The Prodigal Son

The content of the discussions held by the Yan Emperor was very simple.

To whom should the surrender be made?

How should we negotiate with the people they surrendered to?

"In my humble opinion, we should surrender to Northern Qi!"

"Yes, the calamity that befell our Great Yan is all thanks to the Ning people, and we must never submit to them!"

"In terms of national strength alone, Beiqi is inferior to Ningguo! Our people are suffering terribly; only by surrendering to the people of Ningguo can they be saved from this misery!"

"Yes, we can't just look at the present; we also need to look to the future!"

"Your humble servant suggests that we order Suhe Baoyin to coordinate with the Ning people from within and without, so that we can wipe out the Northern Qi army in one fell swoop. This would also serve as our dynasty's pledge of allegiance to the Ning people!"

"Bullshit! You're trying to kill His Majesty, and all of us!"

"You treacherous villain, just how much bribe did you receive from the Ning people?"

"No wonder Ningren's treacherous scheme went so smoothly; it must be you, you villain, colluding with Ningren..."

In this discussion, Gongsun Su and Si Nankong, who advocated fighting Ningren to the death, were excluded.

Without these two people, the entire hall was filled with sounds of surrender.

The only question is whether to surrender to Beiqi or Ningguo.

Several officials who advocated surrendering to Ningguo were collectively attacked by the courtiers, who cursed them as "traitors" and completely forgot that they themselves also advocated surrendering.

The Emperor of Yan looked at his ministers with exhaustion, but his heart was filled with coldness.

Those treacherous villains deserve to die!

That's the fundamental reason why they couldn't continue fighting!

If they don't surrender soon, these traitors will probably kill their lord and curry favor with their master!

The imperial court is spending so much money and grain to support them!

When the court is in trouble, these treacherous officials only think of their own interests and never consider the interests of the court!

Perhaps this is retribution!

The state of Yan valued profit over righteousness and was fickle and unpredictable.

And these ministers were all the same.

You have to bear the consequences of your own actions.

Just as the two sides were about to come to blows, the Yan Emperor raised his hand to stop everyone. "Alright, it's getting late. I'll have someone serve the meal first. Everyone, take this time to calm down and think things over carefully! This matter must be settled tonight."

"Your Majesty, we obey!"

The ministers temporarily ceased their attacks, but each harbored their own ulterior motives.

If the Yan Emperor's decision is not the outcome they desire, tonight will be a night of bloodshed at Huyao.

Before long, the palace maids and eunuchs brought the meal.

They also sent over several jars of fine wine.

After the palace maids poured wine for the Emperor of Yan, he slowly knelt down, raised the wine cup with both hands, and said, "This first cup of wine is to the country and its people! To the ancestors of the Great Yan!"

As he spoke, the Yan Emperor slowly poured the wine onto the ground.

"Respect the land and its people! Respect the ancestors of the Great Yan!"

The ministers knelt down, raised their cups, and slowly poured the wine into the ground.

"This second cup of wine is first offered to Prince Su and Zong Bi, and also to the soldiers who shed their blood for the Great Yan!"

The Yan Emperor poured another cup of wine onto the ground.

"King Jingsu, General Jingzong, and all the soldiers who shed their blood for the Great Yan!"

Everyone then poured the wine from their glasses onto the ground again.

The two cups of wine in succession still made many ministers feel ashamed.

Some ministers were even secretly wiping away tears.

This is the wine that brings ruin to a nation!

The Emperor of Yan stood up, raised his wine cup again, and said, "It is my incompetence that has led my Great Yan to this predicament. Thank you, my beloved ministers, for your many years of service to Great Yan! I... drink up!"

With that, the Yan Emperor drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"Respectfully, Your Majesty!"

The ministers raised their cups and drank the wine in one gulp.

Emperor Yan sat down and said slowly, "Please drink slowly, everyone, and don't get drunk! Don't delay what's to come."

"yes!"

The ministers responded and stood up one after another.

