Chapter 213: Letter of Surrender and Entrustment of the Orphan

The subsequent negotiations went surprisingly smoothly!

Emperor Shun had accepted the offer of amnesty, and the officials below had no reason to object.

Besides, some people had been looking forward to this day for a long time, but who would have thought that happiness would come so quickly.

Your Majesty is very popular with me!

Such a matter of unity between the monarch and his subjects was advanced very quickly. The negotiations started in the morning, and before noon, the Dagan Amnesty Envoy had already taken the surrender letter back to report, without even leaving lunch.

When the news spread, Shunjing was bustling after a long time, and the people who dared not go out on weekdays also inquired about the news.

Some far-sighted Dashun officials have been thinking about where to change their posts and how to hide their identities as traitors.

"Your Majesty, we are incompetent, we are guilty, and we have failed the grace of the emperor..."

The truly smart people would hit the ground with their heads and howl a few times to show their noble integrity of loyalty to the monarch and the country.

Dashun was established in a hurry, and most of the middle and lower-level officials were selected from aristocratic families, so that they could quickly stabilize the local area. .

These people were not qualified to be officials under Dagan's rule, but they turned around and cheered for Dashun and were granted official positions. Then they waited for Dashun's defeat. In order to stabilize the prefectures in southern Xinjiang, the court would not easily change the middle and lower-level officials.

To get an official position, kill people and set fires to be recruited.

This method is smooth and fluent for scholars, much more elegant than bandits.

If they are ruthless and willing to resign for Emperor Shun and retire, they can still win the reputation of being loyal to the emperor when the new emperor is restored.

Shunjing is a hundred feet high.

Xu Fengxian stood in the air, looking down at the various people in Shunjing, without sadness or joy. He didn't have much expectation for Dashun's civil officials, and now seeing their faces, he could only say that it was true.

The foundation of the Xu family is the Dragon Cavalry Army. The army is not in chaos, and the rest are just details.

"Yer, how is the Dragon Cavalry going?"

Xu Ye replied: "It will be assembled soon, with a total of 320,000 Dragon Cavalry and 150,000 auxiliary soldiers. The problem now is the families of the soldiers, who need to carry their property with them, and it is difficult to sell it now."

The Dragon Cavalry is full of Xu family loyalists, and they firmly oppose the amnesty.

Once Xu Fengxian died, it was only a matter of time before they were liquidated.

Xu Fengxian said: "Time waits for no one! Open the inner treasury and tell the outside world that I am ashamed of my brothers who fought together. Xu gave me a reward before his death..."

Xu Ye said worriedly: "Some people have already suspected the movements of the Dragon Cavalry and come to me to inquire."

The Dragon Cavalry has a large number of people, and there are many spies mixed in, which cannot be hidden from the officials in Shunjing City.

"It doesn't matter. They don't care whether the Xu family's surrender is real or fake. As long as Anzhou returns to Da Gan's rule and the court needs them to stabilize the place, they can continue to serve as officials."

Xu Fengxian snorted coldly: "The Dragon Cavalry Army has suppressed Anzhou for many years. I don't know how many people are looking forward to leaving!"

Anzhou has lost the local emperor Dragon Cavalry Army. The large amount of interests left is enough for the local big families to eat their fill.

Xu Ye hesitated and said, "Father, after destroying the barbarians, you really want to..."

"Xu betrayed the Dragon Cavalry Army first, then betrayed the court, and then betrayed the human race. I don't have many years to live, it's better to die in the hands of the True Immortal, which is much more spectacular than dying of old age without anyone paying attention to me."

"The Dragon Cavalry Army relies on the mountains of the Southern Barbarians and has the support of the True Immortals. There will be no danger in the short term."

Xu Fengxian sighed and said, "Without external enemies, there will be internal troubles. People's hearts are the most difficult to grasp, not to mention a group of warriors and barbarians. A little provocation will cause disasters..."

"Father, don't worry, I am sure I can stabilize the situation."

Xu Ye has been the prince of Dashun for several years. He is not as wronged as the regent. Many major events of the country come from the East Palace.

Which military generals in the army can be trusted, who needs to be guarded against, who has conflicts with whom, who has any handles, temperament, good and evil, loyalty and treachery, he has long been clear and thorough.

