I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Hearing this, Cao De's face was covered with a layer of deathly gray, and he murmured,

"I'm afraid that even with the 800,000-strong army of Qianchu, we are no match for the Yan people. Even if I live under their protection, how long can I survive?

Although I have been somewhat decadent in my life, I just like women. Which monarch or man doesn't like women?

But in terms of government affairs and military affairs, I have never made any mistakes from beginning to end.

Although I don’t dare to call myself a wise ruler, I’m not a foolish ruler either, right?

My Great Wei didn't provoke anyone, so why did it end up being destroyed?"

Cao Xiang also sighed and said,

"Your Majesty, if it really doesn't work, let's just fight."

Cao De nodded.

"Yes, let's fight. I would rather die than be a king in exile or a king on the run.

I must never become a laughing stock like the Emperor of Qi, and be infamous in history books for eternity.

In this final battle, even if I lose, I will lose with dignity and die gloriously.

I will sacrifice my life for my country and live and die with the capital!

A hundred years from now, the history books will also record the spirit of our Great Wei!"

Cao Xiang immediately knelt on one knee and shouted,

"I, your humble servant, will do my utmost to slay the Yan thief. Even if I die, I will die before the Emperor!"

……

The Wei State's chief guest, carrying gold and silver, sat in a carriage, waving a white flag, and rode at full speed to the outside of the Yan army camp.

By this time, it was already afternoon.

After asking, the Yan army went to report to Shen Changgong.

At this time, Shen Changgong was catching up on his sleep in bed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Gongsun Wan'er called softly, and Shen Changgong woke up slowly. After seeing her, he let down his guard and muttered,

"whats the matter?"

"The State of Wei has sent an envoy."

"Oh? You want to surrender?"

"That's not what he said. He just said he was here on a diplomatic mission, but he didn't say what it was about."

"Tsk, it's either surrender or begging for peace, what else could it be? Go get my royal robe and let the Wei envoy in."

"it is good."

Gongsun Wan'er turned around and told the guards, then helped Shen Changgong get dressed.

While putting on clothes, she playfully sneaked a kiss on Shen Changgong.

After changing clothes and arriving at the camp, Shen Changgong sat down. Then the Wei envoy team also came to the door and came in after reporting.

Wei State's Chief of Staff, accompanied by five or six others, entered the commander's tent and was stunned for a moment.

They originally thought that during the negotiations, the enemy would have a large group of mighty generals standing on both sides with sharp swords in their hands, each with a leopard head and tiger eyes, glaring at them, exuding the murderous aura of the battlefield, and then bullying them.

They begged for peace tremblingly, not daring to look up.

But the scene before him surprised him. There were only three people in the entire tent. A handsome military man in royal robes was sitting on a chair, holding a memorial tablet and reading it. Next to him sat a woman with bangs, leisurely making tea. Behind him was a woman in black, with a stern face and not saying a word.

This made Wei State's Dianke almost think that he was not here on a diplomatic mission, but was visiting a friend's house.

"Huang Tao, the Wei envoy and minister of state, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Lanling of Great Yan."

Huang Tao bowed deeply.

"Well, sit wherever you want."

Shen Changgong waved his hand and spoke softly.

At his position, with Yan's military strength and record, there was no need to use timid words to intimidate the other side.

He sits here and is the greatest authority.

Huang Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat on a chair nearby.

He didn't expect that the demon Shen Changgong, who was rumored to be burly, murderous, and eat three children in one meal, would be so easy-going.

Huang Tao clasped his hands and said,

"Your Highness, I, the Great Wei, have long heard of the great reputation of Great Yan. My emperor has long admired the Emperor of Great Yan and Your Highness, and has long wanted to pay you a visit, but has never had the opportunity to meet them.

I, your servant, look up to the mighty power of Great Yan..."

"Alright, alright, why are you talking so much nonsense? Just tell me what you're doing here. Do you want to surrender?"

The guest wiped his sweat and said,

"Your Highness, I am not here to surrender, I am here to negotiate peace..."

"You need to have the capital to negotiate peace. What qualifications do you have to discuss peace with me now?"

Shen Changgong spoke seriously, without any humiliation or sarcasm in his tone. He just looked at Dian Ke and spoke as if he was chatting with an old friend.

Dianke wiped his sweat and said awkwardly,

"Our emperor means that Great Wei and Great Yan should value peace and friendship for generations..."

"Let's be practical. You all know what we, Dayan, are here for. We can't possibly retreat just because of a few words from you, right?"

Shen Changgong said calmly.

Huang Tao sighed and said,

"Your Highness is a man of few words, so I will speak frankly. We in the Great Wei Kingdom also know that we cannot stop the Yan army from advancing southwards. If that is the case, then we will not stop them.

We can cede our territory to Yan State and open up a road for Yan State to move south. At the same time, our army can also help the Yan army fight and move south to attack the armies of Qian and Chu States.

Our two countries can move from hostility to cooperation.

As long as Great Yan guarantees the survival of the Great Wei, the Emperor will remain the Emperor."

Hearing this, Shen Changgong sneered,

"You guys are dreaming. When you were lobbying other countries with the five united nations, you were more active than anyone else. Now that you see the situation is not right, you turn around and turn to Dayan, stabbing your allies in the back.

If you can backstab Qian Chu today, you can backstab Dayan tomorrow. If you cooperate with such people, I will not trust you with my back.

What's more, the goal of our Great Yan is to unify the world, so that there will be no more wars and the people can live and work in peace.

If we leave the State of Wei within our country, wouldn't that make it a state within a state? That's absurd.

There is no need to discuss this matter further. This king will never allow it."

Huang Tao sighed and said,

"Then, Your Majesty, please tell me what your attitude is towards this matter."

After thinking for a while, Shen Changgong said,

"I will give you three options."

"First, when you return, tell the Emperor of Wei to surrender his entire nation. I will spare his life and grant him the title of Duke, allowing him to live out his remaining years in peace in Shengjing.

I can't say I have wealth and glory, but at least I have enough food and clothing and my life is safe.

Second, go tell Cao Xiang that I admire him very much and that he is indeed a capable person.

He is the first commander who dared to launch an offensive against our army since the Great Yan left the Yan homeland and headed south.

Moreover, his command in last night's battle was quite remarkable, and he didn't make any mistakes. The reason for the loss was simply because our Great Yan army was stronger than your Wei army.

If he is willing to lead the remaining Wei army to surrender and offer the city voluntarily, I will allow him to retain the 100,000-strong Wei army and reorganize it into a central army corps of Great Yan, serve Great Yan, and march south to unify the world.

My Great Yan army has generals and soldiers from all over the world, so he doesn't need to worry about my tolerance."