Xiang Mo could be regarded as a brave general with a world-renowned reputation, but he died at the mouth of a counselor.
After beheading him, the battle in Wu Palace came to an end. Xiao Yuan also led the generals, followed by a large number of soldiers, and walked towards the court meeting hall.
There were no courtiers in the majestic hall. On the throne directly above, there was only King Wu sitting alone.
He was wearing royal robes, a royal crown on his head, nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, and a King Wu sword hanging on his waist. He slowly stood up as he watched Xiao Yuan and his entourage enter the palace.
Xiao Yuan stopped below.
"The King of Qin is finally here." He smiled desolately at first, and then said quietly: "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say, but I ask the King of Qin to let my people go."
Xiao Yuan shook his head directly.
King Wu's expression changed, and he made his last effort: "I am also a member of the kings of China. King Qin, you have already won, so why bother to kill them all."
"What if it were you?" Xiao Yuan asked directly without explaining too much.
Cutting the grass without eradicating the roots will only lead to endless troubles. If the Wu Kingdom is destroyed, how can the Wu royal family be left? Doesn't that give them the opportunity to secretly form a rebellion?
This rhetorical question left King Wu speechless. After he fell silent, he suddenly laughed maniacally again. After laughing, his anger became more violent: "I regret it! The centuries-old foundation of the Wu Kingdom was buried in my hands today." !!”
Xiao Yuan was silent, waiting for him to finish his last words.
His expression was already a little distorted, he pulled out the King of Wu Sword and said sternly: "You are the king alone! I would rather die than suffer the humiliation of being imprisoned!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword was slashed across his neck, and blood flew out, splashing onto the throne.
This is his only choice.
At the very least, he died on his throne.
The supreme position in the country represents the supreme power, and it is particularly eye-catching when stained with blood.
A short while later, at Xiao Yuan's signal, two Qin soldiers quickly stepped forward and carried away King Wu's body.
The sound of footsteps outside the palace was heard, and Lin Chu also stepped in, clasped his fists and bent down and said: "Your Majesty, all the concubines in the harem of the Kingdom of Wu have been poisoned."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan frowned slightly.
Obviously, this was done by King Wu. He was a ruthless man. He knew very well that after the country was destroyed, those beauties would be humiliated, so he took action in advance.
After a pause, Xiao Yuan didn't say anything, and said directly: "Deal with those eunuchs. They know too many secrets of the palace. Some things cannot be spread to the people."
"No!" Lin Chu cupped his fists and left.
Xiao Yuan's doing this can be regarded as respect for the royal family of King Wu.
After occupying Wu's palace, together with the previously recovered counties, the entire territory of Wu Kingdom has been almost completely pacified.
King Wu committed suicide, and from this moment on, this vassal state that had always been stronger than the southern Yangtze River completely disappeared in the long river of history.
Next, after finishing some matters, Xiao Yuan also found the Wenhua Palace.
The Wenhua Hall is the place where important classics of the Wu Kingdom are collected, equivalent to the National Library.
When you come here, you also need to collect some particularly important ancient books into the Qin State Treasury. The Wenhua Hall is very large, and there are bookshelves as far as the eye can see. They are filled with volumes of bamboo slips, but fortunately, there are some labels on each bookshelf. Classification.
Xiao Yuan casually opened a volume. When he unfolded it, he found that there were some very mysterious things on it. The words were obscure and full of falsehoods.
He couldn't help but shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that King Wu actually believed in the prophecies of ghosts and gods. Such a book is not for a king to read."
Counselor Wang Su followed him and immediately said: "These bamboo slips, I have just looked at them. Many of them are works by saints. There are also here. Your Majesty, please take a look. These are ancient chronicles. In our land of China, there are Many things have been lost, especially ancient books, and Wei Chen suggested that they should be included regardless of category."
"Well, the collection of books in the Wu Palace is a classic that has been affirmed by the kings of Wu in the past dynasties, and is also officially included in the Wu Kingdom. The books here cannot be lost, so let them take good care of them first." Xiao Yuan agreed.
"Yes." Wang Su responded, and while following Xiao Yuan around, he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, there is another matter. I have the courage to ask your Majesty what you are going to do with the Minister of Wu."
Xiao Yuan put down the bamboo slip in his hand, picked up another bamboo slip, flipped through it casually and said: "Before the land of Wu was pacified, many ministers of the state of Wu wrote letters to this king. Regarding such people who betray their masters and seek glory, Generations, what’s the use of keeping them?”
Even though they were trying to please Xiao Yuan, in the eyes of a king, these people surrendered to the enemy and treason when their country was in danger. If one day Qin State also suffered from such a situation, would they be the same?
Wang Su understood what he meant and agreed with this in his heart, but he gave another suggestion, saying: "What the king said is true, but I think that the Chu State has not yet been recovered. If the sellers of Wu State are killed, they will ask for help." Rong's generation, no one from the ministers of the Chu State will dare to communicate with the king anymore. Instead of doing this, it is better to make a superficial statement and greatly praise those who communicated, so that the ministers of the Chu State will surrender more..."
"And after Jiangnan is unified, it won't be too late for my king to clean up the traitors."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan smiled and said: "What Ai Qing said is very good. Tomorrow, I will order all the ministers of Wu State to enter the palace to attend court."
"Yes, I will make arrangements right now." Wang Su bowed and accepted the order.
The next morning, Wu Palace, Chaoyi Hall.
At this time, the throne had naturally been cleared. On both sides of the hall, hundreds of officials from the Wu Kingdom were standing. Many of them lowered their heads slightly, shaking their heads and sighing secretly.
Prime Minister Wu is also among them. He doesn't want to come, but it's okay not to come. Now that Wu has been destroyed, if they dare to say no, they are sure to be in disaster soon.
It was said that they were brought to court, but in fact some people were brought there by force.
The hall was very quiet, no one dared to whisper. Not long after, Xiao Yuan, dressed in brocade clothes and with his hair bound in a jade hairpin, stepped in and headed straight for the throne directly above.
Seeing him, many people were lower in stature. Before anyone else could speak, Wu Guoshizhongling was the first to kneel on the ground, with his butt raised high, and he shouted loudly:
"See you, Your Majesty! I will be king for ten thousand years——"
Following his actions, other people who had communicated earlier also knelt down and shouted. Wu Xiang and others hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to kneel down.
A large number of people knelt down at the scene. The kneeling was not in unison, but scattered, and many people only knelt but did not speak.
Xiao Yuan didn't care, but stood in front of the throne and looked at one of them with interest.
Because he was the only one still standing there.
Before Xiao Yuan could speak, the minister glared angrily and cursed angrily:
"The dignified ministers have turned into dead trees and fallen grass! In order to save their lives, they beg for mercy from the tyrant! How ridiculous!"
