Chapter 355 Since no woman in the world is as beautiful as me, Xiao Mo can only choose me~
"What do you two think should happen if I were to declare myself emperor?"
Xiao Shi looked at his two sons and asked.
Hearing their father say such things, Xiao Mo and Xiao Yichuan were both shocked and couldn't help but exchange a glance.
They even doubted whether they had misheard, and were momentarily stunned.
“Father, I think this is inappropriate,” Xiao Yichuan stepped forward and spoke first.
"Xiao Mo, what do you think?" Xiao Shi frowned, looking somewhat displeased. He ignored his eldest son and looked at Xiao Mo instead.
"Like my elder brother, I also believe this matter is inappropriate." Xiao Mo stepped forward and clasped his hands in a salute. "I hope Father will reconsider."
"Oh? Then tell me, why not?" Xiao Shi snorted and asked Xiao Mo.
"Reporting to Father."
Xiao Mo straightened up, looked directly into Xiao Shi's eyes, and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Firstly, including my elder brother's generation, my Xiao family has been loyal and righteous for five generations. We followed the late emperor to establish the Qin Kingdom, expanded the territory with him, and guarded the Northern Wilderness for hundreds of years. How could we betray him? If we were to betray him, all the other direct and collateral branches of the Xiao family would be in the capital and would surely be wiped out. How would our ancestors view that?"
"Secondly, Your Majesty is now a wise ruler. Under Your Majesty's rule, the Qin Kingdom is at peace, and the people live and work in contentment. The people love and respect Your Majesty. If we rebel now, it will surely cause chaos in the Qin Kingdom. At that time, the people will be displaced, forced to sell their wives and daughters. How will the people view this?"
"Thirdly, this campaign against Wei is not only supported by our Northern Wilderness soldiers. His Majesty has also dispatched elite troops from other armies to support Northern Wilderness. There has never been a shortage of food, medicine, or warhorses. It can be said that the entire nation has mobilized its resources. Even when Chu broke the treaty and attacked the border of Qin, His Majesty never ordered Northern Wilderness to retreat. His Majesty treats Northern Wilderness so well. If Northern Wilderness were to rebel, how would the soldiers of Northern Wilderness view this?"
"Fourth, although Qin has annexed Wei to relieve its northern worries, the five major powers of Qi, Chu, Yan, Jin, and Zhao still exist, and the most powerful Qi is eyeing us covetously. Qin has just experienced a major war and should be recuperating. If internal strife breaks out now, how will the other five major powers view it, and what will the surrounding smaller states think?"
After explaining his reasons, Xiao Mo bowed again: "Your son begs Father to reconsider!"
Xiao Yichuan also clasped his hands and bowed, saying in a deep voice, "Yichuan is a rough fellow, not as well-read as my third brother, nor as eloquent, but Yichuan's thoughts are the same as my third brother's! I hope Father will reconsider!"
Looking at his two sons, Xiao Shi narrowed his eyes and remained silent, plunging the entire hall into silence.
"Ha ha ha ha."
A moment later, Xiao Shi's laughter rang out from the main hall.
Xiao Mo and Xiao Yichuan looked up at their father, who was exhaling a deep breath.
"Not bad." Xiao Shi nodded. "I am very pleased that you two think this way."
"Father, what's going on?" Xiao Yichuan asked.
"In this great battle, our Northern Wilderness Army destroyed the Wei Kingdom, which is a great achievement. Not to mention that our Northern Wilderness Army has annexed the original territory of the Wei Kingdom and no longer has any worries about being surrounded."
In the army, some generals openly and secretly wanted to persuade me to declare myself emperor, which would be considered a contribution to the succession.
These men were all very intelligent and steady in their military campaigns, but they still lost their sense of proportion when faced with enormous profits.
As your father, I have already dealt with these generals, regardless of their importance.
But they can handle it. If that's what you think, what should I, as their father, do?
You are the two people I have the most faith in, and the two who will shoulder the great responsibility of the Xiao family in the future.
If you think like this, the Xiao family of Qin State, especially the common people, will be in great danger in the future.
Fortunately, you didn't put your father in a difficult position.
