The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun waved his hand and smiled, "Xiahou Chang is in poor health. I don't think he will live much longer. As for who will take over Goguryeo in the future, let's talk about it after we meet Xiahou Chang."

Goguryeo must be divided into counties.

If Xiahou Chang disagrees, then we can only wait and see.

After all, Ye Kun had promised Xiahou Chang in advance to exchange Goguryeo for Liaodong.

In August, it is still summer in Jiangnan.

However, the Liaodong area was already bleak and the autumn wind was raging.

At the end of August, Ye Kun's army arrived at the city of Xiangping.

Xiangping is the Shenyang of later generations.

Xiahou Chang and Liu Ai both live here at the moment.

Liu Ai went out of the city to meet Ye Kun.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Why doesn't Xiahou Chang come to see me?"

Huang Jian said: "Your Majesty, I see that Xiangping City is heavily guarded, Xiahou Chang must be planning a rebellion, why not..."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's see what Lord Liu Ai has to say." Ye Kun interrupted Huang Jian.

Liu Ai clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, Xiahou Chang said that the two sides had an agreement that after conquering Goguryeo, he would hand over Liaodong and retreat to Goguryeo. But now, Goguryeo has not been completely conquered. So Xiahou Chang said that Your Majesty should not come to Liaodong, and he cannot meet you."

Ye Kun asked: "So what does Lord Liu think?"

Liu Ai said: "I also think that the emperor should not come. After all, he has made an agreement before."

"Liu Ai, you have been in Liaodong for more than half a year. Were you bribed by Xiahou Chang?"

"Your Majesty, Xiahou Chang occupies Liaodong, a tiny place. How can he bribe me? Can he give me a high position as the Minister of General Affairs of the Nine Departments like you did?"

"Haha, I'm just kidding. I know Xiahou Chang would say something like this."

Ye Kun nodded and called to the eunuch Huang Ye beside him, "Go and invite Concubine Jie and Concubine Zhu."

Huang Yan took the order and invited the Xiahou sisters over.

Ye Kun looked at the Xiahou sisters and said:

"Princess Jie, Zhu'er, please go into the city and meet your father. Tell him that I came to Liaodong to announce to the people of Liaodong that this is the territory of the nine provinces of China. As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I will visit every border territory of China.

He can stay put for now and wait until I conquer Goguryeo. But he cannot refuse the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and come to his own territory. Let him open the city gates and come to see me, and I will not make things difficult for him. "

The Xiahou sisters bowed together and said, "I will go back and persuade my father. Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

"Go back and talk slowly. There's no need to rush. Don't hurt the relationship between father and daughter. I'll wait here for two hours."

Ye Kun was very tolerant and said to Huang Jian, "Fire thirty-six cannon shots to see off the two imperial concubines."

"Yes!"

Huang Jian was well prepared and brought in thirty-six small cannons, aiming them at Xiangping City.

The Xiahou sisters were shocked: "Your Majesty, what are you doing..."

"Don't get me wrong, these thirty-six cannons will only fly over Xiangping City and explode in the east of the city. They will not affect the people in the city." Ye Kun waved his hand and gave the order:

"Set off the fire!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom——!

Thirty-six steel cannons roared together.

The shells whizzed past the sky above Xiangping City and landed in the east of the city, exploding with a loud bang, raising dust and smoke.

This type of shrapnel bullet is much more powerful than the solid bullets of the past and has amazing power.

In Xiangping City, Xiahou Chang was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

The Xiahou sisters bid farewell to Ye Kun and walked towards the city gate accompanied by several palace maids.

Ye Kun sat upright on the horse and watched them go.

Liu Ai asked: "Your Majesty, is this the new cannon? It seems to be very powerful."

"Yes, it is very powerful."

Ye Kun nodded: "I plan to wipe out Goguryeo within a month, search the mountains and seas, and restore the four counties of Emperor Wu."

"One month? Is that enough time?"

"It should be enough." Ye Kun sneered:

"The foundation of Goguryeo is just those few big cities. After taking the cities, they had nowhere to go and could only hide in the mountains and forests. It was getting cold soon, and they were just waiting to die in the mountains."

Liu Ai nodded and agreed with it.

In front of the cannon, all the cities were just decorations. As long as there were enough shells, Chang'an City could be blown into ruins.

The cities of Goguryeo were not very large, and their carrying capacity was even more limited.

In Xiangping city.

The Xiahou sisters pay a visit to their father, Xiahou Chang.

Xiahou Chang burst into tears and asked, "My son, Ye Kun asked you to come back to persuade me to surrender?"

"Father, you surrendered a long time ago. Why do we need to persuade you?"

Xiahou Jie knelt on the ground and said, "Father, the emperor is a great ruler who has been around for thousands of years. No one in the world can compare to him. You should open the city gate and go to welcome the emperor. The emperor is kind and righteous. He promised us that he would never embarrass father."

Xiahou Zhu also said: "Father, the emperor has thousands of new cannons outside the city. With one order, Xiangping City will be wiped out. How long can you hold out against the emperor?"

Xiahou Chang remained silent.

The counselors and generals around him all felt that Ye Kun was invincible. Since he had already surrendered, why not be more thorough and welcome Ye Kun into the city?

The Xiahou sisters knelt on the ground and begged bitterly:

"Father, for the sake of the 100,000 people in Xiangping City, please open the city to welcome the emperor. The emperor is a benevolent and righteous ruler who governs the country wisely. Now the people of China are prosperous, and they leave their doors open at night and do not steal on the streets. If you hand Liaodong over to the emperor, the people will live a better life."

Xiahou Chang never thought about the people, but only about himself, and sighed: "Open the city gates and welcome Ye Kun... No, welcome the emperor."

If the city gate is not opened, Xiahou Chang may not have a good end in his life.

If you surrender now, you can probably spend your old age in peace.

Upon hearing this, the Xiahou sisters breathed a sigh of relief and thanked their father.

The civil and military officials of Xiangping City were also overjoyed and went to open the city gate in high spirits.

Xiahou Chang sighed.

His own subordinates were all scared by Ye Kun, so how could he fight against others?

outside the city.

The Xiahou sisters came by car, greeted Ye Kun, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my father led the civil and military officials of Liaodong to pay homage and welcome Your Majesty into the city."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you sisters. You will be rewarded handsomely tonight."

The Xiahou sisters blushed and dared not respond.

In just a moment, Xiahou Chang came with dozens of civil and military officials, dressed in ordinary clothes, to pay their respects and all knelt down in front of Ye Kun.

Poor Xiahou Chang, he hadn’t kneeled down to anyone for many years, but now at his old age, he knelt at Ye Kun’s feet.

"No courtesy, stay on your own."

Ye Kun nodded, walked to Xiahou Chang, stretched out his hand to help him up, and looked him over and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown old."

"emperor……"

Xiahou Chang's tears flowed down, and he choked up and said, "Time is unforgiving. I am indeed old, and my health is getting worse day by day. But the emperor is blessed with great fortune and is in his prime."

"I am middle-aged now, but I still have many things to do. I am ashamed."

Ye Kun took Xiahou Chang's hand and said, "Come into the city, old friend. Let's have a drink and have a good chat."

Xiahou Chang nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please enter the city!"

Huang Jian took the lead, with a thousand guards, to clear the way for Ye Kun.

Ye Kun got on the carriage and entered the city with the Xiahou sisters.

The people of Xiangping City lined the streets to welcome him, shouting, "Long live the emperor! Long, long live the emperor!"