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"So, how does Guibang plan to enter into a new friendly contract with Dazhou?"

Wei Zhen was still happy to see Yuan Muhao's request to continue to enter into a new contract. After all, it is best to stabilize the border situation and gain time to restore the strength of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Moreover, now that the Far East Gate is held in Liu Ce's hands, the civil strife has temporarily calmed down. As long as the western border is safe for another ten years, Wei Zhen believes that he will be able to regain his national prestige.

Yuan Muhao bowed, then took a pampered scroll from an envoy and said to Wei Zhen: "Emperor, the king of Daxia has handed me the content of the newly signed contract before the envoy left. Please read it. If you agree, I can make the decision for the monarch and renew the friendly contract with your country again..."

Wei Zhen nodded at Jin Sheng, and Jin Sheng immediately took the pampered paper and handed it to Wei Zhen.

When Wei Zhen took the contract and opened it carefully, his face gradually became darker and darker, and the content on the terms was more than twice as harsh as before.

"snort……"

After Wei Zhen finished reading the terms and contents, he was so angry that he immediately put the contract in Jin Sheng's hand, and asked Yuan Muhao: "Is this Guibang's friendly attitude? It's so deceptive!"

Yuan Muhao heard this and said with a smile: "Master, why are you angry? The Great Zhou Dynasty has a vast territory and abundant resources. It shouldn't be too much for our Xia Kingdom to have these drops, right?"

Wei Zhen said angrily: "What is the difference between these terms of your country and robbers? I donate 50 million silver and 50,000 pieces of silk every year in just one year. I can't accept these openings of border trade!"

Yuan Muhao's smile instantly subsided when he heard this: "Why, Your Majesty, are you planning to stop signing a new contract with Bibang? It doesn't matter, our King of Daxia said that if the Great Zhou Dynasty does not intend to sign a new contract, there is no need to force it. At worst, we can just work hard to get it ourselves in the future..."

Wei Zhen frowned, clenched his fists hard, and said to Yuan Muhao: "Are you threatening me and threatening my Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Yuan Muhao smiled and said, "Emperor, Bibang really wants to make a good relationship with the Great Zhou Kingdom forever. Don't forget that over the years, Bibang has blocked the western gateway for the Great Zhou and avoided the Monroe people's invasion. For this reason, we have paid a lot of money. It is not an exaggeration to ask you these things.

Moreover, if the country is covered with small people, it is not as difficult as Dingkou, which is hundreds of millions of dollars in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it really cannot withstand the tossing. So what if it is to compensate our Xia Kingdom for resisting the losses of the Monroe people over the years?"

Wei Zhen looked at Yuan Muhao with a complacent and arrogant look. He really wanted the guards to pull him out and cut him into pieces, but he suppressed the impulse and tried to calm down his mood. Then he looked at Li Suwen who did not say a word.

Seeing this, Li Suwen immediately stepped out and said to Wei Zhen: "Emperor, this is a rare opportunity for peace. As long as the contract between the two countries is signed, the war on the western border will be completely stopped, and opening up trade will benefit each other greatly. Wei Chen believes that he should agree..."

When Wei Zhen heard this, he heard what Li Suwen meant. He was inclined to sign a contract with the State of Xia, because the Great Zhou had just experienced many wars and really had no energy to offend the people of Xia again, and the national strength was not allowed to fight the "Yongliang Battle". He could only accumulate national strength slowly.

But Wei Zhen was unwilling to accept that today's rare celebration of commendation brought the remaining power of the army, but the second prince of Xia State in front of him was ruined by the momentum.

"snort……"

Hearing Li Suwen say this, Gao Mi snorted coldly with disdain.

"Husband, what should you do if you are facing this situation?"

"Look at it again, it's hard to make a conclusion now. Whether the court is fighting or reconciliation has not yet seen through..."

Liu Ce and Jiang Ruoyan, who were sitting in a corner of the hall, faced this situation, muttered a few words softly, and then looked at the officials in the court again, wanting to hear their specific thoughts...

In fact, if Liu Ce is replaced, there is a very simple and crude way, which is to kill Yuan Muhao directly, completely cut off the arrogance of the head of the court and the faction, and then prepare for the battle with all their might, and at the same time, they can temporarily put the internal conflicts in various places together to face the outside world...

"I objected!"

At this moment, Zuo Taiwei Ximan immediately stepped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Xia State has no sincerity to make a contract again. The annual tribute of 50 million silver per year is undoubtedly like a robber..."

Yuan Muhao immediately interrupted Xi Man as soon as he heard this, saying, "The Great Zhou treasury has 800 million silver per year, and I, Xia Kingdom, only you are less than 10%. Is this an excessive amount?"

When Yao Zhong heard this, he immediately took the lead and said, "Did the silver in the Great Zhou treasury fell from the sky? What's more, money is needed everywhere in the Great Zhou, so how can there be so much surplus annual tribute?"

Yuan Muhao sneered, then said to Wei Zhen: "That means, your Majesty, are you refusing to enter into another friendly contract with my Xia Kingdom?"

Wei Zhen didn't know how to answer for a moment, but just fell into deep thought and silent.

At this time, Dong Wenshu immediately stepped out and said to Wei Zhen: "Emperor, according to the opinions of the poor ministers, he should continue to enter into a contract with the State of Xia, so that the people can be spared from the beacon fire.

Otherwise, the beacons on the border will never stop, and the people of both countries will still suffer. Please sign this contract for the sake of the people of the world..."

"Please put the overall situation first..."

As soon as Dong Wenshu finished speaking, Xie Yang, Geng Bingqiu and other civil servants knelt down to Wei Zhen, and each of them showed a loyal and loyal expression...

