So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

According to the agenda, Que Yan brought the ministers to the meeting hall of Huitong Hall early in the morning to negotiate peace with the Zair faction.

Time was running out, and Que Yan did not want to go through any more formalities with the Wuge people, so he got straight to the point and said, "I don't know what conditions the Wuge side has for this peace talk, you can bring them up first for discussion."

"Our third prince said that as long as your Zhao Dynasty is willing to cede the Sixteen States of Amman, retreat to the south of Mount Takin, and pay 5 million taels of gold as compensation, Uge will withdraw his troops immediately." Zairpai said arrogantly.

These conditions are simply outrageous!

Are the Wuge people crazy? Do they really want to negotiate peace? Yu Zhang and others also looked at the Zair faction in surprise.

Que Yan said coldly: "These conditions are too harsh, our country cannot accept them. My Lord, why don't you be more practical? The five million taels of gold can be negotiated, but as for the cession of territory, let's not talk about it anymore."

Que Yan paused and calmed down: "However, regarding the trade that the adults proposed some time ago, we can consider opening up a few border towns to facilitate the people of Dazhao and Wuge to do some business."

Zairpai sneered and said, "What a joke! Now that our Wuge army is at the gates of the city, do you Zhao Dynasty still have room for bargaining?

If you refuse to give up an inch of land, then we will have no choice but to attack on our own. I am afraid that by then your Zhao Dynasty will not only lose land and soldiers, but also lose face."

"So, you Wuge have no sincerity in negotiating peace?" Yu Yuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, slammed the table and said, "The soldiers of Dazhao are not vegetarians! If we really fight, you may not be able to gain much advantage!"

"Everyone, please calm down first." Yu Zhang quickly tried to smooth things over. "Since we have decided to negotiate peace, we should still pursue peace."

Que Yan nodded and motioned Yu Zhang to continue.

Yu Zhang turned to the Zai Er faction and said, "What Wu Ge just asked is really unreasonable. Changqi Prefecture is the territory of our Great Zhao. How can we give it up so easily? Please think about it carefully and come up with some feasible conditions.

As for trade, we can discuss the details further, but it will never be at the expense of our territory. I hope you can reconsider the terms of the peace talks."

Before Zaer Pai could speak, his subordinate Yi Gaohan scolded him: "Who is insincere? We proposed to take back the lost land, but you old men refused to give in and instead scolded us! Zhao Dynasty claims to be a country of etiquette, which is really unreasonable!"

"That's right. If you lose a war, you have to look like a defeated one. How can you bargain with us on the terms we proposed? If you are really capable, you should fight it out in Jianzhou! Do you still need a few old men to show off your eloquence?"

"As expected, the Zhao people are not good at killing, riding and shooting, they only work hard at talking, and they are all cowards!"

Tieshan and his men were also shouting in the back.

Que Yan suppressed his great anger and did not argue in court. He looked at Zailpai opposite him.

The man said casually, "If you cannot accept the cession of all the land of the Sixteen States, I am willing to take a step back. How about we use the Hehan River as the boundary and each of us take half."

Zairpai took a sip of tea and continued, "How about letting Zhaochao marry the princess in exchange for the remaining half of the land?"

Que Yan didn't expect that after yesterday's worship, Wu Ge still didn't give up on marrying the princess.

This Zaier faction is very insidious. No matter whether it is the princess or the territory, whichever part the Zhao Dynasty chooses to compromise on, it is the Zaier faction that takes advantage.

Que Yan's face darkened. "The princess is a royal daughter, how can she be taken away for marriage? The memory of the Tongzhi is really bad. His Majesty just rejected the Tongzhi yesterday, why is he bringing it up again today?"

Zairpai smiled and said slowly, "I, the third prince of Wuge, am still unmarried, and he and your princess are a perfect match. Although the princess is young, the third prince is willing to vacate the position of the queen consort until she comes of age. A marriage between our two countries will ensure everlasting friendship, which will benefit both sides."

