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Chapter 936: What about going home as promised?

When they heard Su Yao say that he wanted to retire, not to mention ten thousand years, even Lu Zhi, Wang Yun and others were shocked.

Everyone knows that the reason why the world has been unified so quickly is because of the general's unparalleled military power and his prestigious reputation throughout the country.

If the general is gone, will those ambitious people become restless again?

The general is putting the imperial court on the fire.

At this point, even though many smart people knew that the general was probably retreating to advance, the situation was such that no one could do anything about it.

So, everyone came forward and expressed their opinions, saying that the court and His Majesty could not do without the general, and asked the general to consider it carefully.

Su Yao shook his head slightly, his attitude was quite firm:

"Everyone, three years ago, I took up my sword to fight against the Xiongnu and quell the rebellion. It was only because I couldn't bear to see the common people in dire straits and wanted to restore order to the world."

"Now that the four seas have been united, the world has been unified. This general's wish has been fulfilled, and it is time for me to retire."

"General, although the country is stable, the new policy has just been implemented and the border is not stable yet. We still need you to stay in charge!" Jia Xu hurriedly stepped forward to advise, his eyes full of worry, "Besides, your Majesty is young, and the prince is young. Many affairs in the court still need the general's assistance!"

"Your Majesty and everyone else need not worry."

Su Yao paused and continued:
"Your Majesty is extremely intelligent, and there are many capable ministers and generals in the court, such as Lu Bu, Cheng Lian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, etc., all of whom are capable of taking charge. With them, we can ensure that the Han Dynasty will last forever."

When Wannian heard this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

She vaguely understood that Su Yao was voluntarily handing over his military power in order to bring peace to the world.

But, she doesn't need it!
She didn't need Su Yao to prove his loyalty in this way, nor did she need him to stay away from the court to avoid suspicion.

"General!"

Wannian suddenly stood up, grabbed Su Yao's collar tightly, and looked at him without giving in:
"Three years ago, it was you who pushed me from the dark palace to the throne. At that time, you said that women could also rule the world. You said you would protect me and the Han Dynasty."

"Now that the world is at peace, the general wants to leave and abandon me and my son in the deep palace of Luoyang. How can you be so cruel?"

"Or is it that our great general who is fearless is actually afraid of rumors in the court and the public, and has to use this method to prove his intentions?"

Before Wannian finished speaking, the air in the hall suddenly froze.

The emperor, who was the highest in the country, grabbed a minister by the collar and interrogated him. This absurd scene made all the civil and military officials in the court stare at him in amazement. Lu Zhi was so anxious that his white beard was shaking:
"Your Majesty! This is an important place in the imperial court. How can this be allowed?"

"Shut up! I'm talking to my general, how dare you interrupt?!"

Wan Nian didn't even turn his head and shouted at Lu Zhi, causing him to stagger back two steps.

Su Yao's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Wannian's eyes, which were red with excitement. Suddenly, he seemed to have gotten to know this girl all over again.

She was no longer the ignorant girl who would only lie in his arms and timidly seek his protection.

At this moment, Wannian's phoenix eyes were full of majesty, and the breath of all the civil and military officials in the court was held in her palm when she opened her red lips. Su Yao looked at the phoenix hairpin swaying slightly in her hair. He had put it on her three years ago, and now it was unknowingly filled with the arrogance of an emperor.

For the first time, Su Yao closed his eyes when facing other people's gazes, feeling a slight bitterness in his heart.

It was not that he was afraid of the opinions of the government and the public and wanted to retreat at the right time, but things had come to this point and the world was united. Su Yao felt that time was running out.

Looking at the only red dot left in Rinnan on the system map, once Sun Ce succeeds, he will truly complete the task of unifying the world.

By then, I will be just a "passer-by". Can I really stay here?

To be honest, if it was earlier, Su Yao would not have said these words and would have just finished his work and gone home.

However, after spending these days together, Su Yao could no longer look at his relatives and friends with the eyes of a game NPC.

Rather than suddenly disappearing from the world and returning to his own world one day in the future, he would rather lay as much groundwork as possible so that his disappearance would not be so sudden.

Even so, Su Yao had no idea whether the world would continue to function normally after he left.

Yes, just a little self-satisfaction.

However, just as Su Yao opened his eyes and was about to speak, Wan Nian threw off his robe, turned around and walked back to the stage, glanced around, and said sternly:
"I won't let you leave!"

"Immediately confer the title of Tang King on General Su Yao, granting him nine counties as fiefs, and granting him the nine gifts. He can bow without his name, enter the court without kneeling, and go to the palace with a sword and shoes on, and oversee the affairs of state!"

"This is the Emperor's order. Do not refuse! If anyone dares to object, I will let him go to Lingnan to accompany Sun Bofu!"

Su Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this..."

"If the general insists on not accepting it, I will retire to the countryside with you. Whoever wants to be the emperor can do it!"

