Lu Xuan looked at everyone who was saluting. He seemed very calm and showed no emotion. He waved his hand and said: "Pingshen!"
Everyone stood up.
However, he was still slightly hunched over, not daring to straighten his back, or even look directly at Lu Xuan. In the hearts of these people, they still have awe for Lu Xuan, and they are even more afraid that they will offend Lu Xuan with a look and cause everything to be lost.
Balam was the leader. He stood up first and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this time we present the Dragon Pattern Jade for His Majesty the Emperor to appreciate."
He held the dragon pattern jade in the box in both hands.
The lid of the box is open.
In the box, there is a dragon-patterned jade with a square carved back. It is golden yellow in color and has dragon-shaped lines. The most peculiar thing is that when you look at it from all directions, it looks like a dragon.
The dragon pattern jade was presented to Lu Xuan, and he was quite impressed after seeing it.
Nature is truly amazing.
Many things, without any carving, appear unprecedentedly colorful. Just like this square jade, it is naturally carved and looks very beautiful, and it perfectly fits the oriental aesthetics.
Lu Xuan put away the dragon-patterned jade, looked at the rest of the Anxi nobles who were looking at him eagerly, and blinked.
Why wasn't there any assassination?
There was an assassination promised.
He had collected all the dragon-patterned jade, even Xu Chu was by his side, and there were soldiers preparing in the hall. However, now there is nothing, and there is no assassination at all. Have you given up?
Or something happened during this period?
Lu Xuan's mind was spinning.
He was prepared to test further and said, "You offered the dragon-patterned jade, what are your requests?"
Balam immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, all of us are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and serve His Majesty the Emperor. Moreover, we know everything about the Parthian Kingdom very well and are familiar with the laws, geography, and humanities of Parthia. . Therefore, I implore His Majesty the Emperor to give us a chance to serve and let us serve His Majesty the Emperor."
As soon as these words came out, all the Anxi nobles echoed, saying that they knew Anxi, could serve Lu Xuan, and could help Lu Xuan manage Anxi.
Lu Xuan smiled after hearing this.
Seeking an official position?
If these people become officials, how can they control Anxi? After using this group of people, the previous arrangement of confiscating homes and exterminating clans was essentially a waste, and it was in vain.
Therefore, Lu Xuan could not refuse.
Lu Xuan also wanted to test further. He did not refuse explicitly and said directly: "You are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and you are willing to serve me. I am very pleased about this."
"It's just that in An'xi under my governance, the officials appointed in the future must have strict conditions."
"The first is that everyone must be loyal to Rest."
"Second, everyone's family members cannot stay in Anxi. They must be sent to Daming to live in Daming."
"Third, we must further inspect the local nobles. The nobles currently inspected are only the nobles in Ctesiphon and Seleucia. This is a small-scale inspection."
"There are many cities in Anxi, a huge city. The nobles in these cities must ransack their homes. Therefore, those who submit to the Ming Dynasty must dare to do these things."
"Fourth, you don't have any privileges when working for Ming Dynasty. Once you violate Ming Dynasty's arrangements, the final result will not be as simple as confiscation of the house now, but the complete execution of all family members."
Lu Xuan's sharp eyes fell on Balam, Kasander and others, and he said, "Do you understand?"
The translator relayed what Lu Xuan said.
Balam, Cassander and others were all dumbfounded.
These conditions are too harsh.
Let alone talking about the distance, just saying that the family members moved to the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to moving the hostages there. Once they make any move, the family members will be implicated.
In addition, the homes of local nobles in various parts of Parthia should be searched. Such an arrangement is something that offends people. If you are not careful, you will be targeted or killed.
Moreover, there is not even a hint of privilege.
This is extremely dangerous.
Balam was still unwilling to give in, and wanted to try again, and took the initiative: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we are all loyal to you. However, it is still a bit difficult to be separated from your family and unable to be with them. Can you? Let your family stay in Ctesiphon?"
A pair of eyes looked over.
Waiting for Lu Xuan's reply.
Lu Xuan smiled coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Balaam, do you still have second thoughts?"
brush!
Balam's expression changed slightly.
This was the attitude of the Ming Emperor, and there was no room for change.
Balam knew that according to Lu Xuan's arrangement, they would still be able to survive and would be reviled by countless people and criticized by thousands of people. In his heart, Balam was unwilling to give in. He nodded towards Cassander.
Cassander understood and nodded towards Gisep.
Gisep stood up at this time and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we are willing to comply with your arrangement. But let's get back to the subject and return to the dragon pattern jade. I just offered the dragon pattern jade without explaining it clearly. On this dragon pattern jade, there is There are some flaws.”
Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.
coming!
The assassination is coming!
This was the good show he was looking forward to. Lu Xuan smiled and asked, "Where is the flaw?"
Gisep said: "Please allow me to come closer and explain to His Majesty the Emperor?"
"That's right!"
Lu Xuan answered without hesitation.
Gisep was tall and tall with slender arms. He received Lu Xuan's answer and steadily approached. At this time, only Xu Chu was around Lu Xuan, so Gisep thought he had a chance.
The distance between Gisep and Lu Xuan narrowed. When the two sides were less than six steps apart, Gisep suddenly accelerated forward, opened his mouth and spit out a blade. He held the blade in his hand and rushed towards Lu Xuan in large strides.
"Lu Xuan, take your life."
He jumped up and quickly approached Lu Xuan.
"Escort!"
Xu Chu ordered loudly.
At the same time, he was directly protecting Lu Xuan. The moment Gisep approached, he suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath. Gisep is holding a blade, and Xu Chu is holding a long sword. Although it is an inch shorter and an inch dangerous, Xu Chu's sword is too long and has a wide attack range.
At the same time, Xu Chu himself is a great master, and his sword thrust is as fast as lightning. Moreover, this sword was extremely tricky. The moment Gisep landed and was changing his strength, the sword struck him.
Phew!
There was a muffled sound.
The tip of the sword pierced Guisepp's heart, and the sword penetrated the chest.
Xu Chu pulled out his sword and kicked Gisep on the chest. Blood spurted from Gisep's body and he flew backwards, falling in front of Balam. Guiseppe vomited blood again, crooked his neck and died.
However, Balam was confused. He thought Cassander's people were very powerful. Now it seems that it is simply too weak.
Stung a bit of loneliness.
Gisep's assassination did no harm to Lu Xuan, and he didn't even get close. At the same time, they were in trouble and were surrounded by soldiers in the hall.
A bright sword was pointed at them. The blade was shining with a cold light, which made people shudder.
