Wu Ji nodded firmly.

"Master, don't worry, I have arranged for the defense team tonight to be my own."

"The team of four, Shu, Jian, Zhu, and Xiu, has gradually relaxed in the past few days. Without the threat of the Yin Shang army, they would not be vigilant at all."

"It's just that we still haven't been able to find the flaw of the demon concubine, what if..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Ziya frowned suddenly.

"Wait, someone's here!"

As soon as the words fell, Shen Gongbao's figure appeared directly in the military tent.

"Brother Jiang Ziya, long time no see."

Seeing Shen Gongbao again, Jiang Ziya was instantly speechless in astonishment, and it took a long time before he really saw that the person in front of him was really Shen Gongbao!

"Brother! It's really you!"

"After that day, there was no news from you and Lei Zhenzi. Where have you all gone?"

Shen Gongbao smiled helplessly, but told Jiang Ziya everything about that day,

The two have been together day and night for more than ten years in Chaoge City. Although they have different beliefs, their friendship is unquestionable. Otherwise, Shen Gongbao would not have stepped forward under Nezha's strong attack and rescued Jiang Ziya desperately.

Hearing the reason for this, the horror in Jiang Ziya's heart can no longer be described in words.

For so many years, he only knew that Shen Gongbao didn't seem to be relied on by his master, but he didn't know that Shen Gongbao had suffered so much injustice and humiliation.

For a moment, the two of them looked at each other in silence, and the atmosphere in the tent gradually became depressed.

Wu Ji coughed lightly, and gradually looked at Jiang Ziya with a questioning expression in his eyes.

After all, their plan has already started now, and there is no retreat at all. Now they must discuss a solution as soon as possible.

Jiang Ziya froze for a moment, but then smiled lightly.

"It's okay, although Senior Brother Shen Gongbao is now the one who cuts off the teaching, but I think he will help us in this matter."

"I don't know, brother, have you ever noticed the change in the Xiqi army?"

"The morale of the army is broken, and it is getting worse day by day."

Shen Gongbao nodded slightly,

"In fact, I have been in the army of Yin and Shang during this time."

"The emperor's intention now is to persuade Ji Fa to surrender. As long as he is willing to bow his head and become a minister again, Xiqi will still be his fiefdom."

"It just needs to pay tribute every year and return to the previous state. This may save the suffering of the people of Liming."

Jiang Ziya frowned slightly, but his mood was very complicated.

In fact, he didn't want to negotiate a peace. After all, his destiny was to conquer Yin and Shang. If he negotiated a peace, wouldn't it be back to the starting point for Xiqi and many princes?

Perhaps for Xiqi, there is no going back to the starting point.

This battle consumes material resources and manpower, and even decades of Xiqi will not be able to slow it down.

If you can't win, it will be a disaster for Xiqi and the people of Xiqi!

"Brother, if you want Ji Fa to surrender, how will you deal with this tens of thousands of troops?"

"Now Xiqi has to go on fighting. There has been a three-year drought in the rear, and even a grain of grain cannot be grown in the land. The method of asking for rain is just a drop in the bucket, and it cannot solve the fundamental problem."

"For these soldiers, they either die in battle or go back to starve to death. They have no choice."

Shen Gongbao shook his head.

"No, junior brother, you are still too stubborn."

"If Ji Fa is willing to cease the war, I, Yin Shang Wufu Minfeng, will not only exempt Xiqi from paying tribute for the next three years, but also be willing to use the food that Xiqi paid tribute for three years to help the people tide over difficulties."

"The only thing left unresolved now is your determination to fight."

Jiang Ziya was shaken when he heard the words. If he could solve Xiqi's problem, what if he would lose his destiny?

This truce and acceptance of Yin Shang's conditions seem to be the path that Xiqi should really choose.

"This matter may be feasible, but I just need to tell the emperor to make a decision!"

"If there is a third pole today, I will lead Wen Qunchen to the palace to invite the emperor to discuss matters!"

After finishing speaking, Jiang Ziya hurried out,

Wu Ji also seemed to see hope, and immediately followed.

Not long after, all the civil and military officials accompanying the Xiqi army were summoned by Jiang Ziya to gather together.

All the ministers gathered in Sishui Pass, but they asked Ji to discuss matters in person.

All the ministers waited outside the hall for two hours, and only then did the inner servants come out slowly.

"My lords, His Majesty the Son of Heaven is already in the palace, waiting for you to enter!"

When Jiang Ziya and other officials heard the words, they seemed to see hope, and hurried to the hall.

As the group of officials filed in, they were horrified to find that Ji Fa, who was already too thin to be human, was sitting on the first seat alone, half asleep and half awake.

All of a sudden, the officials were talking about it, like a gathering of mosquitoes and flies, buzzing.

Ji Fa was overwhelmed by the disturbance, and even cheered up a bit.

"Presumptuous, can't you wait to see the lonely king here?"

"What's the matter, let's talk about it on the bright side!"

Seeing this, Jiang Ziya stepped forward immediately.

"Your Majesty, envoys from the Yin and Shang dynasties have come to Sishuiguan several times to discuss peace!"

"It can be exempted from paying tribute for three years, and we can also give three years of tribute food. Now that our army is weak, I ask your Majesty to decide on the peace negotiation!"

As soon as this remark came out, the discussions among the officials became more fierce.

"What, Yin Shang is willing to send three years of tribute?"

"My God, there are frequent reports of urgency in the rear. If it is true that three years of tribute food will be enough to relieve the urgent needs of the people of Xiqi!"

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