At this moment, Vadhara's mind was in a mess. He was a believer of ghosts and gods. Now that he saw Du Qi perform a miracle, he believed that Du Qi had communicated with ghosts and gods. This was because it was impossible for a human to cause the ground to tremble.
It was even impossible for a human to cause the southern city to suddenly explode. Especially when he was in the northern city and heard the sounds from the southern city. Even though Vadhara had not received the news, he believed it.
While Vadhara believed it, the rest of the soldiers were frightened by Du Qi. Everyone was in a mess, and there were even clanging sounds. Some of the soldiers were so frightened that they dropped their weapons to the ground, their faces pale.
Even though Du Qi was far away from the city, he could hear the discussions coming from the city tower. He knew that Shangguan Yi's plan had succeeded. Du Qi said, "Vadhara, now that things have come to this, do you have anything to say?"
Vadhara was even more nervous when he heard Du Qi's words.
He was afraid because he believed it.
If Vadhara was an atheist and did not believe in ghosts and gods, he would not be afraid even if Du Qi's incident happened. He would deny it.
However, he believed it.
Vadhara's mind was in a mess. He looked at Devadatta and asked, "Devadatta, what do you think we should do now?"
Devadatta also believed in ghosts and gods. He was also shocked when he saw the previous scene. However, Devadatta had another thought. He felt that Du Qi must have used some tricks to achieve this.
However, Devadatta sighed when he saw the dazed expressions of the soldiers on the city tower, Vadhara's defenseless look, and Du Qi's army outside the city.
At this point, they could no longer resist.
Devadatta said, "Your Majesty, since things have come to this, we can only surrender. If he didn't surrender, what if the gods punished him? At that time, it would not be as simple as an earthquake. There would be countless casualties. As the monarch, Your Majesty is likely to be the first to bear the brunt of the attack. So, surrender. "
After a pause, Devadatta continued, "Furthermore, the King of Jieri himself has never sent troops to help us. Under this premise, we are also a lone force defending the city. King of Jieri wants to use us to weaken Du Qi's power. Apart from that, he also wants us to fight until both sides suffer. He has a good idea, but we won't let him have his way. "
Vadhara said, "Well said, that's how it should be."
He was actually extremely dissatisfied with the King of Jieri. However, due to the circumstances, he had no choice but to submit to the King of Jieri. Otherwise, his Kenpo Province would be attacked. None of the countries north of Tianzhu could resist the King of Jieri. They had no choice but to submit to the King of Jieri.
Vadhara made up his mind and ordered, "Soldiers, follow me out of the city and submit to Du Qi."
The soldiers guarding the city all heaved a sigh of relief.
Du Qi could command demons and gods and use great divine abilities. He was simply a god-like existence. No one was willing to be enemies with Du Qi. Thus, when they heard Vadhara's words, they immediately picked up their weapons and followed Vadhara down the city.
Creak!
The city gates opened.
Vadhara led the troops out.
Du Qi smiled when he saw Vadhara's army leaving the city. As long as Vadhara left the city, it meant that Vadhara had made up his mind to surrender. Because Vadhara, who left the city, was no match for Du Qi's army.
Du Qi urged his horse to stand in front of the army with a smile on his face.
He waited quietly.
Not long after, the troops led by Vadhara were less than twenty steps away from Du Qi's army. At this distance, Vadhara ordered his soldiers to throw away their weapons and kneel on the ground to surrender. Vadhara himself stepped forward and came to a place not far from Du Qi. He respectfully knelt down and said, "Vadhara welcomes His Majesty, Emperor of Xia Xia."
"Welcome, His Majesty!"
The other officials of Kenpo Province also shouted.
Everyone knelt down.
When they looked up at Du Qi, there was awe and deep fear in the depths of their eyes. The reason was simple. Du Qi commanded demons and gods. If Du Qi wanted to kill someone, it would be done with just a word.
At this moment, Xue Rengui had already led the soldiers forward quickly. On one hand, he detained the surrendered soldiers of Kenpo Province. On the other hand, he quickly took control of the north gate of the Capital of Kantuoluo and took control of the city.
Du Qi slowly stepped forward and walked in front of Vadhara. He reached out and lifted Vadhara up, saying, "Monarch Vadhara has given up resistance and submitted to Xia Xia. I am relieved."
Vadhara said, "The sinner did not know the heavens and tried to resist His Majesty. He deserves to die."
Du Qi said, "It's good that you're willing to submit."
Du Qi and Vadhara talked for a while. During this conversation, Du Qi understood the general situation of Kenpo Province through Vadhara. The entire Jieri Dynasty, or even the entire Tianzhu now, whether it was the north or south, the country's system was the same as it was during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was the most primitive system of feudal states.
For example, the King of Jieri's Jieri Dynasty seemed to stretch across the back of Tianzhu and had vast territory. But in fact, the nobles in each region were independent. These people ruled over the region, had their own military forces, and had all the rights to collect taxes. Even the right to mint coins was in the region.
The various countries respected the King of Jieri, but they were independent.
It was the same in Kenpo Province. Vadhara lived in the capital and controlled the capital of the Vadhara Kingdom, occupying the largest piece of land. The other small states in Jiantuo Luo were also independent. Although they respected Vadhara, listened to Vadhara's arrangements, and had to pay taxes and money, they were independent.
Of course, Kenpo Province, and even the Jieri Dynasty, and even the entire Tianzhu, the most prominent thing was the caste system.
This was the most unique thing.
The entire Tianzhu had always been a caste system.
Today's Tianzhu was divided into five classes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishnava, Sudra, and Dalit. Of course, strictly speaking, it was actually the four classes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishnava, and Sudra.
As for the last class, Dalit, they were the lowest class and had no status at all.
Among them, Brahmin were the nobility of monks. Because there were countless monks and Buddhists in Tianzhu, this group held the greatest power in Tianzhu. In other words, in a place where theocracy was supreme, these people controlled the religious theocracy, monopolized the culture, and controlled everything.
The Kshatriya were important military and political officials in various places. They were responsible for the military and political affairs of various places and were responsible for maintaining the status of Brahmin. This class was equivalent to the thugs of the Brahmin. They were law enforcers and also the guardians of the interests of the class.
The Vaishnava were ordinary people. For generations, they could not be officials and could not move up. They could only honestly support the upper class.
The Sudra were the craftsmen, servants, and so on. They had the largest population and maintained all aspects of Tianzhu. In fact, the Vaishnava and Sudra were the real source of the population. Without these two basic classes, the Brahmin and Kshatriya aristocracy would be like castles in the air.
It was just that in Tianzhu, there were no people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to stand up and say that the nobles and generals were superior. No one dared to provoke the theocracy. The social class was seriously solidified. The people at the bottom fought with each other and did not dare to provoke the people at the top. Moreover, the various groups could not intermarry, so the social class was never broken.
The most important thing was that the vested interests did not break the barrier of interests.
In fact, during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the existence of the nine rank system formed the monopoly of the aristocracy. Even if there was no caste system at that time, it was in fact similar to Tianzhu's social class solidification. The children of aristocratic families were the children of aristocratic families. As long as they were born, they meant power. The children of poor families were poor families. It was almost impossible for them to stand out.
The Sui Dynasty opened the imperial examinations, and the Tang Dynasty continued the imperial examinations and carried it forward. Gradually, the aristocratic families' monopoly was broken, and the power of the aristocratic families was gradually weakened. Finally, the social class interests were broken.
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