However, many capable people among them knew that they were already at risk of life and death, but they did not want to delay at all... That night, they went privately to find the Sixth Prince to blackmail Lu Guan and the Privy Council agreed.

There was an endless stream of people from Hong Ya, so much so that the Imperial Master's slaves waited until the second watch to see Minister Hong.

"This is the situation of the Fourth Prince..."

Under the light, with the still faintly audible cry, Hong Ya introduced the situation somewhat helplessly. "In short, the Song Army only sent the left army of the imperial camp and two middle armies of the imperial camp to Hutuo, Hebei and Henan.

I'm afraid someone will be chasing me over there, so I can only leave it to fate."

"If this is the case, I will set off tomorrow and cross the river to find the fourth prince..." The grand master's slave was solemn for a moment.

"No." Hong Ya immediately became solemn. "In this situation in Zhending City, no one can easily retreat alone, otherwise it will be a scene of chaos... Everyone has a reason to leave!"

The master's slave was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't refute it, so he turned around and asked seriously: "Then what exactly are we going to do here?"

"What else can we do?" Hong Ya opened his hands in response. "We can't fight right now, and if we can't fight we have to defend. If we can't defend we have to leave. If we can't leave we either surrender or die... What else can we do?"

"Shou……"

"It's actually impossible to stay. It's just a hardship... I know what you mean... Leaving is a matter for a very small number of people. It's just luck." Hong Ya answered. "The overall situation is like this, the whole city The real path actually lies in surrender and death."

Under the light, the Grand Master's slave was silent for a moment, and then asked again: "With these two items, what do you think Master Hong should do?"

"It's not what I think should be done. What can I, a minister who takes the blame temporarily, come up with? The main thing is the thoughts of the people in the city..." At this point, Hong Ya paused for a moment before continuing. "The people who want to surrender are still the ones who want to surrender. Most of them, especially the officers and soldiers below, there are actually quite a few at the top. The only way to survive the hardships is to die... But here at the top, many people can't lose face, and there are also a few people who are determined not to surrender for various reasons and use big words. He came out, so he froze."

"What are the pros and cons of surrender or death? Sir Hong always has an opinion, right?" Taishinu hesitated for a moment and continued to ask. "I will only talk about the pros and cons for the Kingdom of Jin."

"For the Great Jin Kingdom, there are no pros and cons to say." Hong Ya replied with a sigh. "Of course it is good to hold on to the end and wipe out all the people. At least it can open the eyes of the official opposite us and take a look at us. , knowing that there are still loyal ministers and righteous people in the Great Jin Kingdom, I will not underestimate the Great Jin Kingdom too much in the future... But can we really unite and close the city to die? At the moment when the city is bombed or attacked, I am afraid It’s still nine out of ten that it will be reduced.”

The master's slave smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

"But if you want to surrender, show your sincerity and let someone of the Sixth Prince's status talk to the Zhao Guan family face to face. Maybe you can leave a little more room for peace. If peace can be negotiated by then, how much room will you have? I don't know how big the world is!" When Hong Ya said this, he couldn't help but stare at the other party's expression. "But again, there are always one or two bastards who have never seen the power of yesterday's battle formation, and they always think that they can do it. Go against the general trend and do bad things in vain!"

"That's right." Seeing the other party's vague attitude, the Taishinu finally sighed for a moment. "It's true that everyone who experienced the battle yesterday doesn't understand what it means that the situation is over? Now, what happens is what happens. Death, surrender, peace, and Yanjing are all just the leftovers after the Zhao official family swept away thousands of troops yesterday. They are not very interesting. The key is to find a way out, for you and me, and for the fourth prince and the prince. Great Jin Kingdom."

"That's exactly what he said!" Hong Ya finally raised his head and closed his eyes and sighed. "Listen to the cries all over the city and you will know. What does it mean that the building has collapsed? After you left yesterday, the fourth prince and I looked at the battle and saw When an Iron Curtain slowly sweeps in, I feel all hope is lost. I wish I could have you come back and put those false words of surrender into practice... I will tell you the truth today. After yesterday's battle, don't think about anything south of Yanshan. It’s no use! No matter how hard you struggle, it’s useless. It’s better to abandon Yan Yun as soon as possible and return to the outside of the Great Wall.”

