Nangong Jiu frowned.
"We need to ask the people and select a few reputable officials to take the lead.
Only after Uncle takes over can they help him do things instead of hindering him."
Xiao Xing volunteered, "I'll go, Your Majesty will be waiting!"
Xiao Wang was unwilling to be left behind: "I'm going too!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you. Come back soon."
After Xiao Wang and Xiao Xing left, Nangong Jiu lay on the cloud and fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Nangong Jiu was woken up.
"Your Majesty, we have asked many people, and they all say that Minister Mu of the Ministry of War, Minister Huang of the Ministry of Personnel, Grand Secretary Li of the Hanlin Academy, and Censor Chen are all honest and good officials.
As for Prime Minister Liao, the head of all officials, I heard he's a seasoned scoundrel, both good and evil, making him difficult to judge."
Xiao Wang handed over the addresses of several people.
Nangong Jiu took a quick look and waved his hand: "Then let's go meet Prime Minister Liao first."
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Prime Minister Liao Yongxian was listening to a report from a confidant.
"Prime Minister, I have tried my best. We don't have any connections in Beiyue Country. Although we have acquaintances in Nanjin Country, they have not responded yet. Most likely they are unwilling to help.
Moreover, Beiyue Kingdom and Nanjin are both gathering troops on the border, and a war is expected to break out soon.
Besides, the other ministers are all looking for a way out, so you should quickly come up with a plan and find a way out."
Liao Yongxian was worried: "Make a decision? What decision can I make?
Since both roads are blocked, we only have the Dongling route to go.
But I am the Prime Minister of Xiyue, a high-ranking official with great power. Will they accept me and make use of me?"
The confidant sighed and reminded him, "The country will soon be destroyed and the family will be ruined. You should first think about how to save your life.
If West Vietnam were to be occupied by another country, it would be difficult to even survive.”
Liao Yongxian choked and said, "Isn't it said that surrendering to Dongling is just a matter of changing the emperor?
If it really doesn't work, we can surrender to Dongling with those people and become ordinary people.
The wealth accumulated by my Liao family is enough for several generations of us to live comfortably."
The confidant nodded and said, "It's great that you think so, Lord. What we need to do now is to quickly hide our valuables, gold and silver jewelry, and not show off our wealth."
"Well, go and make arrangements and move all the valuables to the underground secret room."
The confidant agreed and was about to leave.
A golden light covered the two of them.
Liao Yongxian pointed at Nangong Jiu and the others in panic and said, "Are you the gods who have been saving the people and punishing the royal family during this period?"
"That's right! What do you have to say?"
Liao Yongxian knelt down and kowtowed several times.
"Gods and Immortals, please be aware that I have not done anything that is against Heaven and Earth.
The collusion with the demons was done by the Emperor behind our backs. After the news of the burning and killing of the babies spread, I even tried to persuade the Emperor..."
Nangong Jiu didn't want to listen to his endless boasting, so he sent a wisp of spiritual consciousness through the air to probe into Prime Minister Liao's sea of consciousness.
After a moment, Nangong Jiu sneered.
“Although you did not participate in the collusion between the royal family and the demons, as the prime minister of a country, you only gave a few light words of advice and did not fulfill your responsibilities as a minister. You cannot escape the crime of dereliction of duty.
There was also the incident of someone being beaten to death in the gambling house under your name, the smuggling of salt and artillery, and the abuse of power to forcibly buy farmland and houses. There are too many to list.
Is this what you mean by never doing anything harmful to others?"
Beads of sweat rolled down Liao Yongxian's forehead.
There was nothing he could hide from the gods.
“No one is perfect, so who can be without mistakes?
I have done countless good things for Xiyue. I beg the gods to show some mercy and spare my family. I am willing to be at the gods' disposal!"
“I will trust you for now and give you a chance to reform.
You should make good use of your position as the head of all ministers, contact officials of all ranks, and go to the palace to petition.
Try to obtain a letter of surrender from the emperor and personally deliver it to General Chu Ruofeng in the border town of Dongling.
The Emperor of Dongling will send the Second Prince of Dongling to meet you and discuss follow-up matters with you."
Liao Yongxian kowtowed three times: "Thank you for the advice, Immortal. I will definitely do this well!"
"In that case, I will wait and see your performance. If you do well, you will have a place under the Second Prince."
After leaving those words behind, Nangong Jiu took Xiao Wang and Xiao Xing and quickly left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The confidant cried with joy: "Prime Minister, have we received the blessing of the gods?"
Liao Yongxian nodded tremblingly: "They said that it depends on our performance!
Now, this is our only and best way out, and we must find a way to make it happen.”
"What is the Prime Minister going to do?"
Liao Yongxian frowned and pondered for a long time: "It's difficult to get the emperor to willingly write this letter of submission!
We have to plan carefully and come up with a good way to force him to write."
The residence of Minister Mu.
Minister of War Mu Qingchun was meeting with his good friend, Minister of Personnel Huang Zhongyuan, in the study to discuss the current situation.
"Zhongyuan, the royal family is now in ruins, and the emperor and the princes don't have many days left to live. What do you think we should do now?
If other countries learn of this situation and attack and divide up Western Vietnam, we will become slaves of a conquered nation."
"Yes! To be honest with Brother Qingchun, I haven't been able to eat or sleep these past few days. I'm worried about Xiyue and myself.
We have both old and young people in our family. What should we do? I can't find any way out!
What about you? Do you have any way out? If you do, you must help me when the time comes."
Mu Qingchun sighed, "What escape route do I have? I'm in the same dilemma as you.
However, I have relatives in the mountains. If that doesn't work, we can just hide in the mountains for a year or two and see what happens next."
Huang Zhongyuan hurriedly bowed and said, "It's settled then. If the situation gets bad, we'll retreat."
Mu Qingchun was very worried.
"Okay! But if we withdraw, what will happen to the people? Will they be taken as slaves by other countries? As an official of the dynasty, you can't escape the blame for dereliction of duty."
"There's nothing we can do about it. The country is dead. Even if we want to, we're powerless."
"Who said you are powerless?" A childish voice came into the ears of the two.
As the voice fell, a golden light covered the sky, and Nangong Jiu appeared in front of the two with little Wang and Xiaoxing.
Both of them were startled.
“You, you are…”
Nangong Jiu introduced himself and probed the two people's spiritual consciousness.
Then he continued with a smile: "You are good officials loved by the people. In times of crisis, you must stand up and do something for the people.
Only by submitting to Dongling can the people of Xiyue find a way out and avoid becoming slaves of others."
The two men came back to their senses and bowed.
"As long as it benefits the people, we are willing to do it. Please give us some guidance, Empress. What else can we do?"
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