The officials of the Miscellaneous School were furious, while the officials of the Qing Kingdom were bewildered and suspicious. Anger also flared in some of their hearts.
The Negotiation Bureau had endured humiliation and shouldered its burdens at the Sacred Academy. Now, after finally dragging things out until the situation favored the Jing Kingdom, they could have freed their country from disaster. Yet Fang Yun had proposed terms that even the people of the Jing Kingdom could not accept.
Fang Yun's behavior did not resemble bargaining at all. It did not even qualify as demanding the moon; he was deliberately disrupting the negotiations.
"I never imagined that, after enduring ten bitter days in the Jing Kingdom, this would be the result awaiting me! Is this the sincerity your Jing Kingdom offers?" Hong Maoshan thundered.
The faces of the Jing Kingdom's officials burned. Sheng Boyuan coughed lightly and said, "Void Sage Fang, your demands are far too excessive. Please take a break first. As for you, Lord Hong, this was merely a joke from Void Sage Fang. Never mind you-even we would not agree to it. I believe we should discuss this matter anew."
"Since Minister Sheng takes my words as a joke, you can negotiate first. I'll return to the Left Prime Minister's Office for treatment." With that, Fang Yun left with Hu Li.
He left behind a room full of the smell of durian.
Hong Maoshan desperately wanted to leave then and there, but in the end, he sighed inwardly and slowly sat down.
An official of the Miscellaneous School said, "Gentlemen of the Jing Kingdom, is this your side's sincerity?"
Sheng Boyuan smiled bitterly. "You have misunderstood. This should be Void Sage Fang's personal view, which still differs somewhat from the terms of our Negotiation Bureau and the