In this palace, which used to be the highest symbol of power in the Xia Kingdom, the person sitting on the dragon chair now is Xiao Cheng, the emperor of the Yun Kingdom. The officials discussing matters in the palace are also Xiao Cheng's important ministers!
Lu Bing, who was in charge of Shangyu's preparation office, quickly walked out of the queue and raised his hand to report:
"Your Majesty, the young prince of Xia Kingdom has been captured and is on his way to Jinling."
Xiao Cheng leaned on the dragon chair and said in a deep voice:
"The elite cavalrymen who were chasing the officials of the Xia Kingdom sent an urgent report back. Two masters from the Land God Realm of the Xia Kingdom suddenly came out to rescue the Xia Kingdom's crown prince."
"This is a serious matter and must not be ignored!"
"Immediately pass on my decree and order the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Shangyu Preparatory Office, and Dongjishi Factory to immediately mobilize the elite of the army and the masters of the Yamen to go to protect him immediately. Don't let the young prince of Xia make any mistakes!
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Having the crown prince of Xia in his hands means that the northern border can be pacified faster. Therefore, even though the young crown prince already has Huang Shang, Yang Zaixing, Huang Zhong, Yang Dayan and other masters around him, he should be mobilized immediately just in case.
Manpower went to respond.
When their names were called, several officials in charge of the yamen immediately stepped forward and answered with their hands raised:
"According to the decree!"
Xiao Cheng paused and then said:
"Now this year, the capital of Xia Kingdom has been captured, the crown prince and all officials have been captured, and the state of Xia Kingdom has been destroyed. Immediately issue an edict to the world to show that I, Dayun, are orthodox and order all places in the north and south to surrender!"
"Order all the troops on the front line and deploy 300,000 local county soldiers to take over local defense immediately. If there are any who resist and refuse to surrender, attack and destroy them!"
Now that the situation in the world has become clear, with this edict, most of the cities in Jiangnan, Henan, Yan, Jin, Liao, and the north will surely surrender upon hearing the news. Even if there are a few who are willing to disobey the trend of unifying the world, the invincible soldiers of the Yun Army will
Before we can fight, we will inevitably be defeated!
At this time, another minister stood up and asked:
"Your Majesty, among the four counties of Qidi and Hailing County, Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are still entrenched. Should we surrender or send troops to encircle and suppress them?"
Perhaps the general ministers in the court did not know the inside story, but at this time, all the ministers in Jinshen Palace knew.
This land of five counties has restrained the Xia State's energy for several years and delayed the recovery of its national strength. Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang were the two chess pieces that His Majesty laid out early!
Xiao Cheng's eyes were indifferent and he said in a deep voice:
"Previously, Chen Youliang had secretly colluded with Xia Guoying to establish the crown prince of Xia and establish a new Xia Dynasty in the north in order to gain a powerful position. There is no need to persuade the villain to surrender. He ordered the Ministry of War to mobilize troops.
According to the official document, the Right Army Governor's Mansion will send troops to suppress it!"
"As for Zhang Shicheng, if he is willing to surrender, he can be treated as a viscount in the imperial court."
Nowadays, the Yun Kingdom is full of talents, and there is no shortage of famous ministers and powerful generals. Especially Xiao Cheng still looks down upon Chen Youliang, who is often cunning and arrogant. Why should he keep him?
Zhuge Liang, who had been officially promoted to Minister of War, immediately came forward to receive the order and bowed in response:
"The Ministry of War has received the order!"
Seeing that the discussion on the use of troops was completed, Zhang Zhao, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette is reporting."
"The Kingdom of Koryo requests to pay homage to His Majesty in order to seek canonization!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows.
Before the Xia Kingdom was officially declared over, Goryeo sent envoys to ask for a meeting and request for canonization?
The speed at which he recognized his new father is really shocking!
