The lives of more than one million Daning people in Huailing City were used to bury the two million Daning people who died in the massacre in Yuanzhou City.
Although such a condition is shocking, if you look at Ning Yongnian's perspective, it is not difficult to understand his purpose.
At present, the real culprits of the "Wonju Castle Massacre", Feng Ning and Feng Ning, are each holding their own opinions.
The people of Dafeng believe that Ning Yongnian did it, while the people of Daning generally believe that the Dafeng army massacred the city and was punished by God.
And because both countries suffered huge losses in this tragedy, half a million elite troops died on one side and two million innocent civilians died on the other, so the people of both countries hated each other very much.
In this case, if Dafeng agrees to this condition, it will undoubtedly be "confirmed" from the side that the real culprit in the Yuanzhou City incident is Li Qi, and Ning Yongnian can use this to completely clear away the suspicion.
And although such an act of "revenge is inevitable" is cruel, it can greatly win over the hearts of the people in Daning, and it can even plant a seed of "treason" in the hearts of people in Dafeng.
To put it more bluntly, Ning Yongnian actually wanted to tell a story to the people of the two countries——
Li Qi took advantage of the civil strife in Daning to launch a national war, and after occupying Yuanzhou City, ordered the massacre of the city.
Unexpectedly, Dafeng's army was punished by heaven after massacring the city, and half a million elite soldiers were killed.
Because of this, Daning's "Teacher of Justice" was able to advance triumphantly and finally won the national war.
In order to comfort the innocent people who died in Yuanzhou City, Ning Yongnian chose to "repay a tooth for a tooth" after the war, one life for a life.
In order to survive, the incompetent Dafeng court actually agreed to such a condition and watched the city of Huailing being massacred...
If this story is told once, then whether it is the Yuanzhou City massacre, the justice of the war, or even the upcoming Huailing City massacre, all faults will be borne by Li Qi and the Dafeng court.
And Ning Yongnian will transform into a "smart king" who will eliminate harm for the world and will not tolerate the slightest injustice of his country's people.
At that time, emotion and reason will be on his side, and crime and evil will be pinned on Li Qi.
In this way, even if Dafeng is not destroyed now, it will not be too far away from being destroyed.
After all, who would want to be ruled by such a "vicious king"?
I'm afraid Ning Yongnian doesn't need to take action again. The endless civil strife alone is enough to prevent Dafeng from turning around again.
At that time, if Ning Yongnian wanted to eat Dafeng again, it would be much more difficult than it is now...
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Because the threat from the Wei family is close at hand, the situation on Dafeng's side must be dealt with as soon as possible and the army must be transferred back to the country.
Because it is impossible to swallow the entire Dafeng in a short period of time, "peace talks" must be made.
Because Dafeng could not be allowed to recuperate while he was dealing with the Wei family, he had to mess with Dafeng and create an irreparable rift between the people of Dafeng and the court.
In order to achieve this goal, Huailing City was massacred...
In fact, Ning Yongnian had already thought out the entire plan after the defeat at Niutoushan and made a lot of preparations in advance.
The purpose of hanging Li Qi on top of the city was not only to show Li Wutong, but also to let the warriors in Huailing City come and "send death" one after another, so as to reduce resistance to the subsequent massacre of the city.
The purpose of "live broadcasting" the negotiation process in real time was to convey the news that "Li Qi agreed to massacre the city" as soon as possible and pass the responsibility to Dafeng.
The purpose of discussing this condition at the end is to increase the probability of Dafeng's agreement. After all, this is the last step to reach the covenant...
It has to be said that with the blessing of "kingly" luck, Ning Yongnian's choices and layout have been achieved to the extreme.
Now as long as Dafeng nods and agrees to "give up" the more than one million people in Huailing City, his entire plan can be realized perfectly.
Of course, this is undoubtedly very difficult.
At least Sima Cong couldn't get Min Zhongguang to relent even after a whole afternoon of persuasion.
At this time, it was Ning Yongnian who had to make the final decision.
"Snapped."
He gently placed the tea cup on the table and straightened up.
Ning Yongnian stopped all the quarrels in the hall with just one action.
He did not look at Min Zhongguang, but glanced at Li Qi first, and then set his eyes on Li Wutong, who looked pale.
"Princess, what do you think?"
"..."
...
Outside the main hall, many of the crowds crowded on the long street have dispersed, but there are still many people standing in the heavy snow waiting for the final result.
They didn't know what the last condition proposed by Daning was, let alone that once Li Wutong nodded, all of them would die.
They just felt that the fifth condition had been negotiated for too long, and the snow on the roadside was already several fingers thick, as if the entire city of Huailing was buried in it.
It's like a huge coffin that is slowly closing.
"..."
"I, I will never agree..."
Biting his lip, Li Wutong shook his head with a pale face.
She looked at Ning Yongnian tremblingly, but seemed to be afraid to look at the latter. In the end, she had no choice but to lower her eyes and repeat the same sentence over and over again.
Looking at the struggling Li Wutong, Ning Yongnian's expression did not change much.
He was not in a hurry to interrupt the former, but waited until Li Wutong's voice was already inaudible before speaking slowly:
"Princess, there are five conditions in total, and now we have agreed on four of them."
"You have to know that the peace talks between the two countries are now known to the whole world, and there is absolutely no possibility of me going back on my words."
"So with this last step left, Dafeng will not be destroyed."
"And if we can't agree on this last one, you should also know what will happen, princess."
"Princess, think carefully about the purpose of everything you have done before."
"I have been here all day, and my patience is running out, so I will give you one last breath to think about it."
"If you still don't agree, then there will be no chance of going back on it."
"When the time comes, not only will you and your father be unable to leave this hall, but the people in Huailing City will still die."
"Think about it carefully."
"..."
In just a few simple sentences, there is both coercion and inducement.
As long as you nod, Daning will immediately withdraw its troops, and everything you have done before will be in vain.
And if you don't agree, then not only will you and your father not survive, but I will also slaughter Huailing City.
To be honest, faced with such an ultimate problem, it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in any choice.
In fact, even Min Zhongguang, who had been arguing with Sima Cong all afternoon, didn't know what to choose.
He just felt that Daning might give in, so he refused to give in and resolutely refused such a condition.
But when Ning Yongnian spoke in person and said that the only two options before them were "agree" and "disagree"...
You can imagine how difficult this choice is.
Therefore, Min Zhongguang has made up his mind now. Regardless of whether Li Wutong agrees or not, he will not object.
The same goes for other officials on Dafeng's side. They all kept silent at this moment and left the decision-making power completely in the hands of Princess Wuping, who had given up everything to "preserve Dafeng".
that's all.
Under the gaze of everyone in the entire hall except Li Qi, and amid the sobbing of the biting cold wind outside, Li Wutong finally slowly raised his head at his ninetieth breath.
She closed her eyes in despair and struggle, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
Then, as if she had exhausted all her strength, she nodded.