Chapter 301: The Sea (V)

Li Ming smiled slightly and stepped back a few steps aside. Princess Changle greeted her, hugged the old emperor's arm and said, "Why do you want to stand here and talk? Come in quickly and listen to Yan'er sing a little song for you. My brother has important things to talk to you."

The old emperor squinted his eyes very much, walked to the hall and said with a smile: "What's the matter again? Don't just come to me to ask for fief from me like Li Qing. Let me tell you, I'm not so generous this time unless your brother can find another princess like you for me."

While speaking, Princess Changle had already pulled the old emperor closer to the palace. Li Ming hurriedly followed a few steps and isolated the old emperor and his guards.

When he walked into the hall, Princess Changle smiled and pressed the old emperor to the soft collapse. She turned around and took out the guqin and was about to play it. However, she saw the old emperor looking around in surprise, with a vigilant expression in her eyes.

"Where have the palace maids gone? Why haven't I seen any of them? By the way, why didn't there be a single guard outside just now? What happened?" At this point, he stood up and was about to walk outside, but was blocked by Li Ming behind him.

"The emperor asked him to go back, don't worry about the servants' affairs. Let's talk carefully through this place. Li Yan, there has been no personnel exchanges between Datang and Dasu for hundreds of years. Look at me, I still don't even know the name of the Emperor of Dasu. It's really a failure."

The Emperor Da Su was about to shout, but he heard Princess Changle behind him giggling: "You are really, you came to see the emperor, but you didn't even know the name of the person. Listen, the Emperor Da Su in front of you has a surname Chunyu, and the single name is the word "Shui". I only knew it after I came here."

"Bold!" Emperor Chunyushui of the Great Su Kingdom couldn't help but change his face. He took a step back and shouted loudly at the Lord of Changle Palace: "Li Yan, what do you mean? It's so presumptuous to call me my name in front of others! What are the intentions of you two? Tell me quickly, otherwise I will really turn against you."

Li Ming clasped his fists with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's really important to come to see you this time. I will introduce myself first. Let me be the next one. My surname is Li Ming. Judging from your age, you can just call me Li Ming."

"Li Ming?" Chunyu Shui showed a little doubt on his angry face, turned to look at Li Yan and asked, "You said he is your brother? Your father only has two sons. When will another person named Li Ming be released..."

Suddenly, his face changed drastically. He turned his head and stared at Li Ming tightly, his voice trembling: "What's your name? Li Ming? Which Li Ming? Couldn't be the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty now? How could the king of a country come here? Who are you? To be honest!"

When he said this, the short and fat emperor actually exuded a majestic momentum.

Li Ming smiled and bent over slightly, with a elusive smile on his lips that made Chunyu Shui unable to understand.

"Yes, I am the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ming. I came here this time to bring Princess Changle back, but I didn't expect to meet His Majesty here. Taking this opportunity, should we have a good talk?"

Chunyu Shui's face suddenly became bloodless. He took several steps back in horror and shouted loudly: "Come here! Come here! Come here to protect us!" He shouted, but even his voice changed.

Li Ming quickly stepped forward, grabbed his collar and pressed him on the chair next to him, and smiled and said, "Don't bother. Your subordinates have been put down long ago, and it's useless to shout out loud. Since I dared to go deep into the tiger's den, I must have made complete preparations. So, if you are wise, I will do it for me honestly, otherwise I may kill you." The last sentence used a little internal force, which shocked Chunyu Shui so much that he was sweating like a fish, and sat there motionlessly.

Taking a few steps back and sitting down in front of Chunyushui, Li Ming chuckled and said, "Now we can have a good talk? Maybe you don't know yet that your 1.2 million army has been wiped out on the border, and the general Tang Fei, who led the troops, has also been captured alive by me. As long as I am willing, I can rush my troops south to occupy Dasu at any time."

Li Ming's words made Chunyu Shui and Princess Changle scream at the same time. The two of them looked at Li Ming with a smile in shock, and they couldn't believe it was true for a moment.

"Eliminate.....Eliminate, it's funny." Chunyu Shui said with a pale face and forced a smile: "You have to kill a large army of one and two million, even if you kill, you will have to kill for two months, and...the whole army will be wiped out, dreaming."

With a lifeless expression on Li Ming's face, he just stared at Chunyu Shui with a steady look, letting him swallow his words below.

"Is this true? You are not lying to others? Where is my brother?" Princess Changle rushed up and hugged Li Ming's arm and shouted anxiously.

Li Ming gently pushed her hand away and shouted without hesitation: "Tang Fei, you can come in."

Seeing Tang Fei coming in, Chunyu Shui almost fainted. He stood up with a cold sweat on his face and pointed at Tang Fei, unable to say a word.

