I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 470 Provocation
If possible, I would really like to see how much you are capable of, Your Majesty.

When Wei Xianzhi said such a sentence with a smile, this extremely short negotiation has undoubtedly been declared bankrupt.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this sentence is arrogant enough, and the value of ridicule is no less than the classic "Why did your majesty rebel?"

Not only did it bluntly express the confidence of the Wei family, but it also expressed the attitude of the Wei family in an extremely strong manner.

I just want the twelve states in the south, plus Ganing to withdraw from Dafeng.

If you can't satisfy these two points, then let's stop talking nonsense and just start doing it and it's over.

Of course, it was not entirely his own idea that Wei Xianzhi proposed such a condition, but had been discussed with Wei Changtian long ago.

Wei Changtian guessed that Ning Yongnian might "cede the territory for peace", so he had an agreement with Wei Xianzhi before the start of the battle of Shuzhou, and then set such a bottom line of "governing the north and the south".

However, he had always believed that such a negotiation would definitely take place after the imperial army suffered a "defeat at Niutoushan".

But who would have thought that it would happen today.

Why did Ning Yongnian suddenly want to negotiate peace with the Wei family when the wars between Dafeng and Shuzhou were going well?
There may be many reasons for this.

It may be that the seven Kuilong masters made him miscalculate Wei Changtian's power.

It may be that the divine blow of "killing three thousand soldiers with one sword" made him feel that the war in Shuzhou was not guaranteed.

It may be that the still turbulent grain market and the bottomed out treasury can no longer support a full-scale conflict between the imperial court and the Wei family.

It may also be that Wei Xianzhi's actions tonight caught him off guard and he could only start negotiations in advance.

In fact, if this "peace talk" really happened after the imperial army was defeated by "Niutoushan" and the battle of Shu Province was over, Ning Yongnian might really seriously consider the conditions proposed by the Wei family.

But now that the imperial army has just "broke" Guanghan City, Ning Yongnian thinks that he is the one with the absolute advantage, so of course he feels that Wei Xianzhi is talking loudly to the lion.

Then, it is easy to understand the failure of the peace talks.

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"Hahahaha!"

"Wei Qing, I never expected you to be so arrogant!"

Angry laughter echoed in the night sky, Ning Yongnian looked at Wei Xianzhi with a calm expression, his dragon robe was full of killing intent.

"Do you really think that I dare not kill you?!"

"Your Majesty, I know very well how Master Xu died, so I naturally understand that you dare."

Wei Xianzhi shook his head with a calm tone: "However, 'dare' does not mean 'able'."

"Is it."

Ning Yongnian narrowed his eyes, and slowly took a step forward, with the Tianzi Sword half an inch out of its sheath around his waist.

In fact, he knew in his heart that he really couldn't kill Wei Xianzhi.

Although the latter is only a third rank, since he dared to come, it meant that he must have the means to save his life.

But the sarcasm in and out of Wei Xianzhi's words made him almost desperate to chop off at the former with his sword.

But at the last moment, Ning Yongnian still didn't make this move.

He was not Wei Changtian who dared to kill the prime minister just because of a servant girl, nor was he Wei Xianzhi who led people to surround the palace despite his eternal infamy.

As the emperor of a country, an emperor who is very good at playing tricks, Ning Yongnian knows that acting impulsively will not lead to good results in all likelihood.

What's more, he has to take care of the overall situation.

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"Okay, you're fine"

Squeezing out a few words abruptly from the throat, the emperor's sword light returned to the scabbard.

Ning Yongnian took a deep breath and stared at Wei Xianzhi.

"Thirty-six prefectures in Daning, I want to see how much your Wei family can take away!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your fulfillment."

His sleeves trembled, Wei Xianzhi looked back and answered tit for tat.

"You'll see."

"Hmph! I'm waiting!"

"Well, I will take my leave."

"Shh!"

Following the last sentence, Wei Xianzhi turned around and jumped off the tower without leaving a trace, and stood on the long street full of Xuanjing officers again.

"master!"

Wang Er immediately leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Let's go next."

Without answering immediately, Wei Xianzhi glanced back at the figure still standing on the city wall, and then uttered a word.

"Back."

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From coming aggressively to just leaving.

Although the talks collapsed, the expected chaos did not happen, and it will inevitably give people a feeling of anticlimax.

But in fact, from the very beginning, no matter whether it was Wei Xianzhi or Ning Yongnian, they all knew that there was a high probability that there would be no real confrontation tonight.

Because both parties feel that the most favorable time for them has not yet come, and they both know that they can't really do anything to each other.

Can Wei Xianzhi kill Ning Yongnian?
Certainly not.

And can Ning Yongnian kill Wei Xianzhi?
Of course it can't be done.

That being the case, such a fire is not very meaningful, it is more of a means for both sides to show their strength.

Just like the "military exercise" in the previous life.

Spending so much money and spending so much energy, training the army is only second, and more importantly, letting potential enemies know your strength.

The reason is somewhat similar to "a weak country has no diplomacy".

If Wei Xianzhi didn't bring so many people here tonight, then he might not even have the chance to meet Ning Yongnian face to face
"Wow!"

Like a black wave receding, after only a few tens of breaths, most of Xuanjing's guards have disappeared in front of the Meridian Gate, and it is estimated that they can all be evacuated within a hundred breaths at most.

At this time, Wang Er led a black-body and white-headed horse, bowed and handed the rein to Wei Xianzhi, and whispered something at the same time.

The pupils of the latter shrank suddenly, then took the reins and got on the horse, and swaggered the horse past the Meridian Gate.

The horse's mane swayed, and the moonlight reflected the good bow hanging on the side of the saddle.

Wei Xianzhi squinted his eyes, suddenly stretched out his hand to take off the longbow, and immediately bent the bow and set an arrow, pointing the arrow pointing at the figure still standing in front of the tower hall.

"Whoosh!!"

Like flying electricity passing through the gap, the next second the long arrow will come out of the string, shooting towards Ning Yongnian under the horrified eyes of countless people.

The arrow was so fast that nine-tenths of the distance had already been flown before everyone had time to react.

But Ning Yongnian didn't move at all, just watched the arrow fly half a foot above his head, and then it was firmly nailed to a golden pillar behind him with a "boom".

"Om!!"

The arrow pierced the stone for several inches, and the white arrow feathers trembled wildly.

But Ning Yongnian didn't even look back, he just kept staring at Wei Xianzhi's back as he galloped away, trembling all the time.

"Roar!!!"

In the night sky, a yellow dragon several tens of feet long suddenly appeared, roaring crazily towards the sky.

The roar that only one person can hear is full of anger and unwillingness, depression and mania.

Then, Ning Yongnian turned around abruptly, looked at Li Huaizhong who was standing behind him with a tense expression, suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart, and said slowly, word by word:
"Command Han Zhao."

"Let him take Shuzhou City within half a month at all costs."

"After the city is broken, the knife will not be sealed for ten days."

(End of this chapter)