Chapter 341: Surrender
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Since ancient times, the fall of the capital has often been accompanied by the rise of a group of kings, especially when the monarch has fallen into the hands of an enemy.
Or the powerful knots in various places took the opportunity to divide themselves as a base, set themselves up as kings, and built a small court. Or the clan relatives of the side line under the banner of recovering the country and protecting the emperor, and the other country has extended the emperor's descendants. Or those ordinary peasants and ordinary people, who call themselves gods and religions, gather crowds to become powerful, and rob wherever they see emptiness, and wander in all directions.
However, none of these things are in the land of the blue sea.
This has nothing to do with the peculiarity of its national system. In history, although there has been a precedent for the alliance with business, although there has been a precedent for the alliance with Israel, it is extremely rare, and the successor of the empress is unique.
Before the founding of the country, the islands and villages were self-governing and did not interfere with each other, and they had been at peace for hundreds of years. Men do not live long, so that the armor is not prosperous, it is difficult to become large, and it is relatively reduced the possibility of disputes. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the first Ming Emperor Zhu Lanchun centralized power, although there were several states appointed by the Jiedu envoys, but the troops that could be used in their hands were no more than thousands. After the fall of the national capital, even if the various forces wanted to choose the opportunity to set up another door, they did not have the strength.
Speaking of the side clansmen, they have been suppressed from the very beginning. Zhu Lanchun himself is a descendant of the Zhu family, and he disciplines his brothers and sisters very strictly, either using them as a tool for marriage to marry to other countries, or marrying in rich and famous families with no real power, and even there is a strict distinction between food and living and the royal family, and the fact that the seven-pointed orchid is not decorated with edges can be seen. Like Liu Mingyan, who entered southern Xinjiang with her mother, she even had to change her surname, and she didn't even think about the idea of grafting flowers and trees.
As for those people, it is women who live a long life, and many fishing villages have more tablets dedicated to the maternal line than the patriarchal line in the ancestral halls, and the head of the clan is often the majority of the respected female patriarch, which is a little more traditional than the man in terms of family style and self-control. What's more, Bihai people are naturally more content with the status quo, as long as they can eat and drink enough to live to their forties without illness, they don't care much about who is called the king and who is Kou.
Therefore, the most people in this part of the territory of the Imurans can hate the people of this part of the territory, and the remote areas in the seven parts of the water may not even know the news of the fall of the country.
The Bihai Toucheng faction led by the Lu clan was quickly recognized by the Imulan people, among which of them certainly played a role in the excellent eloquence of Lu Wenji, the secretary of the Honglu Temple, and more importantly, several important people led by Su You were very welcome to the matter of coming down.
The whole negotiation went so smoothly that Lu Wenji even felt that the other party was a little guarded......
How many officials came to surrender, how to surrender, and how to welcome the Imulan army into the capital, Lu Wenji was very well prepared, and he also answered Wen Lan's inquiries fluently.
There is only one thing, when Lu Wenji took advantage of the situation to propose to visit the imprisoned Ming Emperor, perhaps Lu Wenji's little loyalty was suddenly triggered, and when he saw that the Ming Emperor was only wearing coarse cloth plain clothes, he begged if he could let the Ming Emperor change back to the phoenix robe and wear the golden crown when entering the city, but Wen Lan refused.
The reason for rejection is not needed. People are in my hands, and I have the final say.
Just when Lu Wenji's little loyalty was not enough to resist Wen Lan's first round and was about to swallow his anger, Su You called Wen Lan to listen to a few words.
"Since the Great Witch God wants Emperor Ming to issue a decree to abdicate, at least she has to give her enough face before making the decree, if she is brought into the city as an ordinary old woman, I am afraid that no one will take it seriously if she makes an order in the future, right?"
Wen Lan thought for a while, then relieved herself and asked Lu Wenji to turn around and send a set of clothes that Emperor Ming wore on weekdays.
"Then dare to ask the Great Witch God, when will I be able to return to the palace with His Majesty Emperor Ming?"
"There's no hurry."
Wen Lan was noncommittal because she had a plan in her heart.
There are countless secret passages in Taiye City, although I have discovered a lot of them when I have been lurking in the city over the years, it is difficult to guarantee that there are no omissions. Letting Zhu Yutang return to the city is like returning to the mountain, if you want to find her again, you may not be able to find it, how can you let her write the abdication edict and the letter of alliance under the city.
Lu Wenji saw that Su You was young as the lord of the country, and he had to look at Wen Lan's face for many things, and secretly thought that Wen Lan's words were probably more important, so he didn't dare to ask. He thought that the fact that he did not tear his face in the first negotiation and the other party agreed to surrender was a great credit, and even if there were other requirements, he should not be given an inch. So he took out some flattering words and praised it, and by the way, he also mentioned the matter of the elder brother's condolences to the King of the Golden Blade. Hearing it in Su You's ears, he frowned.
Wen Lan saw that Su You's face was displeased, and knew that he was not used to seeing such disloyal ministers as Lu Wenji.
It seems that Mu Yunyou's pedantic clichΓ©s have had a great impact on Su You. What about the disloyal ministers? It just depends on who uses it. With disloyalty, there is no bloodshed.