Xiao Shi walked down the steps, came to the two brothers' side, and patted them on the shoulder:
"Whether it is today or tomorrow, you must remember that before the unification of the country is achieved, before the current monarch becomes so incompetent that he incurs the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, and before my Xiao family suffers persecution, you must never have any disloyal thoughts!"
Otherwise, the Qin state will be torn apart, and the efforts of millions of soldiers and the thousand-year foundation of our Qin state will be destroyed in an instant!
Do you understand?
"Yes!" Xiao Mo and Xiao Yichuan replied in unison, "Your children will remember!"
"Hmm." Xiao Shi nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, go and rest. In four days, I will wait for the troops to return to the capital."
"yes."
Xiao Mo and his companion bowed again and left the main hall.
After Xiao Mo and the other person left, only Xiao Shi remained in the main hall.
Turning around, Xiao Shi looked at the throne high above him.
"Ha, this thing has killed countless people throughout history."
Xiao Shi gripped his spear and swung it out.
"boom!"
A loud explosion came from the main hall.
The man turned and strode away from the main hall.
The spear was stuck straight into the wall.
The moonlight shone down, and the broken golden dragon throne gleamed with a clear light.
Four days later.
Xiao Shi returned to the capital with the Wei Kingdom's imperial seal.
On the way home, Xiao Mo felt that everyone's pace was much faster, and the atmosphere in the army was much more relaxed than before.
Xiao Shi did not take back the military power from Xiao Mo, and retained all of Xiao Mo's troops after the siege.
On the way back to the army, Xiao Shi made a special trip to inspect the troops led by Xiao Mo.
Although they were both from the Northern Wilderness Army and had all been trained by Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi noticed that during the time Xiao Mo led the army, this force had become more spirited and arrogant.
Even some of the surrendered soldiers from Wei Kingdom treated Xiao Mo with great respect.
After returning to the Northern Wilderness, Xiao Shi bestowed titles and rewards within his authority, then left the Northern Wilderness army behind, taking only the other Qin soldiers who had come to reinforce the Northern Wilderness and a symbolic 500 Snow-Treading Dragon Riders back to the capital.
Moreover, these five hundred Snow-Treading Dragon Riders were all masked iron cavalry selected from Xiao Mo's army.
Several months later, outside the capital of Qin, the King of Qin personally went out of the city to welcome Xiao Shi.
The King of Qin pulled Xiao Shi into the imperial carriage, where they had a pleasant conversation.
For some reason, the King of Qin suddenly became interested and ordered Xiao Mo and five hundred Snow-Treading Dragon Riders to walk in front of the army formation, their faces covered with Asura masks.
The generals had no objections to this.
Xiao Moben was the one who made the greatest contribution to the destruction of Wei.
Xiao Mo had no choice but to obey and lead the army at the front.
When the people in the city saw Xiao Mo and the Snow-Treading Dragon Rider, they all shouted Xiao Mo's name.
Upon reaching the middle section, the King of Qin ordered Xiao Mo and the Snow-Treading Dragon Riders to remove their masks.
Xiao Mo was speechless, thinking to himself that His Majesty and his brother were really the same.
"The entire army is stripped of their masks."
Xiao Mo ordered the entire army to remove their masks.
In an instant, the women in the city shouted even louder, and some even fainted from excitement.
Meanwhile, in a courtyard of the princess's residence, a woman under house arrest was weaving shoes.
Hearing the shouts outside, the woman looked up and gazed out of the courtyard.
Peanut, standing to the side, also looked in the direction of Zhuque Street and smiled, "After this battle with Wei, Young Master Xiao's reputation is now not only in our Qin Kingdom, but I have also heard that in other kingdoms, there are women who yearn to see Young Master Xiao."
Young Master Xiao is so popular with women.
"Isn't Your Highness worried?"
"In Peanut Sister's opinion, are there any women in the world as beautiful as me?" Qin Siyao asked Peanut Sister.
Peanut paused for a moment, then shook his head and said truthfully, "No, there isn't any."
"That's settled then."
Qin Siyao's eyes curved into crescents.
"Since no woman in the world is as beautiful as me, Xiao Mo can only choose me~"
(End of this chapter)
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