Tang Fei knelt in front of Chunyushui with a pounce, and cried loudly: "The general is incompetent and cannot lead the army to win glory for our emperor, but he was completely wiped out on the border. Your Majesty, I'm sorry for you."

Chunyu Shui's whole body seemed to be disintegrating, and his legs fell to the ground and fainted.

"I don't want to waste time by letting him wake up." Li Ming stared at Chunyu Shui on the ground and ordered without raising his head.

The old chef flashed and appeared in front of Chunyushui, reached out to pat him, and then disappeared from the spot.

Chunyu Shui opened his eyes, struggled to get up, kicking Tang Fei to the point of snow. He stared at Tang Fei who was crying on the ground with a vicious look, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "What's the use of asking you! Do you want to show up in front of me? Tang Fei, if you still have a little loyalty, just commit suicide for me now."

Li Ming snorted coldly, like a sledgehammer hitting everyone's heart, making Chunyu Shui, who was beginning to become hysterical, sit on the stool. Tang Fei, who was crying, also Yang Qi's face was covered in blood, staring at Li Ming in horror.

"Don't make trouble anymore! I have already said that I would like to have a good talk with you when I come this time, not to come to see you show off. Chunyushui, I still treat you as an emperor at present, and hope you can respect yourself. If you don't respect your own identity, I don't care about letting you be a prisoner."

Chunyu Shui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead muffled, looked at Li Ming with a dull look, and said hoarsely: "What do you want to do? Are you here to humiliate me? As an emperor who is about to fall, do you think we need to continue talking? You have also said that it is easy for you to occupy Da Su, what else should we talk about?"

Li Ming smiled coldly and said, "The reason I want to talk to you is mainly because of the people of Da Su. If I want to use troops to Da Su, I am afraid that the remaining population of Da Su will be less than 20% of the current ones. The common people are the most unlucky when the troops pass by. Therefore, I want to resolve this matter peacefully."

Chunyu Shui was stunned for a moment, staring at Li Ming in surprise, not knowing what to say.

"What I talked with you is very simple. In a word, from now on, Da Su will exist as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. Da Su's army will be completely disbanded and will be guarded by the Tang Dynasty troops. Every year, Da Su will pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty."

Chunyushui's fat body jumped up: "Surrender to you? Absolutely not possible! I can't do it! I would rather live and perish with the Soviet Union than surrender to you."

Li Ming stared at Chunyu Shui coldly, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Saving and dying together? Do you think you still have this opportunity now? You have lost this qualification. Today I am waiting for you one word, agree or object. If you agree, I can save your life. You can let your prince manage the surrendered Great Su Kingdom, and then I will bring you back to the Tang Dynasty to enjoy two years of blessings. However, if you disagree, I will kill you on the spot. At that time, I can support your other sons to seize the throne of Great Su with your prince. I believe that for this, many of your sons will definitely be willing to cooperate with me. By then, Great Su will still be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. So, whether you agree or not, the ending of Great Su is fixed. Now it depends on whether you are willing to continue to live."

The cold sweat on Chunyu Shui's face kept flowing down like flowing water. At this time, his mind was blank, and even his most basic judgment had been lost. He didn't know how to answer Li Ming or how to refute Li Ming's words. In his consciousness, he only knew that if he couldn't answer Li Ming in time, his life would be lost.

"Do you promise not to hurt anyone in my Dasu royal family?" At this time, Chunyu Shui was not thinking about the people of Dasu, but the Dasu royal family built by his ancestors.

"I have never repented what I said. Except for you who have to go to the Tang Dynasty, I will not touch any other Da Su people. However, if someone tries to resist, my troops will not be polite."

Chunyu Shui wiped his sweaty face randomly and looked at Li Ming and hesitated: "What should I do? Can you feel at ease to let me return to the palace? If you want to promulgate such a major decree, you must announce this matter in front of all civil and military officials. Otherwise, how can you disband the local army?"

Li Ming smiled and his face became much more relaxed: "This is very simple. Let your people convey the will, so all the ministers and generals gather here. Isn't that enough? You are very wise. Not only will the people of Da Su get rid of a war, but the royal family of Da Su will continue to be preserved. Why not do the best of both worlds?"

Chunyu Shui lowered his head sadly and sighed speechlessly. Although his head was still blank, the facts in front of him forced him to accept it.

Several eunuchs were thrown in front of Chunyu Shui by the old chef and secret guards. Looking at them with their blank eyes open, Chunyu Shui completely gave up. There were so many mysterious masters around Li Ming, what's the use of his own resistance?

After receiving the emperor's oral order, the ministers of the Great Su Kingdom were very surprised. Princess Changle's mansion was a forbidden area in the Great Su. Except for the emperor himself, no officials were allowed to enter and exit. It has been the emperor's forbidden body for a long time. Now, when I heard that the emperor was going to summon them there, why didn't they feel confused?