These words speak to the heart of Taishi Nu... However, this person is so smart, otherwise he would not be able to calmly move around Yelu Yujian, Yelu Ma Wu, Wanyan pulls away from the speed, Wanyan Wushu is in the middle, so, After the person sighed for a while, he suddenly realized:

"What Minister Hong means... is that you want me to go there again to ask for the surrender of the Sixth Prince, and then promote peace?"

"Not bad." Hong Ya responded simply.

Hong Ya responded with a long silence.

However, Hong Ya is also very patient.

Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, the grand master slave finally spoke with difficulty: "Didn't Minister Hong just say that there are some bastards in the city that are hindering this matter?"

"Of course, the few second-generation ancestors who are from the Yanyun clan are most afraid of being attacked by the official... But what can happen to a few second-generation ancestors who go against the public's will? I can destroy them with the wave of my hand."

, Hong Ya really waved his hand.

"The Sixth Prince...?"

"The Sixth Prince has already lost his composure. It seems that he had already intended to surrender. It's just because of his status... Let's take care of the matter and give him a push, and he will naturally nod."

"But isn't it true that Minister Hong himself surrendered, so he's not afraid...?"

"It's just because you are surrendering that you have to take advantage of this overall situation to hide... You can't do things alone, otherwise you will be seeking your own death."

"..."

"..."

"So... I have one last question." After several exchanges, the Grand Master's slave couldn't help but feel dry. "If it surrenders now, will it harm the Fourth Prince? He is still on the other side of the river, unknown.

trace."

"What's the problem?" Hong Ya smiled bitterly for a moment. "I said that if I lose my true determination, the Song army will march straight in, but in fact, if the Song army wants to attack somewhere at this time, why should I take the true determination into consideration? Besides,

No matter how smooth this matter is, we will have to wait until we meet with the Zhao Song officials tomorrow to decide, and then it will take at least the day after tomorrow... As for the fourth prince, he will be at the bedside by tomorrow at the latest, and his life and death have nothing to do with us. "

The master slave became more and more sad.

"However." Hong Ya knew he was too talkative and quickly spoke again. "If the fourth prince can change his mind, I'm afraid he will also agree to negotiate for peace... It is really impossible to continue the fight... Peace negotiation is the general trend!"

The master's slave nodded and finally nodded: "In that case, I will wait for Minister Hong's instructions tomorrow."

Hong Ya nodded: "No need for tomorrow, just go back and wait for any movement and see my instructions."

In this way, the Grand Master's slave said no more and left directly. However, Hong Ya didn't move at all. He just called an attendant and asked him to invite two more people... After a while, Zan Lubu and Jia Guwu

Comes with replenishing your bowels.

For these two people, Hong Ya didn't even bother to test them... because they went to the battlefield yesterday, and they must be more memorable than him.

"The whole city surrenders, and then we take advantage of the situation to escape and return to Yanjing?"

Jiagu Wulibu frowned at each other.

"Yes." Hong Ya answered frankly. "After yesterday's battle, the overall situation collapsed. South of Yanshan, only Yanjing still has tens of thousands of recruits. Plus, there are lessons learned from Taiyuan City and Yuancheng. I'm afraid it will be a disaster."

There was nothing that could stop the Song people from finishing up and resting, and the troops headed straight to Yanshan... The problem now was that someone had to go back quickly, meet with the eldest prince and the king, inform the critical situation ahead, and let Yanjing make a quick decision.

For important matters, we must try our best to help gather the defeated troops, and also lure the new recruits to send them south in order to preserve capital... There is no one more suitable than the two of us for this kind of matter."

"Then we are really sure that we will surrender immediately?" Jiagu Wulibu frowned slightly. "Are you really ready to negotiate peace?"