Before Wannian finished speaking, everyone in the hall had already knelt down. Jia Xu was the first to kowtow, shouting, "Your Majesty, think twice! The country cannot be without a ruler for a day!"

Old ministers such as Lu Zhi and Wang Yun were so anxious that they kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you must not do this! Please put the country first!"

Seeing that the empress and the general were silent, the ministers were extremely anxious. Suddenly, one of them bowed his head and shouted, "General, please accept the throne of Tang!" Suddenly, everyone came to their senses and shouted:
"Please accept the throne of Tang, General!"

These shouts, like surging waves, set off waves of echoes in the Chongde Hall.

Su Yao shook his head helplessly and could only thank him: "I accept your order."

Wannian turned around, tears in his eyes and said happily: "This is the great general I know."

She walked down the stairs slowly, helped Su Yao up, and held his hand in front of everyone:
"The general and I are inseparable, sharing honor and disgrace. We will shoulder the responsibility of this country together!"

In this way, in the spring of the third year of Kaiyuan, Su Yao was conferred the title of King of Tang and took charge of government affairs.

On that day, Luoyang City was decorated with lanterns and the coronation ceremony of the King of Tang was held in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The Queen Wannian personally put the nine-tassel crown on Su Yao's head. When the black royal robe was put on, salutes were fired and the people of the city shouted "Long live the king".

However, although Su Yao obtained these privileges, he did not become arrogant or act recklessly. He stayed at home all day long and rarely appeared in the court than before. Only a very small number of people could occasionally see the figure of the powerful King of Tang.

But even though Su Yao rarely interfered in state affairs, the new policies and systems he promoted were accelerated without a moment's pause.

New policies and reforms such as the imperial examinations, performance appraisals, land measurement, trade, and banknotes were taking root in the Han Dynasty.

In late summer of the third year of Kaiyuan, at the Tang Palace.

Su Yao leaned on the couch, looking at the lotus flowers in the pond outside the window and the figures of several girls and children, with a slight smile on his face.

"My husband is daydreaming again?"

Wannian took off his crown and walked barefoot on the velvet carpet presented as tribute by Persia. He glanced at the unopened memorial on the table beside him. It was the victory report sent by Sun Ce from Rinnan County. He curled his lips slightly.

Then, Wannian pushed a plate of iced lychees in front of Su Yao, with crystal clear water droplets on his fingertips:
"The tribute from Jiaozhou was said to have been sent urgently over 800 miles."

Su Yao picked up one and peeled it, the sweet juice bursting on the tip of his tongue:

"Yes, Sun Bofu is good at doing favors."

"How dare he not know how to do it?"

Wan Nian snorted and suddenly leaned close to Su Yao's ear:

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Tang King has built a new academy in the suburbs of Luoyang. Now he spends all day either hanging out with beauties or tinkering with some strange things with those idle people. I want to see you and I have to come to your house in person."

As Wannian spoke, his fingertips gently stroked Su Yao's palm, with a hint of anger and temptation in his eyes.

Su Yao laughed, grabbed her wrist with his backhand, and pulled her into his arms: "Your Majesty, are you jealous?"

Wan Nian leaned against his chest, curled a strand of his hair with her fingertips, and snorted softly, "How dare I be jealous of the Tang King? I'm just curious...My husband has been acting mysterious lately and even doesn't bother to go to court meetings. Could it be that you find me annoying?"

Su Yao lowered his eyes to look at her. The young emperor looked up with the light from the window reflected in her eyes, clear and stubborn.

Su Yaoxiang paused, but didn't mention the system in the end. She replied:

"I just think my current life is more interesting than hanging out with those pedantic ministers in the court."

Wannian glanced out the window. Yuan Xiaoyu and Xiaochun were catching butterflies with the children by the pond, while Cai Yan was playing chess with Hong'er in the pavilion.

Wan Nian suddenly chuckled: "My husband, do you think I am not as gentle and understanding as them?"

"How dare I?" Su Yao pinched her nose. "With Your Majesty dealing with those court officials, I can enjoy my current life with peace of mind. This is the greatest consideration you can give me."

"Why don't you come to the palace and spend more time with me?"

The two chatted privately, the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous, and the room was filled with pink bubbles.

At this moment, Su Yao's eyes flashed across the system map, and he saw that the last red dot in Rinan County had completely disappeared, and the four seas were officially unified.

Then there was a ding.

The achievement [Unify the World] has been obtained, and new maps, cultures, and races have been unlocked.

"Um???"

Su Yao looked at the gradually unfolding strategic map, as well as the newly added learnable languages ​​such as Latin, Parthian and Kushan in the cultural interface. The restless big hands on Wannian's body all stopped, as if they were cast under a spell of immobilization.

"No, what's going on? Didn't you say you were going home?"

(End of this chapter)