Chapter 84

Wang Guan did not sleep a wink last night. The conflict between compromising and holding his ground had been warring in his mind, non-stop. It wasn’t until this morning that a victor emerged. Wang Guan dared not take the risk, so he chose to compromise. But he had not compromised entirely; he had merely made a few concessions to deal with Dayong, fully prepared for a long, drawn-out tug-of-war. What he did not expect, however, was that after His Highness Prince Qing read the document, he would simply toss it aside and tell him to get lost. This was a diplomatic negotiation between two nations. Regardless of any dissatisfaction, Prince Qing had no right to treat him with such rudeness. It was simply bullying!