"This is Otsuki's sincerity. I hope you, who respect me like a god, can accept it."
In the palace, the messenger dressed in moon-white clothes said in a particularly humble voice.
This is a royal palace.
A palace that is somewhat more luxurious than the Wanshou Immortal Palace in Otsuki.
Daqi’s palace!
The most powerful country around the Big Moon used to be just unruly people in the barren mountains and rivers. Later, after annexing two countries in a row, its huge territory filled its appetite, which was enough to digest it for a long time, and it temporarily settled down.
For such evil neighbors, ignoring them is the best option.
Unfortunately, under the stars in the night sky, Big Moon still fell into Da Qi's eyes. This once ferocious beast opened its fangs again and bit Big Yue fiercely.
It was obvious that Otsuki was not holding on.
So on the eve of Emperor Kang Jing's birthday, Emperor Kang Jing quietly sent an envoy to try to negotiate peace.
"These conditions."
The person sitting on the throne held a letter written by Emperor Kang Jing with a mocking smile on his face, "Are you sending beggars away?"
The arrogant and cruel voice resounded throughout the palace, and all the civil and military officials laughed and mocked loudly.
"Kill Da Yue, what do you want? Where will it be your turn to worship!"
"We recently built a new house, and we also need a house servant. Who is that? Are you interested in staying in Daqi?"
"Yuzhou, Yangzhou? Who are you fooling with two states? Give the things you captured to Daqi? What a shame!"
All kinds of mocking and sarcastic voices sounded one after another.
The Big Moon Messenger buried his face even lower, wishing he could sink into the dust.
To cede the territory of two states, to divide the territory and split the territory, can be called a great shame and humiliation.
Unfortunately, such conditions are not even satisfactory to the other party.
As an envoy of a country, when you go abroad, you represent the face of a country. If you are so humiliated, you should draw your sword and either die heroically or die to prove your ambition.
But, he can die, what will Otsuki do?
If Daqi is willing to withdraw his troops, the four-nation coalition will have a chance to fall apart, and there is still hope for Da Yue to survive without having to suffer the pain of national subjugation and genocide.
Even for this slim possibility, he had to accept these ridicules.
Therefore, the envoy of Dayue just closed his eyes when facing this kind of ridicule, pretending not to hear it at all.
These clamoring people are just the mouthpiece of the person above. The person who can really decide everything has not yet made a decision.
"Oh~ Okay, as the saying goes, you are a guest from afar, so you should all show some respect to my guests."
Emperor Daqi clapped his hands to stop the slightly chaotic voice, "However, guests cannot be rude."
The tiger-wolf-like eyes narrowed, and the lion opened his big mouth, "Yuzhou, Yangzhou, these places that have been taken over, if you give them to Daqi again, wouldn't you think that Daqi is a fool?"
"That's not what I meant!"
The messenger of Dayue shook his head repeatedly and found an opportunity to persuade, "Yuzhou and Yangzhou are the four countries together."
"stop."
Emperor Daqi interrupted directly, "I am not interested in talking about those things. It is easy for Daqi to withdraw his troops. Since we have captured two states, how about sending two more states?"
Yuzhou was originally a granary, so it was just right. In the imperial capital, I heard that there is a place called Wanshou Immortal Palace, which is extremely luxurious and built after imitating the immortal residence. I am also very interested.
Only in this way can we make up for the hard work and fatigue of the soldiers who go out to fight, and I can also give an explanation to the civil and military officials. "
The Big Moon Messenger's face turned from red to blue, and he wanted to curse.
Not counting Yuzhou and Yangzhou, do you still want Yuzhou and the Imperial Capital?
Why not just let Da Yue merge into Da Qi!
I have heard of ceding territory to seek peace, but I have never heard of ceding territory to the imperial capital!
This is no longer a negotiation, but a pure humiliation!
But no matter how angry he was, Otsuki's messenger still held on with strength.
This is what a weak country is like. If others can talk to you, you can only listen honestly and don't say whether you agree or disagree. Losing your temper is a recipe for death.
Death is not terrible. Failure to complete the tasks assigned above is even more uncomfortable than death.
His face changed several times, and the messenger of Dayue gritted his teeth and said: "I beg your pardon that Dayue cannot agree to this condition. Dayue has shown the greatest sincerity, hoping to gain the friendship of Dayi. But Dayue is also ready to fight. I am not prepared to accept such a rude request."
"If you don't agree now, the news will come later. If you want to agree, it will be too late."
Emperor Daqi said casually.
"Um?"
The Big Moon Messenger was stunned. Is there any worse news that he doesn't know about?
"Come here, take the envoy down and have a good rest. Wait a few more days and see if my conditions are too generous."
Emperor Daqi waved.
At that moment, two guards came forward and took the Big Moon Messenger out.
The Big Moon Messenger did not struggle, because he understood that struggling would only increase the humiliation.
He was mentally prepared for this humiliation before it came. He was not even afraid of losing his life, let alone his face?
I just hope that I can complete the tasks assigned above and save the remaining people of Dayue who have not yet been affected by the war.
Big Moon Messenger thought so in his heart.
Until he saw the residence prepared for him by Daqi officials.
"Is this going too far?!"
Even the Great Moon Messenger, who kept calming his emotions, felt so angry that he wanted to die together the moment he saw the residence.
In front of him was a stable.
A place where horses are kept.
Of course, after all, we are still in the palace, and the stables cannot be said to be in shabby condition. It is inevitable that there will be waves of stench wafting in the wind, and there are servants cleaning them.
"This is Daqi's palace. It's already good to find a place for you to live. Do you still want to choose?"
The official of Daqi left him there nonchalantly, "If you don't want to live there, you can walk by yourself. Don't you have any legs?"
After saying that, he actually turned around and left without caring.
The envoy who was left alone with Dayue stood there in a daze.
He stood silently for a long time.
The messenger of the moon walked towards the stable.
He still has his own mission.
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
He seems to have been forgotten here.
There wasn't even a food delivery person.
They even had to grab some food from the manger - not all fodder, but also beans.
But those servants regarded him as nothing, and ignored him completely.
He also thought about going to the palace again, but as soon as he walked out of the stable, he was thrown back by someone outside.
In a foreign country, with no relatives.
If you have a heavy responsibility, your country will perish if it is weak.
When the sixth day came, the messenger of the Big Moon lay down powerlessly in the stable, turning a deaf ear even if there was foul-smelling feces next to him.
Death, isn't it a kind of relief?
He will also die together with countless people in Dayue who can be named, and people who cannot be named. He will no longer have to struggle and suffer, and he will be inhumane.
Until a deafening roar sounded outside, awakening the soul that was about to fall asleep.
"Urgent news from Otsuki!!!"
(End of chapter)
