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Chapter 159: The crime of collusion with the enemy Yuenan Kingdom shocked the Great Zhou

"Your Highness, I don't know. But judging from their expressions, they seem very anxious."

"Hahaha, just be anxious."

Chu Yang smiled and said, "Let them in. I want to see what tricks they are going to play."

"Yes!"

A moment later, an old man wearing a Bagua Taoist robe and a turban on his head walked into the tent leisurely, led by his personal soldiers.

This person was Zhao De’s military advisor, also known as "Liu Banxian".

"I am Liu Banxian, and I am honored to meet His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

Liu Banxian lifted his Taoist robe and bowed to Chu Yang.

"Liu Banxian?"

Chu Yang looked the visitor up and down, with a playful smile on his face, "I have heard of your great name for a long time, and now that I see you today, you are indeed... a Taoist with a Taoist temperament."

Liu Banxian didn't seem to hear the teasing in Chu Yang's tone, and instead continued talking to himself.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, you are a royal descendant. Why are you mobilizing your army and approaching the city?"

"Liu Banxian, you are asking this question even though you already know the answer."

Chu Yang put down the teacup in his hand and looked at him with a smile, "Your city lord is colluding with foreign enemies and intends to rebel. I am ordered to fight against him. Is there any doubt about this?"

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want!"

When Liu Banxian heard this, he was immediately unhappy. "My city lord is loyal to the Great Zhou, as the sun and the moon can attest. How could he collude with foreign enemies and plot a rebellion? There must be some misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding? Humph, the evidence is irrefutable, how can we deny it? Take a look for yourself!"

Chu Yang snorted coldly and threw a piece of information on the table.

Liu Banxian picked up the information on the table and pretended to read it. After a while, he sighed and said.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, these are all slanderous words. Please do not believe them! My city lord is loyal to you!"

"Oh? Loyal and devoted?"

Chu Yang raised his eyebrows. "Then tell me, where does his loyalty come from?"

"This……"

Liu Banxian rolled his eyes, and suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, think about it, my city lord has been guarding Zhenyuan City for many years, and has always been conscientious and has never slacked off. Isn't this loyalty?"

"Haha, what kind of loyalty is this? He is just sitting there doing nothing but enjoying himself. How can he be called loyal?"

"This……"

Liu Banxian was speechless after being confronted by Chu Yang, so he had to change his words, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, think about it, although my city lord made some minor mistakes, his crime is not punishable by death!"

"How about this? As long as you are willing to withdraw your troops, my city lord is willing to offer all the gold and silver treasures in the city as a token of sincerity!"

"Gold, silver and treasure?"

Chu Yang sneered, "Do you think I am someone who lacks that little thing?"

"Then...what do you want?" Liu Banxian asked cautiously.

"What the king wants is very simple."

A cold light flashed in Chu Yang's eyes, "I want the heads of Zhao De and all his followers!"

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one! How about this? My city lord is willing to submit to you. From now on, he will follow your lead and have no second thoughts!"

Chu Yang didn't say anything, but just looked at him with a smile, as if waiting for his next words.

Seeing this, Liu Banxian gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, we are all citizens of the Great Zhou. Why should we kill each other? As long as you are willing to show mercy and let my city lord go, we are willing to serve you like dogs and horses!"

"Oh? To serve you like a beast?"

Chu Yang asked with great interest, "Tell me, how do you plan to serve me like a dog or a horse?"

Liu Banxian was delighted and said quickly: "As long as Your Highness is willing to withdraw the troops, we promise that Zhenyuan City will be under Your Highness's control from now on. Everything in the city will be at Your Highness' disposal!"

When Chu Yang heard this, he sneered in his heart. It seemed that Liu Banxian would not give up until he reached the Yellow River!

"Liu Banxian, you and I are both sensible people, so let's stop talking nonsense."

Chu Yang waved his hand and said impatiently, "Tell me, what do you want?"

Seeing Chu Yang being so straightforward, Liu Banxian sighed inwardly, thinking that he couldn't avoid the negotiation today.

"Your Highness, we don't want to be your enemy, but we hope that Your Highness can show mercy and spare the life of our city lord and his family."

Liu Banxian paused, then continued, "As long as Your Highness agrees, we are willing to hand over the military power and only retain the business of the bank and salt merchants in the city, and we guarantee that we will pay you a large amount of gold and silver treasures every year!"

"Haha, keep the money houses and salt merchants? This king never keeps useless people."

Chu Yang sneered, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "You are not qualified to negotiate with this king!"

At this moment, he had a sarcastic smile on his face, looking at Liu Banxian who was still struggling in front of him, without any sympathy in his heart.

"Someone come here!" Chu Yang shouted coldly.

Several armored soldiers immediately came in, knelt on one knee, and waited for Chu Yang's order.

"Drag this guy who is full of nonsense away and lock him up first!"

"As ordered!"

Several personal soldiers took the order and stepped forward to control Liu Banxian firmly.

"Seventh Prince, please spare my life! My city lord really has no intention of rebelling!"

Liu Banxian struggled desperately and tried to explain himself, but all that awaited him was rough treatment from his personal soldiers.

"Your Highness, do you really want to do this? After all, we are officials in the same dynasty..."

On the side, Wang Meng looked at Liu Banxian being dragged out, with a look of pity on his face, and couldn't help but speak to persuade him.

Chu Yang glanced at him and sneered, "Why? Military Advisor Wang, are you moved by compassion? Do you also think that I am deliberately making things difficult for them?"

Wang Meng waved his hands and said, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I have no such intention. I just think that Liu Banxian is just a lobbyist after all, and his crime is not punishable by death. If we can persuade Zhenyuan City to surrender, wouldn't it be better?"

"Surrender?"

Chu Yang sneered, "Military Advisor, what do you think this Zhao De is?"

"What I want is the entire Zhenyuan City, not a surrendered general who begs for mercy!"

"What's more, I have already announced that I will capture the traitorous Zhenyuan City. If I stop here, won't people laugh at me for not keeping my word?!"

After hearing this, Wang Meng knew that Chu Yang had made up his mind, so he said no more and just sighed secretly in his heart.

"Pan Feng! Xing Daorong!" Chu Yang shouted loudly.

"The general is here!"

Two rough voices sounded at the same time, and Pan Feng and Xing Daorong strode in and saluted with their fists clasped.

"If you two go to the city gate again to challenge me, I will tell you that I am giving Zhao De one last chance. If you don't surrender, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will destroy Zhenyuan City to the ground without a soul left alive!"

"I will obey your orders!"

The two men took the order and left.

After a while, deafening shouts and curses were heard again from outside the city, even louder than before.