Three days later, the surrender ceremony was held as scheduled, located outside the east gate of Yongding City.
After receiving the news, the Tianqi Army entered the suburbs of Yongding early and took over the city defense of the royal city in advance. This is the second time that Yongding City changes hands after a hundred years, or it may be the first time that it has surrendered without a fight since its establishment.
The people of the royal city also took action upon hearing the news and surrounded the open space outside the east city.
The impact of the war on them was much lower than that of other towns, but the Apocalypse Army's pressing pressure still put considerable pressure on them. Not only did food supply become a fixed distribution, curfews became commonplace. Everyone was worried that a protracted siege would break out here. If it weren't for the rumor that the Apocalypse Army strictly adhered to military discipline and had never massacred the city to vent their anger, the city might have started to riot on its own.
Therefore, when they heard the news that the Privy Council decided to surrender, everyone was relieved. Not only did they not feel disappointed, but they discussed the matter happily and enthusiastically. For most people in the Xu Kingdom, changing the ruler was not something difficult to accept. After all, Queen Qi is not a foreigner, so there is nothing dishonorable about being led by her.
On the contrary, many people even looked forward to the arrival of this female emperor and wanted to see her appearance and grace with their own eyes.
Therefore, when the opponent walked out of the imperial guard team and climbed onto the surrender stage step by step, the dense crowd suddenly became excited.
That is a heroic woman.
The long black hair was not tied up, but rarely draped from the back of the head to the waist, like a silky waterfall.
This was obviously not what she looked like during wartime, but the effect was quite outstanding. It not only weakened the coldness of her armor, but also narrowed the distance between her and ordinary people.
Of course, there are still doubts.
"Queen... is your Majesty really an adult?"
"She looks about the same height as my daughter..."
"Shut up, you don't want your life. That's the emperor who unified the six kingdoms! He can crush your head with one hand!"
"Yes, I have also heard that although she is petite, her strength is astonishing. Every time she fights, she drives a red machine beast to run rampant in the formation. No one can stop her!"
Discussions like this kept coming and going. Even though they knew that the content of the discussion was very dangerous, people still couldn't hold back the sense of novelty that surged in their hearts.
"I have met Your Majesty." Chu Pu stared at the woman for a moment, then lowered his head deeply, knelt on one knee, and at the same time raised the letter of surrender in his hand.
Ning Wanjun took the letter of surrender and did not open it immediately. Instead, she pointed to the long table between the two of them and said, "Sit down first."
"Yes." Yuhengshi stood up and responded.
"Are there only so many people left in the Yongding Privy Council who can attend?" She slowly glanced at the people behind Yuheng Envoy - in addition to Chu Pu, there were eleven people who participated in the surrender, including the army commander and the capital There are not many officials and alchemists in the Privy Council, and there are only five people including Yuheng Envoy.
"Some people are recuperating due to illness, I..."
"It's okay, I'm just asking casually." Ning Wanjun interrupted her, "Anyway, the head of the Seven Stars is here, so there is no way this letter of surrender will not count."
"Of course, the Seven-Star Privy Council also hopes to end the war as soon as possible and get the people's livelihood of the six countries back on track."
"Have you met Xia Fan? How is he?" His Majesty suddenly changed the subject.
"Uh... what?" Chu Pu couldn't react for a while.
"Xia Fan. He should be doing well in Shangyuan City, right? After all, he has the fox demon accompanying him."
Wait, what does this mean
Why does she always feel that there is something in the other person's words
On such an important occasion, the other party suddenly mentioned Xia Fan, and his tone was still so casual, which was really beyond Chu Pu's expectation. And what's with that slightly dismissive and dissatisfied tone? Does she want Xia Fan to live well or not
Could this be the discord between the monarch and his ministers that the Privy Council has been waiting for for a long time
But let's call it inconsistent, this question does imply concern for Xia Fan, at least the concern does not seem to be fake.
"Master Xia, he looks... good." After thinking for a moment, Chu Pu decided to answer truthfully.
"Forget it, let him be happy for a while longer." Ning Wanjun shrugged, "But I didn't expect that the Seven Stars Mission could make a decision to end the war after just one visit to Qi Kingdom. It seems that his ability to persuade people is still great. "
Are you trying to convince people with a bridge across the ground and a wing that moves at super high speed? Yu Heng couldn't help but curse in his heart. Isn't it just a matter of words? It's okay to fuck her instead.
"Mr.
"It's best to make a decision early. In this way, the people of the world will suffer less." Ning Wanjun finally returned to the topic. She untied the brocade ribbon on the letter of surrender and spread it out in front of the table.
At this moment, a burst of black smoke suddenly erupted from the scroll, knocking Ning Wanjun away.
"Ahem—this is—"
"Your Majesty!" The expression of the guard behind her changed drastically. He stepped forward and swept away the letter of surrender with his sword. The other person used his body as a cover to isolate her from the black smoke.
"Escort!"
At this moment, more than thirty figures jumped out from the crowd of onlookers, jumped onto the surrender platform in a few quick steps, half of them attacked Ning Wanjun, and the other half rushed towards Envoy Yuheng and others.
"Kill the traitors!"
"Purge the Seven Stars!"
The people at the scene were immediately in chaos!
"Crazy, are you even trying to get rid of us?" The Yaoguang envoy was stunned. He raised his hand and summoned a spear made of thunder and lightning, and immediately stabbed the assassin who was rushing forward.
"Protect Queen Qi!" Tianxuan envoy shouted eagerly, "Ning Wanjun must not die in our hands!"
Chu Pu had already formed a group with the other attackers - she could feel it once they fought, there were not only Qingjian level alchemists among this group of people, but also at least one Yuyi.
Obviously, someone deliberately wanted to disrupt the surrender ceremony and put considerable effort into it.
You must know that the war has continued to this day, and the number of Yuyi gathered in the entire Yongding Mansion is only a slap in the face.
Of course, the other party must also make every effort to achieve their own goals - regardless of Ning Wanjun's own level of guarding, the number of powerful guards around her, and the presence of the seven-star envoys who were present could not stand idly by. If you want to severely damage the Queen before the Apocalypse Army can react, you must seize this only opportunity. Once the surrender is over, the matter is a certainty. At that time, assassinating Ning Wanjun will not be able to change the outcome.
If someone wants to interfere with this, the only option is to let Qi Guo withdraw his decision to accept surrender!
Nothing is more likely to arouse the wrath of the Apocalypse than the assassination of the Queen.
"Everyone is here." Chu Pu suddenly retreated and returned to the corner of the high platform.
"I guess so."
"If not all of them, at least most of them. Once these people die, the rebels will no longer be able to make any waves." Yaoguang Envoy and Tianxuan Envoy said.
Surprisingly, they gradually changed their appearance, and finally looked exactly like Chu Pu.
Three Yuheng envoys suddenly appeared on the scene!