Soon, a letter of begging for surrender, written by Tie Xuan himself and signed by various senior officials, was shot down from the city wall and fell into the Yan army camp.【】
The Yan army's attack that was supposed to be launched again in the early morning was stopped.
After last night's offensive propaganda, Zhu Di predicted that the morale of the troops in Dingcheng would be weakened. Under the threat of flooding the city, the resistance of the defenders would be greatly weakened. Early in the morning, he prepared his army for war, preparing to conquer Jinan in one battle. Dun expected
, the city unexpectedly shot out a letter of surrender. Zhu Di did not expect that the power of this desperate plan was so great that he could not help but be overjoyed. He immediately ordered to stop attacking the city and waited for the city to send an envoy to propose surrender.
When we first arrived at Chen, the east gate of Jinan opened and a group of envoys who proposed surrender came out.
The soldiers who had already received orders from King Yan immediately welcomed them into King Yan's tent. The Yan army was sitting there, and the generals in helmets and armor stood majestically on both sides.
As soon as he saw the bearded man with thick eyebrows like a halberd sitting on the table, Yi Jiayi knelt down on the ground with a bang and said loudly: "Yi Jiayi, the Shandong Prefecture's criminal prosecutor, is serving General Sheng Yong.
Xuan was ordered to participate in the government, lead the Jinan government to surrender the army and the people, and pay homage to His Highness King Yan!"
As soon as Yi Jiayi knelt down, the two accompanying officials behind him hurriedly knelt down as well. On the contrary, the selected older civilians, seeing the military's majesty, panicked and waited for the three officials to be present.
They prostrated themselves, and then they rushed to kneel down as if they suddenly understood, but they were timid and just hid behind.
Speaking of Tie Xuan, he is very scheming. None of these people, no matter the officials or the people, know the truth about the surrender. Not to mention that Zhu Di and the generals have been watching their behavior and expressions with cold eyes since they came in, even if they are all bright-eyed and golden.
, and don’t even think of finding any flaws in the demeanor of these people.
Zhu Di said coldly: "You have resisted my king's troops and have been holding on to Jinan City for more than two months. Now...are you finally willing to surrender?"
Yi Jiayi only said that he would follow King Yan from now on. Anyway, there were so many military officials who surrendered to King Yan one after another, so he didn't feel ashamed at all. And as far as he knew, anyone who surrendered to King Yan would be killed by King Yan.
Treating himself as one of his own, he couldn't treat himself badly even if he thought about it. Speaking of the officials in Jinan City, there are dozens of various high-ranking officials. He really has no qualifications to show his face in front of King Yan. Now he finally has this opportunity to leave an impression on King Yan.
, naturally cheer up.
After hearing this, he hurriedly kowtowed and apologized: "Your Highness, please forgive me. There are traitors in the court who want to change the ancestral system. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal king has the right to send troops to clean up the emperor when the traitor in the court deceives the emperor to tamper with the ancestral system. This is
Taizu and Emperor Hongwu made the imperial regulations with his own hands. Fang Huang and his followers changed our official system and cut down our kings, which was treason and unethical. Your Highness sent troops to appease the people, which was out of righteousness.
Your Highness is Taizu's own son, and we are all Taizu's subjects, how dare we disobey the Son of the Emperor? The isolated city of Jinan is suffering to this day, all because of General Sheng, who is deeply involved in politics and does not know the destiny, and makes false distinctions between loyalty and evil, so he is obsessed with it. Now today.
, Your Highness decided to flood the city. After hearing this, the people in the city were frightened and cried, and they couldn't help themselves. General Sheng and Tie Shenzheng also knew their sins and felt regretful. Therefore, the adults left their posts and went out of the city to beg for surrender. I hope that Your Highness will remember us until the end.
These are the people of the Ming Dynasty, please be open-minded."
Zhu Di was very happy when he saw that his words were sincere and did not seem to be hypocrites, and that he was just begging for surrender. He dared to agree with himself in his words and directly accused the emperor of tampering with the ancestral system and that there was a traitor in the court. This was even more impossible to pretend to surrender.
