Is this the power of gunpowder?

Tianhao didn't plan to let Hu Yaozong go like this. He stared at the other party with cold eyes: "I heard about the incident that happened before you entered the city. Why, are you very unhappy, are you?"

Without waiting for Hu Yaozong to answer, Tianhao overwhelmed the last slightest fantasy in his heart with a more fierce tone: "This is the rule set by this king. This is the territory of the dragon clan. No matter who step on this land, he must unconditionally obey the laws of the dragon clan!"

"If you want so-called fairness, let me see your strength. If you don't have that ability, shut up as soon as possible and get as far as you can."

"Remember, this is my attitude towards foreign tribes. If you want, accept it, and if you don't want to. Don't talk about the useless so-called "rules" in front of me. On this land, outsiders must always kneel down and lie down for me!"

...

When leaving the palace, Hu Yaozong felt that he had become more than teenagers suddenly.

The other members of the envoy gathered outside the hall and saw him walking along the steps, surrounding him and asking questions non-stop. Hu Yaozong was upset and could not vent his anger. He slapped the guy with the loudest voice on the opposite side.

"Don't ask. If you have the ability, go in and talk by yourself!"

His previous experience was a shame. He would rather die than admit it, and he didn't even have the courage to recall it.

Wu Lin stood in the crowd and watched this scene quietly.

He said nothing, and bypassed the chaos and was shocked by the violence of the Hu Yaozong, he stalked up and walked towards the hall above the steps.

A confidant next to Hu Yaozong ran over to stop him and asked vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"

If Wulin had not had rich experience in assisting the government and had extremely high knowledge and wisdom, Tiger King Yaoxian would not have allowed him to become a member of the envoy group to participate in negotiations. He had to be careful in hiring people. Many eyes were staring at Wulin from top to bottom, and he was no longer a national teacher of the tiger clan, but just an ordinary person.

"I'll talk to the Regent of the Dragon Clan." Wu Lin replied lightly, then retorted: "Is there any problem?"

The confidant had no intention of getting out of the way. His eyes were full of alert: "You can't go anywhere without the permission of the leader of the group."

"Captain?" Wu Lin turned around with a sneer, looked at Hu Yaozong with anger, and laughed loudly: "Are you referring to him?"

This sentence instantly angered all the tiger tribe members, including Hu Yaozong.

"presumptuous!"

"Wu Lin, come over and apologize to Lord Yaozong immediately!"

"Find out your current identity. You are no longer the national teacher of our tiger clan."

Faced with the questioning from the same clan, Wu Lin shook his head and sighed in a disdainful sneer: "You are right, I am indeed not a national teacher. But I am a member of the Tiger tribe after all, and I want to fight for my tribe. Don't forget that we are envoys, and we came from the Blood Claw City afar not to travel around the mountains and rivers. The dragon tribe declared war on us and kept saying that we had killed their great national teacher."

"You have all seen the compensation clauses sent by the Dragon Clan envoys. They have a big appetite and have to pay a large amount of compensation for ceding Iron Jaw City. Now Iron Jaw City has been occupied by the Dragon Clan, and they will definitely ask for more next. It will take time for His Majesty to mobilize the army. If we cannot reach an agreement with the Dragon Clan as soon as possible on the compensation issue, who will bear the consequences? Who will bear this responsibility?"

Wu Lin's eyes suddenly became sharp and cold. He stared at the guy who had just questioned the loudest volume and laughed: "Would you be responsible for this?"

The man suddenly became silent and kept silent. He became angry and his face turned red.

Wu Lin didn't care about this at all. He stood on the steps and raised his hand to point at everyone one by one.

"If the negotiations break down, can you be responsible?"

"You keep saying that you are thinking about the tiger tribe, so now you go in and talk. How about it? Is it OK?"

"And you, you usually call yourself your Majesty's think tank and the smartest person in the entire Tiger Clan. Now I give you this opportunity and you go to meet the Regent."

The people he pointed at avoided their sight and pursed their lips tightly. Some were frightened, some were full of anger, and some were gritting their teeth, wishing to rush over and tear Wu Lin's mouth torn on the spot, but at most they thought about it in their hearts and did not dare to take actual actions.

