"I, Loulan, have long admired the Great Qin. This trip to the Central Plains has made me even more convinced."
"Today, our Loulan nation is willing to submit a letter of surrender and submit to the Qin Empire, in order to establish friendly diplomatic relations between our two countries."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent.
The other envoys cursed inwardly, then hurriedly took out the letter of surrender they had prepared long ago and presented it with both hands.
"My Xiye Kingdom is also willing to sincerely submit to the Great Qin!"
"I am the country of Puli..."
"I rely on the country..."
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Soon, the hall was filled with people kneeling on the ground again, and more than fifty letters of surrender were willingly presented by the envoys from the Western Regions.
Seeing this, the ministers couldn't help but show joy on their faces, but the emperor sitting high on the dragon throne remained calm.
He looked around at everyone, his face dignified without anger, and his low voice was solemn and dignified.
"I wish to establish an autonomous region in the Western Regions. Its national sovereignty and complete territory will belong entirely to the Qin Empire. Its administrative status will be equivalent to that of a county, and it will enjoy a certain degree of autonomy..."
Upon hearing this, the envoys from the Western Regions all turned pale.
As the king's confidants, they are naturally not fools.
A dependent state and an autonomous region are not concepts of the same order of magnitude!
The former only had to pay tribute and were in charge of their own affairs, while the latter were completely under the rule of the Qin Empire and everything had to follow the Qin national policy.
After figuring out the situation, the envoys were in a dilemma for a moment.
Just when the atmosphere was silent, the Dayuan envoy gritted his teeth and resolutely agreed.
"Your Majesty, our Dayuan Kingdom is willing to belong to the Western Region Autonomous Region!"
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