"Forget it!" Tong Lubu suddenly interrupted. "Now that things have happened, is there any military hope left? Even hope is not guaranteed here. The Sixth Prince and Hong Shilang have their own ways, so they can go back as soon as possible.

That’s right…Shilang Hong, just tell us what you want the two of us to do!”

Jiagu Wulibu also shook his head and sighed, saying no more.

"Kill Liu E and Cheng Cai." Hong Ya became more decisive.

Zhen Lubu and Jiagu Wulibu looked at each other without any doubts... They were both in the hall today, so how could they not understand?

"It's easy to kill these two people. Not to mention that I went back to Yanjing to kill these two people for my own sake. I just killed them because of the friendship that Hong Shilang had with me yesterday... But Hong Shilang, you must know that after this battle, , the strength of the Yanyun clan has been revealed, and there are no dangers south of Yanshan Mountain. They are destined to act violently. After killing two people, how can they prevent the news from spreading to the ears of their clansmen?" Zan Lubu couldn't ask more questions. .

"How can we let the two of us take this responsibility?" Under the light, Hong Ya became a little impatient. "As long as the two of you agree, I will immediately ask Gao Qingyi to go to Cheng Cai to inform. I only said that Liu E has gathered private soldiers and gathered some greedy people. They planned to burn down the treasury first, and then take the opportunity to kidnap the Sixth Prince and flee... When they collided, the two of them sent troops to help deal with it. By then, they themselves would have been killed in a fight! And there would be peace inside and outside the city. Now, it’s time for us to surrender and go away... I will go to negotiate peace with the Sixth Prince, and the two of them will go back to Yanjing to become the pillars of the country. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?!"

Zhen Lubu and Jiagu Wulibu looked at each other again, still showing no intention of refuting.

And Hong Ya didn't hesitate, got up directly, went out to change the confidant, and asked the other party to call Gao Qingyi... If he was cautiously testing the Taishi slave at the beginning, but after experiencing this wave, Minister Hong had already seen that no one who had experienced yesterday's bloody battle would not despair of the situation.

What kind of bullshit Zhending, what kind of Sixth Prince, what kind of Yanyun clan... who did they count before yesterday's battle?

At the very least, there is a consensus. It is difficult to save the south of Yanshan, okay? The Great Jin Kingdom will be destroyed, okay?!

In this case, why can't you run away? Why can't you kill two bad bastards? Why can't you save the country by taking a curveball?!

Of course, there may be many important officials of the Jin Kingdom who are willing to persevere, but those people are by no means the ones who abandoned Shiyi, formed subordinates, and fled here lightly, such as Jiagu Wulibu and others.

At midnight, chaos suddenly broke out in the city.

"Shilang Hong, what's going on?"

The sixth prince of the Jin Kingdom, Jian Luguan, had not fallen asleep to begin with, and was even more frightened at this moment. But when he hurriedly grabbed his armor and led his guards out of the Yin Hall of Zhending Mansion, he happened to meet Hong Ya head-on on the steps. A group of high-level officials in the city led by him immediately asked.

"There is no need to worry about the Sixth Prince." Hong Ya quickly led the crowd to meet him and told him seriously. "The lower official just asked someone to inquire. It is said that Enzhou Defense Envoy Liu E was planning to burn down the treasury and kidnap the Sixth Prince to escape. As a result, the Hanlin scholar Cheng I got the message, so I led my troops to stop it...The reinforcements have already passed."

Zhen Luguan was startled for a moment. He first remembered what happened in the evening and nodded slightly, but then quickly noticed that something seemed wrong.

And as the chaos ended quickly and the news came that the two people involved were killed during the chaos, this feeling that something was wrong became even stronger.

"Shilang Hong?" In the dark night, Zhen Luguan couldn't help but discuss it with the person with the highest status around him. "Is there some explanation for this matter... Where are the reinforcements? Shouldn't they be there to rescue Bachelor Cheng? Why two people? Do people die so easily?"

