"I don't want too much killing. After all, many people are innocent."
At Guanyuntai, Fu Xiaoguan made a pot of tea to entertain Fan Tianning.
"I know you went back to Jang Geum Castle and did what you could. I'm very grateful to you for this, from the bottom of my heart. It shows that you regard me as a friend and that you understand me."
"But you ultimately failed to stop it. It happened, and this is how the war unfolded..."
Fu Xiaoguan poured a cup of tea for Fan Tianning, took out a piece of information and handed it to him, "Take a look."
Fan Tianning took it, his whole body trembled, and he suddenly became cold.
"On the third day of the fourth month of the third year of Tiande, Emperor Wu raided the palace of the Kingdom of Fan and captured all members of the royal family."
"The next day, Emperor Wu ascended the Golden Palace, dismissed all court officials, and asked Emperor Fan to write a letter of surrender.
The artillery fire at Jang Geum Castle stopped, and at the city gate, the acting naval commander Shi Tou personally led more than 42,000 soldiers into the city to control the four city gates and disband the 800,000 surrendered troops.
Empress Hui hanged herself, and the rest of the royal family members were detained in the Ministry of Justice by the Embroidered Uniform Envoys led by Gao Xian, awaiting the arrival of the First Army.
The battle of Fan State is over, and Your Majesty urgently needs to send someone to govern."
The country is destroyed!
Even though Fan Tianning knew that this was the inevitable result, after seeing the news with his own eyes, he still couldn't stop crying.
Fu Xiaoguan did not try to persuade him, so Fan Tianning needed to cry.
He was thinking of Fatty, who played a vital role in this final decisive battle.
If he had not brought You Beidou and Ning Fatian to sneak into the palace and control Emperor Fan Zigui, the outcome of this battle would be unpredictable.
Because of those thousand red cannons.
Bulletproof vests can protect against flintlock bullets, but they cannot protect against artillery fire!
He originally thought that the battle would have to wait for another half a month until He Sandao arrived, and the two armies would have to work together to capture Jang Geum Castle. Unexpectedly, the fat man came up with a clever trick that quickly ended the war.
This result is of course the best now.
The navy suffered minor losses, and few of the defenders of Jang Geum Castle died. The key point was that the civilians in the city were not involved, and the thousand-year-old city was not destroyed.
What he needs now is to adopt a governance method similar to that of Chi Lechuan to stabilize the State of Fan. The State of Fan is a Buddhist country and is deeply influenced by Buddhist teachings. It takes a long time to assimilate a country with such deep faith. They will exclude outsiders, especially those who rule them.
If Fan State wants to integrate into the Wu Dynasty, accept the rule of the Wu Dynasty, and ensure that the Wu Dynasty's policies can be smoothly implemented in Fan State, Fan Tianning needs to go to Fan State and govern personally.
Fan Tianning looked up and sighed. They were all smart people, so of course he understood what Fu Xiaoguan meant.
"If I don't agree, will you kill me?"
Fu Xiaoguan shook his head. "If you don't agree, I'll just spend a little more time and energy."
"I have to tell you why I'm asking you to go. A powerful fleet has arrived across the sea, and I'm afraid the Ryukyu Kingdom has already perished...Brother Fan, if the Fan Kingdom hadn't joined the war, my fleet would have gone out to sea to save the Ryukyu Kingdom."
"Fan's entry into the war disrupted my plans. As you know, I reduced my military by over a million, leaving only these elite troops. I had no choice but to change my plan. I will use the destruction of Liu to exchange for the long-term peace and stability of our land."
"If you can help me, I can save a lot of trouble and free up my hands to deal with foreign enemies. There are many powerful countries on the other side of the sea. They are our enemies."
"Only a unified and stable Wu Dynasty can resist those enemies and even invade their territories."
"Also, for the sake of future administrative convenience, at tomorrow's grand court meeting, I will announce a change of dynasty—from the Wu Dynasty to the Xia Kingdom. With this, there will no longer be a Yu Dynasty, no Fan Kingdom, no Yi Kingdom, and no Wu Dynasty."
"There is only one country on this continent, and it's called Xia!"
"Xia in China, the country of a great nation!"
"After I destroy the invading enemy navy and the situation stabilizes, Guanyun City will no longer be the capital of Xia Country."
Fan Tianning was shocked, "You want to move the capital?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded, "Yes, move the capital to... Chang'an!"
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"We won!"
"We have completely defeated the Three Kingdoms Alliance!"
"The battle of Fan State ended so quickly?"
"I'm ignorant, but your Majesty's army arrived at the gates of Changjin City in the Fan Kingdom. Fan immediately knelt and presented the national seal. Your Majesty won without losing a single soldier!"
“…”
The whole country of Wu Dynasty was celebrating, and the people of Wu Dynasty were filled with a strong sense of pride at this moment.
They felt lucky to be born in such an era, and they cheered for having such a powerful monarch.
On the top of the Sifang Tower in Guanyun City.
Zhong Jitang, Yu Xingjian and Wang Sun Wuya who returned from the border town reunited again.
This is a day worth celebrating, so wine is naturally indispensable.
"For the first toast, let's toast to our emperor!" Sima Tao raised his glass, and all the young men raised theirs. After a glass of wine, Yu Xingjian said with great emotion:
"My cousin Ji and I were in the border town and witnessed with our own eyes the southern border troops of the Yu Dynasty crossing into Qishan, as well as the Tiance Army crossing into Qishan. You don't know that the border town was shrouded in dark clouds at that time. Despite such a tense situation, the border town's trade was surprisingly not greatly affected..."
Yu Xingjian shook his head in disbelief. "People are still doing what they should be doing, but there's less talk and the atmosphere is a little subdued."
"We watched an army of 600,000 soldiers march past, yet not a single remnant returned..."
Yu Xingjian spread his hands and said, "Six hundred thousand people! Tsk tsk tsk, not a single one came back alive."
Wang Sun Wuya also laughed. "After the news of the battle on the front line spread back to Guanyun City, there was no ripple in Guanyun City. Even the Liuyun Building on Liuyun Terrace is doing as good as usual."
"What does this prove? This proves everyone's trust in His Majesty. Everyone is saying that the Wu Dynasty will definitely win. Why? Because both the army and the navy are under the control of His Majesty."
This is the strong cohesive force of Fu Xiaoguan. The people of Wu Dynasty have an almost blind worship for him.
Because since Fu Xiaoguan returned to the country and ascended the throne as emperor, the tremendous changes in the Wu Dynasty have been witnessed by all.
He established an honest and efficient court, and he made the lives of the people better in a real sense - they no longer lacked clothes or food, the market was full of supplies, and the people were no longer short of money. Such an emperor was certainly invincible!
"Now that the war is over and the Wu Dynasty is unified, it's easy to defeat these three countries, but the Wu Dynasty has suddenly gained such a large territory and population... I don't know how he will bring these three countries together in the shortest possible time. I'm talking about the people's hearts."
Lu Xihui smiled faintly, "This is not a problem at all for Your Majesty. Please refer to Chi Lechuan."
"Brother Lu, do you mean he will establish three more autonomous regions?"
"I don't know. Let's wait for the news from tomorrow's grand court meeting. Anyway, he never disappoints anyone."
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