers at the border grow impatient..."
He deliberately mentioned the soldiers at the border.
He knew that Northern Lie couldn't afford to wait either.
It was no longer certain who held the upper hand.
"Good!"
Ѐ_n.u m̀ а . і̇ d̆
Qin Lou took a deep look at this little Compiler.
A person like this, his courage alone was already extraordinary. Being a Compiler was a bit of a waste.
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Great Qian was truly rotten to the core.
"Since Great Qian has proposed a reconciliation, then present your conditions."
A minister stepped forward and was the first to ask Ming Chen and the others.
As the leader, Dong Jingming had already completed his task and begun to fade into the background.
W̄ е b_n о v̄ е l̇ Е n ûm̌ ӑ
He didn't speak.
Instead, Ming Chen began, "Our dynasty has come with sincerity, willing to conclude a peace treaty and establish eternal friendship with Northern Lie."
"Our dynasty is willing to offer one million taels of gold, five million taels of silver, one million bolts each of silk and brocade, ten thousand each of horses, donkeys, and mules..."
After all, they were the ones actively seeking peace, so it was only natural that they should give something.
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Face and resources were bound to be lost.
As Ming Chen spoke, watching that white and glittering gold and silver flow out, he also felt a pang of heartache—the heartache of it not flowing into his own pocket.
Е n̂ um а
After stating the conditions.
Everyone present frowned.
The minister for the peace talks prompted Ming Chen, "Lord Ming, please continue."
Ming Chen shook his head. "Great Qian's conditions have been stated."
"Heh!"
As soon as his voice fell, Qin Lou on the throne sneered, "The envoy said I have no sincerity for peace talks, but it seems your Great Qian has no sincerity either!"
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A military general stepped forward and said, "With this little bit of stuff, are you trying to get rid of a beggar?"
"Where is the land you are ceding?"
The Northern Emperor had the heart of a tiger and a wolf. The reason Northern Lie fought this war was to expand its territory, to conquer cities and seize land.
Ming Chen's expression was calm as he said to Qin Lou, "Territorial integrity represents the complete sovereignty of a dynasty. How can the land passed down by our ancestors be easily given to others?"
As the supreme leader, Qin Lou could not easily state his position.
That military general stepped forward to argue with Ming Chen, "Why can't it be given to others? Your Lizhou has already been conquered by our Northern Lie soldiers. Is your Great Qian still clenching its teeth and not letting go?"
Ẅе̂_bnоv е l _Еň ü m а
Ming Chen shook his head. "Just because you conquered it, does that make it yours? By occupying the city, you plundered wealth, population, and resources. Those are your spoils of war, but the land still belongs to our country. Otherwise, according to the general's logic, no one should bother drawing national borders or negotiating. After all, any land conquered would belong to that country."
This little child had a sharp tongue.
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The burly general snorted coldly, "Hmph! You bookish child, this is sophistry!"
Ming Chen shrugged, unconcerned. "If the general is not convinced, then wait three months. We will send troops to take the land back. Then it will still be our land, right?"
It was all thanks to his dazed sister's insistence on going to the northern border that she had won back Great Qian's face and also earned Ming Chen the opportunity to speak while standing.
Otherwise, he would have said these things in a different way.
Еṅu m ă
He wouldn't have stepped forward just now either.
Anyway, the old emperor didn't have much face to begin with, so being insulted a couple of times didn't matter.
Three months was a very important time limit. The military report his cheap teacher had submitted to him listed all the opportunities for victory that could be achieved after three months.
The general was furious and shouted sternly, "Fight then! It seems your Great Qian is still not convinced. Then let's see the might of our Northern Lie army!"
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The inherent authority of a military man made Dong Jingming on the side tremble.
This Ming Chen didn't seem to be here for peace talks, but rather to provoke.
Ẽn um̆а̊ .іd
"Enough!"
"Arguing and bickering! What kind of decorum is this!"
Qin Lou slammed his hand on the throne, interrupting the nearly shattered negotiation between the two.
On the surface, he was reprimanding the noisy crowd, but in reality, he was ending this topic.
In another three months, it would be winter.
The mother river of the northern country would freeze, making it even more difficult for Northern Lie, which was already short on provisions, to transport supplies.
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Tian Hong had already told Qin Lou about this.
Regardless of whether there were peace talks or not, the war needed to end within two months. Otherwise, their supplies would become a problem.
As Qin Lou's voice fell, another civil official, at his signal, stepped forward and said to Ming Chen, "The conditions Lord Ming has proposed are too harsh. Please forgive Northern Lie for being unable to accept."
Ming Chen had completely taken over the leadership of the envoy group and said, "My lord, please speak freely."
