The first thousand three hundred and eighty-nine chapters close the net
Li Qi is not in a hurry. He really is not in a hurry at all. There is no harm in going back and taking a nap.
Who is really anxious? It's Li Chao, it's Gao, it's Duan.
Anyway, Li Qi shouldn't be the one who is anxious, at least that's what Li Qi thinks.
Things have progressed to this point and have reached the stage of closing the net. Li Qi has done everything he should do. All that is left is to wait for Jiaozhi and Gao to surrender. He has enough reasons to believe that the other party will never let him wait.
Too long.
It's like a domino effect. As long as one party surrenders, the other party will never do what they want again.
As expected by Li Qi, the Gao family was indeed very anxious. After all, the Duan family was still chasing after them. After waiting for Li Qi's reply, the entire Gao family did not think about anything else and immediately planned a plan.
mutiny.
In fact, their military strength is not superior to that of Jiaozhi. Their only advantage is that they have the initiative. After all, those Jiaozhi generals never expected that the Gao family had secretly communicated with the Song Dynasty and agreed to surrender, because the Song Dynasty was the
Gao's enemies, how could they have thought that Gao would surrender to their enemies?
On the second night after Gao Jie returned, the Gao family launched a mutiny. Because there was not enough time for them, they had to solve it as soon as possible. Further ahead, they would reach Shenglong City.
Gao Mingshun first used the opportunity to enter the city to invite all the generals of Jiaozhi to come to the big tent for discussion. He also held a Hongmen banquet and put poison in the wine.
There is no doubt that this drug must have been a personal gift from Li Qi.
The group of generals in Jiaozhi were all still in the dark. They did not expect that at this critical moment, Gao would side with them. They did not take any precautions at all, and they all fell into the trap.
After taking control of these generals, Gao's army suddenly dispatched and surrounded the Jiaozhi soldiers' camp.
Most of those Jiaozhi soldiers were still dreaming. They were not awake yet. When they opened their eyes, the commander-in-chief had been captured by the opponent. More importantly, many Song troops suddenly appeared from all directions, and they did not offer any resistance at all.
They were all captured without hesitation.
That night, Niu Gao and Gao Mingshun took 20,000 Jiaozhi prisoners and a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to the Song camp.
This time, Li Qi led all the soldiers to greet them and entertained them with the best things in the army. This was considered to have given Gao Mingshun enough face.
Peace brings wealth.
If Liu Qingtan had brought so much money, Li Qi would never have minded walking the extra steps, let alone the meal.
Although Gao Mingshun has already known that all this was caused by the Song Dynasty, and it may even have been manipulated by the young man in front of him. He ended up in such a miserable situation, it can be said that it was all thanks to Li Qi. If you want to say
If he doesn't bear grudges against Li Qi, that must be a lie. But at this time, not only does he not dare to say a word of blame, he also has to smile and praise Li Qi for his good work. If you don't do this, how can I have the chance to become
A glorious citizen of the Song Dynasty.
There is no other way, now the life of their entire family is in Li Qi's hands.
Before coming, they were very uneasy, and they were afraid that Li Qi was deceiving them. But they had no other way to go, but seeing Li Qi's enthusiasm, the hanging stone finally fell.
At the banquet, Li Qi used his excellent eloquence to paint a very happy prospect for the Gao family. He comforted them both in and out of words, and reassured them that their family would be prosperous and wealthy in the future, and they would be in the four capitals of the Song Dynasty.
They selected and even gave a guarantee that they would not rule out allowing their descendants to serve as officials in the Song Dynasty, as long as you have the ability.
This made Mrs. Gao feel very moved. The men wanted to do things for Li Qi, and the women wanted to commit themselves to him.
Gao Mingshun was so moved that he even wanted to betroth his granddaughter to Li Qi as his concubine.
poison!
This trick is so poisonous!
Li Qi almost killed Gao Mingshun because of this sentence. How could you say such a thing on the table? And you also said it in front of my wife, isn't this going to cause domestic violence in my Li family? .
Decisively refuse!
This banquet lasted from afternoon to evening. In order to make Yue Fei and the others drink less, Li Qi used his big weapon---Brother Ma.
As a result, Ma Qiao drank Gao Mingshun and his nephews until they were dizzy. Yue Fei and the others were mostly chatting with them.
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"Haha, you are indeed a Prime Minister. He is very knowledgeable about current affairs. Ouch, this pearl is really big. It can't be fake. It's impossible, it's impossible. How can such a realistic pearl be made with today's craftsmanship? ah!"
"Huh? What are you doing?"
Zhao Jingyan came to Li Qi's tent and saw that Li Qi's body was covered with gold and silver jewelry. There were several thick and large pearl necklaces hanging around his neck, and all his arms were hung with red and green gems.
A truly explosive wealth!
Oops! Why is she here? Li Qi quickly took off the pearl necklace from his neck, stood in front of him and said, "What's wrong with you? You didn't knock on the door when you came in."
Zhao Jingyan did not answer, but looked behind Li Qi and said, "What are you hiding behind you?"
"Nothing hidden, nothing hidden."
"Yeah?"
Zhao Jingyan glanced at Li Qi suspiciously and walked forward slowly.
"You---what do you want to do? Don't come over here. I'm going to scream if you come over again." Li Qi shouted in panic while retreating.
Zhao Jingyan suddenly took a step to the left, and then turned around in a very cool and unrestrained way, leaving Li Qi with a faint fragrance, which made Li Qi close his eyes and sniff, it smelled so good!
"I see."
Before Li Qi could react, Zhao Jingyan was already behind him, looking at the big mahogany box behind him. It was full of gold, silver and jewelry. There were dozens of priceless gems and jade. If ordinary people saw this, She had to faint, but Zhao Jingyan was also a relative of the emperor, so her performance was quite ordinary.
