Chapter 563: Peace (2)
"Your Majesty, you must not agree to the conditions of the enemy army." Lun Gu had just left the main hall when the old Persian minister was the first to speak.
As soon as the Persian ministers spoke, the Persian emperor and other ministers and clergy were greatly surprised.
Disagree with the conditions of the enemy army? Is it still possible to get them to say something they disagree with? You must know that the enemy's iron cavalry is powerful, and there are dozens of cannons that are more powerful than the Franco's cannon, once they refuse the enemy's conditions, the enemy army is likely to come to the imperial capital within a few days, and then what can the imperial capital take to defend it!
"If you don't agree to the enemy's terms? Could it be that you have some other strategy to repel the enemy? The Persian emperor stared at the old minister.
This old minister was full of bitterness, and he couldn't think of any good way in such a situation, but he had to fight after all.
The old Persian minister said: "Your Majesty, the territory of Murkara and Sevas within a radius of two hundred and fifty miles is nearly a quarter of the territory of the empire, and Sevas is only less than three hundred miles away from the imperial capital, and there is only one Yazd in the middle, plus the enemy army asks for 10 million silver coins, even if the empire can take it out temporarily, it will definitely consume the last of its wealth, and it will not be able to recover within a few years, if the enemy army stabilizes its rule in Murkala within a few years, it is likely that the peace treaty will be torn up immediately, and the empire will not be able to resist at that time." In this way, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the enemy army has not stabilized, concentrate the last bit of strength of the empire, and protect the imperial capital Isfahan, although the enemy army has dozens of siege cannons, but after all, it is mainly cavalry, and it may not be able to capture the imperial capital Isfahan, at most it will be besieged for a month or two, and the enemy army will definitely not be able to support it for a longer time, and it will inevitably be evacuated. At that time, although Murkara and Sevas are still occupied by the enemy, the empire will also be able to save 10 million silver coins, and it will not be a problem to recover a certain amount of vitality in a short time, and it can slowly be consumed with the enemy army, and one day the empire will be able to regain victory! ”
This veteran of the Persian Empire is worthy of being left over from the peak of the Persian Empire, and has a certain talent and vision.
Indeed, according to the analysis of this old minister, the Persian Empire has a great possibility to achieve the goal he said, at least as long as the imperial capital Isfahan is held, the Persian Empire can rely on the 10 million silver coins saved to quickly recover a little vitality, so that the Persian Empire can compete with the Manchurians for a period of time in the future, only the best result.
And if it is a compromise and agrees to cede the territory and compensate 10 million silver coins, although it can be temporarily exchanged for a peace treaty, but such weakness will only reflect the strength of the enemy army, so that the subjects of the empire will gradually lose confidence in the empire, plus the loss of 10 million silver coins, on the other hand, the enemy army can rely on 10 million silver coins to enhance its strength, and this is the sign of the destruction of the country!
This old Persian minister was extremely well analyzed and had excellent ideas, but unfortunately he met the current Persian emperor.
At this moment, the Persian emperor didn't think like this old minister, what he thought about was what if the enemy army came to the imperial capital to surround it, what if the imperial capital could not be defended? Wouldn't he have let the enemy invade the city, kill him, and destroy his Persian empire?
Anyway, Murkala and Sevas have been occupied by the enemy, even if the empire does not cede it, it will not be able to get it back, and as for the 10 million silver coins, although it is so distressing that it is like dripping blood, but for the sake of 10 million silver coins, it is necessary to exchange the enemy army to attack the imperial capital, and let the imperial capital fall in great danger, once the imperial capital falls, the empire will immediately perish directly, what is the use of keeping those 10 million silver coins at that time, it is not to be robbed by the enemy army, as the emperor of the empire, it will definitely not end well. Rather than this, it is better to send it directly to the enemy, so that it can also be exchanged for at least a few years of peace, who knows if the empire will defeat the enemy army in a few years, but it is better than the current empire to fall.
"Needless to say, I have already decided, the Empire must negotiate peace with the enemy army!" The Persian emperor did not hesitate to reject the proposal of the old Persian minister, and said very resolutely.
In any case, as the emperor of the empire, the king of kings, he could not allow the enemy army to descend on the imperial capital.
"Your Majesty, this is a break" The old Persian minister still wanted to persuade again, he couldn't watch the empire embark on a road of no return from now on, and after compromise, how long could the empire survive.
"Alright, as the Emperor of the Empire, I have already made a decision!" The emperor of the Persian Empire interrupted the old minister.
The other ministers and clergy did not speak, as if they acquiesced in the words of the Persian Emperor, after all, they did not want to let the enemy soldiers come to the city for the sake of 10 million silver coins, and the empire could be destroyed.
The old Persian minister looked at everyone's reactions, and knew that it was useless for him to persuade him any longer, so he could only sigh in great decadence, which could be regarded as a tacit acquiescence, and the matter had come to this point, what else could he say, and what else could he say.
Now that peace has been decided and the empire is not in danger for the time being, the Persian emperor wants to go to another matter, that is, to take the last 170,000 elite troops of the empire to Murkala to engage the enemy army, but was defeated by the enemy, resulting in the almost complete annihilation of the imperial army.
It is said that after Kgreid vomited blood and fell into a coma that day, it happened that the army was completely defeated, and the guards around him couldn't care so much, so they directly escorted Kleft and fled back to the imperial capital.
Because he was the commander of the army, and his own status in the Persian Empire was extremely high, most of Kgreid's guards had war horses, and it was with those war horses that his guards finally escorted him back to the imperial capital.
Today, Kegrad has just woken up, and the Emperor of the Persian Empire already knows the news, but he has been worried about the matter of peace just now, so he has not paid attention to it.
"It is a great sin for Kegrad to bury the last elite of the empire, and Allah will not let him go, so I think that Kegrad should be hanged and let him go to Allah to atone for his sins!" The Emperor of the Persian Empire said with a sinister face.
He hated Kfried to death, if it weren't for Kgrid's defeat and the burial of the last elite of the empire, would he, as the emperor of kings, be where he is today! So Kegrad must die and must be sent to Allah to confess.
"Your Majesty, no!" The old Persian minister's eyes widened slightly, and he immediately spoke to stop him.
"What? Wasn't Kgreid defeated? Didn't Kgrad bury the last elite of the empire, shouldn't he go and confess to Allah? The Persian emperor said angrily, getting more and more angry at this old minister, he wanted to oppose everything, but he still let the empire fall to this day.
The Persian emperor decided not to tolerate the old minister anymore and insisted that Kfried be hanged.
"Yes, it's all because of that old guy in Kegreid, he should go and confess to Allah!" Many ministers and clergy who were already disgusted with Kfried all spoke out in support of the Persian Emperor's hanging of Kgrid.
This old minister of the Persian Empire looked at the emperor of the Persian Empire, and then looked at the people who were commotioning around him, he couldn't help but feel despair in his heart, the empire lost a quarter of its territory, and lost 10 million silver coins.
No matter how decadent and desperate the old ministers of the Persian Empire were, they could not change the decision of the Persian Emperor and many courtiers and clergy.
Kgridd will be hanged three days later to repent to Allah for the defeat of Murkala and the destruction of the Empire's 170,000 elite army.