"In addition to the supplies proposed by Lord Ming, Northern Lie also wants ten thousand shi of grain, and for Great Qian to cede Lizhou plus half of Yezhou, to console the spirits of the tens of thousands of heroes who sacrificed themselves on our border."
He glanced at the only woman among the envoys, coughed lightly, and continued, "Her Highness, the Northern Lie Imperial Daughter Xiao Xinyue, must also remain in Northern Lie to repent for her crime of assassinating our dynasty's envoy."
Ẅ е̄ b̌ n о̊ v́еl̃ Еń u ḿа̌.
"Heh~"
Ming Chen chuckled upon hearing this, looked at him and asked, "Is my lord finished speaking?"
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The civil official nodded lightly.
"My lord wants grain and land to console the spirits of tens of thousands of soldiers. Then may Ming Chen ask, how will Northern Lie console the spirits of nearly one hundred thousand of our Great Qian soldiers?"
Ming Chen's voice grew louder, and a flicker of anger seemed to surge in his eyes. He stared fixedly at the minister who had spoken and shouted angrily, "Hundreds of thousands of our dynasty's subjects have died in the slaughter by Northern Lie. Our dynasty's northern border has already become a land of death. May I ask how Northern Lie will compensate for this?"
Aggressive, his voice was like a clap of thunder.
Е̂ñǔ m̃ӓ . їd́
It was as if he was truly grieving for those hundreds of thousands of border soldiers and common people.
Xiao Xinyue, who was behind him, was stunned.
'This person, was he truly sad and angry for those sacrificed soldiers and civilians? It was truly hard to imagine that he had such a side.'
'Who would have thought this person had such a sincere heart.' Xiao Xinyue felt as if she had never understood this person.
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Ming Chen did not know what new misunderstanding this imperial daughter had about him.
He just sneered and retorted to the minister, "According to my lord's logic, should you return a million shi of grain to my Great Qian? Should you cede half of your territory to my Great Qian?"
Е̂ ñu̇ m̄ а̂
That minister was so angry his beard and eyes twitched. "Absurd! How can our dynasty compensate you with land and grain?"
This young child sent by Great Qian was truly sharp-tongued, audacious, and full of sophistry.
"The war was started by your Great Qian in the first place. How can the deaths of your soldiers and people be blamed on our Northern Lie?"
"It's all your own doing!"
"Lord Qin was my king's sworn brother. He died in a foreign land. What else do you have to say?!"
He spat as he shouted at Ming Chen.
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Ming Chen's face was calm as he said in a deep voice, "It is indeed our negligence that your esteemed envoy met with misfortune in Great Qian."
Going around in circles, it was all about trying to occupy the moral high ground.
When Ming Chen said this, that minister also nodded in satisfaction.
"However..."
Ming Chen continued, but his tone suddenly changed, "Your esteemed envoy's method of pursuing women was too barbaric. Matters of the heart cannot be forced. Our dynasty's imperial daughter did not like him. But she did not kill him either."
Behind him, Xiao Xinyue's body trembled upon hearing this.
Ėṅ ûm̆ a.i̊ d
This matter was a knot in her heart.
"As for how your esteemed envoy died, too much time has passed, and it can no longer be verified. We will not shirk our responsibility. How about this..."
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A gentle smile appeared on Ming Chen's face. At some point, he had already come to stand behind Dong Jingming.
Dong Jingming had been frightened ever since he entered the court.
He was afraid that this crazy young man, Ming Chen, would say something outrageous and drag them all down with him.
He didn't care about the negotiations. He was very nervous right now. He just wanted to end this quickly and return to Yueyang City to enjoy his wealth and glory.
Еn û mа . ĩd
He didn't seem to notice that a pair of hands had appeared on either side of his cheeks.
"Lord Dong, lend me your head."
An abrupt voice sounded in his ear.
Dong Jingming's whole body trembled violently, and a chill shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
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A feeling he had never experienced before surged through him.
'I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die.'
Е́nuḿ_а
He opened his mouth wide, but before he could speak, before he could move.
The next instant,
"Crack!"
The crisp sound of a neck snapping suddenly echoed in the court hall.
His eyes bulged wide. His vision suddenly spun one hundred and eighty degrees, and he saw what was behind him.
His consciousness gradually drifted away, his brain unable to think. The last image in his eyes was the carefree smile of that flippant young man.
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Ming Chen, this bold and unrestrained madman, did not die.
Xiao Xinyue, the bargaining chip meant to pay with her life, did not die.
Instead, it was him, the highest-ranking official among the envoys...
Dead?
"Thud."
The body fell to the ground, and the breathing of everyone in the entire Northern Lie court seemed to stop for a moment.
W̆.е b̊n̈ӧ v е.ľ .Ӗ ńǔmа
(End of Chapter)
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