Chapter 698: King Tang persuaded to surrender
Seeing the clamor under the city, the defenders at the top of the city were shocked and rushed to report.
At this time, because the city patrol was late at night last night, Huang Degong had not yet gotten up and was sleeping half asleep in the city's official office. With a bang, the door of the official hall lobby was suddenly pushed open.
Huang Degong opened his eyes suddenly and saw a panting and sweaty little soldier running in.
Huang Degong, who had been staying up all day and night, had a rare rest. This time, the army broke in, disturbed Qingmeng, and his heart couldn't help but get angry. He stared at his blood-red eyes and shouted angrily: "Why are you so rude? How dare you trespass into the official hall without reporting, but do you want to fight?"
"Report to General, big things are bad!" Seeing that he was angry, Xiaobing didn't care much, he screamed in horror.
"What's wrong? But is the Tang army going to start siege?" Huang Degong felt a little nervous, got out of bed quickly, and immediately began to wear armor.
"Master, the King of Tang came outside the city and said that he would discuss in detail with Duke Jingguo." The soldier wiped the sweat beads on his face and reported urgently.
When Huang Degong heard the soldier's words, he changed his face.
No, isn’t Tang King Li Xiao, far away from Jinan, Shandong? Why did he suddenly come to the city of Yangzhou? Could it be that he has been rushing from Shandong these days and heading south to this Yangzhou city?
Huang Degong quickly thought that the reason why the Tang army has been siegeing Yangzhou City these days is just waiting for the arrival of Tang King Li Xiao?
The situation changed too quickly, Huang Degong felt that his mind was a little unable to operate. He thought about it and immediately ordered the soldier: "You, go and report to Master Shi quickly and let him go to the city with me to talk to the King of Tang."
"Get orders!"
Soon, Huang Degong, who had finished dressing and armor, hurried towards Tongji Gate, the west gate of Yangzhou, with a group of guards.
As soon as Huang Degong walked up the horse road in the city wall, he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Seeing Shi Kefa, the Minister of War, who was not very neatly dressed, he also quickly rushed towards the west gate.
"Duke Jingguo, but is Li Xiao coming?" Shi Kefa, who had received the news, saw Huang Degong from afar, and immediately shouted loudly.
Huang Degong stopped and when he got closer, he sighed and replied: "That's right. Now the King of Tang is outside the city and wants to talk to me, but he doesn't know that he wants..."
"Hmph, do you need to ask more questions? Li Xiao came here to persuade him to surrender." Shi Kefa said anxiously, "Li Xiao is so polite and wise. When Duke Jingguo goes up to talk to him this time, he needs to deal with it well. Don't just talk to him easily."
After hearing what Shi Kefa said, Huang Degong felt unhappy. He replied coldly: "Sir Shangshu, although Huang is not very knowledgeable and has no instructions on how to talk to others. If the Shangshu cannot believe it, he can go up with me and interview the King of Tang together."
After being snatched by Huang Degong, Shi Kefa's face was quite uneasy. He stood there embarrassedly. For a moment, he didn't know how to reply, so that it would be appropriate.
Seeing that Shi Kefa was so embarrassed, Huang Degong didn't say much, so he turned around and walked straight to the city wall. When Shi Kefa saw him coming straight up the city wall, he hesitated a little, bit his teeth, and followed Huang Degong and quickly walked up the city wall.
Upon the city wall, Huang Degong saw at a glance that the man with a strong figure, handsome face, and a steel refrigeration forging armor were luxurious and bright, and the cloak floating in the wind was as bright as blood. He was surrounded by a group of bright guards with full armed helmets. If it weren't King Li Xiao of Tang, who else could it be?
At this moment, when Huang Degong saw the true face of the Tang King Li Xiao who was so powerful that he suddenly felt that his breathing was a little rapid.
Unexpectedly, the King of Tang, the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the Grand Marshal of the World's Military Forces and Horses, appeared in front of him like this...
Next to him, Shi Kefa saw the handsome and extraordinary style of the Tang King, and was respectful and awe-inspiring.
He sighed inwardly that the demeanor of King Li Xiao of Tang was so magnanimous and demeanor in the entire Ming Dynasty. Even if you look at your appearance, you will be as strong as Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Supervisor who is as fat as a pig in Nanjing city and only knows how to catch toads and refine aphrodisiacs, doesn't know how strong it is. It is a world of difference.
