Chapter 354 What if I were to declare myself emperor?
The news of Xiahou Nan's surrender to the Northern Wilderness Army spread throughout the entire Wei Kingdom at an extremely fast pace, thanks to Xiao Mo's efforts.
Many generals had originally intended to surrender, but were still hesitant. Now that General Xiahou had surrendered, they no longer needed to hesitate.
As a result, more and more generals surrendered, and the Northern Wilderness Army, on four fronts, broke through cities and accepted surrenders all the way to the Wei capital!
Upon learning that Xiahou Nan had led his army to surrender in the Wei royal palace, the Wei king cursed loudly in the court and fainted from anger.
But when he woke up, he still had to face reality and find a way to resist the Northern Wilderness army.
But here's the problem: besides the Wei capital's grand formation, which will inevitably be breached sooner or later, and the 200,000 imperial guards and palace servants in the capital, what other bargaining chips do they have?
When the Northern Wilderness army converges from four directions, our city will surely fall.
The King of Wei regretted it. He shouldn't have hesitated back then; he should have surrendered directly. This outcome was not what he wanted!
On the fifth day after Xiahou Nan surrendered, Xiao Mo ordered an attack on the city.
Xiahou Nan personally led the surrendered troops to attack the south gate of Wei capital, while Xiao Mo attacked the east gate.
Under Xiahou Nan's command, the surrendered soldiers no longer had any other thoughts and simply obeyed orders, thus achieving their original fighting strength.
Moreover, because Xiahou Nan knew the defenses of the Wei capital, the siege put immense pressure on him.
Furthermore, because some of the generals guarding the capital had a past relationship with Xiahou Nan, and Xiahou Nan persuaded them to surrender, their already wavering thoughts became even more rampant.
The civil officials in the imperial court were only thinking about protecting themselves and trying every means to escape.
As for national righteousness, what does that have to do with me?
Thirty-three days later, the magic array in the Wei capital was destroyed, and Xiao Mo and Xiahou Nan stormed into the Wei capital.
Xiao Mo ordered the entire army not to disturb the civilians, or face severe punishment!
Although Xiahou Nan arrived at the palace gate before Xiao Mo, he did not go in but waited for Xiao Mo to arrive.
After Xiao Mo arrived, he and Xiahou Nan stormed into the palace.
The King of Wei, unwilling to endure the humiliation inflicted by Qin, contemplated hanging himself, but his cowardice prevented him from making the decision. When Xiao Mo finally found him, the King of Wei was still standing on a stool.
The entire royal family of Wei was captured by Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo also met the princess whom the King of Wei had originally intended to marry.
Xiao Mo didn't have much to say, after all, a person's appearance should not be defined by worldly views.
But Xiao Mo still had to say that he didn't like driving tanks.
After taking complete control of the Wei royal family, the second thing Xiao Mo did was to have all of Wei's official registers, maps of the land and rivers, household registers, and other documents inventoried.
As for the officials of Wei, Xiao Mo, on Xiahou Nan's advice, directly killed a large number of them.
Xiahou Nan also compiled a list of officials.
These officials are dedicated to the country and are capable.
However, these officials did not have a good impression of Xiao Mo and did not want to work for him.
Xiao Mo did not make things difficult for them, but let them go and even gave them some money.
However, whether they can become officials depends on His Majesty's decision.
On the tenth day after Xiao Mo conquered the capital of Wei, Xiao Shi and the other four armies arrived in the capital of Wei one after another.
When Xiao Shi saw that everything in the Wei capital was normal and orderly, he knew that his son had finished everything.
After his father arrived, Xiao Mo originally intended to go and stop the Chu Kingdom immediately.
However, Xiao Shi said that the King of Qin ordered the eldest prince, Qin Jingsu, to lead the army into battle.
Qin Jingsu did not disappoint the King of Qin, holding back the Chu army and buying precious time for Qin to mobilize its main force.
Just five days ago, the rest of the Qin army had already assembled, and now they held a significant advantage on the battlefield, gradually driving the Chu army out of Qin territory.