The strange people in the strange mansion are not only used for fighting, but also have the job of supervising the army.

"Ye'er is wrong. What I mean is...your uncles have bad tempers and are inevitably misled by others."

Xu Fengxian looked at Xu Ye deeply and said, "If any of you falls into your hands, I hope you can show some mercy and not kill them all. After all, they have fought for the Xu family for decades!"

Xu Ye was stunned. He was entrusted with such an orphan. He had to bow and agree.

"I understand. I dare not forget the grace of my uncles who saved my life."

...

Wanshou Palace.

Silence.

The real person who used to preach the sutras has long disappeared.

The Nine Nether Immortal Lotus is about to mature. Emperor Jingtai is confused and too lazy to listen to the sutras.

Holding a volume of "Twelve Years of Travels in the Underworld", it describes the experience of Taizu traveling in the underworld for twelve years, during which he survived nine deaths, snatched the Nine Nether Immortal Lotus from the tiger's mouth, and finally became a martial saint.

The book records many strange ghost tribes, which are very different from the scenery of the Yang world.

Emperor Jingtai has been reading the classics left by Taizu and Zhongzong recently, and he feels the same way.

When Taizu first established the Great Gan, demons were everywhere, and he was promoted to the Martial Saint to shock the world. Zhongzong was in a turbulent time, demons were rampant, and he was promoted to the Martial Saint to cleanse the world...

"I will lead the army to conquer the demon kingdom and the demon domain, open up new territory, and make great achievements with a three-foot sword!"

Many scenes flashed before Emperor Jingtai's eyes, including the battle against the demon kingdom, the great victory engraved on the stone, the history books, and even the floating and flying.

Suddenly.

Eunuch Chu appeared behind him, bowed and handed over the memorial, and interrupted Emperor Jingtai's fantasy.

"Your Majesty, the King of Yan sent a pseudo-surrender letter, please take a look!"

"Surrender letter?"

Emperor Jingtai frowned and had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, after opening the letter of surrender, the first thing he saw was that Xu Fengxian agreed to surrender. Then when he saw that Xu Fengxian was willing to tie himself up and go to Beijing, Emperor Jingtai's face suddenly turned pale.

After the founding of Dashun, the number of traitors arrested accounted for most of the Demon Slayer Prison.

Once the war subsides, the fairy lotus that originally matured in four to five years may take ten years or even longer.

Whether Emperor Jingtai can live ten years is still unknown.

"Fengxian, I'm so disappointed!"

Emperor Jingtai was silent for a moment, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I have decreed that those who treason and tear the soil are unforgivable, and the nine tribes should be punished as a warning to others. Hypocrisy and obedience to officials, according to the book of surrender, starting from Xu Fengxian and below, Capture them all and escort them to Luo Jing for trial!”

Since the battlefield in southern Xinjiang cannot continue, let's harvest it all at once. Anyway, they are all traitors and traitors, so it is not a pity to die!

"As commanded."

Eunuch Chu bowed to accept the order and was about to leave to summon him.

Emperor Jingtai suddenly asked: "After checking for so long, does the Chamberlain know the identity of the true immortal?"

The battlefield in southern Xinjiang is gone, and Emperor Jingtai still has several cards to play. The first thing to consider is the deal with the White Lotus Virgin. Hundreds of gods and demons are a huge resource.

Moreover, as long as the true immortal’s identity is found out and he is not trying to harm the enemy, he cannot fall out just because he is presented to the altar for worship. It’s not like Da Gan cannot defeat the true immortal!

Eunuch Chu replied without changing his expression: "Reporting to your majesty, the true immortal has hidden magic and mysterious skills. The chamberlain has not been able to find any trace of it after searching for a long time."

"When people pass by, they leave their names, and when geese pass by, they leave their voices. Luojing is only so big. If you check from house to house, there will always be clues."

Emperor Jingtai said: "Send more manpower to find the true immortal as soon as possible. I admire the immortal's reputation and virtue, and hope to visit him. Please be the Grand Master of Daqian!"

Eunuch Chu took the order and left.

Only Emperor Jingtai was left in the Wanshou Palace, which was empty and somewhat lonely.