At this time, Huang Degong suppressed his excitement and shouted in a trembling voice: "When Huang Degong is the one who comes, is the King of Tang?"
Looking at Huang Degong who was shouting to himself at the top of the city, Li Xiao sneered and raised his head and replied loudly: "It is me. I have heard about Huang Chuangzi's name for a long time. I am very pleased to see him this time. I have said that I will not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. I have come to Yangzhou today, but I have a sincere saying to you, General."
Huang Degong bowed his fists on the city wall: "What kind of virtue is there? How dare you help the King of Tang come from thousands of miles away to teach each other. But I don't know what words does the King of Tang come here to teach each other?"
Seeing that he was humble, Li Xiao smiled knowingly. He replied loudly: "Chuangzi, I know you are a straightforward person, so I don't want to go around with you when I come today. I just want to tell you, General, you know that you are a hero, you can recognize the general, make plans, and join our army. Don't be in such a dangerous situation anymore, and serve the foolish loyalty of the Hongguang Pseudo-Chung Fu. The general is a loyal, brave and good warrior. He is a rare general of this dynasty. You must not throw your eyes at your own secretly, and you will miss your future."
When Huang Degong heard Li Xiao say so directly, he looked embarrassed. He subconsciously glanced at Shi Kefa next to him, but saw Shi Kefa's face full of anger and his old face turned red with anger.
Before Huang Degong answered, Shi Kefa took a step forward and said to Li Xiao first: "Li Xiao! As the King of Tang, you do not want to serve the country. Instead, you lead your troops south and cause civil strife. Do you still have to say such a ruthless saying here?!"
When Li Xiao saw the gray-haired old man looked at himself with an angry look. He thought to himself that this person's words should be an official sent by Hongguang's court, but he didn't know who this person was.
Huang Degong answered first when he saw Shi Kefa, but was so rude to Li Xiao, so he was so annoyed. When he saw Li Xiao not speaking, he thought he was angry, so he hurriedly advised: "King of Tang, this is the Minister of War of the Court and the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, so Lord Shi Kefa. Lord Shi was angry for a moment and said nothing. He hoped that the King of Tang would be generous and not care about it."
Li Xiao laughed and replied, "It turned out to be Shige's ministry. I heard that the Hongguang pseudo-Church sent you to supervise the military of Jiangbei towns, but he didn't expect that it was a coincidence that you could meet you in this Yangzhou city."
He paused a little, and before Shi Kefa could reply, his expression changed and he replied sternly: "Shi Kefa! I support the prince ascends the throne and establishes the new dynasty. I don't want to serve the new dynasty, but instead helps King Fu Zhu Yousong to supervise the country, establish a pseudo-dynasty, separate the territory, fight against the court, and conspire to rebel! Such shameless crimes, you still have the face to talk about this king!"
"You, you..." Shi Kefa was not good at speaking, but was suddenly resolute by Li Xiao, and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak. He pointed his fingers at Li Xiao with anger on his face.
Li Xiao looked at him coldly and said again: "Shi Kefa, the king supports the crown prince of the late emperor and ascends him to the emperor, which is the unreproachable orthodox Ming Dynasty. When the new dynasty was first established, you do not want to serve the country, but instead steal the south and support Zhu Yousong to establish the Hongguang pseudo-dynasty, openly confronting the court. Shouldn't such a rebellious act be attacked? Should you still indulge yourself? I think that when the dynasty was first established, everything was difficult, what happened It is because I have never attacked you and others. I cannot bear to add a little bit of swords and slap in my mind. I only hope that you can understand the past and submit to you. Who knows that after more than half a year, you have been doing your own things in the south, setting up government officials, exploiting the people, and turning a deaf ear to the court. I have now managed this south like an independent kingdom, and rebellious behavior. How can you not attack and let go of it?!"
Li Xiao's words made Huang Degong speechless. Although Shi Kefa was still angry, he could see a faint embarrassment.
They had to admit that Li Xiao's words were actually quite reasonable.
You should know that Li Xiao supported the crown prince Zhu Cilang of Emperor Chongzhen. This character, whether in terms of bloodline or inheritance, is far more than Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Prisoner of King Fu. Li Xiao seized this point to criticize himself, and actually hit the biggest weakness of the Hongguang pseudo-dynasty.
