"Hand over Haiyang Prefecture…"
Upon hearing the conditions of the Zheng Kingdom's Messenger, Lu Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The so-called abdication and hostages mentioned earlier were essentially meaningless.
Even if Zheng Kingdom followed through, it would provide Chu State with nothing more than superficial benefits.
If it were a time of peace and prosperity, when appearances needed to be maintained, such superficial measures could be acceptable.
But in an era of chaos and great strife, where nations either fought or perished, who wasn't reforming and striving for strength?
In such times, who would have the mind for mere facades, when everyone was putting all their effort into gaining benefits and shoring up their substance?
Therefore, terms like abdication and hostages were fundamentally pointless.
Moreover, these two conditions, while meant as reparations to Chu State, might not be so bad for Zheng Kingdom, perhaps even beneficial.
