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Chapter 1161: Chapter 467 Unification of Central State Chapter 1161: Chapter 467 Unification of Central State “`

In the end, it was the Duke of Qing State, Gao Mingsheng, who convened the meeting, that slammed the table and said, “Lord Yang is right, Your Majesty and we all must make a choice eventually.

Since we have already decided to surrender, we should either not do it at all, or we should do it thoroughly.

Betrayal tarnishes reputation no matter how it’s painted, so let’s not get hung up on the details.”

At this point, he looked at the two military officers in the room, “General Chen, you are in charge of the Palace Guard, so it’s your job to control His Majesty and the numerous princes and consorts in the palace, preventing any trouble from them.

General An, you command Qingyang Gate and the one hundred thousand troops nearby, all at your command.

It will be you who opens the city gates to welcome the Chu army into the city.

As for myself, I shall seek out the Chu State’s Messenger in the city to discuss the matter of surrendering the city and to establish contact with the Chu army outside the city.”

After making these arrangements, Gao Mingsheng looked at everyone with a solemn expression, “Gentlemen, our properties, our lives, and our future prosperity all hinge on this moment.

I hope you will all work with me to make one last effort for the future!”

“Your orders will be faithfully obeyed!”

Everyone bowed in unison and answered with a thunderous response.

Following the lead of the Duke of Qing State, they all cut their palms, swore blood oaths, and finalized the allegiance to the matter of surrendering the city, binding everyone together once and for all.

Three days later.

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Accompanied by a brief scuffle within the city, Zhuxu City’s massive city tower finally thunderously descended.

At Qingyang Gate to the east, which had been sealed for several months, a group of Zheng Kingdom officials and military officers led out a group of people dressed in royal robes and a group of soldiers who had laid down their arms, out of the city gate.

Across from them, the well-prepared Chu army directly entered the city gate, took control of Qingyang Gate, and quickly spread into the city.

On the twenty-first day of the fifth month in the forty-fourth year of Shenwu, Duke Zheng Qing, Gao Mingsheng, led the people of Zhuxu City, bound the emperor, and surrendered, handing over the Zheng Kingdom’s Imperial Capital to Chu State.

News of this reached Emperor Chu Luyuan, who was overjoyed and issued an edict to richly reward Gao Mingsheng, bestowing upon him the title of marquis.

Those who followed in surrender also received, more or less, some titles or official positions as an example to the world.

These Zheng Kingdom officials and major families managed to seize the opportunity before the last chance to jump ship.

After making the right choice, they obtained the wealth they desired and preserved their lives and properties.

However, the Zheng royal family and the Zheng Heavenly Son they had betrayed were sentenced to death by Luyuan on the charge of resisting the heavenly troops and failing to recognize the Heavenly Mandate.

Hundreds of Zheng Emperor’s direct royal family members were thus executed outside Zhuxu City.

And those who supervised the executions were none other than those Zheng Kingdom officials, who had sought glory by betraying their lord—oh no, they should now be called officials and nobles of Great Chu.

Thus, although Luyuan made use of these people, he did not fully trust them.

He was still forcing them to further prove their loyalty, completely cutting off their way back.

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No one under the sky would ever employ these people who had betrayed their former masters and then personally killed them.

For the people who surrendered to Zheng, no one would tolerate them afterward and any power leader would be quick to dispatch them.

Chu State was their only way out.

And only in this way could Luyuan rest assured using these traitors in the future.

Although he didn’t think highly of these people, to be cautious.

Still, it was a right decision to use them to eliminate the remnants of the Zheng royal family.

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With the fall of Zhuxu, Zheng Kingdom perished after nine hundred and thirty-seven years of existence.

Zheng Kingdom became the first to be extinguished among the four kingdoms of Yuzhou.

The news shocked all of Yuzhou.

And the people of the world saw the first light of the great undertaking of unifying Central State, an achievement of the ancient Three Emperors, descending upon the Earth once again.

After a hiatus of more than thirty thousand years, a united Immortal Dynasty was about to emerge on the Nine Provinces, dominating the Kyushu Ten Domain.

This thought began to germinate slowly in the minds of many perceptive individuals.

The concept of Chu as the orthodox ruler under heaven also took root in the minds of all with each resounding victory, and the impending unification of Central State.

Once Chu State unified Yuzhou, that seed would sprout and envelop the hearts of all.

After all.

How could an empire that ruled all of Central State, reclaiming the territories of the ancient Three Emperors, not be considered orthodox?

It could not be more legitimate.

Great Chu is the Heavenly Mandate, the correct lineage, representing the great momentum.

When considering Emperor Luyuan’s identity as the last Cultivator in the Nine Provinces, many see him as a replica of the ancient Three Emperors, or rather, their successor.

He is seen as the savior who will lead all beings through the calamities that have arrived in The Age of Dharma Decline.

And Great Chu is the Immortal Dynasty founded by this Immortal Emperor, and Chu State is the true Immortal State.

In times close to the end of The Age of Dharma Decline, people of the Nine Provinces, not unfamiliar and even having had personal encounters with matters of the Immortals.

The recognition of an Immortal Dynasty built by an Immortal State is unprecedentedly fervent.

Even the fact that Luyuan can still cultivate in The Age of Dharma Decline became a beacon of hope in the eyes of many.

A hope for longevity and enduring prosperity.

Since Emperor Chu could cultivate, it proved that, in fact, there were still opportunities for Cultivation in The Age of Dharma Decline.

And if they were to join the Immortal Dynasty, become senior officials of the Great Chu Immortal State, and establish outstanding services, perhaps they would be rewarded with unique Cultivation secrets by Emperor Chu.

Following this successor of the Three Emperors, this living Immortal Emperor, they could rule over the Great Chu Immortal State forever, for tens of thousands of years.

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