During the few days that the Northern Wilderness Army rested, Xiao Mo also met his elder brother.
As for his elder brother Xiao Yichuan, Xiao Mo had only heard that he was a cultivation genius who was highly regarded by the sect leader of Taoshan Sect and had been cultivating on the mountain since childhood.
However, influenced by Xiao Yishe, Xiao Mo felt that Xiao Yichuan was probably similar to Xiao Yishe, and probably not much better.
But Xiao Mo realized that he might have been wrong.
My older brother has the appearance of an honest and strong man, with solid muscles all over his body and arms that are thicker than a normal man's thighs.
After meeting Xiao Mo, Xiao Yichuan also gave Xiao Mo some precious pills from the Taoshan Sect, which were very beneficial for replenishing qi and blood.
Xiao Yichuan would even occasionally ask Xiao Mo to drink or spar with him.
Xiao Mo felt that if he wasn't acting, his older brother seemed to genuinely treat him like a real brother, without any reservations.
This day.
Xiao Mo was meditating with his eyes closed in the courtyard when Xiao Yichuan brought two more jars of wine and drank with him.
The two sat in the courtyard, drinking and chatting about cultivation and military matters, but Xiao Mo, as usual, avoided mentioning Xiao Yishe's name.
But as the two chatted, Xiao Yichuan sighed and said with emotion, "If Yishe were still here, how wonderful it would be if the three of us brothers could drink together and fight on the battlefield."
Listening to his elder brother's words, Xiao Mo silently took a sip of wine.
Xiao Yichuan stood up, looked at Xiao Mo, and clasped his hands in a salute: "Third brother, although your second brother is no longer here, I am here to apologize to you on his behalf."
"Why do you say that, elder brother?" Xiao Mo stood up and returned the greeting. "In comparison, I am already very fortunate that you did not blame me for bringing my second brother back to the camp."
Slightly drunk, Xiao Yichuan shook his head: "When I first joined the army, I heard Yishe say bad things about you and thought you were a very scheming and manipulative person. But after hearing about your deeds and getting to know you, I realized that you are different from what my second brother said."
In contrast, the second brother was constantly troubled by the hereditary nature of the Prince of Zhenbei.
It was precisely because of this hereditary succession that the second brother wanted to gain his father's recognition, so he did not guard Huating. His ambition and eagerness for quick success almost caused the battle line to collapse.
All of this was the second brother's own fault, and had nothing to do with the third brother.
In fact, if he wanted to, with his third brother's talent, he could have established his own career, so why would he need the title of "Prince of Zhenbei"?
And is the title of 'King of Zhenbei' really that important?
But all of this is beyond reproach.
Xiao Mo lowered his head and remained silent.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink!"
Xiao Yichuan picked up the wine jar and continued drinking, with Xiao Mo naturally joining him.
As night deepened, a soldier came to Xiao Mo's courtyard and said that the Prince of Zhenbei summoned two generals to the main hall of the palace.
Xiao Mo and Xiao Yichuan exchanged a glance, then dispersed their drunken fumes and walked out of the courtyard.
When the two arrived at the main hall of the Wei Kingdom's palace, the first thing they saw was Xiao Shi sitting high on the dragon throne, his hands stroking the dragon heads on the armrests.
Xiao Mo and his companion frowned simultaneously, but still stepped forward, clasped their hands in a salute, and said, "This humble general greets the Prince of Zhenbei."
"Um."
Xiao Shi nodded, looking at his two most proud sons.
"There is no one else here, just the three of us, father and sons. There's no need for so many formalities."
"Yes." Xiao Mo and the other person straightened up.
"I wonder what business Father has with my third brother and me here?" Xiao Yichuan asked.
"There's something I'd like to hear your opinions on."
Xiao Shi's lips curled up, and his lion-like eyes looked at his two sons.
"Now my Northern Wilderness Army has captured the capital of Wei and possesses the three states of the Northern Wilderness."
If I were to declare myself emperor...
What should be done?
(End of this chapter)
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