Wulin aimed at the envoy leader Hu Yaozong: "You are Your Majesty's brother and the noblest person here. Although I don't know what you said to the Regent of the Dragon Clan, I know one thing you did not reach an agreement with the Dragon Clan on the issue of ceasefire. You have let Your Majesty down on the trust."

Hu Yaozong was almost madly angry. In such an occasion, he felt like a monkey locked in a cage, with countless people watching and pointing fingers.

"You..." He raised his hand and pointed at Wu Lin. Because he was too excited and angry, his whole body was trembling, and he couldn't say anything: "Go... a bastard! I'll let you in now... you go talk!"

He adjusted his emotions in anger, took several deep breaths in succession, and gradually calmed down. Looking at Wu Lin with a weak expression, Hu Yaozong suddenly smiled strangely.

"You are right. As a minister, you should really share your worries for Your Majesty. Go and talk according to your ideas."

His next words became fierce and gloomy: "You'd better come up with a result and come back with some good news. Otherwise... I'll kill you."

Wu Lin turned around in silence and walked up the steps.

In front is the majestic and solemn hall.

...

Tianhao sat on the throne and stared at the Wulin who was walking closer under the guidance of the guards.

All his movements are in accordance with etiquette. In fact, it is very simple, he bows at a standard scale and puts his right hand diagonally on his left shoulder.

"Are you Wu Lin?" There was no change in emotions on Tianhao's calm face: "I have heard of your name, you are the national teacher of the Tiger Clan."

Wu Lin's face was as usual: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your love. I am not the national teacher now and have stepped down."

"I know." Tianhao's eyes showed a scrutiny: "Hu Yao first canceled your national teacher's identity. This matter has been very big within the Tiger Clan and is full of controversy."

Although Wu Lin's expression was calm, his heart began to become nervous with Tianhao's words. He didn't understand why the Regent mentioned these things? Is it just because of personal reasons? Or did he think he could start from this aspect, striking indirectly, and completely crushing himself psychologically?

Hesitating and not speaking, Wu Lin felt that the opening remark he had thought before was no longer applicable. Just as he was thinking hard about what reason to use to open the gap, Tianhao's majestic and cold voice came from the throne.

"Kneel down."

Wu Lin quickly knelt down on one knee. He made this move completely subconsciously. The northern barbarians have a strict hierarchy, especially after staying with the tiger king Yao for a long time, Wu Lin was particularly sensitive to the word "kneel down".

However, Tianhao's requests were more than he thought.

"Kneel down and kowtow to me." Tianhao's voice was as cold as ice, full of irresistible majesty.

Wu Lin looked up in shock and found that there was no slight mercy in the eyes of the young Regent.

He suddenly realized that this was a normal order, because he was an envoy of the tiger clan and a civilian without aristocratic status.

Both knees touched the ground at the same time, and the bones were hurt by the hard stone floor. Wu Lin's palms were placed flat on the ground, and his body bent, like a cooked shrimp, maintaining a stable rhythm, and kowtowed three times in a row.

Looking at Wu Lin who was kneeling on the spot with his waist straight, Tianhao's face was slightly gentle: "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me?"

Wu Lin was very smart. He keenly captured something from Tianhao's words. He did not rush to answer, but quickly thought about the relevant information about the Regent in his mind, and quickly determined the appropriate wording. Then he said carefully: "Your Highness, you are a noble and wise man. For the happiness and tranquility of the people of the Dragon and Tigers, please order a truce!"

"Armation?" Tianhao was not angry. He pinched his fingers casually, leaned towards the right side of the throne, held his hand up and supported it on his chin. It seemed calm and leisurely, but in fact he was thinking: "This matter can be discussed, as long as you have to convince me."

Wu Lin smiled, and he felt a sense of familiarity when he controlled himself and returned to his hands: "A reasonable explanation, reasonable compensation. Choose one of two?"

Tianhao's mouth bent slightly upward, and he seemed to smile: "You are much more interesting than the old guy before."

