C1769 Ryukyu governance 3

Holding onto Ryukyu Kingdom's household register and the golden seal bestowed by Emperor Hong Wu, Shang Tai steadily walked up the stairs step by step. The imperial carriage followed behind him slowly.

Wherever Shang Tai went, the people would kneel down and worship him. An indescribable feeling arose from the bottom of their hearts.

All of the people standing on the stage could no longer stand. Fan Lian was the first to shout, "Kneel in front of His Majesty!" With a boom, all of the council members kneeled down and filled the entire field in a black mass.

At this very moment, the emotions of the people under King Shang Tai's rule couldn't be too arrogant. Since he offered up his own country, there must be respect for him.

The chilling sea breeze blew people's clothes and hats into the air, but no one dared to stand up. The atmosphere had been oppressed to the extreme.

This was the moment to witness history. The reporters from the various newspapers were already sweating profusely. They snatched countless excellent positions to record this moment in history.

The one hundred steps quickly went up, and when Shang Tai appeared in front of everyone, they realized that the young king had tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty!" Fan Lian roared, causing the entire plaza to be filled with sounds.

"Your Majesty … Long live Your Majesty! " Bang bang bang bang! The sound of his forehead hitting the stone floor was followed by the sound of countless Ryukyu old subjects crying.

Although this was a peace offering, they were very clear that from today onwards, the Ryukyu Kingdom would only have one name and one interest left.

"I …" Ryukyu King Shang Tai... It represented all the ancestors and the emperors of Great Ming and Great Wu who had bestowed the nation upon them … To officially declare that the Ryukyu Kingdom has become a part of the Chinese, and will become the first nation to join, I, Shang Tai, swear on my oath … "

"Give up the territory of the Ryukyu Kingdom to the Chinese Citizens' Assembly …" After a roar, the entire square was filled with banging heads.

All the members of the Citizens' Assembly shouted out, "Kneel before the Ryukyu... May my Ryukyu Kingdom live forever! "

A thick map depicted the mountains, rivers and seas of the various islands in the Ryukyu. This proved that the Ryukyu was under the jurisdiction of the Hua Clan.

"Give me the Royal Seal of the Great Emperor of Hongwu and the Imperial Decree on the Parliament of the nobility …"

As the temporary chairman of the Parliament of the nobility, Jin Changsen was already crying so hard that tears streamed down his cheeks. He kowtowed on the ground and walked forward, "Long live Your Majesty! This subject, Jin Changsen, kneels to receive it … May my Ryukyu Kingdom live forever! "Sob, sob, sob …"

Shang Tai looked at the old man kneeling in front of him, and tears started to roll down his face. "I shall leave the Imperial Seal and decree to you …" After saying that, he placed the two great treasures into Jin Changsen's hands.

Jin Changsen raised the seal and royal decree with both hands and roared to the masses, "Parliament of the nobility accepts the seal and decree of Emperor Ming Hongwu, may the previous emperors of Ming wish to protect our clan!"

"God bless the Chinese!" Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians congratulated him.

Immediately after, King Shang Tai took out the seal of the Army Department, "Ryukyu King Shang Tai …" "The General Seal of the Chinese Army gives power to the Chinese Army …"

Sima Yun jumped up from the ground, with large steps, he walked to the front of King Shang Tai. First, he performed a new type of military salute and roared angrily, "I am making an oath on behalf of all Chinese soldiers, to King Shang Tai!"

"The Chinese Army will protect the Chinese for all eternity, protecting the noble title of Ryukyu King. I hope that the Shang Family and the Chinese will live and die together!"

"Your Majesty! Your throne of King Shang Tai will never end! "Please rest assured …"

With that, Sima Yun pushed the Jade Pillar of Golden Light onto one knee in front of Shang Tai, raising both of his hands up high.

Shang Tai was waiting for the right words, his tears were like pearls with a broken string, dripping down unceasingly. The box that held the golden seal was as heavy as Mt.

Mount Tai was slowly being held by Sima Yun. The moment he let go, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief. The responsibility that the Ryukyu Kingdom had caused him to worry the most, was handed over.

Sima Yun was also moved, he held onto the seal of the Ryukyu Kingdom Army, and stood at the edge of the stairs with his head held high, "From today onwards, the Chinese Army will officially take over all matters of Ryukyu's defense! Heaven bless the Chinese! "Launch a ceremonial cannon …"

Boom! Boom! Boom! The artillery barracks hidden in the mountains began firing their salvos into the sky, and the sound shook the entire bay of Napa.

Immediately after, the Science Society took over the seal, the Consultation and the citizen assembly took over the seal, and the Citizens' Assembly accepted the seal too.

The seal of the Rites Clan was directly received by the representatives of the Parliament of the nobility and the Prime Minister's Manor.

This was the most tearful day in Shang Tai's life, every single inheritance had five hundred years of history, and if he gave it up, it would be impossible to take it back, so how could he not cry?

But at the same time, he felt extremely relaxed, because he received the oath shared by all the other representatives of the, that the position of the Ryukyu's general would live together with the Chinese for all of eternity and that the law of the Ryukyu would protect the position of the Ryukyu King.

From then on, no one could use conspiracy or rebellion to overthrow King Shang Tai. Unless someone overthrew the Chinese Statute Book, the title of King of Ryukyu would forever exist within the Chinese political system.

The ceremony was short and solemn, the history only lasted for half an hour, following the script, Shang Tai should be rushing to the Prime Minister's Manor, and writing that he should be the prime minister of the Citizens' Assembly to vote for him.

Because the current Xiao Letian was still the Ryukyu's Prime Minister, and King Shang Tai had also given him the position of Prime Minister under his command. At this time, Xiao Letian had to ask the Lower House, the Citizens' Assembly, to conduct a vote.

The majority of the Citizens' Assembly had to agree to King Shang Tai's proposal before Xiao Letian could advance from being the prime minister of the Ryukyu to being a legitimate Chinese prime minister.

But right at this moment, the scene of them escaping the script suddenly happened. After greeting the various council leaders, Shang Tai should have gone up on his imperial carriage and gone to the Great Prime Minister's Manor.

But Shang Tai who was at the edge of the stairs suddenly stopped, his eyes were swollen and hot tears flowing, the mountain wind was blowing against his clothes, the trembling Wang suddenly turned around and looked at the hundreds of council members.

No one would have thought that, even Fan Lian, Sima Yun and the other seniors did not expect that Shang Tai would suddenly bend his knees, and kneel down right in front of all the chairmen and representatives.

"My dear sirs …" Wu wu wu … This Ryukyu... The mountains and rivers of the Ryukyu still have tens of thousands of citizens … I'll entrust it to you then! "

"Please don't forget your oaths in the future …" Please be kind to these millions of people... This is the last time I'm begging you! "

After saying that, there was a loud bang as Shang Tai's forehead smashed into the stone floor. He finally knew that he had lost this country.

"Long live!" Everyone cried out in unison. The atmosphere immediately became solemn and tragic, and everyone knelt on the ground as they swore towards the sky, "If you break your oath, the heaven and earth will punish you! "Your Majesty, please be at ease …"

With a boom, all the officials and tens of thousands of citizens kowtowed and expressed their gratitude to.