PNB Chapter 159: Captured without mercy
Chapter 159: Captured without mercy
Just then, An Yu walked in from outside, holding a long sword.
Upon seeing this, Liu Zheng's face turned extremely gloomy.
It seems there's really no going back today; Yang Ling's methods are just too ruthless.
Helpless, he could only look up to the sky and sigh, a tear streaming down his face, realizing that he was ultimately slightly inferior.
An Yu easily arrested Liu Zheng, and this emperor of the Han Dynasty was arrested so hastily.
Yang Ling smiled slightly as she looked at Liu Zheng, who had been arrested. He was too green to fight him.
"Take the people down and exchange them for cities with the Han Kingdom. If they dare to disagree, then let them establish a new ruler."
Yang Ling remained completely indifferent; those who wanted to take advantage of the internal strife in Liang had ultimately miscalculated.
After An Yu led the people away, Yang Ling touched the gun in his hand. His cheap old man now knew to beg for peace, but it was all too late.
What he wanted was to sweep across the entire Liang Kingdom, then unify the world and create an exceptionally powerful dynasty.
Days passed by, and the once arrogant and domineering Liang Dynasty had now lost more than a dozen cities.
Emperor Liang sat on the high throne, his face looking very solemn, as if he were about to kill someone at any moment.
The ministers below all lowered their heads and remained silent. They had all underestimated the Ninth Prince. Who knew that if they pushed him too far, he could pull off such a big show?
"My esteemed ministers are all silent. Do you expect me to personally go to the front lines?"
Emperor Liang spoke angrily, feeling that his authority had been threatened.
The Ninth Prince in the past was nothing special, but the current Ninth Prince has conquered more than a dozen cities in Daliang in just three months.
Although they haven't prepared to attack the capital of Liang yet, such a display of force has frightened the Liang Emperor. Given time, he could definitely annihilate the entire Liang army.
Just then, a minister came out.
He was the Grand Tutor, a high-ranking official of the first rank in the court, wielding considerable real power.
He looked at Emperor Liang, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has now grown powerful, and defeating him will not be easy. I believe it would be better to seek peace for now and wait for an opportunity to take him down in one fell swoop. At that time, I guarantee that he will suffer a fate worse than death."
The Grand Tutor spoke with great confidence. As Emperor Liang's closest confidant, he naturally knew what Emperor Liang feared most.
If we can capture Yang Ling, we can definitely tear him to pieces. After all, for Emperor Liang, only himself is the most important, while his nine sons are not to be tolerated by him.
"Your words are excellent, my dear minister. Then you shall go and negotiate with that rebellious son!"
After hearing the Grand Tutor's words, Emperor Liang had already made up his mind.
Once he could get rid of Yang Ling, he could rest easy. Although he had eight sons, they were insignificant in his eyes.
After all, the main beam belongs to him, and no one can take it away from him.
Yang Ling was not surprised when he received the news; he knew his adoptive father would definitely make such a decision.
This Grand Tutor is quite different from the previous Prime Minister Wang; he's sinister at heart.
The idea that they wanted to make peace with him was nothing more than a delaying tactic. Yang Ling wasn't a simpleton; he would never think that way.
"The Grand Tutor has come to negotiate. Let's make good preparations and make sure he doesn't underestimate us!"
After receiving the news, Yang Ling instructed An Yu to arrange for manpower to prepare.
If you want to negotiate, you need to show your best skills and instill fear in the other side.
Otherwise, he would definitely tear up the treaty without hesitation and continue to invade the border.
An Yu quickly brought over the Liang Kingdom's negotiation team, which consisted of ten people. In addition to the Grand Tutor, there were several ministers from various departments. The delegation was extremely luxurious.
Looking at Grand Tutor Yang Ling in front of him, he smiled slightly. This old fellow was not easy to deal with. After all, he had been able to stand firm in the court for many years and was also highly valued by the emperor. He was definitely not that simple.
I need to be careful, lest I get scammed and not even know how I died.
Yang Ling didn't waste any words, but went straight to the point and said to the Grand Tutor, "If you want to negotiate, then your Liang Kingdom must first pay one million taels of silver in compensation."
"Your Highness is joking. How can Liang Kingdom possibly afford to pay such a large sum of money right now? How about this: we'll pay 500,000 taels first, and then make up the remaining 1 million taels later. What do you say?"
The Grand Tutor smiled slightly as he looked at Yang Ling, thinking that Yang Ling's desire for money was nothing more than greed.
If I agree to his request, it will definitely ease the tension between the two sides. Then, once the tide turns against them, they can once again raise an army to quell the rebellion.
After all, he was just a prince. In Liang Kingdom, if the emperor spoke, Yang Ling would have no chance of survival.
However, Yang Ling wasn't stupid; how could she possibly agree to such a request?
"That won't do. I'm leading an army of 500,000, and all I want is one million taels of silver. If you can't even meet this small demand, why should I negotiate with you?"
Yang Ling directly rejected the Grand Tutor's suggestion, not because he wanted money, but because he needed to show his attitude.
Only in this way will the other party be wary of you.
Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor did not rush to leave, but continued, "Your Highness, your request is far too excessive. Do you even know how many people there are in your Liang Kingdom? One million taels of silver, how are they supposed to survive?"
He felt that Yang Ling was taking advantage of the situation.
If they agree to the other party's demands, these people will probably never be able to go back, and it will also disappoint the people of the whole country.
Looking at the other party's appearance, Yang Ling said directly, "Stop lecturing me with these grand principles. If you want to negotiate, send over the silver first. Otherwise, I don't have time to play your nonsense."
He didn't care what the other party thought. The Liang Kingdom was so poor that it couldn't even support its army, yet it still wanted to negotiate peace.
Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, the Grand Tutor's expression immediately changed.
I never expected the Ninth Prince to be so ruthless. If I don't agree to his demands, I'm afraid I'll really be stuck here this time.
Moreover, he was not confident that he could deal with this ruthless and merciless Ninth Prince.
After thinking it over, the Grand Tutor decided not to fall out with Yang Ling, since he still needed to go back and report to Emperor Liang.
"Since Your Highness is so sincere, then I will not say anything more. We will definitely send someone to deliver the silver in three days."
After the Grand Tutor finished speaking, he cupped his hands and left, feeling that negotiating with Yang Ling was simply too difficult.
I have to come up with a solution, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself to Emperor Liang when I get back.