Qin Mu's guess was right. The five country alliance army was preparing to negotiate with the Qin army.
Of course, a war could still be fought, but the losses outweighed the gains, especially since the Lord of Western Zhou was opposed to starting a war with the Qin army.
After all, this place was only a few miles away from the capital of Western Zhou. Once the war started, if the Qin army attacked Western Zhou, it would be over.
Therefore, both sides could only negotiate and discuss how they should reach a truce.
One day later, Ying Zichu and Ying Mo represented the Qin Country and arrived at the camp that the two sides had built together.
Lord Xi Zhou, Lord Chun Shen, and Lord Ping Yuan had already arrived. Lord Xin Ling was stationed at the camp of the alliance army.
"Greetings, everyone." Ying Zichu cupped his hands slightly and said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
The three of them cupped their hands in return and sat down.
The meeting between the generals of the two sides was peaceful and there was no tension.
Zhao Sheng, the Lord of Pingyuan, summoned a soldier of the State of Zhao and said in a low voice,""Bring the mother and son over."
Then, both sides began to negotiate.
Ying Zichu looked at the King of Western Zhou and nodded."Since Xijun has the intention to negotiate, I will speak frankly.”
"Wait!"
Lord Pingyuan interrupted him and asked Ying Zichu with a smile,""This old man would like to ask, who are you today, and if you have the qualifications to discuss with Xijun!”
"I'm here on behalf of the King of Qin!" Ying Zichu had a proud expression on his face as he snorted and said," Are you qualified?!"
" You've indeed returned to Xianyang," Lord Pingyuan said mockingly." Your name has changed, and your tone has changed. It's very different from when you were a hostage in Handan!"”
After saying that, Lord Pingyuan ignored Ying Zichu's gloomy expression and said to Lord Western Zhou and Lord Chun Shenjun,""Xijun, Chun Shenjun, do you know how he left Handan City?”
Lord Pingyuan squinted at Ying Zichu and sneered,""He was taken away by a cheap merchant. Hmph, he abandoned his wife and children. He was really like a stray dog back then!”
"Hahaha!"
Bang!
Ying Mo slapped the table and angrily shouted,"What's there to talk about! Return to the army and prepare for battle!"
"No, no, no-"
Lord of Western Zhou turned pale with fright and hurriedly said,""General, general, please calm down, please calm down!”
Ying Mo coldly looked at the three of them, snorted, and sat back down.
Right at this moment, Ying Zichu said,"Xijun, is this your attitude towards peace talks?”
"You have to remember, it is you who begged to negotiate with my Qin country, not my Qin country who begged you!”
"You don't want to negotiate? Alright, then let's fight! Let's see how many days my Qin country can use to destroy your Western Zhou!”
" Please calm down, Young Master," the Lord of Western Zhou hurriedly said." Peace negotiations, peace negotiations immediately!"”
"Lord Pingyuan, please speak less." The Lord of Western Zhou said in a low voice.
"Humph!" Lord Pingyuan shook his head and did not say anything else.
"Tell me, Young Master, what will it take for your Qin country to stop fighting?”Lord of Western Zhou heaved a sigh of relief.
Ying Zichu said coldly,"My King has an edict. If the Western King agrees, the siege of Luoyi will be lifted on the same day."”
"Please speak, Young Master!" Lord of Western Zhou said.
"The 36 cities, land, and population under the Western Monarch will all belong to the Qin Country. The siege of Luoyi will be lifted!”
"In addition, the State of Zhao must return my wife and children!”
The moment these words were said, the lords of Western Zhou, Pingyuan, and Chun Shenjun were all stunned.
One had to know that Western Zhou only had 36 cities in total. If they gave all of them to Qin, wouldn't Western Zhou be gone?？
The King of Western Zhou flew into a rage and was about to refuse when Ying Zichu said,""My king is magnanimous, so he agrees that the emperor and the king of the west can still live in Luoyi and live as usual.”
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!" The king of Western Zhou was extremely furious. His land and population were gone, so what was there to live in?
Become the puppet of the Qin country?
Following that, both sides began to discuss intensely. However, Chun Shenjun and Pingyuan Jun were trying to persuade the Western Zhou Jun to agree to Qin's conditions.
After all, as long as Western Zhou did not fall, it had nothing to do with them. Now, they only wanted to withdraw their troops and return to their country. If they continued to waste time like this, they would lose a lot of money and food.
In the end, the five countries were only allies with Western Zhou. Moreover, Western Zhou was weak and only had the nominal authentic Zhou Dynasty left.
Seeing that Lord Chunshen and Lord Pingyuan were not helping him, the Lord of Western Zhou was so angry that he jumped up and down, but there was nothing he could do.
"Will the Western Ruler agree that these 36 Cities of various sizes are now the territory of Great Qin?”
"Not giving? Yes! Then let's fight until your Western Zhou Dynasty is destroyed!”
Ying Zichu was no longer as friendly as before, and his attitude had become extremely forceful, not allowing any discussion.
" This…" The king hesitated. If the Qin army attacked the Western Zhou Kingdom, the Western Zhou Kingdom would definitely perish.
However, if they agreed to Qin's conditions and handed over the 36 cities to Qin, the Zhou Imperial Clan could still preserve their bloodline and ancestral temple.
At this moment, Lord Pingyuan stood up and said,""Young Master Qin, Ying Zichu, what a tough tone!”
"I don't care what happens to Western Zhou…"
"Lord Pingyuan!" Lord of Western Zhou's expression changed drastically.
Lord Pingyuan raised his hand and continued,""But don't even think about getting your wife and children back!”
"Bring her up!"
Just as he finished speaking, a few soldiers of Zhao State pressed Qin Mu, Lady Zhao, and Little Ying Zheng over.
When Ying Zichu saw Qin Mu and the other two, he couldn't keep his calm anymore and stood up with a whoosh.
"Madam! Mu 'er! Zheng 'er!"
Ying Zichu wanted to step forward, but Lord Pingyuan said coldly,""If Young Master Qin dares to take a step forward, I guarantee that your wife and children will immediately be beheaded!”
When Zhao Ji saw Ying Zichu, her face was filled with excitement as she shouted,"Young Master! Young Master!"
"Mother, don't go over!" Qin Mu hurriedly grabbed hold of Lady Zhao and looked warily at the soldiers of the State of Zhao who were holding swords in their hands.
Ying Zichu's face was extremely dark. He looked at Lord Pingyuan with eyes full of killing intent, like a pack of hungry wolves.
"If you dare to touch a single hair on my wife and children, I, Ying Zichu, swear that I will lead my Qin country to flatten every city of your Zhao country!”
Lord Pingyuan sneered,"You're not the King of Qin yet, but you sure talk big!"”
"However, as long as your Qin country guarantees that you will not attack my Zhao country in the future, I can return it. However, only one person is allowed.”
"Young Master!" Ying Mo walked to Ying Zichu's side and said in a deep voice,"Young Master should take responsibility for the affairs of the country!”
"There's no need to say anymore!" Ying Zichu's expression was gloomy.
"Quickly choose. Choose one and bring them back. The remaining two will be taken care of by our country. Don't worry, our country won't go so far as to bully a woman.”Lord Pingyuan said proudly.
Qin Mu held onto Lady Zhao and Little Ying Zheng's hands as he stared at Ying Zichu.
Ying Zichu looked at Qin Mu and the other two with some hesitation.
"Hurry up!" Lord Pingyuan said coldly.
"I choose!" Ying Zichu roared furiously.
He raised his trembling hand and pointed at Qin Mu.
"I choose him!"
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