"Why do you think the Emperor of Great Xia wants the Emperor of Western Xia to go?"
"Today, the Emperor of Great Xia sent a signal of war to the Liao Dynasty on behalf of Western Xia. I think some agreement has been reached between the two countries."
"Do you think... Daxia will really go to war with Liao for Xixia?"
"The war is definitely not in vain. Although Daxia and Xixia share the same name, the two countries actually had no prior relationship. In my opinion... we may have underestimated the Emperor of Daxia!"
"You mean, the Emperor of Daxia is trying to take over Xixia?"
The king of the Arab Empire smiled slightly. He did not answer the question. He was thinking that the emperor of Daxia might have a very big plan!
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Fu Xiaoguan took Tuoba Wang to his imperial study.
"Liu Jin, go tell the imperial kitchen to prepare a table of delicious food and close the door."
Tuoba Wang frowned slightly. When he was in the Honglu Temple, Fu Xiaoguan called him by his name directly, which meant he treated him as a subject.
At the worship meeting, he could have forced himself to express his position, but he took everything on himself. His intention was very obvious, to save face for himself.
This young man's thoughts are so deep that it's hard to imagine!
No wonder he was able to just hand over Huangguo to Tuoba Kang after conquering it. This shows his magnanimity and strong self-confidence.
Now that the door is closed, there are only the two of them in the imperial study. This is to make him pay the price for sending troops to the Liao Dynasty.
"Please sit down!"
Fu Xiaoguan brewed a pot of tea, a faint smile on his face. "Believe me, the policy of using wastelanders to control wasteland has been tested in practice. Over the past few years, it has proven to be effective."
Tuoba Wang sat opposite Fu Xiaoguan, his brows still slightly furrowed. He did not expect that Fu Xiaoguan would go straight to the point without any polite words.
Shouldn't you ask my opinion?
After all, I am still the emperor of Western Xia, okay?
Fu Xiaoguan didn't seem to notice the look on Tuoba Wang's face at all. He handed him a cup of tea, rubbed his hands, and said, "I believe you have some understanding of the current situation of the Shilechuan Autonomous Region. This policy is written into the Constitution of Daxia. You may not be familiar with the Constitution, but it is the basic law of our country. No matter who you are, including me, you must abide by the Constitution."
When these words were spoken, Tuoba Wang was stunned - isn't the emperor the most powerful?
It is common sense that no law is effective in the face of imperial power.
Tuoba Wang was extremely skeptical about the truth of this statement, but Fu Xiaoguan's expression looked very serious, and besides, there was no need for him to lie to himself at the moment.
Then I should buy a copy of the Constitution and take a good look at it.
"I'm guessing you won't believe what I'm saying now, but that's okay. Time will tell. But since I've taken a knife for you today, the invasion of the Liao Dynasty is imminent. I don't want to see Xixia destroyed by the Liao Dynasty by the time you agree."
"I don't like those roundabout things. You probably understand the current situation better than I do. Apart from submitting to Daxia, the only other option for Xixia is to be destroyed."
"Just as I told you two nights ago, if Western Xia surrenders to Great Xia, Great Xia will destroy the Liao Dynasty, and that place will become Great Xia's Far North Road."
"You must be very curious about why I am doing this. It's just like what I said that night. I need to pave a golden road. This road happens to pass through Xixia and Liao Dynasty. So you are blocking my way. Then you or Yelu Qing must make way for me."
"There are many ways to make way, such as surrendering like you did in Xixia, or being destroyed like the Liao Dynasty, or... you can choose the third path - exile. I promise not to hunt you down, and I promise to treat every citizen of Xixia well."
Fu Xiaoguan picked up the teacup, as if giving Tuoba Wang time to digest these words.
Tuoba Wang didn't expect that the golden road that Fu Xiaoguan talked about so much two nights ago was real!
He originally thought that Fu Xiaoguan had painted a pie for him and wanted him to follow Fu Xiaoguan's steps to make money.
It now seems that the emperor's focus from beginning to end was on the Silk Road, and both the Western Xia and the more self-righteous Liao Dynasty were just stumbling blocks that happened to stand in his way.
The situation is now completely clear. The Emperor of Daxia hopes to surrender to Daxia so that it will be more convenient for him to fight against the Liao Dynasty.
Of course, Tuoba Wang now has no doubt that if he rejects Fu Xiaoguan's kindness, he will definitely lead his army to crush Xixia first.
He drew three paths: destruction of the country, destruction of the nation and annihilation of the clan, and escape, all of which had the word "destruction" in them.
Apart from this... Tuoba Wang himself couldn't think of any other way.
A battle with Daxia?
This thought only flashed through Tuoba Wang's mind for a moment. This would be no different from the destruction of the country, and would instead cost the lives of the soldiers.
So he had no choice but to become an autonomous region of Daxia!
Only in this way can the people of Western Xia and the lives of the royal family be saved.
Tuoba Wang slowly stood up, took a deep breath, looked at Fu Xiaoguan very seriously, and said very cautiously: "Xixia's autonomy must be the same as in Shilechuan."
"You're wrong."
Tuoba Wang's gaze tightened. Don't you agree to this request?
"What I mean is that the Xixia Autonomous Region will receive strong support from the central government! This is completely different from Shilechuan, which was built from nothing."
Tuoba Wang's heart suddenly dropped, and he actually grinned, as if his whole body felt relaxed at that moment.
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, Tuoba Wang, thank you!"
"No need to be polite, take a seat. By the way, I don't have so many broken rules here. The king and his subjects all have different professional divisions of labor, and there is no such thing as high or low. You will understand this later."
Tuoba Wang seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, finding the tea surprisingly sweet.
From the emperor to the ministers, he has been struggling with this matter, but now he realizes that it is just his face that he can't let go.
Now that I have let it go, I feel that face is nothing more than that.
Compared to the tens of millions of people in Western Xia who can live a better life, this face... is better off not having it.
Fu Xiaoguan's words made him feel more relaxed, but when he thought of the Liao Dynasty, the smile on his face faded again. "Your Majesty, are you really going to attack the Liao Dynasty?"
"That's for sure, unless the Liao emperor comes and surrenders."
"I heard that Yelu Qing secretly trained a powerful army of hundreds of thousands!"
This is the reason why Tuoba Wang decided to surrender to Daxia!
There are only 50,000 of Xixia's most powerful black cavalry left now.
The Liao Dynasty's apparent army seemed to have only about 200,000 soldiers, but in fact he had received intelligence that there were hundreds of thousands of different Liao Dynasty troops hiding in the Great Xianbei Mountains!
After learning the news, he resolutely came to Daxia, because he understood that Western Xia had no chance of defeating the Liao army.
"I know, that's why I want to fight the Liao Dynasty."
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