bookrebus Chapter 757: I hope Your Majesty will endure the humiliation for a few days
Chapter 757: I hope Your Majesty will endure the humiliation for a few days
Jiang Wei's flattery made Bai Wuan frown slightly.
It is normal for the other party to surrender when the time is right. After all, the emperor has ordered surrender. What else can he do if he doesn't surrender?
After surrendering, the other party came to curry favor with the commander of the Yan army, hoping to get a good job and a good future. This is also normal. It is common sense to seek benefits and avoid harm.
But Bai Wuan always felt that Jiang Wei's enthusiasm was a bit too much, and it didn't seem like what a newly surrendered general should be like.
Doesn't this person have any nostalgia at all?
Don’t you look sad at all?
Bai Wuan chatted with Jiang Wei for a few more sentences. The other party flattered him enthusiastically, but did not mention his own treatment at all.
Then, Bai Wuan asked,
"Marshal Jiang, you are so passionate about Dayan, but do you miss your former master, Emperor Chuan?"
He originally thought that Jiang Wei would deny that he had no feelings for his old master and was just forced to do so. However, he did not expect that the smile on Jiang Wei's face would disappear, his expression would become depressed, and he would say with tears in his eyes,
"How can I not miss you? Although the Emperor Chuan is not very capable, he is kind to others and has never done anything wrong to me, Jiang Wei. Instead, he values me, promotes me, and even appoints me as the chief commander to defend Jiange in times of crisis.
I am deeply touched by such trust.
But now that His Majesty has descended, I, Jiang Wei, must naturally obey the imperial order and serve Dayan.
I am willing to go through fire and water, and die for Dayan, but I only ask Dayan to treat my master well."
Hearing this, Bai Wuan laughed and said,
"You just praised me for so long, said so many nice things, and didn't mention a word about your treatment, just to make me treat the Emperor Chuan well?"
"This is the last thing I can do as a subject. I have absolutely no second thoughts towards Dayan. It's just... the Emperor of Chuan has treated me well, and I want to make things easier for him. That's all, I have no other intentions."
"Don't worry, we in Great Yan are always kind to the emperors of fallen nations.
However, regarding your treatment, you can only be a surrendered general at present. Whether to appoint you is up to Marshal Guan. Whether to use the surrendered soldiers from Sichuan to form a new army corps depends on the emperor's decision."
"I understand. Thank you, Marshal Bai. However, I have a request that you make. Could you please accommodate me?"
"whats the matter?"
Jiang Wei looked embarrassed, and said cautiously with some flattery,
"I...would like to meet the Emperor of Chuan, to see how he is doing, and how he is eating, wearing, and spending..."
Bai Wuan thought for a moment and said,
"Don't worry about his food, clothing, and other expenses. We will definitely treat him well. Except for his lack of freedom, everything else will be the same as when he was the emperor.
I know you miss your old master and are worried, so it's only natural that you want to see him.
Let me put it this way, you can go and see, but I'll have to send someone to keep an eye on it, and I hope you can understand."
"I understand. I understand very much. Thank you, Marshal Bai!"
Jiang Wei stood up and bowed deeply with his hands clasped.
Bai Wuan shouted to the outside,
"Xiao Zhao, take Marshal Jiang to the palace to meet Emperor Chuan. Keep a close eye on him and ensure his safety."
"As ordered!"
A guard came in and said to Jiang Wei,
"Marshal Jiang, please."
"please."
Jiang Wei followed the guards all the way towards the palace, and chatted with the guards with a smile on the way.
He was a surrendered general in Sichuan State and was not liked by others. He had to be careful in what he did and said. As a result, he developed the ability to read people's expressions and speak eloquently. He could chat with anyone with a smile and make the other person feel comfortable.
Soon, they arrived at the palace and entered a side hall to the west of the main hall.
The Yan army here is packed with layers of troops, all guarding one person, that is Emperor Xiao Quan of Sichuan.
The guard took Bai Wuan's token, passed through, and took Jiang Wei into the side hall.
When I opened the door, I saw Xiao Quan sitting on a chair, drinking tea miserably, looking extremely bored and hopeless.
When Xiao Quan saw Jiang Wei coming in, he stood up in surprise.
Jiang Wei burst into tears instantly, fell to his knees with a plop, and kowtowed,
"Criminal General Jiang Wei, pays respect to His Majesty!"
Xiao Quan hurried over, helped Jiang Wei up with both hands, and said,
"Jiang Wei, why are you here? How are you now? Did the Yan people give you any trouble?"
"No, the Yan people were very polite to the criminal general and even allowed him to visit the emperor."
Jiang Wei held Xiao Quan's hand tightly, and Xiao Quan felt that there was something like a ball of paper between his palm and his.
Xiao Quan's heart trembled, he took the paper ball in his hand calmly, then let go of Jiang Wei's hand and said,
"That's good, that's good. I was worried that you would suffer after surrendering with me."
Xiao Quan raised his sleeves, wiped his tears, and hid the paper ball inside his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best to serve the State of Yan. I will also do my best to plead with the people of Yan and ask them to treat you better. As long as you can live a good life, I will sell my life to the people of Yan."
"Jiang Wei, I am the king of a fallen country, it is not worth it for you to do this for me.
Just take your wife and children and live a good life. That's all you need to do.
Don’t worry about me anymore.”
The scene of concern between the emperor and his minister was so tear-jerking that even the guard Xiao Zhao was deeply moved when he saw it.
Jiang Wei and Xiao Quan chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
Watching Jiang Wei leave with the guards, Xiao Quan sighed, closed the door, and sat down again.
After waiting for a while and seeing that no one came in, he hurriedly took away the gift, lowered the curtain, and took out the note hidden in his sleeve.
There was only a short sentence written on it.
"I hope Your Majesty will endure the humiliation for a few days. I have a plan in mind. We can exploit the relationships between the various commanders of the Yan army within the territory of Chuan State, sow discord among them, and let them kill each other. Our army can then seize the opportunity to start an uprising, and there is hope for the revival of Dachuan."
After reading the letter, Xiao Quan was shocked and wanted to burn it, but he was reluctant to do so.
After thinking it over, he hid the letter in his underwear.
Only here is the safest.
After what happened last night, Xiao Quan sat in a chair, thinking over and over again, wondering what he could do.
He thought for a long time and was surprised to find that he seemed unable to do anything.
There is no freedom, only this palace. After a while, I will be sent to Shengjing.
Even if Jiang Wei instigated these Yan army generals to fight among themselves and attack each other, what would happen?
He has already arrived in Shengjing.
If Jiang Wei doesn't rebel, he can't change anything.
Even though Jiang Wei rebelled, he still couldn't change anything.
Hey, isn't it pure love that makes him feel itchy and unable to sleep?
But he is not completely hopeless.
Even if he was escorted away, and there was internal strife here, Jiang Wei could still find his prince, ascend the throne and become emperor, and rebuild the Chuan Kingdom.
And the State of Yan will definitely invade the State of Chuan again.
And they will use him to threaten the administrative power of Sichuan.
At that time... if there really was a rebellion, Xiao Quan decided to hang himself. He would not allow Sichuan to be hindered by him.