“Dad, what’s going on?”
Xing’er also looked at her father with an incredible expression.
“How could the emperor agree to the harsh conditions of the Southern Shu emperor?”
Ten cities, one-third of the territory of the Western Yue Kingdom, gave them to each other in exchange for a mere imperial physician?
Such things are impossible in any dynasty or country.
Lin Yuehan was just someone the emperor had never met. He agreed and even told him to let his father do this perfectly.
“The Emperor is so crazy!”
Xing’er then said something inadvertently.
Hearing his daughter’s rude words to the emperor, Prime Minister Shi glared at her with horror.
“Xing’er, how could you say such a ruthless thing!”
He said to his daughter angrily.
Xing’er frowned and said unwillingly, “If he wasn’t crazy, how could he agree to such a ridiculous request? You must know that those ten cities are the territory of the Western Yue. The monarchs of all dynasties have to pay for an inch of land, and they sacrificed their lives to obtain them. Now, for a mere imperial physician, the emperor actually handed over ten fertile cities! If this matter becomes a foregone conclusion, how disappointing the people of the Western Yue and the soldiers guarding the border!”
“But this is the emperor’s order. Even if it is wrong, you cannot disobey!”
Prime Minister Shi couldn’t help sighing helplessly.
Xing’er, however, looked disapproving and said angrily, “He exchanged for a miracle doctor is nothing more than to live a few more years. In order to achieve one’s own selfishness and ignore the lives of the people, how can such a person be the king’s duty?”
“Xing’er! The more you say it, the more you are too much! Do you know that if you hear these words by others, our Shi family will definitely be destroyed by the emperor!”
Prime Minister Shi looked at his daughter in panic and lowered his voice to remind him. “Dad, is it possible? Are you really planning to do what he wants?”
Xing’er frowned and stared at her father deeply.
When Prime Minister Shi heard this, he looked like he was in a dilemma.
He hesitated for a while, and finally sighed, “Even if I don’t do what the emperor said, the emperor will send others to come. The result will be the same!”
Xing’er knew that his father’s words were not unreasonable, so she had to sit back into the chair and said firmly, “Father, after this matter is over, I will resign from the emperor and don’t serve such a person anymore.”
Prime Minister Shi nodded, “After this matter, my father is also discouraged by the affairs of the court. No need to remind me, my father will do the same.”
The father and daughter had decided to discuss it, so Prime Minister Shi asked to meet the Emperor of Southern Shu again.
“What else do you want to see me?” The Emperor of Southern Shu asked Prime Minister Shi with an impatient look.
Prime Minister Shi said expressionlessly, “Last time, Your Majesty proposed to exchange the Ten Western Yue cities for Physician Lin. After the emperor learned about this, he agreed.”
“Agree? Can the Western Yue emperor agree to such a loss?”
The Emperor of Southern Shu asked in shock after hearing Prime Minister Shi’s words.
Seeing that the emperor of Southern Shu had a clear sense of disbelief, Prime Minister Shi bowed and said, “This matter is absolutely true, it is not a joke!”
As he said, he took out the map of Western Yue from his arms.
“The emperor was willing to allocate the ten cities bordering Southern Shu to Southern Shu. Since then, Southern Shu has become the most prosperous country among the four countries, and no one dares to compete with each other.”
He drew a dividing line on the map with his hands and told the Emperor of Southern Shu.