Chapter 172 Surrender, Submit, Pay Tribute

"I wonder how Your Majesty found it? How about we stop here for today? Tomorrow I'll take you to the border to see the Great Wall that's currently under construction."

At this moment, the Liao emperor felt utterly shocked.

He originally came to Liaodong with great arrogance, wanting to find out Liu Fu's strengths and weaknesses, and most importantly, to find out the characteristics and situation of the giant beasts under Liu Fu's command.

He especially prioritized the matter of the giant beasts, considering it the most important piece of intelligence.

The Liao emperor himself believed that the entire Liaodong region and even the Later Han dynasty were not to be feared, mainly because of the giant beast. He thought that once this thing was dealt with, all other problems would be solved and would no longer be problems.

But his thoughts have already changed without him even realizing it.

The Liao emperors no longer concern themselves with the issue of giant beasts. Given the current development in Liaodong, if this trend were to extend to the entire Later Han dynasty, the Liao dynasty would no longer be a match for the Later Han in just a few years.

The following day, when he saw these magnificent sections of the Great Wall...

Once he had seen the whole picture, the Liao emperor was reluctant to look away.

"I know that what Your Majesty most wants to see are the giant beasts under your command, so I might as well grant your wish today."

At Liu Fu's summons, several Vajra appeared, each about 40 to 50 meters tall.

When the Liao emperor saw these enormous creatures actually appear before him, he was taken aback and stood there completely stunned, petrified.

And this is only part of it; many more King Kongs are in other places.

Besides the King Kong, the appearance of the Suanni and Qiongqi also shocked the Liao emperor.

After seeing these things, the Liao emperor took a long time to savor them, and when he looked at Liu Fu, he was amazed by his extraordinary talent.

"This is truly astounding, absolutely astounding! I have truly broadened my horizons today."

Liu Fu thought to himself, "You really haven't seen anything like this. This is nothing, and you've already broadened your horizons. There are even more amazing things to come that I haven't shown you yet."

Liu Fu stopped beating around the bush. The reason he showed the Liao emperor so much was not because Liu Fu had a particularly good temper.

This was putting into practice the new plan that Zhuge Liang had devised for him, which was to make the Later Jin and Liao states, which were of different ethnic groups, submit to the Later Han, thus avoiding a war.

Thinking of this, Liu Fu spoke to the Liao Emperor.

"His Majesty often refers to himself as the Son of Heaven, the incarnation of the dragon, the true dragon Son of Heaven."

"May I ask if Your Majesty has ever truly seen a dragon?"

To be honest, the Liao emperor had never actually seen a dragon. In many cases, he believed that this species only existed in mythology and did not exist in reality.

The reason these emperors used dragons to promote themselves was actually a way to sanctify themselves and deceive the people.

Because in the people's beliefs, the gods and immortals in the heavens are no different; they are all deities, holy and sacred.

Upon hearing Liu Fu's question, the Liao emperor had not yet thought that far ahead. He asked Liu Fu, "..."

"Is the Eighth Prince trying to show me something by saying this?"

Liu Fu nodded.

"Since Your Majesty has never seen what a real dragon looks like, why don't we let Your Majesty see it today?"

When Liu Fu said this, his tone was very calm, as if it were nothing unusual.

But hearing this, the Liao Emperor was extremely shocked. He found it hard to believe, and hundreds of questions arose in his mind.

No way, could there really be a dragon in Liaodong?

Does Liu Fu really keep a divine dragon?

That's a legendary creature! If it really existed, what a huge scene it would cause! You can imagine how stunned the Liao Emperor must be right now.

The Liao emperor was still incredulous and asked Liu Fu a question:

"Is the Eighth Prince truly not joking? Do dragons really exist in this world?"

"Please, Your Majesty, take a look."

After saying that, Liu Fu made a mental summons, and instantly the dragon carp and the black dragon appeared in front of him at the same time.

The winding figures suddenly appeared, and thousands of them were instantly enveloped in sacred light. Two divine dragons suddenly appeared before our eyes, just like winding mountains lying on the ground, making the people in front of them unable to believe that this scene was real.

The Liao emperor's voice trembled, his throat shook, and he kept swallowing. His tension was palpable.

Pointing at the two divine dragons, the Liao emperor clearly wanted to speak, but he couldn't utter a sound at all. His throat tightened more and more, and his hands pointing at the dragons trembled uncontrollably, making him look quite ridiculous.

After a long pause, the Liao emperor finally managed to stammer out a single sentence:

"My God! They...they actually exist in this world!"

The Liao emperor only said half of what he truly wanted to say.

These dragons not only exist in the world, but also in Liu Fu's hands, which is what shocked him the most.

Moreover, this is not one dragon, but two divine dragons.

The fact that Liu Fu's subordinates possessed two divine dragons simultaneously was so shocking that it filled the Liao Emperor with a sense of powerlessness.

"well!"

At this moment, the Liao Emperor felt a surge of powerlessness. He suddenly began comparing himself to Liu Fu, then kept giving a bitter laugh, secretly mocking himself:

"Yelü Hai, Yelü Hai, you are supposed to be the emperor of a country, but what do you have to compare with Liu Fu? This is like an egg hitting a rock, or the light of floating grass on the ground being compared with the sun, moon and stars in the sky."

Then, the first time, I understood in my heart that there was no need to compare them at all.

At this moment, the last trace of resentment in his heart completely dissipated.

He no longer had any desire to resist the Later Han Dynasty; he only thought that if possible, he should immediately surrender to the Later Han and become its subject.

If one can retain their throne or become a decent prince with some real power, that would be a very good outcome.

Thinking of this, the Liao emperor sighed inwardly.

"Emperor Jin, sometimes I really don't know if you are lucky or unlucky, and sometimes I don't know if I am lucky or unlucky either."

It's kind of funny, but when I sent Liu Fu to the Liao Kingdom as a hostage, I was thinking about how to unify the world and never took Liu Fu seriously.

It wasn't until Liu Fu caused a great disturbance in the Liao capital that the Liao emperor realized that bringing Liu Fu to Liao was a mistake.

But now he sees it differently, and that decision has become the right one.

The Liao emperor now felt a lingering sense of fear.

Fortunately, Liu Fu was sent to the Liao Dynasty as a hostage, which allowed him to demonstrate such formidable strength.

Otherwise, if I were still looking down on the Later Han and disregarding Liaodong and Liu Fu, then if I continued to resist, I would truly only have one path left: death.

They will die without a burial place in the future!

"Surrender! Become a vassal! Pay tribute!"

The Liao emperor thought to himself, "I will discuss this matter with my ministers as soon as I get back."