Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 479: Another Interview

The King of Qin remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly.

He slowly stood up and shouted outside, "Someone prepare hot water. I want to take a bath."

More than half an hour later, the King of Qin, who had swept away his decadent atmosphere, walked out of the King of Qin's Palace accompanied by a group of guards.

At the same time, outside the city, Huo Junyao, who had been here for almost an hour, had a look of impatience between his brows.

I felt that the King of Qin was really crazy. Couldn't he see that his situation was hopeless?
What do you have to hold on to?
"Miss, why don't we go back? General Li Jiujun and his men should be here in a quarter of an hour. Since the King of Qin is unwilling to surrender, we can only attack the city."

Hongxiu suddenly spoke. She didn't have much to say about the King of Qin's ignorance, but she was worried that her young lady would be in danger when the war started.

After all, swords have no mercy on the battlefield.

Just when Huo Junyao was about to agree, there was a commotion suddenly heard from the top of the city wall in the distance.

Xiaochan, who had been staring at the top of the wall, quickly said, "Miss, there is movement on the city wall."

In the carriage, Huo Junyao reached out and slightly lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, and sure enough, she saw that there were suddenly many more people on the top of the city.

After a while, she saw the figure of King Qin. A faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stood up and got out of the carriage.

"Cousin Zhaode, what a good trick."

Before she opened her mouth, the King of Qin, who saw her appear on the opposite city wall, spoke first with a wry smile on his face.

"It's not that my methods are so good, but rather that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's actions are not good."

"A righteous man enjoys many supporters, while an unrighteous man has few. It can be said that even without my intervention, it would be impossible for the King of Qin to live in peace. My presence can only speed up the process and reduce the internal consumption of the Yu Dynasty."

She did not think that it was because of her that the King of Qin acted like this. As she said, the King of Qin's actions would eventually fail.

It's just a matter of time. After all, Emperor Zhaowu was not a tyrant. On the contrary, he had a very high reputation among the people. He was gone in such an unclear manner, and there would inevitably be many people with ulterior motives to cause trouble.

Especially for those aristocratic families, the ascension of the new emperor means that many things will be pushed aside. Nowadays, the aristocratic families live a very stable life. They have money and power, and they don’t have to worry too much about the royal family taking action against them.

If there is a new emperor, who knows what will happen?
They would never gamble on that illusory thing. After all, compared to that illusory thing, their lives are real now and can ensure the long-term stability of the noble families.

As for the King of Qin, he was able to drive out rebellion and held so much military power in his hands. Even his own relatives could wield the butcher knife. What were these people to him?
The aristocratic families that have been able to stand for so many years are not fools. They know how to judge the situation and when to protect themselves and when to act arrogantly.

Think about the past, these guys could unite and suppress Emperor Zhaowu to the point that he couldn't even raise his head, and Emperor Zhaowu didn't dare to do anything to them, which shows how clever their methods were.

Now that they have finally found a balance with Emperor Zhaowu, and everyone can develop in peace, they are naturally very happy about it and naturally do not want any twists and turns.

"Perhaps you are right. I originally thought that I should be able to do better than him, but in the past month or so, I have discovered many of my shortcomings."

"After hearing what my cousin Zhaode said, I realized that I have always been just a frog in a well."

The King of Qin was very confident in the past, and after he successfully controlled the capital and the imperial city, his confidence reached a peak. Therefore, he was so proud, so when the Zhao brothers did not take Huo Junyao seriously, he was not as firm as he was at the beginning.

Before, he had warned himself more than once that even if he succeeded in the future, he must never take action against Huo Junyao. Not only because of her methods and the power she held, but more because Huo Junyao was a rare talent.

Look at the changes that have taken place in the Yu Dynasty since she appeared. In just a few short years, the Yu Dynasty has gone from being stretched to having ample food and a full treasury.

This is not something that just anyone can do. It can be said that Huo Junyao's talents far exceed those of the prime ministers of the current dynasty.

It is true that he wanted the throne, but he hoped to govern the Yu Dynasty better. So even when he was facing difficulties and was overwhelmed, the people below told him that he could allocate 20,000 to 30,000 troops to directly attack the Hot Spring Villa.

Even if there is a bomb in the hot spring villa, what does it matter? It is not impossible to take down the hot spring villa by risking human lives.

However, the King of Qin did not think of taking over the Hot Spring Villa, nor did he think of killing Huo Junyao, because she was a talented person who could make the Yu Dynasty soar.

If such a person were killed, it would be a huge loss to the Yu Dynasty and might even affect the future destiny of the Yu Dynasty.

It was precisely because of this thought that the King of Qin was defeated so quickly, otherwise Huo Junyao would not have been able to be so relaxed.

Huo Junyao naturally knew this, and it was precisely because she knew this that she felt that the King of Qin was just unable to get over the hurdle in his heart. Although he had committed treason, his crime was not punishable by death.

After all, isn’t Emperor Zhaowu responsible for all this?

That was why she had always wanted to persuade the King of Qin to give up resistance, even at the cost of a huge price to achieve this goal.

People respected her and didn't use the most brutal means, so naturally she wouldn't use brutal means either.

"King Qin, General Li Jiujun will be here soon. Listen to my advice and open the city to surrender. There is no need to continue to waste time."

"Don't worry, I, Huo Junyao, will protect your family of four in the Prince Qin's Mansion. How do you think?"

Hearing this, the King of Qin smiled at first, then bowed and said, "Thank you, cousin Zhaode. I am ready to surrender now that I can come to see you."

"But the crime of treason is greater than heaven, and my death is not a pity. I am very grateful to have such a guarantee from my cousin Zhaode."

"But I must die, so could you please, cousin Zhaode, save my two children, as well as the soldiers of Xihu Pass and the brothers of the Imperial Guard?"

Just now, Huo Junyao only said that he would protect his family of four, but did not mention the rebellious guards in Xihu Pass.

These people participated in treason, which is also a serious crime. Although not all of them will be killed, they will never be able to live a peaceful life for the rest of their lives. They may even be forced to do hard labor for the rest of their lives, making their lives worse than death.

But now the King of Qin used his own life to exchange for the lives of these people. In Huo Junyao's opinion, the King of Qin was quite kind and righteous. It was a pity that she was afraid that she did not have such a big face.

You have to know that there are tens of thousands of troops here. Who can be at ease with so many people?

Not to mention that there are still more than 200,000 people at Xihu Pass. If we let them go now and they are used by people with ulterior motives in the future, it will be very troublesome.

(End of this chapter)