Chapter 348

"Your Majesty, this official is feeling a bit unwell, so I will take my leave first!"

"It's enough to have the alliance treaty; there's no need to give the silver and grain. Let's drag it out for a while; in the end, we might be able to give less, which certainly won't be bad for us."

Gao Yang thought for a moment and added another sentence.

The officials' mouths twitched.

Good guy, not even giving this silver...

"The reason?" Wu Zhao asked, feeling very tempted.

Gao Yang smiled, "We can't gather it, the national treasury has no money, the pro-war faction is blocking it—these are all reasons. If we can keep dragging it out until Da Qian's reinforcements arrive, then it should be them giving us money."

Wu Zhao: "..."

Officials: "..."

"However, Changancheng still needs to be strictly guarded to avoid the Chu army turning against us. Before things are settled, do not celebrate halfway; this is a great taboo!"

Wu Zhao took a deep breath and nodded, "I know. Don't worry about this point; I will be more cautious. You go and rest first."

After hesitating for a moment, Wu Zhao had a cold face, but still spoke.

"You have worked hard these days."

Seeing this, Gao Yang was a bit surprised.

He felt a warmth in his heart, then bowed and saluted, "This is all this official's duty."

Then he turned and left.

There were some problems he still needed to think about.

On the walls of Changancheng, the people and soldiers raised their weapons in unison, letting out excited roars, venting their inner emotions.

"Da Qian, ten thousand victories!"

"Da Qian, ten thousand victories!"

"Da Qian, ten thousand victories!"

"..."

Inside the pavilion.

Chu Tianfeng said with an ugly face.

"Second Princess, quickly order the camp to be broken. It's better not to have the ten thousand taels of silver; we should prioritize the capital!"

"If the Zhao Huang blocks our retreat, our army will be in danger!"

Once these words fell.

Chu Kuang and the others also spoke one after another.

"Second Princess, let's withdraw quickly!"

"On the way to withdraw, grab more women and more gold and silver from Da Qian; that will be enough."

"We can't drag this out any longer."

Chu Qingluan watched Changancheng from afar. Her face was icy, containing no emotion, and she even raised a sneer.

"You wouldn't really believe the ghost stories of that Living Yama, would you?"

"The Zhao Huang is incompetent; among the seven kingdoms, he relies entirely on the shade of his ancestors and is the least threatening. You expect him to send troops to cut off my retreat?"

"What a joke!"

"Although this Princess doesn't know why Gao Yang and the Da Qian Empress issued this decree, this alliance is simply impossible!"

"If they really formed an alliance, this Princess would not be unaware, because the Zhao Huang's favorite concubine right now is my person!" ===== CHAPTER 350 =====