Chapter 748: 《Pacification Edict》

Once this magnificent Pacification Edict was issued, the entire Longyan was in an uproar.

Domineering!

Powerful!

From these sharp words, one can see that the current Longyan has truly become strong.

It is no longer that sickly, sleeping lion from before. This lion has already stood up. Not only has it stood up, but it can also speak to you in such a condescending tone.

I will not use violence to threaten you.

But if you do not listen, I will still beat you.

Listen to this, look at this.

What kind of talk is this?

But the Longyan of today has exactly that capability! You small countries of the Western Regions, what do you have? I have three hundred thousand of the Liangzhou Army here; I can conquer your city in a month! I still have three hundred thousand in the Western Regions; I can take your throne in seven days!

To manipulate you is simply too easy.

Remember the website.

How could the people of Longyan not be in an uproar? Our Celestial Empire has stood up once again! With an Emperor so firm, their own spines have naturally stiffened as well! What is national rejuvenation, what is a sense of national pride?

To the southwest of the Western Regions, the Mughal are already in my hands.

To the west, the Putu Kingdom is already my lackey.

I have not coerced you.

But if you do not agree, public opinion will beat you.

This is it!

Do you agree or not?

This woman, who looks devastatingly beautiful, capable of toppling kingdoms, and who seems to grow younger with time, could not sit still for a moment, her expression becoming twisted.

"This..."

Upon receiving this Pacification Edict, Reguli spat out blood directly.

"Where is our Protector of the State?"

These ministers were all furious, one by one.

"Empress Dowager..."

"This is preposterous, absolutely preposterous!"

Protect my foot!

Along with the Pacification Edict came a single character from him: "Acceptable"!

Reguli wore a look of grievance, her hands clutching the Pacification Edict tightly!

Protector of the State?

Scumbag!

Reguli was on the verge of tears; she had wasted all her deep affection and longing on him. This damned Longyan man, at a time like this, sends her a single "Acceptable"?

Acceptable, acceptable, acceptable!

Acceptable your head!

Loulan is an ancient country that has existed for thousands of years; this is beyond doubt. Even when Longyan was at its strongest, it never set its sights on Loulan, for reasons already explained earlier—there were many. Therefore, although Loulan has experienced many shifts in strength throughout history, it has at least always been a sovereign state.

But today.

If this isn't a scumbag, what is?

All of Loulan was in chaos.

In the eyes of Longyan, Loulan is just a country.

But the Longyan Emperor is not just taking a country; he is taking the world!

You say you want to take me...

You want to take the country!

"The Longyan Dynasty has the ambitions of a wolf; we must never agree to them!"

"Indeed, this is too shameless!"

How can this be allowed?

"Empress Dowager, this must absolutely not be done!"

Reguli, however, looked at this group of people somewhat powerlessly and let out a sneer.

Not agree?

"Our Loulan..."

A group of people began to wail.

Because of this, the common people were indeed happy.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Loulan soldiers also began to plummet rapidly.

They already said it: if you don't agree, public opinion will beat you!

The current Reguli of Loulan sighed in her heart. With the prosperity brought to Loulan by the Silk Road, Loulan is now flourishing like a brocade, but at the same time, people's lives have improved, the country is peaceful and the people are secure, education levels have risen, and they have begun to indulge in luxury and debauchery; with no threat from neighboring enemy states, they have started to live their good lives.

Under such circumstances, let alone whether the soldiers want to fight...

Even if a war really broke out, who could they beat?

When life is comfortable, who thinks about fighting every day? It is not just Loulan; the small countries like Qiuci that started following the Protectorate are the same. In fact, it is just like the Dayuan Kingdom before: you, Xie Xuan, let us live good lives, so we listen to you. It is just that Liu Zheng makes them live even better lives than Xie Xuan did.

Just imagine.

This hit Reguli right in the heart.

Does she still want to be this Empress Dowager?

Moreover.

Longyan has also said that if you submit to me, you will still be a king. You will still be the Loulan King, with the same rank as before. But if you do not submit to me, then it will be devastation, and I will let someone else be this king.

Thinking of this, Reguli waved her hand wearily: "My beloved ministers, you may withdraw for now; allow me to think this over carefully."

"Empress Dowager, you must think thrice!"

She looked at her son who had already begun to grow up, this king—no, he would soon be a Feudatory King—did he still want it?

If he didn't want this Loulan, there were plenty of people waiting to snatch it up.

Think thrice?

Reguli gave a bitter smile; she feared that before she could even finish thinking thrice, someone would have already spent the night sewing a Longyan Flag and changed their allegiance.

"Empress Dowager!"

A group of people left the Wanggong with mournful expressions.

This Danhuan state was very close to Yanqi, and because it had received special care from the Protectorate, it had been living quite comfortably.

The Danhuan state, which had been quickly eroded by the culture of Zhongyuan, had always wanted to join the big family of Longyan; now that there was an opportunity, how could they not express their loyalty to the land of Zhongyuan?

This statement was truly not wrong.

When this Pacification Edict was issued, the first small state to appear, joyful and happy, voluntarily surrendering, was the Danhuan state! Just saying it out loud made Reguli want to cry. This Danhuan state was the smallest of the small states in the Western Regions, with a total population of only one hundred and ninety-four people, down to the last person!

Someone had taken a stance, and so quickly at that.

On the Longyan side, they immediately bestowed great rewards.

Sure enough.

The Danhuan state's act of being the first to change their Flag made those small states in the Western Regions unable to sit still one by one.

They had made a huge profit!

A small state of less than two hundred people—the king goes to Zhongyuan and is directly treated as a King of Equal Rank, never having to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life, plus he gets a prince's mansion and all kinds of ceremonial guards!

Every household in the Danhuan state was rewarded with one thousand gold! Everyone could move to Zhongyuan, could accept the culture of Zhongyuan for generations, and was allowed to intermarry with the Han people!

The other small states in the Western Regions were all green with envy.

The candy had been thrown out.

Let's see if you want it, if you'll scramble for it.

This was going directly from being a village chief to being a prince!

How could they not be envious?

Finally, a slightly larger state also joined the ranks of changing their Flag: Ruoqiang.

This time, the reward was significantly less.

Consequently, following closely behind, the second small state immediately burned its own national flag and replaced it with the Longyan Flag. This state was Gumo. This time, Longyan was still generous, and all the citizens of Gumo continued to receive rewards!

On the third day.

The Liangzhou Army had already begun to sharpen their blades...

They weren't threatening you.

Following closely, Wusun could no longer hold back; it was clear that the earlier one surrendered, the more rewards Longyan would give. These people had also figured it out: the Great Trend was irreversible. The resurgence of Longyan was already something that could not be stopped.

Most importantly.

Change the Flag, and continue to live in luxury.

We are still our own kings.

But public opinion will beat you up.

Change it then.

And so, following closely, Shache, Shule, Cheshi, Shanshan, Yuli, and Wensu.

By the fifth day, the wave of surrender had begun.

On the seventh day, Loulan became the last Western Regions state to truly join the territory of Longyan.

With one Pacification Edict, the Western Regions were won over.