"Mine. This is all mine."
Li Qi hurriedly closed the box, sat down on the box, and said very childishly.
Zhao Jingyan glanced sideways and said, "Really?"
"Of course, Gao Mingshun has said it himself a hundred and eighty times, this is for my personal use. Listen clearly, it is personal." Li Qi said immediately.
Zhao Jingyan chuckled and said, "In that case, why are you so nervous? Maybe you have a guilty conscience."
Li Qidao: "Who--who said that I have a guilty conscience as a thief. I walk upright and sit upright, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes and said: "You are not sitting very upright, but you are sitting quite high. Come down quickly. It will be seen by the soldiers. How unbecoming is it? In fact, this little money is what you should be doing." It’s worth it.”
Li Qi was stunned, blinked a few times and said, "Did I hear correctly?"
Zhao Jingyan said angrily: "Yes, you heard it right. But you can't let other people know about this, lest they all imitate you."
"Don't worry, whoever dares to embezzle among my soldiers is simply asking for death. And I don't want them all. I just want to select some high-quality jewelry to give to you, and the rest will be rewarded to the soldiers. If I want to embezzle If so, it’s just greed---ahem. I really don’t like this small amount of money."
Li Qi jumped down from the box and said cheerfully: "Yan Fu, I didn't expect that you are not only so beautiful, but also so reasonable. Wait a moment." He opened the box as he spoke, stretched out a hand and fumbled around. , when he took it back, there was a string of crystal clear pearl necklace in his hand. He said: "Give it to you, please don't---."
Before she could say this "please", Zhao Jingyan passed Xiang Lian over and said with a smile: "Thank you very much."
Li Qi said depressedly: "You are really rude, don't expect me to talk to you again in the future."
"Scene talk?"
"No, no, no." Li Qi coughed a few times and quickly changed the subject: "What do you want from me? Hey, why don't you warm me up? That would be the best thing. I'm so handsome."
"I'll give you a chance." Zhao Jingyan laughed and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? I came to you to ask you, how did you explain to Duan Zhengyan that you took in the Gao family?"
"Explain." Li Qi snorted disdainfully and said, "What do I want to explain to him? Duan Zhengyan is just a chess piece in my hand now. I am happy and everyone is happy. If I am not happy, then They will definitely be in trouble."
Zhao Jingyan said seriously: "Don't be careless. It is not difficult to defeat an army, but it is not easy to completely take over two countries. Duan Zhengyan still has tens of thousands of people." Army, if you don't handle it well, big trouble may arise."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Although I have never met Duan Zhengyan, I know what kind of person he is from the things he did. Just wait and see the show. I will not only make him honest You are actually serving me, the Song Dynasty, so I have to keep him from knowing what happened."
Zhao Jingyan was surprised when she heard this and said: "Is this true?"
Li Qi pointed his hand and said with a smile: "It's more real than the pearls on your hand."
"Then I'm really looking forward to it."
Zhao Jingyan knew Li Qi's character. If you asked him again, he would not know what to say. "Now that the Gao family has surrendered, and Jiaozhi has lost another 20,000 soldiers, I think they will soon leave the city and surrender."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "No, no, not yet. These people are greedy, especially when it comes to power. They can just let it go. I think we still have to wait until Wu Jie and the others arrive before the Li Dynasty regime can They will be completely desperate, and only then will they leave the city and surrender, but this is fine, everyone is here, and then I can completely muddy the water."
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On the third day after the Gao family surrendered to Li Qi, Duan Zhengyan and Wu Jie led a mighty army to two hundred miles west of Shenglong Mansion, announcing a hundred thousand troops.
If they were in a fair environment, they should have caught up with Gao long ago, but after entering Jiaozhi's situation, they had to break through Jiaozhi's layers of defense, which delayed a little time, and this allowed Li Qi to succeed.
At this time, the people inside Shenglong Mansion were completely panicked. Originally, they were at the end of their strength when facing the Song army. But now they are better. Not only did they lose the 40,000 soldiers and horses that originally belonged to them, but the enemy also suddenly increased their numbers by hundreds of thousands. The army is attacking from both sides, and there is no hope at all.
At this time, Li Qi ordered the soldiers to push one mile closer and drove the army directly to the city of Shenglong Mansion, putting enough pressure on Shenglong Mansion.
That same night, Liu Qingtan came to the Song camp again. What was different from the first time was that this time he came not to talk about withdrawing the troops, but to negotiate conditions, which were the conditions for their surrender.
Li Qi seemed very generous in this regard. He promised not to harm anyone in the Jiaozhi royal family, but they had to be sent to Bianliang, and he would never kill anyone after entering the city. As for the current officials in Shenglong Mansion, Li Qi did not I didn’t make too many guarantees, I just said that those who can do it will prevail.
The two sides also had a more in-depth conversation about how the Song Dynasty would manage Jiaozhi after Jiaozhi surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Li Qi also told Liu Qingtan in detail his plan on how to get rich in Jiaozhi.
After hearing this, Liu Qingtan felt a hint of admiration in his heart. He felt that this economic envoy was really well-deserved, and since Li Qi could come up with such a detailed plan, it proved that it was definitely not a temporary plan, but it also proved that Li Qi had already So I had my heart set on Jiaozhi.
But now that the matter has come to this, it is just sad to think about it any more.
This negotiation lasted for two days. After the negotiations between the two parties, Shenglong Palace immediately issued two announcements to the outside world. The first was the news that Li Gande had passed away due to illness. There was no need to hide it now. The second was that it would be held in January. On the eighteenth day, he left the city and returned to the Song Dynasty.
This was a very important moment for the Song Dynasty. After more than a hundred years, the separated Jiaozhi County finally returned to the embrace of the great power of the Central Plains. (To be continued...)