1193 Struggling to the death, just toss
Those ministers who spoke out to Liu, who had been resigned from the throne and surrendered to the Wei Dynasty, heard this, immediately fell to the ground and cried and begged for life as if they were killed by thunder. However, the Golden Gourd Warriors who rushed into the hall still dragged them out without saying anything, and the wailing and screaming echoed in the Yutangzhu Hall for a long time, just like the sound of a ghost yelling being tortured in the Nine Nether Hell.
The civil and military officials around who almost stood up to agree with the proposal of surrender were all seen in their eyes, and they were all frightened. When they thought that they had almost stood up, they exposed their intention to surrender, and now they would inevitably die with their families... Their hearts were beating more and more intensely, and their bodies could not help but tremble slightly, and they felt cold sweat soaking their backs in a piece of underwear.
However, being with the king is like a tiger. The other close ministers such as Wang Dingbao, Zhao Guangyi, etc., must carefully understand the intention when they were with their lords. Today, seeing Liu, who seemed depressed and helpless, seemed to have already decided to accept his fate, but he did not immediately come forward to propose that it would be better to surrender...
After all, Liu? He was a tyrant called "Jiao Mian" by the people of Yue. How could he easily figure out his thoughts?
The ministers lowered their heads, and they didn't even dare to breathe even more... The palace was silent like death. But Liu? was like an evil dragon who wanted to choose someone to eat, and his eyes were permeated with murderous intent, and they were still scanning the bodies of the ministers:
"What? All the 'loved ministers' said nothing. This is to believe that my Great Yue will perish, so I watched the wall. You just sat down and watched the Wei people enter the city and drive me off the throne!?"
The ministers standing solemnly heard this and felt even more trembling. Now anyone who dares to come out and proposes to surrender to Wei will undoubtedly die if they are tortured... Listen to Liu's meaning, even silence will arouse his intention to kill! I'm afraid that Liu will still plan to name the name randomly. Any courtier who is pointed by him seems to be unable to escape death!
Although Liu was extremely cruel and greedy, he continued his brother Liu Yin's way of treating scholars, "all set up the shogunate and waited for guests." He tried his best to recruit famous scholars in the Central Plains. He also established schools according to the suggestions of important officials such as Yang Dongqian, promoting education, selecting departments, and conducting tribute. He attached great importance to culture and education, and valued scholars, so a large number of scholars who were well-read in poetry and books were used by Yue State... but his profession was specialized, and such a group of cultural ministers did not have the wisdom and strategy of "feather fan and robe scarf, while chatting and laughing, the masts and oars were destroyed."
Originally, the country of Yue was known for its power and courage. For a time, it was able to manage the Qingming Festival in Lingnan and the people lived and worked in peace. Yang Dongqian, an important official who had been on missions to the Wei Dynasty several times, has passed away long ago... The ministers who were born in Chinese scholars and poets in the court were good at citing scriptures and chanting poems and writing essays, but they could force them to come up with a clever plan to force the troops to retreat to the city, which was really a matter of rushing to put them on the shelves.
However, Zhao Guangyi, who is now the Minister of War of Yue State, also felt that Liu's eyes had fallen on him. He was shocked. He had to bite the bullet and leave and bow and say:
"Your Majesty, the Wei Dynasty was indeed strong and powerful. Now the three enemy troops advanced together and had already reached the city of Xingwangfu. It was indeed difficult to defend it for a long time... However, although Yang Tingyi, the Jinghai Army colluded with the rich people of Jiaozhi, launched a rebellion during the season, and rebelled against our dynasty and regarded himself as a Jiedu governor, the Emperor of Wei did not issue an edict to admit that he would rule the Xiazhou Prefecture by Jinghai.
Therefore, my ministers think... In order to defend one's foundation, Yang Tingyi also had to be wary of Wei's annexation of the entire territory of Jinghai Army. While the Wei army had not blocked the entire South China Sea, he could send envoys to Jiaozhou to express his interests, recognize Yang Tingyi's status as a vassal state, and form an alliance with Jinghai Army, and rescue each other, intending to fight against Wei together.
