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Chapter 1065: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City Chapter 1065: Chapter 435 The Fall of Liang City If Tang Kingdom eliminates Zheng Kingdom and Tang borders Chu, it won’t take long before a great war breaks out between the two countries.

Facing a Tang Kingdom that has taken control of an entire state and annexed Zheng Kingdom, the Chu soldiers in Yuzhou would be in an extremely bad situation if they had to confront them.

Even the territory they currently occupy would have to be slowly given up under the pressure from Tang.

That was unquestionably something Lu Yuan could not accept.

Therefore, slowing down Tang’s aggressive advance and using Zheng as a shield to block in front was indeed a very cost-effective deal.

Given Tang’s current reputation as universally despised among the neighboring nations, this state was fundamentally incapable of gaining recognition from other countries.

Even if things were indeed as Zheng had thought.

If Chu stopped causing trouble in Yuzhou, then the states in Yuzhou, even neighboring Qingzhou’s Xu State and Liang State, would come together to eliminate Tang first—this disgusting nuisance.

Such a thoughtless entity, solely focused on expansion, posed a serious threat to the safety of all states.

It had become the biggest hidden danger in the heartlands of every state.

If we couldn’t deal with Tang and have this threat looming, when Chu’s attack comes, everyone might as well just surrender instead of trying to resist.

Tang might not be sufficient for achieving anything substantial, but it was absolutely capable of being a drag on everybody else.

Therefore, the destruction of Tang was imperative, and sooner rather than later.

This had become a consensus among all states.

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During the time Tang was drawing fire, naturally, the other nations wouldn’t have much energy to pay attention to Chu.

Chu could also take this opportunity to swiftly eliminate Liang State, then seize Qingzhou and accomplish the aims of the Northern Expedition.

Sacrificing Tang for the completion of the entire plan was undoubtedly a beautiful thing for Chu.

As for the increased difficulty in unifying Central State without such a troublemaker around,

that was a matter of perspective.

Everyone was developing; it was just a race to see who could do it faster.

In any case, Lu Yuan believed that as long as he could capture Qingzhou, the benefits and development he would acquire would definitely outweigh those of the states caught up in infighting.

When the time came, wielding the full strength of Qingzhou, he could sweep across the others, and they would all end up like Liang and Wei, reduced to ashes.

That was the confidence he had after sweeping through half of Central State.

After running through all the pros and cons in his mind, Lu Yuan finally made a decision, looking down at the Zheng Kingdom’s messenger, he nodded and said, “Your conditions, I can agree to.

However, in addition to ceding Haiyang Prefecture, those soldiers from Haiyang Prefecture who are from Zheng cannot be taken away, they must remain there.

This is my bottom line condition.

If you can agree to that, then we can have peace talks.

If not, we can continue to fight.”

The essence of Haiyang Prefecture’s population was its soldiers from Zheng.

All able-bodied men had been conscripted into the army when war descended upon them.

If Zheng was allowed to take these men away, leaving behind a group of old, weak, women, and children, what good would that do for Chu?

Only by keeping all able-bodied men would Haiyang Prefecture be able to continue production, providing Chu with finances and grain taxes.

At the same time,

Detaining hundreds of thousands of able men would also indirectly weaken Zheng’s potential for war, and that was another calculation.

The Zheng envoy below heard this requirement and frowned slightly, as it was outside his authorized scope.

However, considering the dire situation back home, he ultimately gritted his teeth and said, “It’s possible, Your Majesty, I can agree to this condition on behalf of my emperor.”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help but think that, once this condition was brought back, the emperor was probably going to be even more heartbroken.

However, no matter how painful it was, for the sake of peace, he would ultimately accept it.

Zheng really couldn’t hold on any longer.

“Since that’s the case, then go down and sign the treaty.”

Seeing the Zheng envoy had no objections, Lu Yuan didn’t keep pushing.

Having reached an agreement, they swiftly signed the treaty.

Diplomacy between two countries couldn’t just be settled verbally, of course.

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The official diplomatic protocol required the exchange of treaties, with the contents written in a golden book and sealed with the great seal of each state.

These matters no longer required Lu Yuan’s involvement.

He had established a general direction, and the rest would be handled by relevant officials to negotiate the details with the Zheng envoy.

Once the treaties were drafted, turned into golden books, and stamped with the great seal, they would then officially come into effect.

Until then, everything would proceed as usual.

Thus, after receiving Lu Yuan’s approval, the envoy couldn’t sit still any longer.

He promptly bid farewell and left the main camp to find Chu officials to discuss the details.

Just as he stepped outside, a cheer erupted from the distance in the main camp.

“Long live the Emperor!”

“Great Chu, victorious forever!”

The cheer spread from afar to near, quickly permeating the entire camp connection, with such overwhelming force that it made the entire heaven and earth seem to plunge into an ocean of jubilation.

“What’s going on?”

The Zheng envoy saw this sudden change and couldn’t help but look alarmed.

If it were not for the nature of these noises being celebratory, he might have mistaken the happening for a mutiny breaking out in the Chu camp.

Some Chu soldiers who were patrolling nearby also appeared a bit stunned upon hearing the incessant cheers, but, caught in the excitement, they started to cheer as well.

In the barracks, the spread of information from person to person was a very common and intensive phenomenon.

“I’ll go inquire.”

The Chu diplomat, responsible for handling affairs, was evidently confused as well.

However, judging by the cheers, he knew it must be a good thing, so he wasn’t worried.

Seeing the Zheng envoy looking visibly disturbed, he took the initiative to offer his help.

He summoned an attendant and asked him to go into the camp to find out what had happened.

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