The night gradually deepened, the hustle and bustle of Yiwu City disappeared, everything was quiet, almost everyone fell asleep, the streets and alleys became extremely quiet, a dark palace stood alone at the end of the street, the splendor of the day was no longer visible , under the moonlight, it finally revealed its dilapidated and old side, with shocking cracks everywhere on the wall. [This chapter is updated for you by netizens]
A group of guards walked tiredly past the palace, slowly disappeared into the shadows on the side of the palace, and walked towards the military camp in the distance.
"Okay, their next patrol will be at least half an hour later."
Xiao Yuansong smiled self-deprecatingly, "To them, this is just a ritual that has lasted for nearly a hundred years, which is already pretty good."
At this time, the door slowly opened a crack, and Shen Guang poked his head out, smiling and blinking in Su Lie's direction, his eyes filled with pride.
Under the moonlight, Su Lie could clearly see Shen Guang's expression. He was so filled with hatred that he couldn't do anything about him, so he could only wave his hand back slightly. A group of soldiers behind him rushed towards the palace quickly, and then Dark shadows rushed out from all directions, hundreds of them in total. These were soldiers from the scout battalion, elites selected from the five thousand troops, a total of three hundred people.
This time the caravan entered the city with a total of 800 soldiers, and 300 soldiers from the scout battalion participated in the palace operation. There were also 500 soldiers waiting for orders.
Three hundred people rushed into the palace very quickly, and then the door was closed tightly. From the outside, it looked like nothing had happened.
But the palace was turned upside down. Groups of soldiers rushed into every room, arresting the king's sons, daughters, wives and concubines. Dozens of guards living in the palace rose up to resist and were all killed on the spot. The palace was full of people. Screams and cries.
Su Lie led dozens of soldiers into the king's bedroom on the second floor. The room was magnificent, the floor was covered with carpets from BOSS, gold utensils and silver bottles of Dashi were placed on the table, and there were boxes on the four corners. A woman's foot was exposed under the porcelain cup that was as tall as a person. Su Lie waved his hand, and two soldiers stepped forward to grab the foot. He only heard a miserable scream, and a young woman's frightened scream suddenly sounded. The screams were mixed with a man's cry, "Spare my life! Spare my life!" The shout was in Turkic language. It was the king who crawled out from under his arms, silently crying. He was shirtless, and his clothes were trembling uncontrollably. Behind him, Two other women were also slowly sent out, wrapped in silk and satin, huddled in the corner and cried softly, looking at the soldiers in the room with fear.
"You can't do this!"
The king cried silently and begged: "You promised the Khan not to invade the country of Iraq."
It turned out that he thought the Chuyue people were coming in, and a soldier who knew a little bit of Turkic language shouted loudly: "We are not Turks, we are the Sui army!"
"Sui Army!"
The king was stunned for a moment. This was something he had never thought of. When the Sui army came to Yiwu country, it was like the sun rising from the west.
"You are the Sui army!"
He switched to Chinese this time and spoke with a stammer. He lived in Dunhuang for a year when he was young and knew a little bit of Chinese.
Su Lie stepped forward and said slowly: "Ten thousand Sui troops are waiting outside the city. Surrender! You can save your subjects. If you want to resist, not only will you not survive, but the entire Yiwu City will be massacred."
The king didn't understand. Su Lie winked at the soldier next to him, and the soldier spoke in Turkic. The king's face suddenly turned pale, and he immediately understood that this was the Sui Dynasty's intention to resume its rule over Yiwu.
He is going to perish.
Su Lie took out his long knife, slowly put it against his throat, and said coldly: "I count to three, if you don't surrender, I will chop off your head, one!"
"two!"
Su Lie's eyes were sharp, and his hands began to tighten. Blood beads appeared on the king's neck. Just when he was about to shout for the third time, the king finally sighed, "I am willing to surrender!"
He accepted his fate. Even if the country was destroyed, at least he would still be a rich man. And if the Turks could attack, maybe there would be a glimmer of hope for him.
The city gates have been controlled by hundreds of Sui troops. The city gates were opened wide, and a ball of flames burned on the top of the city. More than a thousand troops patrolling the Yiwu Kingdom at night put down their weapons at the king's order, feeling frightened and helpless in their hearts.
After accepting the reality, they also saw that in the distant wilderness, a black cavalry was charging towards them at a high speed, the sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder, and the murderous intent was overwhelming.
More than 4,000 cavalry rushed to the city. Commander Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and the army quickly slowed down. Yang Yuanqing had seen that there was no need to enter the city anymore. The Sui army had completely controlled the situation. All the people above the city were Sui soldiers.
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He gave the order, and the Sui army began to file into the city. Yang Yuanqing turned around and smiled at Wang Wei: "What, General Su did not disappoint you!"
Wang Wei sighed softly, "Since ancient times, heroes have been born young. It seems that I am really old."
Yang Yuanqing has already thought of one thing. In history, Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan and seemed to have killed Wang Wei and Gao Junya. Wang Wei was actually a good person and missed the old love of his grandfather Yang Su.
