lcionline Chapter 754: Sichuan Surrenders
Chapter 754: Sichuan Surrenders
"What's going on? Xiao Dezi, go see what all the civil and military officials in the court are doing. Why aren't they attending the meeting?"
Xiao Quan was furious, and the eunuch beside him knelt down and said,
"Your Majesty, shall I go to the Prime Minister's house first?"
"Go!"
After the eunuch left, Xiao Quan continued to think about the feasibility of Jiang Wei's plan.
There is nothing wrong with fleeing south, but if he escapes, it would be equivalent to selling out Jiang Wei.
Moreover, it would be difficult to escape with 50,000 people, and it would be difficult to achieve anything.
The Yan army will continue to pursue and kill them.
Moreover, he wanted to retain his last bit of dignity and was unwilling to be an exiled king.
After waiting for a full hour, the eunuch Xiao Dezi stumbled in from outside.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Quan frowned and said,
"You're so flustered! What's going on? Are the Yan army invading?"
“No, I visited several houses and found them all empty. I also went to the city wall and found that the general was not there either.
I asked the soldiers guarding the city walls and learned that all the princes and nobles had opened the city gates and fled last night!"
"What? They all ran away?!"
Xiao Quan stood up in disbelief.
"Yes, ministers, royal family members, princes, generals, all of them have fled without a single one left. Now the highest-ranking officer guarding the city wall is the captain, and even many of them have run away, as have many soldiers."
Xiao Quan seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant, and he plopped down on the dragon throne. Looking at the empty hall, he covered his forehead and said,
"I miscalculated. I trusted them too much. They persuaded me to surrender, but they just wanted to test my attitude and make me give up the power in my hands so that they can escape.
There was talk of attacking from both sides, fleeing south to the middle of the country, rebuilding the imperial court, and regaining lost territory.
It’s all a joke, it’s all a joke!
Ha ha ha ha……"
Xiao Quan kicked the table over, laughed wildly, and threw the folded papers all over the sky.
Xiao Dezi knelt on the ground and cried,
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please flee as well. We still have some troops and imperial guards. Let's flee south, and I will still serve you."
"let's go."
Xiao Quan said dejectedly,
"Leave me alone."
"Your Majesty, there are still many young princes and princesses in the palace, as well as the queen and concubines. Please take them with you and run away."
"Haha, all the ministers have run away, and if we let the royal family run away and let the princes run wild, do you think the Yan people will allow this?
They will not stop until all the princes are killed.
What if they can’t find anyone and massacre the whole country?
Those nobles who escaped were already a big trouble. If the prince ran away again, when Yan destroyed Chuan, there would be a sharp increase in rebellions in various places. By then, the people of Chuan would suffer terribly.
If you follow me, you will at least have a chance to survive. If you run away, you will be hunted down by the Yan army.
By that time, the Yan army wouldn't even be given a chance to surrender."
Xiao Quan was very clear-headed and knew that being an enemy country and rebelling were two different things.
The enemy country itself is an enemy. Preferential treatment after surrender can make other enemies see it and surrender as well.
But rebels are different. They are fickle and will rebel again after surrendering. No one will tolerate them. After all, if we forgive you this time, what if you rebel again next time?
Only by killing all the traitors can we deter other people with rebellious intentions and make them behave like obedient citizens.
"That's all, that's all. When the Yan army is about to arrive, just say, 'I will open the city and surrender, and invite the Yan army to enter the city.'
As for those soldiers, if they want to run, let them run."
Xiao Quan's IQ has returned to its peak. What happened last night was because he was inexperienced. After all, he was still young and did not think things through.
Now, after experiencing the ups and downs of life, he has also gained enlightenment.
I figured out a lot of things and started to care about my family and the people.
Now, there are only some women and children left in the palace. The Yan army is known as a benevolent and righteous army, so they should not do anything to them.
Xiao Quan sat for a while, then returned to the palace and found his queen, who was in her early thirties and still had charm, and was very gentle with her.
After all, according to the rules of Yan State, the queen would accompany him for the rest of his life.
……
Two days later, the Longxiang Army finally arrived in Chengdu.
Bai Wuan looked at the majestic city of Chengdu, feeling filled with emotion.
This was the second capital city he led his troops into.
He once made a detailed plan to destroy the State of Sichuan and imagined the scene of himself leading his troops into Chengdu countless times.
However, he was rejected by the Emperor of Qin again and again, and finally made the wrong move to attack the State of Liang. Although he destroyed the State of Liang, he gave the territory of Liang to the State of Yan in the blink of an eye, and ended up being placed under house arrest.
He originally thought that his life's dream would never come true, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better and he actually led the Yan army into Chengdu.
All I can say is that things in this world are unpredictable.
The dream came true.
The city gates of Chengdu were wide open.
A simple horse-drawn carriage, pulling a fat man in white clothes and waving a white flag, slowly walked out.
The people of Chengdu knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, bidding farewell to the emperor.
They knew that the emperor did not resist because he did not want Chengdu to go through war and wanted to save their lives.
Although Xiao Quan was sometimes addicted to pleasure and could not be considered a wise ruler, he was definitely not a foolish or tyrannical ruler.
He treated the people kindly, allowed the people to recuperate, and won more wars than he lost, so he enjoyed good prestige among the people.
The only mistake he made was to underestimate the strength of the Yan army.
Today he announced his surrender, and only a groom brought him out, but countless people knelt to see him off.
Bai Wuan stood outside the city gate, waiting for the enemy emperor to come out and surrender together with 100,000 dusty and dirty Yan soldiers.
The carriage slowly stopped at the city gate. Xiao Quan got off the carriage, holding the jade seal in his hand, and walked slowly forward step by step.
In front of them was the massive Yan army, with the black dragon flag fluttering in the wind, making a rustling sound.
These old Qin soldiers all had murderous intent in their eyes. They were obviously the elite among the elite and veterans of many battles.
Bai Wuan dismounted, walked forward and looked at Xiao Quan.
Xiao Quan's eyes were bitter. He walked up to Bai Wuan, bent down, and said,
"Emperor Xiao Quan of the Chuan Kingdom leads the Chuan Kingdom in formally surrendering to General Bai Wu'an, the commander of the Great Yan Kingdom, today. Please accept the Chuan Kingdom's imperial seal and take control of the Chuan Kingdom.
I leave my broken body to you, General, to do whatever you will with it. I hope you will not harm any of the people."
Bai Wuan looked behind Emperor Chuan and asked in a cold voice,
"Has the Emperor of Chuan been deserted by his friends and relatives? Where are your civil and military officials? Where are your royal family members?
"Let the emperor surrender alone? Is their dignity more valuable than the emperor's?"
Xiao Quan shook his head and said,
"They...all ran away. They ran away the night I announced my surrender."