Chapter 1175: 1176harsh conditions
"How can there be such a thing in this world?" The Mirage Emperor looked at the news coming back from the Lions Empire with a pale face, and his hands were shaking with anger.
He wants a decent surrender now, and none of those **** **** are ready to give it to him! Tang people! The people of Tang Dynasty... bullied others too much!
The final conditions offered by the Tang Empire were actually exactly the same as those before the war. There is no other way. Anyway, the Mirage Kingdom can no longer squeeze out the oil and water, so it is better not to squeeze out the money.
However, it was impossible for the diplomatic department of the Tang Empire to come up with an identical condition that would make the world laugh at them, so the other party added a bunch of formal conditions.
These conditions don't seem to have much of a stake in it, they are just put forward to disgust people: For example, the Tang Empire requested that the commander-in-chief of the navy and army of the Mirage be punished because they promoted suicide attacks and used boats and planes to attack the Tang Dynasty. Imperial battleship.
In the words of the Tang Empire, this was an extremely inhumane act! But the Mirage Emperor really wants to scream: Did you ever talk about humanity when Mirage City used all kinds of cluster bombs and all kinds of new bombs?
In addition, the Tang Empire also required the Mirage Kingdom to hand over those who violated the convention by using mines and water mines to be tried in public and sentenced to canonical punishment!
This is simply a slap in the face of the Mirage Emperor: If the responsibility really needs to be held, wouldn’t he, the king, be the culprit? If there was to be a trial, wouldn't he have to die?
Of course, in addition to this, there is another thing that makes the Mirage Emperor unbearable. For example, the Tang Empire requires that the capital of the Mirage Kingdom should no longer be called the capital, but must be called the administrative center! This governance is a newly invented term, specifically referring to the Mirage King City.
At the same time, the king of the mirage kingdom can no longer call himself a king, and the **** name Mirage King must no longer be called, and even the mirage king can no longer be used.
From now on, the king of the mirage country will disappear from history. The mirage country can only be called the mirage island, and the king of the mirage country can only call himself the owner of the island, with the title of Grand Duke.
In other words, the Mirage Emperor changed from a king to a duke...if he met the king of Chu, he would even be shorter in status.
"Why do you think they added these things? Why? Just to take revenge on me, to take revenge on me?" Mirage Emperor's hand slapped on the message paper, which frightened Mirage Dabo, Mirage Wenxin and others. He bowed his head and said nothing.
To be honest, everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that the Mirage Emperor decided to sue for peace. Everyone could see that this war could no longer be fought, and surrendering at this moment might be the best outcome.
At least Mirage can keep a place and no longer pose any threat to Tang. There is absolutely no need for the Tang State to annex the poor Beidao, and both parties can live in peace for a long time.
This time can be long enough to wait until these people have died of old age, so that they no longer have to bear the infamy of national subjugation.
But what no one expected was that the diplomatic department of the Tang Empire actually offered such a condition that made the Mirage Emperor extremely angry.
Going to the throne, the title "Mirage Emperor" that has been used for hundreds of years can no longer be used... No one else would be able to bear this, right?
Even though the king of Qi State and Zheng State died, he did not dare to say that he did not want the throne... It is the most precious thing passed down by the ancestors. Who dares to give it up easily?
Well, even if some unscrupulous descendants said that they did not want the throne when they begged for peace, King Zheng and King Qi did not say such things until their death.
In addition, it is necessary to provide 1 million prime-age labor force for the Tang Empire within five years, 200,000 per year. There is also three years of output from the mine. There is also the free right to use the Mirage port. There is also the free right to use the Mirage sea area.
Finally, there must be a garrison of the Tang Empire on the North Island to ensure the safety of the Tang Empire’s assets and various facilities on the North Island. The Tang Empire's garrison on the North Island has diplomatic immunity and has the power to override local laws, which is almost equivalent to saying that they are superior to others.
All of this has turned Mirage into an "abnormal country", which has exploited everything in Mirage. In the next few decades, Mirage will completely become a puppet and puppet of the Tang Empire. Domestic dogs.
Instead of retaining such a so-called way of survival, it is better to burn the stone together now. Many ministers of Mirage Kingdom present had such an idea in their minds.
Even if you die in battle now, it is better than living in humiliation until the end, and then being killed by others without any resistance!
"Your Majesty! I don't think this condition is an ultimatum. We can talk to them and ask them to cancel some of its contents." Prime Minister Mirage Dabo saw that Emperor Mirage did not continue to speak for a while, so he persuaded.
"Yes! Your Majesty! This is not the final treaty. We can still have a good talk with them and strive for..." Mirage Friends also nodded in agreement with Mirage Dabo's words.
"Stop talking! I will never agree to some of these!" Emperor Mirage interrupted the chatter of several ministers and stood up.
"Garrison troops in Beidao! This is absolutely unacceptable!" Mirage literary friends immediately said: "If we agree to this, how can our Mirage country have any dignity?"
"You can't go to the throne of His Majesty the Mirage Emperor! Even if you change the name to the Mirage King, we can discuss it. What is the name of the island owner..." Mirage Wenxin was struggling with the matter of the Mirage Emperor's throne.
Mirage Dabo was very practical. He said to the Mirage Emperor who was trembling with anger beside him: "Your Majesty! This... I don't think Datang's side can give in too much. If we don't agree to anything, I'm afraid it will Make the Tang Empire angry."
"They have already hit me in the face. What can I do if I get angry again? Kill me? Kill me?" Upon hearing Mirage Dabo's words, Mirage Emperor immediately became furious.
He roared, so frightened that the three ministers quickly lowered their heads. Then he could only stop, because he also knew that this surrender would eventually happen.
If he persists, the other party may really kill him! When he dies, just find a puppet among his sons, and any one of those terms will become a reality.
As long as he is alive, he may be able to refuse one or two. If the main island is really lost, and we can talk about it after going to the North Island, he probably won’t be able to refuse even one.
But he just couldn't swallow this breath!
The Mirage Emperor, who clenched his fists with hatred, snorted, and then opened his mouth to order: "Go and talk! Let them talk! Tell them to do everything they can to reject all the above terms! Who can make them stop talking about it? On one condition, I will reward him with a title!"
He hasn’t lost the city yet! He still has time and can delay it! As long as he persists, he may get better conditions! At least, he firmly believed that this must be the case.