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Both sides held to their reason, but in reality, it was irrelevant because if they didn't kill them, other reasons would've been found.
What mattered was that Zhuzhao Country could not let its citizens die in vain. To appease public resentment, Marquess Yue sent a memorial to the Emperor in Beijing, and the Emperor's decree was that the matter be dealt with entirely at Marquess Yue's discretion.
This chess game, they initiated the first move, their opponents had already responded to the next, now they were waiting, waiting for them to make the third move.
"Will Marquess Yue send troops?"
Jin Zijin smiled faintly, "Of course, otherwise, it would be difficult to calm the public's anger."
Gu Youyou looked at his face and felt her heart palpitate inexplicably. People would die in a war, but how could he still manage to smile in the face of death?
He smiled, that confident smile, which, if it were on Yue Rujing's face, would definitely seem triumphant.
