Li Ping couldn't see the emperor himself so he had to follow the palace servants to the guest room, and Ahrami went back without mentioning it.
When Mu Sheng saw that both of them had left, he chuckled to himself, then turned around and went to the ruins of the Presbyterian Church outside the castle. He took a look and thought to himself, not bad! The progress of the project is not bad. Basically, the original site of the Presbyterian Church building has been almost repaired and can be used for offices.
After Mu Sheng walked into the hall, the ten elders were waiting for him. When Mu Sheng arrived, they all knelt down to greet him tremblingly. He sat on the main seat with an expressionless face and waved his hand for the elders to get up and answer.
Mu Sheng spoke first: "You all know why I came here, right?"
Seeing everyone nodding, Mu Sheng continued: "Well! In that case, let's work out a way! You can each express your own opinions on how to face the Jin Dynasty's march south."
After the elders whispered among themselves, they all expressed their thoughts. Some wanted to cooperate, while others were wary of Da Jin.
Borzongbi frowned and came out to speak: "Ancestor, could this be a plan by the Jin Dynasty to destroy Guo? First deal with Taisha, and then return to the army and kill our mountain puppets on the way?"
These elders of the Boer family usually call the Changsheng Emperor "ancestor" instead of "Emperor", because they regard themselves as the person whom the Emperor relies on most and trusts.
Mu Sheng thought for a long time and said: "I have participated in the imperial meeting. The emperor of the Jin Dynasty really wanted to raise an army of 500,000 to unite with the Xi clan to destroy Shanpup and Taisha in one fell swoop. I persuaded him to stop it. Fortunately, I We participated in the imperial meeting, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark about the impending disaster."
Hearing this, Bortas said respectfully: "Old ancestors, why don't we follow the example of our ancestors and defend Yucheng until they surrender? Didn't the 600,000 allied forces of the Xi clan and Taisha have nothing to do with us back then? It is expected that even if the Jin Dynasty has hundreds of Wan Xiongbing can't do anything to us."
Mu Sheng shook his head and said: "The Great Jin Dynasty is not comparable to the second- and third-rate things like Taisha. After the unification of the Central Plains, the territory is thousands of miles away. The national power and population are far greater than that of the former Taisha. The total mobilization force in the country is millions. There were so many people, with grain and grass piled up like mountains, and armored soldiers piled up in their arsenals. The reason why Taisha and the Xi tribe couldn't capture us back then was because of the lack of food and grass. Hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded us for a few months and then hastily withdrew, making it difficult to fight for a long time. .”
"I estimate that no matter how indestructible Yu City is, if the Jin army is determined to besiege us, how long can we hold on? One year? Two years? The food and grass in the city can last for three years at most. What will happen after three years? Do we want to eat human flesh? Yu The city is not impenetrable, and we did not get any advantage from Lu Sheng’s hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses before, and you also know very well the combat effectiveness of the Jin army."
"What's more, the Jin Dynasty will send 500,000 troops at a time this time. Don't forget that we have two strong enemies, Xi Clan and Taisha behind us. If the Xi Clan and Taisha are attracted by the Jin, they will take the opportunity to come in and disrupt the situation. Li, our mountain puppets can only end up with the destruction of our country and the annihilation of our species. Is this the result you want to see?"
After Mu Sheng finished speaking, there was silence in the hall. This is the embarrassing situation faced by a small country. A large country perished due to internal strife, and a small country perished due to foreign aggression. If a small country wants to survive, it can only survive in the cracks of the major powers. Chao Qin, Mu Chu, and the wall The grass falls on both sides. These are all basic operations and you can't help yourself.
When a small country faces a real power, it has no attitude at all. It can either kneel down and ask the big brother to hug you, and the big brother will protect you. If you don't accept it, you will be destroyed. If you don't like it, you will be destroyed. If you like you, you will be destroyed. The country will also destroy you. There is no United Nations in this era, and small countries can still go to the United Nations General Assembly to appeal. This era is completely naked and the law of the dark jungle, and there is no fairness and justice in annexation wars between countries.
