In a pretty good-looking house on Long Island, Lions I was eating. His appetite was quite good, because he could sleep soundly on a soft bed for the past two days and no longer had to endure the stress of being in a cabin at sea.
shake.
This is definitely a happy thing for a person who has never been in contact with the ocean since he was a child, so he has a big appetite and eats a lot of delicious food every day.
Because he was an emperor, the Tang Empire also gave him adequate treatment: as long as he had requests, they would usually be satisfied.
For example, he can order food, walk in the yard, bask in the sun, read newspapers, and have TV...
There are no restraints in the whole room, the windows are clear and there are no railings, because this is just an ordinary room, not a ball cage.
In fact, in Long Island, the Emperor of the Lions Empire without an ID card could not escape at all. Unless he was willing to swim to the Eastern Continent by himself, he could not even buy a train ticket from Longgang to Weigang.
The television was playing news about the Tang Empire's battles near the old capital, and the colorful pictures gave Lions I the feeling of traveling back in time.
He could only watch black and white TV in his St. Lions Palace because there was no color TV tower built before the war...
One should be built, Lions I thought silently, because he really liked this kind of color TV: the clearer picture showed the cruelty of the battlefield more intuitively.
The news reporter wore a steel helmet and kept talking about the fierce fighting on the front line through the shaky camera. Far behind him, a shell just fell, kicking up a cloud of dust that covered the sky.
Everyone subconsciously shrank their necks. The huge explosion shook the surrounding ground, and the whole world seemed to be collapsing.
"Just now, just now! A 155mm howitzer of our army fired and hit an enemy bunker! Accurate hit! My God, did everyone see it! Mud fell on my shoulders! I was at least 100 meters away from there.
It’s 100 meters!” The war reporter shouted excitedly into the microphone.
Maybe the loud noise just now was too loud, and his ears were not very sensitive, so his voice was a bit bold.
Lions I looked at the scene of the earth shaking and biting the chicken leg in his mouth, and was more excited than the soldiers of the Tang Army who participated in the battle.
Seeing the organized soldiers of the Tang Army rushing out from behind the reporter, thinking of the Qin Army's position to launch an attack, Lions I silently prayed for failure in his heart.
The more brutal the better.
But soon, he saw the appearance of the 59 tank, covering the infantry and continuing to attack. Tracer bullets fired from the machine guns flew across the battlefield. The Tang Army's armored vehicles also came out, and kept firing at the Qin Army in the distance.
bombardment.
The whole scene was quite exciting, and soon the soldiers of the Tang Army approached the Qin Army's trenches. The fierce gun battle between the two sides gradually stopped as the 59 tanks ran over the Qin Army's trenches, and the news footage ended here.
"Thank you to the frontline reporters for the interview! So far, our army has penetrated into the Qin army's positions and surrounded the old capital of Dahua from the southeast. Soon, we will liberate it and return it to the people's hands.
!" On the TV, the announcer switched back to the news studio and solemnly announced the results achieved by the frontline troops.
Lions I threw the finished chicken leg bones back on the plate, wiped his mouth with the napkin next to him, and sighed with regret.
His prayer that the Tang army would be beaten back obviously had no effect, just like his previous prayer that his navy could successfully attack Long Island.
Here, he must eat up his own food. This is the only requirement for him to avoid waste, which is reasonable. Although the Tang Empire has been able to ensure that the vast majority of civilians can have enough food and clothing, it still refuses to be extravagant and wasteful.
The main theme of this empire.
The overall public opinion in the Tang Dynasty is still dominated by frugality. Only nobles and businessmen will choose higher consumption. Everything develops within a certain range. The control power of the Tang Empire is dozens of times higher than that of other countries.
Magnitude.
"Come in!" Hearing the knock on the door, Lions I casually ordered. He is quite decent here, at least most of the time he will knock on the door to show respect before someone comes in.
Lions I was very satisfied with this point. Although he would not imagine that one day he would treat Tang Mo as a prisoner in this way, but he would still be somewhat relieved to see him safeguarding the imperial power.
Two officers he had never seen before walked in, followed closely by Admiral Lu Qianshan. He had been promoted for annihilating the Lanes Imperial Navy Fleet and had just become the Admiral of the Tang Empire.
It was not easy for him to achieve this military rank, so he dressed up very coquettishly and stood in front of Lions I with a medal on his chest - this was his great benefactor, so he had to express his gratitude.
Seeing two unfamiliar faces, Lions I felt that something was not right in the atmosphere. He frowned slightly, put down the napkin in his hand, and asked, "Who are these two?"
A strange officer who entered the door walked to the TV, turned off the TV, and then replied: "We are here to confirm something with you. You need to choose this matter yourself, because your son...he has already
The choice has been made.”
Another unfamiliar officer continued: "Lines II, your son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Lanes Empire, has decided to recognize your death and succeed you as emperor of the empire. So, theoretically, you are dead."
"But our benevolent Emperor of the Tang Dynasty still decided to give you a choice." Another strange officer took out a pistol, which made Lions I turn pale with fright.
The other party put the pistol on the table, took out a bottle of unknown liquid from his pocket, and said, "Poison, pistol, whatever..."
"Of course, this is not a choice." Seeing Lions I slumped in a chair, who was about to pee with fear, Lu Qianshan decided not to scare the emperor's captive: "You can choose to live on Dragon Island as a civilian...
Or choose death..."
"..." Lions I knew that this was not mercy at all, but that he was left to cause trouble for the Lions empire... If he had been stronger and more honorable, he should have grabbed the poison and drank it all.
It's a pity... He didn't dare to do this. If he wanted to die, he wouldn't be a captured emperor. When his fleet was wiped out, he should have jumped into the sea to give himself dignity.
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The second update will be later, you can watch it tomorrow morning.