Chapter 1747 1748 The Duke of Qin is a special case
"Look, at least we can guarantee your personal safety. As long as you don't touch the taboos, you will definitely keep your prosperity and wealth in your life." Ying'an said with a smile across from the earth-colored dwarf negotiator.
The Tang State generously canceled the terms of unconditional surrender and gave a more decent explanation: Emperor Binghan I accepted the canonization of the Emperor of the Tang Empire and became a Marquis of the Tang Empire...
Well, it is indeed just a marquis, because in terms of titles, the Tang Empire is still very stingy: except for Duke Bailu, who served as a dragon in the early years, only the father-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor can be given to a duke...
Obviously, dwarves are naturally disadvantaged in this regard. There was no princess in Binghan I who could marry Tang Mo. Even if he had a princess, there was no way to send her to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Historically, no country under the rule of dwarves has ever successfully married a country with a country of other races: especially the option of marrying a princess will be 100% rejected by other countries. This may also be one of the reasons why the dwarf country is prone to decline, because the country can easily fall into isolation.
An ancient monarchy usually can only rely on constant marriages to consolidate relationships and increase trust between each other. Dwarves are indeed not very good at this.
"Your Excellency, General, please consider it from our standpoint... The emperor of a country, after surrendering, did not even give the title of Duke... Is this a bit too much?" The dwarf negotiator struggled to speak.
He has been very restrained, but he still feels very annoyed by the harsh conditions given by the Tang State: the other party has no intention of covering up his ambitions at all, and even comes up with templates for how to deal with various countries after they are unified!
According to this template, the elf emperor Yangmu I who later surrendered could even become the imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty because he had a princess. He got a "duke title" for nothing, and was a head above the dwarf emperor Binghan I in the title.
From the dwarves' point of view, this is somewhat humiliating: they have been fighting with the elves for hundreds of years, but now they are at a disadvantage because the female dwarves are not naturally beautiful. Who can bear this?
“His Majesty the Emperor has decided not to easily increase the number of dukes. After all, having too many nobles is not a good thing for the empire.” Ying An glanced at the other party and explained.
"But, wasn't the Duke of Qin in your country once the emperor of the Qin Empire? Is it because he has a daughter who married the emperor of your country?" The dwarf representative gave an example and asked dissatisfiedly.
"This is not routine, Mr. Representative." Ying'an snorted disdainfully. After all, King Qin was once his king. When someone mentioned this matter, he still felt a little unhappy: "The Chu Kingdom of the Tang Empire The Duke was also awarded the title of Duke for his merits, and so was the Duke of Egret."
"Well, that's the same emperor. Is it so difficult for His Majesty the Emperor of our country to retain the title of Duke?" The dwarf representative felt that he had tried his best. He could even feel that his strength was draining away from his body little by little.
Unconsciously, the focus of the dispute between the two sides has changed from whether to surrender and the various terms of surrender, to now being repeatedly fighting for a false name.
"Frankly speaking, if your Majesty the Emperor had surrendered a year earlier, he would have been given the title of Duke." Ying'an said with certainty, as if it was a matter of course.
But everyone knows that the war between the two sides had not broken out a year ago. At that time, he took the initiative to go to the Tang Empire to study the matter of surrender. Is that what an idiot would do? Ying'an looked at the other party who was hesitant to speak and didn't know how to speak, and continued: "Actually, this is also to protect you. Now you are fighting for these useless canonizations and feel that you cannot weaken your momentum, but in fact the empire The higher the level of nobles, the more stringent the supervision and management. In comparison, the marquis may be more free. "
Hearing this statement, the three dwarf representatives began to get entangled again. They had indeed heard some rumors that the Tang Empire's management of the nobles was so strict that many of the old nobles could not bear it and chose to "degrade themselves."
This is also the main reason why almost no nobles in the Tang Empire broke laws and disciplines: while following the rise of the empire and drinking from the dividends of the times, all the nobles in the Tang Empire also shouldered the responsibility of blessing the people.
They must abide by the law decently, set strict demands on themselves, take good care of their offspring, and live carefully under the supervision of the internal affairs department.
Compared with the old aristocrats who did whatever they wanted in other countries, they did not have many privileges except their status. If you insist on speaking, they may just be richer than ordinary people.
Of course, the Tang Empire was different from other countries. These new nobles of the Tang State were deeply loved by people, and the common people respected and admired these courteous gentlemen from the bottom of their hearts. This gave the nobles of the Tang State the enjoyment they enjoy in other countries. Less than decent.
“However, Duke Guo of Qin also resisted...him..."
"I said, Qin Guogong is a special case..." Ying'an didn't want to mention his old master, and he didn't want to admit that Qin Guogong did get the title of duke because of his daughter... If it weren't for this A precious daughter, he probably died of drug addiction long ago.
"We are worried about this. We are worried that this special case will make the emperor of the Yangmu Empire become the Duke of Tang!" said the dwarf representatives.
"You can rest assured about this... because Princess Yilin's biological father is not Yangmu I, so her biological father will be awarded the title of Duke. If Yangmu I, the emperor of the Yangmu Empire, does not surrender before our army sweeps across the Yangmu Empire, , he can only become a marquis." Ying'an made a guarantee to the dwarf.
Then what he said had a hint of percussion: "The premise is that he is still alive at that time."
War can sometimes be cruel, even to those at the top. It's impossible to say which cannonball without eyes might take away an emperor. Or, if you are slow to surrender, it is not impossible to be shot to death by soldiers of the Tang Army.
The Tang Empire has never dealt with soldiers who killed the king of an enemy country, and even praised the Tang paratroopers who had done similar things... Ying'an really didn't know what the emperor would do if someone killed Yangmu I.
"We...we still need to discuss it." The three representatives felt under great pressure, and after whispering among themselves, they applied for a suspension again.
(End of this chapter)
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