In the big tent, Shen Yi looked at the somewhat bewildered Master Zhu Li in front of him, with a calm expression and said calmly.
"Go back and tell He...he Futai and the general in the city."
"If the two of them open the city and surrender in person tomorrow, they will be my ministers of merit, and the court will treat them favorably."
"The benefits that should be given to them in the future will be indispensable."
"If they insist on acting, they will be tied up..."
"That's also meritorious. I won't embarrass you either, but in comparison, the merit is much lower."
Naduo scratched his head, somewhat confused.
Shen Yi did not embarrass him and said calmly: "When you go back, I will tell you exactly what I said."
"If I really can't remember it, I can write you a note."
Naduo shook his head: "I remember it."
Mr. Shen then clapped his hands, summoned his followers to come in, and then smiled.
"Send this...that general out."
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Early the next morning, the gate of Kaifeng City, which had been surrounded for a long time, slowly opened.
He Ting and Na Xi, the two chief officials in Kaifeng City, were tied up with ropes by several Han generals.
A lot of vegetable leaves and eggs were thrown away on these two people, and they were in a miserable state.
Xue Wei took the lead and ordered all the Qi troops out of the city and in the city to take off their weapons and armor and stand by.
After everyone in Qi abandoned their weapons, Shen Yi stepped forward with a smile and accepted the surrender.
Several Han generals knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing to Shen Yi.
"Guo Chong, the surrendered general, pays homage to Lord Shen..."
"General..."
After a group of Han generals knelt down, Mr. Shen personally stepped forward and helped them up. With a smile on his face, he said lightly: "Everyone who has returned from their lost ways is a hero of the Han family. Shen will report the truth about Kaifeng." The imperial court will reward you impartially."
Several Han generals were a little excited and bowed their heads to thank him.
Shen Yi looked at Guo Chong, smiled and asked: "General Guo is from Kaifeng? What position does he hold in the city?"
Guo Chong shook his head and said: "The last general... I am from Runing Prefecture. I was temporarily transferred to Kaifeng. I am in the army..."
He whispered: "In the army, I serve thousands of households."
Shen Yi nodded slightly and asked a few more Han generals.
Basically there are thousands of households.
Obviously, at this juncture, Master Zhu Li no longer dares to reuse Han generals. Only middle-level generals are Han, and no one with more than a thousand households dares to use Han again.
After thinking for a while, Shen Yi said, "General Guo, go and help General Xue reorganize and surrender the troops."
"With you here, the speed should be faster."
Guo Chong first bowed his head in response, and then said: "Master Shen Hou, we need to distinguish between the superior clans..."
When he said this, he quickly changed his words: "Do we need to distinguish between Hu and Han?"
Shen Yi touched his chin, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "You go find Xue Wei and let Xue Wei take care of it."
These generals looked at each other, kowtowed to each other, and then turned around to look for Xue Wei.
Shen Yi, on the other hand, turned around and walked up to He Ting and Na Xi, and asked with a smile on his face: "Do you want me to untie you here, or do you want to untie you in private?"
The two looked at each other, and Chubby He Futai finally whispered: "Master Shen, it's better to loosen the bonds later."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "It's so wrong for you two."
After saying that, Mr. Shen waved his hand and asked someone to take them down.
And he himself, with the soldiers of the vanguard army, officially entered the provincial capital Kaifeng.
At the same time, he posted a notice in the city, announcing that he would not harm the Zhu Lizhen civilians. However, the notice did not specify how to deal with the Zhu Lizhen nobles who had been plundering the people in the city for many years.
In other words, Shen Yi can deal with them at any time whenever he needs.
After entering Kaifeng City, Shen Yi was taken to the governor's Yamen by the Han officials in the city.
At noon that day, Shen Yi met with some important merchants in Kaifeng City at the governor's office and warned them that people's livelihood in the city must not be disrupted, especially in businesses such as grain stores, which must continue to sell goods as usual.
Ensure that people in the city can continue their lives as usual.
After dealing with these basic issues, Shen Yi formally met with He Ting and Na Xi in a study room of the governor's office.
This time, Xue Wei was also there.
Xue Wei was present. On the one hand, Shen Yi wanted him to learn something from him. On the other hand, Na Xi was a military attache after all. It would always be a bit unsafe if the three of them met in private.