Looking at the expression of more than 70% of the civil and military officials in the court kneeling down and begging Wei Zhen to sign a contract, Liu Ce shook his head and said in his heart: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and if you are weak, you will be angry. A small foreign envoy dares to show off his power in front of the civil and military officials in the court. Haha, it is really shocking to see his experience..."

Wei Zhen was in great distress at this moment. The excitement at the previous enthronement ceremony had turned into helplessness. When he looked at the hall and knelt down on the ground and asked for signing this contract of "destroying power and humiliating the country", he just kept sighing why it turned out to be like this now.

The prince Wei Ran, who was sitting on the left side of the stairs, deeply felt the humiliation for the first time and secretly vowed to change this situation where he was always bullied.

Seeing Wei Zhen’s face was embarrassed, Li Suwen turned around and said to Yuan Muhao: “The Second Prince, the contract conditions proposed by your country are indeed too harsh. Moreover, our Great Zhou Dynasty currently needs disaster relief everywhere. Can we give in and propose a proposal that everyone can accept?”

Yuan Muhao laughed and said, "It's still time for the Marquis of Zhenliang to listen to it. In view of many years of friendship, our Xia Kingdom can make certain concessions and modify the content of the contract. I just hope that your country can satisfy my prince's small wish..."

When Wei Zhen heard this, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the conditions are for the noble envoy?"

Yuan Muhao said: "Emperor, three years ago, my beloved concubine Xue Ruyuan ran away overnight and disappeared, which really made me feel very sad. As long as the emperor can give me another beauty, I am willing to renegotiate the content of the contract and guarantee that I will never break the situation!"

When Wei Zhen and all the officials heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they thought to themselves that something big was because they wanted a woman, just give it to him. Anyway, the status of women in the Great Zhou Dynasty is low, so let alone one, as long as they like it, even if they give it to them, they will give it to them.

So Wei Zhen said to Yuan Muhao with a calm expression: "Oh, I can promise you this condition. I wonder if someone in my heart can choose?"

Yuan Muhao was about to call Wei Ying, but then he thought that Wei Ying was not as beautiful as Jiang Ruoyan, so he pointed at Jiang Ruoyan and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want this woman!"

As soon as these words came out, the palace was shocked. Even Li Suwen was shocked. He was about to remind him, but after thinking about it, he still shut up.

When Wei Ji heard this, he shook his head secretly and thought to himself that the Tai Chi Palace was about to become lively.

Jiang Ruoyan was also shocked, glared at Yuan Muhao angrily, and then shrank to Liu Ce.

But seeing Liu Ce slowly closing his eyes, an extremely evil smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Wei Zhen's face was stunned and hurriedly said, "The envoy is really good at joking. Jiang Ruoyan has just been appointed by me as the wife of the first-class imperial edict, and is Liu Ce's wife. How can he reward you again?"

Yuan Muhao said: "Emperor, you are the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom. You have the final say in everything in the Great Zhou Kingdom? I think as long as you speak, this military governor will not and dare not refuse..." As he said that, he glanced at Liu Ce seriously.

Wei Zhen suddenly became a little angry. As soon as he enthroned Jiang Ruoyan as his wife, Yuan Muhao appointed Jiang Ruoyan as his name, which clearly did not give him the face of the emperor.

He really wanted to refuse, but if he refused, how could he face the endless war on the western border?

He also wanted to agree, but what would Liu Ce think if this was the case? Will he really rob the capital in anger and even go in directly? He was also not sure.

Just as he was in a state of turmoil, Dong Wenshu came to Liu Ce carefully and bowed and said, "Hanling Marquis, for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I wonder if you can bear the pain of giving up love?"

"Stop!" Jiang Ruoyan couldn't help but stop Dong Wenshu from bewitching Liu Ce, "My husband will never agree to such a shameless request!"

Dong Wenshu frowned and said to Jiang Ruoyan: "Mrs. Jiang respects himself. I am talking to your husband. Please don't interrupt me..."

In Dong Wenshu's heart, a woman has a low status and is not worthy of speaking at all. In fact, he has already given him a good reputation for saying this. If he wants to change to other women, he will be afraid that he will be harsh.

Jiang Ruoyan frowned when she heard this, her face was cold as ice. Her jade hand grabbed the back of Liu Ce's hand tightly, looking forward to his reply, but Liu Ce still closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking about something.

"He shouldn't, no, no..." Seeing that Liu Ce had not spoken for a long time, Jiang Ruoyan was extremely nervous, afraid that Liu Ce would consider whether he should send her out.

Dong Wenshu thought Liu Ce was moved and continued to say to him: "Mr. Military Governor, are you willing to give up love for the sake of the country and the peace of the border?"

Yuan Muhao said arrogantly at this moment: "If I can't get this woman today, then there is no need to sign this contract. When this prince returns, he will be on the border and heading straight to Yongzhou!"

Yuan Muhao's words made the entire hall shrank his neck, except Wei Ji, Gu Qian and Gao Mi.

Just when Dong Wenshu was planning to convince Liu Ce with a lot of big reasons, Liu Ce's tiger eyes suddenly opened, and the gaze ejaculated from his pupils was extremely sharp, piercing Dong Wenshu's heart, making him unable to help but take two steps back, and a trace of sweat appeared on his forehead.

But Liu Ce slowly stood up and said to Yuan Muhao: "Do you want to know what this military governor is thinking about just now? You are wondering how you should die to let this military governor relieve his hatred."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Muhao looked at Liu Ce with disbelief. There was still someone in Dazhou who dared to talk to him like this? Aren’t he afraid?

“Swish~”

"Du~"

Before everyone could react, the saber on Liu Ce's waist was inserted into the floor of the Tai Chi Hall, making a slight metallic sway.

But Liu Ce arrogantly said something to Yuan Muhao and to the officials of the entire Tai Chi Hall:
Chapter completed!