Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty-One: The Court
Bai Qi looked at the officials of the Song Dynasty, and finally fixed his eyes on the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, saying word by word: "I came here to persuade him to surrender."
Just these eight words caused an uproar in the Song Dynasty.
Many ministers were filled with righteous indignation, but they were afraid of Wei's force and did not dare to show any sign of anger.
Bai Qi straightened his body.
He felt the anger of Song officials.
But the angrier the better.
The more angry and silent they are, it means that the officials of Song State are more worried about Wei State.
They originally thought that Wei State sent a special envoy to discuss the matter of Song State paying compensation after the war, but they never expected that they actually came to persuade Song State to surrender.
No matter how cowardly a country is, its system still exists and there is no room for trampling on it!
Although...
Wei also trampled on them.
But for them, it just means they are unable to resist!
The Prime Minister of Song State walked out of the queue of officials, stood opposite Bai Qi, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, do you think we will agree to your request to surrender today?"
"This is not a request!"
Bai Qi said coldly: "You should be very clear in your hearts. As long as our Wei army presses the border, we will attack the city immediately and break through the capital of your Song Kingdom. It will only take half a day. Even if you wipe out your Song Kingdom, it will only be a matter of time! You should want to
Understand the current situation!"
Shen She smiled bitterly and said, "I wonder what the current situation is that your envoy said?"
Hearing the sound, Bai Qi immediately said loudly: "The world is united. This is the general trend! Open your eyes and look at the situation. Several countries were originally divided, but now you are the only one who is still lingering. Do you really think that with the help of
Can your Song country survive the iron hoof charge of our Wei army?"
"you..."
Shen She wanted to speak but stopped, and finally had nothing to say.
What he said was indeed true.
Bai Qi no longer looked at him, but looked at the Emperor of the Song Dynasty who was sitting on the dragon throne, and said calmly: "If you don't surrender, when the city is broken, our army will definitely massacre the city! We will kill all the families in the palace! Which one is more serious?
, please consider it carefully!”
Even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was willing to surrender, still felt some dislike for Bai Qi in his heart.
But he couldn't show it.
Indeed, this is the general trend.
If you don't surrender, there is only one way to die.
The whole palace was full of ministers, and they were talking a lot.
Everyone is saying that they will never surrender.
Fight to the end resolutely.
However, more or less, I had the thought of surrender in my heart.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty took a deep breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said to Bai Qi: "Your envoy has come a long way, and I think he must be tired. It is better to go down and rest first. I have to discuss such a big matter in detail with all my ministers. I don't know.
What do you think?"
His dissatisfaction with Bai Qi was mainly that Bai Qi was too arrogant and domineering.
No face left for him at all.
As for the so-called coming from afar...
It's true to attack all the way.
From the Wei army camp to the Song capital, it was just a matter of "a few steps".
Bai Qian nodded, "In that case, I will only give you three days. After three days, if there is no conclusion, I will let my emperor order an attack on the city!"
As soon as the words were spoken, an eunuch received the signal from the Emperor of Song and took Bai Qi down to rest.
This eunuch had also heard of Bai Qi's name, and he was frightened when he thought that he had led him to his residence and arranged his daily life!
What if this master is dissatisfied and kills people at every turn?
According to the current situation in the country, even if he killed someone in the palace, Your Majesty and the others would not dare to do anything to him, right?
After Bai Qi withdrew, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty looked at his leaving figure, as if he was about to be paralyzed on the dragon chair, and said: "My dear friends, please discuss what should be done about this matter.
"
After the ministers heard the emperor's voice, no one dared to say anything and was the first to answer.
They are definitely not willing to carry the blame for the country's subjugation.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty sighed: "If you don't want to surrender, come up with a way quickly. If you want to fight to the death and not surrender, tomorrow, you all go to defend the city. If you don't retreat from the enemy, remember not to retreat from the top of the city."
Come down."
The ministers all looked shocked. Although they were talking a lot, they were not discussing what to do. They were mostly talking about what to do.
After a long time, the Emperor of Song Dynasty could not stand the noise of his officials and announced his resignation.
Morning the next day.
The Emperor of Song Dynasty regained his energy and asked the officials again,
"You also heard the words of Wei General Bai Qi yesterday. Whether it's war or surrender, you have to come up with a charter. If it's war, everyone will die together. If it's surrender, everyone will live together. It's that simple. Prime Minister, you
Let’s talk first.”
The meaning of his words couldn't be clearer.
What I mean is, don’t try to get a good name, I will be the one who dies in the end.
If you insist on defending the city, you will die.
Everyone died together.
Don't let anyone die from exhaustion.
That's fair.
After hearing the emperor's voice, they naturally heard a hint of impatience.
In the end, it was Prime Minister Shen She who spoke first, "Your Majesty, otherwise, I'll just surrender!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the officials and even the Emperor of Song Dynasty saw Shen She kneeling on the ground, with a look of shame on her face.
At this time, all the ministers were stunned by the Prime Minister's words.
How did he say this?
There were even a few officials who were criticizing him.
He was said to be unworthy of being a prime minister.
Shen She slowly closed her eyes and remained silent.
The Emperor of Song asked loudly: "Who else among you agrees to surrender?"
When the ministers heard the sound, they did not dare to discuss it.
Choose to bow your head and remain silent.
However, there were a few people who were greedy for life and fearful of death, and immediately expressed their attitude, saying that the only way to go was to surrender.
Everyone knows that there is no way out for Song State now.
However, no one wants to be scolded in the spine by later generations of Song people!
Shen She opened her eyes, stood up slowly, then turned around to face her colleagues, ruthlessly tore off all their fig leaves,
"Everyone, please stop hiding this court meeting today. You keep saying that you are unwilling to surrender, but no one knows better than me. If you want to surrender, you can't wait to join the Wei army now!
But you can't do this! Because you are all literati and seniors respected by the literary world of the Song Dynasty. You are afraid that in the next hundred years, your graves will be dug up by the Song people! But besides surrendering, we have other options
Is there room for withdrawal?”
When he said this, he put the black gauze hat on his head on the ground and continued to say: "I know how much you have weighed. I am afraid that the day the Wei army breaks through the city gate, you will kneel down without stopping.
Under the flag of Wei!
But have you ever thought about it? Bai Qi said that when the city is destroyed, it will be the day of massacre, and no one will survive!
They all must die! Do you think that after the Wei people invaded, they will only kill His Majesty? You are wrong! Big mistake! When the snow mountain collapses, not a single snowflake is innocent, so please put aside your so-called Just face the reality!"
After hearing what he said, all the ministers blushed.
After all, it was Shen She who revealed what was on his mind.
They also stopped talking.
He seemed to have no shame to say anything.
How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Even if the country is destroyed, a clear name can still be left in the world. The key is that you can still live well and don't have to die.
There is no such good thing.
Chapter completed!