This sentence gave Wu Lin great confidence. For a long time, he has been studying how to understand the subtle signals of the face and body of the person he talked about. These changes can allow himself to see through the other person's thinking patterns and even enter a closed logical system to find loopholes that can be exploited.

"Dear Your Highness, let me first talk about the advantages of the tiger clan! We are the top three large tribes with a population of up to 4.5 million. If we add newborn children this year, this number can increase by 5% on the current basis."

"We are not short of warriors. Since the great tiger king carried out military reform more than a hundred years ago, we have selected soldiers strictly according to the standards of the imperial guards. They have strong bodies, skillful fighting skills, and the most excellent weapons in the world."

"I admit that the navy is indeed the shortcomings of the tiger tribe. But this weakness is not insurmountable. The Pantuo River nourishes the two sides of the straits and turns the flowing areas into a land of fish and rice. The tiger tribe people along the river are very good in water. As long as they are concentrated in training, they can become excellent naval soldiers. We are solving the problem of ships. Our craftsmen have designed several sets of construction plans for the dragon tribe warships. In the latest two months, a new ship will be launched, far more than one, but a whole fleet."

"Your Highness, you asked for Iron Jaw City in your letter. You have actually got what you want. With the harvest in Hulao Pass and Gangwei City, you have obtained at least 300,000 prisoners. It takes time to digest these people, and you have also gained enough benefits. If I were you, I will use Iron Jaw City as the boundary and stop the war."

Tianhao kept his stance leaning against the throne without moving. His fingers lightly tapped on the armrest at the edge of the throne: "What you said makes sense... In the final analysis, it is just one sentence: Hu Yaoxian needs enough time to mobilize troops, and even issue a general mobilization order for the entire clan. In this way, he can gather millions of troops and form an absolute advantage over the king in terms of force."

Wu Lin's heart trembled suddenly. He covered it up very well, and did not show it on his face. He shook his head: "Your Highness misunderstood. We... really want to ask for reconciliation between the two tribes, put down our weapons, and live in peace as before."

"Then show your sincerity!" Tianhao said without hesitation: "Iron Jaw City is already in my pocket. You must provide enough compensation from the perspective of money. Five thousand tons of gold and 30,000 tons of silver. This number is not too much."

Wu Lin was stunned, then a helpless smile appeared on his face: "...There are too many, Your Majesty will not agree to this condition."

When Wu Lin said this, he was fully prepared.

He had a very clear feeling that the negotiations broke down. Because the young Regent failed to achieve his goal, he never even revealed the hint of "bargaining" during the previous conversation. He was extremely determined, majestic and tough, no wonder people as strong as Tiger Yaozong were defeated in front of the Regent.

Tianhao kept staring at Wulin. After about five seconds, he slowly said, "Stand up."

After kneeling for a long time, his knees became sore. Wu Lin did not dare to be rude. While standing up straight, he quickly rubbed his knees with his hands. When his eyes were looking at Tian Hao's clear eyes, he suddenly found that the other party had a lot of coldness that had been missing, and it was extremely rare gentleness.

"Wu Peng is the one I truly respect after coming to this world." Tianhao was immersed in his memories: "When he was alive, he once told me a few names. You were one of them. You and Wu Peng had the same teaching master, that is, the leader of the witch. Although you have a very different age range, you have been in contact by coincidence. Although you belong to different races, you are truly brothers. Wu Peng gave high praise to your personality, wisdom, character, and governance philosophy. It is precisely because of this that I look at you differently. Otherwise... I would not see you at all."

Wu Lin opened his lips slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything, only sighing from the depths of his throat.

This is one of the reasons why he dared to walk into the Bucks City Hall calmly and meet the Regent under the gaze of everyone in the envoy.

Wu Peng, the national master of the Niu tribe, was removed from his post by Tiger King Yaoxian. They had the same master and the same lecturer during the introductory period of the witchcraft.

The master was already old. He passed away twelve years ago in the winter.

Rather than saying it is a lucky "primary school teacher". This is Tianhao's concept of understanding.

"Do you think the purpose of my king declaring war on the tiger tribe is just for land and population?" Tianhao's words were filled with a hint of mockery.
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