Chapter 446 Treaty
As he spoke, Moduo took out a stack of land deeds.
Just flip it lightly.
"Thank you, Prince Teng, for caring about Wang Yunli and allowing him to save so much wealth for me over the years. Otherwise, I would be a poor man."
On the side of the envoys from the Great Qi, headed by Prince Teng, all had dark faces and were filled with anger, wishing they could explode on the spot.
Rong Que chuckled softly and glanced at the envoys below, "I've taken a look and all those attending the banquet today are royal families from various countries."
Those who came from Da Qi were certainly not from the royal family. Although Prince Teng was crowned king, he was not of royal blood. Rong Que's words were obviously referring to Mo Duo.
But Moduo was a traitor in Da Qi. Even if he was not dead now, he would be arrested if he went back.
But Rongque gave Moduo an identity in front of all the royal families of other countries.
Why!
Prince Teng immediately retorted to Rong Que, "Your Majesty, you don't know that our Great Qi..."
He Chao interrupted Prince Teng and said, "Your Crown Prince hasn't spoken yet, why are you always so rude?"
Prince Teng glared at He Chao, "This isn't our Crown Prince. Even if he is, he's a deposed Crown Prince. In which country of yours can a deposed Crown Prince have the right to speak?"
Mo Duo snorted and laughed, "Dethroning the Crown Prince? If you dethrone me, will you let your daughter become the Empress? You are so ambitious..."
Rong Que frowned and said with an unhappy look: "I don't care about your Da Qi's family affairs. I only recognize the royal families of various countries."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved.
Immediately, a young eunuch came in carrying an ebony tray.
Rong Que addressed the envoys, saying, "This is a treaty, and it is also the purpose of my hosting this multinational banquet. Let's take a look at the treaty first, and then we can discuss the next step."
The young eunuch distributed the treaties that had been prepared long ago on the ebony tray to the royal families of various countries one by one.
On the Da Qi side, it was naturally sent to Moduo.
Each country only received one copy, and Prince Teng and his men didn't get a single cent. Furious, Prince Teng was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by the envoy next to him. "Your Highness, if you leave, we really won't know what they're doing."
The veins on Prince Teng's forehead throbbed. He endured it again and again, and finally sat down angrily.
Moduo chuckled leisurely and looked down at the contract in his hand.
In fact, he had already read the treaty. In other words, the treaty was basically drafted by him, Rong Que and He Chao. After a quick glance, Mo Duo said directly, "My prince has no problem . We, the Great Qi, will sign it."
As he spoke, the young eunuch brought the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. Mo Duo picked up the brush and wrote the words in a flash.
Prince Teng had no idea what Moduo had signed and was furious. "How dare you sign that?! What gives you the right to sign it?! Your Majesty has already deposed you from the throne!"
Prince Teng turned to the other envoys present and said, "Don't you know? He was deposed many years ago! Even if Da Qi doesn't have a crown prince now, Your Majesty still has several princes. It's not his turn as a criminal to sign! Why are you pretending to be confused when you know the truth? This treaty, if he signs it today, is invalid!"
After Prince Teng's sonorous and powerful voice fell, the hall was silent and no one paid any attention to him.
After a long silence, the Third Prince of Nanliang suddenly chuckled, "What does your Daqi family affairs have to do with us?"
After saying this, the Third Prince of Nanliang whistled at the eunuch serving over there, "I will also sign."
The young eunuch immediately went over with writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone to serve.
Rong Que said, "Those who can sign today are all representing their respective countries. We have signed this but we must fulfill the corresponding obligations. If anyone fails to do so, don't blame us for joining forces to deal with him."
The Third Prince of Southern Liang glanced at Prince Teng and said with a smile, "Of course. However, I'm hoping that Da Qi will change its mind. Then, we'll have a legitimate reason to unite the forces of the world and take it down. If we can divide Da Qi up, it will benefit all of us."
Mo Duo looked calm, glanced at him and said nothing.
The envoys from Da Qi all looked extremely unhappy.
But before they could react, the prince of Northern Yan laughed out loud and said, "In that case, there's no reason for Northern Yan not to sign."
After saying this, he looked at Prince Teng meaningfully.
Su Heng said: "Zhao Guo will drink soup with the brothers."
After saying that, he picked up the pen and wrote quickly.
Since they all signed, the remaining countries had nothing to consider and signed as well.
Only the envoy from Da Qi was completely confused and had no idea what everyone had signed.
After all the contracts were signed, Rong Que asked the eunuch to collect them on a tray, and then distribute them randomly to ensure that each contract had the signatures of all the royal family members.
During this process, Rong Que seemed to finally remember that the envoys from Da Qi knew nothing, and as a pardon, he sent them a treaty without any signatures.
Prince Teng grabbed it and opened it to read.
The more I look at his face, the uglier it gets.
"Why?" Prince Teng looked at Rong Que with a dark face. "Why is this treaty so targeted at Da Qi? I don't agree."
The treaty mentioned that a trade route should be opened to promote trade among countries.
Before, Duke Xue used the black market trade channels to travel between countries. Now, Rong Que has ordered people to shut down Duke Xue's previous dark web, and on the other hand, he is preparing to open a channel funded by the court.
Although trade exchanges carry great risks, the benefits are even greater.
What's more, the treaty clearly states that in the first ten years of trade, all countries agree not to go to war, and after ten years, another treaty will be signed.
Being able to recuperate in peace and tranquility was like a dream for a small country. There was no room for hesitation and they signed the agreement directly.
For big countries like Southern Liang, Northern Yan, and Great Qi, war is sometimes a way for them to plunder wealth. Countries with strong military forces will sometimes launch wars at the right time to expand their territory.
However, Rongque's treaty clearly stated that the location of the trade was in a small town on the border of Da Qi.
This small town is not big, but it is definitely a military fortress for Da Qi.
Once this small town is used as a trading location, more merchants from various countries will come and go, and trouble is inevitable in Da Qi.
Of course, Prince Teng would not agree.
But Murdo agreed.
The reason is simple. It's because when Su Qingqing and Moduo went to war, this town was originally conquered by Su Qingqing. But later Su Qingqing was ambushed on the battlefield, and Da Qi used despicable means to drive away the garrison of Dayan Dynasty.
Now he needs Su Qingqing's help to take back everything that belongs to him in Da Qi, and of course he must show due sincerity.
