Chapter 291: Heaven Dou returns, Xingluo shakes!
"Your Majesty, no, we are willing to live and die with the Tiandou Empire. Even if we die in battle, we are not willing to surrender weakly. We also hope that Your Majesty will not have the idea of surrendering." Some princes cried. They are princes of the empire and do not want to see the Tiandou Empire easily surrender to the Wuhun Empire.
This time, not all the people who knelt on the ground to persuade Xue Qinghe were talking, and some of them fell into silence and were pondering.
What Xue Qinghe said touched them a lot. Most of them were not princes of the empire. They did not resist the surrender of the Wuhun Empire as firmly as the prince, and would consider this issue rationally.
"Princes, why bother with you? The strength gap between us and the Martial Soul Empire is too great. Even if all the princes go to the battlefield, can they change anything? Nothing can be changed, it's just bleeding for no reason. I don't want to see you die in vain on the battlefield." Xue Qinghe said earnestly, with a look of thinking about them.
"I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, I will send an envoy to discuss with the Wuhun Empire in detail, and fight for good treatment for the royal family and the ministers of the court. I will not let you be executed later. Even if you cannot have your current status, I will let you live the rest of your life with glory and wealth."
"If the Martial Soul Empire does not agree to my requests, then my Tiandou Empire will be defeated by its Martial Soul Empire. Even if it knows that it will be defeated, it will make it difficult for the Martial Soul Empire." Xue Qinghe promised, his tone firm, to relieve these royal relatives and ministers of the country from their worries.
"This..." Ministers and some princes looked at each other with a hint of joy on their faces.
What Xue Qinghe said did eliminate their concerns. What made them most worried about the new and old dynasties was where they should go. If one of them might be dealt with properly, they would be dealt with directly.
Even if they are not killed directly, they will be knocked down and trough. As civilians, this is somewhat unacceptable to them. After all, they are used to being comfortable and enjoying themselves. How can they accept it when they suddenly let them live a civilian life?
This is also the main reason why they hesitated to surrender. He knew very well the horror of the Martial Soul Empire.
At that time, the Martial Soul Hall was the number one force in the continent, controlling more than 70% of the soul masters in the world. The number of such soul masters was terrifying, which made them very afraid of the Heavenly Fighting Empire and did not dare to provoke them easily.
Now, the strength of the Wuhun Palace has further improved, giving them a profound lesson in the Heavenly Dou Empire, allowing them to know the absolute strength gap between the two sides.
This shattered their original idea of being able to fight against the Martial Soul Empire. When they confirmed the great defeat before Jialing Pass, they understood that the Tiandou Empire was by no means an opponent of the Martial Soul Empire. What they forced resistance would only bring blood to the earth.
Instead of that, surrender may be a good choice. At least the Tiandou Empire will not become a purgatory on earth, but they are all selfish. While considering national interests, they will also consider their own interests and safety.
This is also the reason why they are hesitant, and they are not sure about the attitude of the Martial Soul Empire towards them.
Now that Xue Qinghe has made these promises, they are shaken and feel that it is not undesirable to surrender to the Martial Soul Empire.
In this way, the Tiandou Empire will not be destroyed by the war, and they can live the rest of their lives safely, which is a good choice.
At least they are better than being beaten to Tiandou City by the Martial Soul Empire and then put all the Tiandou Empire into their hands. At that time, their ending will never be better than the result of surrender, and they will die miserably.
"Do you really think that they will let you go after surrendering to the Martial Soul Empire?" Some princes over the years looked at the hesitant ministers around them, their hearts sank, pointing at them and shouting, very angry.
"The Wolfs in the Martial Soul Empire are ambitions. They are devils. Even if we surrender to the Martial Soul Empire, they will not spare us easily. They will definitely liquidate them. It will be too late to regret it at that time!" A prince said heartbrokenly, wanting to explain his power and change the ideas of these ministers.
"This..." Seeing the prince say this, these people hesitated again, with hesitation on their faces, and were not sure whether the Martial Soul Empire would really settle accounts in the autumn. If that was true, they would be miserable.
A cold light flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes. His eyes looked at the prince who spoke a little cold. Seeing that these ministers became hesitant again, he said, "Uncle, you are a bit biased in saying this. Although we are hostile to the Wuhun Empire, we have to admit that they are not vicious people. This can be seen from their attitude towards civilians."
