There were still six days to the new year and seven days to the wedding. While the entire Lan City was in a state of jubilation, everyone from the Yun Nation looked worried.
They had been in Lan City for a week, but the empress had yet to summon them.
It wasn't a big deal for thousands of people to feed their horses. Even if their daily meals were several times more expensive, it was just a small amount of money to the people of the Yun Nation. The reason why the empress didn't summon them made them feel restless day and night.
If the empress didn't want to see them, their positions in the Yun Nation would be unstable.
Even if he was in charge of a city, he might lose his head one day under the iron hooves of the barbarian army.
Perhaps they didn't even need the Barbarian Army. As long as the news got back, the rebels would take their heads first.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think of the current situation?" The few of them sat together and discussed softly. Most of the people in this group were the sons of the first wives of various cities or aristocratic families. After all, the warlords had to deal with political affairs. Without the empress's summons, they didn't dare to leave the city.
On the other hand, the son of the first wife was of sufficient status. Not only could he express his loyalty, but he could also find no fault with him.
Before coming here, every family had repeatedly reminded their sons not only to present gifts, but also to find a backer.
When they came, they were also full of confidence, thinking that those barbarians had never seen anything good. As long as he took out some valuable treasures, the barbarians would be unable to move their eyes away. Even if it was a little painful, it was worth it no matter how much it cost.
But after a few days, their hearts sank.
The empress didn't want to see them, and so did many of the ministers. They had gold and jewels in their pockets, but they didn't even have a way to send them off.
At this moment, the few of them were gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
The person who was addressed as Mister Lin had a special status. He was Lin Mengsheng. Back then, he had tried his best to convince the warlords of the various cities to surrender, and his name was hung on the empress's desk. This time, he had come along with everyone.
"Qi Zixiao won't even want to see us, right? These barbarians are really arrogant! "A young man with red lips and white teeth said with a frown.
The others frowned and moved further away from him.
"You must call him Your Majesty! Don't say what you shouldn't say. Otherwise, it will bring disaster to your Chen Family! "
"If you're courting death, don't drag us down with you!"
The few young men said coldly.
The young man from the Chen family was taken aback. Seeing everyone's expressions, he recalled the Shi family's request and said unwillingly, "It's my fault for speaking without thinking. We're all on the same side here. Don't spout nonsense. "
"An Earth Wheel expert's eyes and ears are so sharp that ordinary people can't compare to them. They can easily distinguish the sound of a mosquito from dozens of meters away. Do you know how many Earth and Spirit Wheel experts there are in Lan City? "Lin Mengsheng asked faintly.
These words were said with good intentions.
Everything about them being on the same side was nonsense.
If selling out the Chen family could stabilize the position of the others, they could tie up all the members of the Chen family and send them to the palace in less than a quarter of an hour.
He didn't know if the Chen Clan really didn't have anyone else, but they actually sent a disciple like this.
Everyone had their own thoughts, and one of them said, "Not only does His Majesty refuse to see us, even those ministers refuse to see us. I've sent over a dozen name cards, but they've all sunk into the sea."
Lin Mengsheng was well aware of what these people were doing. He simply said, "Her Majesty didn't summon you, and those officials don't know her intentions. Naturally, they won't meet you."
"Mister Lin, do you have any good ideas?" Everyone looked at him. Lin Mengsheng's wisdom was indeed extraordinary. If he hadn't contacted the warlords of the various cities, the destruction of the Yun Nation would have been slower. However, all that was left of them now were bones hanging on the city walls.
Before coming here, many of their families had instructed them to ask for Lin Mengsheng's opinion.
No matter how much credit he had made, he couldn't possibly be on the same side as the aboriginals and would definitely stand on the side of the people of the Yun Nation.
There was no doubt about this.
Just like how the people of Tianjing Basin thought of him back then, they also believed that he would definitely draw them over to his side and form a force that belonged to him.
However, Lin Mengsheng's starting point was much lower than that of Ren Baqian. It was probably the difference between the 18th floor and the basement.