In Princess Changle's mansion, when the officials of Dasu and all the princes arrived, the sun was gradually setting. The red glow illuminated the majestic hall more solemnly. The important ministers who came to this place for the first time were outside the hall and did not dare to move.

"The emperor has an order, and all ministers come to the palace to meet." The old eunuchs beside Chunyushui seemed to feel something was wrong with their emperor, and their voices were weak.

In the hall, the gauze tents all over it have been demolished, and all the wings on both sides have been demolished. In the entire hall, only the chairs in the center stand alone.

When they saw Li Ming sitting next to Chunyu Shui, the ministers who were entering one after another were surprised, but the emperor didn't say anything, so these people pretended not to see it. After the ceremony, they stood on both sides, waiting quietly for their emperor to speak.

The swaying candlelight shone on Chunyushui's pale face, making the expression on his face look so complicated. Looking at the ministers standing quietly in front of him, Chunyushui didn't know what it felt.

"My dear friends, letting you come here today is an important thing to announce to everyone that the 1.2 million troops that the Great Su went to the Tang Dynasty have been wiped out." Although I have already accepted this fact, when I said this, Chunyu Shui's face still showed an unacceptable look.

A scream of surprise suddenly sounded in the hall. This situation surprised them so much. The war, which was ambitious for two years and had been launched with all the strength of the whole country, had failed in just one month. This was a fact that they could not accept no matter what. For a moment, there were many discussions in the hall and shouts were endless.

"Your Majesty! How did this news be obtained? Why didn't our Ministry of War get any news!" A thin middle-aged general shouted loudly in the noisy voice, covering up the noisy comments. The ministers stopped their comments and turned their eyes to Chunyu Shui.

Chunyu Shui smiled bitterly, stared at the middle-aged general with a strange expression suddenly flashed. He turned to look at Li Ming and said, "This news was told by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty himself."

Suddenly there was a moment of silence in the hall. The ministers cast their eyes on Li Ming's face, and no one could believe their own ears.

"Your Majesty, I can't believe this is true. How could our heavy armored cavalry of more than 700,000 and 400,000 other troops be eliminated so quickly? Is the person next to you telling the truth?" The middle-aged general passed by everyone and came to the front, turning his gaze to Li Ming.

Li Ming smiled faintly, turned his head to look at Chunyu Shui. The expression on his face made Chunyu Shui feel extremely frightened: "I have already said just now, don't try to try friends and resist. Without full confidence, I will not take risks easily. Don't you understand what just now?"

A lot of sweat suddenly appeared on Chunyu Shui's face. He forced a smile and said to Li Ming: "You...you misunderstood, I...I really have no intention of resisting. What other tricks can I do in front of you?" After that, he coughed gently.

As the sound rang out, the middle-aged general who had been bent and standing in front of them suddenly started and slashed at Li Ming with a lightning palm.

Li Ming didn't even look back. He just looked at Chunyushui with a cold look, which made him feel uncomfortable and his whole body tremble involuntarily.

The old chef suddenly appeared in front of the middle-aged general, reached out and took his palm down. With a muffled sound, the middle-aged general staggered back two steps, and then collapsed on the ground. The old chef took advantage of this palm and took a few steps back, standing behind Li Ming with a calm expression.

"No...it's not my business, it's purely his personal behavior. You have seen it, I haven't ordered him to do anything." Seeing that the general fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, Chunyushui hurriedly stood up, waving his hands and explaining desperately.

"I won't care about these things with you. Remember, in your Dasu, no one can threaten my safety." Li Ming smiled coldly and said to Chunyu Shui.

"Yes...I know...I know." Chunyu Shui sat down slowly, glanced at the ministers below with a dull gaze, and sighed and said, "All ministers have listened. Given that our Da Su has no available troops at present, I have decided that from now on, the Da Su Kingdom will officially surrender to the Da Tang Empire, and all the existing troops in the Da Su Kingdom are on standby, waiting for the Da Tang troops to come and accept them."

Chunyu Shui's words caused a stir again. The ministers almost didn't believe their ears and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. For a moment, everyone started to shout loudly with red faces.

"What's the name! Stop me!" A voice shouted loudly, covering the voices of the ministers. As the sound fell, a prince in his thirties separated the crowd and walked to Li Ming.

"You are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? It seems that this is true. Since you dare to come here, it seems that you have some support. However, do you really think that I, Da Su, are no one? I am Chunyu Xiang, the current crown prince of Da Su, solemnly warn you here to release my father quickly, so that I can guarantee that you will leave Da Su safely. Otherwise, I will replace my father and become the new emperor of Da Su from this moment. In that case, it will be useless for you to hostage my father."

Li Ming stared at Chunyu Xiang in front of him in surprise and whispered: "I really didn't expect that the crown prince of the Great Su Kingdom was so courageous. Although he was a little reckless, he was indeed a talent. The old chef took him down."
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