905 Surrender, if you want to win, you must win beautiful
That night, in the name of catching an assassin, the imperial guards searched eighteen households, including the Feng Mansion. The entire imperial city was under martial law, but after a busy night, not even a bird was found.
The imperial guards returned in vain and returned to the palace. I thought that the emperor would at most reprimand them, but he didn't expect that the imperial guards would not be as good as Fu Lin. The emperor was very dissatisfied with the performance of the imperial guards and dismissed several of them.
The commander of the Imperial Guard was replaced by a son named Wang.
Afterwards, Wang Jinling learned about this and showed an incomprehensible smile. He knew that this was the emperor's comfort to the Wang family and his satisfaction with the Wang family's performance.
This is the emperor. A small favor can wipe out the harm caused to the Wang family, and at the same time tell Wang Jinling that the Wang family should do something to repay the emperor's kindness.
The Imperial Guards put the whole city under martial law to capture the assassin, which caused such a big fuss that it was impossible to hide it. Looking at the emperor's behavior, he had no intention of hiding it. The next day, the emperor summoned Ye Ye into the palace.
"Cousin, the reason why the emperor summoned you must be related to the death of my uncle. When you see the emperor in the palace, you must not get angry with the emperor, let alone tell the emperor what to do. My uncle died in Dongling, even if we don't do anything.
If you do, the Emperor will give us an explanation." Su Wan arranged Ye Ye's clothes and warned her carefully.
However, in three days, Ye Ye looked like a different person, as if he had aged dozens of years overnight. The arrogance between his eyebrows was replaced by sternness, and his fair and handsome face also became dark and thin.
Looks a lot more mature.
The young master of Yecheng, who used to be high-spirited and ignorant of the world, has finally grown up, but the price of this growth is too high.
"I understand, Wanwan, don't worry." Yeye has changed, but his love for Su Wan has not changed. He caressed Su Wan's injured cheek through the gauze, and there was a flash of guilt in Yeye's eyes.
Su Wan smiled softly: "Cousin, go quickly, don't keep the emperor waiting."
Ye Ye nodded and left quickly. After Ye Ye left, the smile on Su Wan's face could no longer be maintained. She stretched out her hand to touch the injured half of her face, and two lines of tears slowly fell...
Just as Feng Qingchen thought, the death of the Lord of Ye City was a heavy blow to Ye Ye and Su Wan. From now on, Ye Ye must shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of Ye City.
Today's Night City is no longer what it was before. Without the protection of the Lord of Night City, if Ye Ye wants to support Night City, he must recruit foreign aid, and the best way to recruit foreign aid is to marry, and the partner of the marriage will never be Su Wan.
Both Ye Ye and Su Wan knew this very well. Even if there was no need for marriage to win over power, Ye Ye still had to marry a powerful wife from her mother's clan, and Su Wan was definitely not a good candidate.
"Yeye has met the emperor, long live the emperor." Yeye has very complicated feelings for Dongling. His father died in Dongling, but now he has to rely on Dongling.
"No courtesy. Please sit down." The emperor was quite kind to Ye Ye, which made Ye Ye's mental pressure lessened a lot. After all, the trouble he caused in Feng Mansion was not beautiful at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I wonder what the Emperor is talking about when he summons Ye Ye?" Ye Ye said straight to the point after sitting down.
The emperor motioned to the eunuch beside him and handed a box to Ye Ye: "I deeply regret the death of Lord Ye City. The thieves dared to murder the territory of Dongling. I am ashamed of Lord Ye City. Fortunately, I have found out who committed the murder."
People, this can be regarded as comforting the Lord Ye City’s spirit in heaven.”
"Xiling? How could he be from Xiling?" Yeye looked at the evidence in front of him with doubts in his eyes.
Ye Ye is not an idiot. It is impossible for him to believe whatever the emperor says. Besides, the murderer is from Xiling. This is incredible.
Yeye thinks that Yecheng and Xiling have no hatred. How could Xiling take the risk of offending Dongling and Yecheng and kill the Lord of Yecheng in Dongling territory.
"Speaking of which, it's my fault." The emperor sighed and asked the eunuch to give Ye Ye another wooden box.
Yeye opened it and jumped up from his chair: "What? My father signed a treaty with Dongling to serve as a vassal, and Dongling can send troops to garrison in Yecheng. How is this possible?"
This is a complete loss of power and humiliation to the city. If this treaty comes into effect, then the Ye family will not be the king of Ye City, but the ministers of Dongling. Dongling's army can enter Ye City, and the Ye family's control of Ye City will also be weakened.
Ye Ye's reaction was as expected by the emperor. The emperor was not angry, but the smile on his face disappeared, and he looked businesslike: "Young Master Ye, you can verify whether this clause was signed by your father.
There is no need for me to lie about this kind of thing.
You must not be aware of the situation in Night City. Night City is about to become an empty city. So what if your Ye Family controls the entire Night City? You simply cannot afford to support the Ye Family's cavalry.
Of course, this clause was signed between me and the Lord of Ye City. Now that the Lord of Ye City is dead, I am not that kind of arrogant person. I hope that Ye City is willing to surrender to Dongling. Young Master Ye is mainly unwilling, so this clause does not exist.
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The emperor's indifference and force made Yeye stunned. He didn't know how to answer for a while, and just stared at the terms of this country and one city in a daze.