Emperor Yan was not in high spirits, and the officials did not treat it as a banquet. They drank slowly in a heavy atmosphere and did not communicate much with each other. At most, those who were close to each other would whisper a few words to each other.

With the country on the verge of collapse, who would still be drinking and celebrating? It's practically like dancing on a grave.

Time passed little by little.

The atmosphere inside the hall remained heavy and oppressive.

"puff!"

Suddenly, without warning, the Yan Emperor spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"His Majesty!"

"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"

This sudden turn of events shocked everyone, and they all rushed forward.

"puff!"

However, before the crowd could reach Emperor Yan, some people began to vomit black blood.

"The wine is poisoned!"

At this moment, someone finally realized what was happening.

However, it was too late.

"what……"

"puff……"

Suddenly, a piercing scream and the sound of vomiting blood rang out inside the hall.

One after another, the ministers collapsed, smashing the tables and plates in the hall with a loud crash, and almost everyone was spitting out black blood.

In an instant, the entire hall descended into chaos.

"Who? Who...is it?"

The Yan Emperor clutched his stomach, roaring with a mouthful of black blood.

However, all the ministers collapsed to the ground in agony, wailing and spitting blood.

No one could answer him.

He didn't need the ministers' answers.

Because he secretly ordered someone to poison the wine!

He wanted to poison all the treacherous officials in the court, and he also wanted to poison himself!

Anyway, I don't have many days left!

I am not a ruler who surrenders!

He was just an emperor who was poisoned by treacherous officials in the court!

Without these treacherous villains working for Bei Qi, Bei Qi will rely on Yan Li even more in order to win over the hearts of the people of Yan!

It might even deepen the hatred of the Yan people towards the Ning people!

"Cough cough..."

As the Emperor of Yan pondered this, he coughed up large amounts of blood.

Faintly, one could hear sounds of fighting coming from outside.

But the Yan Emperor had already grown too lazy to look...

……

Two days later, a bombshell message reached Pangzhou Prefecture.

Two nights ago, the Yan Emperor summoned his ministers to discuss matters and served them a meal.

However, they did not know who had poisoned the drinks they were drinking.

The Yan emperor and more than forty ministers in the court were poisoned.

Fortunately, Crown Prince Yan Li and a few ministers escaped the calamity because Yan Wujiu was keeping vigil.

Upon receiving the news, Crown Prince Yan Li led his men to flee Huyao and head to Yunzhou overnight.

Many military commanders led their troops to burn, kill, and loot everywhere, and even the imperial palace and the homes of various ministers were not spared.

The original capital of the Yan Kingdom was almost turned into a living hell.

Afterwards, the Northern Qi army entered Huyao under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion, and completely took control of Huyao, and gave a grand funeral to Yan Wujiu, who died fighting for the Yan state.

Suhe Baoyin, on the other hand, promptly took control of the strategic Tiger Pass.

It is now widely rumored that the Ning people sent assassins to poison the wine that the Yan Emperor and his entourage were drinking.

"What?"

Qin Yu's expression changed drastically upon receiving this news.

Grass!

We got tricked!

This was most likely done by people from the Northern Qi faction!

Their goal was to get the Yan army and people to surrender to Bei Qi, and also to take advantage of the situation to betray Da Ning!

"This is getting a bit troublesome!"

Nan Que'er frowned, looking at Qin Yu with worry.

Originally, the soldiers and civilians of Yan had little will to resist.

As a result, the Yan Emperor and all his court officials were poisoned at this time.

Even if it wasn't Da Ning who did it, this debt will inevitably be attributed to Da Ning.

If mud falls into your crotch, even if it's not poop, it's still poop!

"It is indeed a bit troublesome."

Qin Yu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then immediately ordered: "Release the news immediately that Xiao Yanguang, the military prime minister of Beiqi, bribed a close attendant of the Yan emperor to secretly poison the wine, attempting to seize the Great Yan throne and frame Da Ning..."

Isn't it just a magical duel with Bei Qi?

come on!

Who's afraid of who!