Minister Jiang's eyes fell on the iron trumpet in Lieutenant Li's hand.
He raised his hand and said, "Give me the speaker..."
"I will talk to Shen Yong to see if there is any room for improvement..."
He knew how determined Emperor Tianwu was, which was why he said the three words "king of a different surname".
This was a great humiliation and concession for Emperor Tianwu.
Of course, if Chen Yong was short-sighted and agreed to this, he would definitely be severely punished by Emperor Tianwu in the future.
Given Emperor Tianwu's petty and suspicious nature, he would never allow the existence of a king with a different surname.
Captain Li quickly handed the tin horn to Minister Jiang.
Finally, someone who can make the decision has arrived, otherwise he and Minister Kong would not know what to do.
"...Okay." Kong Zhiyu nodded, "You give it a try."
Do your best and leave the rest to fate.
Anyway, no matter what tempting conditions Emperor Tianwu proposed, it should not impress Shen Yong.
Unless Emperor Tianwu is willing to give up the throne.
However...he did not think that Emperor Tianwu had the courage to be so subservient to mediocrity.
The key point is that even if Emperor Tianwu is willing to be inferior to Chen Yong, Chen Yong will definitely not let Emperor Tianwu go.
The first thing Shen Yong would do after gaining the right to speak would definitely be to find out the truth about the deaths of his father and brothers.
Once the truth is revealed, Emperor Tianwu will definitely not be able to survive.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether the case of the Shen family father and son is investigated or not. Anyone with some power in the capital knows that this is all the work of Emperor Tianwu.
Minister Jiang glanced at Kong Zhiyu, and their eyes met in the air, both of them filled with despair.
Minister Jiang took a deep breath, raised the iron trumpet in his hand, and shouted at the enemy,
"Chen Yong, I am Jiang Rundong, the Minister of Justice."
After a pause, seeing no reaction from the other side, Minister Jiang continued,
"We are all citizens of the Great Celestial Empire. Why would we resort to such drastic measures?"
"Killing each other will only give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage."
"The Emperor has specially ordered me to come to negotiate. If you have any requests, you can directly state them. As long as it is achievable, I will do my best to obtain them for you."
Minister Jiang was old, and his voice became hoarse after shouting for a while.
If he didn't shout loudly, he was afraid that the enemy wouldn't hear him.
After shouting, Minister Jiang waited for a moment and frowned in confusion.
"Is my voice too soft?"
Minister Jiang turned and looked at Kong Zhiyu.
"...Yes, it is a little small." Kong Zhiyu nodded.
The sound was much quieter than his own, but if the enemy listened carefully, they should be able to hear the high pitched sound.
Minister Jiang sighed helplessly and waved to Lieutenant Li.
"Come here and say what I said again..."
Lieutenant Li responded, took the tin horn, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of his voice,
"Chen Yong, Lord Jiang, the Minister of Justice, is here to negotiate peace with you..."
“Everyone is…”
“.......”
Minister Jiang placed his hands on the parapet and watched the enemy's movements closely.
Captain Li hadn't finished his words when a voice came from the other side.
"The Golden Armored Army has arrived. Open the city gates immediately and surrender to spare your life! Those who resist will have their entire clan exterminated upon the day the city is breached!"
"Those who surrender will live! Those who resist will die!"
"Resist for one day, and we'll destroy the city and slaughter everyone!"
Captain Li was stunned, shut up awkwardly, and turned to look at Minister Jiang.
Kong Zhiyu sighed helplessly, "Looks like there's no room for negotiation."
The enemy kept repeating these few words over and over again, without making any other demands, just asking them to surrender.
Minister Jiang stared at the enemy in amazement, his lips trembling slightly.
Surrender!!!?
How could Emperor Tianwu surrender?
Minister Jiang frowned and looked at Captain Li.
"Keep shouting! Emperor Tianwu has promised to make Chen Yong a king of a different surname, and that Fire Extinguishing City be his fiefdom..."
Originally, he wanted to negotiate with Chen Yong to lower the conditions, so that he could show that he was working hard for the great Celestial Empire.
If he could send Shen Yong away without being made a king of a different surname, how could this not be considered a meritorious service?
Unfortunately, Shen Yong didn't give him any face, and he didn't dare to continue pulling.
He could only reveal his cards directly, hoping to satisfy Shen Yong and make him withdraw his troops quickly.
Kong Zhiyu looked at Minister Jiang in shock, the corners of his lips twitching slightly.
It seems that Emperor Tianwu is really anxious and is willing to give up the kings of different surnames.
But...who would want to be a king of a different surname when there is a chance to be an emperor?
Being second only to one person and above everyone else is definitely not as exciting as being the overlord of the world.
Who knows when the person above your head will swing his knife?
Lieutenant Li stared at Minister Jiang in astonishment, pursed his lips, raised his iron trumpet, and shouted loudly,
"The Emperor is willing to make Chen Yong a king of a different surname and grant you Fire Extinguishing City as your fiefdom."
"As long as you withdraw your troops immediately, the imperial edict will be sent immediately..."
After Captain Li finished shouting at the top of his lungs, the three of them pursed their lips nervously and stared straight at the enemy opposite them.
Ji Guangda heard Captain Li's shout and smiled.
"Just playing, Emperor Tianwu is really stingy."
"Now all the cities in the northwest belong to the prince, so there is no need for him to bestow titles."
"You're talking about a king with a different surname, as if that's too generous. These princes already have one, so why bother asking them to say it again?"
Shen Yong curled his lips and smiled, "Heh!"
"It's just a trick to trick me into withdrawing my troops so that I can be dealt with later."
"However, it's a pity that what I have my eyes on now is his throne."
The battle has reached the gates of the capital, only a fool would retreat.
"Not really." Ji Guangda nodded. "Most people would be excited to be crowned a king of a different surname, but the prince is not an ordinary person."
"This little benefit is not tempting at all."
King Qianhuang is blessed by the gods, so he is naturally the one who can sit on the throne.
Emperor Tianwu is considered the most unsuccessful emperor in the history of the Great Celestial Dynasty.
When droughts and floods occurred in various cities, Emperor Tianwu pretended to be dead. Not only was the relief grain not distributed in a timely manner, but rescue efforts were also delayed again and again.
The drought in the northwest was so severe this time, but they didn't see Emperor Tianwu send a single grain of food.
If Chen Yong had not suddenly appeared in Qianhuang City, at least half of the 200,000 soldiers defending the city would have starved to death.
Now, in order to stabilize Chen Yong, Emperor Tianwu gave Qianhuang City away again, and seemed to have forgotten the soldiers guarding Qianhuang City.
Such an emperor is a disaster for the soldiers.
Chen Yong sneered, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted to the other side,
"Tell Emperor Tianwu that I despise kings of other surnames and I want his throne."
"I'll give you another quarter of an hour. If you don't open the city gate, don't blame me for using force."
After putting down the speaker, Shen Yong raised his chin towards Ji Guangda.
"Go blow up the city gate and teach them a lesson."
"Now that Minister Jiang is here, we have to welcome him and let him see the power of grenades."
If the city gate is not opened, we will use the cannons and blow up the gate tower with a few shots.
At worst, we can just rebuild the city wall.
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