Chapter 262: Offering Everything to Beg for the Governor’s Forgiveness
The king of a country, with his upper body naked and tied up tightly, knelt in front of Gu Hang and honestly narrated his crimes word by word.
It's really a crime.
Nest Luhman has always known that it is useless to just tie himself and Gu Ming up and ask them to confess.
Is he really admitting his mistake?
It's because he was beaten to the point of being at his wit's end.
Even if he didn't come to confess his crime and make this gesture, the final outcome would be similar.
It’s better to do it thoroughly.
This was very humiliating, and it would be less heroic to die in the palace. He also thought about whether he should leave a king who died in battle for this country and their Luman family, which would also be an ending.
But he was unwilling to give up.
It has been more than 20 years since he inherited the throne. He still remembers that when he first took over the crown from his brother, the Luman family was in the most precarious period. At that time, he was only fourteen years old.
Over the past twenty years, he has devoted all his energy to winning over, suppressing, plotting, and overtly scheming... and when necessary, he has also been brave enough to take part in the battle himself.
Thanks to his efforts, the Luhmann family regained its former glory in just 20 years. The centralization of power he implemented not only concentrated most of the country's power, but also put pressure on the remaining two powerful nobles.
If he were given some more time, he might be able to follow his past path, disintegrate the power of the two powerful marquises, and truly unify the entire kingdom.
He also mobilized his allies and flexed his muscles in the last King's Council, and won the Kingdom of Luman to serve as the governor of Black Arrow Star this time.
For a while, he was the most famous person on Black Arrow Star!
The entire kingdom also seemed to have entered its heyday.
Some kings, after leading their country to prosperity, will indulge in enjoyment and live a luxurious life; some kings will develop greater ambitions.
Nestor Luhmann is the latter.
He did not think this was a bad thing; on the contrary, he often preached this to his loyal subjects.
While feeling satisfied and proud, he also gradually clarified the direction of his ambition: to hold on to the power of the Governor of Black Arrow Star for a long time, and then use this power to gradually conquer the remaining countries.
This is difficult and will take a long time. It may take his entire life or even his successor to accomplish it.
He originally thought that he would be patient and slowly but surely advance his ambitions.
However, a huge opportunity soon presented itself to him: Gu Ming came looking for him.
As long as he cooperates with Gu Ming and helps him seize the position of the head of the Gu family, Gu Ming will in turn fully support his ambitions with the Gu family's trade channels and abundant financial resources.
After much hesitation, he finally made up his mind to try his luck at getting rich.
He couldn't wait any longer. He was already the lord of the Luman Kingdom's rejuvenation, and had brought this shaky kingdom back on track, and even on the road to prosperity for ten years. He was still young, and he could go further. If possible, he hoped to achieve his biggest goal in his lifetime, while he was still energetic and in his prime, to create an eternal dynasty for the Luman family, and even become the greatest monarch in the history of the entire Black Arrow Star!
Then……
That's what happened.
He spent twenty years working hard to make the country strong and strengthen the central group, but all the capital he had gradually accumulated was lost in one day.
All his ambitions, all his plans, and all his dignity were completely shattered.
All of this was thanks to the man in front of him who just brought a bench and sat casually in front of him in the makeshift command post.
Gu Hang.
He memorized this name deeply.
Now, he no longer wants dignity or ambition.
Just like that, in front of some specially summoned and surviving high-ranking officials of the Luman Kingdom and the apostles sent by the two marquises from the south, he knelt in front of Gu Hang with his upper body naked and tied himself up, and confessed his crimes in the most humble manner.
He could sense that the people watching had different expressions.
Those who feel sympathetic, those who feel humiliated or even angry, those who are anxious and uneasy, those who are thoughtful...
But he couldn't care less. He, his family, and his country all depended on Gu Hang's thoughts.
All he could do was pray:
"...I am willing to offer the entire Luman Kingdom, all its wealth, all its territory, and all its subjects, and beg for forgiveness from Governor Gu Hang. I can also give you my life as compensation. If you are willing, I can serve you as my master, be loyal to you for the rest of my life, and guard the Luman Kingdom; if you don't want to spare my life, you can kill me and hang my head on the city wall for public display. The descendants of the Luman family will never resent me, and you can choose one of the remaining people to manage this country for you..."
His words were already extremely humble, and he had almost surrendered unconditionally.
He didn't dare to discuss any conditions. He just hoped to ask Gu Hang for a chance to live after unconditional surrender.
Even if I can't survive, the next best thing is to save the Luhman family.
After saying this, he knocked his head heavily to the ground.
He kowtowed so hard that he felt dizzy, and even the gravel on the ground scratched his scalp. Blood spread from where he kowtowed to all around.
All that can be said and done has been done.
Just waiting for the final decision.
His scalp was pressed against the ground. After what seemed like a century, he finally heard a chuckle.
Governor Gu Hang spoke up:
"It's also interesting, look up."
He was very happy!
The situation he feared most did not happen, and Governor Gu gave him the opportunity to continue speaking.
He raised his head and looked at Gu Hang, only to see a faint blue light in Gu Hang's eyes.
His vision suddenly became blurry, and he didn't know whether he fainted from kowtow or what.
In a trance, he felt that he had come to a special place.
All you see here is desolation; the sky here is covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder;
In the middle of the barren land, there is an unfinished temple under construction. A group of blue-clad heroes are shouting slogans with high morale and working hard.
Where is this...?
"This is my kingdom of God." Gu Hang's voice came from behind him.
He turned his head suddenly with a look of horror!
At this point, how could he maintain the sincerity he was pretending to have?
Now he only felt fear!
What's going on?
Gu Hang had a gentle smile on his face: "Just now, King Luman's heartfelt speech really moved me. Since you are so sincere, I will of course give you a chance to work for me..."
As he spoke, a spiritual force completely surrounded him.
“No, no, no!!!”
Gu Hang still had a smile on his face: "There's no way to regret this."
(End of this chapter)
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