"My eldest companion also had a different intention. I really became an only husband, but so what?"

"I am the dynasty. If I cannot live forever, the continuation of the dynasty will be meaningless!"

Emperor Jingtai's face was gloomy and cold, and he murmured to himself.

…

Ding Xiangcheng.

The Chinese military tent.

King Li Le of Yan received the order from the palace and immediately summoned the generals.

"Father gave the order to attack Shunjing immediately and capture the hypocritical and rebellious people."

When the generals in the tent heard this, they looked puzzled.

The day before yesterday, His Majesty was still expressing deep gratitude to Fengxian, but today he is going to exterminate the entire clan. Orders are changed in the morning and overnight. How can there be such military orders in the world? They simply don’t take the lives of frontline soldiers seriously!

"Could it be that the wrong message was conveyed?"

"Here, to fight or not to fight?"

"Will it change again tomorrow?"

The generals in the tent expressed doubts. If they could recruit him without bloodshed, no one would want to face Dashun to the death.

"Of course it's a fight. I have confirmed it again and again."

Li Le ordered: "Immediately seize the pseudo-submissive officials in the army, and take advantage of Xu Nixian's letter of surrender to relax his defenses and attack Shunjing."

"promise!"

echoed in unison.

A moment later, more than a dozen warships rose into the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and quickly headed towards Shuntiancheng.

Traveling quickly all the way to the outside of Shuntian City, I thought there would be a fierce battle.

As a result, the city gates were opened wide, the formation restrictions stopped operating, and a dozen civil servants took letters of surrender and went out to greet the soldiers.

"His Royal Highness, King Yan, Xu Ni took the people with him and fled the city. I have been grateful for generations, loyal and patriotic, and will never collude with him..."

The leading official described in detail how Xu Ni was tortured and persecuted, and how everyone would rather die than surrender. With tears in his eyes, he said: "I respectfully surrender to His Majesty the King of Yan, and wait for the arrival of the heavenly army..."

Li Le stood on the bow of the boat, looking coldly at the officials below, and picked his ears when he was bored.

"Take them all and escort Luo Jing to await trial!"

Several streams of light fell, and the generals who were also tired of hearing this picked up the officials one by one and threw them into the cells to await trial.

"Your Highness... I agree to recruit you!"

"Your Highness, I am loyal to the imperial court..."

The voice was poignant and touching.

"You bastard! You are rebellious and trying to establish hypocrisy and subjugation. How can I, the majestic King Yan, connive and connive with you, and become slanderers like you?"

Li Le tore the letter of surrender into pieces and said, "Such a traitor has fabricated rumors about recruitment in an attempt to deceive the people and escape legal punishment. He should be punished!"

The captured general immediately understood that if he accidentally used force with his hands, he would crush the head official's neck. He exclaimed in horror: "Your Highness, this traitor committed suicide out of fear of crime!"

"The rebellious ministers and thieves are quite courageous!"

Li Le pointed his sword at Shunting and ordered: "Attack the city!"

Dashun Kyoto is full of formations, which can be said to be impregnable.

The military town that Xu Fengxian had run for decades had blocked barbarian attacks countless times, only to fall and change hands within half an hour.

There were only more than 10,000 city defense camps and officials waiting to be recruited in the city. The main force of the dragoon army and its affiliated soldiers had already fled south with their families.

According to the arrest list sent from the palace, most of the people on it went with the Dragoon Army.

Immediately, a general suggested: "Your Highness, the dragon cavalry army with their families will inevitably march slowly. It is better to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, completely annihilate Xu Ni, and fulfill your majesty's will!"

"General Qi, you don't understand the principle of defeating an enemy when you're in trouble. A sad army will win, right?"

Qin Qiong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "What's more, the dragon cavalry army and their families have no way to escape, and they will fight to the death. Did you win so smoothly that you forgot Xu Fengxian's strength?"

Xu Fengxian is known as the martial artist closest to the Martial Saint in Daqian.

Fighting alone in the tent, Qin Qiong and San Wu might be able to win 50-50, but the others are no match at all.

I was sure I could pull two or three away before I died, and there were only about twenty people in the tent, so I didn't know who would be lost.

