Fengyu knew that Xie Jue would never agree to peace talks. The last time Dugu Jing conspired with Yuwen Jing, it led to countless deaths—not only was the Xie family almost entirely wiped out, but many military generals traveling to the Capital City perished in that shocking upheaval. Yuwen Jing nearly killed all the generals capable of fighting on the battlefield, but thankfully, Marquis Zhenbei had kept a portion of them stationed in Ningzhou.
Xie Jue wanted to annihilate the Beiman completely; he would never accept peace talks. News of the proposed talks spread quickly within the army, and it wasn't just Xie Jue who resisted the idea—the soldiers didn't want peace either. Especially after these two recent campaigns, which had claimed the lives of several generals, including the battle-hardened General Zhou, everyone was sharpening their blades and waiting for a decisive battle against the Beiman. No matter what, peace was out of the question.
