Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 123

Chapter 123 Decide To Surrender
“Also, your Great Chen Kingdom has to pay tribute to me, Ye Lan, year after year. As for the specific matters, I will send people to contact you. Of course, because the Great Chen Kingdom was destroyed by the war this year, I will allow you to be exempt from paying tribute like the Great Wei Kingdom this year. Let’s start next year.”

Huyan Mingshuo was not a tyrant. He knew that it was too late, so he didn’t make excessive demands. He just wanted to cut off Chen Bao’s chances of becoming an emperor and then take Mu Linghua away. As for paying tribute, this was a condition that they had to accept as a surrender.

After hearing this, the Great Chen envoy said, After pondering for a moment, He felt that these two requirements weren’t too excessive. The Second Prince was indeed not the Crown Prince’s material. With his insistence on sending troops this time, which resulted in the innocent deaths of hundreds of thousands of Great Chen soldiers, it was absolutely impossible for him to become the monarch of Great Chen again. As for paying tribute, it was understandable. As a surrender, paying tribute was already within their expectations.

Therefore, after a long silence, he agreed, “Your Highness, please rest assured. This official will definitely convey His Highness’ words to our emperor untouched. This official believes that the emperor will definitely give His Highness a satisfactory answer. If His Highness does not have any other instructions, then this official will return first.”

“Well, this palace’s request is only for these two points, as long as your country agrees, “This palace will immediately order the army of Ye Lan to withdraw from the Great Chen Kingdom. Of course, as a surrender country, this palace will also send appropriate officials to assist your country in managing its government affairs. If your envoy has no objection, then go back and tell your emperor what this palace has said. This palace can give you three days to consider it. I hope that you can give this palace an answer as soon as possible.”

After he finished speaking, he instructed the guards beside him, “Someone, send the guests off for this palace.”

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince,” the guard then said to the Great Chen envoy, “Your Excellency, please.”

When the Great Chen envoy saw that he had finished speaking, he did not delay any longer. He immediately stood up and bowed to Huyan Mingshuo, “Then I will take my leave first. Your Highness, please rest assured, my Great Chen Kingdom will definitely give His Highness a satisfactory answer as soon as possible.”

After that, he turned around and followed behind the guard. He left Huyan Mingshuo’s tent. After the envoy left, Fu Yingran walked out of the room and sat down beside Huyan Mingshuo. Then, he asked, “How are you going to deal with Mu Linghua if you take her away so forcefully?”

Huyan Mingshuo had specifically asked Great Chen to hand over Mu Linghua. He must have hated her to the bone. Now that Great Chen had already decided to surrender, handing over Mu Linghua was a matter of certainty. She also wanted to know what Huyan Mingshuo was going to do to Mu Linghua.

Hearing Fu Yingran’s question, Huyan Mingshuo did not intend to conceal it, so he looked over and told her everything in his heart, “How should we deal with it? Based on the chaos she created in Ye Lan and the harm she caused to us, I will definitely not let her go.”

Besides, this Mu Linghua is the princess of Nanjiang and the direct daughter of Prince Nanjiang. If I kill her own parents and destroy her homeland, she will definitely retaliate crazily against me. She will definitely fight against Ye Lan at all costs.

I haven’t forgotten, There was also a Crown Prince, Mu Lingfeng, from the Southern Jiang Kingdom. He was still hiding in the Great Wei Kingdom waiting for an opportunity to move, I wanted to cut off his hands and feet, I’m going to take care of her, Mu Linghua, In this way, There was only Mu Lingfeng left in the southern border, and those Nanjiang princesses who had already married into various countries, “As Mu Lingfeng is still only the Crown Prince and has not officially ascended to the throne, Prince Nanjiang has died recklessly and left no explanation for him. Therefore, he should not be very clear about the spies from the various countries he planted. As long as we break through all of them, we will be able to completely disappear Nanjiang from this continent.”

Recalling what King Nanjiang had done over the years, Huyan Mingshuo hated him so much that his teeth itched. He thought that the Yelan Imperial Family, along with his three generations of kings, had been played around by this tiny Southern Jiang King. That was why he had sworn to himself that if he didn’t avenge this, he would not be a human being. If he didn’t uproot this tiny Southern Jiang Kingdom in his life, he wouldn’t be able to swallow this breath to death.

After listening to Huyan Mingshuo’s analysis, Fu Yingran also felt that it was reasonable. Then, he said, “Well, what you said makes sense. This Mu Linghua is Mu Lingfeng’s biological sister. Once the siblings join hands, it will indeed be a lot of trouble for us. We can deal with Mu Linghua first.” Actually, Fu Yingran herself did not like Mu Ling Hua. After all, she had wholeheartedly thought of marrying into the Crown Prince’s Mansion to replace her, so she was quite in favor of Huyan Mingshuo’s decision.

“That ‘s what I’ m worried about, That’s why I have to ask Great Chen to hand over Mu Ling Hua, In this way, Because Great Chen did not protect Mu Linghua, After Mu Lingfeng learns about it, he will definitely ask Concubine Li for punishment. At that time, Concubine Li will also lose Mu Lingfeng’s trust. Similarly, because Concubine Li has already become distracted, Mu Lingfeng will no longer have any intentions of Great Chen. Great Chen has since completely escaped the control of Southern Jiang Country. This is also a good thing for us. ”

Since he had already promised Chen Yong that he would help him preserve his position as Crown Prince and protect Great Chen from other countries, then he had to try his best to eliminate all possible factors. This was also the condition for him to cooperate with the Crown Prince of Great Chen. He, Huyan Mingshuo, had always kept his word.