It was a matter of life and death, and someone immediately echoed: "Conquering Shunjing is equivalent to destroying the pseudo-Shun. We must reorganize our defense to prevent Xu Ni from making a comeback!"

Someone else said: "The Demon Slayer Division must re-establish the Anzhou headquarters, and they are busy with affairs. This captain will not chase Xu Ni."

"..."

One by one, the reasons were sufficient, so the pursuit of the Dragon Cavalry Army was left unresolved.

The palace could issue an order to pursue, but the soldiers were tired and the march was slow, even if the Eunuch Division was sent to supervise the army.

Emperor Jingtai changed his orders one after another, and his prestige in the army had been greatly reduced.

…

Deep in the mountains.

The largest tribe of the barbarians, the Wushen tribe.

Countless new and old tents were connected between the mountains and forests, and only the central Wushen Temple was built of bluestone.

Originally, the barbarians also built cities, but after several raids by the Martial Saint, they simply lived in tents and moved their residences with the migration of prey.

A stream of light fell in front of the Wushen Temple, and its aura was revealed, which immediately alarmed the temple priests.

The old man in the lead, leaning on a skull-shaped scepter, said in surprise: "Emperor Dashun, why are you not in the palace and coming to my Wu Clan Temple?"

Da Gan called the Nanman the barbarians, meaning uncivilized savages, and they called themselves the Wu Clan.

Xu Fengxian showed hatred on his face and said: "High priest, Dashun has been destroyed, and Xu is now just a loser."

"Dashun is destroyed?"

The high priest was horrified and said quickly: "Please let General Xu in to talk."

Everyone sat down in the temple. Xu Fengxian pretended to recruit the King of Yan to make the people of Shunjing uneasy, and then he tricked the city gates open and arrested Dashun officials.

"Fortunately, Xu had seen through the King of Yan's scheme and fled Shunjing with the Dragon Cavalry, saving his life."

Xu Fengxian said: "However, the Da Gan soldiers were chasing closely, and it was ultimately difficult to resist, so Xu came here specifically to seek help."

"General Xu was defeated, and our tribe is in trouble, so how can we get any support."

The high priest said: "The only thing we can offer is our tribe members. How about I order all tribes to gather another 50,000 tribe members and put them under the general's command?"

Since Xu Fengxian rebelled against Da Gan, the barbarians have rarely had peace for a few years, and the population has increased slightly.

"High priest, Anzhou has fallen into the hands of Da Gan. Xu has not only soldiers, but also millions of family members, and there is nowhere to escape."

Xu Fengxian said: "Xu came to see the high priest to retreat into the Wu tribe's territory..."

"No!"

The high priest refused subconsciously.

Xu Fengxian said: "High Priest, Xu and Dagan have a grudge against each other for destroying the country. As long as we can preserve our strength and restore the country, we are willing to surrender the Dragon Cavalry Army and millions of families to the Wu Clan!"

"A million people..."

The high priest hesitated a little. Many tribes of the barbarians were in urgent need of fresh blood.

The barbarians repeatedly attacked the city of Dagan. Looting wealth was only secondary, and abducting people was the primary goal.

Xu Fengxian continued: "When Xu left Shunjing, he had already emptied the Dashun treasury and was willing to give it to the Wu Clan... No, to the high priest."

"Treasury..."

The high priest breathed a little heavily.

When Dashun was at its most extensive, it occupied almost a quarter of the territory of Dagan. Even if the time was short, the treasures obtained were enormous.

"This is a serious matter. This priest needs to consult the witch god!"

"High priest, after Xu surrendered, the Dragon Cavalry Army worshipped the witch god and prayed every day."

Xu Fengxian took out the storage bag and stuffed it into the hands of the high priest, saying: "Since most of the soldiers' families are women and children, the journey in the mountains is slow. There are too many gold, silver and jewelry in the treasury, and it is difficult to climb mountains and cross ridges with carts and horses..."

"Please ask the high priest to say a few good words to the witch god and send the witch tribe priests to open mountains and ridges and escort along the way to prevent the big soldiers from catching up!"

The high priest took the storage bag, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and saw that it was filled with various spiritual objects, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Okay! Okay!"