Chapter 686: Peace talks, alliances, and advancement!

Chapter 686: Peace talks, alliances, and advancement!

"The other conditions are fine, but they actually asked me to address the King of Qin as superior and to announce it to the world. Isn't this too much? If so, how will the people of the world view me?" Wei Bao said angrily. He really couldn't accept such a request. In his mind, this was not only a trampling on his personal dignity, but also a blatant provocation to his status as a local lord.

Seeing this, Kuai Yue hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, this is a last resort. Only in this way can we ensure that Gao Yao will not easily attack you. The reason why Gao Yao can have his current status is that he acts in the name of Master Gao. Although Master Gao is just a puppet, he has become a major weakness of Gao Yao. Master Gao's reputation is closely linked to Gao Yao, and it can be said that one move affects the whole body. Because of this, we are more confident that Gao Yao will be cautious."

"Once Gao Yao attacks the king, how will the people of the world view this matter? They may think that Gao Yao is an ambitious person who dares to attack the king of a country. And what will Prince Gao think? He will definitely resent Gao Yao, after all, the king and Prince Gao have a close relationship. Not only that, how will those who are loyal to Prince Gao in the southern border view this matter? They may directly think that Gao Yao intends to attack Prince Gao in order to seize the throne."

Kuai Yue continued, "For the king, the closer the relationship with Gongzi Gao is, the more beneficial it is to the king. It can even be said that, to a certain extent, attacking the king is equivalent to attacking Gongzi Gao. In this way, Gao Yao will not dare to attack the king easily because of his reputation."

The meaning of Kuai Yue's words couldn't be more obvious. He wanted to show weakness on purpose and make the enemy misjudge. At the same time, he wanted to bring his side closer to Gongzi Gao, so that Gao Yao would mistakenly believe that Gongzi Gao and the king were closely connected. In this way, Gao Yao would be afraid to attack the king easily. And he could take the opportunity to secretly accumulate strength and wait for the right time to counterattack.

"Not only that, there is an additional benefit to concluding an alliance, which is that it can avoid war with Gao Yao to the greatest extent possible. We promised to help contain Xiang Yu, but in fact we can just pretend to do so, launch a feint attack, and then lie that we can't win. After all, as long as it is a war, there will be losses."

"As for Gao Yao, he must first deal with Wu Rui and Wang Ben, and then defeat Xiang Yu. In the process, we can also cleverly trigger a war between Gao Yao and Liu Bang. We just need to play a supporting role and add fuel to the flames."

"After Gao Yao succeeds in conquering these princes, even if he really wants to turn around and deal with our king, it will take at least several years. During this time, the fighting among these princes will be enough to consume most of Gao Yao's elite troops. By that time, the Gao Yao we face may not be as powerful as he is now."

"At the same time, our army can fully seize this opportunity to continue to develop and strengthen its own strength. No matter from which angle we consider it, we will definitely not suffer any loss!"

When Kuai Yue put forward all his ideas, Wei Bao could not help but be moved. Not only Wei Bao, but also other ministers in the hall were silent at this time, no longer standing up to express their opposition like before.

Kuai Yue had analyzed the interests involved very thoroughly, making it irrefutable. Seeing this, Wei Bao directly asked other subordinates for their opinions, wanting to hear if they had any better ideas.

Wei Bao was greeted with a dead silence. In fact, it was not that these subordinates did not have other ideas, but in this situation, even if they had other ideas, they did not dare to speak them out easily. Because having an idea does not mean that this idea is necessarily better than Kuai Yue's. Speaking it out rashly will not bring any practical benefits except that it may anger Wei Bao. Therefore, these officials would rather choose to remain silent and pretend that they know nothing, rather than take the risk of expressing their opinions.

Wei Bao stood on a high place, overlooking the silence below, and could not help but feel dissatisfied and angry. He snorted coldly, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with the silence. He quickly turned his gaze to the direction where Kuai Yue was. Now he could only look at Kuai Yue.

Wei Bao opened his mouth and asked, "Kuai Yue, I'm afraid that peace talks will not be easy. If..." He did not finish his words, but his worries and doubts were obvious.

Kuai Yue had obviously seen through Wei Bao's thoughts. The moment Wei Bao opened his mouth, Kuai Yue answered without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take the initiative to go to the King of Qin and meet Gao Yao in person to strive for the greatest benefit for Your Majesty!"

When Wei Bao heard this, he was immediately delighted. He was originally worried about not being able to find a suitable envoy. After all, to achieve these conditions, not only did the negotiations need to go smoothly, but Gao Yao also needed to agree. Otherwise, all efforts would be in vain.

Wei Bao said quickly: "Okay! From now on, Kuai Yue will be promoted to Senior Doctor!" His voice revealed his admiration and trust for Kuai Yue. Then, he asked with concern: "Kuai Yue, is there anything you need on this mission? Just ask, I will definitely support you with all my strength!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Kuai Yue is willing to serve as an envoy to the King of Qin. But during my mission, I hope Your Majesty will defend the city and never let Han Xin's army easily attack Dongjiao County!" Kuai Yue said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Bao nodded and said, "Well, of course. I will do my best to defend the city and never let Han Xin succeed." He knew very well that Kuai Yue made this request to ensure that he would have enough bargaining chips in the negotiations. If he gave up Donghui County directly, he would lose an extremely important bargaining chip in the negotiations, which would be extremely disadvantageous to his side. Therefore, Wei Bao agreed to Kuai Yue's request without hesitation.

Then, Kuai Yue continued, "Besides that, I have another request. I hope that the king can arrange for more women, the prettier the better. Moreover, the king can take the best among them as his sister. In this way, it will be easier for Gao Yao to accept it in the name of marriage. After all, our army is far behind the southern border army in terms of money, food and weapons. If we carry these supplies with us, we will be easily looked down upon."

At this time, Kuai Yue unexpectedly made an additional request. Although this request was a little special, it was indeed a helpless move under the current circumstances. After all, this peace talk or peace request was essentially an attempt at an alliance. In this case, bringing gifts was essential.