"The Sixth Prince." Hong Ya looked back at the many civil servants with uncertain faces under the torches. He just turned back to look at Zhenlu Temple, but he responded calmly in public. "I don't think there is any need to ask so clearly about this matter."

"What do you mean?" Zulu Guan's hair stood on end for a moment.

"The thing itself couldn't be more obvious... Yesterday's defeat, people's hearts are in a state of confusion. They can neither fight nor defend. Escape is a narrow escape, and death is an eternally difficult thing... At this time, it is normal for people to be depressed and think about life. ." Hong Ya helplessly spread his hands and explained. "Liu E and Cheng Cai may have fought for official reasons, or they may have just fought in private, but no matter what, the two of them died together. It was undoubtedly the people in the city who wanted to surrender who were just following the trend! At this time, pursue the case. If we go down, wouldn't we be forcing the whole city to rebel?"

Zhen Luguan was stunned on the spot, and then couldn't help but want to find other people to verify this statement. But when he looked around, he saw only the side of the fire, accompanied by the faint sound of sobbing, almost everyone was He stood silently, just looking at himself blankly, but he became completely frightened. In the end, not only did he not dare to ask anyone, but no one could hold back, and even shed tears in front of everyone.

After looking around for a long time with tears in his eyes, the sixth prince of the Jin Kingdom who had stayed behind in Zhending just walked down the steps, and then came back to his senses and looked at Hong Ya again, and held his hands in front of him: "Shilang Hong... please teach me. With such a situation and such people’s hearts, what can you do?!”

Hearing this, Hong Ya raised his head and sighed, but remained silent.

However, upon seeing this, the Grand Master's slave finally turned around and bowed his head: "Sixth Prince! I am the Fourth Prince's personal, and I am also the Sixth Prince's personal... Please give me a letter... I am willing to enter the Song camp again. , first come to ask for surrender, so that the officials and family members of Zhao and Song Dynasty must promise Hecheng to survive; secondly, to negotiate for peace, let the officials and family members of Zhao and Song Dynasty must treat the sixth prince with courtesy and make an appointment for peace talks between the two countries! But also ask the sixth prince to inherit the strategy of the fourth prince, Work hard to promote peace talks between the two countries!"

Zhen Luguan was stunned for a long time. Seeing that no one came out or refuted, he finally nodded with all his strength: "Since the peace talks are the fourth brother's original intention, Zhen Luguan should obey the order; if surrender is the common request of the whole city, Zhen Lu Guan Why does Lu Guan care about the honor and disgrace of one person? It's enough trouble."

Just as the Taishinu was about to speak again, Hong Ya turned around, bowed his head to Zhenlu Temple, and then raised his head to comfort: "The Sixth Prince does not need to worry about his reputation... If we can negotiate peace, it will be a roundabout way to save the country, no matter the honor or disgrace." ?”

Many civil and military personnel in the surrounding cities, especially those who had stayed in the camp on the other side of the river yesterday, seemed to have just woken up at this time, and came out to support him, just as neatly as when they fled back with Hong Ya yesterday.

The remaining civil and military personnel also moved out of the queue after hesitating for a while.

Of course, some people did not move.

A night of silence.

The next day, the fifth day of the second lunar month, in the morning, Taishinu rode out of the city alone again, and then the whole city waited until the afternoon. Sure enough, they saw the official Long Shu of the Zhao Song Dynasty appearing outside Zhending City, and there was the imperial ban directly in charge of Yanzhou Liu Yanqi. Malay asked.

When this happened, Tuan Luguan did not hesitate. He immediately disarmed and took off his robes as agreed, opened the city gate, left the city wearing only single clothes, and went to pay a visit to the official family of Zhao Song... But he had no idea that after the chaos last night, at this moment, actually, Seventeen people of all levels, both civil and military, chose to die in the city.

Of course, it doesn't hurt to know.

Because there were only 17 people, which was less than one thousandth of the casualties the day before.

Ps: Thanks to Mr. An (female) for the peach... The house number was written wrong... Zhichun Road was also written as Zhiqing Road...
Chapter completed!