Night City allows Dongling to send 50,000 soldiers and horses to Night City, and allows Dongling people to settle in Night City and do business in Night City. Dongling provides Night City with 300,000 soldiers and horses every year, and guarantees the leadership of the Ye family in Night City.
status.
This treaty indeed caused the Ye family to lose control of Ye City, but from another aspect, it not only saved Ye City, but also gave the Ye family enough face. If Ye City surrendered like Dongling, it could still be
Keep your cavalry and your position as Lord of the Yejia City.
With soldiers and horses in hand, there is a possibility of turning around in the future. The Lord of Night City signed this clause that day, not blindly surrendering. Night City's economy has suffered a major blow. Night City cannot afford soldiers and horses. If it does not attach to Dongling, Night City will
I don’t know how long it can last, but by relying on Dongling, I can at least buy Night City a few years.
The content written in this clause is only temporary. Political struggles are never maintained by a piece of paper. Strength is the last word. The final result is not that the Ye family borrows Dongling’s money to make the cavalry stronger and defeat Dongling’s.
When the soldiers and horses drive out of Night City, it means Dongling's infiltration is successful, and they control Night City and the Night City cavalry bit by bit.
If you are good at planning, you can capture Night City and Night City Cavalry with only a few troops and no soldiers. This is definitely a good deal for Dongling.
Of course, whether they can capture Night City is still a matter of debate. After all, the Ye family are the natives of Night City. It will not be easy for Dongling to infiltrate the management of Night City. It will be a matter of time to see who is more superior.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Dong Ling cannot help Ye Cheng without any reason. Ye Ye understands this very well. It is because of his understanding that he believes that this clause may indeed be signed by his father and Dong Ling.
Dongling's 50,000 soldiers and horses are in Night City. They are no match for Night City's cavalry. They cannot affect the control of Night City. Night City has lost a lot of people and business has basically lost order. If the people and merchants of Dongling are willing to enter,
, which is beneficial to the recovery of Night City.
Ye Ye did not answer the emperor's words, but considered the gains and losses in his mind. Should he admit this clause? Should he accept Dongling's assistance and surrender to Dongling?
The emperor was not in a hurry and waited quietly for Yeye to express his position. The emperor knew that Yeye would definitely agree because Yeye had no other way out.
For Yeye, the Lord of Yecheng died at the hands of Xiling. It is impossible for Yeye to cooperate with Xiling. The civil strife in Nanling is serious. Nanling Jinfan has too much time to take care of himself. There is no place to take care of the Su family and Yecheng. As for Beiling, they still need other countries.
Rescue, how can I help Ye City?
The situation in Night City is very bad. In the past period, prices have skyrocketed, causing a large amount of money to be lost. People are rushing to hoard daily necessities, and there is not much left in reserve materials such as food.
It is common to buy supplies within Night City, but merchants have withdrawn from Night City one after another and no longer cooperate with Night City. Night City cannot buy outside things, and local supplies cannot be sold to the outside world. There is no source of money in Night City now.
, with the Ye family's storage, they can only support Ye City's cavalry for half a year at most, and this is without Dong Ling suppressing him. If Ye Ye does not attach himself to Dong Ling, then the emperor will not be merciful.
The emperor has been keeping an eye on Yecheng. When the problems in Yecheng came out, the emperor also secretly increased the pressure. In the emperor's view, Yecheng's surrender was only a matter of time, and the death of the owner of Yecheng was also part of the emperor's plan.
The emperor is more willing to cooperate with people like Ye Ye than Ye City Lord. If Ye City Lord is still there, Dongling has little chance of winning, but if it is Ye Ye, Dongling has at least a 70% chance of winning.
The emperor used Xiling's killers to assassinate the Lord of Yecheng, and he also spread suspicion to blame Uncle Jiuhuang and Feng Qingchen. Later, it was found that the murderer was related to Xiling. When Yeye became suspicious, he threw out the contract of Yecheng's surrender to Dongling.
Book.
The emperor didn't need to say anything. When Ye Ye saw these things, he would naturally think that Xiling was unwilling to let Ye City surrender to Dong Ling, so he assassinated the Lord of Ye City on Dong Ling's territory and put the blame on Dong Ling and Uncle Nine Emperors, leaving Ye City
The cooperation with Tanglin collapsed.
Once the cooperation between Dongling and Yecheng is shattered, Yecheng has no choice but to rely on Xiling. In Yeye's heart, Xiling wants to kill two birds with one stone. Not only can he use Yeye to eliminate Feng Qingchen, but also destroy
The cooperation between Ye Cheng and Dong Ling can also subdue Ye Cheng and make him use it.
At this time, Yeye was completely led by the emperor. As the emperor expected, Yeye thought over and over again and knelt before the emperor: "Your Majesty, Yeye, is willing to surrender to Dongling. The people of Yecheng are the people of Dongling."
"Hahaha, okay, dear, please get up." After getting the answer he wanted, the emperor stood up with satisfaction, walked around the desk and came to Ye Ye, and helped Ye Ye up.
"My lord, thank you for your kindness." Ye Ye felt a little unnatural when he said the word "chen", but the emperor didn't take it to heart. In the eyes of the emperor, Ye Ye's performance was good enough.
If he hadn't acted like this, the emperor would not trust him to return to Night City and take over the position of Lord of Night City...