Chapter 272

On the walls of Changancheng, Wu Zhao's voice rang out like a sonic boom.

"Your Majesty, here are the arrows!"

Lu Zhen handed over a large ox-horn bow and several sharp arrows from the side.

Wu Zhao took the large bow and arrows, her face filled with coldness.

What she wanted to do was self-evident.

For a time, Xu Xuanji and Lu Wen's eyes twitched.

Especially Xu Xuanji, who had been scolded bloody, had an even uglier expression.

He hurriedly stopped her, "Your Majesty, once this arrow is released, there will be no turning back between Great Qian and Great Chu!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Sacrificing one person can save the lives of millions of people in Changancheng; isn't this worth it?"

"I think Lord Gao is also willing!"

Although he knew it was unwise to offend Gao Yang, he couldn't care about that much anymore.

If the Chu army broke through the walls of Changancheng, he, the Prime Minister, would likely not survive.

Lu Wen, seeing this, also said, "Your Majesty, everyone has to die; some deaths are heavier than Mount Taishan, and some are lighter than a feather. If one person's life can really be exchanged for the lives of millions, this is a great fortune!"

A few civil officials who supported peace also stood out, "Your Majesty, think twice!"

Lu Zhen gritted his teeth, his anger soaring to the sky, "Cowards, absolute cowards!"

"Just afraid of death, yet acting all righteous—it's truly disgusting!"

Gao Yang looked cold, but he wasn't surprised at all.

Changancheng had many hot-blooded men, and there were quite a few officials in the imperial court with backbone.

But in this world, there are always some people who are afraid of death, especially civil officials who read the sages' books and know the pros and cons.

They are seduced by worldly prosperity, blinded by power, and many scholars who wanted to serve the country and create eternal peace for Great Qian eventually became corrupt officials, obsessed with power and party strife!

Gao Yang was well-versed in human nature, and he wasn't surprised by the choices of Xu Xuanji and the others. If fewer people could die, if this matter could be solved by negotiation, no matter how high the price, they would be willing!

Because no matter how humiliating, it was the Emperor's humiliation, Great Qian's humiliation; how much money to pay was the national treasury's money, and none of this had anything to do with them.

But they could keep their power and their lives.

That was enough.

But knowing it didn't mean he accepted it.

He looked at Wu Zhao; this was a false proposition above morality.

Setting aside whether the Chu army was sincere in negotiating, dying to save the lives of millions in Changancheng.

This seemed like a huge profit.

At this moment, Wu Zhao suddenly spoke, her eyes carrying a playful look, "Good!"

"Since dying to save the lives of millions in Changancheng and the lives of the civil and military officials is a huge profit, then dying a few more people doesn't matter!"

"I ask Prime Minister Xu, Minister Lu, and every official who spoke out righteously—your lives, your wives' and children's lives, your parents' lives, all go to die together!"

"I think you also think it's very profitable."

"My dear officials, what do you think?"

Wu Zhao's cold gaze swept over every righteous civil official.

Once these words were spoken.

Xu Xuanji suddenly raised his head, looking at Wu Zhao in shock.

Lu Wen and the group of censors who spoke out had faces that turned pale.

They stammered, although their inner courage really made them want to agree.

What's wrong with dying?

But looking at Wu Zhao's appearance, she was really going to let them and their entire families be buried with Gao Yang.

"I will never make such a stupid decision, because I am afraid that I will be the one sacrificed!"

At this moment.

Chu Hong's voice rang out at the foot of the city.

"Great Qian Empress, have you considered it?"

"Neither of these two conditions can be missing, and to show sincerity, Great Qian officials are not allowed to kneel to receive the imperial edict on your behalf!"

"The Qian Emperor must kneel to receive the imperial edict personally, and execute Gao Yang!"

"Otherwise, my army will be furious, and hundreds of thousands of troops will easily break through the gates of Great Qian, and Great Qian will be removed from the seven kingdoms!"

Chu Hong's voice carried a touch of unscrupulousness and endless arrogance.

In his eyes, Changancheng was empty, and even if they mobilized commoners, how much combat power could they have?

Even if they were excessive, the Great Qian Empress could only swallow this breath, and even open the city gates to entertain him with beauties.

And Great Qian had always boasted of being a nation of etiquette; he was unscrupulous, so what if he humiliated Great Qian to the fullest?

What could they do to him?

In the world today, the strong are strong, and the weak perish!

Following his voice, on the city walls, a figure wearing a golden dragon robe also appeared.

She was beautiful, permeated with endless nobility, and under the sunlight, she was like a celestial being descending, not like a person of the mortal world.