The Jinghai Army can at least restrain part of the military strength of the Wei army. In fact, the soldiers and civilians of the Xingwangfu still have the ambition to live and die with the capital, which may cause exhaustion and slackness to the Wei Dynasty. As the saying goes, at the end of the strong crossbow, the power cannot penetrate Lu silk, and the enemy is mostly from the north. If they fight for a long time in Lingnan, they will not be able to adapt to the land. In this way, they will have the will of death to defend to the end. Perhaps there is still some hope of preserving the country..."
Zhao Guangyi continued to speak, but became more and more guilty and could not help but stammer... The three armies of the Wei Dynasty had already reached the city of Xingwang Mansion, and it was just a short stop. How could they give up easily? The Xingwang Mansion is likely to be unable to be defeated by the enemy. The collapse of the Yue country is probably only a matter of time sooner or later. It is still a matter of whether it will be successful if the Jinghai Army is trying to prevent the Wei Dynasty from expanding to the south. As a result, Chu and Wu have been eliminated by the Central Plains Dynasty. How much help can a vassal state in Jinghai District provide?
But when Liu was about to ask him, Zhao Guangyi was in a hurry and racked his brains to come up with an idea, at least he had to make an explanation. He just asked for help from the Navy and defended the city, and was exhausted until Wei Dynasty retreated... Although Zhao Guangyi said this, he himself did not believe it.
However, after hearing Zhao Guangyi say this, Liu gradually calmed down and muttered:
"In this way, even if the hope is slim, at least there is still a front line of hope to preserve the country..."
Having said that, Liu? Recalling that the Emperor Wei Li Tianqu personally promised that his brother Liu Yin would attack the Jinghai Army, and the Central Plains Dynasty would grant the title of the King of the Liu family as the King of Yue... Liu? Then, with Liang Kezhen, Li Shoufu and other generals, the troops were sent to pacify the Jiaozhi area, and the territory under the rule of Jinghai Army was also included in the territory of their own forces.
However, after Liu? became emperor, he also found that the Jiaozhi area was really difficult to manage... He used the torture he had carefully studied and improved for many years, and had also carried out a bloody purge on the local rich families who still had the intention of rebellion. Although it could shock the rest of the tyrants under the Jinghai Army for a while, some time ago, Yang Tingyi, who was born in a local general, raised an army to raise an uprising, left Yue Kingdom, and regarded himself as the governor of the Jinghai Army.
It is said that since Yang Tingyi, a nominal minister of Yue, had rebelled and relied on his own, Liu, of course, wanted to use all the tortures in different ways... But before that, the people in the Jiaozhi area could find it difficult to obey the rule of Yue. If they fought, they would rebel and fight again. If they rebel, they would continue to consume Yue's military, material and financial resources.
Although Liu was extremely greedy and tried to plunder all the pearls and treasures of the South China Sea for himself, he mainly flew on the sheep in Lingnan. He was not very concerned about areas such as Jiaozhi and the energy invested in the rule of the country was too frequent. Therefore, according to the official trajectory, after sending troops to conquer but losing a battle, Liu was unable to accept the fact that Yang Ting was still ordered to surrender to the Southern Han Dynasty in name, but actually occupied the Jinghai vassal state as an independent separatist regime.
It was because of the illness that he was in a hurry to seek medical treatment. Although the Jinghai Army was just a vassal state and was not comparable to Wu, Chu and other countries, at least the mosquito legs were still fleshy. If there was one helper to get, one must be counted... Yang Tingyi was eager to incite the local tooth soldiers to betray our country of Great Yue. Although I wish I could kill him quickly, he finally relied on the ground and was absolutely unwilling to deprive him of the power to rule the land in his own right.
At this time, at that time... Now I and Yang Tingyi are also grasshoppers tied to a rope. He should have expected that if our country of Yue is destroyed, the next person Emperor Wei will deal with will be him Jinghai Army...
After Liu? After thinking about it in his heart, he looked back and forth. His eyebrows showed a crazy look of wanting to take all, and his eyes also showed a bit of emotion:
"Okay! Send envoys quickly and take a sea boat to Jinghai Army. It is necessary to let Yang Tingyi know the interests of Jinghai Army and our Yue Kingdom now, and send troops to restrain the Wei army as soon as possible... The Wei people have already killed themselves at the city, and the country is at the forefront. I am also determined to live and die with the Xing Palace and never surrender to Wei!"
Chapter completed!