Thinking of this, Wen Lan couldn't help but sarcastically: "Where is the famous Prime Minister Lu Cheng?" β
It's just that he expected the question that would be asked, Lu Wenji's face did not change, and he still said with a smile: "My father is nearly ninety years old, and his spirit is not as good as before, and he has resigned half a year ago to return to his hometown. A few days ago, due to the heavy wind and snow, rheumatism and rheumatism were committed again, so he went to the south to recuperate. β
"Oh? Such a pivotal veteran, just rheumatism bent the knee? Do you believe it, my lord? Wen Lan sneered, turned to Su You and asked.
"After all, he is old......
"Do you remember the day on the Fuxing platform? Between Lu Xingyuan and the lord of the country, where does he look like an old man? It's only been a year, and you're so old that you don't even have the strength to fall? β
Lu Wenji was shocked when he heard this, he was most afraid that the Imuran people would not let go of his father's refusal, and now he had to insist that it was not in good spirits, and he must not show half a point of refusal to surrender.
Wen Lanwu said to herself: "Actually, I don't care if Lu Xing comes from afar or not, if he wants to retire here, I am willing to give him a daughter as pension." I'm afraid that he said that he went to the south, but he wanted to wait for an opportunity under his nose, so if he was caught by me, I was afraid that everyone would not look good. β
Lu Wenji hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I won't." My father had left the dock from Luoxia Bay the day before yesterday, and he had already left the national capital hundreds of miles at this time, how could he be in the city. β
"Oh? So if you are really caught by me and beheaded on the spot, will you, the son, be blamed? Wen Lan approached Lu Wenji, looked at him meaningfully and asked, the expression on her face was like a cat playing with a mouse.
Lu Wenji was forced to ask so much that the tip of his nose was sweating, and he didn't dare to answer yes or no.
"Wen Lan, why bother with these tongues? But how long does a ninety-year-old man have to live? Since ancient times, there has been a saying: the son wants to raise but the parent is not there. If you ask such questions, even if you take advantage of them, you will also put him in a dilemma. He didn't force his father to surrender with him, but he wanted to make his father pure. β
Lu Wenji sighed in his heart, this Lord of Imuran is very familiar with the education of my Southern Regions.
Wen Lan didn't want to argue with Su You in front of Lu Wenji, so she smiled and said, "Okay, the lord of the country is benevolent, I won't say more." After you go back, you will know that the rest of the officials, since you have the intention of surrendering, you must be single-minded, if you have different intentions, not to mention your own suffering, you will definitely implicate others. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. β
Lu Wenji was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to face it, so he hurriedly responded, turned around and fled from the camp.
Su You watched Lu Wenji leave, and his heart became more and more unhappy. He now feels more and more that no matter how big or small, Wen Lan's words and deeds are increasingly incompatible with him.
He learned Ye Zhiqiu's forbearance since he was a child, and he is quite restrained among his peers. However, under Wen Lan's aggressiveness, sometimes she can't help but be provoked.
If it weren't for the sake of Xiaoyi......
Su You couldn't help but ask: "Great Witch God, the national capital has also arrived, and the soldiers have also arrived in the city, when will Xiao Yun be brought over?" β
"The lord of the country is looking forward to seeing Wen Lan understands, tomorrow I will ask people to send Princess Qingyang over, okay? Speaking of which, it's time for their mother and daughter to meet......" Wen Lan thought for a while, and said: "It's just that although this Taiye City is already under control, it is easy not to let these two enter the city, otherwise there will be endless troubles." β
"Why?" Su You was puzzled.
Wen Lan just wanted to say that there were countless secret passages in Yongjinmen, but suddenly he secretly wondered if he had told him, would he turn around and make him have other thoughts, so it was better not to mention it.
"Lord, our army is stationed outside the city, so naturally the closer we are to the army, the safer it is. The situation in Taiye City is complicated, and it is not easy for outsiders such as us to control it, so it is okay not to enter. β
Su You couldn't guess his thoughts, but he could feel his words flickering.
"Wen Lan, there are some things I can turn a blind eye to, but Xiao Xiao, you'd better let me see her unharmed, otherwise ......"
When Su You said this, he put his hands behind his back and turned his back to Wen Lan, and after speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, because Wen Lan failed to see his expression.
Dragons have reverse scales, and they will be angry when they touch them.
Wen Lan was no longer speechless, he knew the measure. Although he didn't think that Su You had any ability to compete with him at the moment, it was obviously no good to make a country lord stuck in front of him like a thorn.
But he was indeed a little worried that something would go wrong with the merchant hall, after all, he hadn't seen Zhu Zhitong for as long as Su You, and everything was entrusted to his younger brother Wenwen. And so far, no matter how mild it is, there has been no news. This kind of silent response can sometimes be strange.
In fact, it was already strange for Wen Wen to come to Taiye City early, and Wen Lan always felt that her younger brother still seemed to have a part of the attachment that he didn't want him to know.
However, isn't his white peony already dead?
Why do people always put the living color in front of them and can't see them, but they can care about those who have died for the rest of their lives?