Dragon's Origin

Chapter 638: Surrender (Part 1)

Zhu Shaodong was a good-for-nothing, not capable of accomplishing anything. The reason he became the master of the Shan Yue Kingdom was all thanks to his good old father, Zhu Xingsheng.

Zhu Xingsheng had truly put in painstaking efforts to control the Shan Yue Kingdom. He relied on the teaching experts from the Tongming branch of the Taoist sect to forcibly establish himself as an envoy of the heavenly gods, and then used the simplest and most bewitching Heavenly God religion to control the barbarians in the Shan Yue region.

The entire process took Zhu Xingsheng decades. For a period, Baoqing Yutang was entirely supported by Mei'er. After Zhu Shaodong took charge, the first thing he did wasn't managing the business, but fighting for power and profit.

When Zhu Xingsheng's head was taken by Wang Sheng during the sacrificial ceremony, a group of old stewards who had originally served under Zhu Xingsheng immediately jumped out to temporarily control the Shan Yue Kingdom. However, it was only temporary. Those barbarians only recognized Zhu Xingsheng as the envoy of the heavenly gods, or they had been instructed by Zhu Xingsheng that after he was gone, they should recognize his son, Zhu Shaodong.

Therefore, those old stewards, seeing that they could no longer control the Shan Yue Kingdom, had no choice but to bring out Zhu Shaodong, let him inherit the position of the envoy of the heavenly gods, and suppress those barbarian experts in the Shan Yue Kingdom.

The words Wang Sheng had said in the restaurant were actually delivered to Zhu Shaodong's desk in a short time. However, Zhu Shaodong didn't even bother to look at them. He now held great power, with the experts of the Shan Yue Kingdom and the four occupied cities all under his control. He could do whatever he wanted here.

Wang Sheng and Zhu Shaodong had a blood feud for killing his father. Zhu Shaodong had previously hated Wang Sheng to the core, and now he wished he could tear Wang Sheng into a thousand pieces. The previous reward was just a small trick played by Zhu Shaodong. He just wanted to see Wang Sheng being hunted down and living in constant fear.

Unfortunately, Zhu Shaodong was ambitious but incompetent. After issuing the reward, he thought everything was under control. He turned around and indulged in eating, drinking, and playing. Although the barbarians hadn't been civilized for long, with a population of tens of millions, there were always a few stunning beauties. Now, they had all been taken into Zhu Shaodong's chambers, and he was so engrossed in having fun that he couldn't care about anything else.

Seeing this situation, several old stewards who had originally followed Zhu Xingsheng sighed in their hearts. It was a deep and helpless despair. What were their families seeking by following Zhu Xingsheng to the Shan Yue region? Wasn't it to hold high positions after the establishment of the Shan Yue Kingdom? But now, where was there such an opportunity?

Originally, there was a chance. If Zhu Xingsheng had developed step by step and spent another year or two, he could have bought a small title from the emperor through several high-ranking officials in the imperial court. With the support of the Dai Kingdom and the great merit of taking over the Shan Yue region, achieving a vassal state wasn't a dream. When that time came, they would achieve fame and bring glory to their ancestors.

Unfortunately, all the beautiful prospects were ruined by Zhu Xingsheng's prodigal son, Zhu Shaodong. After going to the capital and listening to a concert, Zhu Shaodong, disguised, saw Wang Sheng and Mei'er's intimate appearance and immediately flew into a rage. He was stopped in the city, but when he left the city, he couldn't help but send people to slaughter the entire village that worked for Mei'er to vent his anger.

Zhu Xingsheng was very unhappy, but since it was his son who did it, he could only grin and bear it. The biggest punishment was just confining Zhu Shaodong for a few months, but the impact of this incident could no longer be eliminated.

Later, things took a sharp turn for the worse. The Shan Yue Kingdom wasn't ready, but it was forced to face the encirclement and suppression of the major vassal states at that time. Step by step, it finally came to this day.

From the moment they saw Zhu Shaodong indulging in pleasure, those originally loyal old stewards already knew that the Shan Yue Kingdom was finished. Especially after seeing Wang Sheng's reward targeting Zhu Shaodong, which wiped out Zhu Shaodong's arrangements with just a few words, they were completely desperate.

This guy was really a good-for-nothing. Instead of using such a big reward to play tricks, he might as well have deposited enough gold coins in Worry-Free City to buy Wang Sheng's head, which might have been easier to succeed.

While Zhu Shaodong was indulging in pleasure, he didn't know that the group of veterans his father had left him had already begun to lose heart and betray him. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Those old geezers were all relying on their seniority to point fingers at him, and he was already impatient with them. It would be best if they all disappeared from his sight, disappeared forever.

Zhu Shaodong's wish came true. All the people he didn't want to see disappeared.

In fact, as early as when Lizhen Workshop launched the third batch of exquisite residences, these old stewards of the Shan Yue Kingdom had secretly sent people to buy residences in the capital and secretly sent their families there. Anyway, it was very easy for these stewards to command several flying demon beasts in the Shan Yue Kingdom at that time, and these things were done very easily.

Wang Sheng's response made these old stewards more determined to leave. The Shan Yue Kingdom was finished, and they didn't want to accompany the people of the Shan Yue Kingdom to their deaths. While Wang Sheng was concentrating on carving concentric spheres for the Queen and Song Yan, Mei'er had already received a letter from an old steward of Baoqing Yutang.

The letter was written very earnestly. They were willing to follow the old owner Zhu Xingsheng through thick and thin, but they were unwilling to follow Zhu Shaodong into a dead end. Therefore, they were willing to bring their families and a batch of supplies from the Shan Yue Kingdom, plus dozens of flying demon beasts, to surrender. They would let Mei'er decide whether to kill or spare them, as long as their families could be spared from death.

"Master, what do you think we should do?" Mei'er handed the letter to Wang Sheng while eating, letting Wang Sheng make the decision.

"What do you think?" Wang Sheng asked Mei'er after reading the letter, without directly stating his decision. "Why did they surrender to you instead of the major vassal states or the Emperor?"

"After all, these old stewards also cooperated with me in the past." Mei'er said with a little reluctance, "It's just a pity that they followed the wrong path. They must also be thinking of having this bit of friendship."

"Then you can handle it!" Wang Sheng smiled. He could feel Mei'er's contradictory thoughts, and Mei'er seemed to be planning to spare their lives. Wang Sheng didn't want Mei'er to be a bloodthirsty person, so this was good.

"Then, how about I let them leave their flying mounts, leave half of the things they brought, and let them live?" Mei'er asked Wang Sheng, not hiding her plan.

"Okay!" Wang Sheng nodded. "Just don't arrange for them to be in your business."

Wang Sheng nodded, and Mei'er was overjoyed. She leaned over and kissed Wang Sheng, happily going to make arrangements.

Once these people left, Zhu Shaodong would probably go crazy. They were taking away a batch of supplies and flying mounts, undermining the foundation. The combat power of the Shan Yue Kingdom would probably be greatly reduced.