A small country may have a wise king and good ministers, and its citizens may live a good life, but they will still be destroyed for no reason. The only fault of a small country is that its national power is too weak and its territory is too small. For example, the Kingdom of Laima, the mother country of the great patriarch, is a living example. A small country has always been just a disposable chess piece in the chess game of a big country. Shan Puppet took the opportunity to rise to prominence for hundreds of years because of the emergence of an immortal emperor. It is known as the top three in southern Xinjiang. As long as the strong man is gone, Shan Puppet will It is only a matter of time before the strength disappears in the long river of history.
After a long silence, City Lord Haolang, one of the ten elders, stepped forward and spoke: "Emperor Qizou, then the only way we can go now is to accept the canonization of the Jin Dynasty?"
Mu Sheng pretended to be unwilling to nod his head and said: "Well, accepting the canonization and wooing of the Celestial Empire is better than the destruction of the country and the annihilation of the species. You have never been to the Central Plains and don't know the actual situation. The Jin Dynasty actually doesn't have much regard for our land. We have a strong desire for expansion. The Celestial Empire is already too big. It has a vast territory and abundant resources. The territory is more than 100,000 miles away. We just met by chance and blocked the way for Shangbang to send troops south. But if we can make good use of it this time to attack the Jin army, We can take this opportunity to benefit the country from the Fateisha incident."
After hearing this, the ten elders nodded repeatedly. Now that the general strategy had been decided, Mu Sheng sent away the other elders, leaving only the third elder of the Boer family. Next, it was time to discuss specific military operations.
The commander who leads the troops can only be from the Bor family. Military power must be firmly in the hands of the Bor family. Violence is the basis of all power and cannot be ignored.
Bortas looked at the map for a while and admonished the emperor: "Ancestor, what should we do with the Xi clan? Should we also bring them into the game? This way we will be more confident in dealing with Tesha."
Mu Sheng smiled contemptuously and said: "You mean Long She Baiye, the great elder of the former clan? He is a very naughty old man and will not enter the market easily. I estimate that he will only see the main force of the Taisha Dynasty defeated by us and the Jin coalition." Only then will we be able to take advantage of the situation. When we formally sign an alliance with the Jin Dynasty, we can send envoys to inform them of this incident. Don’t pay too much attention to anything else.”
Borzongbi stepped forward and said: "Ancestor, how many troops will we send to cooperate with the Jin's military operations this time?"
Mu Sheng said briefly and forcefully: "Use all the troops in the country to conquer it. Only in this way can we win the trust of the Celestial Empire and win enough benefits."
Borzongbi nodded and said: "National mobilization will take some time, and our reserves of food and grass are only enough for our army for one year."
Bortas said: "So we try to fight as quickly as possible, and we can't afford to delay it."
Mu Sheng waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about food and grass. After we sign an alliance with Dajin, I will try to let them be responsible for our food and grass. We only need to provide people and Dajin will provide money and food. Anyway, they have a mountain of money and food." , providing us with part of it is not a big problem.”
Borzongbi said: "Yes! It would be much easier if the Jin Dynasty could provide us with food and grass. It would be best if we could defeat Taisha in one fell swoop."
At this time, another city lord and elder of the Bor family, Borjak, who was in his twenties, stepped forward and said: "Ancestor, this time we are uniting with the Jin Dynasty. Will our ancestor personally lead the army to conquer Taisha?"
Mu Sheng stood up and turned around a few times before confirming: "Well, this time I will attack Taisha, I will personally lead the expedition. I will only sit in charge of the central army. The specific command will be Borzongbi as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. You Borjak As deputy general, the army will go south to fight, and it will be enough to leave five thousand elite troops to garrison Yucheng."
A flash of fire flashed in Borzombi's eyes and he said loudly: "Old ancestor, my subordinates will live up to their expectations."
Mu Sheng pondered for a long time and said: "This time we brought the Lord of Wolf Castle, Suchanur, into the game. Since he competed with me, I heard that he has been developing very well recently. It's time to come out and stretch his muscles!"
