Chapter 1288: Zhenhe's Submission

In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed.

The people from Hukou started searching from the place where Jia Yao fell into the river, and searched all the way to the end of the river. They even found Jia Yao's warhorse, but did not find Jia Yao.

After receiving the news, Yun Zheng locked himself in the room for a whole day without eating or drinking.

No one knew what Yun Zheng did in the room that day, and no one knew what Yun Zheng was thinking.

When Yun Zheng walked out of the room, people who were familiar with Yun Zheng could feel that Yun Zheng had changed.

But no one can tell exactly what has changed.

Even Miaoyin, the person next to me, couldn't say it.

"Are you OK?"

Miaoyin stepped forward and asked with concern.

"fine."

Yun Zheng shook his head slightly, with a hint of a smile on his face.

Looking at Yun Zheng's smile, Miaoyin felt even more weird.

"If you feel uncomfortable, tell me."

Miaoyin gently held Yun Zheng's hand and said, "We are one, don't keep anything to yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Yun Zheng patted Miaoyin's fair hand and said, "It's a good thing that we didn't find Jiayao! Not finding her is better than finding her body..."

Since Jia Yao was not found, it means everything is possible.

He believed that Jia Yao was still alive.

He and Jiayao once jumped from such a high cliff and survived, let alone a mere river?

If Jiayao needs to be alone, let her be alone.

"Ah."

Miaoyin nodded gently and said softly: "I'm glad you think so! I also believe that Jiayao must be alive."

Yun Zheng forced a smile and asked, "Have Wang Qi and the others finished talking to Wang Chi?"

"You should eat something first!"

Miaoyin said with concern: "I'll ask them to report to you later."

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng nodded gently, "Come eat with me! You probably haven't eaten much either, right?"

Miaoyin bit her thin lips lightly, quickly asked someone to bring food, and ate with Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng locked himself in the room and refused to eat or drink. She was so worried that she had no appetite at all.

Now that she saw Yun Zheng eating, she felt a little hungry.

Miaoyin accompanied Yun Zheng as they ate slowly, and accepted Yun Zheng's feeding from time to time.

After the meal, Wang Qi, Heshelie and Liu Xianghe came together to report to Yun Zheng the results of their discussions with Wang Chi.

In the first three years of the reign of the Kingdom of Li, every year it paid tribute to Daqian with a thousand war horses, fifty precious ginsengs, and fifty beauties.

Together with other miscellaneous tributes, the total amount was equivalent to an annual tribute of 200,000 taels of gold.

Three years later, the tribute was 50,000 taels of gold every year.

All items were directly presented as tribute to Shuobei, and then Yun Zheng forwarded them to the Daqian court.

The king ordered his eldest son to be made the crown prince and sent him to Shuobei to "study".

The State of Li leased Shangqing Road and Lu'an Road to Daqian for twenty years.

Twenty years later, Daqian returned the two places.

In addition, in order to maintain the stability of the State of Li, Daqian will send 30,000 troops to garrison the State of Li.

The standing army of the State of Li must not exceed 30,000. If there are special circumstances requiring conscription, permission must be obtained from Daqian.

Correspondingly, Daqian needs to ensure the security of the State of Li, and if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, it needs to help the State of Li resist the foreign enemies.

“That’s pretty much it.”

Wang Qi replied: "There are some other details that need further discussion."

"Well done."

Yun Zheng looked at the three of them approvingly, "These 30,000 troops will be led by Wang Qi! Liu Xianghe will be responsible for the management of Lu'an Dao and Shangqing Dao! Later, I will ask the court for an order to grant you official positions!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

They both stood up and saluted.

Yun Zheng raised his hand to signal them to sit down, and continued: "In addition, you will have to build a permanent bridge over Danshui later! The bridge deck must be at least two meters wide!"

"Yes!"

The three of them agreed in unison.

They all understood Yun Zheng's purpose.

With a permanent bridge, the connection between Zhenhe and Li will be strengthened.

"Then let's do this for now!"

Yun Zheng's face was calm: "I will not return for the time being. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time to communicate!"

As soon as Yun Zheng finished speaking, Heshilie stood up and said, "I have something to ask of you."

"explain."

Yunzheng smiled.

Heshelie bowed and said: "All the tribes of Zhenhe are impressed by the power of Daqian, and all admire the majesty of the prince! Zhenhe requests to completely submit to Daqian, and the people of all Zhenhe tribes are willing to be the people of Daqian forever!"

Completely surrender?

Yun Zheng was slightly surprised.

He was a little surprised that Hesheli suddenly brought up this matter.

But after thinking about it, Yun Zheng understood.

Today, the State of Li is basically under their control.

And he was not only the King of Jingbei, but also the King of Daeshaori of Beihuan.

Zhenhe had neither troops nor food, and must have been very uncomfortable being stuck in the middle.

In this case, it is better to take the initiative to submit.

In this way, if they encounter any difficulties, Daqian will not ignore their lives.

This can also be considered a way of survival!

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng readily agreed, "After I submit a petition to the court, I will reward you and the leaders of the tribes!"

As the saying goes: There is no free lunch in the world, only free overtime.

Since Zhenhe took the initiative to submit, he would definitely reward Hesheli handsomely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hesheli bowed and saluted.

He really had no choice.

It is really uncomfortable for a small tribe like Zhenhe to be caught in the middle.

Instead of trying to survive in the cracks, it is better to become a member of Daqian.

In this way, at least the reproduction and survival of the Zhenhe people can be guaranteed, and they can also achieve better development.

Just like Wang Qi said, if you can’t beat them, join them!

Afterwards, Yun Zheng chatted with them briefly for a few more minutes and then let them go about their own business.

After the three people left, Yun Zheng lowered his brows and began to think again.

"Zhenhe took the initiative to submit, why do you seem unhappy at all?"

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in confusion.

"Nothing to be happy about."

Yun Zheng shook his head slightly, "The bigger the plate, the more problems there are!"

The territory he actually governs now is more than twice the size of Daqian.

With such a large territory, there are bound to be a lot of things happening.

This is inconsistent with his hedonistic spirit.

"That's true."

Miaoyin smiled helplessly, "In fact, you only manage Shuobei. We are not angry with anyone, and we are not afraid of anyone provoking us. That is the best."

For such a large territory, it would take Yun Zheng at least a year to patrol it, not to mention anything else.

"Who says it's not?"

Yun Zheng smiled bitterly, "I will be busy again in the next few days..."

Now that Zhenhe has completely surrendered, he will definitely need to make some corresponding adjustments and arrangements for Zhenhe.

In the future, it may be necessary to select a location in Zhenhe to build a port.

Otherwise, it would be extremely troublesome to come to Zhenhe.

"How about you let your father worry about these things?"

Miaoyin suggested, "He should be happy to have a headache about these things, right?"

Didn’t Emperor Wen like to expand territory?

His son has conquered so much territory for him, so even if he has a headache, he must be happy at the same time, right?

"Even if I leave it to him, I still have to make some arrangements!"

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "He doesn't know the situation in these places. I throw everything to him, and he will probably say one thing to me: You can do it yourself!"

Miaoyin was silent, then burst into laughter.

Don't mention it, Emperor Wen can really do this...