Chapter 447: Overdoing It
As soon as Prince Teng finished speaking, the Southern Liang prince sneered, "Prince Teng, you said you disagree. I'm curious, why do you disagree? Do you disagree with us coexisting peacefully for ten years, or do you disagree with mutual trade between countries? Or perhaps, do you disagree with the fact that it's your Crown Prince who signed the agreement instead of you?"
If it was Prince Teng who signed today, he might not have magnified all the disadvantages that that small town brought to the entire Da Qi to the current extent.
But there are no ifs.
The one who signed was Mo Duo. Prince Teng’s mind was now filled with only one thing: the disadvantages.
With a sullen face, Prince Teng glanced at everyone present, raised his chin, and said arrogantly and coldly, "You can sign it, but let me make this clear: Moduo's signature does not represent our Great Qi. When the time comes, we, the Great Qi, will not recognize this treaty ."
Su Qingqing immediately said, "Okay, Da Qi doesn't recognize this treaty, but we recognize the one signed by Mo Duo. If the two cannot be unified in the end, we don't mind helping Mo Duo to rebuild a new Da Qi.
Let’s use this town as a starting point and expand outward.”
The Prince of Southern Liang and the Prince of Northern Yan immediately clapped their hands.
Although Southern Liang and Northern Yan were not as good as Great Yan and Great Qi, they were only slightly inferior and the gap was not that big.
The Southern Liang prince whistled, "I'm so happy, Brother Moduo. If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. If you want to build a brand new Great Qi, I'll lend you 5,000 elite soldiers."
The Northern Yan prince continued, "We have five thousand elite soldiers, and we also provide our own rations. We'll let you use them for free. You can sign a treaty and return them after you're done. I won't take a single inch of your land. So, isn't that righteous? I don't have any other hobbies except sowing discord and making others unhappy. Well, that makes me happy."
Su Qingqing also smiled and said, "It was our Great Yan Dynasty that started this incident. When the time comes, you can take my Su family army and use them as you please. The kingdom you conquer will be yours, and the military rations and salaries you consume will be mine. It will be a good return to our friendship."
After being teased and threatened by the three of them, the envoys from Da Qi had expressions filled with fear and anger to the point where it was unbearable to look at.
But Moduo was not a man. He smiled and said, "Thank you all, but I am not very interested in establishing a new Great Qi. If you give me the old one, I will play with it. If you don't give it to me, I can lead the way for you. Anyway, I am already a dead man. Ghosts are unreasonable, right? So what I do has nothing to do with morality and ethics. After all, even if I am a dead man, I am a traitor who murdered the king and killed his father.
If you didn't prove your guilt when you were alive, you have to make amends after you die, otherwise it would seem you don't deserve the title."
"Moduo! What are you doing? You are showing off and joking about the affairs of the country and the family..." Prince Teng scolded angrily.
Mo Duo whistled to interrupt him. "Don't admit what I said. Anyway, the situation is already like this. If I were you, I would immediately set off back to Da Qi and report the situation here in detail so that the emperor can make a quick decision. Otherwise, if we are a little late, the trade will have already begun."
Of course, Prince Teng wanted to leave, but he knew that this matter would not end like this.
If he leaves, he will truly lose.
Anyway, the situation has come to this now. Even if Moduo signs the treaty, Da Qi can still refuse to recognize it if the time comes.
Holding his breath, Prince Teng gritted his teeth and sat down again.
Mo Duo sneered and ignored him, continuing to stand behind Su Heng and serve as his bodyguard with a calm expression.
Neither Rong Que nor Su Qingqing suggested adding a table for him, and Mo Duo didn't seem to care at all, which made the other envoys feel confused.
What does this mean?
Could it be that this prince of Da Qi had actually reached some secret agreement with the Great Yan State or the State of Zhao? Otherwise, why would he still stand there after publicly revealing his identity?
Others don’t understand, not even Prince Teng.
The more Mo Duo did this, the more uneasy he felt. He always felt that Mo Duo was holding back some big tricks behind this.
He maintained this mentality until the end of the banquet, and no accidents happened along the way. When Rong Que and Su Qingqing announced the end of the banquet and everyone left, Prince Teng almost vomited blood.
Was he waiting in vain?
After the banquet was over, Yu Yang did not come back. All the arrangements to use Yu Yang to stimulate Su Qingqing were of no use, and he suffered such a big setback. After leaving the palace, Prince Teng returned to the inn. He was so angry that he wanted to burn the inn down.
"Where's Wang Yunli? Tell him to come out and see me!"
As soon as he entered the gate of the posthouse, Prince Teng roared.
The envoy beside him reminded him, "Your Highness, if things have gotten this far, Wang Yunli must be gone. He's not stupid..."
Before the envoy could finish, a young eunuch serving at the posthouse came back, "Your Highness, the king is resting and has not left the posthouse today."
Prince Teng's eyes were blazing with fire as he walked towards Wang Yunli's yard.
Bang!
When the door of Wang Yunli's house was kicked open, Wang Yunli was lying on the bed sleeping. He had taken a sedative and was in a drowsy sleep. He was suddenly awakened by the loud noise. When he got up, he saw Prince Teng and a group of envoys from the Great Qi standing there angrily.
Wang Yunli had a puzzled look on his face. He hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, what happened?"
Prince Teng grabbed Wang Yunli by the neck and asked, "Where's Yu Yang?"
Wang Yunli's heart skipped a beat.
sky!
Could it be that Mo Duo took the land deed from him and left, and also captured Yu Yang again?
This fickle thing.
"Your humble servant, your humble servant doesn't know. Your humble servant has been sleeping in the room and has never gone out."
Wang Yunli had a flash of doubt in his mind when he answered Prince Teng. The hesitation in his eyes was seen by Prince Teng as a blatant act of guilt.
Prince Teng was furious.
"You secretly communicated with Mo Duo and took Yu Yang away, which is fine, but I didn't expect you to be so bold. You did such a thing and even dared to come back. How stupid do you think I am to continue to trust you after such a thing?"
Prince Teng felt humiliated.
Wang Yunli was so frightened by his anger that his whole body was shaking and cold sweat was pouring down his body.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, I understand that this humble servant did not..."
Prince Teng had been holding back his anger all night, and finally vented it at this moment. He grabbed Wang Yunli's neck and punched him in the jaw.
"No? Didn't you give Moduo those land deeds? I just thought you were greedy. I thought, everyone has some flaws. Greed is not a big deal. It's not like I can't afford to give you money. I never thought, Wang Yunli, that I gave you too much freedom!"
