"Look, at least we can guarantee your personal safety. As long as you don't touch the taboos, you will definitely keep your prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life." Ying An said with a smile across from the earth-colored dwarf negotiator.
The Tang State generously canceled the terms of unconditional surrender and gave a more decent explanation: Emperor Binghan I accepted the canonization of the Emperor of the Tang Empire and became a Marquis of the Tang Empire...
Well, it is indeed just a marquis, because in terms of titles, the Tang Empire is still very stingy: except for the Duke of Egret, who was from the dragon in the early years, only the father-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor can be given to a duke...
Obviously, dwarves are naturally disadvantaged in this regard. There was no princess in Binghan I who could marry Tang Mo. Even if he had a princess, there was no way to send her to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
In history, no country under the rule of dwarves has successfully married with a country of other races: especially the option of marrying a princess will be 100% rejected by other countries. This may also be one of the reasons why dwarf countries are prone to decline, because this country is very
It's easy to fall into isolation.
Ancient monarchy countries generally can only rely on constant marriage to consolidate the relationship between each other and increase mutual trust. Dwarves are indeed not very good at this aspect.
"Your Excellency, General, please consider it from our standpoint... The emperor of a country will not even be given the title of Duke after surrender... Isn't this a bit too much?" The dwarf negotiator struggled to speak.
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He had been very restrained, but he still felt very annoyed by the harsh conditions given by Tang State: the other party had no intention of covering up his ambitions at all, and even came up with templates for how to deal with the various countries after they were unified!
According to this template, the elf emperor Yangmu I who later surrendered could even become the imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty because he had a princess. He got a "duke title" for nothing, and was one step ahead of the dwarf emperor Binghan I in the title.
From the perspective of the dwarves, this is somewhat humiliating: they have been fighting with the elves for hundreds of years, but now they are at a disadvantage because the female dwarves are not naturally beautiful. Who can bear this?
"His Majesty the Emperor has decided not to easily increase the number of dukes. After all, having too many nobles is not a good thing for the empire." Ying'an glanced at the other party and explained.
"But, wasn't the Duke of Qin in your country once the emperor of the Qin Empire? Is it because he has a daughter who married the emperor of your country?" The dwarf representative gave an example and asked dissatisfiedly.
"This is not routine, Mr. Representative." Ying'an snorted disdainfully. After all, King Qin was once his lord. He was still a little unhappy when this matter was mentioned: "The Chu Kingdom of the Tang Empire
The Duke was also awarded the title of Duke for his merits, and so was the Duke of Egret."
"Well, he is also an emperor. Is it so difficult for His Majesty the Emperor of our country to retain the title of a Duke?" The dwarf representative felt that he had tried his best. He could even feel that his strength was draining away from his body little by little.
Unknowingly, the focus of the dispute between the two sides has changed from whether to surrender and the various terms of surrender, to now being constantly fighting for a false name.
"Frankly speaking, if your Majesty the Emperor had surrendered a year earlier, he would have been given the title of Duke." Ying'an said with certainty, as if he was saying something that was taken for granted.
But everyone knows that the war between the two sides had not broken out a year ago. At that time, he took the initiative to go to the Tang Empire to study the matter of surrender. Isn't that what an idiot would do?
Ying'an looked at the other party who was hesitant to speak and didn't know how to speak, and continued: "Actually, this is also to protect you. Now you are fighting for these useless canonizations and feel that you cannot weaken your momentum, but in fact the empire
The higher the level of nobles, the more stringent the supervision and management. In comparison, the Marquis may have more freedom."
Hearing this statement, the three dwarf representatives began to get entangled again. They had indeed heard some rumors that the Tang Empire's management of the nobles was so strict that many old nobles could not stand it at all, and one after another chose to "lower their status"
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This is also the main reason why almost no nobles in the Tang Empire broke laws and disciplines: while following the rise of the empire and enjoying the dividends of the times, all the nobles in the Tang Empire also shouldered the responsibility of benefiting the people.
They must abide by the law decently, set strict demands on themselves, take good care of their offspring, and live carefully under the supervision of the internal affairs department.
Compared with the old aristocrats who can do whatever they want in other countries, they do not have many privileges except their status. If pressed, they may just be richer than ordinary people.
Of course, the Tang Empire was different from other countries. These new nobles of the Tang State were deeply loved by people, and the common people respected and admired these courteous gentlemen from the bottom of their hearts. This gave the nobles of the Tang State the enjoyment they enjoy in other countries.
Not decent enough.
"But Duke Qin also resisted...him..."
"I said, Qin Guogong is a special case..." Ying'an didn't want to mention his old master, and he was also unwilling to admit that Qin Guogong did get the title of duke because of his daughter... If not
With such a precious daughter, he probably would have died of drug addiction long ago.
"This is what we are worried about. We are worried that this special case will make the emperor of the Yangmu Empire become the Duke of Tang!" said the dwarf representatives.
"You can rest assured about this... because Princess Yilin's biological father is not Yangmu I, so her biological father will be awarded the title of Duke. If Yangmu I, the emperor of the Yangmu Empire, does not surrender before our army sweeps across the Yangmu Empire,
If so, he can only become a marquis." Ying'an made a guarantee to the dwarf.
Then, what he said had a hint of percussion: "The premise is that he is still alive at that time."
War can be cruel sometimes, even for high-level officials. You can't say which cannonball without eyes may take away an emperor. Or, if you are slow to surrender and are shot to death by soldiers of the Tang Army, it is not impossible.
possible.
The Tang Empire had never dealt with a soldier who killed an enemy king, and even praised the Tang paratroopers who had done similar things... Ying'an really didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor would do if someone killed Yang Mu I.
"We... we still need to discuss it." The three representatives felt that they were under great pressure, and after whispering among themselves, they applied for a suspension again.