, and asked quickly: "I raised the army to quell the difficulties for the sake of our Ming Dynasty and our ancestral country. Since you are willing to open the city and surrender, why do I need to kill you again? Many of my troops today have been enemies of my king."
Some, and some, have caused me great suffering..."
The generals on the left and right laughed uncontrollably after hearing this. Some of them who surrendered in defeat, and those who had suffered great losses to Zhu Di at the beginning, were a little embarrassed. Zhu Di said with a smile on his face: "At that time, everyone was his own master, now that I have surrendered,
How can I, the king, add to his crime? Instead, I want to praise him for his ability! Don't worry about it, Sheng Yong, if Tie Xuan is willing to surrender to me, I will also use him in a big way."
"Yes, yes, your Highness has a broad mind. I am ashamed, ashamed!"
Zhu Di asked with a smile: "Since you want to surrender the city, when will you open the city to welcome us?"
Yi Jiayi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, holding the city for two months will do a lot of harm to our Jingnan soldiers. Both the soldiers and the civilians are actually worried for fear of retaliation. This Jinan City is the last refuge. How can anyone have the courage to leave easily?
, please also ask Your Highness to leave the army behind and lead the guards and cavalry into the city to show your sincerity, so that the soldiers and people of the city dare to abandon their weapons and surrender."
Zhu Di was startled, and his smile slowly faded. He glanced at Yi Jiayi suspiciously, and said coldly: "Begging for surrender without going out to greet him. Is there such a reason since ancient times? You...do you have to pretend to surrender?"
"With just one order from Your Highness, Jinan has become a vast country. How can I dare to deceive Your Highness again? It is because I am too frightened to welcome you!"
Yi Jiayi kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Highness, you should know that Jinan City is in dire straits. There is a shortage of soldiers and horses. The civilians have also moved to the top of the city. Your Highness is very fierce. But if the envoys enter the city, who can resist them? There is no reason to pretend to surrender. It is really out of fear."
!" As he said that, he glanced at King Zhu Di of Yan.
Zhu Di's heart moved, and he waved his hand and said: "In that case, please step back and let me discuss with the generals."
Yi Jiayi and others were taken out. Immediately, the generals came out one after another, each with one person, and questioned them separately, including bluffs and deceptions, wondering if they had any intention of surrendering, and Yi Jiayi was brought to Zhu Di again.
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"Yi Jiayi, do you have any other unspeakable addictions that you want to tell me?"
"Yes, I have something else to say, which I would like to report to His Highness secretly."
It turned out that when Yi Jiayi accepted the responsibility of being the envoy to propose surrender, he heard that Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others only set up incense tables in the city and did not leave the city. They also asked King Yan not to let the army garrison in the city first, but to enter the city first.
I felt it was a bit unreasonable, and I asked about the reason. At this time, I just gave Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan their answers.
Zhu Di was full of doubts, but when he heard Yi Jiayi's answer, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.
It turns out that Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others also know that their conditions are too outrageous and it is not easy to trick King Yan into the city. At the very least, you will not leave the city as long as he sends his army into the city first and takes over the city.
You can't do anything to him either. You have to make King Yan accept the surrender, and you have to trick King Yan into rushing into the city. How can you do it without some good reasons?
Their reasons are comparable to King Ning's "double-act strategy" that was held hostage in Daning: "If the soldiers and civilians defending the city cannot leave, please ask King Zhu Di of Yan to send troops into the city and spread the word. This city was destroyed by King Yan's fierce battle."
, they were defeated and captured, not surrendered on their own initiative. As for asking the King of Yan to march in front and the soldiers to march behind, it was because in the past two months of hard fighting, too many people died in the city and outside the city, lest the soldiers
Enter the city first and kill to vent your anger. If His Highness enters the city first, he will naturally be able to take charge of the overall situation.
"These officials can hold on to the isolated city for more than two months and are in a stalemate with this king. They are considered to be men in the world. However, when it comes to begging for surrender, they are so coquettish. Men should act swiftly and swiftly. Why bother?
