Since the three countries in the Central Plains have been unified by the Xi Kingdom, only Zhang Siguo has not been taken over, so Yan Yuan, the monarch of Zhang Siguo, has been worried.

No matter how small the country is, it is still fought by his ancestors with blood and sweat, how can he be willing to give up with both hands? If he didn't say anything, he was worried that the Xi Kingdom would attack at any time. So he was worried all day.

On the side of Xi Kingdom, Emperor Guangen and Empress Jiayi are also discussing this matter.

"Of course, the plan to unify the Central Plains cannot be delayed because it is a small country, this is the trend of the times, if they are interested, they should take the initiative to seek peace, if not, we do not have to use force, I have my own strategy." Shen Xizhen said.

So she submitted her plan to Emperor Guangen.

After reading it, Emperor Guangen nodded approvingly and said, "Then do what the queen wants." ”

The next day, Emperor Guangen sent a letter to Yan Yuan, the monarch of Zhang Siguo, and the content of the letter was to subdue Zhang Siguo and form a unified Central Plains situation. He also said that at that time, except for the authority of Zhang Siguo, there will be no change in the country's people, including local customs, customs, rules and regulations.

In other words, he only needs the power of the country, and it will not change the lives of the people.

Yan Yuan's hand holding the letter was trembling.

He felt like something was choking his heart, but he didn't feel anger.

He knows very well that now Zhang Siguo can neither find an alliance nor be able to fight against Xi, but he is particularly unwilling to really give up power like this.

So he immediately summoned the ministers to a meeting.

Most of the ministers also supported not negotiating peace with Xi.

"It's a big deal, we're dead. But we can't do that. The prime minister said excitedly.

"If it is easy for us to die, will we let the people of the whole country suffer as well?" Another minister objected.

"I'm sure most of the people will support our approach." The prime minister said.

The ministers did not dare to speak out.

There was a sigh from the crowd.

After a while, someone said indignantly: "Who made our country small? Who called us low in force? Since it's all up to this, let's try to avoid losses, so I support peace. ”

Yan Yuan glanced up at the man. He said in a calm tone: "Then where did you put your national dignity?" ”

"Dignity? That's what only the strong need, and now that we are all dying, what kind of dignity do we talk about, or do we have to save our lives? The man replied unceremoniously.

Yan Yuan raised his forehead in contemplation.

After a while, Yan Yuan raised his head and said, "I want to go to the riverside to have a look." ”

"Wechen will go too." The ministers said in unison.

So the group went to the big river at the junction of Zhang Siguo and Xi Guo.

Looking at the river rolling forward, Yan Yuan's mood couldn't be calm for a long time like them.

His heart was engaged in a fierce struggle - whether to defend or to negotiate peace?

In fact, even if it is not a dead end, it is equivalent to digging one's own grave, which will definitely not last long. And to negotiate peace is to give up one's own country. This could not make him reconcile in any way.

Yan Yuan looked around with a complicated mood.

The rolling green hills, the floating white clouds, the clustered villages and the blue sky, this qiē is so beautiful, this is the home he and his ancestors built with their own hands. But he really didn't expect them to have such a day.

He secretly hated himself for being useless.

But he also knew that even if someone else became the king, he might not be able to do better than him.

Therefore, his heart is somewhat calm.

The wind blew from all directions, blowing his shirt and headband, but it also made his mood chaotic for no reason.

In an instant, the sky darkened, and light smoke rose over the village. That's the residents cooking dinner.

If they knew they were about to be led by another king. Will they hate me? Yan Yuan thought in his heart.

There is no doubt that they will hate him, and some will even want to pounce on him and tear him to pieces, right?

He seemed to feel the angry eyes in them.

Yan Yuan smiled bitterly.

"Everyone, Aiqing, I want to be alone and quiet, you go back first." Yan Yuan said to the ministers.

"Your Majesty, how can I leave you alone?" Some ministers are not at ease.

"If I can't even protect myself, how can I protect a country? You've all come to see me as a porcelain doll. ”

There was a bit of helplessness in his tone.

The ministers could not bear to say anything more that hurt his heart, so they silently took their leave and left.

But there were still some careful ministers who didn't go far, and stayed not far away to watch Yan Yuan.

Yan Yuan knew that there were three other ministers not far away. But he pretended not to know, he felt that the distance was enough. He walked briskly across a rocky slope. Quickly cut off the eyes of the ministers who were watching him.

Then he walked quickly towards the embankment on the other side.

"What is the emperor going to do? It's like trying to race on the riverbank. One of the ministers said suspiciously.

Several other ministers who looked towards Yan Yuan also shook their heads suspiciously.

Under everyone's gaze, Yan Yuan's movements became faster and faster, and finally he jumped towards the river in front of him, and the whole person jumped into the river.

The ministers realized something at this time, and hurriedly rushed towards the place where Yan Yuan jumped into the river.

However, when they rushed to that place, they saw that the river had returned to calm, but there was no trace of Yan Yuan.

They immediately jumped in search of it.

Half an hour later, only one of the three ministers who had jumped out of the water alive, climbed to the ground with all his might, and trotted back to report.

That night, the locals learned that Yan Yuan had jumped into the river and disappeared.

The next morning, the whole country knew about it.

They never thought that Yan Yuan, who was optimistic, cheerful and courageous, would choose such a way to leave. This means that he is neither willing to give up Zhang Siguo, nor has he the courage to face Xiguo's strong peace.

But now that he was dead, Emperor Guangen was no longer polite to Zhang Siguo's people, and he sent 800,000 troops to attack from the periphery of Zhang Siguo's four directions that day.

Zhang Siguo's crown prince Yan Kai and second prince Yan Jun were first captured alive, which means that they can't succeed to the throne if they want to.

However, after the Xi army attacked, they did not harm the people, but only captured Yan Kai and Yan Jun alive.

Seven days later, the monarch of Xi took the reign of Zhang Siguo.

At this point, the Xi State unified the Central Plains and included the countries of Yuanqiu, Mao, Gong and Zhang Si under its jurisdiction.

As a result, Emperor Guangen became the first monarch in the history of Xi to have territorial rights in the Central Plains.

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