The Beginning Shocks the Emperor Wu: Did You Write This Poem?.

Summary

The passage details a complex negotiation between Jiang Hao and Chen Ping An, where Jiang Hao suffers massive financial losses. Desperate, he receives a message from the Empress suggesting collaboration with the Wanzhou Alliance. Meeting a masked representative, Jiang Hao agrees to their harsh terms: surrendering seven-tenths of all salt, iron, and silk trade in exchange for help undermining the new political regime. Driven by survival instinct and fear of losing everything, he commits to this risky alliance despite potential betrayal of his clan and nation.

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