Ancient paintings connect the present, I hoard goods to support the villain Wang

During this period, the Xiao family army and the people of Lingyao City were "plotting" a big event.

They wanted to hold a coronation ceremony for Xiao Jingyan, allowing him to completely rule the country, establish his own empire with Lingyao City as the capital.

No one asked Xiao Jingyan whether he was willing or not, but just forced him to become emperor.

The key is that there is no one more suitable than him at the moment.

On the day Xiao Jingyan ascended the throne, Shi Xi specially customized a black dragon robe for him from the crew.

The dragon robes are all black with some red patterns on the edges. A mighty dragon is embroidered on the entire northern part of the robe.

There are two dragons on each sleeve and shoulder, and three dragons on the front of the skirt. Together, there are nine dragons, which means the Nine Dragon True Emperor.

After he ascended the throne, the country's name was still Dayong, but the reign title was changed to Xiyan, which was the name of himself and Shi Xi.

Without Shi Xi, there would be no him today, and there would be no Lingyao City today. He will cherish Shi Xi as a treasure throughout his life.

Spend your whole life, even for generations to come, to repay and love her.

On this day, people around Lingyao City sang and danced to celebrate the birth of the new emperor.

Shi Xi's charity foundation is also operating well. At present, there are at least eighty poor people who are assisted by them.

Shi Xi donated half of her earnings to charity, which was even reported in the news and she appeared on TV.

Both of their lives are moving on better.

Life is just icing on the cake.

*

A month later.

Xiao Jingyan was watching the sweet potato seedlings growing very well in the fields when he suddenly received a report from his subordinates that someone from the imperial court had arrived.

Wang Tiezhu and his friends knew that Xiao Jingyan didn't want to see people from the court, so they helped to receive them. Only then did they realize that they had come to surrender, and the young emperor wanted to hand over his throne and the entire country to Xiao Jingyan.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, they are just looking for a place to eat because of the famine and they can't make ends meet."

Liu Deyou had no sympathy for those people in the capital.

Anyway, there are no longer any of their people in the capital.

Whether it was the relatives of several generals or the families of the soldiers, they all came to Lingyao City because of famine.

As long as they were related to the Xiao family army, Xiao Jingyan would properly settle them.

The remaining people were those who still wanted to be loyal to the royal family. Liu Deyou believed that there was no need for their Xiao family army to help those people.

"Yes, Your Highness, I also think it's better not to agree to them."

Zhimo also gave his own thoughts.

Xiao Jingyan looked at the letter of peace and tore it up.

"Send the messenger sent from the capital back with a message, saying that seeking peace is absolutely impossible!"

Xiao Jingyan gave the order.

As long as the famine continues for a while, the people of Dayong will come to him for help.

At that time, will the little emperor still need to give up the throne?

I'm afraid that the people and officials will personally open the city gates to welcome him into the capital and the palace, and let him sit on the dragon throne.

The envoy who came to deliver the letter on behalf of the emperor, after receiving Xiao Jingyan's reply, sent a carrier pigeon back at night to inform the young emperor and Prime Minister Pei of the matter.

Seeing Xiao Jingyan’s refusal, the little emperor was so angry that he vomited blood.

"What else does he want?"

"I've already given him the throne, what else could he be dissatisfied with?"

The little emperor really didn't understand what Xiao Jingyan wanted.

"He wants to kill us!"

Pei Xiang felt depressed, sighed, and frowned deeply.

"Lord Pei, how many people are still willing to follow me?"

The little emperor suddenly asked curiously.

Pei Xiang said bluntly:

"Ever since the famine, not many people in Dayong have remained in the capital. I've previously calculated that there are only about twenty civil and military officials left. Of the tens of thousands of soldiers, only a few remain. There are barely any civilians left, so there's no need to count them."

The current situation is very clear. If you can't surrender to a wise leader, you can only wait to starve to death.

The people all migrated to the north.

"You said, Xiao Jingyan disagrees with our request for peace, is it because we haven't given him enough benefits?"

"Lord Pei, please send someone to search the palace and gather all the good things that my father and mother left for me, and send them to Xiao Jingyan."

"Also, beauties, send over those good-looking concubines and maids in my harem as well."

The little emperor talked a lot.

Although he was reluctant to part with these things, they were worthless compared to the cost of saving his life from starvation.

After listening to him say so much, Pei Xiang suddenly thought of something more valuable.

He touched the dagger he always wore at his waist, and looked at the little emperor with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Pei Aiqing, do you understand?"

"Hurry up and get ready!"

The little emperor urged again.

Prime Minister Pei chuckled softly and shook his head with regret, "Your Majesty, even if all these things were given to Xiao Jingyan, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough."

"Then tell me, what else do I need to prepare?"

"I now give you this power. Everything I have can be given to Xiao Jingyan."

The little emperor spoke indifferently.

After hearing his words, Prime Minister Pei was very satisfied.

He drew out his dagger and said, "This old minister has actually thought of something that will surely demonstrate our sincerity."

As he said this, he stabbed the dagger directly into the little emperor's heart.

The defenseless little emperor stared in disbelief. He never understood until his death why Prime Minister Pei wanted to kill him.

"Your Majesty, your head is the most precious thing!"

"Only when you die can the new emperor Xiao Jingyan rest assured!"

He leaned close to the little emperor's ear and explained to him in a kind voice.

After seeing the little emperor die completely, he pretended to be a cat crying over a mouse and cried loudly.

Soon, his crying attracted other people in the palace.

Seeing that most people had gathered, he wiped away his tears and said to everyone:

"Your Majesty is careless. You know that if you were still alive, Xiao Jingyan would never believe that he would give up the throne."

"He just committed suicide. Let's take his head and ask for peace with Xiao Jingyan."

"Your Majesty, rest in peace. You are so great—"

He howled as he spoke, and the crowd, not knowing what had just happened, could only hear his one-sided account.

This Xiao Jingyan is truly despicable. He actually forced our Majesty to death!

The old eunuch who had been serving the little emperor said dissatisfiedly.

"What can we do? They have food!"

"In this year of famine, only those with food in their hands can make a fortune."

The talkative female official also responded.

Soon, the concubines in the harem also came over and accused Xiao Jingyan of forcing the little emperor to death. They never thought about what their court had done to Xiao Jingyan.

Weren't they the ones who wanted Xiao Jingyan's life in the beginning?

What a retribution!

Finally, after discussing the matter, they came to a conclusion and decided to gather everyone together, take the little emperor's body and head north to find Xiao Jingyan.

They just wanted to see how Xiao Jingyan would react when he saw that the little emperor was dead.

It’s a pity that they didn’t have this opportunity, because they were killed by a group of unknown people just after they left the capital.

Today the palace is a deserted city.

The capital city is almost in ruins.