Are you crazy? Trying to trick him into military service? He's the number one dragon on the fro

April 24th, at the Qinzheng Hall in Hengdu.

Since learning that Lu Xiao was going to bring the Hu King and the Tongtian Witch to the capital for an audience, Emperor Dehong has been extremely excited. For the past few days, he has personally gone to the entrance of the main hall almost every day to watch, wondering when they will appear in front of him.

At this moment, he had just returned to his throne from the shop entrance, and before long he began to mutter to himself:

"Why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Such a momentous event, something that several generations of emperors failed to accomplish, has actually been achieved by me."

"Even I'm a little unsure what to do when I see them later!"

Seeing him like this, Wang Fu couldn't help but smile.

"His Majesty is the supreme ruler, and should naturally treat the northern barbarians with a superior attitude, without giving them any special treatment."

"After all, the barbarians fear power, not virtue!"

Emperor Dehong agreed wholeheartedly, nodded, and smiled:

"You're right!"

"By the way, has the Prime Minister arrived?"

He wouldn't have asked that question a few days ago, but he received news early this morning that Lu Xiao and his group would arrive today, so he invited Zhou Kang over to meet the Hu people together.

Just then, Zhou Kang strode in excitedly, and before he had even stopped, he said loudly:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on taking a significant step towards unifying the country!"

"Hehe, Your Excellency flatters me!"

Emperor Dehong was overjoyed, but on the surface he said rather modestly:

"Without the Prime Minister and without Minister Lu, I would not have been able to complete what previous emperors had failed to do!"

He spoke of this matter with great emotion.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had a long history of warfare with the Northern Hu, and the emperors before him had been troubled by this problem, unable to resolve this major threat.

Firstly, the two countries are roughly equal in strength, and secondly, neither has a leader with great vision.

Although the current Great Zhou still does not meet the first condition, Lu Xiao's appearance has directly turned the impossible into possible.

"Your Majesty, I, Lu Xiao, Marquis of Champion, Attendant-in-Ordinary, General of the Guards, Military Supervisor of Yun Commandery, and General Who Guards the South, have come to pay homage with the King of the Northern Barbarians and the Northern Barbarian Tongtian Shaman!"

"Announce!"

Upon hearing the eunuch's voice at the door, Emperor Dehong gave the order without hesitation, then sat up straight, trying his best to appear calm.

A short while later, Lu Xiao, along with Mi Luoxi and Ba Gulun, entered the hall one after the other.

Lu Xiao hurriedly bowed:

"This humble general, Lu Xiao, greets Your Majesty and the Prime Minister!"

"Minister Lu, there's no need for such formalities. Please rise!"

Emperor Dehong hurriedly waved his hand to help him up, and after Lu Xiao raised his head and stood properly, he asked with a smile:

"You didn't encounter any trouble on your journey to the capital, did you?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have had a smooth journey!"

Lu Xiao responded with a smile.

The two of them started chatting, leaving Milosi and Bagulun standing there, without even telling them to get up.

This should have been extremely rude, but neither Emperor Dehong nor the Prime Minister seemed to realize it.

At this moment, Miluosi lowered his head slightly, glancing at the layout of the Qinzheng Hall out of the corner of his eye, feeling quite uneasy.

He waited for a while, then, unable to contain himself any longer, asked in a low voice:

"Tongtianwu, we won't last forever..."

"No need to worry, this is the Emperor of Great Zhou deliberately trying to embarrass us."

Bagu Lun shook his head, indicating that his king should be patient for the time being.

There's no other way; now is the time for them to be subservient and have no choice but to endure this humiliation.

A full quarter of an hour later, Emperor Dehong seemed to realize that this was not a private audience with Lu Xiao, so he came to his senses and asked curiously:

"Minister Lu, are these two the King of the Northern Barbarians and the Celestial Wizard?"

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case."

Lu Xiao nodded and turned to look at the two of them:

"They accompanied me to the capital this time to express their submission to His Majesty. If His Majesty has any questions, please feel free to ask them."

"Um."

Emperor Dehong nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"You two, raise your heads and let me take a good look at you."

"Your Highness, I, Miroshi, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"

Miluosi merely glanced up at Emperor Dehong before quickly lowering his head and speaking with trepidation:

"So that the Emperor may know, from this day forward, we, the Northern Hu, will never again invade the Great Zhou. From now on, we are willing to be vassals of the Great Zhou and obey its commands!"

"Haha, great!"

Upon hearing these words, Emperor Dehong laughed heartily a few times, and then said:

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty values ​​words over substance, so although I know your intentions, the people of the land may still have doubts."

"Therefore, if you two don't mind, why don't you sign this agreement?"

After saying that, he waved his hand, instructing Wang Fu to hand over the prepared alliance document to the two men.

Upon receiving the letter of alliance, Miluoxi was the first to examine it and discovered that it demanded that the Northern Hu people consider themselves subjects, rather than allies. He immediately wanted to object.

After all, if you verbally agree to something, you can easily deny it later if you go back on your word.

But once the alliance is signed, the Northern Hu will only be sons of the Great Zhou.

Milossi could not bear this humiliation.

Just then, Bagu Lun waved his hand and took the alliance document. After reading it, he smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we, the Northern Hu, will act in accordance with the requirements of the alliance treaty and will never have any disloyalty to the Great Zhou!"

"Well, it's good that you can accept it. Otherwise, I would have to spend more time revising the content of the alliance, which would be a waste of my time and effort."

"Guards, bring them seats!"

After Wang Fu arranged for the two to sit down, Emperor Dehong said again:

"Our Great Zhou has been at war with your Northern Hu for many years. Now that we can make peace, it is a great thing that the whole world should celebrate."

"Therefore, you Northern Hu should prepare a batch of warhorses in advance and send them to my Great Zhou as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, not only Milosi, but also Bagulun looked up in astonishment, attempting to refuse:

"Your Majesty, the Northern Hu and the Great Zhou have just fought a great battle, and the Northern Hu no longer have any spare warhorses..."

"Then take some of the warhorses from your tribe's soldiers and send them to the Great Zhou."

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Dehong made a decision:

"Bagu Lun, this is not a request, it is an order!"

"The Northern Barbarians have been raiding southwards for years, plundering the people of my Great Zhou. I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and now all you need to do is offer a few warhorses, and you're already reluctant to part with them?"

"If you are unwilling to hand it over, that's fine too. I will let you go back now."

Miroxi and Bagulun were taken aback, somewhat puzzled as to why the Emperor of Great Zhou was being so kind.

But then they heard Emperor Dehong say:

"However, in this way, I have no choice but to appoint Minister Lu as the General Who Conquers the North and lead an army of 200,000 to your grasslands."

"I do quite like the taste of your cattle and sheep on the grasslands."

Upon hearing this, Miluo and the other man were greatly alarmed and hurriedly bowed their heads.

"My lord, I obey your order!"