In the study, Shen Yi sat on the main seat, and Xue Wei stood behind him.
After He Ting and Na Xi walked in, they first bowed their heads to Shen Yi and then stood there, neither standing nor sitting.
It wasn't until Mr. Shen waved the two of them to sit down that they sat down carefully.
After sitting down, He Futai looked at Shen Yi, lowered his head and said, "I have long heard that Mr. Shen is very promising at a young age. Now that I see him, he is indeed very impressive and admirable."
Na Xi looked at He Ting and was stunned for a while. He also wanted to open his mouth and flatter him a few times, but he was a bit clumsy. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, and immediately felt a little depressed.
Shen Yi looked at the two people with a smile.
"You two don't have to be formal."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "After the city is opened, we can no longer be regarded as outsiders."
Shen Yi lowered his head to take a sip of tea, then raised his head to look at the two people, and asked with a smile: "However, I saw that when you two abandoned the secret and turned to the light, you were a little nervous, I guess..."
"My family is still in the north?"
Na Xi lowered his head slightly and said: "Back to Lord Marquis, my family is in Taiyuan Mansion, part of my family in Futai is in Yandu, and the other part is in my hometown..."
Shen Yi thought for a while and then reacted.
My hometown should be further north than Yandu.
"such a pity."
Shen Yi clapped his hands regretfully and said with emotion: "It's a pity that you two didn't do it more thoroughly."
He looked at the two people and said with a faint smile: "If you can be ruthless and take the initiative to surrender the city, it's hard to say about your family members, but you and your descendants will all have a bright future in the future. ."
Na Xi is thoughtful.
He Ting on the side wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, took a deep breath, looked up at Shen Yi, his voice was a little hoarse.
"Because we are the first Zhuli people to surrender..."
Shen Yi put his hands on his hands and smiled: "As expected of a civil servant, he just needs to be more flexible."
"The North and the South have been at war for seventy years, and you, the north, have always had the upper hand. If at this time, two high-ranking officials from Zhu Li Zhenren take the initiative to surrender, then it won't matter who you were or what you did in the past."
"Your Majesty, I will treat you well."
"It is not unusual for high-ranking officials to receive generous salaries and promotions."
He Futai was silent for a while and said in a low voice: "This is what the Han people say, a thousand pieces of gold buys horse bones."
He looked at Shen Yi and said: "For Lord Shen to say these words, it seems that he is already sure of annihilating Daqi..."
Neither of them believed that Northern Qi would perish from the beginning to the end.
The reason for surrender was forced by the current situation.
That's why I'm so coy.
If they believe that Northern Qi will definitely perish, based on their moral values, they may not take their families into their hearts.
The reason for performing such a play now is nothing more than to leave a way out for myself in the future and avoid being hunted down by the Purity Department.
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "If we are not sure, there will be no Northern Expedition."
"It's just that my confidence was too small in the past, but now I'm more confident."
At this point, Shen Yi became serious. He coughed slightly and said, "In any case, you two are the first batch of Zhu Lizhen's senior officials to surrender voluntarily. I will report this matter to His Majesty the truth."
"Now, you have two choices."
Mr. Shen said quietly: "The first thing is, I will send you to Jiankang. You may be left out for a while, and then you will be given a small official position by the court. In the future, when China is restored, you will be released back to the north, just like with the If you go to Futai, you can do something like the magistrate of the state."
"General, you can probably become a local military attaché in the future."
He Ting hesitated and asked, "What about the second option?"
Shen Yi chuckled and said, "That was General Na Duo who led the remaining soldiers to rob the camp and rescued General Na Xi."
"In the end, General Futai and Naduo were injured and could not escape, so they still stayed here with me."
"Only General Naxi escaped with injuries."
Na Xi looked up at Shen Yi and said, "What does Lord Shen want me to do?"
"The general doesn't have to do anything for now."
Shen Yi lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "After the general returns to Yandu, he doesn't have to do anything. He just needs to tell everyone in Yandu for me."
"It was the Han people in Kaifeng Prefecture who betrayed you and Daqi. They raided your residence at night and kidnapped you to surrender in Kaicheng."
"You have to speak fiercely and tell all Zhu Li Zhenren."