The secret guard saluted with a fist.
"If it's anything else, I will obey until my death.
But I cannot kill these ministers who are speaking for the people."
The old emperor was furious: "Rebellion! Rebellion! Do you want to rebel?"
Liao Yongxian continued, "We have a king who doesn't care about the lives of his people. So what if he rebels?"
"Liao Yongxian, I will kill all your clans!"
"It's a pity that you can't even get out of bed now, and you can't do anything else.
Your Majesty, let me say something disrespectful. You can't even protect yourself now, what are you still insisting on?
We respect you, so we come here to beg you on our knees.
Otherwise, we have many ways to ask you to write a letter of submission, don’t you agree?”
“You, you guys…”
“The founding emperor of Dongling was a good emperor who worked hard and loved his people. He dedicated his life to ensuring that the people had enough food and clothing.
He even ignored his status and personally checked the growth of crops in the fields.
During his tenure, although the people were not rich, they had hope for the future.
The second emperor of Dongling..."
Liao Yongxian recounted the political achievements of successive emperors of Dongling and Xiyue, and paused when he mentioned the old emperor.
"Your Majesty, how many of the things you've done in the past few decades since you became emperor can be openly discussed? How many of them are worth telling about?"
The ministers spoke one after another.
"He colluded with the demons, murdered nearly a thousand children, and even lied about being a demon's reincarnation. This is something that can be 'told' by the world.
"Pretending a palace maid's child as a princess, bringing her to Dongling to raise her, marrying her to the Dongling Emperor, and vainly attempting to seize the Dongling throne is enough to make the world talk about it for a long time."
"In the seventh year of Yuanqi, you conspired with Concubine Jiang to poison the Queen..."
"That's enough, shut up, all of you, shut up..."
"Your Majesty, you have been emperor for decades, and not only have you done nothing, but you have also been doing all sorts of shady things.
We are also doing this for your own good. We want you to do something good so that people will praise you when they mention you.
You are said to be righteous, making Xiyue submit to Dongling and finding a good way out for the people."
The old emperor was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "You mean to make me write a letter of surrender, or is it for my own good?"
"It's really for your own good, please think about it carefully.
If you write a letter of surrender, the people will remember your kindness.
Even if you and the princes are gone, we will bury you properly in the imperial mausoleum and let you rest in peace there.
If not, the people will have no way to survive, and will they take their anger out on you and the imperial mausoleum?"
This is a naked threat!
The old emperor stared at the eyes as big as copper bells and almost couldn't breathe.
By the evening, the ministers were still sitting on the ground, with no intention of leaving.
The old emperor gave the eunuch a look, and the eunuch, receiving the order, had no choice but to step forward and give advice.
"Prime Minister Liao, all the ministers, you have been exhausted all day and there is no need for dinner. Please leave the palace and return home to have dinner and rest.
If there is anything, we can talk about it tomorrow."
The ministers all shook their heads and said, "We had a good lunch and ate a lot. We are not tired or hungry. We want to stay here and talk to the emperor about our true feelings.
It's a rare opportunity to spend some time with the Emperor. We won't be returning home tonight."
The old emperor, who had been "accompanied" by his ministers for a whole day, collapsed when he heard that the ministers were not leaving.
"Do you want me to die tonight?"
"You speak with such strength. You won't die tonight, don't worry!" Nangong Jiu arrived again.
There is still a lot of food for each person.
“I watched the people in the imperial kitchen make this, and I tasted every single one of them. They were incredibly delicious.
I wanted to keep it for one person to eat slowly, but I felt it was too pitiful for you to have a living dead person kneeling here, so I sent it to you to eat."
After Nangong Jiu finished his meal, he did not forget to give the old emperor one portion as well.
"Here, this fish soup is delicious and fragrant. I drank a bowl and my stomach is full."
Nangong Jiu said this while patting his round belly.
"Eat quickly. Once you're refreshed, they won't kneel down to you anymore."
The old emperor took a look at the fish soup hovering in front of him, and his Adam's apple rolled a few times.
He said angrily: “Take it away!
Aren’t you a god? You just eat and eat all day long. I think you are a fake god.”
Nangong Jiu had a harmless smile on his face.
“Who told you that gods don’t eat?
I love eating, and I've tried almost everything in heaven and on earth. Your imperial kitchen makes great food, and I want to eat here every day.
If you want to eat, I can bring you some after I finish eating."
The old emperor held his stomach and almost wanted to roar.
Eat, eat, eat, until you die of fullness!
As if inspired, the ministers began to discuss the taste of the food.
"Hey, this is delicious, soft and sticky!"
"Well, this is delicious too. The chef in the imperial kitchen is really talented."
"Your Majesty, please have some, it's really delicious..."
Nangong Jiu saw that the old emperor was almost angry enough, so he disappeared in a flash.
After the ministers had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to quote classics and discuss the past and present with the emperor.
When the sky began to lighten in the east, the old emperor, who had been persuaded by his ministers for a day and a night, finally could not hold on any longer.
He couldn't catch his breath and fainted.
The eunuch was panicked.
Liao Yongxian shouted, "Why are you panicking? Call the imperial physician!"
After a while, the head of the Imperial Hospital hurried over.
Liao Yongxian pointed at the old emperor on the dragon bed and said, "Hurry up and wake up the emperor!"
The head of the hospital nodded and inserted a few needles into several acupuncture points of the old emperor.
After the silver needle was removed, the old emperor slowly woke up.
He looked at the head of the courtyard and asked in a hoarse voice, "How are the emperor's children?"
The dean hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince will only be ill in the next one or two days. The other princes are in similar situations, and will only be ill in three to five days at most."
The old emperor pulled the head of the courtyard and asked again, "Where is Concubine Jiang?"
"The Imperial Concubine's health is similar to yours, and she won't be able to hold on for much longer."
The old emperor was silent for a long time, and finally waved to the head of the court.
After the head of the academy left, Liao Yongxian knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, when a person dies, it is like a light going out. When you die, there is nothing left.
You and the princes have come to this point, and you are still worried about whether Xiyue will submit to Dongling. Is it useful?
Rather than letting Western Vietnam be divided up by other countries and the people be displaced.
It would be better to let Xiyue surrender to Dongling and preserve Xiyue’s hundreds of years of foundation in a different way.
Isn’t this result much better?
I beg you, please leave a way for your people to survive!"
The old emperor opened his cloudy eyes and stared at the ministers who were looking at him eagerly.
After a long time.
Take a deep breath.
"You have a point! Well, I'll just do as you say!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers were so excited that their eyes filled with tears and they kowtowed three times.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
"Okay, get some paper and pen!"
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