Hearing this, Bortas stroked his beard and said, "Wolf's Castle has indeed been developing very well recently, but Wolf's Castle's Clam Slave Group requires them to send out a single mission. It's not cheap!"
Borzongbi chuckled and said to Bortas: "Fourth uncle, if the superior state of the country is willing to provide money and food, then the military expenses of the Clam Slave Regiment will naturally be borne by the Jin Dynasty."
Secretary Borta stroked his hands and smiled and said: "What Zongbi said is true, they are all working for the Celestial Empire."
After the Shan Puppet internal consensus was reached, the envoys were naturally summoned the day after tomorrow to try to reach a troop dispatch agreement with the Jin Dynasty as soon as possible.
Three days later, the emperor requested to summon Anlehou Gongzi Sheng, the chief envoy of the Jin Dynasty, to be summoned alone. He came back in disguise and explained the emperor's request in detail to the two deputy envoys, Ahrami and Li Ping.
Mu Sheng said to Li Ping: "This time the army is sent, Shan Puppet's request is that the Jin army will spend 5 million gold and 1 million stones of food and grass. Emperor Changsheng is willing to take the title of emperor, accept the canonization of the emperor of Jin, and go out to conquer the country." He has one hundred thousand elite soldiers to assist the Jin in the southern expedition to Taisha and help the Laima Kingdom recover. He also has one condition, that is, I must stay here as a hostage, so they can rest assured and let the Jin army march straight in."
After hearing this, Li Ping nodded and said: "Marquis Anle, it seems that the conditions are much more relaxed than what we estimated before coming here."
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "Emperor Changsheng had already become angry when he heard that our 500,000-strong Jin army was marching south. Naturally, he did not dare to bargain. He could just be the vanguard for our army. In front of the might of our army, no one can It’s all just a mantis trying to use it as a cart.”
Li Ping nodded repeatedly and said, "Marquis Anle said it well. I think I can give an explanation to His Majesty when I go back this time."
Ahrami frowned and said, "I never thought that this old man would bow his head sometimes."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng smiled and said: "The situation is stronger than the people. I'm afraid these southwestern barbarians have never really seen the military might of the Jin Dynasty. The troops in Lu Sheng's hands are actually not the most elite troops of our army. Many of them are still Those recruited from the old armies of the Seven Kingdoms, if our real army of the Jin Dynasty goes south to conquer, even if the so-called Shanpuppet, Xi Clan, and Taisha three powers unite, they will not be the opponent of our Jin army."
Hearing this, the great patriarch Ahrami nodded slightly, convinced that she had stayed in the Central Plains for so many years, and she knew the strength of the Jin Dynasty very well...
After laying out the terms and making an alliance with blood, Mu Sheng wrote another handwritten letter with sincere words to express his gratitude to the emperor. Bortas and Borzongbi served as the emperor's envoys and went to Xinshan County, Lingnan Province to meet the emperor and present a form of congratulations. , pay tribute, accept the canonization of Da Jin, and officially become a vassal state of Da Jin, which means that the mountain puppets will recognize Da Jin as their elder brother from now on, and now all they have to do is wait patiently for news from Da Jin.
Back in the castle, Mu Sheng walked into the palace belonging to the emperor by familiar means. He walked to the table, touched the gorgeous mask for a while, sighed and put it on his face. The 2.0 version of the Immortal Emperor was officially launched. …
He came to the quiet room where he practiced, and his consciousness had been immersed in the world of Tianque ancient treasures. He flew to the center of the blood sea, and with a casual move, a purple crystal flew out of the blood sea. This was left by Borges version 1.0 of the Immortal Emperor. backup memory crystal.
Mu Sheng looked at the crystal spinning in his hand, closed his eyes, and immersed his consciousness in searching for the information he wanted. First, he needed to search for the details of the Taisha Dynasty. He had only had a general understanding of such a powerful country before. If they want to send troops this time, they must know themselves and their enemies, and fight without danger. Moreover, the memory of the Immortal Emperor is not entirely reliable, so he must send scouts to Taisha to collect detailed information about their country.
