A Nation Full of Contradictions, The Final Purge

"Thank you, Emperor, for your great kindness."

As the imperial decree was read out, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart. He hadn't expected Ye Chen to actually grant him the title of Great Ming Marquis.

Although he had been somewhat prepared beforehand, knowing that Ye Chen would definitely treat him favorably, he hadn't anticipated such generosity and decisiveness.

After all, this was a marquisate! It could be said to be the pinnacle that an ordinary person could reach. Even a marquis without any real power was still a marquis.

As long as he didn't act recklessly in the future, he could completely live a life of extravagance, indulging in pleasure and waiting for death. He would have money, face, and could be said to have instantly reached the peak of his life.

Ye Chen had decided on the reward for Zhu Cilang after careful consideration.

After all, no matter what, Zhu Cilang was also the nominal ruler of China, representing the orthodox name of China.

In addition, given his actions this time, if the reward was too small, it would be better not to give it at all, because a small reward would only make him seem petty.

For him, a marquisate without real power was nothing, insignificant, but if it could make China completely submit, it would definitely be worth it.

Sure enough, after hearing the reward for Zhu Cilang, the civil and military officials behind him, as well as the many common people, all had much more relaxed expressions, and their rejection of Ye Chen was greatly reduced.

Noticing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. The hearts of people in this world, the minds of the Chinese people, are the most complex and difficult to understand, but sometimes the minds of the Chinese people are also easy to satisfy.

It can be said that China is a very contradictory nation.

For example.

China's five thousand years of history is entirely a history of war. It can be said that they are either at war or on the way to war.

But at the same time, it is also a history book filled with the words "peace."

However, it is precisely because of this opposition between spear and shield, constantly intertwined, that such a brilliant civilization has been written.

With the arrival of Ye Chen, in the following days, all the rebels in the land of China surrendered one after another.

Those who did not surrender were killed without mercy.

For a time, heads rolled in major cities.

At the same time, the major cities resumed their original order.

Half a month later, the war clouds over China were swept away.

At the same time, everyone knew that all of this was brought about by the Yanhuang Empire. For a time, the name of the Yanhuang Empire was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

After successfully taking over the land of China, Ye Chen finally took the time to clean up those empires that had no sense of propriety.

For example, the several empires that had been driven out by Gu Hongchen, as well as the several empires that had overestimated themselves and wanted to negotiate terms with the Yanhuang Empire.

This time, Ye Chen dispatched troops to these empires in batches. At the same time, he ordered the Russian Dynasty, the Mughal Empire, the Safavid Dynasty, and other subservient empires to send troops to cooperate with the Yanhuang Empire's army in conquering these countries.

They didn't want to agree to this in their hearts, because Ye Chen wanted them to be the main force of the attack, to be cannon fodder.

But the situation was not in their favor, and they had already expressed their submission to the Yanhuang Empire. If they didn't agree now, it would be betrayal, and Ye Chen would probably send troops over in the next moment.

So, in the end, they could only helplessly send troops.

Qing Empire.

The Emperor Aisin Gioro Huang Taiji, after listening to the report from the guards below, was so shocked that he stood up abruptly.

After a long daze, he slumped back into his seat, muttering, "It's over, it's over, everything is over."

At this moment, the ministers below were ashen-faced, because the news the guard had just reported was that the Yanhuang Empire's army was attacking the empire's borders.

The prince, Aisin Gioro Fulin, was even more pale, because he knew why this was happening. During the peace talks, he had made some demands to the Yanhuang Empire, hoping to gain more benefits.

Although Huang Taiji had instructed him to do this, he was the envoy at the time, so if a scapegoat was needed, it would undoubtedly be him.

And what he could think of, the other ministers, each as cunning as a monkey, couldn't possibly not understand.

At this moment, they all looked at him with red eyes, as if he had killed their father.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Yanhuang Empire's attack on our border must be due to some offensive words spoken by the Crown Prince during the peace talks with the Yanhuang Empire, which led to their attack on us.

Therefore, I implore Your Majesty, for the sake of the millions of people of our Great Qing Empire, to grant Aisin Gioro Fulin death, in order to express our sincerity to the Yanhuang Empire..."

The minister Gūwalgiya Aobai immediately stepped forward, looking at Huang Taiji above with righteous indignation.

Seeing this, the other ministers' eyes lit up, and they quickly said, "Your minister Dorgon seconds the proposal, imploring Your Majesty to grant the Crown Prince death..."

"Your minister seconds the proposal..."

Following Aobai's statement, the ministers in the hall followed suit. At this moment, they only wanted to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, once the Yanhuang Empire's army reached the city, it would be too late.

Aisin Gioro Fulin looked at the group of righteous and awe-inspiring ministers around him, who seemed to be thinking of the Great Qing, and felt a sense of suffocation as if everyone had betrayed him.

Then, he looked at his father, Emperor Huang Taiji, above, and found that Huang Taiji's eyes actually showed some interest, which made his heart sink.

He knew that he was destined to take the blame this time.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a surge of Qi and blood in his chest. The next moment, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and then, his eyes went dark and he fainted.

Looking at Aisin Gioro Fulin, who suddenly vomited blood and fainted, everyone was stunned for a moment, then acted as if they hadn't seen anything.

Above.

Huang Taiji looked at the "loyal" gazes of the ministers and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The next moment, he announced the crimes committed by the Crown Prince, and then ordered people to tie up the Crown Prince and send him to the front line to see if it could quell the war.

Seeing the Crown Prince being dragged down like a dead dog, the ministers immediately shouted, "Your Majesty is wise."

Hearing this, the corners of Huang Taiji's mouth twitched involuntarily. If people had shouted this way in the past, he would have been happy, but now, heh, he only felt full of mockery when he heard it. At this moment, he really wanted to kill these bastards in front of him.

Taking a few deep breaths, Huang Taiji calmed himself down and began to discuss with the others how to deal with the upcoming war.

Obviously, Huang Taiji would not naively think that the life of a Crown Prince would be enough to make the Yanhuang Empire retreat.

The reason for sending the Crown Prince to the Yanhuang Empire for disposal was just a glimmer of hope. After all, before things were settled, no one could be sure whether this method would work.

Qing Empire border.

The armies of the Russian Dynasty and the Dzungar Khanate were the main force, frantically attacking the Qing Empire's border.

Behind them, the Yanhuang Empire's army assisted the main forces of the two countries.

Seeing this, the two nation's generals in charge of this attack had faces as unsightly as if their mothers had died.

It was really that Ye Chen was too much of a kēng this time, making their soldiers the main force, while the Yanhuang Empire's army was just standing by in the rear, picking up kills.

In the end, after a battle, 99% of them died, while only some unlucky soldiers of the Yanhuang Empire died.

No one would look good seeing this situation.

At this time, when the two of them saw the grief and heartache on the faces of the Yanhuang Empire's generals, their fists couldn't help but tighten, and they gnashed their teeth a little, saying, "General Yan, you really love your soldiers like sons; you're so sad just because a few soldiers died."

"There's no way around it. These soldiers under my command were all personally handed over to me by their parents. Now that they've died in battle here, how am I supposed to explain it to their parents when I return? Alas, it's heartbreaking."

As he spoke, Yan Yun couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, the two almost wanted to hit someone; they had never seen anyone so infuriating.

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