Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Eight: Intentional Surrender
News that the Wei army was approaching the border soon spread to the Song capital.
The Song Emperor knew that even if he devoted all his country's efforts, it would be difficult to compete with the Wei State, which now owned the land of several countries.
But if you surrender like this, I'm afraid you will be shamed by future generations.
So, he thought of a way to send his confidant, a guard named Xue Ben, to the Wei army camp at night to sit down and lobby to explain his attitude.
As soon as Xue Ben left and the ministers were discussing matters, someone stood up and said they would rather die than surrender.
Of course, this is only a very small number of people.
Because most of the people who asked for war were killed by the Emperor of Wei in the court meeting two days ago.
But these people still hold considerable weight in the court.
After all, they hold great righteousness.
Faced with the mood of these people fighting to the death, the Emperor of Song Dynasty had a huge headache.
He sat on the dragon chair, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, touching his forehead, and said helplessly: "You people, you are always saying that you must fight to the death! Fight to the death! Then don't say it here, go to the front line, in front of Wei Jun and
In front of our soldiers, we will fight to the death, just say these four words!"
As soon as the words were spoken, those ministers who had clamored to fight to the death all stopped and did not dare to say a word.
Just kidding, just talk and make trouble, if you take it seriously, then you don't know how to cooperate.
When the Emperor of the Song Dynasty saw their appearance, he sneered, "If you don't tell me today what a deadly fighting method is, then I will let you go to the front line. I am still the emperor now, and I still stick to my word when I speak."
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Some of the few ministers really care about their country and do not want to be slaves who will subjugate their country and exterminate their species.
There are also some people who are just outsiders and want nothing more than to leave a clear name.
When Wei invades the capital in the future, he will decide whether to surrender or to protect himself wisely.
There are many ways.
But the Emperor of Song was different.
If you don't surrender at this time and wait for the Wei army to actually attack, or if you really listen to the opinions of these people and resist stubbornly, then sooner or later you will be killed by the Wei army.
All the clan members will also be beheaded.
In order to preserve the clan lineage, there is no need to think too much about surrendering.
The key right now is to make these arrogant ministers reap the consequences.
However, no matter how hard the Emperor of Song tried to force them, they always chose to remain silent.
Just act like you didn't hear it.
All of them looked sad.
Next, the Emperor of Song simply named them.
The people you click can go to the front line and fight with the Wei army.
One of them, named Feng Zhou, could be called shameless.
After being named by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, this fellow said: "Your Majesty, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all know that I have extraordinary abilities in handling government affairs and appointing and dismissing officials. As for marching and fighting, it is really not the responsibility of a humble minister.
Your Majesty, you should find another capable person! I am willing to write at home and unite the people of Song Dynasty to resist the atrocities of Wei!"
Look, is this something a person can say?
The Emperor of Song Dynasty unexpectedly allowed him to fulfill his wish, "If you don't go, how can you prove your determination to fight the enemy to the death? Go! It's hard to disobey the emperor's order. Even if you are a Jinshi, you can't do it. Go."
Feng Zhou looked troubled and knelt down and said: "The sun and the moon can tell us about the heart of a humble minister, but we can't go! What the Wei army wants is to unify the world. Now it is impossible to seek peace. As for surrender, that is impossible.
Your Majesty, do you want to destroy our Song Dynasty’s centuries-old foundation?
For the current plan, the only way to go is to fight the enemy to the death, but Weichen's old mother is old and needs Weichen's care. It is estimated that in the recent period, Weichen's mother has passed away. Weichen, I want to be with my mother. Please show some filial piety in your last moments!"
The Emperor of Song took a deep breath.
This person is so shameless to a certain extent.
"I remember that you just celebrated your mother's sixtieth birthday? I also gave you a congratulatory gift."
The Emperor of Song Dynasty looked at him with a faint look.
Feng Zhou bowed and said: "Your Majesty, just after my birthday, my mother unfortunately fell seriously ill..."
At this time, Song Dynasty Prime Minister Shen She glanced at Feng Zhou meaningfully and said: "I heard the day before yesterday that you sent your mother to Yunxiang Temple outside the city to fulfill her vows. Many people also saw with their own eyes that your mother was walking as fast as flying. , you can climb to the top of the mountain in one breath without panting, but you, on the other hand, have climbed to the middle of the mountain, and your body is so noble that you have to be carried."
Feng Zhou blew his beard and glared: "Prime Minister, please stop talking! How can a humble minister make fun of my mother's life?"
Prime Minister Shen She curled her lips and said, "That's not certain."
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Seeing that they were trying to quarrel again, I immediately felt a headache, and quickly stopped, "Okay, shut up! As for Feng Aiqing's mother, I will ask the imperial doctor to take care of her, diagnose and treat her, Aiqing will still Filial piety comes first. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. Loyalty comes before filial piety. Do you understand?"
Do you still understand?
You clearly want me to die!
But there were some things that Feng Zhou didn't dare to say to his face at all, so he could only take orders.
But the way out has already been thought out.
Take your mother with you and run away together.
Anyway, I have made a lot of money over the years.
Especially on the day of my mother’s birthday, I collected a lot just by collecting money.
Why didn't I think of donating money as a reason to celebrate my mother's birthday?
After retreating from the court.
Feng Zhou didn't say anything and packed his things when he got home.
Escaped all night.
After the Emperor of Song Dynasty learned the news, he smiled slightly and said: "I knew he would do this. Forget it, leave him alone. The country is going to perish anyway, so how can we care about him."
On the way to escape, Feng Zhou encountered bandits. His mother was frightened and died. He and all his wealth were also looted by the bandits.
Later, I went all the way to Beiliang to beg for food. I thought I could learn some words and find a good job by learning.
Who would have thought that with the money I earned from writing on the roadside, I bought a steamed bun and choked to death after eating it.
The death is so horrific and sad.
The reason why he had to run so far from Song to Beiliang was because he was afraid that Wei's army would march to every part of Song's land.
In order to avoid disaster, he had no other choice.
On the day of his death, the Emperor of Song announced his surrender.
Of course, this is all for later.
On the day when Feng Zhou encountered bandits, Xue Bi also rushed to the current location of the Wei army.
The original border of the Song Dynasty has become a temporary garrison location for the Wei army.
He wanted to see the Emperor of Wei on the grounds that he had to bear the orders of the Emperor of Song.
But how could Zhao Changqing be seen just because of his few words?
I kept him stunned for a few days. During these days, I entertained him with delicious food and drinks.
When the Wei army left the border of Song State and continued deep into the hinterland of Song State, Zhuge Liang called this so-called confidant of the Emperor of Song State to him and asked, "Why did the Emperor of Song State send you here? Do you want to ask for peace?"
Chapter completed!