Chapter 190 Territorial Changes, the Beginning of a Prosperous Era
With Tuoba Xiao reduced to a pile of bones, the last remaining bloodline of the Northern Rong royal family was completely extinguished.
Those tribal leaders who once clamored to conquer the Central Plains now knelt outside Da Sheng's military tent like stray dogs.
They held the surrender document in both hands, their heads bowed, not daring to even look up at the man sitting in the main seat.
Even the most ferocious wolf king was played to death.
Even the vultures in the sky obey that woman.
What will they use to fight?
"Your Highness, the leaders of the eight tribes of the Northern Rong are willing to surrender."
Han Zheng entered the main tent, holding a thick stack of parchment scrolls in his hands, his face beaming with uncontrollable elation:
"They are willing to respect Dasheng as their master, pay tribute every year, and be slaves for generations, only asking... only asking Your Highness to leave them a way to live."
Pei Yunjing sat on a general's chair covered with a white tiger skin, holding a vermilion imperial brush in his hand.
He didn't look at the surrender documents, his expression so indifferent as if this wasn't a victory in a war of annihilation, but rather the casual crushing of a group of ants.
"Approved."
He uttered two words calmly.
Killing is not the goal; conquest is.
Now that the backbone of the Northern Rong has been broken, this grassland is already in the hands of the Great Sheng.
Pei Yunjing lowered his head, his gaze falling on the huge map on the table.
That was a map showing the territories of the Great Sheng and the Northern Rong.
There once stood a red border line there, representing a century of war and hatred.
Pei Yunjing picked up the vermilion brush and dipped it in thick ink.
His wrist is steady and powerful, and his pen strokes are sharp as knives.
"brush--!"
A bright red ink streak mercilessly swept across the two glaring characters "Bei Rong" on the map, completely erasing and covering them.
Immediately afterwards, on that vast and boundless map representing grasslands and snow-capped mountains, he wrote six large, powerful characters with flowing strokes—
【Dasheng Northern Frontier Protectorate】
The final stroke was executed with such force that it penetrated the paper.
From then on, the Northern Rong were no more in the world.
The territory of the Great Sheng Dynasty expanded northward by a full three thousand li!
"call……"
Pei Yunjing threw down the vermilion brush and exhaled a long breath.
He turned his head and looked at Tangli, who was lying on another table, idly counting her spoils (gems).
"come over."
He waved.
Tang Li's eyes lit up, and she ran over carrying a bunch of sparkling gems: "What's wrong? Is there anything else good?"
Pei Yunjing laughed.
He reached out and picked up the map that had just dried, then handed it to Tang Li.
"Here, take this."
"Huh?" Tang Li was taken aback. "Why are you giving me a map?"
Pei Yunjing stood up, walked behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist, rested his chin on her shoulder, and drew a circle on the map with his long, slender fingers over the vast grassland:
"This grassland will be yours from now on."
His voice was deep and domineering, carrying a heroic spirit of commanding respect:
"Play however you want."
"Whether it's your backyard for horse racing or your meadow for flying kites, it's up to you."
He conquered a country just to use it as a back garden for the queen.
Only Pei Yunjing would do something like this.
Tang Li looked at the map representing countless cattle, sheep, and pastures, her eyes darting around, and a beautiful image instantly appeared in her mind.
"Really like me?" she asked.
"I am absolutely not joking."
"Very good!"
Tang Li excitedly slapped the table, pointed at the grassland, and her eyes sparkled with the unique gleam of a foodie:
"Then I want to raise sheep here! Lots and lots of sheep!"
"The lamb here isn't gamey at all, and it's incredibly tender! I want to eat hot pot lamb every day! I also want roasted lamb leg! And I want to make lamb skewers!"
Pei Yunjing: "..."
He looked at the little woman in his arms, whose mind was only focused on "eating," shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were full of doting affection.
In her eyes, the empire that people fight tooth and nail for is probably not as appealing as a hot pot meal.
But... this is for the best.
"As you wish."
Pei Yunjing kissed her cheek: "When we get back, I'll have the Ministry of Revenue allocate lambs for you."
Just as the two were enjoying this rare, heartwarming moment after the war.
"Fluttering—"
A gray carrier pigeon flew in through the gap in the curtains, flapping its wings, and landed on Pei Yunjing's desk.
Those were carrier pigeons used exclusively by the secret guards of the capital.
Pei Yunjing released the pear tree and took the secret letter from the letter tube.
Upon unfolding it, there were only a few words.
[The Emperor and Empress, terrified, planned a victory banquet, but five hundred soldiers, under the pretext of 'exorcising evil spirits,' set the Princess on fire.]
Exorcism? Burning?
Pei Yunjing looked at these words, and his originally gentle eyes instantly frosted over.
"Oh."
He let out a very soft, cold laugh, and the secret letter in his hand turned to dust under the surge of his internal energy.
"What's wrong?" Tang Li noticed the change in his mood and leaned closer to ask.
"nothing."
Pei Yunjing patted the scraps of paper off his hands, turned around, and looked out to the distant south.
That's the direction of the capital.
"It was just a few guard dogs at home who thought their owner wasn't coming back and wanted to rebel."
His good nephew, and that persistent Empress Dowager.
It seems they've lived too long.
They actually dared to plot against the crabapple tree? And they even wanted to burn it?
"Let's go."
Pei Yunjing took Tang Li's hand, the killing intent in his eyes more chilling than the snowstorm of the northern border, yet a cruel smile curved his lips:
"We...return to the capital in triumph."
“Go back and deal with those two watchdogs, they’ve never seen blood before…”
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