"General Wang, after the imperial court establishes Yiwu County, I would like to recommend you to be the first Yiwu Governor. Are you willing?"
Wang Wei smiled bitterly and said, "I am already fifty years old, but I am afraid that the Holy Father will think I am too old."
"Lian Po is not too old when he is eighty years old. Prime Minister Pei is still on an envoy to the Western Regions when he is sixty-two years old. General Wang is only fifty. It is at the time when he has the most experience. How can he be too old?"
Wang Wei nodded. In fact, he was already moved. He smiled and said: "This is not something we can get by just thinking about it. It depends on what the Holy One wants! If the Holy One appoints me, I will not refuse."
Yang Yuanqing didn't say much, and urged his horse into Yiwu City. As soon as he entered the city gate, Su Lie immediately stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "Your humble duty does not disgrace your mission!"
Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly and gave a thumbs up in approval, "You did a great job this time. I will take credit for you. At least your captain can register it with the Ministry of War."
Su Lie hesitated and said: "Reporting to the general, Xiao Yuansong should be the first to take the lead this time, followed by Shen Guang, and the humble one can only be ranked third."
"You write a report to the Marching Sima, and I will report the facts to the court."
At this time, Yang Yuanqing had already seen King Yiwu kneeling on the roadside, dejected. Su Lie quickly pointed at him and said silently, "This person is King Yiwu. He was captured by us and has surrendered!"
Yang Yuanqing dismounted from his horse, walked quickly forward, helped the king up, and said with a smile in Turkic language: "His Royal Highness is willing to belong to the Sui Dynasty. This is a good thing. The Sui Dynasty will not be like the Turks in conquering the country of Iraq. On the contrary, it will
Through trade, the people of Yiwu have gradually become richer, and at least the houses they live in are no longer so shabby."
The king was silently stunned, and he carefully probed: "General, do you mean that the country of Yiwu will continue to exist?"
Yang Yuanqing did not deliberately deceive King Yiwu. Yang Guang had made it clear that he wanted to establish Yiwu County, but he did not say whether he wanted to destroy Yiwu Kingdom. Yang Yuanqing believed that Yang Guang would probably use the method of retaining the name of Yiwu Kingdom to establish the county.
At least it will be like this in the early days. Only the king and name will be retained, but the king no longer has actual control over Yiwu. It is just a spiritual symbol. This can appease the emotions of the Wusun people and stabilize other countries in the Western Regions.
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Of course, this is only a possibility, and he is not sure what will happen, but at least now he has to appease the Yiwu people, so that the Yiwu army can cooperate with the Sui army to jointly resist the counterattack of the Western Turks.
Yang Yuanqing then smiled and said: "Whether Yiwu country can be preserved depends on Yiwu country's attitude. As long as Yiwu country is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty and hold hostages in the capital, the king will go to the capital every year to meet the Holy Emperor, fulfill his duties as a minister, and show his benevolence to the Holy Emperor.
If he is virtuous, he will leave Yiwu country to appease the Wusun people."
The words of the Sui army general gave King Mochu a glimmer of hope. He was the king after all, and he knew that what Yang Yuanqing said made sense, especially the last sentence, 'To appease the Wusun people.' This was the key to the preservation of the Yiwu Kingdom.
He saluted with great gratitude and said: "The country of Yi is willing to donate 100,000 sheep to make military rations for the Sui army to show our sincerity."
"Sacrificing a sheep is one thing, but it is not enough to express your determination to surrender."
Yang Yuanqing looked behind the king, silently turned around, and saw a group of Sui troops escorting Tutun. He immediately understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, and gritted his teeth and said: "I am willing to kill Tutun with my own hands to clear my mind.
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Yang Yuanqing nodded, took a few steps back, and winked at the soldier next to him. The soldier handed the king a sword, silently held the sword in his hand, and walked towards Tutun step by step.
Tutun was the first to be arrested. He was waiting at home for Xiao Yuansong to give him money, but a group of Sui soldiers arrived and he was arrested together with his two sons. At this time, the father and son were all kneeled down.
On the ground, Tutun saw the king silently slurping his sword and walking towards him step by step. He was suddenly frightened and shouted: "You can't kill me, you swore an oath to the Khan!"
Mo Chui was afraid that he would reveal the contents of Lu's oath again, so he stepped forward and pierced Tutun's heart with a sword. Tutun screamed and fell to the ground and died. Mo Chui pulled out the sword and wanted to kill Tutun again.
However, Yang Yuanqing's two sons were stopped by people ordered by Yang Yuanqing.
Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, "Give them two horses and let them out of the city!"
The surrounding officers were all shocked. Li Yannian hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Let them go, they will go and report to the Western Turks."
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Even if we don't let them go, the Western Turks will soon know that someone else will report the news and let them go!"
The soldiers released Tutun's two sons and gave them two horses. The two men stared at King Mochuo with hatred, got on their horses and ran out of the city. They watched the two men riding away, silently and patiently.
He couldn't help but glance at Yang Yuanqing. Only then did he finally realize how powerful this Sui army general was. Now, he had no way out for the Turks and could only devote his life to serving the Sui army.