"And the Spirit Hall can stand on the mainland for thousands of years. In addition to their strong strength and profound heritage, the trust and support of civilians in them also account for a large part of the reason. If they do this kind of thing to kill donkeys, wouldn't that destroy their good image among the people?"
"In order to kill us, the prisoners who lost the court, we ended up being traitorous and rebellious. Do you think it is worth it? I think the Martial Soul Empire will not do such a fool. Even if they want to kill us, they dare not really take action. Instead, they will treat us preferentially. Otherwise, how can they give an explanation to the people of the world?" Xue Qinghe analyzed seriously, wanting to dispel the last bit of concern in these people's hearts.
These people are optional to the Martial Soul Empire. What if they are let go? They will not have any bad effects on the Martial Soul Empire. As for whether staying is a disaster, Xue Qinghe can only smile and look down on them too highly.
Of course, Xue Qinghe's words were not said to fool these talents. This is indeed a real consideration of the Wuhun Empire. For the sake of maintaining its reputation, the Wuhun Empire will not kill these people, but will also give them preferential treatment so that they can live the rest of their lives with decent and glory.
"Your Majesty's statement is reasonable. This is also an important reason why the Wei Memorial proposed to surrender to the Wuhun Empire. Whether it is true or false, they will not touch us ministers from the old dynasty. There is no need to worry about being executed after surrender. At the same time, based on the Wuhun Empire's previous attitude towards civilians, I am sure that they will not hurt the people of the imperial country at all. This is the best result." Yang Heng agreed with Xue Qinghe's words and agreed with him.
The ministers who were still a little hesitant had thought about it carefully and felt like a sedative injection was given in their hearts. The worries were wiped out and they had already made a decision.
"I plan to send someone to the Wuhun Empire tomorrow to discuss with them. What do you think?" Xue Qinghe stood up, glanced at everyone in the audience, and said like this.
He was seeking the opinions of these ministers. As long as these ministers had no objection to this proposal, the Tiandou Empire could basically be properly controlled by the Wuhun Empire.
In fact, he could have skipped these ministers and ordered the surrender of the Martial Soul Empire. After all, his biggest threat is that Ge Long is dead, the army has suffered heavy losses, and Tang Xiao and others are all killed in battle. Who else can stop him in this Tiandou Empire? He can do whatever he wants, and no one can stop him.
However, if you force the Tiandou Empire to surrender the Wuhun Empire without the support of these ministers, it will be a bit bad and will cause many bloodshed. At that time, Tiandou City may have to undergo a major purge first. Those who oppose it and clans will be eliminated, and a lot of unrest will occur.
In order to avoid this situation, Xue Qinghe chose to be polite first and then soldiers. Today is the embodiment of ritual. If these ministers can be directly persuaded and the royal family surrendered, it will naturally be the best result. Everyone is happy, but if these people are stubborn, don't blame him for being ruthless.
Obviously, the situation is good now. Judging from the expressions of these ministers, their choice is very wise. They have no insistence on choosing to live and perish with the Tiandou Empire. In this way, he doesn't have to make the arrangements behind it.
"I support Your Majesty's decision and am willing to surrender to the Wuhun Empire." Yang Heng and other ministers immediately responded loudly. Some ministers who had objections hesitated for a moment and immediately spoke out for support.
A large number of royal family members also expressed their support. Although they were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to surrender to the Martial Soul Empire in order to survive.
In the end, only a few old princes remained silent. They glared at the people around them and Xue Qinghe on the throne. There was an angry fire in their eyes and the squeaking teeth. Obviously, they were very angry and sad at these people.
"You, are you worthy of the value of my Tiandou Empire for you? In the midst of the national crisis, I did not think about a way to save the country. Instead, in order to survive, I agreed to surrender the whole country. I am really a group of wolves and dogs."
"And you, as the Emperor of Heaven, want to hand over the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains left by your ancestors. Are you worthy of your dead father like this? Are you worthy of my ancestors of the Xue family? It's really a shame to the Xue family!" A white-haired prince stood up and pointed at Xue Qinghe and cursed, being so angry.
"Bold, don't think that as a prince, you can do whatever you want and insult the emperor. With what you said just now, you can directly execute you. Even your identity as a prince cannot save you." Yang Heng scolded in a deep voice.