Everyone thought that Lin Mengsheng would be chosen, but the empress hadn't summoned him yet. His treatment was no different from theirs.
"Wait!" Lin Mengsheng said.
In fact, he was also guessing the empress's thoughts and had some ideas, but he didn't say them out loud.
Everyone had different expressions. It was the word "wait" again.
This Lin Mengsheng was nothing more than this.
Along the way, everyone agreed that he was quite intelligent, but they didn't feel that he was much worse than them. At this moment, it seemed that he was just as helpless as they were.
While everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside. A young man who looked like a servant rushed in and said, "Young masters, Mister Lin, the empress has written a letter of surrender and surrendered!"
Everyone immediately understood that this was the former emperor of the Yun Nation, their former boss.
Lin Mengsheng's eyes lit up. "When did this happen?"
"It's on the way to the palace now, and the people outside are spreading the news! We can still make it if we go now. "
A smile appeared on Lin Mengsheng's face. "I think Her Majesty will summon us tomorrow."
"How do you know, Mister Lin?" someone immediately asked.
There were also some who had a pensive look on their faces.
The emperor of the Yun Nation had been kidnapped for more than half a year, right? These days, everyone had carefully inquired about it, but they didn't get any useful information.
Now that there was suddenly news of the emperor's surrender, it was going to be a good show!
It was a good show for the people of Dayao and the Yun Nation, but it was also a good show for them.
"Mister Lin, do you want to go and take a look?" a young man asked.
"You guys go ahead, I won't be going." Lin Mengsheng shook his head.
This was a carnival for the aboriginals and the end of an era.
From now on, the Yun Nation would completely become history.
No matter how much he hated Chen Dongsheng and Zheng Chengmian, he was still a citizen of the Yun Nation.
Afterward, everyone dispersed in twos and threes. Some people returned to their rooms with a sad look on their faces.
Some people remained calm and headed to the palace.
Just as Lin Mengsheng thought, this was a carnival for the aboriginals.
Even though the Yun Nation had been completely occupied more than half a year ago.
The surrender of the emperor of the Yun Nation seemed to be useless. Regardless of whether he surrendered or not, the Yun Nation had already become history.
In fact, in the hearts of many people, the emperor of the Yun Nation represented the Yun Nation.
The surrender of the emperor in front of the palace meant that the Yun Nation had completely surrendered.
…
Ren Baqian accompanied the empress as they stood on the tower of the palace. He made way for her and looked down at the man below.
He was now wearing the attire of the emperor of the Yun Nation.
After all, it didn't look good for him to submit the surrender in a prisoner's uniform. Although everyone knew that he was the emperor of the Yun Nation, he was lacking a lot of things without that set of clothes.
This was probably the last time he would wear it.
"With the importance of Emperor Yao, you are the master of the crusade. Your strategies are god-like, and your authority is unparalleled … I dare not compare to the generosity of Emperor Yao and the benevolence of the people …"
Chen Dongsheng stood in the square in front of the palace, and his voice was spread throughout the audience through a loudspeaker.
From Chen Dongsheng's clothes to the position where he surrendered, Chen Dongsheng surrendered in front of the palace, the empress accepted his surrender at the top of the city wall, and the loudspeaker — all of this was naturally arranged by him.
Ren Baqian even helped him polish up his surrender form a little.
With this sentence, "Today, I, Chen Dongsheng, beg for forgiveness. Thank you for listening." The curtains completely fell on the Yun Nation.
In Lan City, wild cheers resounded through the sky.
That night, a grand banquet was held in the palace. The two old men, Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan, stripped naked, revealing their muscles. They wore animal skins below their waists and wrestled in the banquet hall.
Hong Wu stripped his upper body, grabbed Ren Baqian's neck, and forced him to drink five kilograms of sorghum wine.
"Gulp … Gulp … I'm going to … Gulp … Drown … Cough, cough …" Before Ren Baqian fainted, he firmly believed that Hong Wu was definitely doing this on purpose.
He looked at the empress with his hazy eyes for help, only to see her drinking by herself and smiling at him from time to time.
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