Chapter 828 - 829: Teaching the Craftsmanship of Making Glass (1)
June in the Northern Ridge was a display of clear skies and pleasant weather.
On the road, the grass was tall, the orioles were singing, the willows were soaked in the warm sun, and the vast prairies in the distance contributed to the idyllic scene.
Nangong Yi, accompanied by thousands of guards, had been traveling for two days and eventually arrived at the Meng Slaves’ Royal City on the evening of the third day.
To show respect for the Great Jin Nation, Tuoba Kui personally came out of the city to welcome Nangong Yi and his entourage, and sincerely offered his surrender outside the city. Since the other party had already conceded, Nangong Yi naturally reassured them with kind words before riding into the Royal City alongside Tuoba Kui.
Cai Wei, dressed in a guard’s uniform, stealthily walked behind the group of silver-armored guards, not daring to let her guard down for a moment, fearing that the people of the Meng Slaves might conjure up some tricks against that man.
Luckily, Tuoba Kui was a man who kept his word. Having promised to surrender, he truly placed himself in the position of a conquered nation, meeting all the demands proposed by the Great Jin Nation, except for the abolishment of the "Daughter’s Rites." Neither Tuoba Kui nor the Meng aristocrats agreed to this, and they strongly resisted.
"Your Highness King Qin, having our women undergo ’Daughter’s Rites’ is a rule that our Meng women have observed for thousands of years to prove their chastity. Moreover, our ancestors once said that there are filthy things between a woman’s legs that can cause men to degenerate; therefore, Meng women must follow this ritual. In this way, women can remain chaste, and men will not fall into degradation. Even if only one man is left in Meng, we will never allow the ancestral rites to be abolished!"
"Your Highness King Qin, is the Great Jin Nation interfering with our Meng Slaves’ women undergoing ’Daughter’s Rites’ because you covet our women and want to take them away from us?"