si-mexico Chapter 631 Surrender Ceremony
Chapter 631 Surrender Ceremony
Cao De looked at the ground, not daring to look up, and walked forward step by step.
He wore the imperial crown on his head and held the imperial seal in his hand. His face was pale, as if he had lost all his energy.
In the city behind them, the army was gathering, but they were not armed.
The court officials posted the imperial edict and issued the emperor's last decree to the people.
Because the emperor loved his people and wanted to save the people of Wei from the suffering of war, he surrendered to the Yan army and peacefully transferred power. From then on, all the territory of Wei was incorporated into the State of Yan.
Many people cried after seeing the imperial edict.
Some people cried with joy. Before this, the Wei State had been spreading the news about the brutality of the Yan army, saying that the Yan army massacred cities and ate human flesh. They were also worried that after Luoyang was captured by the Yan army, the angry Yan army would kill them all. Now, with a peaceful handover, they don't have to die.
Some people were so moved that they cried. The emperor was so good to them that in order to prevent them from being killed by the rebel army, he was willing to give up his throne and surrender the whole country.
Some people cried out of sadness. The two hundred years of foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty was destroyed just like that.
Back then, Luoyang was the capital of Daxia. Daxia was divided into nine tripods, which governed the nine states and enfeoffed hundreds of kingdoms.
Three hundred years later, the power of Great Xia declined, and the princes rose and fought against each other. After the demise of Great Xia, Luoyang City changed hands several times and was finally occupied by Wei. Since then, the Central Plains entered a peaceful period, and Luoyang City was no longer robbed, massacred, or looted, and the people lived a good life.
Now, the Great Wei has fallen, and Luoyang City has lost its status as the capital for five hundred years.
If we talk about reluctance, the people of Luoyang City are definitely among them.
For a moment, the city of Luoyang was filled with cries.
The whole city was filled with a sad and miserable atmosphere.
The road from the city gate to the altar is neither far nor near, but it will eventually end.
Soon, Cao De came to the front of the altar and looked over.
On the altar, under the dazzling sunlight, a handsome man in a black royal robe was looking at him with indifference.
Is this person the Prince of Lanling of Dayan?
The man who married her, the man who could enjoy the woman he had been thinking about day and night every day.
The man who destroyed various countries, swept across the world, and directly destroyed his Great Wei.
Cao De held the jade seal, walked up step by step, and stood in front of Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong looked at him indifferently, and seemed to have some amusement in his eyes.
Cao De looked at Shen Changgong and asked with difficulty,
"My Great Wei has never provoked your Great Yan. Why do you want to destroy our country? Why do you want to make things difficult for us?"
Shen Changgong looked at him with disdain, a hint of sarcasm on his lips, and slowly said,
"What does it have to do with you if I destroy you?"
"I'm not trying to be mean to you, you think too highly of yourself.
Destroying you is just a matter of convenience on my way to unifying the world. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for getting in my way."
Cao De's body trembled slightly, and a huge feeling of humiliation overwhelmed his heart.
He regarded Shen Changgong as his mortal enemy, but in Shen Changgong's eyes, he never looked him in the eye, nor even regarded him as an opponent.
Killing him is just a matter of convenience.
Cao De raised his head, looked at Shen Changgong with bloodshot eyes, and asked,
"Then who in this world is worthy of being your opponent?"
"Haha, looking at the world, there are only chickens and dogs. Who is worthy enough to compete with me?"
Shen Changgong sneered.
After a while, Cao Decai asked,
"In order to achieve your goal of unifying the world, you are going to destroy all of our countries. But what will you do after you unify the world? Will you continue to expand?
Even if you conquer more territory, you will never be the greatest emperor in history. The first person mentioned in history books is still that female emperor!"
Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
"I have no interest in leaving my name in history, and becoming the greatest emperor of all time is not even my dream. I can even say that I have no interest in your land.
I want to destroy you just because I want to have a great empire with a vast territory and strong national power to support me and help me realize my dream.
My goal is the sky and the sea, not the people of your land."
"Well, it's almost time. I'm not interested in chatting with you anymore. Let's proceed with the ceremony. I'm still waiting. Please take me around your palace."
Cao De stared at Shen Changgong, sighed deeply, and then turned around, facing the ministers, and said loudly,
"I have forgotten my true intentions and my virtue is unworthy of my position. I have harmed the people to this day and have wasted their money and resources.
The Yan Heavenly Army is here, and I am like an ant trying to shake a tree, or like the sun and the moon shining like stars, and I have no way to resist them.
Therefore, it is for the benefit of the people, for the benefit of all officials, and for the benevolence of Dayan.
I announce today that Great Wei officially surrenders to Great Yan.
Accept the surrender letter, present the imperial seal, take off the imperial robe, and let your punishment be decided as a criminal!"
After saying this, he knelt on his knees, raised the jade seal in his hand high, and presented it to Shen Changgong with both hands.
Shen Changgong took it with one hand and lowered his head to play with the jade seal in his hand.
All the Yan army soldiers around saw this scene, their blood boiled, raised their weapons and shouted loudly,
"Dayan!"
"Dayan!"
"Dayan!"
These two words became the pride in their hearts.
They can make the emperor of the enemy country kneel down and surrender to them!
This is their honor!
With trembling hands, Cao De took off the imperial crown on his head and placed it on the ground, then unbuttoned the dragon robe bit by bit.
He moved very slowly and solved the puzzle very slowly because he was reluctant, panicked and unfamiliar with it.
On weekdays, there is always someone to help you dress or undress.
It was the first time for him to take off his dragon robe by himself.
It took him a full quarter of an hour to take off the dragon robe, revealing the white clothes underneath.
Wearing white clothes and with messy hair, he kowtowed to Shen Changgong.
All the officials below also took off their official uniforms and kowtowed.
Several Yan army soldiers came up and took away the jade seal, the imperial crown, and the dragon robe.
Shen Changgong looked down and said slowly,
"Emperor Cao De of the Great Wei voluntarily abdicated, thus saving our Great Yan soldiers from an attack on the city, and thus contributing to the nation's well-being.
This king specially grants Cao De the title of Marquis of Hun De of Great Yan, granting him the title and salary, and granting him a residence in Shengjing, where he can live out his days in peace and contentment."
"I, your humble servant... Thank you, Your Highness!"
Cao De burst into tears.
He hasn't called himself "Chen" for decades.
There was crying below.
The soldiers of the Yan army walked over, lifted up the officials one by one, and took them to the military camp.
Only then did they discover that there were six people who had not taken off their official robes.
"Brother, we are one family. I am Huang Tao, the guest."
Huang Tao whispered to the soldier escorting him.
"I know. You can't act alone when you go to see the general. The general said you have to take them to raid the officials' houses."
"Good good."
Huang Tao nodded quickly.
They were brought before a general of the Tianyu Army. At that time, these six people would be the guides for the house seizure.