They had already agreed, Ye Lan could help Chen Yong preserve his position as Crown Prince and help him ascend to the throne of the Great Chen Empire. Moreover, he promised that after Chen Yong ascended to the throne, he would try his best to protect the Great Chen Empire from other countries. Chen Yong had to ensure that the Great Chen Empire would submit to Ye Lan for generations and convince the Great Chen Empire to agree to surrender Mu Ling Hua.

Since he had already reached an agreement, regardless of whether the situation changed or not, he would carry it out. This was his principle for Huyan Mingshuo.

After the envoy of the Great Chen Kingdom returned to the Great Chen Imperial Palace from the Ye Lan camp, He went straight to the Emperor and conveyed Huyan Mingshuo’s words to the Great Chen Emperor. At this moment, he was standing in front of the Great Chen Emperor and said respectfully, “Your Majesty, after I arrived at the Ye Lan Camp, I personally saw the Crown Prince Shuo. At that time, I conveyed the Emperor’s words to the Crown Prince Shuo.”

After hearing this, he readily agreed. He also told me to return and inform the emperor that he could agree to our request and withdraw the Ye Lan army as soon as possible. The Ye Lan Kingdom will also try its best to protect our Great Chen Kingdom so that we will no longer be harassed by other countries. At the same time, he also put forward two conditions, hoping that the emperor would agree to his request. ”

When Emperor Da Chen heard this, he asked, “What kind of request do you have? Tell me about it.”

Actually, he had already made preparations in his heart. Huyan Mingshuo would not agree to his request without any reason. He would definitely put forward the corresponding conditions.

When the envoy saw Emperor Da Chen’s worried expression, he said, She immediately comforted him and said, “Your Majesty, please rest assured that the conditions of the Crown Prince Shuo are not harsh. Everything is within our limits. He only asked us to hand over Mu Linghua and promised him that the Crown Prince of our Great Chen Kingdom can never be the Second Prince. He also said that he would send people to discuss specific matters with us later.

In addition, he also said that because the Great Chen Kingdom was destroyed by the war this year, we were granted the same privilege as the Great Wei Kingdom. We didn’t pay tribute this year and only paid tribute to the Yelan Kingdom next year. At the same time, Yelan also sent some officials to assist the Great Chen Kingdom in handling its political affairs. In my opinion, the conditions that Crown Prince Shuo mentioned were reasonable and not harsh.

The second prince was reckless, and selfish, It is indeed not suitable to be a Savage Monarch, Coupled with his insistence on leading the troops, “This has caused the innocent deaths of more than a hundred thousand soldiers of our Great Chen Kingdom. His prestige in the hearts of the people has already plummeted. If the Emperor makes him Crown Prince again, even the Great Chen Imperial Family will lose their hearts. As for paying tribute this year and dispatching officials to help deal with political affairs, this is a necessary condition for my country.”

These officials of the Great Chen Kingdom, Actually, he had already noticed that, The Emperor had already made up his mind to let the Second Prince replace His Highness the Crown Prince. Although everyone had objections in their hearts, because the Emperor hadn’t formally put forward it, it was hard for them to say anything else. It was just that everyone had tacit understanding. Therefore, this envoy was good enough to persuade the Emperor, hoping that he would comply with Huyan Mingshuo’s request and dismiss the second prince’s plan to become the Crown Prince.

This was done on the one hand to allow Ye Lan to withdraw his troops as soon as possible and restore stability to the people, and on the other hand, for the sake of the Great Chen Kingdom’s eternal foundation. After all, this Second Prince was truly not the material for a Crown Prince. If this Second Prince really became a Crown Prince, after he ascended to the throne, this Great Chen Kingdom would be in danger. After all, only those who had the hearts of the people would be able to obtain the world.

Actually, he wasn’t the only one to blame for leading the troops. At first, the emperor agreed to this decision. However, the emperor was never at fault, so the second prince could only take the blame.

After the emperor heard the envoy’s words, Her heart was extremely awkward. He also knew that, In this battle with Ye Lan, Although the Second Prince was wrong, But it wasn’t all his fault, Back then, he had personally agreed, Now that the army had been defeated, Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died innocently, Facing such a result, there must be someone to take responsibility. His own identity was destined not to be tainted, so he could only acquiesce in letting the Second Prince take the blame. Although he couldn’t bear it, he was helpless. After all, these hundred thousand soldiers should have died because of his improper command.

So he said to the envoy, “Well, I understand what you said. You don’t have to persuade me anymore. I just agree to it. After this incident, I can tell that Bao’er is indeed not suitable for a monarch. His eyes are too narrow and his personality is too reckless. In comparison, the Crown Prince is more of a monarch.”

How can I, relying on my own preferences, ruin the foundation that our ancestors painstakingly built? You can go to the Ye Lan camp again. Tell the Crown Prince that I have agreed to all his requests. Three days later, I will personally leave the city and hand over the surrender form and our Great Chen Kingdom’s jade seal. At the same time, I will hand over Mu Linghua and assure him that the Great Chen Kingdom’s Crown Prince will always be the First Prince, Chen Yong. ”

The Emperor also had his own thoughts. The Crown Prince’s grandfather had died at the hands of the people of Ye Lan, The Crown Prince had a grudge against Ye Lan, so the Crown Prince would definitely not collude with Ye Lan. In the future, he would not become a puppet of the Ye Lan Kingdom. Perhaps after the Great Chen Kingdom stabilized, the Crown Prince would be able to lead the soldiers and civilians of the Great Chen Kingdom to counterattack together and turn the situation around.

After receiving his definite reply, the envoy bowed to the emperor and said, “This lowly official obeys my orders. This lowly official will immediately go to Yelan camp and convey the emperor’s words to Crown Prince Shuo. After all, if Yelan withdraws his troops earlier, the people in the city will be freed one day earlier.”