May 22nd, Jingshi.
"The Great Zhou wants peace talks?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"Yes."
The one who replied was Zhang Yi. Unlike Xiong Ba and Lord Chunshen, Di Chen did not contact Ouyang Shuo through a communication compass. Instead, he used formal diplomatic channels to negotiate.
"Then let's talk!" Ouyang Shuo said lightly.
Zhang Yi asked carefully, "May I ask what instructions Your Majesty has?"
"Have the Great Zhou surrender unconditionally!"
"This..."
Zhang Yi looked troubled. This was not a peace talk. This was a forced surrender. How could they talk?!
"That's it!" Ouyang Shuo said without hesitation.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yi left helplessly, thinking about how to complete this task.
...
The next day, Handan City.
In the royal study, Di Chen's face was red. He asked uncertainly, "Did he really say that?"
"Yes."
Peerless Elegance was also surprised. Logically, if Ouyang Shuo could accept Lord Chunshen's surrender, he should be able to accept Di Chen's as well. She did not know why he was so resolute.
Di Chen gnashed his teeth and said, "The old fox is determined to kill me."
"Then what do you plan to do?"
Di Chen was silent. He was angry, but he could only be angry. There was no other way. "If you push me too far, I'll just fight to the death." Di Chen's eyes were filled with madness.
Peerless Elegance shook her head. "Don't be impulsive. If we really fight, the fish will die, but the net will not break."
"..."
Di Chen felt extremely embarrassed. How could he not understand this logic? But apart from this, was there any other way out? Fighting to the death was just to defend the last glory of the clan.
Thinking of how he had fought for six years and ended up like this, Di Chen felt like a knife was being twisted in his heart.
"Then tell me, what should we do?" Di Chen was disappointed.
Peerless Elegance was silent for a while. She said uncertainly, "Do you think he is testing us?"
"Testing? Is there a need? He's doing this on purpose to humiliate me. "
"I don't think so."
Perhaps it was because Peerless Feng Hua was not involved in the situation, but she could see more clearly than Di Chen. After Di Chen's interruption, she was even more certain of her previous judgment. She said, "With his current status, he shouldn't be so bored as to joke around with the lives of millions of soldiers just to vent his anger."
Given the valiant strength of the Great Zhou Imperial Guards, the Great Xia army wouldn't be able to retreat unscathed if both sides were to fight.
"Really?"
Di Chen's face was full of self-mockery. In this way, he didn't even have the qualifications to make Ouyang Shuo angry.
Peerless Elegance opened her mouth to speak, but swallowed her words. At this time, Di Chen didn't need any consolation or sympathy. "I'm guessing that he wanted us to surrender unconditionally to test us."
Di Chen's eyes became serious. He pulled himself together and thought about what Peerless Elegance had said. After a while, he said, "You mean that the old fox doesn't trust us, and wants to use this method to destroy our last hope?"
Peerless Elegance nodded in satisfaction. A sober Di Chen was still very powerful.
"That's the only thing that makes sense. Honestly speaking, given our six years of confrontation, it's understandable that he doesn't trust us, "Peerless Elegance analyzed.
"Oh ~ ~" Di Chen laughed at himself. "So, the old fox still thinks of me as an opponent."
"That's true."
Think about it. If the Huaxia region didn't have Di Chen, and if there wasn't the Yan Huang Alliance, the Great Xia might be able to get to where it was today, but it wouldn't be able to get to where it was so fast and so solid.
Both sides were originally whetstones for each other. It was just a pity that there could only be one winner in this confrontation, and Di Chen happened to be the losing side. That was all.
Di Chen once again came to the window and stood for a while before he made up his mind. "Since that's the case, then let's fulfill his wish. I agree to the Great Xia's conditions! "
Peerless Elegance nodded, and for the first time, a trace of sorrow flashed in her eyes.
"Also, tell them that I will personally present the Great Zhou Imperial Seal and the Imperial Seal to Emperor Xia."
"This …"
Peerless Elegance was really surprised, and said bitterly, "You don't have to do this."
Anyone could see how painful it was for Di Chen to make such a decision. There was nothing more humiliating than bowing to the opponent he had fought against for six years.
Di Chen waved his hand. "You don't have to persuade me anymore. I've made up my mind. Since this is what he wants, then I'll give him face and treat it as … "
"Treat it as the last thing I do for the family!"
