"Has Bingzhou forgotten the oath you swore back then on the Yellow River, invoking the Bingzhou Cauldron and the Great Wall?"
Some ministers of the State of Zhao still hoped to use past oaths to rein in Bingzhou.
"Oaths? Alliances?" Gongsun Mo sneered. "It was you who first tore up the alliances and oaths between Bingzhou and the rest of the world. Are the hundreds of thousands of troops currently stationed outside Danlin, Linhu, Loufan, and our royal capital merely an illusion? My mission here today is not to bargain with you all; I am merely conveying the Lord of Bing's message to inform you of his terms. The King of Zhao is free to refuse. Once this audience concludes, I will lead the entire diplomatic delegation back to the Royal City. As for the future—we shall meet on the battlefield!"
Chapter 557