This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 857 Volume Li Er Enters Pyu Kingdom and Looks at India

Regardless of how Li Chengqian cleaned up the mess in Tianzhu, at this moment, Li Er had already led his army westward and advanced into the Kingdom of Pyu.

Although the Pyu Kingdom surrendered so easily, it is actually very powerful now.

Since Vikramaditya came to power in 613, the dynasty has worked hard to govern the country, and now it is one of the rare powerful countries in this land.

It had nearly ten vassal states, with more than 200 tribes and eight towns under its jurisdiction. Its territory extended to Nanzhao in the north, Zhenla in the east, and Kamaruba in Eastern India in the west.

Its borders extend three thousand miles from east to west and more than three thousand five hundred miles from north to south.

If Li Er had not suddenly marched south, and if Li Chengqian had not emerged, and if Vimalakirti had not been given some time, the Pyu Kingdom would have reached its peak.

But it was a pity that all this came to an end with the sudden emergence of Li Chengqian and Li Er's southern expedition. Vimalakirti's ambitions to dominate the country also came to an abrupt end.

No one is willing to give him a chance to develop.

That is, at the same time that Li Er's army was advancing westward.

The royal palace in Pyu capital.

Viktorama looked towards the east helplessly, and after a long while he said with emotion: "The Chinese have an old saying, time waits for no one, which is really concise and to the point when applied to me.

If you give me another ten years, no, five years, just five years, let alone the Tang Dynasty's southern expedition, even if the Tang and Ming armies come together, my Pyu Kingdom has nothing to fear!

What is this king afraid of? "

He was really unwilling to accept this.

Over the years, he had seen the Pyu Kingdom prospering and dominating the region. However, with the Tang Dynasty's southern expedition and the powerful rise of the Ming Dynasty, all this became a mirage. How could he be willing to accept this?

"As long as my king gives the order, I am willing to lead the army to fight the Tang Dynasty to the death and never retreat!"

Beside him, an old man with a white beard and wearing armor looked at his king with scorching eyes and his tone was powerful.

It can be seen that he is actually unwilling to give up.

The Pyu Kingdom was clearly becoming increasingly powerful under the king's leadership, but it was put in a precarious situation due to the Tang Dynasty's southern expedition, and he was unwilling and resigned to this.

"Forget it..." Vikram shook his head and said, "The Pyu Kingdom is not without the strength to fight now, but if the war continues, the Pyu Kingdom will surely perish.

This king is not afraid of failure, but given the style of the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, if we lose this battle, we may be in danger of national destruction...

If it really comes to that, you and I will both be sinners of the Pyu Kingdom..."

"Can……"

"Don't worry about it." Vikram said with a smile, "The current situation is not the worst.

We all know the Central Plains dynasty. Although we have temporarily submitted to them, it is beyond their reach for them to govern our Pyu Kingdom for a long time.

Although this is unacceptable, it is not necessarily a bad thing.

If we can take this opportunity to introduce some technologies from the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely be beneficial to the future of our Pyu Kingdom.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves, so let it be."

Speaking of which, Vimalakirti is by no means a mediocre person. He is now in his prime and full of ambition. He may make such a calm judgment at this time, which is quite similar to the King Goujian of Yue who slept on firewood and tasted gall.

The old general also understood what Vijnarama meant.

The Central Plains dynasty was good at fighting and could and dared to fight.

But the Central Plains dynasty had a fatal flaw, which was that long periods of division would eventually lead to unification, and long periods of unification would eventually lead to division.

In fact, it was at this moment that many ethnic minorities broke free from the control of the Central Plains dynasty.

If the Central Plains Dynasty continues to be so powerful, then this whole world will truly belong to the king.

They are gambling, gambling with the lives of a generation or even several generations, gambling on the decline of the Central Plains dynasty.

Then they will rise up again.

It is not necessarily impossible to continue the legend of the Pyu Kingdom. It can only be said that for the sake of the nation, many people are willing to sacrifice themselves.

The greatness of some people does not lie in what they have done, but in what they will do even if they know the consequences.

There may be few such people in the long course of history, but they do exist.

For example, the king of Pyu, Vikrama, did not know that even if Pyu was restored in the future, broke away from the control of the Central Plains dynasty again, and rebuilt the glory of Pyu, in the history books of Pyu, he, Vikrama, would still be called the king of a lost country.

But he did it anyway.

He bore all the shame, but placed his hopes on the people of Pyu, whom he was proud of.

Perhaps, this is a qualified king, a king who should be remembered by history...

"Your Majesty, the Tang Emperor's army is already fifty miles outside the city. In an hour at most, the Tang Emperor's army will arrive at the city."

Just then, a soldier came to report.

Upon hearing this, Viktorama forced a smile and said, "Okay, notify all officials in the royal city to follow me out of the city for ten miles to welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang.

Since you admit defeat, you have to look like you admit defeat.

I warn all officials that if they are unwilling to accept this, leave now. I don’t care whether they rise up in rebellion or rule the mountains and become kings in the future.

This is not something I can control.

But if you are still willing to stay in this court, then when it’s time to act like a grandson for me, then act like one.

What the Pyu Kingdom needs least now is a tough guy."

More than half an hour later, outside the city of Pyu, all the officials of Pyu in Beijing arrived.

And Viktorama took off his royal robe and stood at the head of all officials in plain clothes.

Everyone's expressions were different.

Some are sad, and some are confused.

After all, not everyone knew what Vikram was planning.

"They're coming."

Just then, someone pointed forward and said.

For a moment, everyone looked into the distance.

On the other side, Li Er was also riding on horseback this time. He saw Viktorama and his party from a distance and said with emotion: "I have heard that this person is also a great figure. In a dozen years, he has developed the small country of Choer to this point. It is not something that ordinary people can do."

"This man is indeed a character." Zhang Sun Wuji said with a smile, "As far as I know, when he succeeded to the throne, there were constant disputes within the Pyu Kingdom. This man has made great contributions to the country's achievements today.

But I don't understand why such a great leader surrendered so easily. "

"Don't say you are confused. I am also very curious." Li Er said, and rode his horse forward. He really wanted to meet the king of Pyu.

"Your servants respectfully welcome the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." As Li Er's horse approached, Vimalakirti led everyone to bow and salute.

They still used the poor Tang Dynasty official language.

"How dare you! Why don't you kneel when you meet the Emperor of Tang!" At this moment, Yuchi Jingde, with a ferocious look on his face, suddenly shouted angrily.

Virūraṇa did not hesitate at all. He immediately knelt down and shouted, "I, your subjects, deserve to die."

Soon, the officials behind him also bowed their heads.

Seeing this scene, Li Er's expression changed.

He suddenly realized that this group of people didn't seem that simple...

(End of this chapter)