Xue Qinghe's eyes were also a little ugly. He was scolded in front of him, which really embarrassed him. The most important thing is that this person was a diehard at first sight. He was unwilling to see the Tiandou Empire surrender to the Wuhun Empire, which was an obstacle.
"Uncle Emperor, you are a little confused. I just thought that your words were your unintentional words and would not blame you, but I hope not to blame you for not thinking about family affection." Xue Qinghe's words were a little cold, and he looked at the prince with a cold expression, with murderous intent in his eyes.
"You, you..." The prince also noticed the coldness in Xue Qinghe's eyes, and was frightened and took a few steps back. He looked at Xue Qinghe in disbelief. He suddenly felt that Xue Qinghe in front of him was a little strange!
Xue Qinghe glanced at the prince and withdrew his gaze. He had already said what he should say, and it depends on how the other party chose. If he knew how to restrain himself, then it would be fine. If he was still ungrateful, don't blame him.
"In order to be at peace and intact the people of the Tiandou Empire, this emperor decided to surrender to the Wuhun Empire. Tomorrow, he will send someone to contact the Wuhun Empire and discuss the surrender in detail with him." Xue Qinghe announced loudly, basically confirming the end of the surrender of the Tiandou Empire.
"Your Majesty is wise." Except for those royal relatives who still had an opposition, everyone else knelt down and shouted in unison.
While feeling happy in my heart that I can survive safely in the future, the expressions on these people's faces are also a bit complicated.
There are sadness, melancholy, and emotion. Such a huge empire will disappear from history soon. In terms of the past, this is really sad. It is a pity that the world is impermanent!
However, this is just a feeling in their hearts. It is impossible for them to object. After all, surrendering to the Martial Soul Empire is not a bad thing for them. It can avoid a disaster and enjoy the rest of their lives. This is obviously extremely good compared to the result of forcibly resisting and being massacred in the end.
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On the second day, the news that the Tiandou Empire decided to surrender to the Wuhun Empire spread and quickly spread to all parts of Tiandou. This caused a huge sensation and brought people no less shock than the news that the Tiandou army was defeated in front of Jialing Pass. I couldn't calm down for a long time. I just felt that living in a dream was too dreamy.
This news is so shocking. One of the two overlords on the continent, an ancient dynasty that has been passed down for thousands of years, suddenly said that it would surrender to an empire that had just been established for a few years. This is too sudden and too dreamy, and no one can accept it, and it is shocked.
After hearing this news, the people of Tiandou were in a complicated mood. They didn’t know whether they should be sad and angry, or happy.
As the people of the Tiandou Empire, when the country was destroyed, they should be sad, resentful, furious, desperately fought against the Wuhun Empire, and openly opposed the empire's plan to surrender.
However, when they heard the news of surrender, their anger was not as strong as they imagined, but instead felt relieved.
The panic that emerged yesterday due to the news of the defeat of the army was weakened a lot after hearing this news. He no longer had the worry that the Martial Soul Empire would suddenly come and massacre them wantonly. Their safety issues were temporarily solved.
These civilians actually don’t care so much about who is ruling this country, and who is the emperor of this country has little to do with them. Those are all out of reach for them and there are not many concepts in their minds.
They are more concerned about their own interests and life safety. As long as they can live a stable, prosperous life and guarantee their lives, what's wrong with changing dynasties? What's the matter with who is the emperor of this empire?
When the Wuhun Empire was established in the past, it was very good for the civilians, which was even better than the Tiandou Empire. Compared with the empire, they liked the Wuhun Palace more.
Therefore, these civilians are not so resentful of the Tiandou Empire's return to the Wuhun Empire, and some people are even a little excited, looking forward to the day when the Wuhun Empire takes over the Tiandou Empire.
It took only three days for the Tiandou Empire to surrender to spread throughout the continent. Not only did the Tiandou Empire know about it, but it was well known to everyone in the Xingluo Empire, and it was shocked and frightened.
This news can spread throughout the two empires in just three days, and it is naturally because the Martial Soul Empire has fueled the fire in the middle and helped spread it.
Otherwise, it would take a long time for this news to spread throughout the mainland, and it would be impossible to make trouble in less than ten days or half a month.
After learning that the Tiandou Empire had surrendered and planned to surrender, the Soul Saint Powerful Man who stayed in Tiandou City rushed back to Jialing Pass at full speed and reported the news to Bibidong.
Chapter completed!