"In that case, let's confer the title of Lord of Goryeo on the title of king. As usual, the Ministry of Etiquette will give him the gold-seal royal robes, chariots and horses, and ceremonial guards." Xiao Cheng did not take it seriously and agreed casually.
At this time, Zhang Zhao was still standing in the palace and said:
"Your Majesty, the Korean envoys have different opinions on this matter of canonization."
"What's your opinion? Do you want to directly attach to me, Dayun?" Xiao Cheng frowned.
Zhang Zhao's mouth twitched slightly and he said:
"The envoy of Goryeo, please ask your Majesty to ennoble the lord of his kingdom and the governor of Goryeo, Bohae, Fusang, and Dan.
Luo Si was responsible for the affairs and recommended the three prefectures of Liao to be governors."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was stunned, unable to react, and asked again:
"What?"
All the courtiers and colleagues also looked at Zhang Zhao with strange expressions like "You're crazy".
Zhang Zhao was stared at by many eyes, his face turned red, he coughed lightly and repeated again:
"The Lord of Goryeo, please appoint the four governors as governors, and recommend the governors of the three counties of Liao."
"As a condition, Goryeo is willing to accept me, Dayun, as the sect master. I will guard the grassland tribes for Dayun and attack the remnants of the Xia Kingdom in the north."
Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes, then couldn't help but laughed angrily, and said:
"Goryeo is crazy!"
What is the concept of the fourth governor's affairs?
If Xiao Cheng agrees, Goryeo will have the right to rule Bohai, Fusang, and the Danluo Kingdom, which is now under the control of Yun Guohengjun.
Forget it, Goryeo was actually crazy enough to want to get involved in the three counties of Liao. To Yun Guo, this was already regarded as ceding land.
At this time, the Goryeo Kingdom seemed to be dreaming of encroaching on the northeastern part of the Central Plains.
The Yun Kingdom has just swept across the Xia Kingdom and is about to unify the Central Plains. With the prosperity of its army, all the countries in the world are panicking and fearing.
Was there really nothing wrong with Goryeo's decision to propose this condition?
Xiao Cheng laughed and asked half-jokingly:
"Are you sure that the Ministry of Etiquette is receiving a delegation from the Kingdom of Koryo? It's not like some enemy of the Kingdom of Koryo is pretending to be someone who wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
Zhang Zhao bit the bullet and said:
"The Ministry of Rites has repeatedly confirmed that it is indeed the Goryeo mission..."
Xiao Cheng touched his forehead and was silent for a long time, but he still didn't understand what Gao Li was crazy about.
"Did the Koryo mission tell me what would happen if I didn't agree?"
The corner of Zhang Zhao's mouth twitched even more fiercely. He took a deep breath and said:
"The envoy of Goryeo has spoken. If His Majesty does not agree, Goryeo will turn to respect the Xia Kingdom and send out a hundred thousand cavalry to assist the remnants of the Xia Kingdom to resist our Dayun soldiers and horses!"
After saying this, the hall was silent for a while again.
"Pfft..."
I don't know which minister without professional training seemed to be unable to hold it back at this time, and actually laughed out loud.
Several military officials also grinned, as if they had heard some joke.
In the past, Goryeo was surrounded by Bohae, a small country with a small population, and the rest of the Xia, Turks, Fusang and other countries. They could not defeat any of them! They were plundered by troops every year, and their lives were miserable.
In the past two years, probably because of the decline of the Turks, the Xia Kingdom was unable to visit the north, and Fusang also had no energy to "take care of" Goryeo because the Yun Kingdom's navy occupied the important maritime trade area of Danluo Kingdom, which allowed Goryeo to rise.
Opportunities have made the country stronger.
But if just because of this, you have the idea of coveting the land of the Celestial Dynasty, you really can’t understand yourself.
Xiao Cheng was angry and funny at the same time. He shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"After all, it is a small foreign country and does not know the power of the great clouds... In this case, let Wang Zhi, the general of Henghai, lead his troops to the capital of Goryeo and question it on my behalf!"