Chapter 175

"What on earth is going on?"

"Just because he won this war, Tuyuhun surrendered at the mere sight of him?"

"Surrendering is one thing, but to be able to do this, letting the whole country kowtow and pay respects to him?"

Li Er widened his eyes, truly unable to accept everything before him.

Look at how Qin Mu is being kowtowed to by the monarchs of other countries!

The whole country pays homage!

And what about me?

Recalling the scene of ten thousand countries paying homage in Chang'an City before.

Simply ridiculous!

Those monarchs from the Western Regions, let alone kneeling and kowtowing, even paying respects seemed quite reluctant.

Comparing people to people is infuriating!

"This... I can't say for sure."

Fang Xuanling's old face flushed red, and he couldn't say a word.

He had just mocked Qin Mu for wanting to conquer a country not being that simple.

But only a few days had passed.

Tuyuhun could do this.

It was simply using the power of the whole country to slap his face!

How could he have the face to speak?

"Sigh!"

"This child is not something a person can fathom!"

Li Er looked up to the sky and sighed, shaking his head helplessly.

Tuyuhun Royal Palace.

Qin Mu sat on the high throne.

Pila led the civil and military officials to crawl on the ground, kowtowing respectfully.

"Tuyuhun monarch Pila is willing to lead all subjects to open the city and surrender, voluntarily incorporating into the Great Qin territory; I ask for the Great Qin Emperor's permission!"

Pila's voice was extremely clear, exploding in everyone's ears.

Fang Xuanling lowered his head, not wanting to say another word.

Heh!

Slapping my face hard!

I've lived for most of my life and have never been so embarrassed!

Li Er's nose wasn't like a nose, and his face wasn't like a face.

Conquering a country so easily was like a pie falling from the sky.

I'm so envious!

Changle, beside him, was also watching curiously.

She had never seen such a scene before.

It was truly too much fun!

Zhangsun Wugou and Li Xueyan looked at each other, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

It felt as if everything wasn't that real.

"Fine, Great Qin Minister Yan Song will arrive at the Royal City in three days; you can settle all matters of Tuyuhun with him."

"From today on, I appoint you as the Hunxie King, guarding Tuyuhun for generations!"

Qin Mu nodded calmly.

"Your subordinate thanks Your Majesty for the grace!"

Pila hurriedly thanked him respectfully and then retreated.

The hall was extremely quiet.

Everyone had a belly full of doubts, but no one wanted to be the first to speak.

Each harboring their own ulterior motives!

"Brother-in-law, why does he listen to you so much? Did you know each other before?"

Changle, who was naturally romantic, asked the question everyone cared about most. Li Er, Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wugou, and others raised their heads one after another, listening carefully with their ears pricked.

"It's not worth mentioning."

"I just sent Lu Dongzan to Tuyuhun in advance and persuaded Pila to open the city and surrender."

Qin Mu smiled.

"Is it that simple?"

Fang Xuanling widened his eyes, his heart still full of doubts.

Can you conquer a country just like that?

The key is that all the subjects are so docile, seemingly willing to be conquered by Qin Mu.

What is going on?

"Minister Fang, your previous argument was indeed very reasonable; in fact, it might be as you said, wanting to conquer a country requires years of change."

"But you forgot a most basic principle."

Qin Mu said meaningfully.

"What principle?"

Fang Xuanling couldn't wait to know what he was still lacking.

"The Head Sheep Principle!"

Qin Mu said with a serious look.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

What Head Sheep Principle?

Never heard of it!

Li Er frowned, his head also full of paste.

This principle is quite interesting!

"Brother-in-law, what is the Head Sheep Principle?"

Changle asked curiously.

"The so-called Head Sheep Principle means that no matter how many sheep are in a flock, they will never take any action on their own on a daily basis, just staying docilely in the flock."

"If a head sheep does something, the flock will follow that head sheep to do it."

"Even if this head sheep goes to jump into a river, the flock following behind will definitely jump down without hesitation."

"This is the Head Sheep Principle!"

Qin Mu finished explaining patiently, and everyone remained silent.

Understood!

He treated all the subjects of Tuyuhun as a flock of sheep!

And that monarch Pila was the head sheep.

As long as you handle this head sheep, the subjects of Tuyuhun will naturally obey his orders.

Everything that followed was a matter of course.

In other words.

Qin Mu just used a very gentle means to transition.

The war is over, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt.

Wanting to conquer Tuyuhun doesn't need to be rushed in this moment.

The first thing that needs to be done is to make them admit they are a vassal state of Great Qin.

Doing this is not difficult.

It doesn't need the consent of everyone in Tuyuhun, just the agreement of their monarch Pila.

The rest is easy.

Qin Mu will send people to take over Tuyuhun's power and military system one after another, thoroughly controlling this place.

Finally, go and subtly change people's thoughts.