He was a member of the family in life, and a ghost of the family in death.
Even if he had reached the end of the road, as the representative of the family, Di Chen had to shoulder the responsibility. This was the destiny of a member of an aristocratic family, and it couldn't be avoided.
"I'll go talk to them."
Peerless Elegance held back the tears in her eyes, turned around, and left.
…
On the 25th of May, the Great Zhou Empire unconditionally surrendered to the Great Xia Empire.
The imperial guards, who were still fighting, surrendered to the Great Xia army and voluntarily accepted the reorganization of the Great Xia Empire.
When the news came out, the whole of Huaxia was silent.
Whether it was the Great Xia players or the Great Zhou players, they didn't make a sound, nor did they ridicule. They just silently watched the quietly passing of an era.
At this moment, Xiong Ba of Minnan, Wolf Warrior of Fengjun, and Lord Chunshen of Ludong all silently stopped what they were doing and gazed at the distant north. Their expressions were complicated, and their figures were bleak.
There was also Wandering Fantasy and Military Killer.
For them, the Great Zhou Dynasty had a special memory. It was the place where all their dreams began, and also the place where all their dreams ended.
Ironically, they also played a part in the process of ending the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Just like Xiong Ba, when he decided to submit to the Great Xia, he had already predicted that the Great Zhou Dynasty would end up like this. But when the day really came, he didn't feel the slightest bit carefree, only a lingering melancholy.
It wasn't just them. Bai Hua, Feng Qiuhuang, Sieging Lion, Taowu, and the others all had complicated feelings. Although they were no longer lords, they were still former members of the [Mountain and Sea Alliance]. They still had enough respect for the [Yan Huang Alliance].
To respect one's opponent was to respect oneself.
With the surrender of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the confrontation between the two alliances finally came to an end.
Looking back, the two alliances had already disappeared. In the land of Hua Xia, there was only one territory, and it was called the Great Xia. It was their common home.
"I thought this day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." Bai Hua sighed.
Bai Hua still remembered that in the first year of Gaia, the Mountain and Sea Alliance held their first alliance meeting in Mountain and Sea Town to discuss the first battle, the "Battle of Zhuolu".
At that time, the Yellow Emperor Alliance was still a huge mountain pressing down on them.
"That day was also May, 13th of May. What a coincidence." Bai Hua remembered it clearly.
At that time, Lingxi Town had taken the initiative to seek an alliance with Mountain and Sea Town because the two territories were in the same region. They wanted to help each other, but who would have thought that there would be such a huge battle later on.
It was also from that day onwards that the group followed Ouyang Shuo and began a magnificent journey of hegemony. They repeatedly defeated the Yellow Emperor Alliance on the battle map and constantly expanded in the wilderness.
Until today, when the Great Zhou Empire unconditionally surrendered to the Great Xia.
History was like a cycle, and no one could predict its ending, but it was there.
At that time, they only treated Ouyang Shuo as a nominal alliance leader and a friend. Who would have thought that the Mountain and Sea Town would create such a world-shaking business in Hua Xia?
Six years seemed like it was just yesterday.
But in reality? Everything was the same, but the people were different.
The once glorious Six Hegemons of Handan could only submit to the Great Xia, either to help Ouyang Shuo or to fade into the crowd. They no longer had the pride of the past, and all they could do was struggle to survive.
On the other hand, the original members of the Mountain and Sea Alliance, except for those who fell behind midway, had all grown to become powerful figures. Bai Hua had even reached a position that she had never dared to imagine in the past.
Six years ago, or even three years ago, who could have imagined such a situation?!
It had to be said that Ouyang Shuo was a person who created miracles, and the Great Xia was a land of miracles. In this vast and boundless land, there were always miracles happening.
As the sun set in the west, the afterglow completely vanished into the distant horizon.
"Tomorrow, the sun will still rise, won't it?"
Bai Hua took one last look at the distant horizon, and turned back to her seat. As the Southern Border Protector, the burden on her was not light, and she could not slack off or be emotional.
Especially when Cao Can was exiled not long ago, it cast a shadow over Bai Hua's career.
Bai Hua did not want to explain anything, nor would she plead for Cao Can. He only had himself to blame. Bai Hua also did not know if the Emperor had any thoughts about her because of this matter.
The only thing she could do was to fulfill her duties.
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