Are they trying to hide their lies? Get up, they just want to leave a way out for themselves."
Zhu Di originally admired their ability to defend the isolated city for more than two months, but because of this, he couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous.
After waving Yi Jiayi away, Zhu Neng immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, don't listen to what he said. Since ancient times, surrender has always been a surrender. Instead, the surrendered army commander has to enter the city first? Your Highness has ten thousand dollars." I'm just afraid that he may be deceitful. People in the city are uneasy now, and we can beat him even if we beat him hard. Your Highness cannot take any risks."
Zhu Di shook his head and said: "I look at the king's appearance, and his words do not seem to be false. This reason is reasonable. There are too few people who like me in the world... Even if we attack by force at this moment, we can still break the city. However, I have already accepted the proposal to surrender, and if I reject the proposal to surrender and attack the city, the soldiers and people of the city will know that there is no way to retreat and they will definitely hold on to the death. Our army will suffer heavy casualties. If we can take over the city without using weapons, how can I risk it? Not in danger? Since peace is hard to come, when will this king not be in danger, what does it matter?"
Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu and others were still uneasy. Zhu Di thought about it and asked people to find Luo Qian, the prefect of Baoding and the officials from Shandong Province who had surrendered after defeating Dezhou. They asked Sheng Yong and Zhu Di about their situation. They were familiar with them. The officials commented one after another: Sheng Yong is brave, courageous and resolute, and is a military commander who likes to go straight; Tie Xuan has an upright temperament, noble morals, and is an upright gentleman.
Immediately afterwards, the officers responsible for interrogating the soldiers and civilians who begged for surrender reported one after another. Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan announced their surrender in public. The soldiers and civilians in the city were all happy and excited. From the interrogation, there was nothing strange. If those officials were deliberately lying, But the representatives of the people, whose appearance and appearance could not be faked, may not have such scheming intentions, and their answers were the same.
Hearing this, Zhu Di became more determined to personally accept the surrender to show his sincerity in accepting the surrender. Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu and others had no choice but to ask King Yan to put on three layers of leather armor and a vassal python robe before allowing him to do so. After getting on the horse, he carefully instructed the guards around Zhu Di, telling them to be alert at all times to prevent any unexpected events. Once an ambush was discovered in the city, they would immediately cover His Highness' return.
After getting ready, Yi Jiayi and others happily returned to the city to report the letter.
Xia Xun was so anxious on the city that his palms were sweating. The scorching sun was scorching above his head, and his heart seemed to be boiling. It was even harder than the scorching sun on his head. Except for Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and a few other officials, as well as those who supervised the battle team, There are some close friends who are dead, and I am afraid that only he knows that he is cheating. Everyone is drunk and I am sober. It feels uncomfortable.
Watching the envoys enter the Yan camp, and then rushing them back, at the end of the march, King Yan's army moved. Zhu Di, dressed in the vassal king's python robe, astride a horse, came in a mighty manner under the guard of sixteen soldiers in front and behind. The army actually lined up neatly behind him, and Xia Xun was so anxious that he almost fainted.
He couldn't believe the so-called miracle. If it hadn't been for him, King Yan would have been blown to pieces by the Mongols while he was sleeping in Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking. The three tigers of the Yan family would not have been able to leave Jinling City. If King Yan had to survive, , I'm afraid it was only possible if he stepped forward. But he mingled with the welcoming crowd in the city. They were crowded and cheering. He couldn't get through even if he tried to move forward, so how could he warn King Yan.
"Climb up the wall and jump down as a warning to die? Even if I'm crazy, I might be pushed down and fall to death. My death will be in vain! What should I do? What should I do?"
King Yan's team was getting closer and closer, and bead-sized beads of sweat rolled down one by one from Xia Xun's forehead...
It's a critical moment! How can you turn the tide? Now we are fifth, only fifteen votes away from third place. Can we surpass it? Guan Guan's arms are sore, and he is writing on the armrest of the chair, but he is weak but his ambition is not empty.