Que Yan knew in his heart that the Zair faction had seen that Zhao Chao would not agree to marry the princess off, and was deliberately using this as a threat.

"Your Excellency the Chief Censor, I, Wu Ge, am willing to use the land of eight states as a betrothal gift to marry the princess. Isn't that enough to show our sincerity?" Zailpai looked frivolous and sinister.

"That's right. If I hadn't seen that Madam Jianzhou Shou was a noble lady from the Zhao Dynasty, how chaste and charming she was, I don't know how this precious princess could make people excited. If I asked for her hand in marriage, it would also open the eyes of the brothers.

It's a pity that Madam Shou died so quickly that we didn't even get to taste her. Now the corpse of the beauty is still hanging on the city gate tower. We are not willing to exchange eight states for a woman!"

Tieshan also took on the role of the good guy at the right time.

Tieshan's words were vulgar, and he directly insulted the late Mrs. Lin, the wife of Shou Junzhong, and also raped the princess, which immediately catalyzed the anger of the Zhao Dynasty officials to its peak.

There was a flash of a silver spear, and Shou Junwu, dressed as an official, rushed out from the back, with the tip of the spear pointing directly at Tieshan's throat.

Shou Junwu's eyes were sharp, "How dare you speak disrespectfully to my sister-in-law and the princess!"

Tieshan was caught off guard and retreated repeatedly for a while, but he was also a seasoned martial artist and much taller than Shou Junwu, so the two fought to a stalemate.

Seeing this, Zai Er Pai pretended to be panicked and said, "What is this, Lord Chief Censor? How can someone enter with a weapon when the two countries are negotiating peace? My child is talking nonsense. If it is rude, please don't take it to heart. How can you beat him?"

Que Yan signaled the guards to stop Shou Junwu and Tieshan.

Shou Junwu's eyes were red, and Tieshan was also furious. Now that a conflict had occurred, there was no way to continue the conversation, so they could only discuss it another day.

"Forget it, let's stop here for today. Sir, this matter is of great importance. I hope you can be more sincere and carefully formulate the conditions before we discuss it."

Que Yan said coldly, "As for the servants under your command, please discipline them more, so that they don't speak nonsense and lose face for Wuge." He vaguely felt that the Wuge envoy did not seem to want to negotiate peace.

After saying that, Que Yan led all the ministers out of Huitong Hall. Zailpai looked at their departing backs with a smug smile on his face.

"Sir, it seems that Zhao Chao does not intend to hand over the princess. How do we report to the third prince?" Yi Gaohan approached Zailpai and said.

"That's fine," Zairpai said confidently, "this is not what we originally wanted."

On the other side, Que Yan returned to the court and reported the situation of the peace talks to Chu Yuanming and Song Pu truthfully. Shou Junwu refused to leave and insisted on participating.

After hearing this, Chu Yuanming was furious and said, "Wuge is going too far! He actually wanted to use our princess to exchange for land, and even insulted Madam Shou. This is really going too far!"

Que Yan said calmly: "Prince Jin, calm down. The most urgent task now is to find a way to deal with Wu Ge's peace terms. Wu Ge is obviously deliberately making things difficult. We can't give in easily."

Song Pu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Lord Que is right, but the Wuge envoy has a tough attitude. If we don't agree to their conditions, I'm afraid the war will continue."

Chu Yuanming frowned, "Is there no other way? We must not send the princess to marry, and we must not cede the territory."

Shou Junwu immediately knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, I, Shou Junwu, request to go to Jianzhou to lead the battle. If we fail in one battle, we can negotiate peace with the barbarians. Isn't there anyone in our great Zhao Dynasty?"

He kowtowed so hard that his forehead bled, tears streaming down his face. "Cousin! Please!" He knelt down and moved his knees to hug Chu Yuanming's robe. "Please let me avenge my brother!"

The tragedy of the Shou family silenced all the cabinet ministers for a while.

Song Pu watched all this with emotion, thinking that he had finally waited for this moment, but all that was missing was a fire.