Shi Kefa thought quickly and replied in a deep voice: "King Tang, what you said is certainly reasonable, but we have to support King Fu and become the governor of the country. Will the King of Tang listen to what the old minister said?"
"Oh, what's the point? Let's talk about it." Li Xiao's expressionless face.
"King Tang, this should not be said by the old minister, but in this situation, it would be meaningless if the old minister did not say it directly." Shi Kefa sighed softly and said, "King Tang, do you know that although you supported the prince to ascend the throne, the ministers in Nanjing are still very gossiping, and most of the ministers are dissatisfied..."
"Why don't you accept it?" Li Xiao asked coldly.
"Because, because..." Shi Kefa hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Because the Tang King rebelled against the court and fought a fierce battle with the court's troops on the northern road of Xuanfu, it was a rebel appointed by Emperor Chongzhen. Although the king and his ministers later reconciled, the rebellious act of the Tang King was the biggest stain. Therefore, you are still regarded as a rebellious minister and traitor who was in trouble and had ulterior motives. Some people even said that the Tang King went to the capital to save the crown prince and support him to ascend the throne, not for the country of the Ming Dynasty, but for the country of the Ming Dynasty, but for the ambitious ones. I thought that like Cao Cao controlled Emperor Xian of Han, he used the emperor to command the princes. Therefore, in order to protect the country and clan lineage of the Ming Dynasty, our Nandu guards finally decided to establish the Hongguang Supervisor to the country to ensure the stability of the court and peace in the world..."
"Haha..." Hearing this, Li Xiao suddenly burst into laughter.
Shi Kefa was stunned by his smile, not knowing what he said wrongly. He stood awkwardly, not knowing how to speak next.
When Shi Kefa was stunned, Li Xiao smiled and his expression suddenly became very sharp. He shouted: "Shi Kefa! I am dedicated to helping the country and saving the nation, but I didn't expect that you, the corrupt scholars, would be so unbearable, it is really hateful!"
When Li Xiao got angry, Shi Kefa and Huang Degong were both very scared. Both of them were stunned and listened to Li Xiao continue to talk with uneasy expressions.
"Shi Kefa! I tell you that when the Japanese king fought with the court, the late emperor was attacked by villains and did not understand the truth for a while. I was not trying to seize the foundation of my king. I was helpless and had such a feud with the late emperor. But then, the king reconciled and had no doubts. In order to repay His Majesty's kindness, I immediately sent troops north to attack the Qing court, and defeated the Qing enemy in a row. Even Hetuala, the land where his ancestors made their fortune, was burned away by the king, and had a deep depression for my wise ruler, ministers and people.
Decades of bad temper. Later, I bombed the Tartar Chief Emperor Taiji to Vladivostok fort, causing the Qing court to fight endlessly. Then I took advantage of the civil strife of the Qing court to capture the vast area from Yingkou to Haicheng in Liaozhong. If I had not been Li Xiao, who could do such a great achievement? If I was not my own, I would not boast, don’t say that when the country was in danger, at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, who could compete with me! If I had such great achievements and achievements, wouldn’t the eyes of the ministers in Nandu be blind and could not be seen?"
Li Xiao said this, his face became more and more unfair. He shouted angrily: "I can expose everything in the past. But when the bandits were rampant, sweeping across the northern border and approaching Kyoto, in addition to the king leading his elite cavalry to rush back from Liaodong to rescue, there are still soldiers and generals coming to rescue the capital? The capital is so critical and the late emperor is so in danger. Are the ministers in the court and the generals of the border towns in various places all the way, and they are all vegetarians and have already turned into immortals, so they cannot come.
Rescue? If I hadn't come to the city to rescue me regardless of my life and death, not only would the late emperor suffer, but the princess and the princess would have died under the swords of the bandits. How could one of them be safe? It's a pity that I am loyal and loyal, the heavens can tell, but I will save the prince, the Yong, Princess Zhaoren and others. However, I didn't expect that there was such a villain who had no strength or no achievements. Instead, I insisted that I had a strange intention towards the Ming Dynasty. How ridiculous, how sad, how hateful!"
Chapter completed!